Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-11-09


for their livelihood they were at The
same time placing their financial obli-
cations before Christ and asking him
to furnish in his own way the neces-
sary means Study the life of Moody.
Who furnished him the money with
which to carry on his great work?
God: emphatically God. When Mr..
Moody received his invitation TO go and
hold evangelistic services in England
and Scotland he practically did not
have a cent. He accepted the invita-
ton. He engaged passage upon a trans
atlantic steamer. The time grew near
er and nearer for him to sail. Some
one asked him where he was going to
get the money with which to sail 81
do not know" he answered, but God
will send it in time. | am going upon
his mission" About two or three days
before he was to sail gentleman
walked into his office and said: Mr..
Moody, hear you are going to Europe.
l thought you might want little mon
ey. Here is $780, if you will take it."
Thank you" answered Moody. He
took it. He took not as from man. but
from God. That $500 paid Mr.. Moodys
passage over to England. so that he
could preach Jesus Christ in the home
of Robert McCheyne and John Robert
son and Rowland Hill.
Study the history Of George Muller.
In some respects his is the most inspir-
ing Christian history of the nineteenth
century. Who built for him his great
institutions of mercy? Man? No; God.
Mr.. Muller never directly asked one
cent of any man. He went ahead in
faith. If he needed money he would
go to God and ask for it as confidently
as a child would go and ask money
from a father or mother. God never
failed George Muller. He will never
fail us financially if we will only do
the work God has given us to do.
A Hint to Church Members.
And, my dear Christian friends, this
plea to roll the financial distress of
your life upon Christ brings up a very
pertinent lesson which ought to be
practiced by all our churches. Do you
| know why the average Christian
| church is having such hard work to
get along financially? At the end Of
the year a few rich men have to put
their hands in their pockets and make
| up the heavy deficit. 1t is because
these churches in looking after the
temporal life of their members instead
Of the spiritual are not doing their
duty. The best way to get a full
church treasury is not as some people
suppose. to have a bazaar, or an oyster
supper. or an evenings entertainment
of Mrs. Jarley's waXworks, or a con-
cert. The true way to get a full
church treasury is to have a full pray
er meeting. If the rich men of a
church, the leading men officially
would set the right example to the av-
erage church members and come to the
weekday meetings and take a Sunday
school class and practice prayer in
public as well as in private then there
would be no difficulty in meeting the
financial obligations Of the boards OF
trustees. If we. the members of &
church, honestly and faithfully do the
work of our church in a spiritual way
God will see to it that we shall be able
to easily carry it's financial burdens il
temporal way.
| Mans Ambitions.
The Heavenly Father offers rest al
so in reference to the salvation of Ou
children and loved ones. Nearly ever.
healthy normal man has two ambi
tons. The one is to live long. II
had my own way and could still liv
in health and strength and live annie
the surroundings l am having toda
as far as can make out l would lik
| to live on earth at least 1875 years
When l think of all the glorious Oppol
| tunities of working on earth for m
, Lord and Master l would not volur
, tarily change places with the brightes
| robed denizen Of all the redeemed in
mortals in heaven. l feel a great des
| in reference to my earthly work as di
{ the elder of a Presbyterian churcl
When he was very sick some one cam
: to him and said, My brother. how hal
2 Ply you ought to be that you may 500
e associate with the angels" YES" al
f swered the sick man, that may all /
5 true, but as far as l can make out
e would on earth for little while {
: least rather associate with one w
/ man of flesh and blood. called my wifi
a whom know and love, than with an
r twenty angels with whom at the pre-
t ent time l am unacquainted."
Y The second ambition which near
r every healthy, normal man has is n
e only to live long in an earthly sens
but some day to own large home.
g which he can gather all his childre
: and grandchildren and friends al
/. loved ones about him. And if ma
IS longs to have an earthly home. whe
5 he can collect his loved ones, how niue
more must the Christian long that
e his heavenly home he may be able
It collect all his dear ones, his childr'
II and brothers and sisters and paren
s. and friendS--those who are bound
e. him by ties of love as we'll as of bloc