Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-22

MIN.
Go to that widowed soul and tell her it |
was geological necessity that her compan- |
ion should be taken away from her, just ns
in the course of the world 5 history The meg |
atherium had to pass out of existence, and
then you go on in your scientific consolation
until you get to the sublime fact that 80,
0OD,O years from now we ourselves may be
scientific specimens on geological shelf
petriied specimens Of an extinct human
race.
And after you have got all through with
your consolation, if the poor afflicted soul
is not crazed by it. | will send forth from
this church the planest Christian we have,
and with onc-hah hour of prayer and read.
ing of Scripture promises the tears Will b.
wiped away, and the house from floor to
cupola will be flooded with the calmness of
an Indian simmer sunset. There is where
see the triumph of Christianity. People
are dissatisfied with everything else. Tbey
want God They want Jesus Christ.
PRACTICAL EVIDENCE.
Talk about the exact sciences; there Is
only one exact science. 1t * not mathe
H&tics, TaylUr's logarithms have many
impcrfcctons The French metric system
has many imperlcctions. The only exact
science Is Christianity the only thing un
der which YOU can appropriately write,
"Quod erat demOnstrandum." You tell me
that two and two make four. do not dis
pute it. but it /, not SO plain that two and
Two make four ~ that the Lord God Al.
mighty made this world. and for man, the
siuner. he sent his onl, bcgotten Son to die
| put on the witness stand to testify in
behalf of Chri5tinnity the church on earth
ard all the church in heaven. Not 50, not
600, not ! O0D. eco. but all of the church on
earth ard all the redeemed in heaven
You tell me James :. Garfield was inau-
gllrated president of thc United States on
the 4th Of March, ls>1 How do ! know it?
You tell me there were 10000 persons who
distinctly heard his inaugural address. |
DENY both. deny thai he was inaugural
ed deny that his inaugural address was
delivered You ask why. / did not see it.
did not hear it, But you say that there
were 10000 persons who did see and hear
him. | say | cannot take 1t anyhow; did
not see and hear him. Whose testimony
will You take: Nou will not take my testi-
I mony. You .Hy:"Nou know nothing about
/ it. You were not there Let us have the
testimony of the 2G,o0O persons who stood
before the capitol and heard that magnlti'
cent inaugurAl.' Why. of course that is as
your common sense dictates
Now, here are some men who say they
have never seen Christ crowned in the heart
and they do not believe it IS ever done
There is a group OF men who say they have
never beard the Voice of Christ They have
never heard the voice of God. They do not
believe it ever TRANSFERRED or was ever heard
that anything like il ever occurred. |
point to 2O 100000 or 100000 people who
say: Christ was crowned in our hearts af-
fections We have seen him and felt him
in orr soul, and we have heard his voice.
We have heard it iu storm and darkness.
We have heard itagaiu and again" Whose
testimony viii you take? These men who
say they have not heard the voice OF Christ,
have not seen the coronation, or will you
take the thousands and millions OF Chris
tians VINO testify of what they SAW with
their own eyes and heard with their own
ears?
Eonder is an a,el Christian after 80 years
exnericnce of the pover of C0dliness in Ii s
. soul. Ask this man whether, when he bur
led his dead. the r. igion Of Jesus Christ
was not IA consolation. Ask him ii through
the long years Of his pilgrimage the Lord
ever for.ooll him. AN him when he look
forward to the future if he La. not a peace
i and JOY, and Il consolation the world can.
, not take away pul his testimony Of what
he has seen and what he has felt oppo,;t,
the testimony of a man who SAWS he has no,
seen ANYTHING on the subject or felt any
thing on the subject. viii YOU take tn
,estimouyof people who have not seen Oh
r people who have SEEM
At.Lrli TO CHERISH.
You say nlorphia puts one to sleep Nol
say in tine Of sickness it is very useful
To- DENY it. Nurphia never Dat. ANYBODY L
, sleep. /, never alleviates pain. You ash