Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-02-11

] glri-tiau usefulness. and though storm.
. may ,.ua.a HfsHl g. aud though tHe 81. ga.
&C trial may Iry Co consume l.. d. Wili
! thrive until 70 becomes great ;r.s Iu
which the fowls nf heaven may have ih-ir
/ halitatIon ! have ua Uatirue- with f'lrs-
. iuUar-r.ai Christians. Tnsy Ecrp larru.
.slgs~ urdrr shelter. aud all their CHRIS
tan - .9ari-Tls Il o. small. exclusive circle
when they ought Go plant 10 IN the great
-sHrlHa 90 the Lord. 80 that the whole ai-
mu~phrrr could h- aromatic with their
Christian useiuiu.--. What wr want Ia
iae church 81 God b. more strength 81
pi';y.
Again. if you want o. be uuaiide,lto meet
the duties which ihi- age demands 81 YOU,
| You must, uu the ore hand avoid reckless"
i"Hnuelasm aud on the other hand. not
slick tup much 90 thing because they are
uIi. TIE a,r l. iuli 20 new plua-, HHW pro
Ir''i-. new theories oi government. new
ia"ulusivs. aud ar' amazed G." -" Do 1w 30
many christians want oulN novelty ne order
Co recommend "a thing totH,ir rplfll"u-e;
aud ~u they varillate aud swing % aui fro,
aud they are useless aud ihrt are unhappy.
View plauS-~e"ular ethical. phiiOS19
religious. ris-AtlHntir tran AIHutir-loug
enough to make line rea .hiug from the
German universities To- Great salt Lake
CITY. Al. my brother. do not take hold of
tang merely because ID is new Try 10 by
GO" realities uI the Judgment Day. But
oH the other hand. do not adhere To- any
thing merely because b. j. old. There Is
not Il single enterprise OF the church OF the
world nut has sometime been scofol at.
There was a time when men derilrl even
Bible societies, and when e few yuuu., men
me- ia Massachusetts and ur-gul~si On"
hr~t missionary society ever organized tn
this country there went laughter uuI riti-
Guile all around the Christian Church.
All the great enterprises In and out Of
the church have AT times been stoilel ut.
and there have been Il great multitude
who nave thought that the chariot OF COTS
iruth-would fall to pieces II it once guJ ont
@. th' old rut. Aud 50 there are those who
have no patience with anything Ike i'm
proycmcnt in church arrhitertur,. or with
anything like good hearty, earnest church
Staging, and they deridc any form ui re-
Hsiuus discussion which goes down walk
ing among everyday men. rather than that
wIjch makes au excursion on rh"t lriral
~ttts. Oh that the Church Of God would
wake up to an aiaptihiity of work, We
wust admit the simple fact that the
'hg hos Of Jesus Christ in this day do not
reach the great masses. There are nitv
thousand people in Edinburgh VIII" never
Irar the gospel There are one million
people in London who never hear the
gospel.
All my friends there is work for Won To-
! do and for me to do in order to this grand
/ accomplishment. have a pulpit. Ip7aarh
/ in it. Your pulpit is the bank. Your puI-
! tit is the store. Your pulpit is the editorial
| chair Your pulpit Is the anvil. YOurpul-
/ pit i the house scaitoldinc. Your puipit is
the mechanics shop. | may stand In nv
rl.., and. through cowardice or through
. ,"li-sr,eing, may keep back the word |
ought tu utter while you. with sleeve rolled
No and brow heswrated with toll, may utter
/ the WORT chat viii jar the foundations OF
. heaven with the shout of great victory.
/ Oh, that We might all feel that the Lord Al
mighty is putting upon rs the hands If or
/ dination! ! tell you, every one. g forth
! and preach this Gospel You hayras much
/ right to preach rs | have or any man liz
( ing
remark again that In order to be