Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-14

me successfully Csckop them for
Ok nights Of the week and ~.
preach to them oaly CIV Sundays.
We should cling ~ The young foAs
Of OUT cites. We sf,rVk 70 AftnS
them and hold 20 them all tho tinxA
Tho Sunday school tee cher who newe
finds nu evening 70 visit her pupils
during the week will never lave pupils
who will have time 70 ss al Ter fect
Oh Sundays. The young people Of
your church who never invite the
strangers TO their houses Or visit thsm
Ia their rooms or arrange oemisocial
gatherings for them In the church Will
revcr have the pewcomeR ceuwdlna
their services.
Kindness 60 che weak.
But, lastly, remark. we must try to
libsrate helpless men during their time
Of physical inhrmities az well ns dur.
ing their time Of physical strength and
good health. or all times during which,
we can most appeal TO helplcsu man
the best ID when ne Ia lying upon Gil
| lnvalid'a bed or in times Of ngonisinx
| sickness. Sometimes q strong man or
woman Is not ensily susceptible to
kindness. But once let the strength
leave the arm, once let the brow be-
come 10. and feverish, once let tho
stomach refuse TO retain its nouriSh-
mcnt, end then the slightest Kindness.
as n ruic. will bring tears Of gratitude
10 the eye n.d words OF thantfulness
| 10 tho trembling lip. hut, though the
sick bed IS the greatest and best Of all
puIpits over which to preach, how few
Of us e"er embrace the opportunity to
minister there IN Gods name rs We
should. IndeUd, as horses will nearly
always ely and run away from q sick
horse which Is lying upon the ground.
SO think wei! people, as rifle. shcn
and fear sick people.
why d, you Lot spend your snna-
mers ia Asheville or the Adirondacks
or III Colorado or I'm Hedlsnds Of south
ern California? Are they not boauu.
FIJI places I ask you. Yes" you
answer. but I cannot stand the sick
people. Wherever YOU 20 IN these
pluces you Gnd them there, weak and
pale Coughing, coughing. coughing.
| CNuBhshes - NOA0AssoAby
heard on all sides. Sickness is to me
very depressing Why. dislike to
look even Mt the windows Of hospital.
- for going through hospital,
would 10 more 10 II than l would
enter the operating room and zee a
surgeon cut off Il mans leg" But, my
friend. did you ever stop to think that
as others are ack 80 some day you
may be sick: Then will you not need
os these invalids have to lie in bed
nth no callers. No one comes to
bring them a flower or utters a word
Of prayer or speaks TO them even one
word about Christ. yet by their very
sufferngs these sick people are N Just
right mood to reach up and take Christ
by the hand. IL you will only show
them how
But before l close | bethink myself
Of one fact. Perhaps yon are not yot
iittsl to 60 forth on these arrands Of
gospel mercy Why? Perhaps you $40
To-Day hearing Gods voice which spcSc
, at the tomb Of the dead Lazarus knd
, Yet You yourself are sitting or stand
. ing before me bound hand end foot
with the graveclothes Of past r.ses.
! Then. my friend. will you let r,s rs-
move them in Christ's manner VIII .or
, let me take away that sin Of the Es.At:,
, that sin Of the foot. that sin Of the NyN
I that sin Of the lip, that sin Ct tn
, heart? Paul. the chief Of sinners. wal
! once bound rs you. VIII yon let me-
, In Christ's name, speak unto yea tn
. words OF hope? Then. like the good
? Ananias Of old. I will cay Trio neA
, blinded with sin. Brother Saul. Broth
er Saul, the Lord. even Jesus. WHOM
thou hast seen on the Damascus road
hath sent me that thou highest receive
!. thy sight and be oiled with the Holy
i. Ghost" In Uhrist's name your eyel
!. may be opened. Then you will b
ready for his service Will you hsre
, aud now consecrate your life 10 taxing
= OF the graveclothes which are bin sin1
q sinful men as you yourself we're :ssact
. bound helpless in the viselike grip OF
n sin?
4 tCopyrIGht 1919. by Louis Kiopssh1