Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-12

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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 1t as confidently
as a child would go and ask money
from father or mother God never
failed George Muller He will never
fail us financially II we will only do
the work God has given us to do.
Hint to Church Members.
And, my dear Christian friends. this
plea to roll the financial distress of
your life upon Christ brings up 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. It 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 bazaar. or an oyster
supper, or an evenings entertainment
of Mrs. Jarley's waXworks, or q con-
cert The true way to get full
church treasury is to have full pray
er meeting. If the rich men of
church, the leading men officially,
would set the right example TO the av-
erage church members and come to the
weekday meetings and take Sunday
school class and practice prayer in
public as we'll 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 f spiritual way
God will see to it that we shall be able
to easily carry its financial burdens in
temporal way.
Mans Ambitions.
The Heavenly Father offers rest al
so in reference to the salvation of our
children and loved ones. Nearly every
healthy normal man has two ambi-
tons. The one Is to live long. II
had my own way and could still live
in health and strength and live amid
the surroundings | am having today
as far as | can make ont would like
to live on earth ut least 1875 years.
When | think of all the glorious oppor-
tunities of working on earth for my
Lord and Master | would not volun.
tarily change places with the brightest
robed denizen of all the redeemed i'm
mortals in heaven. | feel Il great deal
in reference to my earthly work as did
the elder of Presbyterian church.
When he was very sick some one came
to him and said, "My brother, how hap
by you ought to be that you may soon
associate with the angels" Yes" an
swercd the sick man. that may all be
true, but as far as I can make out
would on earth for little while at
least rather associate with one wo-
man of flesh and blood, called my wife,
whom | know and love. than with any
twenty angels with whom at the pres
ent time | am unacQuainted."
The second ambition which nearly
every healthy. normal man has is not
only to live long In an earthly sense
but some day to own large home, in
which he can gather all his children
and grandchildren and friends and
loved ones abouE him. And If n man
longs to have an earthly home, where
he can collect his loved ones, how much
more must the Christian long that in
his heavenly home he may be able to
collect all his dear ones, his children
and brothers and sisters and parents
and friends-thosc who are bound to
him by ties of love rs we'll as of blood
There is not true Christian man or
woman who has not felt ut heart the
heavy burden OF an unsaved child or
relative or friend. An. that is n heavy
burden to bear, II ! would throw this
! meeting open to ask for requests for
prayers from all over this house people
would rise and say: pray for my hus-
band" Pray for my child" pray foi
my brother" pray for my roommate"
"Pray for my sister" But. friend, why
do you ask this pulpit to pray for your
loved one? Why do you not bring that
burden, that heavy burden OF the sal
~ation Of your child or husband, to
Vrist? Does not Jesus want you to do
this today? If Christ Will carry the
| heavy burden of financial distress sure
! ly lie will bear the heavier burden of
the salvation of your children.
The Gospel Promise.
Some years ago a noted evangelist
was holding n series of meetings in the
| church of which was then pastor
! Among the thrilling incidents which
he told was one that appeared to me at
that time very farfetched. | said it
could not be SO. He described how
mother had a maynard boy who had
run away to sea and was at that time
/ In an Asiatic port. This mother care
! fully studied the Bible and came to the
conclusion that she had right to ask
for the salvation Of her boy and that
she would then and there throw the
! burden of his salvation upon Christ
She went to her room, after giving
word that under no condition was she
to be interrupted. Then she opened
the Bible, laid it upon chair and
| kntlt down Then she began to pray
for the salvation Of that boy. She
said 20 God, Jesus has said that n
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