The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-11-22

FOR SPIRITUAL THOUGHT AS WELL
AS GIVES AN INSIGHT INTO NOBLE
WORK. ROTH MORNING AND EVEN
ING SERVICE CHARACTERIZED BY
TIE CLOSEST ATTENTION TO THE
SPEAKER AND KEEN SYMPATHY WITH
HIS THOCGIIT.
Severa remarked, in passing out of
the Congregational church on Sunday
evening last: "Well, we have had a
day of it," OF course they meant that
it had been rare day of privilege and
blessing for them. They realized that
they had stood upon TRANSFORMED
mount, from whose exalted summit
they were to go down into the ordinary
duties of quiet life. 1t does us all good
to see our duty so clearly as DR. Rus
sell set it before us: and then the prac
tical question comes, ''Shall we follow
it out?" We ought to repeat again
and again the immortal words of Mary
| Lyon, the founder of Mt HolyOke,
''May I fear nothing SO much as when
once having seen my duty not to have
the courage to follow it, A very
large audience for this season of the
year were present at the morning SER
vice, as was shown by the excellent
record at the Sunday school hour, 95
remaining for bible study after null
titude had gone out. DR. Russell need
ed no introduction to an audience in
Newtown, which has such close touch
with Bridgeport, where for eight years
he did a substantial work in the pas
torate of the South Congregational
church. The closest attention was
given him as he spoke at the morning
service on personal Responsibilities
of Believer in Christi from the text
l John 4: II: GAS he is Sc are we in
this world" We catch up only a few
thoughts: The New Testament con-
sists of five books of history the Cos
pels and the Acts; and then follow the
Epistles. 1t is remarkable how the
Epistles take up and carry out the
thoughts of the history. Over and
over again Christ gave this thought of
identity with His followers. eff they
have prosecuted Me they will also per-
secute you.'' "Inasmuch as We have
done it unto one Of the least of these,
We have done it unto Me-" WhensPaul
was on his way to Damascus, Ovcrtaken
by the binding light, he asked, "Who
art thou, Lord?' The answer came
back, 81 am Jesus of Nazareth whom
thou persecutest.' Why did not Paul
say: "Why Lord, did not know it was
you that was after, was going to
, Damascus to kill some more Of that
hated sect that are called Christians,
but had no idea was seeking to do
harm to YOU" We read that Jesus
.. loved Mary and Martha and Lazarus.
He does not identify Himself with any
specially favored class: He has no set.
These three persons represent about
everybody. Mary just wanted to be.
, Her life was not spent in action; her
highest happiness was just to be at the
Masters feet and sit there and learn.
How many there are who simply live
to be! You can be Il better anything
by being Christian. Martha was
busy. She wanted to have warm
welcome and good meal for her Lord,
and it is great thing to keep house
to the glory of God. Martha got lit
tie impa tent at Mary because she on
ly wanted to be, but Jesus loved them
both. And Lazarus-what do we reaC
about Lazarus? Why, only that he
suffered. He suffered and wanted Je.
suS to come; but Jesus was far away
in the eastern part of the country, anC
the record is that when He received
side, "IIe tarried three whole days ir
2 the place where he was" How many
are suffering, and Jesus is waiting tC
heal them, waiting to make plain the
mystery of Gods dealing with them
Around the broad horizon Of our coun
try's history are written, in such burn
% ing letters that everybody may rea(
them, these words: 'It is not our way
1t is Gods way. His will be done.
Christ did not say very much about
the church. Only once or twice He
uses the word, but he did saya great
deal about the Kingdom. The King.
dom, the Kingdom, the Kingdom. We
, are one with Christ in the extension
of lis Kingdom. Some one says: "Of
don't believe in foreign missions
they are all the while making such q
bother Then you don't believe ir
Christ. Christ was the greatest OF
foreign missionaries. lie left His
home and the kindred Of the skies tC
!, come to this foreign planet and tt
mingle with people who did not under
stand Him, who would not receive Fl is
, message, and who would have none of
Him. "Behold, stand at the door
and knock" Are there any doors ir
this community where Christ has not
knocked? Then it is because you have
not knocked there. Yours are the
only feet on which Christ can 60, yours
the only voice by which He can speak.
t Are hearts unblessed? Are souls I'm
r saved? 1t is because you will not lei
Christ bear the message of rest anC
forgiveness through you.
. In the evening DR. Russell gave as
his text Ps 49, II: 1.-The Lord gave the
Word, great was the company of those
who published.' The revised version
reads, ''great was the company OF
women who published it, There are
more women who are Christians thar
l. there are men. There are more womer
: who are Sunday school teachers thar