St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-03-31

found III their possession, and that they
have confessed the crime. This blow
comes with crushing weight upon the
families of the young men. who are Of
I the highest reSpectabilitv. and who
have made sacrifices to send their son.
here t" school with high anticipations
for their future, only to have them thus
cruelty blasted. They have the hearty
~ mpathy of very many who hope
themselves never to experience
How sharper than serpent's tooth it is
To have "A thankless child"
Liquor Case Settled
The opinion of the Supreme Court in
the famous liquor case of the State
against =. ;. Benjamin. has been given.
and it declares the Indictment insult
ticient. The reader may remember that
benjamin was indicted for bringing Ii
quor into the state and selling to per
sons who were not legally authorized to
sell the same. The case was argued in
the county court on Il demurrer, and
WAS carried into the supreme Court by
defendant. This decision does not af-
feet the law at all, nor make it any less
Illegal for Mr.. Benjamin to import his
liquors into Nermont-it simply de
against him. 1t is il lesson which will
not he lost probably in the next indict-
ment for il similar otfenSe.
A Religious Quickening.
The "brethren from Massachusetts"
as they are called here, visited st. Johns
bury again on Saturday, ut the earnest
solicitation of the different churches.
The time seemed most inauSpicIous, 50
far as the weather was concerned. for af-
ter Il series of heavy snow falls, Il hard
rain set in, making the travelling
the worst it has been all winter. Not
withstanding this state of things, the
meetings were all crowded to overflow
ing. Probably Il thousand people were
III the Sabbath day and Monday audi
ences. The program us printed the last
two weeks, waS followed, except that
the Monday evening meeting WAS held
in Academy Hall. instead of the church,
under the belief that the hall would hold
the more people. The meeting on Sab
bath afternoon. in which WAS considered
Chri>t's claims upon his church. WAS
one of especial value us we'll as interest.
On Monday afternoon the encourage
mrntS and the discouragcmentS i'll the
Christian service We're very powerfully
brought our. while the question drawer
disclosed Il wide range of subjects which
were troubling various ones. The queS-
lions were answered briefly by the sev-
elal brethren, and generally satistacto-
Iily, we should judge. We caught
few of the questions. and the general
tenor of the answers, which we give
below:
Question: have Il great fear and
trembling when endeavoring to take
part III conference meeting. How shall
| gain confidence like the other sisters
Answer: Keep trying. But dive>t
Yourself of pride which makes You want
To speak like the other >istcrs."
willing they Shonld say So.
Cannot person live IL Christian life
without uniting with any church
Christ's disciples are his church. The
church is Gods body. If You are not
of his body You are none of his. Every
son and daughter of his should belong
To his visible church. If YOU can get
along without it. You can get along a
great deal better with it.
Is perfection attainahlc in this life 4?
Mr.. Littlcticld replied that Christian
would speak more at length about this
matter later, and then doubtless forgot
To do 50.
Is Il religion orthodox which has no
1t may he.
Can Christian grow in grace without
studyin the bible ! Not any.
Should we he guided by feeling in
performing religious service Not al
ways. Sometimes feeling is ii good
guide, but it cannot always he relied
upon.
How can reach Il man who SAYS he
does not believe in God or the bible >
SHOW him hy your life that y"u do.
There is no SuIrr way to conN incc Il
man of the better way. than to walk
that way yourself.
How can the church member he re-
formed who is continually criticising
and finding fault with others ? Not 10y
finding fault with him.
Can Christian have 50 much grace
in his heart that he will have no desire
for the sinful habits he Once enjoyed !!
Yes.
Can person be Il Christian and have
personal enmity against another No.
Can be Christian when | some
times feel that may be eternally lost ?
When you feel this way, refer to your
title deed to salvation, Uhe bible) and
if yon cannot trust your feelings you
can certainly trust Gods word.
don't enjoy religion and prayer all
times alike-what can | doP Do more
work for Christ. The more you do for
him the better you will enjoy your re
ligion.
What can lie done for those who are