The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-03
UTH LONDONDERRY VT, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST g. 1894
AT THE CHURCHES.

AT the Methodist Church Rev. Mr..
Sisson preached from 2d Corinthians,
vi, IL;
wherefore come out from among
them and be ye separate saith the Lord
and touch not the unclean thing and
will receive you"
The speaker introduced his subject by
giving brief history of the CorIinthian
Church as it existed whyn paul wrote his
second epistle and then took up our need
of savior masmuch as all come far short
of the glory of God and said
"Thc Bible delares that for the sin of
one condemnation came upon all, there
fore the natural man Is not fitted to en-
ter the Kingdom of God and in order to
/ do so he must come out from the world
of sin and accept the savior God has pro-
vided. The natural man may acknowl-
edge the power of God he may look
around him and see evidence of His crea-
| tive power but looking at Him through
His works and looking at Him through
ent views. The natural man may see the
God of creation but looking through
faith in the atoning blood one not only
| sees the God of creation but the God of
salvation also. The savior has been pro-
vided not only for the salvation of men
but also that they might obtain differ
ent view of God, so then it follows that
in order to obtain this view they must
come out from nature darkness.
The preacher then went on and divided
the unconverted into three classes. Those
who are waiting for convenient time,
those who are almost persuaded and
those who do not want to be told of their
condition and think that Gods messenger
is their enemy. He carefully explained
the different positions they occupy and
then said:
ono doubt there are many who would
make use of the atoning blood if it could
be done in secret without the knowledge
of others, but God in his word while he
commends secret worship demands that
our light be not hid and that we be not
ashamed Of him lest he be ashamed of us.
1t is necessary that WE come out and
display our colors that our light be not
hid and that confession of Christ be
made before the world. ''For with the
heart man beleiveth unto righteousness
and with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation. For the Scripture saith
ashamed" The lessons
taught by the text to the christian are OBJ
yious. There is line separating him
from the world. His affections are set
on things above and not on things below.
The true Christian is the temple of the
living God therefore he is not to profane
that temple by touching the unclean things
which are anything and everything not
in harmony with Him. We are to stand
fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath
made us free and be not entangled again
in the yoke of bondage. God promises
to receive every one who will come to
him and not only this promise but every
promise that he has made will be carried
out.
AT THE BAPTIST CHI HURCH.
| Rev. Mr.. Wood took for his text the
lst chapter and 10th verse of the gospel
| of John and the last clause:
"Philip saith unto him come and see.'
Bengal celebrated commentator has
said, that the best remedy for preconceiv-
ed opinions is a fair impartial examina-
tion into the subject upon which these
opinions have been formed.
The tendency may be to allow either
natural bias or inherent prejudice to en-
ter in greater or less degree to the So
luton of many questions, where sincere
desire to investigate and know the truth
might lead to an altogether different solu-
ton. Nathaniel would not believe that
any good thing could come out of Naza-
reth yet once his natural prejudice be-
came subordinate to a desire to see for
himself he cried "Rabbi thou art the Son
of God"
There are certain great truths in the
gospel which every man must admit and
also certain fundamental facts which
bear upon his eternal destiny and we'll
being. These facts appeal to the mature
judgement of every man.
And first we have certain tests of ex-
perience coupled with the great truths for
which the gospel stands. One test will
mention is the test of the mighty fact of
the pardoning grace of God. No man
will deny that he has transgressed the
holy will of God; and as transgressor
he stands before God a guilty soul and in
need of mercy. Were it not for the fact
that over against the sin and guilt of
mans nature there was Redeemer and
an atonement, which man, guilty though
he may be, and undeserving of the least
of Gods mercies, may accept, the future
| would be indeed dark. And truly the
| words of Nathaniel come to us, whose
feet may be wandering upon the dark
mountain of sin and ignorance, "without
God and without hope in the world and
bids us see in Christ, although he was and
! is rejected of men, the power to save
| through faith in him, all who will call
upon his name.
Experience more potent than argument.
| 1t is to be noticed that Philip did not
argue the matter with Nathaniel although
the latter would have been pleased to
have entered upon long argument to no
profit 1t was simply challenge which
appealed to him very forcably ''Come and
see"
There are those who cannot be convin
ced that the gospel is true. Why. Be-
cause. they have experienced its truth.
In the words of the Psalmist invite you
to .taste and see that the Lord is good,
blessed is the man that trusteth in him"
Make practical application of it in yodr