Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-03-15
MONTPELIER, vT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1876

have been rejoicing these twenty years. And
the way TO be saved is not 10 delay, but to
come and take-ta-k-e, take
II we had more love, we would do better
for love begets love- and then, too, hate be-
gets hate. You often hear a man say that
such and such a man is the meanest man in
town. Now the other man may have no i'll.
feeling toward the speaker but If he hears
Of the remark, he begins to think badly OF
the one who abused him, and soon learns 10
hate him. Now, If man should hear that
another man loves him, and has spoken well
of him, his love will grow too. Christ tells
all men, by this shall all men know--have
love one to another"
little while before the Chicago fire,
went home ono afternoon to my family, and
| thought | would take them out riding.
My little boy, about two years old, clapped
his hands, and wanted to know it | would
take him up to Lincoln Park to see the bears.
! said that ! would, and went out. had
not been gone a great while when the little
fellow wanted his mother TO wash him ur,
and then he wanted to 90 out and play.
Well, he got to playing in the dirt, and he
got all covered with dirt, and when ! drove
MP, he wanted TO get into the carriage.
said, No, Willie, you are not ready, must
take you in and get you washed The lit
tie fellow said, 80 papa, Use ready | told
him he wasn't ready, he was all over dirt
But, papa, mamma washed me Use clean
/ could not make him believe that his face
was all dirt. lie could not believe it; his
mamma washed him, and he was clean So
took him up aud let the little fellow see
himself in the looking-gass in the carriage.
lie saw the dirt, aud it stopped his mouth.
| held him up TO the looking-glass, so that
he saw the dirt, but | could not take the
lookinggass to wash his face with. That
is what people do. The law was not given
to save man. 1t was given to show him his
lost and ruined condition.
My friends, have any of you missed the
mark 2 | see a man down there in the au-
dience bow his head. There is hope Of your
being saved. II you feel that you have sinued.
Aud who Of Us have not failed in many
ways We are all failures. and every man
since Adam has been failure. Many per
sons wish they could have been created per-
feet like Adam but there is no man who
would not have fallen like Adam, if he had
been put in Adams place. Put one thousand
children into this building, aud give them
all sorts Of playthings, but tell them that
there is one thing in the room that they must
not look at leave them alone for hall an
hour, and they will all be looking at that one
thing.
In our city few years ago, there was
a little boy who went to one Of the mis-
sion Sunday-schools. Ills father moved to
another part Of the city about five miles
away and every Sunday that boy came past
thirty or forty Sunday-schools TO the one he
had attended. And one Sunday a lady met
him and asked him why he went so far past
so mauy schools. There are plenty of 9TH
ers,' said she, "just as good" lie said,
" they may be as good, but they are not as
good for me-" Why not - she asked.
" Because they love a fellow over there" he
answered. Al love won him. Because
they love fellow over there !'
Before God saves a man he first stops his
mouth. ! meet some people in the inquiry
room who talk a good deal. When meet
these people | say TO myself, They are very
far from the kingdom Of God"
While we were in London Mr.. Spurgeon
one day took Mr. sankey and myself to his
orphan asylum, and be was telling about
theiu-that some OF them had aunts and
some cousins, and that every hoy mad some
friend that took an interest in him, and came
to see him, and gave him little pocket
money, and one day he said while he stood
there a little boy came up to him and said,
Mr.. Spurgeon let me speak to you and the
boy sat down between Mr. Spurgeon and the
elder who was with the clergyman, aud said /:
Mr.. Spurgeon, suppose your father aud
mother were dead, and you didn't have any
cousins, or aunts, or uucles, or friends to
come to give you pocket money and give you
presents, don't you think you would feel bad
because that's me-" Said Mr.. Spurgeon,
" The minute he asked that, put my hand
right down into my pocket and took out the
money" Because that's me. And so with
the gospel we must say to those who have
sinned, the gospel is offered to them.
| am tired Of the word duty tired Of
hearing duty, duty, duty. Men go to church
because it is their duty. They 20 to prayer
meeting because it is their duty You can
never reach a mans heart if YOU talk to him
because it is your duty. Suppose | told my
wife ! loved her because it was my duty
what would she say Once every year go
up TO Connecticut to visit my aged mother.
suppose, when | 60 next time, tell her that
| knew she was old aud that She was living
on borrowed time that knew she had al
ways done great deal for me and came
to see her every year because it was my duty.
Don't you think She would say, Well, then,
my SON. you needn take the trouble 10 come
again" Let us strike for higher plane
God loved the world when it was full of siu-
ners, and those who broke His law. If lie
did so, can't we do it, and love our fellow
men II the Saviour could die for the
world, can't We work for it The churches
would soon be filed if outsiders could find
that people in them loved them when they
came; If the elders aud deacons were glad
to see them, and We're ready to take them by
the hand and welcome them. Such things
would draw sinners. Actions like these
speak louder than words. We do not want
to talk Of love and not show it in our deeds !;
We want something more than tongue love.