Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-31

clouds at Times, gave the camp pleasing as
poet. a cool breeze rendered the tempcra
ture delightful.
The ci4hi o'clock prayer meetings were be
gun Thursday morning. The meeting hclt
in the chapel was largely attended and con
tiuucd until the first bell for the public scr
vice at the stand. These meetings are thu
most interesting and profitable of the day.
Teams continued to arrive from the sur
rounding country all the forenoon, and tit
morning trains from Rutland and Burling
ton brought considerable number of visit
ors, SO that a the commencement of the II
o'clock services the enclosure began TO pre-
sent It's wonted appearance.
Thc Forenoon service,
Prayer was offered bv Rev. &. G. Buck.
The sermon was by Rev. Chas. II. Church
of Pauton who took as his text, "And be
not concerned to the world but be y6
transformed b. the renewing Of your mind,
that We may prove what is that good, and ac-
ccp'ablc md perfect will Of Gou'--Romans
xli:2 The topic was consistency in the
Christian.
Consistency, said the speaker, gives at.
tractivencss aud harmony to every phase OF
life and especially to the Christian life. Only
those who have an appreciation of consist
cncy can fully appreciate the holy command
given in the text. 1t is sound, practical
advice ana shows that the principle of God
the spiritual i,indom is in no degree conform
able t. the king lOm Of this world. 1t has
no svmphlhcic association with Waterfalls
tic principles only as it transforms that
which is morally transfOrmabc. The
Bible nowhere authorizes mankind us spirit
ual Transformers but being under the neces-
sity of being transformed themselves
therefore, when nm man first gives himself
up to God he must be submissive to the fash
ioning hand OF God us the clay in the hands
of the potter.
We must not lose sight of the fact that
Christianity exists in this world as stand.
ard of moral power, as rule to be followed
by the intelligent.
The Christian 10 be consistent must make
his life conform 10 the life of his model
Jesus Christ. This involves nothing impos-
sib,e OF accomplishment. The practical
every life OF Christ was perfectly consist
ent holy lite. Ills life Stands as model,
inviting imitation. In Ills contact with the
world lie was in the world, yet not of the
world.
The preacher sharply .rebuked Christians
for DONG 50 many things which modern
Christianity either upholds or overlooks.
Practices are engaged in which are in no way
II is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hn said how S'hr;s
,;ans ca,,' 10 Kin n, 90 ei,,nin q, i,o,y and do
hns;n,r .,,,cnrI;s,o, 90 sn,,o fNr;s,;nns ~
to dnv ~, ,rhov ID tbings which hv M
u,o,;, ,,,,,..,,ch rh,;s,ian;,, Tna,, to S nt
that Christ 40 if bn annrnh,.ni,, ,hc COURSE
and rn.,,lt If n Christian life fore.av
its purposes. determinations ambitions and
aspirati MS. Through this knowledge which
Christ had he was able 10 leave II perfect pat
surh pure ana hoiy origin mas no essential
lie reviewed graphically the rise and ad.
versities of the Christian religion and its STA
bility.
In closing. reference was made to the
sacrcduy,s b.. which the church edifices of
Asome denominations we've held excluding
everything cxcept religious services. How
much more careful ought We to be of the
intellectual TEMPLES which God has made in
us to keep them clean, holy and pure.
Where, he rcflinently endured, is the con.
sstcncy in allowing such Il walking, active
temple a specimen of Gods divine power
and mauahcmert 10 become "A reccptacle of
what would not be allowed in church edi
fee. temple dedicated to Him.
What was Chris,'s mission among men i,
our mission. We canno, perform the mission
and coofor,n ia the world.
Rev. d. s TAYLOR followed in exbertatiop.
particularly urrinr the NECESSITY Of foreign
mission1lias and setting forth The difficulties
he had experienced in getting them. He re-
fe,red to lis conformity TO The world as the
great obstacle why so many backside aftel
having experienced salvation and becoming
sanctifcI. Outside influences mill then
back. They take the advice of others as tC
VIVA, their duty is. rather than following
their own plomp,nrs.
ono o,c,ncli N m N'f'' -
Tho unoaiir, uas c,,I,d IN oraer bv IN,
rras;dori NJ { s,aMnra NJ Rrandonn >A>
Pravnr ,xas oircr.d hv Rev I I Noe
me vnrinus reno,ts nj The animal mpe,in,
,bn nficor., ,nco,i,o ronnr, of tho s.cratarv
NJ tho nrrchnsinr Committee were suhmit,e,
nv Tho .ocr,torv Mr. NJ II Allan nf Nortl
Ear ,HS ard ,Yar, accan,ah and adon, ed
Tho r',,o,, nf ,ho fro,ce cnmm;t,oe spo,s
od ,ho, ,hn ossocia,inn was in a nroSn.rom
oon AM TIL, have n,oJo roadad ;n,pr,va
r'an,s yIi,i .,,o mo, n rnrond havo nrrnhooa,
.oyo,, ,rJ nnr L,it acres of ornund which !,
~or,l,, mid fnr
f'nfn ~, nr,nIi,n ~ Nr II Ior,,o,,h, y NON,
;,aiiny rommitioc c6nsIs,in, nf Ilnn,v Loon
ard q q ThrnIl md (;no (,nx ,vrre anno;nte
nv the chair TLcv renor,ed the following iis
NJ ot,iccrs Who were clertcd, President I {
S,atra,d r nromdon, r;co ,ras,Jants ~ r
ThralI If pn,I,nI iIoman Ian,S,o,,hv =
Middiohnrv - r. cadv of E.st M;ddlehv,ry
sanra,ar,, I, y tuondyy MI, Ea..; a,,,'.,SS
tre,surar J H. iann,ynr,hvn &c M;dS,ahpsr,
t,ns,css ARA EerGnsnn ~ nr,s,ni Ct
Mar,;, =, rarr;s,nr,,G H., p T,anw - Sha
bmrn ,'1 ~ ~ pr;,,aii 81 W,vhr;'i,o VI n S" 4
Maa5 ~ s,i;s,nrv. auJ;,or " fov't, d,
Mi%do Gl ,,,'''' "''''''' u We A''''
Tho tftcrnoou ScrvIces.