Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-06

drafted 40 q soldier to fsht for bis
country who sends substitute. He Is
man who gets others to DO his gospel
singing and others to do bis gospel
praying and others to do bis gospel
preaching and sometimes others to do
his visiting, and thus be himself be.
comes q spiritual nonentity.
let me illustrate my thought by q
simple story. Some years ago one Of
the most prominent physicians in the
east had a very wealthy patient who
was . nervous and for the most part
q bedridden physical wreck. Listless
and without Q particle Of ambition, she
stayed In hcr room week In and week
out, month after month. What to do
with her he knew not. But one day he
hit upon glorious idea. He came into
the room and said: MADAM, want
you to help hospital for crippled chill.
drcn In which am very much inter-
ested. want you to take there some
dolls for my little patients" "Oh. doc
tor" said she. II cannot go. The sight
Of suffering always has bad effect
upon me. But IL you wish will give
you $1,000 to send some one else in my
place. Then will give another $1,000
for my messenger to buy the dolls"
NO." said the physician. Il do not
want that. want you. and, further
more, want you to make the dolls
dresses with your own hands, that I
may tell my patients you made them"
Well, to be brief. the rich lady did as
her physician wanted. She found after
awhile she had enough strength to 60
downtown and buy the dolls. She
made the dolls dresses with her own
fingers. She after awhile became
strong enough to visit the little pa
tients in their wards. And in caring
for and making them happy she made
her own self happy and we'll.
Rich man, rich woman, the reason
you do not grow in grace Is because
you do not work for Jesus Christ.
When there Is sick woman to be Wis
tied you send some one else. Go your
self. When there Is mission to be
started in the slums with your pocket
book you hire a missionary. You be q
missionary-go yourself. No one can
do the work as we'll as you. If there
is n Sunday school superintendent or a
Sunday school teacher needed and your
pastor does not know where to turn do
not say: "Pastor, here Is money. Hire
an assistant" Say: Pastor, here am
l. l want to help others, but also
want to get the good which alone can
come from Christian service" Lord,
send mel" should be the cry of every
Christian man, whether he be rich or
poor.
Rich man. God Is calling you to go
and work in his vineyard. The harvest
Is ripe; the laborers are few. What
would you think if when the thirteen
colonies were in death grapple for
their liberties George Washington had
stayed at home and sent substitute
to the war: II George Washington. the
rich man, could afford to give up ev-
erything for his native land. you can
afford to give Christ your personal
service. Christ wants your money.
Yes, he also wants you. Woman, soci-
ETY. woman, woman with your dia-
monds and silks, you cannot afford to
send a servant to represent you in
service for Jesus Christ. The reason
you and your husband are drifting
away from grace IS due to lack Of
Christian service. Daughter. son, chill
dren Of wealthy parents, never think
you are above working in the young
peoples societies for Christ. Christ
wants you. He wants you to conse-
crate your possessions to his cause,
but he also wants you. Let the rich
man and the rich woman. the rich son
and the RICH daughter as we'll as the
Christian, harness themselves today to
the gospel chariot and pull all together.
! copyright. 1905. by Louis Klopschl