Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
NOTES FROM THE CHURCHES.


The subject of Mr.. Parry's morning ser
mon, at the FIRST Baptist church, taken
from the Sunday school lesson for the day,
was The Syrian Leper." Text ii, Kings
V 10. Naaman was the idol of the Syrian
heart, being without Il peer in the court
and the camp and the council of the ma
ton. But though mighty man, he was
a leper His springs of life were poisoned,
his hearts blood was corrupted, every
fibre of his body was affected. He knew
and felt and groaned under the conscious
ness of being leper. Neither could heal
ing be found for Naaman in the strength
of Syrla's armies, or the wealth of its
court, Of the skill of its physicians. The
feeble hand of Il captive child pointed out
to the great warrior the only healer to he
found. Following the direction of the
Hebrew maiden he went to the dwelling
of the prophet OF Israel, but was euraged
ut the humbling simplicity of Elisha
plan of healing. But when his passion
subsidized he yielded to the entreaty OF his
servants and sought healing in the way
prescribed and was cleanSed of his leprOSN.
The speaker then showed how truthtuliy
and touchingly and telllngly the story il
Illustrated the condition of II sinner, the
mighty operations of divine grace, the
marvellous results of healing in Gods own
appointed way. Urging upon Christians
IN conclusion the duty of pointing sinners
to the fountain of cleansing and upon sin
ners the duty of coming to the fountain
where they could wash and be clean.
At the College street Congregational
church, Rev. +. p. Gould took his
text in the forenoon from Luke X;
81. "Who is my neighbour" Mr.
Gould said, in brief: Our Lord
teaches us here that the ordinary cund-
tons of nei9hborhoOd do not necessarily
produce it, nor their absence prevent it.
Local proximity is the first of these. But
our neighborS under the Christian rule are
those far away, as well as those near.
similarity of tastes and opinions bring
men near to each other. But Christianity
shows us that our duty is also to alien
people and races, and event to enemies. 1t
teaches that, irrespective of these things,
we are to make ourselves the neighbors OF
all men by our recognition of their needs
and our kindly offices.
! Rev. NJ. ID. Jump, at the Methodist
church yesterday morning took his text
from Isaiah XXx-6: And wisdom and
knowledge shall be the stability of thy
times, and strength of salvation the fear
of the Lord is his treasure Mr.. Jumps
sermon was in the interest of American
| Home missions. The general truth of the
discourse was that intelligence and piety
are preservatlNes of individual and ma
tional welfare. The church is true to the
course of all history and to her best tradi-
tons III advocating all the highest and
iruest culture Inc perlectioh OF ,hepup
,f 80, p't IN
wealth; hence there ought to be an intel
ligence test of suffrage. But this is not
enough. There must also be Il quckening
of the will and conscience in respect of so
cial and civil duties. He rearises the need
of Christian education as an element of
Shtan'litS III i|tlonaI llt. me SPeaktr
eduration wanna TnnrI the notiom and
gave striking results of missionary work.
illustrating his remarks by map of the
country.
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