The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-23

the gospel, but the spectacle of the angels
appearing to the astonished shepards, say
ing, "Fear not, for, behold, | bring you
great tidings," was the first and truest
method. 1t is the same great mission Of
the church OF Christ to publish the glad
news 1t was matter of establishment
that we can do go little to carry the great
The heather mother sacrifices her child,
she sees the crocodile crunch his bones and
the water stained with its blood, and goes
weeping away, having borne testimony to
her filth
Christ is the great subject of true
gospel preaching. 1t is a libel to call
a little moral lesson on a sketch of |
history, frequent method, preaching the |
Gospel. We want 1t understood that the |
Gospel field is not profession in the sense |
1t is generally used. The preacher don't |
choose his occupation, he is called of God.
God has shined into his heart in order that
he may give that light to the people. The
world is in a state of revolt and we are
rebels and God has undertaken to put down
that. We have people and ministers who
constantly complain that 1t is not now as
In the good old times. These men fulfil
their mission In finding fault, but ! say
there never were so many holy men and
women as to-day, though they are flying
away from us at the rate Of one minute,
yet the number is increasing.
You know the sun never goes down on
| the labors Of the Methodist church. The
gospel is to the moral and Intellectual
world what the sun Is to the heavenly sys-
TEN. Were it not for the bible darkness
would sweep across the world. There are
some IN the old world that take particular
pleasure in tracing the origin of man back
to cabbage head Let them enjoy that
course if it affords them happiness, but
have the satisfaction to know that God is
my father. The ancients had gods OF every
kind, war, love, the arts, and so on, and then,
as if still unsatisfed, they dedicated statues
to the unknown God. When Paul came
he said ''that is the one want to tell you
about" The gospel reveals the depravity
of our nature. Most people want to be
flattered. 1t requires more courage than
most ministers possess to tell people their
faults, but this the bible does. 1t finds the
tender places to heal them as the physician
feels the fractured limb that he may cure
it. 1t is the salvation of man through the
blood of the Savior, that is the central
point when all christians come together.
The want of virtue of the Chinese, publicly
selling their women as they do turkeys In
San Francisco, was an illustration of seek
ing civilization without the bible-an Ell
fort they had made 5000 years. The
bible shall stay everywhere it is
and go where il is not. When
he was chaplain of the penitentiary
the Law of the state required him to sec
J that every convict had a bible in his cell
1t was thought good for rascals. When
men come from other lands and want tc
take the bible out of our schools, he would
like to see the ships they came in carry
them back. When Washington laid thu
corner stone of the capitol, swinging i
into place by the aid of a lever, and setting
t it in the name Of liberty, equality and law
t little boy who did not understand the ali
the lever afforded, meeting the Presiden
next day asked him how he did it. Wash
ington, pleased, told the boy it was hi
e duty to see that no one ever lift
v it. A few years ago in Wiscon
sin q few people started q tow
!, determined to have no churches-no prizes
e craft-but in short time they came ant
+ begged them to send the gospel or the.
:, would be murdered. We build churcl
: to contend only with sin and the devil.
preach to some of you who but for tn
/. gospel would be filling drunkard's graves
= as John Bunyan said when the hapgman
u cart went by, "But for the grace Of Go
y. there goes John Bunyan."
', DR.. Ives closed his address with an carr
est exhortation to all TO seek salvatio
stated that the exhibit of the financial a
u fairs of the church showed that the churc
Is had cost $1,000. of which 1900 had bee
= already paid, leaving $4,000 to b
70 provided for. lie did not propos
~ to give to God what was not theil
to give. In ancient times God would az
cept no imperfect sacrifice. Then no lam
% lamb could be palmed off on Him. Henri
r, Ward Beecher said that the debt on
r. church was a saddle for the devil to rid
10 and he always rode it. He would declin
V to dedicate the church until it was sui
l scribed. His plan was to raise every do
lar or not one. Those subscribing coul
l. have eighteen months to pay, in thre
ID semi-annual installments. Commencin
g. on large subscriptions first he asked five
h give their names for 5000, then ten fc
IL 500, ten for $50, ten for Ss25, twenty fc
v. $40, twenty Tor So, ending with cole,
n ton. After nearly three hours effort, @
he dark came on, the whole amount wa
[e secured and small surplus over, when th
church was formerly dedicated.
q, Among those who came forward mo-
e. generously were A. NJ. Spafford, A. I
Riggs, Oscar NJ. Warren, l.. J. Haven, L
a. M. Taylor, Rev. N. F. Perry, Rev. j.
Il. Beeman, John MCGOWAN, W. J. Smitl
le Capt. Il. A. Howe, Capt. L. L. Sherman
!, Norman Cooldridge and Chas. Hemmins
i. way. Many other contributed to the flu
&c extent Of their ability.
! AT seven p. m. the feast of dedication
a conducted by Rev. j. D. Beeman, too
n place with large audience present.
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