Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-02-17

reverence, tnen GOODWILL, 0uIpourlng
kindness Give us this day our daily
bread, and forgive us our debts, as we
forgive our debtors and lead US not into
temptation, but deliver US from evil
For thine is the kingdom, and the pow
er, and the glory, forever. Amen. +"
That is the whole prayer. How little is
asked, yet how much is expressed How
little supplication | do not wish to
take away your liberty to express your
own thoughts and feelings in prayer
But man who can sincerely pray the
Lords prayer has the root of christian
experience in him. Except ye become
as a little child, ye can in no case enter
the kingdom of heaven In the Lords
prayer we see the child's spirit
Do you ask, ''In strength and expert
ence am to put back into very differ
ent state, into my childhood ?" No.
What is it to be a child? A child is
imperfect You are not to be child
in ignorance, in folly, in error. The
child-life by nature is a life that loves
to be led. 1t leans. loves, looks up; 1t
IS curious; it takes impressions easily;
it wants to take them. 1t need not make
believe to be simple. It looks up, is
willing to have Gods will done by us;
to be led by him. 1t says, "Thou lowest
me; thou knowest what is best for me
to thee | look for help. am willing to
strive to be an obedient, loving child"
No matter whether you have wonderful
visions OF deep convictions of sin, the
first step is to say, my Father and Re-
deemer; y that, ''like the grain of mus
tard seed, when it is grown becometh a
tree" You may not have much effiux
of feeling, but you have the spark that
shall come to flame; the light that shall
shine more and more to perfect day. You
are scholar of Christ A scholar is a
disciple; disciple is christian. If a
man is sincerely striving after Gods APP
prevail in all that he does, he need not
wait for any earthquake to shake down
the pillars of his soul. He may begin
to rejoice He is Christ's
Can a man pray one way and live an
other? There is no man who does not
have infrmities, weaknesses. temptations
Some men seem to reach a state of per
feet obedience, but not perfect judgment
but most who reach a state which they
call perfect are certainly not counted
perfect by those who know them best
Many of them are conceited, spiritua
prigs they are so self-conscious, have
50 much self-contentment they have NJ
time for goodwill, for love, Or a large
benefcence. Christians have imperfec
tions; they desire to do right, but the,
don't 60 right.
!; The track of a ship is not straight
if you watch closely, you will find it i
always veering from straight line;
Y wriggles all the way from New York t
e Liverpool; it is all the time going zig
S gag. The helmsman is always steerin
the ship, first one way. then another, t
t keep it to the right course. So, if me
60 wrong sometimes, it is 40 evidenc
d they are not christians they are tryin
n to be.
+ Is there evidence that you are ascho
e ar in school? The man at the top
:, the class is no more scholar than tt
It man at the bottom; the slow, dull be
It is a scholar and that is all anybody ca
: claim. Are you in school learning
u Christ? Are you striving as much
|, in you lies to fulfill the will of God?
: so, that gives you right to the fello1
@ ship of christians, and the comfort al
d joy of religion. Your heavenly Faith
S watches over you. He is good, tende
i forgiving. "Having loved his own,
20 will love them to the end'' This XII
: of teaching is not what is thunder
lg from some pulpits. but it is conformab
y to the statements of the gospel. l me;
tie no encouragement to the self seeking, t
= wicked; but to the great brood who loo
of seeking for help, it gives great deal
n light and comfort. Live as Christ to
ic you to live; do as well as you can; al
id for all deficits look to the Savior for fl
giveness, hoping and trusting in him.
VI CHRIST THE REAL SAVIOR.
- Christ the real Savior came into t