St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-02-15


The mission meetings conducted by
Evangelist Gale began at Music Hall
Sunday afternoon and will continue al
ternoon and evening, Saturdays excepted,
through the first week in March. The
meetings have been well attended and
Mr.. Gale is making very favorable inn
preston upon our people. On account of
severe cold Rev. 81. w. Lambert OF
Providence was unable to be at the open.
ing services, but he will come later and
lead the singing and assist Mr.. Gale.
The chorus is under the direction of c. H.
Woods with Miss Alice Belle Warden at
the piano.
At the opening service Sunday after
noon Rev. E. M. Chapman introduced
the evangelist to St. Johnsbury and COM
mended him and his work to our people.
Mr.. Gales first address was preparatory
to the series and he spoke during his talk
OF the Importance in any structure Of
| sound foundations. He stated that the
object of this mission is not merely the
| addition of members to the church,
a sta ement which the pastor heartily
approved, but the lifting up Of the church
to higher spiritual plane by means OF
more thorough study of Gods word, a
truer life of prayer and the putting out
of our lives those things which in
jure them. He discussed at some length
the prejudices which some people enter
tain towards special work of this charac-
ter and showed the necessity that has
always existed 10 the church for special
efforts, reaping the results of long and
careful sowing. He asked that prejudice
should be removed from our minds; that
sin of every kind should be deliberately
put away because sin is positive hind
rance to successful prayer and service.
At the evening service prayer wa:
offered by Rev J. M. Frost and Mr.
Gale spoke from the text, Now then VIZ
are ambassadors of Christ"
He took up the subject textually and
/ said first that an ambassador was
T usually a stranger in the country tc
!, which be is sent. In like manner Cod:
!, people are strangers and pilgrims while
d here. They represent the home land
,e Secondly, an ambassador not only repre-
sents his government, but is suppose
distinctively to manifest the character c
d it's people. He illustrated his point b
7. reference to one of our ambassadors sen
c. out from the State OF Illinois, but VIII
he was not named, who was accustome
at the seat Of government to which
vel was sent to drink to excess, and tt
n people seeing him in this condition we
u led to declare that the Americans mu
~ be drunken people. In like manner Il
Is. people with whom the Christians ass
Id ciate will form their opinion regardr
u the church and Christianity by watchir
IN the ambassadors OF Christ.
The next point was that the emba
on sador is obliged to deliver the messag
Ns' he receives from his home governmer
1e exactly as they come to him. He illu
trated this point by reference to 10
or Stewart Woodford Of Brooklyn, N. !
~ ~ who was his neighbor when engaged
ri business there. Mr.. Woodord said TIL
ny when he was minister to the Court
he Spain and had delicate negotiation
w. regarding Cuban affairs to carry on
,ts frequently received dispatches who
in wording he would wish to chan
ut because If presented as they came thu
would surely tend to irritate the SPANS
authorities, but he could not alter
sentence or even a word in the MESA
~, ~ that came from his home governmer
In like manner, said Mr.. Gale, the el
on bassador of Christ is to deliver t
., message which he has received wtho
,"e qualification or alteration. 81 won
1t delight to stand here for two weeks al
4. proclaim the love of God as portrayed