Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-11-17


was resting at Sharon Springs and while
seated in the park of that village, said to
myself, "If have an especial work to do
in tho world, ought to find 1t out now,"
and with that determination 1 prayed as
/ had never before prayed, and got tho di-
vine direction, and wrote 1t down In my
memorandum book, and l saw my life
work then rs plainly as see 1t now. Oh,
do not be satisfied with general dircotionsl
Get specific directions. Do not shoot at
random. Take aim and fire. Concentrate.
Nnpoleon's success in battle came from his
theory of breaking through tho enemy's
ranks at one point, not trying to meet the
whole line OF the enemy's force by sim
liar force. Ono reason why he lost Water
loo was because he did not work his usual
theory and spread his force out over n
wide range. O Christian man, . Chris
tian woman, break through somewhcrel
Not general engagement for God, but a
particular engagement, and made in an
swcr to prayer. II there arc sixteen hun
dred million people In tho world, then
there are sixteen hundred million different
missions to fulfill, different styles Of work
10 do, different orbits In which to revolve
and II you dya,ot get the divine direction
there arc at least fifteen hundred and
ninoty-nine million possibilities that you
will make mistake. On your knees be-
fore God get tNo matter settled SO that you
cap firmly say, ITO this end was born.
Life liz Brief.
And now I come to the climacterio con-
sidcration. AS near as I can tell, you
were built for happy eternity, all the dis
astcrs which have happened to your ma.
tuye to be overcome by the blood Of the
Lamb II you will heartily accept that
Christly arrangement We arc all rejoiced
at the increase in human longevity PEG.
pie live. MS near as can observe, about
ten years longer than they used to. The
modern doctors do not bleed their patients
on all occasions as did tho former doctors
In those times II q man had fever they
blcd him; II no had consumption they
bled him; II he had rheumatism they bled
him, and II they could not make out OK.
actly what was the matter they blcd him
Olden time phlcbotoiny was deaths coad
jutor All this has changed From the
way l see people skipping about at so years
OF age / conclude that the life insurance
companies will have to change their table
of risks and charge a man no moro pro
MUM Mt 20 than they used to do when no
was 60, and no more premium at 90 than
when he was 40 BY the advancement OF
medical science and tho wider acquaintance
with the laws Of health and tho fact that
the people know better how to take care Of
themselves human life Is prolonged But
do you realize what, after all, Is the brov
ity of our earthly statos In tho times
when people lived 700 md 500 years tho
patriarch Jacob said that his years were
few Looking at tho life of tho youngest
person in this assembly and supposing that
he will 1.-Two to be nonngenarian. how
short the time and soon gone, whilo bank
ed up In front of us Is an eternity SO vast
that arithmetic has not figures enough to
express its length, or BREADTH or depth
or height. For happy eternity you were
born, unless you run yourself against the
divine intentions. II standing in your
presence my eye should fall uAon the fee.
blest soul hero as that soul will appear
when the world lets it up and heaven EN-
frances 1t, | suppose l would bc so over
powered that should drop down as one
dend.
You have examined the family Bible
and explored the family records. and YOU
NAV have seen daxuerrcotypes of some of
the kindred of previous generations. YOU
have had photographs taken of what you
wcre i'm boyhood or girlhood, and what
you were ten years later, and 1t is very in
tercstinp to any one to be able to look
, bnck upon pictures Of what he was 10. OF
| 30, or 80 years ngo, but have you ever had
picture taken of what you may DO and
what YOU will be II you seek after God ant
feel tho spirits, rcgcnerating power,
| Where shall | plant the camera TO tako tn.
! picturcy | plant 1t on this platform.
| direct 1t toward you Sit still or stant
still while take the picture. 1t shall bt
an instantaneous picture Therel have
1t. 1t Is done. You can SEQ tho picture II
its imperfect state and get some idea o
what 1t will DO when thoroughly dovel
oped. There Is your resurrccted body, Sc
brilliant that the MONDAY sun is patel
of midnight compared with It, There Il
your soul, so pure that all tho forces o
diabolism could not spot 1T with an i'm
perfection There Is your being so might,
and so swift that flight from heaven t.
Mercury or Mars or Jupiter and bacl
again to heaven would not weary you, ant
a world on each shoulder would not crust
you. An eye that shall never shed tear
An energy that shall never feel fatigue
A brow that shall never throb with pain
You are young again. though you died o
decrepitude. You are well again, though
you coughed or shiyered yourself into tn
tomb. Your everyday associates are tn
apostles and prophets and martyrs ant
most exalted souls, masculine and fem
mime, of all the centuries. The archange
to you no embarrassment God himscl
your present and everlasting joy. That
an instantaneous picture OF what you ma,
be and what am sure some OF you will be
The End of All Life.
II YOU realize that 1t is an imperfec