Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-02-01

in this gospel movement, to let the
has TO expect the pulpit to do all the
praying. Methodist pews have sung as
many immortal souls into glory as
Methodist pulpits have won by preach
ing. Let everything that breathes
praise the Lord In every service let
the old fashioned hymns be given out
and let all the people sing. Yea, shout
forth your gospel battle songs like the
sound of many waters, Concentration
of the church forces in prayer meeting
means spiritual conquest for Christ.
Concentration OF the songs of praise in
one great congregational chorus means
also spiritual conquest for Christ.
The concerted strength of the church,
in the next place, should make that
church a unit in its belief in the au-
thority of Gods revealed word and
also in its protest against sin, wherever
found. When the three hundred Glide
onites went forth to battle, their most
effective weapons were a lighted lamp
concealed within pitcher and trum-
pet in the right hand. The lamp light
ed can be used as the symbol of gospel
faith, as revealed in Gods word. The
trumpet can be used as the symbol of
the voice of Christian church protest
ing against a world stepped in sin.
Plenty of room in every Christian
church for all repentant sinners saved
by Christ's blood, but no room for any
man who will not accept the sacrlhclal
blood of Jesus Christ and who will not
protest against sin, wherever found
The Christian church must be a unit
in its Calvary belief, and it must be
unit in its protest against sin.
AS in every other army, the Christian
army must have a countersign. When
| belonged to the United States army,
during the Spanish-American war;
there were certain times l could not
pass in or out of the camp without
giving the cOuntersign. So we lind
that all tie Christian churches have a
countersign. That cOuntersign is one
word of FIVE letters, and that one word
is Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus! Jesus,
who is our Saviour; Jesus, who lived
and died and rose again to redeem the
world and to save his people from
their sins.
Be Brave For the Right.
The church army must be a har-
monious army and show brave front.
There is sure to be to more or less
extent cowardice lurking in the hearts
of us all. If one Christian soldier is
allowed, using a common phrase, to
show the white feather he will be
very apt to demoraliZe all the ranks.
"WhatI' you say. Every man to a
more or less extent a coward?" Yes,
my friend. We all have a cowardly
streak within us. We must therefore
be very careful how we let a faint
hearted Christian soldier influence us to
turn and run.
If you do not believe that all men
may become outward towards, read the
memoirs of one of our greatest gener-
ais. than whom no Drawer man ever
lived. Yet he tells US that when he
went into battle the first time be trem-
bled like an aspen leaf shaken in the
wind. He was so scared that he would
have turned and fed but for the fact
that he was afraid his regiment would
run away With him. Then, much to
his surprise, when he came to where
the enemy had been encamped he found
that they had been even more frightCn
ed than himself. During the previous
Mi Ct1pil-
envy had turned and fed. Yes, there is
a cowardly streak in all Of us. There
fore, Christian soldiers, do not go pub
fishing around your fears. Do not
criticise your minister in public, be
cause you may start others criticisins
him. Do not talk about your anXieties
lest the church audiences should mo-
keep up. Do not eXaggerate the re
suits of your foolish ina ginations. Dc
not, in other words, give free rein tt
| your gospel cowardice. If you do yOI
may unkennel and unleash the coward
ly disposition in us all. If you evel
wish to be a blessing as a church mem
Der, only sound forth the inspiring
words of hope God knows there ar,
enough and too many who are Away!
ready to sit around in the dark church
corners and croak the miserable, whin
| ing, grating words of despair.
Strength In Unity.
Lastly, l remark that a church mem
| bership should be united and har
monious and compact army One traffic
in the camp can do infinitely more dam
age than five hundred enemies without
| Benedict Arnold, after he had fed int
| the British ranks, was not to be feared
! But had Major Andre, his messenger
gone safely through to New York city
| and had he, Arnold, been allowed t.
command West Point one week longer
! all hopes of American liberty woulC
i have been destroyed Julius Casa
could conquer nations. but Julius Casa
could not defend himself against
traitors dagger. What! Thou, toe
Brutus?' tells the whole story of Ii
infinite mischief a traitor may be abb
to do.
1t is. of vast Importance that tn