The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-16
In all my Lords appointed ways
Ny journey iii pursue"

I'm all my Lords appointed ways
Ny journey I'll pursue
How swcetly it echoed through my soul
What delightful service had entered in
to 1t was all JOY. During the nineteen
years service for Christ since in six
different churches, east and west |
have ev-r striven TO he an active worker in
His vineyard. But what an unworthy la
borer | have been. May God forgive me
for my lack of love, and zeal, and self
denial, and consecrated effort.
In September, 1866, the year of my re.
turn from the west, an overuling Prudence
sent mo to attend the great "three days
meeting" held at burlington, by A. b.
Earle, the evangelist We had truly
pentecostal season. The Holy Spirit came
down with mighty power, aud filled all
hearts with its melting influence. there,
for the first time, saw what poor. I'M
faithful servant | had been, and realized
how weak and unsatisfying my previous re-
ligious experience had been, except for Il
few short years after my conversion How
many cups and DOWNS" lapses into sin,
entanglements with the world, and seasons
of cold unbelief! And yet how had long
cd, with sore travail of soul, to be delivered
from the bondage of corruption into the
glorious liberty of the children of God, my
adorable Saviour, that found at that meet
ing the answer to my onward longings."
The response was again "This is the VIC
tory that ovcrcometh the world, eren our
faith" Il Mt was all that was necessary
for my complete deliverance. Faith, faith,
faith in "tlie promises of God that "the
blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us
from all SIR He will make up all my
deficiencies, cover all my nakodness, (if |
only have "faith in His Word" and in the
immutability of His counsel and purposes
of or &C. and fill me full of Himself, and
array me completely with the coronation
robes of Ellis perfect righteousness" At
tina: heavenly meeting, with "new and
entire conservation to God and His service"
| found the long-sought blessing, ''perfect
rest and "periect peace in Chr st. Ny
beloved became mine, and l Hi'! What
mare do | now, or shall | ever. need ?
Christ is my all and in all. My friend is
very rich one. "Al things are His" "All
things arc yours too" ''Thcre remain
eth, therefore, Il rest to the people of God ="
It is Il joyful truth that this is "prcscnt"
as well u. an "etomal rest" in Jesus
/ Ever since tina, great day of the feast"
this ''rcsi" has been To my soul like ''thc
/
"hding-place" from fierce heat, and pitt
| lc's storms, Interchangeable and immutnblc
rs ''the everlasting mountains, or the pill
| lars of the universe. But it has not eX-
| emptcd ne from temptations of the great
| adversary OF suuls;' from "hcayy crosses"
and fiery trials: from trihulatiOn and sore
| affection: from sickness and suffering of
| body and mind. But the passing through"
| the midst of every possible experience of
! this kint j. hut for . moment, and God at
once grants the soul gracious and sweet
| GeiNcrancc. or grace to endure them when
/ wr 20 10 Him in simple, childiikc faith. He
| j, au ever present help and refuge, and an
''abd,ng rest" Take my yoke upon YOU
! and learn of mr, for | am meek and lowly
| in heart md yp shall find ''rcst' to your
| souls
| In passing through hi, world of sin and
| temptation, 1t IS necessary, il we would
have this "calm peace and crest to our
| souls constantly to live very near the
! bleeding side of Jesus, "thc great author
ana iinlsher Of our faith" To Him alone
is all the glory
| The following extracts from our beloved
! Bro. Eare's experience, related to the Bur
lington meeting, and at the one held year
ago ut Rutland. Gas applying in some re-
mote degree to my OWN are added /:
"Temptation is presented, but the power
| of it is broken, | seem to have n present
| Saviour in every time of need; so that for
several years ! have done the trusting and
| Jesus the keeping; it is easier now to re-
sist temptation than il was before" 81
| feared the crosses would be much heavier
! if | were nearer Jesus; but they are much
| lighter now; 50 that can sum it all up in
a few words, and call it, not perfection, not