Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-25
THE MESSAGE OF JESUS.
y. VI. G. \. Anniversary with Address
by the Rev. l.. Is. Whitman.


Tho celebration of the 10Th anniversary
oi the rounding o1 inc college, l. VI. -
\. took place at the Baptist Church sun
day night. Notwithstanding the tact mat
il was a union service, the dlSagrocable
weather made the audience a small one.
q. l.. Robbins, pre- sident of the college
Y. NJ. c. A., presided and the scripture
reading was conducted by the Rev. q. II.
Beard ana prayer was offered by the Rev.
g. Glenn Atkins. Inc Gudrtettc ana cho-
rus of the church, led by Prof. j. II.
Humphrey. furnished special music. Mr..
Robbins in few words told OF the value
of the Northticld conference and the col
lection went toward that object. The ser
mon was delivered 10y the Rev l.. Is.
Whitman of Montpelier, who spoke in sub
stance as follows:
Young men OF TN" college \ NJ. G. a.
speak to you because you are strong
You are strong in your connection with
the intercollegiate Y. NJ G. A., which in
its > years existence has brought near
lY $1,000 men to Christ, and has been an
important factor in the change which has
come in our colleges in the estimate of
| the Christian life
TO You young men brought mp in an
| atmosphere of Christian tradition, my
message is personal. 1t comes in the
words of great man who wrote in his
| old age and who lived many centuries
| ago, yet the message is youthful and
modern as he touches on the deep things
| of life from the standpoint of ms expert
once.
| In his dedication he writes to the young
mon because they are strong, ana in his
prologue occur these words That which
| we have seen with our eyes. and gaZed
upon. and our hands have handled of the
word which is the life, declared we unto
! Nou that YOU may have fellowship with
| us and with the Father, and with his Son.
Jesus Christ"
| Youth and upon your strength. and upon
your place in the age. Your cndcaVor
| must he to continue to be young to pre-
| serve YOUR strength. and to serve the age
with honest work. Johns presentation is
moi logical There are no arguments. The
anuoal is at once to the inmost con-
seriousness.
| This is the Jesus message" | have
tho privilege of bringing it to YOU, be-
cause Won are strong in your VISION in
your CRASH, in your possibilities of fell
lovship.
WoaIth is strength Is it? In so far
as if is mastered and used bv a person
uIitv larger than money. with an aim
i'm The nilI.suu of which money is an in
strumcnt
,;irIs mako thoir pnssossor strong? Yes.
il, ,,rn,,,rti,S &C M, j.. creator tb.u bis
nirte A man may he rich and a lonfcr.
talrntoI ana a rascal. But Won who are
etron,, viii make vnur Gifts nrovo their
uso
Wbcn difficulties are thick. and ones
c,,,,r.,,o vvc.,lkcns how good il is ia have
mon, ~, bclirvc i'm | thifk ~ such a man
vow Iifo is a urocoss Of ombodvinp
iIo,ls a.. usuoIlv have snmo man I'm
our thupbt when we tank of our ideals
yrho lie nonrIv an ornbodinont of those
idlol, tbnn uo ,n .,hn,,t tn imitoto him
coo tho t,el, tho vo,inr ornduuto sete
rnr hi,,soIr. if is f. Income The ,hinc
h' ,iras a., An v,orthv idnnIs MONT T.,
I,.,,. ,,hn is Tho rnmunsitc Of the ideals
81 The race Whenever Won trulv asnire
,,, arc hontinr his ,yav How natural
mi ino,,itaIlo maj we shouid have Him
,'s - historir ncrsonnro 'No wake from
the dreams ana nnd Inc actually there