The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-05-11

with divine help II could be ana was ac-
compllshed.
1t is impossible for us to do anything
here that win reach into eternity and give
us Joy there without accepting His pro-
vision. We can reap In eternity the bene-
fits of righteous life here. While God
helped Moses, there was part for him
to perform; so in the plan of redemption
there is part for every individual to
perform In order to enter into His rest.
The speaker mentioned the great work
assigned to Moses and made the point
that God lays upon us no burden that can
not be carried or gives to us no work i'm
possible for us to accomplish, and closed
as follows:
"God has provided for every need Of
man even to his salvation. The nameless
longing in the human heart is satisfied
when Christ Is accepted IS a personal
Saviour. God wanted Moses to work in
his vineyard and promised him that he
should be sustained at every point and
when Moses asked, Who am l that
should go unto Pharaoh? he was told in
substance that he was the instrument
chosen to carry on the work.
God works through human instrument
tality; we are his working tools,if we
place ourselves into position to become
such, and our work is not hard and our
wages are sure. He calls today for us
to faithfully work in his vineyard and by
our everyday life lift up to view cru
Gifted Saviour. May we preform the part
he assigns us and go forward trusting in
his promise ~ will be with thee"
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
| Rev. N. A. Wood took for his text
Thesalonians, v, 49,: "In everything give
thanks, for this is the will of God IN
Christ Jesus concerning you" and said,
in part:
The text from which we take our theme
this morning, is familiar to us no doubt
yet it is pleasant to mediate on just such
themes and passages as this one, which
old perhaps and familiar may neverthe-
lees yield many helpful and inspiring les
sons. 1t has been said, with truth, that
every event, every circumstance in life,
will furnish an occasion and a theme fol
| thanksgiving. This duty is made very
prominent in the writings of the Apostle
Paul, and elsewhere in scripture, in fact
it enters into and forms very important
part of the obligation of every life in III
relation to God.
John Locke in his essay on the Under
standing says: eve are born with pow
ers and faculties capable of almost any
thing but it is only as we exercise those
powers along the line of spiritual, intel
lectual and moral Improvement that skill
is attained in anything that leads to per
lection" Granted that to mankind art
given these powers how can we better
fulfil the W Jrds of onr text than by exer
cising them in those things which pertain
to our life here and the life to come.
'In verything give thanks"
In considering the words of the tex
let me ask Why we should be thankful?
!. l. Because thankful heart indicates
joyful life.
No one can practice the habit of thank
fulness without etiectualiy erradicatin.
from the heart whatever there may b,
that hinders the proper relation of tina
heart toward God. In the words of Pau
we read "Thanks be unto God which al
ways causeth us to triumph in Christ ant
maketh manifest the SAVIOR of his knowl
edge by US in every place."
There are those in the world who TAX
most gloomy view of things. They Sc
nothing in Gods beautiful earth for whicl
to be thankful They even go SO far a
to declare that theirs is the hardest 10
that has ever fallen to mankind. Like TIL
children of Israel in captivity they com
planned that the Lord had forgotten ther
entirely, when it is fact, as true now a
then, that the Lord God is just as ready t
save and help his people as ever. TIL
trouble is found to be with Gods creature
and not with God.
! II. Thankfulness prevents anxiety.
!, In PHILIPPIANS we read Gin nothing b
: anxious but in everything by prayer ant
duplication with thanksgiving let you
requests be made known unto God. An
| the peace of God which passeth all un
Outstanding shall keep your hearts an
) minds through Christ Jesus" Substitut
3 for pessinistic views and theories hall
D lulias to God, thankfully observe til
2 goodness of loving Heavenly Father, re
call with heart full of gratitude his 10y
n ing Kindness and tender mercies, meditat
on the marvel of divine grace and cor
( desention vouchsafed to us in permittin
s us to live and enjoy the manifold bless
n ings, this equity and indiscriminatien
blessing the just and unjust alike. Thin
on thes things and if there be spark Q
! that holy fire of love on the alter of tn
heart it will burn brighter and NOR
: bright as we thus mediate.
r Ill. The p easant things of life affor
g an abundant theme for thankful iess.
n The all wise and benehcent creator ha
] given us n desire for what is good ali
4 pleasant and joyful in this world ;.and ha
s left nothing undone that we his creature
n might partake of his goodness.
r We read that every good gift and ever
!. perfect boon cometh down from I'll
}. Father of lights
;. The real pleasure is derived as we
q grateful remembrance of the many favor
q of God, honor Him in our appropriate
q of them, remembering also that "whethe
r we eat or drink or whatever we do, W
. are to do all to the glory of God"
a ". The adverse circumstances of lii
: may furnish cause for thankfulness.
q To the devout and trustful heart thes
3 words can be appreciated:
e 'tFor our light Affections which are b
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