Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-01-24

Marshfleld Items.


BY request the Rev. G. II. Farnsworth de-
livered sermon, on Sunday morning last,
on Christ's second coming. He took as text
Titus II: 49, The speaker thought that we
should not dare to look for his second coming I'M
less we could hope for his first. II we were
ready for death then we would be truly ready for
his coming 1t Is an event every one is 10 see
1t will be at tho close OF all things What shall
the end be? A careful man In commencing any
new work will try and see what the end will be.
What clusters around the appearing OF CHRISTI
We shall see personal Christ and the close OF
this gospel dispensation. The gospel shall be
preached to every creature; 1t shall swallow up
all Kingdoms and Christ shall be King OF kings
Some thought we should see the restoration OF
the Jews; that they should indeed occupy Jerusa-
lem; others thought II only n spiritual restora-
ton. Then we should see the millennium. Ad-
vents are not agreed on this question: some
thought his coming would be at the beginning,
and others at the close OF the millennium. God
would collect his saints by his angels. THE
harvest lat heend Of the world and the reapers are
the angels" Where Is the man who would like
| to see the church, with its Christian men and
women obterated from the earth2 1t would be
| a most deplorable condition of affairs. As we
| think of his coming it will be a glorious Joyous
| time-a lovely sight. Who shall be able TO stand
| at that day? The bridegroom will come for his
BRIDE the church, and It will be joyous for those
who are ready, and II will also be sad, an awful
sight II we don't stand on the rock we may
| call on the mountains to cover us. We shall see
| the judgments. 1t is more than seeing men COM
ing In the clouds to Judge the world. Taken in
Its midest Interpretation, 1t is an awful thought
| All will be there. Destruction Of the world will
| come like thief in the night, The elements
| will melt with fervent heat" What manner OF
| person would you be7 Another sight will be q
new heaven and a new earth following the com
ing Of Christ. We shall find 1t complete glorl-
| rous. The new life shall be perfected and glori
| fed. We shall see Christ and be like him. We
sometimes see houses and homes we like, but we
know they can't be ours, nor cannot have homes
like them, but we can be like him; shall see our
| selves In his image 1t will pay to live upright
godlike lives. The coming resurrection of that
which dies shall be the coming OF Christ. lie
will change our vile bodies until they becomt
like his life. Shall our bodies be good or bad
| Shall we be Christlike or the opposite? Whether
he comes at death or we live to see the end Of thu
| world the only safe way IL TO keep ourselves u
| Christ; to keep our eyes on him like stephen o.
John and see the glory of the incarnate Son OF God
II we live close to him 1t matters little whether We
seeh i'm as Stephen did or see him coming in tht
clouds Rev. Mr.. Bailey preached in the Con
gregational church last Sunday and comes agar
in two weeks. IA good number OF horses wer'
out last Saturday to the trot, and some fine trot
tiers was noticed. Some drunkenness was no
ticed, and whenever any unusual amount o
drinking il seen 1t Is most always after certain
young man has been In town or is present at Thu
time. Query. Does he know anything about 1t
The promenade last Saturday night was at
tended by as many IA could conveniently marcl
in the hall and all seemed to enjoy themselves
| good number was present nom out oil town
which was source of pleasure 10 the band....
The band give a basket festival In the vestry o
the union,church next Saturday evening. Ladie
with baskets will be admitted free, all others will
pay ten cents. Proceeds for band treasury. ...T Tn
basket festival last Thursday evening at the vestr
of the union church was well attended, the enter
tainment being good and the sale of baskets caus
ing considerable amusement -. There will b
meetings at the Methodist church on Wednesda
and Friday evenings of this week. Rev. H.
Spencer will be present on Wednesday evening
G. A, Bemis has moved to Depot Hill wher
he will open a feed store as soon as he can pre-
cure the meal, etc He will also assist the sta
ton agent when needed. He found a horse /
his barn one night last week, present, we III
derstand, from his parents.