Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-10-09

udy history. (D The horizontal lash "a
IN, a succession of figures, names, Il
series of pictures which pass |
apidly before the gaze. am not sure c
very satisfactory method. GU VERT q
al method. We look at certain sections
& history, the social, the industrial.
fou look by this method right into the
life of the people, such glances as have
been given of English History 10y Green
aud Justin Mccarthy, and of American
history by such men as John A. Fiske,
What glimpses into the life of the peo-
pie of the different periods are given by
such books as John mglesant, Richard
Carvel, Last days of PomPeii
Where today the Greece of Socrates
and Aristides; where the Egypt of the
Pharaohs aud the Ptolemies; where the
Rome of Caesar and Cicero? But Israel
lives forever, in its prophets aud ltera-
lure, III the lhhuehCe VI "'o"
that ever abides.
How is it Israel has persisted 7 | think
the answer will be found in the cross
section of history disclosed in the text.
In brief word picture the preacher
portrayed the characters OF Ahab the
King, Jezebeel the imperious, dramatic
fanatic queen, the worship of Baal with
all its superstition. Why didn't the life
rot right out of it? We haven't seen the
whole picture. There is Baal, but there
is the text also. The 1000 who will not
give Baal the slightest tribute. There
is the secret of lsrael's persistence. A
majority may often govern, but nation
, is often saved by minority. We would
rather have rule by the majority than
, the tyranny of Sultan or Car, but We
, are not to think that a majority is the
!, guarantee of the progress or persistence
t of nations life. The guarantee is t.
: be found in the presence in the nation
r of the lineal spiritual descendants OF tn
/, 1000 of the text. Referring to MATTHEW
n Arnold's reference to the "Unsoundnes
$ of the Majority" a hard doctrine, tn
s. preacher said, | believe the majority o
II the nation is made up of two classes
A. first, the really wicked who could nc
rest unless they were doing somethin
d wicked; then second, the larger class
lie the weak with no fixed principles thes
together make up the majority OF tn
4, nation. Arnold believed in Isaiah
|: doctrine of the "remnant" by which I'll
I'd whole nation is blessed
to We have our Baals to which men DO
IL down the Baal of the love of none,
re the Baal of sensualty; the Baal OF P
is litical partizanship, which means sac
We flee of truth and sacrifice of wisdom al
at principle. Now what can keep us fro
re- going to pieces? What can keep Anne
at ca and Canada and Britain? You S
Oh God Yes but God was over Egypt a
nut Rome and Greece, but they failed &c
ers from everlasting to everlasting is ov
ife Turkey. Let me say it reverently,
is need not simply God but men who W
by stand as the connecting link betwe
CHI God and Gods world. What are t
,rd characteristics of this preserving maj
cry ity =? Men of faith men of morality W
ian are refreshed by eternal airs and whC
CHI roots are in eternal foundations. Ii
lie much can be done by one man or won
ust who really believes, for the communi
as As pastors our work is to enhance, upl
our the quality, for it was not the gr
ust number that saved Israel, only 1000,
9TH one in 200 of the people. 1t was
Of quality. But after that our work is
ven increase the quantity. The old doctr
me, of election is not preached today. TIL
p of is form of it which persists that
world is hopelessly corrupted and Ii
,red and God is calling few out to act il
of measure as his witnesses, calling out t
his few that they may be saved, while
, be rest are let 60. But there is doctr
ess. of election which can hold, yet wit
ism kind of trembling and that is that {
the is calling men out of the mass to be
agents for the blessing of all the r.
ogy WEDNESDAYS SESSIONS.
lual Wednesdays meetings opened at s
We A. NJ, with devotional service, led
we Rev. Mr.. Craik, Waterville, Que,
gree which a large number took part,
sub tions for larger fellowship, more syn
49," thy, an outpouring of the Holy Sp
Joy as we'll as for the President, the X
sage and International Relationships, be
but offered.
GUS At $50 The Orleans County Mi
here terial Association and the Quebec A
and citation met in separate session. At
som Canadian session Rev. George FL
ugh Read was elected Moderator, and
l in Rev. Frank j. Day was re-appoil
ssity Scribe. The important matter which
The cupied the northerners was the sch
lis is known among them as the Sub
Fund" This is fund which has
efer- its object the lessening and ultimate
win tinction of the burden of debt VI
due | which manu of the chnrchnS toll