Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-06

His arm, it wrenohes off all bondage His
hand, it wipes away all tears. His Christ
ly atoncment, 1t makes us all right with
the past and all right with the future, all
right with God all right with man and
oil right forever. Lamartino tells us that
King Nimrod said to his three sons:
Here arc three vases, and one is of clay,
another of amber and another of gold.
Choose now which you will have" Tho
eldest son, having first choice, chose tho
vase of gold on which was written tho
word Empire" and when opened 1t was
found to contain human blood. Tho sec
ond son, making tho next choice, chose
tho vase Of amber inscribed with the word
"Glory," and when opened 1t contained
the ashes of those who were once called
great Tho third son took the vase of clay,
and, opening it, found 1t empty, but on
tho bottom of it was inscribed tho namo
of God. King Nimrod asked his courtiers
which vase they thought weighed the
most. The avaricious men of his court
said the vase of gold. Tho poets said tho
one of amber But the wisest mon said
the empty vase, because one letter of the
name of God outweighod universe.
The World Too Uncertain.
For him I thirst; for his grace beg; on
his promise l build my all. Without him
cannot be happy. 1 have tried the world
and it does we'll enough as far as it goes
but 1t is too uncertain a world, too evaneS-
cent world. l am not a prejudiccd wit
ness. l have nothing against this world
/ have been one of the most fortunate, or,
to use moro Christian word, one of tho
most blessed of mon--blessed in my par
ents, blessed in tho place of my nativity,
blessed in my health, blessed in my field
of work, blessed in my natural tcmpera-
mont, blessed in my family, blessed in my
opportunities, blessed in n comfortable
livelihood, blessed in the hope that my
soul will go to heaven through the pardon
ing mercy of God, and my body, unless it
be lost at sea or cromatcd in some conila-
grafton, will lie down in tho gardens of
Greenwood among my kindred and
friends, some already gono and others to
come after mo. Lifo to many has been n
Disappointment but to me it has been n
pleasant surprise, and yet declare that If
/ did not feel that God was now my friend
and ever present help l should be wrotohed
and terror stricken. But want moro Of
him. have thought over this text and
preached this sermon to myself until with
all tho aroused energies of my body, mind
and soul l can cry out, AS the har5
panteth after the water brooks, so panteth
my soul after thee o God"
Faith In Adversity.
Through Jesus Christ make this God
your God, and you can Withstand anything
md everything, and that which atfrights
others will inspire you. As in timo Of an
earthquake when an old Christian woman
was asked whether she was scared, an
swered, mo; | am glad that | have a
God who can shake tho world" or, as in q
financial panic, when u Christian merchant
was asked if he did not fear he would
break answered: Eyes, shall break when
the Fifticth Psalm breaks In the fifteenth
verse: Call upon mo in the day of trou-
Bile. l will deliver thee and thou shalt
glorify me. >" Oh, Christian men and
women, pursued of annoyancos and cxas-
peraticss, remember that this hunt,
whether still hunt or hunt in full cry,
will soon be over II ever whclp looks
ashamed and ready to stink out of sight,
1t is when in tho Adirondacks n deer by
one tremendous plunge into Big Upper
lake gets away from him. The disappoint.
ed canine swims in n little way, but, de-
feated, swins out again and crin9cs with
Inundated yawn at the feet of his master
And how abashcd and ashamed will all
your earthly troubles be when you have
dashed into tho river from under the
throne Of God, and the heights and depths
of heaven are between you and your pur-
sucrs We are told in Revelation xii, 10,
"Without are dogs" by which l conclude
there Is a whole kennel Of hounds outside
the gate of heaven, or, as when u master
goes in through door his dog lies on the
steps waiting for him to come out, so the
troubles of this life may follow us to the
shining door but they cannot get in.
"Without are dogs" i have seen dogs and
owned dogs that l would not be chagrined
10 SEQ in the heavenly city. Some Of the
grand old watchdogs who are tho con
stabulary of the homes in solitary places,
and for years have been the only protec-
ton for vito and child; some of the shop
herd dogs that drive back the wolves and
bark away the ilocks from going too neal
the prccipice and some Of the dogs whose
neck and paw Landseor the painter, has
| made immortal, would not find me shut
ting them out from the gate of shining
pearl. Some of those old St. Bernard dog;
| that have lifted perishsng travellers out OF
| the Alpine snow, the dog that JohI
| Brown, the Scotch essayist, saw ready tC
| spring at the surgeon lest in removing tho
cancer he too much hurt the poor woman
whom the dog fclt bound to protect ant
dogs that we caresscd In our childhood
days or that in later time lay down on tho
rug in seeming sympathy when our homes
were desolated. l say if some soul entering
heaven should happen to leave tho gat,
ajar and these faithful creatures SHOULD
quietly walk in it would not at all disturb
my heaven. But all those human or bruta
hounds that have chased and torn an,
laCerated the world, yea, all that now bit
Or worry or tear to pieces, shall DO prohib
tied. without are dogs!" No place Their
tor harsh critics or backbters or dcspoil
srs of the reputation of oth0rs. Down will
you to the kennels of darkness and de
spairl The hart has reached the eterna
water brooks, and the painting of the lon
chase is quoted in still pastures, an
"there shall nothing hurt or destroy in al
Gods holy mountain"
| A Glorious Rescue.
Oh, when some Of You got there 1t wi
be like what hunter tells Of when push
ing his canoe far up north in the winte
and amid the ice foes and 100 miles, as h
thought, from any other human beings
He was startled ono day as he heard
stepping on the ice, and he cooked tn
rifle ready to meet anything that cam
| near. He found a man, barefooted an