Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-19
will shed its rays on their path TO the
heavenly haven.

4 Guiding deacon.
Our divine light is quickcning and
transforming light. 1t is also guild
ing light. 1t not only calls into spir-
itual activity those human seeds buried
in the u,Iagmircs of sin: it guides TO
Christ those wandering souls which,
like a mariner who has lost his rock
oning, are drifting toward the rocks of
destruction. How many a weary soul
tossed in the storm. with hop" ana
courage falling, may find strength ana
spirit revive rs il secs tho divine light
kindlcd By the grace Of cod in your
soul shining out clear and true, as the
sailor is clcnrcd by the sight of the
Diamond shoal light. which signals year
in and year ont fifteen miles to sca-
ward off cape Ilattcras. or the cape
Charles light burns upon the water
front of old Virginia. or the Hog island
slioal lighthouse burns off Rhode Is
land. or the Braddock point lighthouse
stands sentinel upon tho banks of Lake
Ontario,
How necessary that the Christians
light should be always bright and shin
ing. How many souls there may be
looking to it for guidance through the
storms of life. If it failed TO burn,
those souls might lose their way as.
were the Barncgat light snuficd out,
some noble ship freightcd with precious
lives might in the darkness 30 crashing
OH the reefs Near Michigan City |
enter y lighthouse established there
many years ago by the United states
government ! see there an old wom-
an. over eighty years Of age, of the
name of Miss Harriet T.. Colax. For
forty years she has cared FOR that
precious light. | say to her: come
let us take niCnt off ard 20 sec some
friends. Nou have been II faithful
servant TO our government long enough.
Take Just one night 10 Yourself i'll forty
years" ooh. no." she would answer.
Il cannot 90. Tonight there might
come up storm. \ ship driven before
/ the wind might head toward these dan
gcrouS rocks. The captain, standing
upon the bridge. would peer out into
the darkness, saying: Where ain i:
Michigan City lighthouse must be near
at hand Harriet Colfax has never
failed me in the past If | failed him
tonight perhaps that captain and all
his crew might find n watery grave. !
cannot go tonight. must attend TO
the light ! cannot go tonight
Re- Careful of False Lights.
Would you have II smile of Miss col
over The sea of life find | have been
watching certain spiritual lights rs
Lake Ontario captains watch Michigan
City lighthouse. If these spiritual
lights had failed me | know that
would have been lest. 1t was my
mothers prayers. my fathers guild
ancc. it was certain Christian leaders
hands which led my right. As | was
dependent upon the spiritual lights OF
others ! know that others are watching
your spiritual lights and mine. q
man, q woman. he careful and not
give ont false lights to your fellow
hChrisiians. Re careful that you 90 not
say one word which might lead some
one to leave the right course. 1t WAS
Just Il sentence. II DO not believe in the
cXcitemen,S of REVEALS" uttered by
the president of Princeton college. that
ke:4 Aaron Burr from becoming {
Christian and man of God instead Of
Il monster of iniQuitY Watch we'll YOU
lives lest your Inconsistency cause,
some weak soul to stumble. As Pau
said be would eat no meat while TIE
world endured if meat caused hi
brother 10 offend so do You beware
lest yorr indulgence dim the ligh
which YOU should he giving. We are
the light of the world. We arc thu
lighthouses. standing scntinol> over TIT
, rocks of sin upon which many n Chris
tan craft will he wrecked if your ligh
goes out Burn brightly Burn true
lc are guiding light
But ! find the divine LIGHT in ma,
looks after Gods Wcakling in a tenn
poral rs we'll rs In Il spirit,lA! sense
ii strives TO lift the iron heel of tyran
ny from the PROSTATE neck of the help
loss. II laborS to prevent injustice am
, crime and evil temptations Of al sort
from walking unchallcnged throug
our streets TO he a menace to the live
Of our boys and girls. II secs tina
, one class of Ncl shall not be allowed
? 10 quench this iienuiSh thirst for tn
9 blood Of another's arteries. Darkness
1 is the symbol of sin Light is the SYN
/ Dol of the gospel The one mission 0
9 the gospel light is to develop mon 70
| Christ The other mission is to bur
2 ont sin wherever found. In the light q
the gospel we, rs Christian men an
5 women. must 90 forth To plead ~
G Christ with men in a spiritual sense
l With The white slip of paper ut III
8 ballot box we also must place the prt
e tecting guards about them in n leg
q sense.
Il sumbcnmS Cure Disease.
J. The sunbealns can cure physical di
T. ease. The gospel light. if Christia
$ people will only perform their Chri
r lian duties at The ballot box. will cul
n governmental disease. The late -
n Ncils Finsen by scientific investi gatio
( found that certain microbes would d
Il under certain colorcd lights. We kno
!. cial crimes and city temptations W.
Z disappear under the bright rays viii,
@ may be flashed from the gospel ligh
n Thus II is every Christians duty 10 81
!, to it that as far as he may be able
5. shall have n Christian supervisor NJ