Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-10

the blood of the Lamb"
Chyfkts Message.
Tho divine tclcpnthv often comes a
direct commend for practical gOspe
work As Peter on Smon's house FOL
by his vision knew that Christ wa
sending him forth to carry the gOspc
to all the world. whether Jew or gen
tile. 50 by n divine vision we may know
that God wants us 10 90 forth 10 saw,
this or that man and do this or tina
work. We know n just the same MS W,
know what our earthly employer wants
us to do when he gives us bundle o
checks and tells us TO go and deposi
them in the bank. BY divine tclcpath,
we know what God wants is to do il
n spiritual way the same as Captain
Yount. an old California trapper. knew
God wanted him TO do something in
physical way. Rev. DR.. Bushnell tell
this incident in one of his sermons, al
wosterncr: One night Captain Youn
had vision. 1t was midwintcr, an,
he saw company Of bcstormcd cmi
grants perlshiDg in the mountains from
cold and hunger. He noted salt
Bushnell "thc very cast Of the scenery
marked by long perpendicular from
Of white rock cliff. He saw the mel
cutting off what appeared tree tops, ris
Ing out Of a deep gulf of snowdrift, an(
lie noted the very features OF the per
SONS and the look of their particular
dress" Well, to shorten Il long story
one Of his friends about this dream
and he described the scenery of tn,
place where the emigrants were i'm
prisoned in the snow. The friend said
"Yount. know where that place Is yo,
describe. II Is in the Carson VALLEY
that valley the scenery just as yO,
have described It," What did Captain
Yount do? he realized that this was
vision sent by God. 1t was n summons
TO rescue. Although his friends laugh
cd Mt his superstition, he collected
of $50 miles in midWintcr to Carson
Valley pass, and there they found
company of perishing cmigrants in OK
actly the position the vision had pic
tured them. As he did with Peter. anl
as he did with Captain Yount, God i,
save this man and that man. to do thiI
gospel work and that gospel work
Within you today you may hear thu
call. With your wide open eyes IL
broad daylight you may see the divine
vision
Call For Practical Work.
This gospel cali for practical work /:
the more impressive and immanent be
cause Gods visions are never hap
hazard; they are never purposeless o.
meaningless dreams. They Away:
have very practical Interpretation
house top he saw a grent sheet lei
down from the heavens. filled with al
manner of four footed beasts of the
earth. and wild beasts. and creeping
things, and fowls Of the air" Thai
vision was symbol OF The fact thai
rs the Jew. the despiscd barbarian as
well as The Jewish high priest the un
circurucleed as well as the crcumcised
Hardly had the vision ended wher
Peter heard Il loud rnpping at tn,
lover gate. who is there: VINO Is
theref" was asked # am q messenger
from Cornelius" is the answer. IL an
not jew. hut a gentle, sent 10y :
holy angel to thee. VIII thou com,
ana tell him about Jesus Christi
The vision and the knock AT the dool
were one summons. Then ii was that
Peter knew his vision WAS divine anl
that he WAS called to Il duty which he
might have shrunli from If he had no,
seen the preparatory vision No longer
was the offer Of salvation 10 be made
to the Jews only; no longer W"r" the
messengers Of Christ 10 regard thC
eoutilcS rs common or unclean :,
much The vision had taught him, and
so Peter went with the men anC
preached Christ To the gentle centu
rion. and he found that the gospel wa
The power Of cod unto salvation &c
the gentle AS wei, as ia the Jew.
Gods visions Not HapLaxard.
GOES visions are never haphszard in
congruities When tho good Ansnia.
one day in the city OF Damascus hHI
the command in vision thar he should
place the hands of holy ordination up
on the hittcrest enemy Of the Christian
disciples he at first doubted the divine
authenticity Of the vision. Ananias
looked up al first MO he heavens anC
in surprise said: Lord. have henrt
by many Of this man. how much evi
he hath done to the saints at Jerusa
lem. Not him, Not Saul, cannot
ordain Saul OF Tarsus" But hardly
had the good Ananias entered the
house TO which God had directed hin
when they brought him staggering
stumbling blind man. 1t was Saul
1t was the arch enemy Saul, Thel
AnaniuS knrI that his vision was di
vine. When Simeon had the visioI
that he should not die before he ha,
seen the Lords Christ, he knew tn
vision was divine, when Mary the Viz
gin placed in his arms the infan
Christ. So, o man and woman, tn
divine vision comes to you for prac
teal gospel work. You feel 1t. Yol
know it. Why? Because while
speak there arises before your mine
some one man, some one woman, SOM
one child, you can save. You are lik
Peter standing unon the house ton Nol