St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-03-10
ST. cSohnsburp Galedonian.
4. .Inhnsnnry. VI. Friday. March 10. 1876
Rrliaious Rradina.
Believers---God's Children.

John 3: !.
And because We are SONS, God hath
sent forth the Spirit of his Son into
your hearts. CRYING. Abba. Father.
Gal. 40.
For as many AS are led by the Spirit
of God, they are the Sons of God.
Rom. :: II.
The Spirit itself bcareth witness with
our Spirit, that we are the ehildren OF
God. And if children, then heirs heirs
of God, and joint heirs with Christ.
Rom :: IL, IL.
Be We therefore followers of God, lis
dear children. Eph. >: !.
And | will receive You, and will he
Father unto you, and We shall be my
sous and daughters, saith the Lord AL
mighty. = Cor. Il: IL, Ia.
Extracts from Moody's Sermons.
II want to GALL your attention to IA
verse YOU will find i'll the 18th chapter
of Mark, part of the Bath verse-'lo
every man his work For the Son Of
Mau is us Il man making Il far journey,
who left lis house and gave authority
to his servants, and to every man his
work, and commanded the porter to
watch 1t don't read to every man
some work. Oh TO every man work,
but TO every man his work And |
believe, if the truth WAS known, that
every man and woman in this assembly
has il work laid out for them to do; that
every mans life is Il plan Of the AL
mighty, and way back in the councils
of eternity God laid out Il work for each
one of us. There is 10 man living that
can do the work that God has for me to
do. No one can do il but me. And II
the work is not done. We will have to
answer for it when we stand before
Gods bar. 1t seems to me that every
one of us ought to take this question
home Tonight Am | doing the work
that God has for me to do In the
parable the man who had TWO talents
had the same reward as the man who
had five talents. He heard the same
words as the man who had five talents.
We'll done. thou good and faithful
servant. enter thou into the JOY of thy
Lord' 1t men will take good care of
the talents that God has loaned them.
He ALWAYS gives them more. But if we
take the talent that God has given us
and lay it away carefully III napkin
and bury it away, God will take even
that from us. God don't want Il man
that has rot one talent to do the work
of a man that has got ten. All Il man
has got to answer for is the one that
God has given each man. Ii We are all
of us doing the work that God has got
for us to do. don't YOU see how the work
of the Lord would advance? | believe
in what John Wesley used to say, All
at it, and always at it and that is what
the church wants to-day.
Mr.. Moody said he wished to call at
tention to the passage III Daniel IL: 3
"Thcy that he wise shall shine as the
brightness of the armament, and they
that turn many To righteousness Us the
stars forever and ever He said it
was the desire of all to shine, hut most
persons wish to shine in this world, to
be distinguished 10y something that re-
lates only t" the present life. Few
could obtain this, and even if they
could, of what value Will it he to them
when this life Is over. The great ones
of the world have passed away, the
kings and conpuerors who sought to
make themselves Il name and they
have ceased to shine. But look. on the
other hand. at the men who have been
identified with God. How they shine
to-day. Two thousand five hundred
Years have rolled away since some of
them left the world. and to-day they
are thought more of than when they
lived. Look at Abraham. We do not
read that he WAS Il great poet or as-
tronomtr. or statesman, hut Il simple
man of faith. See how his name has
come down through the ages. There
are very few that shine in worldly
things, but when we come to the work
of God there is not IL little child but
may shine if lac will. and shine as the
stars forever and ever. The very
weakest of us can he engaged in his
work. Look at John Buuyan, the pnor
tinker. how his name shines out to-day ::
how God took him up; and the lords
and dukes who lived then. we don't
know who they were. How he shines
out to-day. while the Church of God
will feel his influence forever and ever.
What we do for Christ and His king
dom will never fail us. How much
might be done if every one of lis should
lead ii soul to Christ in the course of
the year. We have very little influence
If We are not able to lead one soul to
the Saviour. Suppose, then, we lived
fifty Years, and brought one soul every
year, who could estimate the result :
Henry Wilson, a Temperance Man.
Extract from Il sermon 10y Rev. Mr.
Talmage, fIom the text: And he made
him to ride i'll the second chariot" Gen.
Al: -.
But you ask me, -.Who was this man
riding in the second chariot of national
hon"r ?" And answer You, he was IL
man VIII" maintained his integrity against
Ninlrmt foundations Thr til..s of milf