Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-24


mer and harvest gone and your soul
not yet saved? Peace then you need
peace your homes need. Peace of
soul your little ones are looking for
to manifest itself in your face, and
that most blessed circles of all homes
An established family altar. The
peace from the Lord Jesus Christ !
invoke for you; How to reach it you
know Where to find it you have
heard? When to obtain it you under
stand? AS scientist or sinner, as
logician or an imperfect reasoner,
as fatalist or as christian, face |
these facts, this Christ? My well
come; The apostles salutation? and
may the ''Peace from the Lord Jesus
Christ be COURSE
S>eiiction is another common form
of trouble, bringing as its contrast
the thought of consolation or peace
through Christ. Such comfort has
indeed been ours during the past six
months. Our ranks unbroken, your
loved ones spared. The aged mem
bers of this church preserved. The
sick of ''our flock" still kept. These
are Gods mercies. This fact the
proof more powerful than words can
be, of "Christ's Peace among u.s.
Daily has my feeble petitions united
with your stronger ones, that "God
if best, may spare my people from
DEATH The prayer is answered,
which of itself is realization of a
benediction from God. The lesson
learnt is faith in prayer to a God who
grants s'Peace through Christ"
Trouble comes-pray- -affiiction is
yours, then pray. Souls reject and
refuse your Christ-pray-wanderers
still roam at large, refusing to return
pray. In word true gratitude
to God for this manifest answer to
prayer in sparing our flock, means
faith in a prayer hearing and pray
er answering God, whose presence |
invoke upon you, through the ''Peace
Of his son Jesus Christ"
Finally it becomes us in closing to
define definitely the object for which
we have assembled and analyzed the
christian salutation of our text. This
point is most clearly stated in these
words. $50 as much as in me is, |
am ready to preach the Gospel to
you at Rome also" This sentence
closes the apostles introduction to
his epistle AS man, he stands
prepared, even at Rome, to preach
fearlessly the power of the Gospel of
Christ. For that end he writes the
letter, to that end he lives, in accom-
plishment of such project, he hopes
to come among the Romans soon.
Such an aim makes clearer the salu-
tation itself. The mere courteous ex-
preston of christian welcome that we
have just considered, becomes palmer
! when coupled with the object for
which the salutation was written.
Paul purposes to preach Christ. No
t wonder then that he wishes his hear
, ers to be filled with "grace,' and the
, peace of that same Christ. Such a
t preparation ON their part, is neces-
sity to successful preaching on his
part. This explanation l trust
5 makes plain the connection between
a christian salutation and the reason
5 for such a greeting. To be personal,
5 l wish you the grace and peace of
S Christ for your own sakes and Gods
: honor, but have directed your atten-
: ton to such a greeting, in order that
: by it and through it, may more sue
+ cessfully preach to you the Gospel OF
n Christ. The defniteness of our OBJ
t ject in resuming our relations togeth-
: er, and power of Christ's Gospel, is
: clearly illustrated in Moore's ''Par-
;. adise and the Peri.
), The Peri or child of air seeks en-
S trance at Heavens gate and is tolt
O that one hope remains viz; ''TC
h bring the gift that is most dear t.
# Heaven" The spirit begins th'
!. search, visiting India, where upol
IS the battlefield was young warrior
al He had one arrow in his quiver, whicl
|. well-aimed was hurled but the tyran
If lived and Hero fell" The spiri
i seizing the last drop of blood thi
is noble youth shed, sped with it to tn
i gate of Heaven. ''Sweet" said tn
ID angel sis our welcome of the brav
is but see-the gates open not-Ho
a. her far than this must be the boon.
re The ssPeri" is now in Egypt where
+ found young man dying alone
es The end is near, when she whom h
t. loved appeared and watched wit
he him to the last. When all was owe
e. she fails and sinks and dies. Ths
ne last sigh of deep sacrificing loue th
spirit bears it to the gate of Heaver
1y The fates forbid-not yet-''Pul
e. was the maiden and her story, br
he the, crystal bar moves not Holier fl
r. than cen this sigh the boon must be.
ne 1t is in Syria at the Vale of Babe
ell that the spirit continues the searcl
es and sees an innocent child at play
er The boy is tired and nestles anon
he the roses. A horseman appears upo
nd the scene whose face portrays a Iii
he of crime. The vesper bells are rim:
by ing and the child kneels, calling tt
Ike name of God. This simple act a
in tracts the mans attention, Ssonce.
ito he said Il prayed like thee but nov