Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-17

anu patient men Alu WOL1Cu anu tIllIECk
blazing on its register and the true story of
prophets and apostles and martyrs, and OF
she Son Of God, haG streamed through il
like thc light of heaven through these paint
ed windows and its spiritual life has been
quickened by It's hallowed ministratlons, its
solemn songs and golden words Of Jesus !:
and here, too, Gods precepts have been
urged, and Christi atonoment for sin has
been pointed out with the passionate earnest
ness OF one who. unlike the angels, has felt
that he has broken the former, and stands III
terrible need Of the latter.
No this church and Lcr ministry have
not been, are not, all they should re. But
we may blame ourselves our own feeble
natures cur weak hearts our wandering
desires, and not i g.. our nurse IN all g0dli-
ness not Him, Who paid Tor Il with Ills
blood.
The temple ot the Lord are yh,>e, these
hundreds who are betore me the Whoie s
Gods building, built on Christ ss the iounda-
tion, and each member shOuli be a living
stone,.a stone ai fair coloTs in the spiritual
house. Are there nJt sUci among you
Yes thank tod there are. Men ami women
who 10 honor 20 this church. "a did their
fathers sni mothers before them pure, gen
erous, selEdenying. merci!ul at WORK IN
Church and Sunday School liberal, because
uE4Sk 5{lAIEa Is- !tlucE4A 4E-L EtrA-4-- d-i-A
sober, because temp npe-ance and sober mind
ednes5 are spiritual strength be tutiiul in
action and bearing, because '' beeuty Is the
s1cr2I 5t goodness courteous ana
noble, because % virtue i the sTue no5ilityi
and noble 1na-1.rs ars the fruit G5 noble
minds - sautle. meek. loWly in hear, Be
cause Christ lscl found them, and given rest
and peace . thsir -9uls These are the
~tcu' cF fair eCiorz IN the sapph.re-ioun1cd
building varying IN their size, varying IN
their sUlend ,rs. bat al beautiful worthy to
be built on the precious corner stone, Jesus
Christ. Give us a church like this, and 1e
shall ask 10 divinsr temple. 40 Pu-r- sanctu-
airy. hsppi5r home 3 temple in which
our Sons aui daughters shall be pieA521t
stones, shining with the lCst5r Vi the son %
God q sanctuary IN which old AMI young
sha DO cizd with the grace u the Linn q
/ sod, and learn the rwIi- paths ot JnrIsti4n
h! use ulness and obedience q hUtns 10 which
the ght Ut ch5 fashers eye. and the 10y u
the inother's heart, and sue helpiulusss and
peace uf Che children shall never iali. Give
us 2 church Ike cLis filled With the strains Oi
leniteucs, the songs Ut love, the muse Ul
! Christian work, tud the hopes O! life and IN
tnurr tlitv. and we are content. Lns ldtst
( translated into 'act, VIII Je 4 more splsndd
vision than even tEe tadiant sym5 Jis " tht
prophet described.
1 Aud now. what more shall say I hav.
I said huJ little Jl Wha. feel you have Wifhrl
| I should cay. and ye; Z have cared nCt Q
! rr peat what / have rGeen Iy ~ rem ',vlY said
| heiJra. twenty-five years have made many
changes IN this audience IN me. | speas (
TO iev - whom FIRST sp lke. As look owe
NV life cannot say that I could. desli g 10 O.
ave en- otherwhsrcs, though | often wist
It might have been otherwise. 7 ere have
{ a
I | sGd -. sra- had wing= ike q dove. iO
| then would 6y away AMI he Ht resJ y .
my griei Las been turned lnr3 6es-in.. an.
the see5 ~ q &c plinu q EgrcI ialr and b5r,
~ ecter and stronger truit than | drelmei q
/ Az Ok over my lite, 6Ad nJ dIsspp lint
meut, 10 sJrrnw ( Should wish u lose. To,
cloudy Ir gruing has turned into sunny day
I tud the wounds ut enemies have ss-e.t Iat
more than the kisses of friends. / arm no
sorry Jhat my life has been thus lar inter
laced with yours. for one thing / am sure ui
/ Nowhere else could I have better learned th'
wealth ami power %. the generous i,elInss o.
men
lfI haze taught y1a. my triend-, any vital
/ ChI-tI IN truth, or rpusel sDy emotions INA
are real and divine. lot me urge you Go appl,
them 70 your lives. / never can have tJl
YOU half the truth OF half kindled you
/ Christian feeling and love. But DO not yo
stop when could "a no further .pr after s
onz teaching feel chat l have just yeEuI
u lasru. iuer begun 70 work. 1 shall oe,s
cease tJ be th5nku. for your A.n1ness, TnIr
h4s gorne wIrI nae s3 much and long. i4r You
-ymauthv. allsavs nearest " hon needed most
Tor YOU. examples at noble. generous Eie
and fox the souls. given O. ~ unw 1rthy
minister, T. be a. stars IL thG crown .! hl
rejoicing.
II I could have puc these young laen- tt va
twenty t3 thlrty-dgc wears %. age. and 1ltC
too. 10 WORK with me DO tLs service ot sod
an1 flr ;he benefit q their fellows g. Sub
stitute active enmitr for The mere Tas7jv
pursuit oG good. ami i1r love b, tbs world
! throwing me IlN tiia ot their aT15r an
enthusiasm int3 thg cause of Jesa- Christ,
! should he more than content. would tha
O. euu. ~ y0ur fathers who organized thl
church and sustained it with their lahor- an
prayer, might come the delight oi those.
T9 yh5m i- gwen
Iae t1y .la- mines man ylth heaven
Z .s VINO rowing hfri sg-ias. he stream
/ see -s--sut Ettgs pf Eden gle Ui-
Z r. suU EnGw 80 t- not ail . .!rr4u-.
would thit the Divine clI mis.> l-4-
yyar hearts thal the voices c' y0ur chi
dres, or she needs o.. your assocl-15ss uiZh
: LEAD goa % CHRIST that you might ts led ;
the still small syice u the H3ly Spirit ilog
. the chsrneis q. the dead thst you l1-st
look upward loli os faith and prayer sn
from glat happy place ot 90 GOD Z glory snIi