Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-10

sumption has made the young mother
cough her life away, he never fully ap-
preciates the blessings Of having his
children and wife by his side. II
man has not tried to carry the gospel
to the outcasts and the vile, ne has
never yet realized the blessing Of being
born In Christian cradle and sur
rounded by Christian childhood. All,
the Christian sower who scatters the
good seed upon the troubled sea Of
restless humanity. while he may be
planting in his own heart the seeds Of
gratitude to God and of contentment
with his own sphere of life.
My brother, you are unhappy. Will
you let me end your dependency?
Well, then. 60 first and buy few flow
ers at the nearest florists. "Oh." you
answer. II cannot afford to buy any
flowers" Yes. you can, my brother.
You can buy all the flowers want for
the money you would spend upon CT
CARS during the next week Then I
want you to go with me for a pastoral
call into the young mans room who
broke down physically and who is 60
ing to die Do you know what is the
matter with him? lie broke down from
overwork. His lfes desire was to en-
ter the Christian ministry. He used
to clerk during the day and send most
of his money home to help support his
fathers family. Then he used to study
at night. His clothing was very poor,
his food was poor, and yet If you will
20 into that sickroom and carry those
flowers you will find tears of joy COM
Ing into his grateful eyes; you will
hear him say that, though the greatest
gospel, yet God knows best! Then he
will plead with you to take his place.
My brother you had father to send
you through college; you had kind
friends to help; you have everything
for which to be thankful to God. yet
the greatest lesson Of contentment you
will ever learn Is when you cast those
few flowers into the grateful fountain
of that dying boys tears.
My sister, you are frettlng on ac-
count of the children. You say it keeps
your needle going night and day to put
dresses upon the girls. You complain
that the boys never seem to care
whether or no they wear holes in the
knees Of their stockings and pants.
Sister want you to make up lunch
basket. You need not fix up bundle
of little dresses. They will not be
needed now. But as you take that
lunch basket, filled with delicacies, l
will lead you to home where young
mother has just lost her baby. That
baby was an idiot. He had water up
on the brain. Yet, as you go into the
sckroom of the weak mother, you will
hear her say: "Oh. Mr.. Talmage, did
love him so much. The doctors said
he never would be bright But he was
all had. did love my baby so much!
And after you have gone there with
me yon will stop your complaining
and faultfinding and return to your
home and love your little ones as you
have never loved them before. Yes
one Of the most precious sheaves the
gospel reaper ever gamers Is the sheai
Of contentment. the sheaf of gratitude
to God for his many, many blessings.
Plant UndyinK Seeds.
Another precious sheaf which is gar
nered by the Christian sower is tn,
joyful realization that the results of hi
seed planting will never die as long a!
the world lasts. AS we have befor,
said, one seed properly planted will
produce many seeds. Those seeds which
are produced by the one seed in turf
will produce many other seeds. An(
these in their turn will produce man,
seeds more. So a Christians earthl.
influence does not cease at the grave
but will multiply for good as long a
the world lasts. 1t will 60 on increas
ing until the seas have been licked vi
and the mountains and the valley
have been cremated in the last confia
grafton.
Dr. Louis A. Banks tells how Rev
Or. Valpy wrote four simple lines TO
his confession of faith. They wen
thus:
In peace let me resign my breath
And thy salvation see:
My sins deserve eternal death.
But Jesus died for me.
Or. Valpy gave copy Of those line
to DR.. Marsh, the rector of Beckenhan
who had them placed over his stud
: desk. The Earl of Roden was vlsitin
DR.. Marsh one day and asked him &c
copy. A short time after this Ger
b. eral Taylor, hero Of Waterloo, wa
visiting the Earl of Roden and he too
a copy Of those lines and was by theI
led to Christ. General Taylor in tur
gave a copy Of those lines to soldit
I friend Of his, and he also was col
l verted. Thus the good seed which d
Valpy sowed many years ago has KEEL
J. on through generation after generation
y multiplying for good hundredfol
And today perhaps by my repeatin
: those lines some one here may be col
I verted by them.
I My father once told Of a chain Of II
Y fucnce more wonderful to hear eve
a than the story Of DR.. Valpy rs show
n Ing the results Of gospel seed planting
g He started with a poor woman gtvin
a simple gospel tract to a passerb.
o That tract brought this young man
II Christ. This young man wrote a bool
70 That book was blessed Of the Hol
I. Spirit and brought thousands upo
Ia thousands into the kingdom, anon
IL others Richard Baxter, who wro
Saints Rest" That book In tur
y brought thousands upon thouSan(