Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-09-03

trust IN? No man would think OF ven
turing his life on a vessel going out to
sea that had never been inspected.
No: you must have the certificate
hung aanidships, telling how many tons
it carries, and how long ago it was
built, and who built ut, and all about it.
And you cannot expect me Ito risk the
cargoof my immortal interests on board
any craft till you tell me what it is
made of, and where it was made, and
what it is.
The Divine Character.
When, then, 1 ask you who this is
you want me to trust in, you tell me he
is a very attractive person. Contem-
porary writers describe his whole ap-
pearance as being respondent. There
was no need for Christ to tell the chill
dren to come to him. ''Suffer little
children to come unto me- was not
spoken to the children. 1t was spoken
to the disciples. The children came read
lily enough without any invitation. No
sooner did Jesus appear than the little
ones jumped from their mothers arms,
an avalanche of beauty and love, into
his lap Christ did not ask John to put
his head down on his bosom. John
could not help but put his head there
I suppose look at Christ was just to
love him. How attractive his manner!
Why, when they saw Christ coming
along the street, they ran into their
houses, and they wrapped up their in
valids as quick as they could and
brought them out that he might look at
them. Oh, there was something SO
pleasant, SO inviting, SO cheering in ev
erything he did, in his very hook! When
these sick ones were brought'out, did he
say: ']Do not bring before me these
sores. Do not trouble me with these
leprosies?' No, no; there was kind
look; there was a gentle word; there
was healing touch. They could not
keep away from him.
[ think there are many under the in
fuence of the Spirit Of God who are
saying, st will trust him if you will
only tell me how" And the great ques-
ton asked by many is, ''HoM, how?'
And while answer your question look
up and utter the prayer which Rowland
Hill SO often uttered in the midst of his
sermons, master, helpi'' How are you
to trust in Christ?
Perfect Confidence.
Just as you trust any one. You trust
your partner in business with important
things. If commercial house gives you
a note payable three months hence, you
expect the payment of that note at the
end of three months. You have perfect
confidence i'll their word and in their
ability. Or, again, you go home today.
You expect there will be food on the
table You have confidence in that.
Now, ask you to have the same conf
dence in the Lord Jesus Christ. He says,
''You believe; take away your sins,
and they are all taken away. ''What!"
you say, 'before I pray any more? Be-
fore I read my Bible any more? Before
Cry over my sins any more?" Yes, this
Believe with all your heart,
and you are saved. Why, Christ is only
waiting to get from you what you give
to scores of people every day. What is
that? Confidence. If these people whom
you trust day by day are more worthy
than Christ, if they are more faithful
than Christ, if they have done more
than Christ ever did. then give them the
preference, but if you really think that
Christ is as trustworthy as they are then
deal with him as fairly.
"Oh," says some one in a light way,
IT believe that Christ was born i'll Beth
lehem, and believe that he died on the
CROSS - Do you believe it with your
head Or your heart? Twill illustrate the
difference. You arc i'll your own house
In the morning you open Ct newspaper,
and you read how Captain Braveheart
Oh the sea risked his life for the saliva
lion Of his passengers You say: 'What
1 grand fellow he must have been! His
family deserves very well of the coun-
5ry.' You fold the newspaper and sit
Town at the table and perhaps do not
think of that incident again. That is
historical faith.
Saved by Faith.
But now you are on the sea, and it is
hight, and you are asleep, and you are
by the shrek Of ''Fire!" You
.ush out on the deck You hear, amid
he wringing of the hands and the faint
ng, the cry: ''No hope, no hope! We |
ire lost, we are lostp' The sail puts out
is wing of fire, the ropes make burn
ng ladder in the night heavens, the
pirit of wrecks Kisses i'll the wave, and
VI the hurricane deck shakes out it's ban
Ter Of smoke and darkness. Down
With the lifeboats!" cries the captain.
Down with the lifeboats!" People rush
nto them. The boats are about full.
Room only for one more man. You are
landing on the deck beside the captain
Who shall it be? You or the captain?
The captain says, you" You jump
nd are saved. He stands there and dies.
Vow, you believe that Captain Brave
eart sacrificed himself for his passen-
ers, but you believe it with love, with
ears, with hot and long continued ex-
with grief at his loss and
oy at your deliverance. That is saving
other words, what you believe