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

ing. How far is the sun from the earth'
Scveuty-six million miles says lacalle.
Eighty-two milliNn miles, says llumboldt.
Ninety million miles, says Henderson. One
hundred and fourmillion miles says Mayer.
Only Il little difference OF 2S,0OO,OOo miles!
All split NJ among Themselves, not agree
ing on anything. They come end say that
the churches of Jesus Christ are divided on
the great doctrines All united they are
in Jesus Christ, in the diyinityo of the Scrip
lures. While they come up and propose to
render their verdict, no two of them agree
on that verdict.
"Gcntemcn Of the jury, have you agreed
on a verdict" asks the court o. he clerk OF
the jury as they come in after having spent
the whole night in celebrating. II the jury
say, "Ycs, we have agreed, the verdict is
recorded. But suppose one OF the jurymen
says. II think the man was guilty of mur
der and another says, ~ think he Wa
guilty of manslaughter in the second de
gree and another man says, 81 think he
wa. guilty of assault and battery with in
tent to kill, - the judge would say; "Gc
back to your room and bring in verdict
Agree on something. That is no verdict
80 GROWTH TO lNFIDELGrY.
Here these inlidel scientists have mpan
elcd themselves as jury to decide this
trial between infidelty, the plaintiff, and
Christianity the defendant, and after be
ing ont for centuries they come in to render
their verdict. Gentlemen of the jury, have
you agreed on verdict; No, no. Then
90 back for another 500 years and dcliher.
Gtr and agree on something. There is not
poor miserable wretch in the TOmbs court
tomorrow that could be condemned By a
jury that did not agree on the verdict, aud
yet You expect us 10 give UP our glorious
Christianity to please these men who can
not agree on 0nythiug.
All, my friends, the church Of Jesus
Christ, instead Of falling back, is on the a.
vance. am certain it i, on the advance.
@ Lord God, take thy sword from thy thigh
and ride forth to the victory.
am nightly encouraged because FIND
among other things that while this Chris
t.anty has been bombarded for centuries
mddcUty has not destroyed one church. or
crippled one minister, or upruotcd one verse
of one chapter of all thu Bible. The church
all the time getting the victory, and the
shot and Shell of its enemies nearly eX
hausted.
have been examining their ammUnit ion
lately. | have looked all through then
cartridge boxes. They have not in the last
20 years advanced one new idea. They have
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