St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-07
ST. cJohnsburp Galedonian.
Z. Johnsbury. VT. Friday, July I, 1876.
ReIigious Rradina.
This will I Do.


will love thee, o Lord, my strength.
Ps. lS: |
will delight myself in thy statutes
| will not forget thy word. Ps. 10: 10.
will mention the loving kindnesses
of the Lord, and the praises of the
Lord. Isa. 6;}: Z.
| will praise thee: for thou hast heard
me, and art become my salvation.
Ps. lis: II.
will remember the works of the
Lord | will mediate also of all thy
work. and talk of thy doings. Ps.
II: II, L.
| will hear what God the Lord will
speak. Is. Sos.
| will watch to see what he will say
unto me. Hah. ,: |.
will run the way of thy command
ments. Ps. 1872.
will behave myself wisely :. |
will walk within my house with ii per
feet heart. PS. I0l:2.
sin not with my tongue. Ps. 81: !.
will pa, that that have vowed.
Jonah 2:9.
will look unto the Lori: will wait
for the God of my salvation. Micah 81.
will wait upon the Lord that hideth
his face, and will look for him. lisa.
s:l7.
will trust. aud not he afraid. Isa.
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will say of the Lord, He is my
refuge and my fortress: my God in
him will | trust. Ps. 9l:2.
will sing unto the Lord, as long lis
live | will he glad in the Lord. Ps.
lO4: 33, "a.
The Choicest Sons for the Ministry
From Rev c. l.. Goodell's Address at the Chicago
Triennial Convention)
Let me commend the joys of the min
iStry. If | were unmoved 10y il sellse of
duty, | should still he attracted 10y the
priv ilege and if the privilege failed to
stir me. should still crave the work
for the JOY sake.
To Increase the ranks of the ministry
the standard of vital pIctN i'll the
churches must he raised. The state OF
everyday religion in the congregation
and family has much to do in shapin"
the convictions of the children on this
subject The Young take their >euti-
Iment> from their elders, and move alon"
on the common level. Any spiritual
quickening in the community will reg is
ter an advance here. Warm days scat
tered through the winter NAV start
buds, but when spring comes the whole
forest breaks into leaf. When the
churches are alive to vital godliuesS.
the rods of A;ilon begin to bud. The
choicest young men say, Let us have
some share i'll building up this kingdom
ct our Lord.
Special conservation of children to
the ministry Is of the first Importance.
The most of our clergymen are SamuelS.
They have been asked for of the Lord.
DeNout mothers have given back to
God the beloved ones who have come
to their homes, and have provided for
them yearly the little coat, happy in
the thought that they were set apart as
offerings without blcmish, for Gods Use
alone. The mothers tears dropping
fresh on the head of the fair boy as she
bows over him in PRAYER, is the best
baptism. The mothers hands laid
nightly Oh his torhead. us she folds him
to sleep. is the best ordination. The
kiss she leaves there in the silence of
the midnight, known only to God into
whose covenant keeping she commits
him, is the best seal of the ministry.
shall never forget those college va
cations in the old homestead, in which
| overheard the voice of IL mother at
twilight wrestling in prayer with God,
that the son might he born again, and
become herald of the cross. Because
of her prayers stand in this presence
to-day, and urge upon mothers the
value of early conservation of their sons
to Christ. There may he spiritual cold
ness aud dealth outside. The voice OF
business and ambition and pleasure and
avarice may lure aStray, but the heart
of IA true Christian mother is never cold
Az flowers are now grown throughout
the winter, in sunny rooms made warm
for them, SO in Christian homes mothers
may keep the air bright and vernal
with Christ's love and presence, and be
rearing those who shall prove true sol
diers of the cross.
Prayer is il great power with God foI
the supply of pastors. Pray We the
Lord of the harvest that he will send
forth laborcIs into the harvest. God
alone can tit the heart for the ministry
and restore the just relation between
the lahorers and the work, ard he WiIl
hear and dhsrer prayer. Preachers are
not made by institutions of learning
nor fitted by high mental endowments
alone. They must be born of God, and
reared in the school of Christ. else tlIey
bear in vain his banner.
There is nothing which demands more
earnest prayer. 1t ought to find ii place
in the daily supplications of the closet,
of the family, and the church, in prayer
meeting and religious conversations
Lord, grant more laborers for the
whitening fields.
Robert Bruce, OF Scotland. planted IN
island in Loeb Lomond with yew trees
to supply his army with bows and
arrows. We want olive plants set il
every home, and watered by prayer
for the equipment of the Lords army
Blessed is the family which has Il quivcl
full of them. These arrows are SHARP
i'll the heart of the Kings enemies.
The churches must provide for the
supply of their own pulpits or go down
And put last and prominently, as /;
means for the supply of the ministry
revivals of religion. We have the idea
of Christian culture. emphasized in oul
theories of church lite and extension
parish nurture, educating the people uI
into religion, and this is very important
To this We must needs add revivals