Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-26

neartrcnding tears as well as in the
imile OF an April shower or in the gen.
lie glow Of June sunrise.
What tempestuous struggles have &C.
compiished for the church as a whole
they may also accomplish for the hum
bic individual workers in the church.
God fits many of the humber workers
for his vineyard as he spiritually pre-
pared Adoniram JudsOn. the great mis-
sionary, for his work. For seven long
years Mr.. and Mrs. JudsOn seemed TO
labor I'm Burma in vain; for seven long
years he testified for Christ amid al
most insurmountable difficulties; for
seven long years he and his wife every
four weeks sat down to the communion
table absolutely alone. They had not
yet made one convert for Christ. At
the end Of these seven long years of
seeming defeat the Missionary society
wrote to him that he had better Surren-
der his mission as a failure and start
in another field. Adoniram Judson,
with his gospel spirit aglow with the
awful struggle from those seven long
years. answered the Missionary society
in these memorable words: mo! MOI
cannot and will not surrender this
| mission. Success is as certain here as
the promise of faithful God can make
| it." Then came the great outpouring
of the Holy Spirit; then Burma saw its
day of Pentecost So, my brother, in
the Christian ministry or in the Chris
| tian pew, fighting against seemingly
| overwhelming obstacles, remember that
| God has sent to you that tempest for Il
purpose; remember that you are being
| fitted for your work, if you are faithful
| to him, as Adoniram Judson was being
| fitted for his work; remember that in
the dark hours of your tempestuOus
night Christ is watching and caring for
you as he watched the disciples strug-
CLING on the waves of Lake Galilee; re-
member that at the fourth watch, or
| lust at the breaking of the dawn,
Christ, as he did of old, will appear to
you walking upon the crystal pavement
of the deep.
Fitting Us For the Work.
There is q suggestive story told of a
young girl who sang in a large concert
hall of London. One of her friends
asked a noted musical critic who was
present what he thought of her voice.
"She lacks one element which would
make her the greatest singer of Eu-
rope" answered the critic. ''She lacks
soul power. If | were a young man
and could marry her and i'll treat her
and break her heart, then on account
of her grief and her talent she would
be one of the brightest stars in the
musical armament" Time passed on,
and this womans heart was broken by
cruel husband. Then came the true
days of her power and fame. God
when he wishes to fit us for great and
true work, sends us a hurricane of
trouble. He compels us to battle with
the Galilean tempests for whole
night. Do not be weary of well do
ing. my brothers. You are one OF
Gods favorites. There is a great tri
umph of gospel usefulness for yot
ahead.
| IT'S easy enough to be pleasant
When life flows along like a song,
} | But the man worth while is the one wh'
will smile
When everything goes dead wrong;
! For the test of the heart is trouble,
And it always comes with the years,
| And the smile that is worth the praise .
the earth
Is the smile that comes through tears
The dark, tempestuous nights O
, financial ruin have often been, in God
? sight, the bright blessed, sunshin,
, days for the merchant. How i
George Watson getting alOng?' l asl
you. WELL" you answer,"l do not know
I how he is getting along now. We wer
a boys together in the same town. W
q came to the city at the same time. w
T used to room together, but we hav
drifted apart in the last few years. A
! | first George made quite q success. II
: saved up a little money, and then star
!. ed in business. But George was a
4 ways a trustful fellow, and he had
- dishonest partner. l believe the par
, ner swindled him out of some none.
: Then the panic came and his creditor
6 began to press him. Then the ne2
), thing | heard was that George ha
= failed. He moved out of our neighbo
- hood. l have not seen him for Ion
q time heard. however that he is no
-. quite an active member in church wor
= He is also one of the active men in Il
y, Young Peoples Christian Endeavor S
o ciety. But | fear George is not doll
~ very well. When a business man b
~ gins to get mixed up in church matter
~ as rule. it implies he has not a vel
- big business to run. However, to tt
= the truth. do not know what Geor;
>, is doing. except that l have feelil
u that his credit is not very high in t
:. business world" Is that all you knO
about George? well, my friend. C;
' tell you that George Watson is gettil
along Il great deal better than you a
. IT'S true he was caught in a financ
IiN storm as fierce as the Galilean tempe
'H which threatened to engulf the 1iscipl
III after Christ had fed the multitude