Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-12-04
Religious department..
LOCKING UPWARDS.


Does not the writer mean looking up
wards Ne. he does not. He means
just what be has writtsn-loeking Up
wards. one nay look upwards and still
Be down as lOw a he was before be
looked Up. but that which is locked up.
yards. whether it Be person or thing.
rises from lover to . higher level. Il
Is 80 in nature, is Is 50 in grace
The figure before the writer's mind Is
borrowed from inland navigation BY
artificial channels. Canals were more
in vOgue before the days Of railroads
than they are =. present. They passed
through some very uneven countries.
and the boats must be raised or let down
as they we're going this way or that
This Is usually done BY means Of locks.
When beat. on the ascending grade .
Is brought into one sf them aud made .
fast, the gates behind it are closed.
When al Is ready 4 number Of little .
gates before It are opened one after an
other. through which the water. under
heavy pressure. pours in the widest
confusion. At first the boat svays this
way and that IS far as il can. aud it
seems As if it might 20 under. and al
Be lest but gradually it rises above the
surging waters whieh still pour in BE-
meath 1t, tall 1t reaches the upper level.
aud Is ready 70 Be taken on Its way.
That IS locking upwards. and in the
picture before the writer's mind which
be wishes very briefly to sPiritualire.
and to apply to those who have cas-,
their anchor within the veil."
Aud loeking upwards, in their case.
Is being raised TO = higher and stall
higher plane Of spiritual life
But how i this nest desirable YORK
in the Christians life 70 be accomplish
ed No; By speeial meetings for the
promotion Of holiness and BY other ID
veati0us q certain classes Of prOisssei
believers. in ;hess modern tines None
ever locked upwards nearer 70 the level
81 heaven While thsy we've here On earth.
than did many Of the ancient vOrshies
Who knew nothing Of those inventions.
Many q then had but fsw ofthe DIVINE
ly-aPpeiu:ed means Of grace With which
ve are favored; and ye; they walked
With God. found grace IN his sight. aud
we're. IN 4 good measure. after his ON
heart.
hey cane Up as near A. they did 70
tie MEASURE and stature Of perf.es ones
II Ctr.si. By using. II the best possible
manner. s1sh means Is eur Heavenly
Father had %, within their rsach.
In the estimation Ct many their CIR.
euns;aness are quite uufavorzbIs 10 !
life of holiness. if they do %, reoisr It
quite impossible for then 20 lead sueh
a life but thsy mistake Gods var q
sitting men Uhilc here for his kingdom
and glory
little ehili.-staniing By the lock
a. the boat passed into il. as the grs4
gates we're closed behind 1t and IN. vat
e. cane boiling and dasbiug thrc1gl
the little ones opened before it.-uigh
think the dsstrucnon q the boAt "a
certain. there Il WIS locked in Q,
every side. and there vas % escap
for L. Bat little observation show
that every droP q water. instead {
helping 20 bring abeu; that 5essru,tio
which appeared 70 tie child % Re il
1insut vas doing is part 70 lock Z
the pondsrc1s mass upon is bossz
the lsTsl above IL The boatzsa I
the vatsr fsg thAi speciSe purpose
In ike Haansr the Christian shoal
use every trial 70 help hin % to GS
instead q allowing j; 70 rs;a-d his =
grsss-
Trials VII have this s5ses If Il.
are s1netissd 70 hin. and instead
being weights upoa hin. 70 crush hi
down ard 70 keep hin hack. he =
tread then bsasz;s lis fee; and rise :
faster. becaase ef then. towards ;
plane q heaven Itself
The shiPb1ilisr seeks tie czk Il
has ben roeksi By tie tempest .
nourished BY the s;or7. Ard tie Chr
tan. Eho i eventually 30 one II
Is gold. Is -. tie oos Eho Is borrs
hrs way upon '-s9Eery beds q sAs
but he o1s shs IS tired ard Eho Ia
his trials bear hin Upward and cav
nearer and nearer 70 his God We /
lSug felt thas there Is 10 fruit 50 ST,
- PrssisuS this SIDE of the river
lie. As tie frui; q sA1etissi a5icsi
Or trials As thsy are sncsiss3 %
every ore of then. gTsa; Or snail
help Is Ouulri. Upward. ard ihus
blessings N disguise--Se- TorE
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