Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-10-12
TUESDAY kyKNING SERVICE.

Notwithstanding the undergraduates OF
the weather, the muddy roads and wet
walks, the church was well filled. The in
terest is evidently increasing at each meet
ing, There were not only those present who
live round about Burlington, but Shelburn
people, and some even from Vergennes, were
in attendance.
A few minutes before eight O'Clock, the
appointed hour for the service, Mr.. Sankey
appeared, and after requesting all to sup
ply themselves with singing books, asked
the choir and congregation to join in sing
ing the 92nd hymn, "Oh. think Of the home
over there"
At eight clock Mr.. Moody. with Rev.
Messrs. Wilcox. Stafford. Griffin and Bras
tow. took seat. upon the platform, and the
meeting was opened by singing the 1924
hymn. Work while the day Is dawning. y
Rev. Mr.. Stafford followed with prayer, after
which Mr. Sankey sang "Only an armor-
bearer" folio wing which Mr.. Moody read
from first Corinthians. first chapter.
lie then related an incident OF q vessel
trying to make its way into Cleveland har-
Dor ia high sea. The lower lights, ="
said the captain. ARE gone out; but We
must make the harbor." The vessel was
pitched and tossed about, and finally
wrecked ON the shore, with the loss OF many
lives. Mr. Moody then added. with great
earnesiness God has left US to care for the
lower lights, 10 keep them burning. The
speaker then asked Mr.. Sankey to sing No.
IS. Let the lower lights be burning, re
marking that this hymn was written by Mr..
Bliss upon hearing OF the wreck OF this YES
sci at the harbor OF Cleveland.
Mr., Moody read Tor his text the 10Th
chap. OF Daniel the Bird verse. And they
that be wise shall shine as the brightness
of the armament, and they that turn many
to righteousness a. the stars Tor ever and
ever" We are not told that great states
man, as Webster. Clay or Calhoun, are GO
ing to shine We are not told that the
great and mighty of the earth shall shine,
but they that turn many to righteousness.
Alexander the Great and Frederick the
Great are small i'll the sight OF God. Few
can shine in this world, but in the Kingdom
Of Christ every one may shine II he will.
All like to shine in the worldly sense bust
ness men especially, but this desire has led
to the wreck OF many. Ii is right to desire
to shine if the motive be pure, but it is
foolish to strive to shine here fol short
time when you are permitted to shine in
Gods Kingdom forever and ever. The
speaker then related the incident of a lit
tie girl out on the prairie, who attempted
to get her drunken father to go to the Sab
bath-school. At first, and for long time,
he refused, but at length consented to
go ~ far rs the door OF the school house
in which the Sabbath school was
hehl.. Finally he was converted to Christ
and after learning to read and write he
planted 1877 Sabbath-schOOls in the prai-
ries of the West. Shall that little girl
shine Some think they cant work for
Christ because they have not the gifts. they
are not suited for Christian work; but this
Is not the trouble. they are not willing to
work. God has strength. lilo wants our
weakness.
God can take the worst man in BurlIng-
ton and use him to build up his Kingdom
How he called that poor, worldly man to
write the Pilgrims Progress. How he
called Moses to 20 into Egypt. and Gideon
to contend with his enemy greatly superior
in numbers. One man with God IN his
heart is worth more than whole church oi
men without God We want heart, We
want zeal rather than knowledge.
Dt w w n Ilhtlt, lui ''bi Ilths'
, ed with even little. lie takes the weak
to cOniornd the strong the foolish to con
found the wise. Mr.. Moody related another
incident where a young lady IN high lie
was sent to a boarding school. She at length
sought Christ through the influence Of her
teacher The young lady, IN turn, picked
up little ragged boy on the street, and at
ter long and faithful effort led this boy to
the Saviour. HIS Sast words were. Tell
father and mother die a Christian" viii
that young woman shine in Gods king
dom
Mr.. Moody requested all who desired to
consecrate themselves anew, and those who
for the first time felt an awakening, to pass
through the doors each side Of the platform
and into the basement, Tor the usual prayer
meeting large number remained for the
prayer meeting.
THE WEDNESDAY NOON PRAYER-NEETING
was very largely attended and very en-