Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-05-11

violent temper
PUNlsHING MlLkMAN.
Yesterday was crossing Jersey City
ferry. 1t was early IN tue morning, and
saw milkman putting large quantity OF
water into his can, ana SAD, 'Ihat 1s
enough, sir and he got OIL the cart and in.
suited me, and Knocked MN down.
Well, said he 40 you th'nK L could ever
become n Christian lhat man had IN
his soul the grace OF the Lord Jesus, but
outside he was fuli Oh thorhs' ana lulI OF
brambles, and full OF eXasperations, but he
could not hear the story OF saviour mercy
told without having the Tears roll down MS
cheek. There was loVellnesS wlthln, but
rouShness outslUe' NeAic"h cacous all inc
time.
But remember in boyhood that we had
TN our fathers garden what we called the
Giant of Battle, II peculiar rose, very red
and fiery. Suggestive Hover, it was called
the Giant of Battle. And so in the garden
| of the Lord we find that KIND of flower
the fauis ana M"r'I' hu'hers' .he wye
| MS, the John giants OF battle.
what IN other men Is" spark IN 'hen Is
cohuaSraUion' n'n 'ne1 pray unel
prayers take ,'re' "ne" 'hcS Suier' they
4 sweat GREW urois W 'l"U"' Nheh 'ncy
preach' IL N Pou'cV"9', Nneh lhey lSho'
IL Is lherhopylh' Whcii ,ney ule, IL IS
martNruoh-Slahts oi p"'tie, lou say
| why nave we NOV MY vi eneni Ill s"e
church OF Chrlsc "u t'lis 'iliet answer
your question by ASKING ano'her ny
nave we not more Ctonl"eilS ana hum
boIdtS III the WorldE ~, rou wants only a
iew giants or pattie' lhe9 uo the'r work.
anu they 40 II wen,
| bu' llnu diSo III tue cnurcu Vi uuu
! pant hat shail Gun rue Silo"uIop' very
oeautlluI' ouu coI". It. ~ very PuIc- pure
as the snoworop' oe"u''i"i az the snow
drop ana us c"lu as ''' SNOW uIoP' NO Spe-
clai sympathy maj Nihu OF man never
loses ms patience ne never "eeps' ne
never nuSheS with anger ne never utter3 IA
rash word Always coIu' always precise
away" pass pe''"l'Iut shoW"roP' bu1
uoh me MN. N""t" rfVner nave one
Hl'tlU Oh i'atlIc thih ''V"" ShoWurops'
nlVe me man VINO may make some ms
taxes III ms aiuor Tor the lord service
rather thah 'h"I h"u OF nature Which
spehos lts who'e NE ooihG out one tnihG'
an" that II hVtP'"s cqul''Cf'"n Ahere
are snoWdropS III All the churches-nlen
without any NNlniathy. very good hey
are IN thc H8Iuth % tue i'oru therefore L
/ Know theY ought l" DC tNere' p"I Always
+ shoWur"PS
Iit 't'''Hr FLANI
! on nave Neeu IN some places perhaps
century plant d" not suppose there Is a
person in this house who has ever seen
more thaI one century plant IN tuli bloom.
and when you see the century plant your
emotions are stirred. You look al 1t aud
say "Ihis Hover has been gathering mp its
beauty for whole century, and 1t will not
bloom again for another hundred years.
Well, have to tell you that Ill this garden
of the church spoken OF III my text there is
century plant
1t has gathered up is bloom from all the
ages Of eternity. and 10 centuries ago it put
forth its glory 1t IS not only a century
plant, tut passion tlowcr-the passion
flower of Christ, crimson flower, blood
at the root and blood on the leaves, the
passion flower of Jesus. the century plant
OF eternity. Come O winds from the north.
and winds from the south, and winds from
the east and winds from the west, and
scatter the perfume OF this flower through
. all nations