Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-29


Cur soul should be on fire with zrHl To DO
Iii. work The fifth and last qualification
mentioned by the speaker Is a very
important one, To have the knowledge OF
God in ones own soul How many ul Us
know lust what medicine to prescribe to
-uul afflicted with sin? We need to know
God and the word OF God to know just
what word is necdlul to be sad. Too
many have cone with iejr and trembling
to some heart just hungering for Ills
word. Let lis 90 out and try to win souls
10 Christ into the highways and hedge,
aud bring them to Him, 1t is u great
thing if we 20 forth in this spirit and
work for Him.
EVENING SERVICES.
The evening service, as had been preVi-
ousiy announced, was particularly for
young men. The usual song service of -
minutes was led by mae choru. of 40
voices in the place of the mixed chorus.
BY the time the regular service began the
church was full, two thirds or more of the
congregation being men. But one larger
audience has attended an evening service.
After singing by a male quartette,
prayer by DR.. Halves and hymn No. S,
Mr.. Mills read from II sam. IS.
The text OF the evening discourse was II.
sam. xviii %. as the young man safe ?"
The preacher said this was the question
asked bv the father, King David, in regard
to his son AbsalOm who had rebelled.
He then drew the comparison between
David and Ahsalom and God and his sin
full children. God WAS at that moment
looking down upon this audience and ask
ing the same question us the young man
sate?" But in one point at least the
comparison fails. David might question
lt.ltI 4r orr at ha had lana oil hi
for his son. God who has given His own
life for the world cannot question this.
The preacher then spoke of the relation to
God of five classes of men, the diSsipatcd,
the skeptical, the moral, the Indifferent
and the half-hearted procrastinating. The
disSpated man may well consider the re
suit of his life of evil, yet few do.
Young men come To an age when they
consider it smart to be licentiOus and in
temperate. On that the young men pres
ent would stop and think now what this
dissipation will bring to them John b.
Cough testified after 40 years Of "A re-
formed pure life that he would lose his
right arm if he could be free from the
curse of his early life. But this could
never be. An appeal was then made to
the audience to turn to Christ into whose
IMAGE even the lowest man may grow
Some men are skcptlcal about religious
truth. Yet those who thus cut down and
destroy belief in Christ furnish no substi-
tute. As class skeptics are dissatisfied,
miserable Mr.. Mills then cited few
extracts from the writings OF Hume, Vol
taire, etc. All show dissatisfaction, un-
rest and misery. No such men ever die
rejoicing or full of hope. The moral,
Christless yonng man! What OF him ,
No one not "a Christian in this land can be
truly said to be moral. A moral man Is
one who lives up to the best he knows.
The non-Christian does not do this.
The moral man Is good as far as he goes.
He does not 90 far enough. Morality is
what we need. Christ died that we might
be moral and righteous. He WHO'S guilty
of one sin is guilty of all The matter of
salvation has to be settled rs u whole.
We are TO be judged by what we do not
do a. well as by what we do. What be-
! comes of mans morality if he is not saved ,
The same that becomes of man who
! jumping ditch 10 feet wide jumps only
eight feet. Not one thing is lacking when
we accept Christ. Indifferent men, DC
You think you are sate' Are you safe
because you do not think Of these
things BY no means You are borne
along down whether you think or not
How about the half hearted proCrastinat
ing man. Is he safe 1t is a dangerous
thing 70 quench the spirit OF God. The
preacher then made an urgent appeal K
those having the fantest desire to be
Christians to encourage it, not to put il
arise who were ready 10 take all hOnOra
ble means to live upright Christian lives
nearly the entire congregation stood. AT
after meeting was held down stairs, al
{ excellent spirit prevailing,
REVIVAL NOTES.
The services to day, both afternoon an
cVeni u viii be held in the WinOusk
avenue Congregational church.
There will be q young ladies praye
meeting this afternoon at , O'Clock in tn
e l}rrctu chapel, topic, COR Whole Duty.
! Union services under the direction G
- Rev Mr.. Mills will be held to morrow
- afternoon at the WinOosEi avenue Cor
- greIational church At , o'clock, and in tn
+ evening at 1850 O'Clock at the First Baptis
= church,
@ Crowded Con sregations AT the services {
p Saturday and Sunday.
1 \ large audience assembled ,Saturda
& afternoon in the First Church, many
: whom were from out of town ana goo
/. interest was manifested. After the usui
n opening service MI Mills announced &
u h.s subject. "Impur;uuate Prayer" an
T. said that his text might be found
IS Gen. xxi %, And he sad ! VII II,
s. let thee 20 except thou bless me- III
= evangelist spoke OF the contest whic
- Jacob had with the angel of God and
f which he triumphed and said, befol
# Jacob could he successful he had to fulfil
= IA number of conditions, one being that /
d should be alone with God. 1t is not ne
+ essary to have material closet, but it
# necessary to be with Him alone Anoth,
e condition is TO reach Il place where Go
can meet you. God gives us no uncond
D tlOual promises to answer our PRAYERS, DI