Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-12
To these Evangelist Gale L.
kens a True Christian.
WHY NOT NOW ?
He Answers Some of the OBJ
iections Men Raise to Be-
coming Christians.

A large audience ass embed in the
Baptist church yesterday afternoon to
hear Evangelist Gale present the char
acter of Christ and show how this
character is to be seen in the life OF
the individual Christian. He took as
his text Solomon's Song 2;l: II am
the Rose of Sharon and the Lilly of
the Valley
A characterization of these flowers
shows the appropriateness of the name
as applied to Christ. The rose is l.
Perfect. No other life on earth but
His was perfect in all that perta ms to
holiness of living. 1t is blessed pri-
vilcgc of the Christian to be, as to de-
sire, purpose and subsection to Gods
will, perfect. ?. Symmetrical. Was
there ever such a wcll-rounded man in
all the parts of His being? We have
the physical, mental and spiritual de-
partments of our nature. Train the
physical only and you become say
age: develope the mental alone and
you become asEeptic: give attention
only to the spiritual and you are
fanatic. But develope all three and you
will become a well-rounded symmetri
cal Christian. 3. The fragrance Of
the rose is never lost. This was en-
mincntly characteristic Of the life of
Christ, and should be of the Christian.
Let your life be blessing wherever
YOU 90. /. The rose is common tOall.
1T is no respecter of persons: it grows
in the hut of the poor as readily as in
the palace of the rich. Was it not SO
with the life of Christ: And the dis
ciple should know that his ministries
are to be for all.
There are two characteristics of the
lily that show the appropriateness of
our Lord taking this name to Him.
self: /. Purity: ,. Humility. There
was absolutely no blcnsh upon that
wonderful life. And although lie was
King of Heaven, yet three-fourthS of
| His time on earth was spent in doing
little kindnesSes. Brave and true and
manly in the highest degree. He was
never self-seeking, but always sought
the good of others. Miss Hall sang
"If Ever | Loved Thee, My Jesus,
'Tis Now"
In the evening the Congregational
church was filled, more than half of
the audience being men. Mr.. Gale
took for his text Deut. 1-l9: "And we
came to kadesh Barnea.' He recalled
the Journey of the children of Israel
through the Wilderness on their way
to the promised land, until they came
to KadeSh Barnea, which lay on the
border of the land. Here their cour-
age failed them because of the reports
of the spies concerning the giants in
the land, and they were turned back
to die in the wilderness. "There are
many" said the Evangelist, sin this
audience who have reached the kadesh
Barnea of their experience. You are
almost in the Kingdom of God; and it
is for you to decide whether you shall
enter into all He has for you, or
whether you will go back again to the
Wilderness Of sin.
A very small thing may keep man
out of the kingdom, and it is usually
something which, looked at candldly,
becomes very insignificant. 1t may
be the love of money, or cowardice; it
may be pride, or it may be simply the
failure to act.
Mr.. Gale has considered some of the
objections men offer for not becoming
Christians: "You say you have not
enough sorrow for sin. My brother,
sorrow for sin is not what you want
it is Christ. Christ saves: sorrow fol
sin cannot do that. You say you &c
not know the Bible we'll enough. Lis
ten 1f any man will do HIS will he
shall know the teaching You know
enough of the Bible to show you that
YOU are sinner and that Jesus car
save you. Follow this, and light fol
each step win come. Some of you
fear you cannot hold out. God says
NV grace is sufficient for you You
perhaps, are stumbling over the in
consistencics of church members
Well, there are dishonest men IN buSi'
ness and rascals in the professions; but
YOU continue in business and do not
give up your profession. My brother
Jesus says to this objection Of yours,