Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-07

fair Mt Cli..co. oh. Christian men
and women, never let "A month Of your
life pass unless you try to carry Gods
love into some hospital or sckroom.
You can find there one Of the most
blessed Of all works. AS you approach
thc "shut.ins," the invaltds who are
compelled 10 lie upon bed OF sickness
week in and week out yeu Will see the
eve brighten and the lip smile and will
hear tho blessed words of endless graf
itudc. You will not only hear human
concentrations. hut you will also hear
the Divine Saviour say: II was sick,
md We visited me. Verify say unto
YOU inasmuch MS yc have done 1t unto
one OF the least Of these my brethren
yc have done 1t unto me-
Tic Gospel Invitation.
But thore is still one more field Of
Christian activity to which l would d.
rect yo,,r attention. That is to the
side rooms where the aftermectings
should be held in every Christian church
Immediately following the bencdiction
Of the Sunday night services. That is
tho place where the gospel net Is drawn.
That is tho room in which after week
of prayer tie sinners are given direct
invitation TO Join the church. There
they are brought face 10 face With Je'
sus Christ and are Urged to make &C.
cslon in reference to their souls eter-
nal destiny. That IL the one place
above all others where the Christian
should expect to see the direct results
Of his spiritual labors. II is the one
place toward which all his scholars and
young people should converge and con-
center and find its gospel climax.
The bus;cst aud most intense Chris
tian worker should be found in the
Sunday night aftermeeting. No sim
ner should DO there TO whom church
member would be unwilling TO extend a
gospel invitation and with whom lie
would feel diff,dencc in talking about
his Saviour. Jesus Christ. But the great
stumbling block in the way Of most
new church members Is this-thcy think
as new members that they should take
n back seat. They feel that older Chris
tians, and not the new converts. Should
move up and down among the people
They feel that church ought to be
run like the United States senate; that
in it 10 new member has right to be
consp:clously seen or heard until hf
has served Il silent apprenticeship Of
at least six or ten years. The lnevl
table result ia when Il Christian Is Will
ing to remain silent in the beginning OF
his religious life he is very apt to re-
main dumb all through his earthly
Christian career
The Call to Chris':nn Life.
Oh, that Oi;r new converts in our sac
red Sunday night af,"rmectings would
Immediately begin 10 testify for Je
sus. Testify as Paul testified on TIT
day after his conversion. No sooner
did the good Anan,as open his blinded
eyes then he Immediately began Il
tail, about Jesus. and hm rruclfied
He Immediately began 70 work for tn
conversion or souls until he was ut las
driven over the damascus wall, ant
| he had to flee tn" town by night. ON
| that our new converts in the sacre'
afierMectings on Sunday night wouI'
| testify for Christ as did James 1850
with his brush Immediately after hl
conversion. This noted French arts
was once the idol Of Partisan society
lie made his first fame as a pOrtrni
painter Of society women. But on
day while studying the French societ.
woman in an attitude OF prayer in
Partisan cathedral he gave his hear
to Christ. Immediately to Ills oil
friends TisSot became Il changed mar
He not only turned his back upon hi
old life. hut that he might the NOR
abby portray the scenes in the life q
Christ he lived for many years In tn
far east The famous series OF Christ
life in art is the result Of Tissots ties
timony. Church member. plead a
once for Jesus. Plead ut once whereN
err you 60. Especially plead for hil
and work for him in the sacred afte1
meeting held Immediately followin
the bcnedittion of the Sunday nigl
preaching service.
Thus the cNl to the Christian life Is
bugle bias, for work. The church pc'
il not meant for bed CT roses, wher
Incidence and slOth can lie down "a
perpetual s|umber. Consecratcd churc
membership is a sacred affinity FOR il
tense missionary activity as we'll rs &c
gospel rests A famous musician ono
said. III I stop practicing upon tn
piano one da; l will feel my drtcrior'
ton. il two days the musical critics wi
feel it. II three the world ut large in nj
promiscuols audiences will feel It,"
the consecratrd church member stoT
working for Christ one day he hilnse
will feel his own spiritual deter!or;
ton. II two days his Christian friend
will realize it il three days the worl
Mt large will he the sufferer because {
II. Faiths wings are movable. The
must be kept working all the tim
Now comes the practical detcrminntio
for the Christian to settle-where al
you specially dttcd to go to work fl
Christ: Choo,c your spiritual occup'
tons E'roE, ninong tho many fields I
gospel opportunities choose them now
Copyright. NO., hy Louis Klopsch.l