Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-02-11

how to pray any other way, say: .
Lord Jesus Christ this is strange thin
for me to do. / know nothing about Il
formulas Of religion. These Christia
people have been talking so long abOI
what thou canst do for me l am read
to do whatever thou commandest me
n Go. / am ready TO take whatever the
commandest me to take. if there be an
| power in religion, as these people say
let me have the advantage of it. F" vii
you try that experiment now? / DO no
! at this point of my discourse say tina
| there is anything in religion, but | sim
| ply say try it, try it. Do not take Ia,
counsel or the counsel Of any clergy
man, if you despise clergymen. Perhap.
we may be talking professionally; per
haps we may be prejudlced In the mat
ter; perhaps we may be hypocritical il
our utterances; perhaps our advice is
not worth taking. Then take the coun-
sci of some very respectable laymen, as
John Milton, the poet; as William Will
berforce the statesman; as Isaac New
ton, the astronomer; as Robert Boyle,
the philosopher; as Locke, the meta
physician. They never preached or pre-
tended to preach, and yet putting down,
one his telescope, and another his par
l1amentary scroll, and another his cleo
trician S wire, they all declare the adapt
edness of Christ religion to the wants
and troubles of the world. If you will
not take the recommendation of minis
tiers of the gospel, then take the recon-
mendation of highly respectable Iaymen
n c1-o a.
with unrest, would you not like to have
some of the peace which broods over
our souls today? I know all about your
doubts. l have been through them all.
have gone through all the curriculum.
have doubted whether there is a God, |
Christ is God, have doubted |
whether the Bible was true, [ have
doubted the Immortality of the soul, I
lave doubted my own existence, I have
doubted everything, and yet out of that
lot desert of doubt have come into the
road, luxuriant, sunshiny land of Cos
eI hope and peace and comfort, and SO
have confidence in preaching to you
nd asking you to come in. However
item you may have spoken against the
'1ble, or however much you may have
ar1catured religion, step ashore from
rocking and tumultuous sea. If you
D home today adhering to your infideli-
es, you will not sleep one wink You ,
not want your children to come up
18th your skepticism. You cannot afford r
die III that midnight darkness can f
u? If you do not believe in anything Q
Sc, you believe in Iove-a fathers 6
hn14'c 4,
lids love. Then let me tell you that
od loves you more than them all. Oh,
u must come in. You will come in! a
le great heart of Christ aches to have {.
u come IN, and Jesus this very mo- II
you sit or stand-looks y
% your eyes and says, "Other sheep I -
We which are not Of this-foId. - =.
Cry For Help. .,
Again | remark that the heavenly -
'pherd IS going to find great MANY in
sep among tESse who have been flung HI
evil habit. 1t makes me sad to see o.
rlsIlan people give up a prodigal as th
T. 1hefe are those who talk as though vc
grace OF God were a chain OF 40 or 81
Inks, and after they had run out nj
re was nothing to touch the depth Of an
cry Dad case If they were hunting 70.
got on the track of the deer thew Ol
lId look longer among the brakes and wi
hef 1of the lost game than they have 7 T
rJok1ng for that lost soul. PeOnJa ;c
u that II man have delirium ire me
Is twice he cannot be reclaimed. thai a.,
d woman has sacrificed her intepri nv.
ne cannot be restored. The Bible has rio
lnctlJ intimated that the Lord Al 80
is "a tir1|ts - p 1n 400 times the
iH' ~ Cnes Z. There are men be- mel
the throne of God who have wal on
:" III every kind Of sin, but saved bv mo
grace OF Jesus and washed in his +bi
6hey stand there radiant now b.r
e are those who plunged into the ~,
lowest OF all the bells in New York -.
nave LOT the tenth time been lifted co.,
ana nnally, by the grace OF God. br.,
stand IN heaven gloriously rescued
ne grace promised to the chief of O..
7fs- want to tell you that God -
to take hold of very had case NoO
II the church casts Won off ,,d
the cIubrOOm casts You off and
society casts you off, and when =
1855 associates cast you off. and 1 1oii
I"ther casts you off, and when ooOi
er casts you off, and when every le reg
casts you off, your first cry for help u 9
g na the eternal God clear down l I,,.
'lie ditch of your SUFFERING and Chil
e. --'o anu abol
5000 Templars cannot save YOU. s SalA
Sons of Tonro,a, --'7'1 t'Uioh. COW
thew oro' ,s1;u, oesnnoC save feud
ng the Temperance 49, 80 aor sooo. fully
you, aIthouob TboI;ol cN'eo cS.llho6 the {
~ tne grace of the eternal God can ~ 10
' oe' ana tEe will if you will throw - o'.lt
Ell on It, There is a man in tbis VI Ia
who said 70 mo. ssII ssli IL Ihls tryin
me I cannot ba doIi, iiess goa bodi,
everything cir - L nave their
the habit Of nra1as ~" nave Waite
to drinking saloon e1nu ano when the r.
III Take me- Sofo ,ooo4 CdIJctl