Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-04-24
THE METHODIST CHURCH. BARTON, VT.

| ness d marvellous advancement. IT
we look little at Gods blessing upon
these armies Of occupancy, we should
then have seen 100000 people where
| 65, 100000, now occupy the harvest
field. When we say 65,O00,O00 people
occupy this land, we may say vast
/ harvest field. Are not these great
masses accessible to missionary eff
/ fort? There are coming to our shores
I a vast number of people every year.
! Is it not true that the harvest field
represents great work? To you who
have been accustomed to handle the
| harvest, there comes a harvest time.
Our harvesting must be done when
the reaping time comes, or our
grains perish. There is an immediate
| need of harvest men-those who will
| for laborers. The laborers are few
Among all the masses of the earth's
| population there are 1 1,467 missiona-
/! ries to 366, 900. Are not the laborers
few? Again the master suggests the
method of being active laborers. The
Saviour places before us his own ex-
| ample of prayer. 1t is said that our
great need to-day is prayer. Who
prays for the missionaries by name?
Who studies this matter of mission
ary enterprise, SO he can pray intelli
secret of power in prayers. He replied,
II present the need.I place against it
promise. We might say, wanted, har-
vestmen." Hard work must be done
for Christ. l think God calls for
workers. He has no place for lazy
men. Christ is tireless worker; He
ever works above; He works on
earth. Do you know this labor is an
essential element of the life spiritual,
as well as the life physical? How
many are standing in this vine
yard? A great many backslide be-
cause they are loiterers instead of la
borers? The Master calls for whole
hearted laborers. Without this whole
heartedness you can not successfully
do the work of Christ? Where are
the workers with cheerful, willing
hearts that are fully consecrated?
Truly there comes a call to-day for
workers. The great mass of human
souls are waiting for the gospel. Take
it. 1t gives to man the true ideal to
which he may attain. God says, ssuse
this instrume nt.' 1t seems to Ine that
Christianity is on trial in our land.
The struggle of truth is here now. Is
there spiritual weakness? Somebody
has said, "America for Americas
sake" I say "America for Christ, for
Americas sake,'' for she is worth re-
deeming o-day. It is no small achieve
ment to gather thirteen million souls
in this land; but if America is to be-
come the grandest land, we must
thoroughly convert her to Christ. If
America fails, the world fails God
has given us the basis of the grandest
empire ever given to man. If the
the church Of God retreats to intrench-
ment the cause is lost. If we shut our
eyes to this great opportunity, the
glory of America, the glory of Meth
odism, is lost.
At O'Clock the District Missionary
Society held their anniversary. Miss
Sinclair of St.Johnsbury offered pray
er. Miss Emily Harvey, returned |
spoke on India. Like the
Rev. Mr.. Clapp, she said she felt in an
embarrassing position, and that she |
did not come here at her own bidding, |
but after putting the repeated request
aside, felt that she would be denying
and displeasing her Master if she did
not come She spoke of the one bill
lion sitting in darkness, and the good
work that is going on in India. Last
year, $4,000 were converted, and 50,-
300 were turned away from the doors
Of the Methodist church. BY so doing
We have not done the Masters bid
ding, but when they "asked for bread,
ye gave them a stone.u She spoke
Of the pleading of one man to Miss
Roe to send a Christian teacher to
heir village. Four times this request
vas repeated, but the answer was,
we have no money; we have no
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