News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25
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"A teoo extracts from the discourse delivered
on Children's Day, By Rev. NJ d. lamp,
Pastor Of the ~ E. Church, Burlington,
.IlLne PSI IQSS


"A teoo extracts from the discourse delivered
on Chtldren's Day, by ReU. M. ID. lamp,
Pastor Of the N. E. Church, Burlington,
Jane DIST, 1885.
During the morning and evening ser
wees the church was deliberately decor
ated with birds and flowers, the former
OF which constantly reminded us OF their
presence by their many voices, there be-
ing sixteen cages in ali. The text was
from Solomon 2, 15.-"Take us the foxes,
the little foxes, that spoil the vines; for
our vines have tender grapes"
Vines, grapes and foxes, these are
the three principle things in the text
Very. simple things, all of them, and yet
tne simplest things that are mentioned
IN the word of God are the most lmpOr-
tant things of our lives. Now L am 60
ing to talk about the vines, the grapes
ana the foxes in our hearts In your
hearts and in my heart. Here the draw
ing board was placed before the school,
which occupied the body of the church,
with a diagram of a heart upon it, and
grape vines growing up through the
heart, bearing young grapes.) One vine
we will call faith. Belief in the Lord
Jesus Christ; belief in the Bible trust
in the promises of God. This is what
springs up in our hearts as tender shoots
from the vine. Now presently the little
foxes begin to come in and destroy the
vines, when the little vines of faith be-
gin to spring up. The foxes we will
llken unto the evil things that come into
our hearts and take away the good. AS
we begin to read the Bible and to have
faith in the beautiful promises we find
there, then love comes into our hearts.
Another vine we will call Good
Works. Now when we begin to love
God, we are willing to begin to work for
Him. But how soon we find little things
creeping into our hearts to choke out
this love for work. A desire to remain
away from the house of God; to follow
after pleasure, or to read some interest
ing book. This is one of the little foxes
that is nibbling off the tender leaves and
young fruit that has started out.
es..-..-s.-.1d vine we'will call sEsssi
should be guarded as priceless gem IN
our hearts. Another vine is Obedience.
things of youth, To follow the law of
your parents, and to follow the law of
God, which you find in the Bible and
learn in Sunday school. elet the foxes
take away our faith, love for good works,
truth and obedience. The first fox 1
will speak of is this He is very bad
fox, and when he goes to a bunch of
grapes he will not let go until he has de-
StrOyed the whole bunch. This fox is
Bad Company. Whenyou get into the
company of bad boy or girl, man or
woman; he makes light of reading the
Bible, our endeayDrs to do good, and at
tendance at the house of God. This is a
small, sly, sharp-toothed, long-nOsed
fox, that destroys the fruit that springs
up in our hearts, Look out for him !
Another bad fox that makes a great
deal of trouble is Idleness. Oh. how l
wish [ could impress on the minds of
these boys and girls the Importance of
having something to do to avoid being
idle. Have good book to read or some
thing to do that will bring both mind
and body into activity.
Another fox is a Lie. Do not let the
SLY fox of falsehOod begin to come into
your hearts, for he will destroy your
peace, your love for God, your love for
anything good"
The evening service was made very in
teresting by the disclosure of a motto:
Consider the lilies of the field" each
letter of which was covered by card,
and was removed, one by one, by mem
beers of the Sabbath school. AS each
letter was revealed the pastor read
passage of scripture beginning with that
cept the word Lilies" beautiful vase
of lilies was placed in the centre of the
motto, making all complete. Following
this was solo, Consider the lilies of
the field" and few remarks by the pas
tor, which closed the interesting and in
structlye services of the day,