Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-04
aR eliaiolls Department.
Rev. ]. W. MALCOLM, Eiitor.
A VIEW OF III. w. BEECHER'S
LECTURE ROOM.

which time he said that the power of de-
velopment is inherent in man as it is in
the wild plant; and "the reason our spir-
itual power is so small and our prayers
90 unanswered is because we work with
only small heart development. A fee
bic germ of spirituality will not develop
prominent beauty OF preeminent fruit; p
then the time was occupied as follows:
Mrs. Dr. BoARDMAN.-It is we'll to
use our past experience for the good of
one another, | will try to tell you how
God has led me. / was a gay and gid
dy girl. | was brought up a Unitarian,
and my conversion was so marked and
clear / could not doubt it. After three
years culture of myself in the ordinary
christian way, now gaining, now being
defeated, battling with great besetting
sins, with pride, ambition, impotence,
irritability, worrying, and the petty ills
of life-in spite of this struggle | was
worldly. l loved to teach in Sunday
school, and was ready to go to Africa if
necessary, because l thought it my duty
to consecrate myself to God. Notwith-
standing this willingness to do heroic
things, L yielded to the power of my be-
setting sins had severe battle, and
then | was taught different way. l
found that Jesus Christ would do all that
battling down of my vanity, pride, and
sin. A wonderful peace came to me
when | learned to trust in Christ to over
come my daily sins. My life was chang
ed, it became calm and serene Resting
on Jesus every day, looked to him to
keep me from yielding to impotence, and
worrying about the future Having got
myself out of the way, l was ready to
work both hands were free Christ was
my deliverer and upholder found a
heaven all the way to heaven. A friend
came to see me. | said to her: "I'm
afraid it will not last. Do you think it
will ?'' eyes, [ experienced that trust
in Jesus, and it has been constant ever
since" Jesus has brought me through
great trials. 1t has become the habit of
my life to look to Christ to overcome my
sins. 1t is thirty years since came to
this rest here below. | have friend
who will tell you her blessed experience !:
Miss DRAKE (of Boston u am the
daughter of a Congregational deacon, and
have been brought up after the strictest
puritanic sort At first l worked for
christian graces, which was easier than
to submit to Jesus. | found no rest un-
til l was willing to accept the words OF
Christ: 1.-The heart is desperately wick
ed, but | will save you" Then l knew
| was christian. After that my doubts
went from me, and | reioiced in the
righteousness of Christ that he should
guide me in all things was the joy of my
soul. had been taught that it would
probably always be a matter of doubt tt
me whether my soul was saved or not
When let Christ take the matter int
his own hands, when gave up my pride
and self-effort, then | touched the rock
L gave myself entirely to him, to do tina
work which [ had been trying to do fo
myself Faithful is he who has promis
ed, who also will do it. From that da,
to this, five years, my life has been peace
full; all the evils in my own heart an,
life that troubled me | cast upon God
He did not give me this victory till
came and believed He would. 1t use
to take away all my strength to spea
or pray in meeting. l was as if in lii
tie boat working my way up stream
when a steamboat came along and aske
me to have ride. So in my life, Go
IS doing the work He is pushing me
leading me, guiding me. This religio
and perfect faith fits in everywhere-i
the family with little ones, and in ever
experience God is love. Love will Q
anywhere; it counts no cost, keeps n
book Of what it does. Gods love give
us perfect freedom and is worthy Of OF
whole hearts affections
CAPTAIN DUNCAN. i am delighted |
hear from these sisters. 1t is strans
that when this same experience exis
here, that strangers have to come fro
outside to tell of it. Our women do n
tell US their experience; it is a scale
book; we only hear the experience
rough men. [ hope the ladies of tn
church will profit by this example.
Mr.. BEECHER.-Is this higher Ii
possible to all temperaments? If "
were to come among us, could you cor
with faith from the word of God al
your own experience that this higher q
tainment would be developed among us
Miss DRAKE-We find in nearly {
the temptation to say: This is not
me, under my circumstances, and wi
my temperament. They ask the que
ton in unbelief, 'Hath God said SO
AN insinuation against God kindne.
The word is; "God is able to make
grace abound toward you, that ye,
ways having all-suffciency in all thing
may abound to every good work"
that temptation of Satan, sthat this
not for me-, can be foiled then tn
yield themselves to Christ, and are
of him. | have been three years in IL
work, devoting all my time to it exec
when hindered by sickness.
Mrs. BoARDMAN.-Dear sisters, if Y
are In the enjoyment of this union vi
Jesus, how can you, how dare you Ike
it to yourselves By telling our exl
rience, those who do not study the bill
and pray will learn from us what God
Mr.. BEEoHER.-I believe a &C
many things. First that we are, all
us, very wretchedly in need of this hiy
er life we need spiritual uplifting
the direction indicated. There is pt
er in the Divine Spirit to enfranchise
heart, and lead it higher to clear a
perfect vision. Whether or not we vi
ourselves to this leading, there is p
vision for it. There is wealth enor
on the earth to make every man ri,
whether he develops it and becomes I
Is another thing. know how fee
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