St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-02-26

tians but enabling us to guide Others
to Christ. Rev. Mr.. Peloubet said
that the Holy Spirit is always around
us like the sunshine and pure air, and
we injure ourselves and take away
our spiritual vitality by shutting Him
cut. So
Others touched upon the sealing by
the Spirit the Christians body, a tenn
pie of the Holy Chest the Holy Spirit
a reveal not of His own personality
but a revealer of Christ. Mr.. Sayford
closed the mornings discussion by an
exhortation to Christians to recognize
each his own work in leading others to
Christ through the Spirit, and bearing
all the fruit of the Spirit, as given in
Galatians %, 23.
In the afternoon, after half-hour's
praise service led by DIR. T. Il. Grow,
the topic of FsThe Gospel Harvest, and
the Christians Duty was introduced
| by Dir. Sayford in the reading of the
parable of the sewer, in Luke g.. Rev.
Mr.. Culver was the first speaker, who
said that the harvest period is upon us
now. There are powerful mental awak-
enings; matters of personal advantage,
and even pleasure are set aside: men
are suddenly conceiving what is Of
most merit; many laborers here are
ready for work frem our different
churches, forming one body of fellow
ship. The harvest is ripe and let at
tention be given CD to the implements
of service and (2) to the gathering to-
gether of the labOrers, who shall be
ready, believing that redeemed man
is master influence for winning souls.
Rev. Henry Fairbanks followed in
"The Christians Duty in the Home"
He read from Deut. $40, and said that
the Christian to have power in the
home must obey the commandment of
the Lord. ~ BY having Gods words
in his heart, and SO produce in the
home the sweetness that belongs to the
Christians heart. This sweetness will
not always come Immediately. The
man who by nature is clumsy and
laundering against the feelings of 9TH
ers, or the woman whose muscles and
nerves are made sensitive by neuralgia,
will not be changed suddenly into
Christian tenderness and patience, but
they will be growing towards it. There
will be more and more of sweetness,
and less and less that puts sand into
the machinery. (2) BY Christian nur-
ture. Begin early to speak of Christ,
not allowing that which will oppose to
take possession of the mind, and (3)
by having a form of religious service.
We shall find the Lord blessing us, as
he did Obed- edOm, for having the fam
lily altar. Chou shalt diligently teach
my words unto thy children and talk
of them when thou sittest in thy house,
and when thou walkest by the way
and write them upon the
posts of thy house." that the silent and
continual influence of the home may
he Christian, and that they who meet
You may know that you are Christ's.
Many homes are thus Christian, and
prayers are often answered, even after
long years of waiting.
Rev. F. n. Peloubet followed upon
'"The Christians Duty i'll the Church,
and said, o. Come into the church, and |
that the best gifts come to
those who are quite inside, and not lin !
gering on the outside edge near the !
worlds attractions. ~ Make your
church your home, and try to have a
family feeling about it-that y0n are
one of the family, and not n bOarder. !
Then as having right in all its ar t
You will feel interested III
inviting and entertaining the strangers
that may come to your home. Do not
Own your pew to shut others out, but /
others to share it. (0 Let every per-
son take part in the work and worship
of the chnrch. Those who stay away
from the prayer meeting diminish its
power for good. (4) Let every mem
Der find some definite work. (5) Be at
work in duh and cold times more than
in others. There are too many ike
or kangaroos, who jump
in time Of quickening and
then sit down and wait for another re-
vivai. In times of quiet, or in a rainy
day when it is difficult to get together,
say ''now is the time-T must be there"
Then your faithfulness and steadfast
ness will show themselves.
Mr.. Franklin Fairbanks followed in
''The Christians Duty in the World"
saying there were three kinds of husi
ness men ~ Christians who are de-
y0ut in their business for Christ (2)
Protested Christian who are devOut in
their business for themselves, and (3l
those who are not Christians, doing
business professedly for self. The first
are like Daniel, the second like tile
tHkewarm Laodiceans, and the third
like the rich man in LIKE l6.
Others continued tile discussion in
brief remarks, which were concluded
by Mr.. Sayforh, who very earnestly
urged Christians to realize their posi-
ton and influence in the home and
church and world that they are Iiv-
ing epistles; the worIdling's Bible /.