Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-27
Religioms department,
aLET THE REDEEMED IN THE
LORD SAY So"

have not, if, as | trust. the Holy
Spirit has so lain the thought upon
my heart that | am impelled TO write
out, praying, meanwhile, that the re-
cital of this simple incident may lead
some young Christian to a clearer un-
Outstanding, and a fuller realization,
of all that it implies to name the
name of Christ. l would speak more
especially nov to those about to en-
ter into the marriage relation, with
all its holy responsibilities, and who
are, perhaps, to be mot equally yok-
ed together with one who can en-
ter with them into the deep things of
the hidden heart life.
The story my friend told me was
of a young man who, in years past,
had been more or less intimately as
sociated with her in church work. He
then not only professed to be a Chris
tian, but, as Mr.. Moody puts it, San
out-and-out Christian p one whose
testimony was always clear and de-
cided for tbs Master. But the years
slipped away and lost sight of him,
at least / did not hear directly and
personally until word came that he
was married. The young wife was
very lovely, indeed, all that conld be
desired-only she was not a Chris
tian. In a few months came the sad
tidings that the bride Of but one
short year was dead. Whether the
believing husband had been the
means of saving the unbelieving wife
during the short period of welded
life they had spent together, | did
| not learn until the talk with my
friend, spoken of above. She told
me that when this young couple were
married, the wife. who had been
brought up in an utterly Goddess
state, coaxed her husband to stay at
home on Sunday, and go out riding
with her instead. He weakly acced-
ed and did as she wished in every
thing, never even speaking of the
God whom he professed 10 serve, and
who has said, s'Forsake not the as
sembling of yourselves together, as
the manner of some is" He utterly
forgot, too, the command given by
David-and oh we do, all of us, sc
often forget that it is a command
"to let the redeemed of the Lord say
so; whom He hath redeemed from
the hand of the enemy" And she
in her lack of knowledge of any life
deeper and more soul satisfying thar
the one she had always lived, did mo-
dream that her husband, who loved
her so dearly, could know aught Of
the joy and peace of sins pardonet
and forgiven. When the young wife
was at last gwen up by the physician
the minister was sent for. Simply
as to little child, he explained thu
wondrous plan of redemption through
Jesus Christ our Lord, and with tn,
faith of weary, tired child, resting
in its mothers arms, she gave hersel
up to the care of the tender Shep
herd.
AS the truth dawned upon her, TO
it was literally as the dawning of thu
sunrise, that her sins were all for
given through simply believing ant
confessing, most beautiful smile Ii
: up her countenance. After momen
she turned to her husband, who wa
standing by the bedside, and wit
voice and look full of intense surpris
and pain, exclaimed: ''YOu kne,
about this all the time and never toll
S me; how could your" Gathering u
the strength that was fast ebbin
. away, the child wife and mother cas-
: an agonized glance around upon he
y friends, who stood near, and said
q almost passionately: "Oh who ca
I l leave my baby with so that it ma
: be brought up "a Christian? Her ow
= mother sat by her side, so she il
stinctively turned to her, but sudder
= ly remembering, cried: "No, no
you can't have my baby, for you d
not know, you never told mel Wit
last great effort the littls white han
was held out to the husbands mothe
cd and the futtering breath feebly ute
'l ed the words: ''Here, give my b
by to you; take it, and train it l
lid for Jesus" In another moment ii
te' spirit had taken its fight, and th
newly ransomed soul wassinging Il
new, new song Of Moses and Il
Lamb, while the bereaved husbar
: had only the memory of those terrb
sad words to ring in his heart: Gal
he you knew about this all the time al
ag, never told me? Oh how could you
rts how could your AS | said in the b
rs ginning, this is no make-believe st
as, ry, but one that Is all true, and
IS, SIS give it utterance only that it may lie:
~ young married people to be mo
ce. steadfast in their loyalty to the r
an deemer, and more brave in trying
+bo help one another to build up Chr
Au- tian home-a home builded upon
en- sus Christ, the chief corner stone,
an only such an one can be blessed
cry the truest sense of the word.
sea-
,rm The calamity which | stand
ire dread of, and which is next 10 t
'he withdrawal of the divine blessil
nm the greatest that church can suff
Won is that the rising talent oeniuS q