The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-22
RUTLAND MISSIONARY ASSOCiA-
TON.
ANIMAL Sermon.

fist church on Sunday evening to listen to
the sermon before the Rutland Missionary
association, leading and praisewOrthy
benevolent organization of this village.
The exercises were OF an interesting char
acter, and the sermon by Rev. Edward
Mills, pastor of the Baptist church, wac n
discourse OF practical character, well
suited to the occasion. II contained sew
eral passages of great force and tender APP
peal in behalf of the poor OF the commit
nifty who receive relief from the associ6-
ton.
Tue services were opened by the reading
of the 5s,h chapter Of Isaiah, by Rev. Mr..
Mills.
The following hymn was then rendered a:
Shall hymns of grateful praise,
Through heavens high arches ring,
And all the hos above
Their songs Of triumph sing,
And shall not we take UP the strain
And send the echoes back again.
Oh spread the joyful sound
The SaviCrS love proclaim,
And publish all around
salvation through his name,
TIL all the W0riu takes UP the STRAIN
And send the echo back again.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. j. Glib
son johnson of tie Congregational church.
The choir then sung the 6t6th hymn
commencing
Arise my tenderest thoughts arise,
TO torrents melt my streaming eyes,
And thou my heart with anguish feel,
Those evils which thou canst not heal.
Rev Mr.. Mills then delivered discourse
founded on these words
For ye have the poor with you always, and
whatsoever ye viii We may do them good
Mark l4-..
This is the utterance of Christ on pecu-
liar occasion and at peculiar season. 1t is
the week of the Passover. an event full OF
interest to all. On that day He was the
guest of Simon, the lcper who had been
greatly blest by his Savior, In the midst
of the feast woman approaches, bringing
an alabaster box of ointment, and pours it
on his head. There were those present
whom this act filled with indignation and
ask why this waste of precious ointment,
which might have been sold and given to
the poor. They murmured against her
Christ answered She hath wrought a
good work and uttered the words of the
text. She had come to do what she could
to anont his body to the buryipg.
The speaker selected the words Of the
text as expressive of the work Of the Rut-
land missionary society, whose claims he
had been requested to present. This Or
eanization had been doing a quiet, benevo-
lent work in our midst. relieving the wants
of the poor and suffering in our com
munity. They have done what they could
| in pursuance of their plan of work.
First-ln the text we have the declara-
ton of faithful and patent fact eye have
the poor always with YOU" 1t is the
statement of a universal and perpetual
fact that the poor are found everywhere
and in all ages. In the past, in the present,
and in The future the suffering sons and
daughters of man have been and will be
with us. Ne change of society or over
turn of government banishes this class.
Too often we apply this term to the labor
ing classes. In this We do a wrong, fol
there are riches in clear intellect and g
skilled hand. The laborers around Us are
often surrounded by the comforts of homo
and possess the luyuries of life. The
term poor but honest" is often used &c
mark line that does not exist. The line
of demarcation existing between labor and
capital is wrong also. They should go to-
geiher for they are dependent one upon
the other. The capitalist is dependent up
on the laborer. The Savior, in the preach
ers judgment, never intended TO apply the
term "poor" to this class. The application
is TO far different class--those who are
suffering from any cause and who neet
food or raiment, or love and sympathy.
.Second-Wc have great obligations rest
ing upon us.
This point was aptly illustrated by thu
parable Of the good samaritan. We ar,
taught by this example that all classes, The
priest, the levite, the man of the world ant
the christian, are obligations TO aid th'
suffering and needy Of the race. We arc
cXhorted to the exercise of nelghb0rly
spirit toward our suffering fellows and at.
ford them relief.
Third That the sentiment intima.ed il
the text is clearly and repeatedly cuforcc'
in God 8 Word.
In the ancient times the cleaner was ad
mOnished 10 set apart a certain portion c
r bis field for the poor. also that certa
portion of the fruit of the vineyard shout,
be reserved for them. The Bible all throug
Its pages teaches by precept and exampl
consideration for the poor James the be
loved taught us the true religion.--to Wis
!. the widow and the fathcrless The Wor
OF God enforces with great emphasis minis
trations 10 the poor not only to feed an
clothe, but TO show them sympathy in the
r hours of want and aflliction.
Fourth-We are presented Il grand oI
portunity to do good.
Constant necessities afford constant OF
D portunities to minister to the suffering SOL
n of men, and the duty is incumbent upon I
to improve the occasion as these necessiti'
are presented to us or come to our know
ledge. We should regard the poor In exc
cising the responsibility laid upon us.
= /. BY permitting no act of injustice {
' oppression toward the poor.
+ We should not wrong them In the