Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-11-02


When We are willing 10 accept God the
blessing will come. There is only one way
to sliyation. If you want to be blest, Just
do as God says. Come unto Me ali We that
are weary and are heavy laden and L
will give you rest " Repentance Is but a
change rIsht-abOut lace SubmltyOur
self to God and obey him. lie will
bless us and take away ali our sins.
Whosoever believeth in Him shall have ever
lasting lite God Is merciful. He will for
give you If You want TO be forgiven. You
must believe with your heart, and not hold
merely intellectual belief. Only como
with your sins to Jesus The first step to
salvation Is obedience. God loves you and
wants to save you. Only go to Him.
Mr.. Moody then offered iergent prayer
and the meeting closed with singing Rock
of Ages" A very largely attended inquiry
meeting was held in the vestry.
| FOUR O'CLOCK MEETING.
Forty minutes before the hour the Baptist
| Church was filled, and ID ten inmates fol-
lowing the last square foot of space in the
church had its occupant. Many stood
thrOug hout-; and hundreds went away from
the door, unable to obtain entrance. The
hali-hour before service was occupied by
singing hymns a. usual by the choir, under
the direction of f. p Shaw.
Mr.. Moody gave out the 9th hymn.
Come every soul by sin oppressed" The
opening Drayer-an exceedingly earnest and
excellent one-was made by Rev. Mr.. Heath,
OF Winooski.
THE SERMON
was on Trust. The word, said Mr.. Moody,
which Is rendered 'belieye'' in the New
Testament Is Trust in the Old. This trust
Is the same in its nature. as the trGs. be-
tween men, which rs the foundation of So
cety. The difference Is that the trust we
put in mea Is often betrayed. Men prove
uniaithiul. or too weak To fulfil their PROM
ises, or they die and leave those dependent
on them without support. while our trust
in God shall never be coniounded. You will
find no o1e who will tel you that he trust
ed in God and that lie failed him. Weread
in Jeremiah: Cursed Is the man that
trusteth IN man, or in his own un-
derstsndiDg but blessed Is the man
whose hope the Lord is David
said It is better TO trust 10 the Lord than TO
put Confidence IN man or princes. That
.Sth verse of the llsEh Psalm Is said to be
the middle verse IN the Bible, and it is
worthy to be the centre and keystone of the
Book Of lite. When shall We trust UOd?
David answers thus: Trust iu HIM at all
times, In darkness as well a. light, in 10y
as well a. SORROW. This trust in God is
not a blind taIth-not halt 50 blind as your
trust in the bank, to which you entrust
your money, or In your doctor or your
Iat hs.t. h. 4,
your business. As to the measure of this
trust, Solomon says: Trust IN the Lord
with all thy heart" They are the happy
Christians Who trust with all their heart.
Take God at his Word. He wants no half
hearted trust. Begin TO trust Him from
this hour and your lite will be new thing
to you. The Emperor Alexander. they say,
once when Ill, received note sa wing that
his physician had been brIbed by his enc
mics; and that the draught he would give
him the next mOrElDx would be poison.
He took the draught from his physicians
hand, and as be handed him the open letter
he drank the potion without the slightest
hesitation. lie had faith in his physician.
Cannot We trust God as fully as man trusts
man? l don't allow the devil to whisper to
me suggestions against my Lord.
They tell story OF DR.. Chalmers, in
who had been cropping in the dark, in re-
ligiOus things. The worthy doctor had to
cross brook before her door by foot
bridge made of single plank. As he hes
ltated To trust his weight upon ii. she
shouted to him: "Lippen to it. Doctor"
and he strobe over safely. And when other
illustrations and exhortations failed. the
question Can't ye lippen to itg' brought
light to the old lady. She saw that she was
to walk out on the promises, and her doubt
ing heart obtained strength TO do so. We
are to trust God hour by hour. Let to-
morrow take care of Itself. Don't cross the
mountain till you get to it. If the young
est child here will say. Lord Jesus, trust
Thee, He will save him. We must make it
lite'of Trust. Isaiah says: Trust Him
forever"
The result of such trust will be peace.
'Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,
whose mind is stayed on Thee ;''-hdppiness
Whose trusteth in the Lord, happy is
he ;'-mercy-''he that trusteth in the
Lord, mercy shall compass his path; -
JOy-''Let ali that put their trust in Him,
rejoice" What more can We ask?
Our space does not permit US to give
more of the beautiful quotations and
thoughts with which Mr.. Moody enforced
the duty of putting trust in God. or of the
touching examples of Christian faith and
trust, with which he illustrated his sub
ieet 1t twas very beautiful and moving
discourse. and there were few dry eyes in
the church, as he closed.
The inquiry meeting held at the close of
the service filed the chapel below.