Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-07-30

N Something for Christ.
MADISON, July 26.-Rev DR.. Talmag,
" preached this morning at a Chautauaus
assembly on the banks of Monona lake
near this city II is great gathering Of
' people from all parts of the northwest
His text was Esther iv, Il, "Who knoweth
whether thou art come TO the kingdom for
: such a time as thsY'
Esther the Beautiful was the wife OF
: Ahasuerus the Abominable. The time had
come for her TO present petition to her in
famous husband in behalf of the Israelitish
nation, to which she had once belonged.
She was afraid to undertake the work
lest she should lose her own life but her
uncle, Mordecai. who had brought her up.
F. encouraged her with the suggestion that
probably she had been raised up of God for
. that peculiar mission. "Who knoweth
whether thou art come to the kingdom for
such time as thisi' Esther had her God
appointed work. you and have ours 1t
is my business to tell you what style of
people we ought to be in order that we
may meet the demand Of the age in which
God has cast our lot. II you have come
expecting to hear distractions discussed
or dry technicalities of religion gloriiied.
you have come TO the wrong place: but if
you really would like to know what this
age has right TO expect of you as Chris
tian men aud women, then | am ready in
the Lords name TO look you in the face.
When two armies have rushed into bat
tie the officers Of either army do not want
philosophical discussion about the chemi.
cal properties OF human blood or the ma
ture of gunpowder They want some one
to man the batteries and swab out the
guns. And now. when all the forces Of
light and darkness. Of heaven and hell.
have plunged into the fight, il is no time
to give ourselves TO the definitions and
formulas and technicalities and conven.
tionalities of religion. What we want /,
practical, earnest, concentrated, enthusiast
tic and triumphant help What we need
in the east you IN Wisconsin need
In the first place, in order TO meet the
special demand of this age. you need TO be
an Enthusiastically aggressive Christian. OF
half and hall Christians we do not want
any more. The church of Jesus Christ
viii be better without ten thousand of |
them. They are the chief obstacle to the |
church's advancement am speaking OF |
another kind of Christian All the appli |
ances for your becoming an earnest Chris
tian are AT your hand, and there Is "A straight |
path for you into the broad daylight of
Gods forgiveness You may have come
here today the bondsmen OF the world. and
yet before You 20 out of these doors YOU
may become the princes of the Lord God
Almighty. You know what excitement
there Is IN this country when a foreign
prince comes 10 our shores Whyf Because
II Is expected that some day he will sit
upon throne But what is all that honor
compared with the honor 10 which God
calls you-to he sous and daughters OF the
lord Almighty, yea TO he queens and
kings unto Cod They shall reign with
him forever aud forever"
A HEALTHY OPEN AIR FAITH.
But, my friends, you need not be aggres-
sys Christians, and not like those persons
who spend their lives in hugging their
Christian grlces and wondering why they
DO not make any progress How much ro-
business Of health would a man have If he
hid himself in a dark closet A great deal
Of piety OF the day is too exclusive. 1t
aides itself II needs more fresh air, more
outdoor exercise There are many Chris {
ians who are giving their entire life to {
'elf examination They are feeling their
pulses TO see what is the condition of their
pirtual health How long would man /
nave robust physical health if he kept all
he days and weeks and months and years l
u his life feeling his pulse Instead OF going a
'ut into active, earnest, everyday work. 4
] was once amid the wonderful, bewitch t
ny cactus growths Of North Carolina. | o
lever was more bewildered With the beauty n
i fowers, and yet when would take up a
ne OF these cactuses and pull the leaves o
part, the beauty was all gone. You could a
ardly tell that it had ever been flower |,
md there are great many Christian PEG
le IN this day just pulling apart their il
experiences 10 see what there is I
? them, and there is nothing attractive Il
n This style OF self examination is a Il
amage Instead OF an advantage TO their 81
hristian character remember when | CT
a. boy used 70 have small piece in IN
le garden that ! called my own. and | II
lanted corn there, and every few DAYS | NJ
ould pull il up to see how fast it was pl
rowing. Now there are great many ii
hristian people in this day whose self ex W
merely amounts to the pulling al
p of that which they only yesterday or III
lie day before planted va
Oh, my friendsl if you want to have star th
art Christian character, plant it right out in
doors in the great field of Christian use W
lness, and though storms may come al
Jon it, and though the hot sun of trial We
ay Try To consume IL, it will thrive until in
becomes great tree, In which the fowls he
heaven may have their habitation. | W
I'VE no patience with these howerpot Il
lristians. They keep themselves under
elter. and all their Christian experience do
a small exclusive circle. when they gr
ght to plant it in the great garden of the an
'rd, so that the whole atmosphere could is
aromatic with their Christian useful pu
IS What we want in the church of God is
more Drawn of piety. sc;
The century plant is wonderfully sug- sh
stive and wonderfully beautiful, but ] tn
yer look At it without thinking of its m,
1t lets whole generations go wi
before it puts forth one blossom; so be!
We really more heartfelt admiration thi
len ! see the dewy tears in the blue eyes tn,
the violets, for they come every spring. da
y Christian friends, time is going by so til,
ipdly that we cannot afford TO be idle. thl
recent statistician says that human life for
W has an average of only thirty-two as
ars. From these thirty-two years you an