St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-08-30
IN HIS STEPS.
"WHAT WOULD JESUS DO"
ny CHARLES NJ. SHELDON.
by the Advance Publishing
Co. Chicago.
[Coutinued from last week.

Copyrighted by the, Advance Publishing
Co. Chicago.
[Coutinued from last week.
eve all understand" said Henry
Maxwell speaking very quietly "what
we have undertaken to do. We pledge
ourselves to do everything in our daily
lives after asking the question, What
would Jesus dor regardless of what
may be the result to us. Some time |
shall be able to tell you what marvel
Gus change has come over my life with
in week time. l cannot now. But
the experience l have been through
since last Sunday has left me so dissat-
ished with my previous definition of
discipleship that have been compelled
to take this action. did not dare be-
gin it alone. l know that / am being
led by the hand Of Divine love in all
this. The same Divine impulse must
have led you also. Do we understand
fully what we have undertaken p
IL want to ask question, said
Rachel Winslow.
Every one turned toward her. Her
face glowed with beauty that no love-
illness could ever create.
81 am a little in doubt as to the
source of our knowledge concerning
what Jesus would do Who is to decide
for me just what he would do in my
case2 1t is different age. There are
many perplexing questions in our civil
lization that are not mentioned in the
teaching of Jesus. How am going to
tell what he would DOR
"There is no way that l know of, "
replied Mr.. Maxwell, Except as we
study Jesus through the medium of the
Holy Spirit You remember what Christ
said speaking to his disciples about the
Holy Spirit;
'Howbeit when he, the Spirit of
Truth is come, he shall guide you into
all the truth, for he shall not speak
from himself But what things soever
he shall hear, these shall he speak, and
he shall declare unto you the things
that are to come He shall glorify me,
for he shall take of mine and shall de-
clare it unto you. All things whatso-
ever the Father hath are mine; there
fore said that he taketh of mine and
shall declare it unto you.
"There is no other test that I know
of. We shall all have to decide what
Jesus would do after going to that
source of knowledge. "
"What if others say Of rs when we
do certain things that Jesus would not
do so?" asked the superintendent of
railroads.
1--WE cannot prevent that, but we
must be absolutely honest with our
selves. The standard of Christian action
cannot vary in most of our acts. y
"And yet what one church member
thinks Jesus would do another refuses
to accept as his possible course of ac-
ton. What is to render our conduct
uniformly Christlike3 Will it be posi-
BILE to reach the same conclusions al
ways in all cases2' asked President
Marsh.
Henry Maxwell was silent some time
Then he answered
mo; don't know that we can ex
pect that. But when it comes to gen
uine, honest, enlightened following OF
Jesus steps | cannot believe there vii
be any confusion either in our owl
minds or IN the Judgment of Others
We must be free from fanaticism OF
one hand and too much caution on tn,
other If Jesus example is the example
for the world, it certainly must b.
feasible to follow it. But we need Il
remember this great fact-after W
have asked he Spirit to tell us wha
Jesus would do and have received al
answer to it we are to act regardless O
the results to ourselves. Is that under
stood p
All the faces in the room were raise
toward the minister in solemn assent
There was no Misunderstanding tn
proposition. Henry Maxwells fac
quivered again as he noted the presider
of the Endeavor society, with sewers
members. seated back of the older me
and women.
lHty ItIldlutu Hlult luuSel, bdli
ing over details and asking questions
and agreed to report to one another e'
cry week at regular meeting the r.
suit of their experiences in followin
Jesus in this way. Henry Maxwe
prayed again. And again, as before IL
Spirit made himself manifest Ever
head remained bowed a long time. The
went away finally in silence
There was feeling that prevente
speech Henry Maxwell shook hant
with them all as they went out. , The
he went to his own study room back
the pulpit and kneeled down, He r
manned there alone nearly half az hou
When he went home, he went into IL
room where the dead body lay. AS
looked at the face he cried in his hea
again for strength and wisdom, but NJ
even yet did he realize that NOV
ment had been begun which would les
to the most remarkable series of even
that the city of Raymond had ev
known.
CHAPTER II.
He that saith he abideth in him ought also
walk even as he walked.
Edxrord Norn,o, ad;+o, ~ +ba Do