Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-01-09

on. tho wrong side long enough" What
Wis it. that had come upon him? II was
power from on high
At the first communion after the detiica-
ton of our former church three hundred
and twenty-eight souls stood up in the
aislos and publicly espouse1 the cause of
Christ At another time four hundred
SOULS at another time five hundred, and
our four thousand five hundred member
ship were but a small part Of those who
within those sacref walls toA'l upon them
selves the vows OF the Christian. What
turned thcmP What saved them? Power
from the level? No. Power from on high.
WE MAY SEE GREAT THINGS
But greater things are to be seen if ever
these cities and ever this world 10 to be
taken for God. There is one class of mon
and women in all these asscmblages in
whom have especial interest, and that is
those who he'd good fathers and mothers
once, hut they are dead. What attitudes
of us are orphans. We may be 40, 80, 50
years old. but we never get used to having
father and mother gone. Oh, how often
we have had troubles TINT we would like
to have told them. and we always felt as
long as father and mother were alive we
had some one TO whom we could go! Now
| would like to ask if you think that all
their prayers in your behalf have been an
swercd. NO. you say, 'but it is too late;
the old folks are gone now
| must courten,ielv contradict va, T. 10
not roo Into have n friend in tLr minis.
try who WAS ATTENDING tine last hours Of IN
aoed Christian and nv frinud said to tbo
old Christian. as there no trontlc ON vour
mindg" The old man turned his face tn
the wall for a few moments. and then said.
.Only one thing hone for the salvation
of my ten children. but, not one of them ia
vet saved Yet am surc tbov will he
God means to wait. until I am roma 90
he died When my, friend told of ,ho c;r-
ctl1nstanccs ei,bt of the ten had found
the Lord. and have no doubt the other
two before this have found him Oh that
the long pn,tponcd answers TO provpr fo,
YOU, my brother. for YOU. nv sister. might
this hour descend in power from ON hith.
The history of these unanswered PRAYERS
for Won God only lnoy,-s Tbcv may hov.
been offered in the solemn birth hour
They may have been offered when Won
were down with scarlet fever or diphthcria
or mcnhranous GROUP. They may have
been offered some ni.rht when Won wer,
sound asloeU in the truudle bed. and vour
mot her came in to see if YOU were rirhlIy
covered in the cold winter ri,ht. The
may have been offered ut that time which
comes at least once III almost every ones
life when your father ana mother had hard
work TO make Il living, and they feared
thai want would come to them and YOU.
They may have been offered when the Inns
could no longer move and the eyes were
closed for the long sleep.
Oh, unanswered PRAYERS Of father and
mother. where are Won. In what room of
the old homestead have they hidden? Oh,
unanswered PRAYERS. rise in mist Of many
tears into "a cloud. AID then break in 4
shower which sl!al! soften the heart of
that man who is SO hard h. caunot cry, or
| that woman who is ashamed to pray! Oh.
armchair Of the aged now empty and in
the garret among ne rubbish. spoal, out!
| Oh, staff of the pilgrim who has ended mis-
weary journey, tell of tie parental ankle
| ties that bent over thee! Oh, family Bible
| with story Of births ard deaths, rustic
| some of thv tine worn leaves aud let us
| know Of ,br vrit. led hands that onca
'urheu WY pages, ana explain th;'C sHoC
| NH're tear l'II upon the passage, ~
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| had died for tueo!'
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