St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-14
Great Religious Gatherings.

and have gone again. The multitude
that came in to hear them was greater
than ever before and the interest on
the part of the public generally to hear
all they had to say, was intense. The
plan pursued III these meetings was
similar to that adopted heretofore to
present Christ in the simplest and
plainest way. The meeting on Monday
afternoon was varied somewhat. by dis
tibuting slips of paper among the
audience on which to write questions,
which questions, when the slips were
gathered up, the leaders of the meeting
answered. Some of these questions
were quite pertinent. and the answers
exceedingly apt. We are unable to
the answers:
|. Is it right to do Christian duty
when my heart does not draw me to it ?
Yes. Do your duty, and your heart
will soon he right.
,. think have become Il Christian.
but have never prayed before my room
mate. who is not IL Christian. What is
my duty Pray before him. trusting
thereby to do him good.
3. have prayed for my husband
three years. but have never asked him
to become Christian have | done
right No.
!. If | want to do Gods will, but am
undecided aS to what his will is. how
can the path of duty he so plain cannot
toe mistaken? Go and ask him honest
ly and earnestly.
). | am troubled because my pray erS
for my son are not answered. Many
have been before you. knew Il wife
who prayed for her child thirty Years
before God answered her prayer. Pray
on \ thousand Years with the Lord
is as one day.
Il. Can | not he Christian without
telling of il No. If the love of Christ
is in Won. it must come out.
T.. SlDllu 90 I nllSIliu tulN Nlltl
do not feel like it Certainly. said
Mr.. Littlcticld Feeling must not he
consulted. have got up a great many
mornings ut 3 o'clock to ." to market
the is Il produce mcrchant.) when If
had consulted my feelings | should
have remained III bed. DO Nour duty
and let feeling come afterwards.
:. have difficulty in keeping til,
shortneSS af life and the certainty ut
death in mind. What d" You want Il
keep it in mind for? Live Is You
should. and the Lord will take care 4"
You in the diving hour. He gives dl in.
grace.
.. have not faith enough What
shall do! Go to work with what tail
you have. Work Strengthens faith.
10. Is it right for me t" z" and see
friend ON the sabbath? 1t is III"
right to d" any thing on the sabbath il:
Il pa>tinIe.
| II. have great difficulty III keepin.
my thoughts from wandering during
prayer what is the remedy Have
burden on your heart. Chase Il ha,
/ thought with Il good one.
L. How shall get rid of self ! Eli
yourself with Christ.
IL. cannot see why God shout,
punish eteuually. And cannot see
said Mr.. Littlriicld. why he should re
ward ctcrnally. But he says he will
and ;ale him at his word.
II. Explain tia" passage. Till
passage occurs. contains solemn truths
Idle words. like the thistle down driycl
bN the wind. lodge somewhere. jest
and hy-words. especially on scri"u
matters. hurt SomchodN. When wa
a boy. said Mr.. Littleticld. | WIS quit
IA singer. and the boys used To get III
to sing tor them to dance. After tn
dance they would gather abound IN,
and | would amuse them with low, val
gar and obscene songs. And even now
sometimes when am trying t" sin
Gods praises. some strain i'll the mus
will remind me of those miserable song
of my boNhood days: and they com
back to sting me. Mr.. l.. gave Il iittin
rebuke to those who teach such song
and thus deiile youth and purity with
Il. L., Il
ID. A young wife hopes she is
Christian and her husband. althoug
perfectly willing she should enjoy he
religion. will not come to Christ. Wha
shall she doe Love him, said the larg,
hearted Remington. Nothing So CON
mends the religion of Christ as love /
his disciples. He then gave an inci,lcr
or two in proof. which had come unde
his personal knowledge, which wer
quite affecting.
IL. How shall those who have one
enjoyed religion, but have gone bacl
get into the light again Beg rim rigl
over again. Get on yonr knees an
start anew.
This afternoon service-of which "
have given but faint idea in til
above extremely interesting, an
we think profitable. At the close ,
this service, "A meeting WAS held in til
machine shop at the scale works, al
tended not only by the workmen, hi
also by many from the village an
even from out of town. a tOucl
ing incident in this meeting was the II