The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-10-05
AT THE CHURCHES,

At the Methodist church good congre-
CATION was in attendance. The pastor
took his text from Mark the Sth chapter
Oath and 25th verses.
"And he looked up and said see men
as trees walking. After that he put his
hands again upon his eyes and made him
look up; and he was restored and saw
every man clearly"
The preacher introduced his subject by
calling attention to the power of God as
seen in the work of creation, the different
laws of government in the history of ma
tions and the lives of different men. He
then spoke of how men are changed by
accepting Christ and how they are able
to see clearly and enjoy the things of
God here below. Then was mentioned
the change which causes men and women
to leave the comforts of home and the
benefits of civilization and carry the gos-
pei to countries where its influence has
never been felt He then went on to say,
81 am not to say that men have not de-
ceived the world with tokens of humility
and professions of fidelity for they have.
We have seen in the past few months how
one high in position could blind the eyes
of people live a hypocrite and act lie.
We have also seen him stripped of bor-
rOwed robes covered with gilt overcome
by defeat, the cynosure of all eyes. His
case somewhat illustrates the words of
Paul to the Galatians. 'God is not mock
ed. Whatsoever man Soweth that shall
he also reap."\ Yes counterfeits exist.
They may pass for genuine coin for
time but sooner or later their true worth
is discovered. Butt can say that there
has been and is at the present time
large number of genuine Christians in the
world whose labors God has abundantly
to the good of others. If in our search
for the genuine we discover one or more
counnterfeits let us remember that the
genuine exists or it would not be connter-
feited
The preacher then spoke of how diff
ferently people are converted. How some
see clearly at once while others, like the
man of the text, see dimly at first then in
turn see clearly, and after touching, upon
the mans probable joy at his deliverance
from darkness and speaking of the
Christians right to rejoice and be glad
closed as follows:
The prophet jeremiah cried out ''Is
there no balm in Gilead? Is there no
physician there? We look away to Cal
vary and answer yes there is. One who
is able to restore sight. One who is able
to save to the uttermost. The world
says ''come to me and l will fail YOU
The flesh says scome to me and | will
destroy you But Christ says 'tCome to
me and will give you rest. The great
physician is anxious to touch the eyes of
every one so that they may be able to see
clearly and enjoy fully the things of God
here below. thank God that ever tried
the skill of this physician and tested the
efficacy of his remedy. Christian duties
may at times seem hard and difficult to
perform but He who said to Moses 81
will be with thee" gives the same promise
to us and with Him to help the task be-
comes easy. The enemy may at times
seem hard to conquer but we read ''He
that overcometh the same shall be
clothed in white raiment, and | will not
but | will confess his name before my
father and before his angels"