News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-15
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| But these things cannot be brought
about in a diseased body or mind,
neither in an atmosphere OF hatred or
ill-will or jealousy, any more than a
beautiful, heavenly minded, highly
gifted child, can be born under the in
fluence of hatred and ill will. When
men, being themselves up to Christ's
standard, physically, morally and
spiritually; when they live in obedi-
ence to Gods laws and work in har-
mony with him for the good of all,
then may they say to old ocean wave,
thus far and no farther shalt thou go;
then they may say to the lightning
do my bidding; and to the mountain,
remove We hence and it shall be
done" Then they will be able to
work and control the mighty forces
in and around them as God controls
the universe and whips and curbs the
planets in their orbits around the
sun.
We cannot we'll let Easter Sunday
pass without mention or notice, as it
is a day the observance of which, is
so respected in all parts of the Christ
ian world that it's occurance is chroni-
cled from this time to the end of this
century. Although it does not al
ways occur on the same day of the
year, it always occurs, according to
ancient rites and ceremonies, in the
spring of the year when all nature re-
ioices In the springing forth of new
life; at the awakening OF nature from
the death of winter, "symbolizing the
rising sun of Righteousness in the res
direction of Christ from the dead.
Christ's mission on earth was to
teach men how to live, how to attain
happiness, and in his death we learn
how to forgive our enemies and in his
resurrection we are assured of a life
to come And although to human
vision it may seem that if hereturned
to earth after death and walked and
talked with men, Others can, we must
bear in mind that no man has as yet
lived so good and pure and unseltish
a life as Jesus did, consequently no
human being has as yet put himself
in the same conditions, morally and
spiritually, that He did and until
they do, we are not sure what their
privileges in the other life may be.
Mankind in their dreamy visions OF
future rewards and punishments have
failed to understand that Christ
taught that now is the judgement of
this world, Nov shall the prince of
darkness be cast out" Nodoubt but
he meant now and henceforth as long
as men continue in sin the wicked shall
be separated from the righteous y
an impossible gulf, if you choose ; for
while the wicked are tossed in the
tempest that they themselves have
raised and scorched in the fl ames OF
their own kindling and are consumed
by their own evil passion of ill will,
and their evil habits that bring pain
of body and sorrow of heart, those
who refrain from evil ways and live
soberly and righteously, are not so
affi cted. They have no fear of the
policeman's tread, the detectives art,
or prison bars. They have no need
of reyolvers or automobiles for sui
cidal purposes. The strong arm of
the law instead of being an object of
terror and dread is to them a bless
ing and protection.
But this separation lie only from the
consequences of Sin. They who sin
most must suffer most, while all are
sharers In a greater or less degree,
and we must bear in mind that no
man liveth and siDnith not. To be
entirely separated, cut fl from those
who sin would be to be separated
from God and Christ.
Christ said come not to Judge the
world but to save the world, and of
all these that my Father hath given
me not one shall be lost. Christ's
mission is to save the world; this is
our mission. To goout into the cold
dark world, into the cold storm OF
midnight darkness, if need be, and
with Jesus, to look and search until
| the last poor stray lamb is found and
| taken in our arms, then will the heav.
emily way be opened; then will come to
our hearts and homes the supreme
satisfaction that thou sands of noble
men and women in this country are
secretly erj y,ng to-day.
With this view of ChFist's character
and life can we not revere his name,
and worship him in spirit and in
truth; and can we not worship God
the Father, when we see that as we
put forth our efforts and work with
him in the interest of humanity, He
opens to our view the whole labora-
tory Of nature and science and throws
the light of his wisdom upon US, and
the power OF bis omnipotence rests
upon US, so that we may see in root
and plant and in the very air we
breathe, the water we drink, yea in
the electricity and magnetism of our
souls remedy for every disease,
balm for every wound, while all the
forces in nature are at our command
and in Gods strength and wisdom,
with the light of his intelligence shin
ing upon our minds we can harness
them all into the car of progress and
make of this world heaven to go to
heaven In. "Veri'y it hath not en-
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