Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-11

"'SO IA un luWdrQ bplTltuHl StT1f9
When st. John gave his heart to
Christ, In one sense he was enancipat.
cd from sin. But Satan never for IN
instant, this side Of the grave, leaves
on his struggle to capture a gospel
stronghold. The Bible declares Chris.
dan shall not be tempted by sin
greater than he can bear. But Chris.
tians always have to be going to Christ
for more spiritual strength in order to
rcpel the Satanic onslaughts which are
daily being made against the strong.
holds Of their hearts.
Can we not find the symbol of a
spiritual struggle in the never ending
restlessness OF the scar "Oh." said q
lady some time ago to me, IT am 50
tired Of hearing those waves bent up
against the rocks" Yes, those waves
have been beating up against those rocks
Tor thousands Of years. When sailing
upon the ocean. some days its surface
seems as calm as Loon lake asleep. as
a smiling child in the broad lap Of the
Adirondack mountains. But that ia
only slumbcr Within few hours
she may awake with scowling face.
with the fire Of the llghtnngs IN her
eye and with tho shrlckings Of the
tornadoos in her voice. In our lives
the spiritual struggles keep on to the
end. We have tho good angel" whis.
porting In one ear to be good; we have
Tho bad anger whispering in the
other ear 10 be bad st. John. even TN
to the end OF his life, had to fight by
tho power Of the Holy Spirit against
the restless sea Of temptations" So
have we.
About the best Illustration of my
thought that know Is the simple one
which Or. Frederick Goss told to his
Cincinnati people few months ago.
one day ono of his Sunday school
teachers was trying to explain TO her
class mat there are two kinds Of lives
to live, the good life and the bad life.
"Now. children she said. "all those
little girls who want to live the good !
HE, will please step over on this |
nice warm CARPET, and those who want |
TO live the bad life will stand on that
cold hard oilcothf" Much to the teach |
or $ surprise, her own little girl put one |
foot upon the carpet and the other
upon the oilcloth. my dear" said the |
mother in surprise, you are standing
upon both" Il know It. mamma" said
IN" child, "but you know thometimes'
want 10 he Just n little bad So IN
every Christian life there has TO he n
continual war against tho world the
l"SI ANA the devil And when ST. John
looked off upon the troubled waters Of
The Mediterranean. he not only looked
III upon his own spiritual struggles
out NJ tie same time he looked off In
vision 10 the time when those spiritual
should forever pass away.
when There shall be no more sen"
thus my text means more than
nor" iI-uro of speech. 1t has more
han mere literal Interpretation that
heaven Is to be n place without at
noSph"ric moisture. 1t means that the
mountain Of Calvary" shall be large
'noug! IN hold all peoples who give
heir hearts to Jesus Christ. 1t means
hat this mountain of Calvary" shnll
wv 'ii'f ~ al W It' am, Dllt n
nigh mountain. 1t shall lift us up and
~ and NJ until It lifts us to the very
.Atcs Of heaven itself Oh. nv brother
nd sister Will YOU not stand upon this
Fountain thS blood red Calvary noun
am! VIII you not today 10; the island
+ fa'mos be- to you stopping stone
o n heavenly thronef There You will
ever again hoar the surcing waves of /
'mpiation beating against the rocks Of \
IN ana threatening to sweep You ont
1to the unfathomable depths May
he sunrise # gospel hope shed TO. !
ay IFS yellow beams over life's trou.
led waters and have for you golden
outward which shall lead up 10 the
trects Of new Jerusalem, where
here shall tie no more sea"
Copyright ln4 by Louis Klopschl