St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-10-06


kindness, Judgment and righteousness
in the earth: for in these things de
light. saith the Lord. Jcr. 9: -.
Nevertheless my loving kindness will
| not utterly take from him. Ps. 80: 3}
will bctroth thee to me III righteous
ness, and in Judgment. and III loving
kindness, and in mcrcc>. Hosea ;: ~.
Therefore with l">ingkindnc>s have
| drawn thee. Jcr. 81: 3.
With everlasting Kindness will have
mercy on thee. saith the L"Id. thy
Rcdremrr. l>a. u: ::
Can You Stand FireP
As was walking along the Strand.
one night. ! came upon Il fine. tall sol
dirr. and entered into conversation
with him. In the course of ON talk
said, there i one thing | cannot I'M
d.lstamd about the British >"ldirr.
"What is that, Sir ?" "Wcll." said,
'.hr is bold and daring; Iou could not
insult him more than 10y calling him ii
coward There are men among You VIII"
would rush up to the cann"n's mouth.
even if Won knew il would Ice certain
death and Vet there are among t"n
men " no dare not knee down III the
hallack room at night and repeat the
PRAYER THEN mother taught them when
they were children" He paused. and
said THAT i true. sir. Nv hat l. the
meaning of it, >"ldirr? He said. ~ on
remind me ni what took place IN my
own roll Il few weeks ago. y Young
fellow came into oar room. and tn" lIr>i
night. before going To bed. he knrll
down to pray. and Instantly there Was
Il uoiS, and disturbance in the room.
Caps and belts we've tiun" oven 1T the
man. hut he did not move. The second
night there WAS Il general cry. Nv Ill he
try il again > Down he went on his
knees again. Caps AMI belts were
thrown again. aud the men Whl>tlcd.
The thiId night he went again ON his
knees. and again ON the fourth night.
with til, same result. and on the fifth
night And them. he said. the great
est hlackguard in tn" r""m cried out.
lie j. genuine hc stands fine: and
from that night every one IN thc loom
respected him. and began To follow his
example.
Ia Il Large establishment in BIrmIug
ham. NcIN similar to what many "i You
\onnn men .lIi. in. some seventy Years
ago. thrlc Was Il Youth who came from
his mothers loving home in one "t ON
h,autiinl villages. He had been Taught
to stand fine not Ia hc ashamed ni
God or of prayer. The first night he
retired to rest in Il room with several
other \nuth>' he kIIrlt down to pray =.
and. aS in the case of tlc soldier. he was
Instant, hr>rt 10y the N"ln" fellows in
the room. abu>iu" him and ridicuiin"
him, and every thing was done To induce
him l." abstain from PRAYER; but h"
">tuud fire he WAS not ashamed ui
the Gospel of our Lord .Ir>u> Christ.
Amou" them was Il >tInn"-huilI Youth
Nhn stood on his light, and VIII" SAID :;
INV mother taught me 10 ii" that. /
have been ashamed at dnln" il 4; hut !
will do It," That Youth hccnmr The.
celebrated minister. john Angel james.
If that Youth had hot stood fire. the
world mI"hr never have known "r been
blessed 10y the llh"IS of that eminent
man.
The soldier told me What | want /"
leave with You. lie said. "Sir. ~ Il
rule. the fresh fellows Mh" knrri down
u
All. Young men, may that never Ice said
of You That explains the meaning "t
tho>r words. ''llr stands fire. ID" not
hc ashamed to acknowledge N"uI Lord
and Master.
Some time ago. IN one of ON great
ships nt val, there Was Il SOLITARY sailor
who WAS not ashamed Ia own himself Il
follower "i Chi>t. For Il Ion" time lac
WAS alone: no other sailor Joined him.
His place OF prayer WaS amid the noise
and din of the ~aIluIs. Onr evening he
perceived IL shadow 10y the side at the
gun Another Jack Tan WAS creeping
along. and said, May | come - oh
the Joy of the louu% sailor Ia have :,
cumIadc with him, ThcN met for many
nights behind the gun. reading ami
pray ing. They became the butt at the
men ~ two on three al the Iuc>,">: but
still they continued. hearing ANA t"l-
hearing. Ii came Ia the car> of the
commander. who WAS Il Roman Catholic,
and mention this t" his honor. The
moment he heard that two of the sailors
were meeting fnr reading and prayer
behind one of the guns. hc sent fni
them. and instantly ordered II portion
of the lower dcck /" Ice cultLiurd oil.
and gave orders that no one should IN"
lest them. For some nights they were
the only two occupants. but 10y -and-lN
the curtain MAS opened. and Il blue
Jacket said. MAY come III > He WAS
welcomed. Another came. and another.
and the last account | heard from that
ship Was this. that every might thlltl
two men were meeting t"r prayer. thir-
~ OF them believed To lc converted
characters; and rhcIc, 10y >tamdlm. fire.
lay standing finn, true To What WAS his
duty. God has blessed that solitary
sailor. and made him Il spiritual father
to at least Thirty of the men on board
the ship. EroHgcijcM Nnyo>inc.
Pray n~. II Is easy t" know the
KNOCK OF IL hrySar at ones door. Low
tmid, hesiiating it seems to SAY Il
have no clam on the kindness of this
huu>r: may be told | come to" often
may hr treated ;is Il Troublesome and
unworthy mendicaut the door may h,.
flung in my face 10y some Suily servant.
How different on his return from
school, the loud Knocking. the bound
ing step, the joyous rush of the child Ia
his fathers presence. and a. he climbs
on his knee. and filings his arms around
his neck, the bold face and ready tongue
with which ne reminds his father of
some promised favor. Now. why ar,
Gods people bold! To Il Father in
God, to an elder brother IN Christ. faith
conducts "u steps III prayer: there
fore, in an hour of need. faith. bold Ut
spirit. RAISES her Suppliant hands and
cries To God. "Oh that thou wuuld~t
Irnd the heavens and come down. Dr..
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