Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-21

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we'll, F. E. Currier, I. P. Chase, A. G.
Austin, o. E. Newton, Ora Gray,
VIM. Morrow, w. S. Smithers, Q. w.
Kelley, S. G. Lewis, w. Fl. White, g.
Q. McDougall, S. G. Johnson, G. w.
Robinson, A. L. Cooper, Thos. lyric,
F. T. Clark. @. G.. Gorse, NJ. B. Parou-
nagian, G. II. Wright, J. E. Knapp,
J. o. Sherburn, Geo. Wells.
On Tuesday afternoon Rev. S. c..
Johnson of Newport, president of the
district league, took the chair; most
of this session was occupied by Mrs.
W. S. Smithers. superintendent of the
Junior Epworth League, Hardwick,
! in giving an exhibition Of model
junior meeting. This was one Of the
most successful features of the con-
vention. It was followed by very
helpful address by Rev. w. R. Daven-
port on Opportunities"
| The Tuesday evening session open
ed with a song service, led by Rev. @.
w. Kelley of Lowell, and the distri-
button of prizes offered by Presiding
Elder Hamilton for the best work in
committing certain portions of the
Bible. Several leagues and individu-
al members of leagues had competed.
The nominating committee reported
it's nominations. Rev. S. @. Johnson,
who has served so efficiently the past
year as president was re- elected. All
the other nominations were confirm
ed.
The treat of the evening was the
lecture by Rev. @. w. Rowley, D. D.,
of Manchester, N. H., on "That Motto
of Ours After very happy in
tro duction DIR. Rowley said: "Our
motto, Look up, Lift up is the
basal principle of all living. True
success is attained only along this
line. Success is not intellectual
genius; Byron, Carlyle and Napoleon
were geniuses, but they did not sue
ceed in the true sense; they failed
because they did not look up to Him
who is the source of all life; knowl-
edge, too, of practical affairs, is need
ed among young people. Practical
training should be kept along with
intellectual training. 1t is the duty
of everyone to make thorough prep
aration for life in Christ's service.
The Psalmist said: My voice shalt
thou hear in the morning, oh Lord,
in the morning will direct my prayer
unto thee and will look up We, too,
should arrange the sacrifice on the
altar in the morning and look up for
help from God. We must study to
see how God works, and then operate
on this plan. In all our labors, God
and the life principle he gives is es-
sential. Wilberforce could not have
pleaded for the slaves in the British
parliament as he did, had it not been
that God was with him. He operated
with God. AS it is in political life, SO
is it in social life, results are attained
Dy working with God. The reforma-
ton of the individual was Christ's
way. To bring souls to Christ is the
best way to revolutionize society.
The morning of life is the time to be-
gin to look up; do not make the mis-
take of waiting. We may not be able
to reach as high plane as Bacon in
philosophy, or Handel in music, or
Raphael or Michael Angelo in art, or
John the Beloved in companionship
with Jesus, but a great experience
may be ours as we come into the
knowledge of God. Let US look up
and take hold of Gods hand. This
means having a clear conscience,
keep your conscience acute. Men
who are of any worth are men of con-
science. Looking up means courage
not cheek, courage that makes a
moral hero, courage that makes one
heroic for right and truth, courage to
stand by your pastor, the church and
the league. Looking up means
purity. There is no process by which
we can come into purity in and of
ourselves. Let the Holy Ghost come
in. Looking up means to obtain joy.
This is the joy that comes from God
alone.
If we have a clear conscience, cour
age, purity and joy, we are ready to
go out and lift up others. Selishness
is the great trouble with human So
ciety; we must be sacrificing, for
thus we help to make somebody.
Some young people today would not
have been worth farthing had it not
been for the Epworth League. Going
out in the spirit to lift up, makes
some one else. We are to lift up the
respondent ones, the self depreciat
ing ones and those who have lost their
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