Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-17

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plax has gone al over he town" said
the informant. Nov. doseor. what b
the adherence between those women
playins for cash and playing for
pic&nse or q vase2 They are gamblers
any way yuu loot q r."
Ny friend went into has pulpit next
Sunday and told that story. In his
sermon he said: Friends. are not
church members to be any different
from the men and women of tho
world? VIII you stnnd In the way Of
the spiritual success Of this church by
the wofldnness Of your own llves?" A
mighty reaction set In. Those church
members ut once ceased their woridli-
ness, their card playing theater going.
dancing and other destroying acts Of
sin. They gave themselves to Gods
work. The rosuk-a wave OF spirit
ual influence swept over the city and
the whole state. Men and women,
shall we have this spiritual uphcaval
In our own churches! As q conquer
Ing army terrible with banners, shall
this church membership move out
upon this city2 We can move thus II
we consecrHte our own lives. The sim
full world today is not doubling Christ;
1t Is doubling our PROFESSIONS. We
say, ri love God" yet we are not will
Ing to live for God.
Reasons For Fadlupe.
The scenes Of a great church TIL
umph which shall yet be Witnessed in
our land n church members are true to
their discipleship will be marve,ously
witnessed In the triumphs of the
church of the Lord Jesus Christ In
foreign lands. The reason our foreign
missionaries IRE not accomplishing
what they should Is not due to their
lack of faithfulness and conservation.
1t is not due to any defect N the doc
trine they are preaching. 1t IL due
almost entirely to the sinful white
man who enters hsotisan lauds along
side Of the Christian missionary. With
every ship that sets SAL from our
shores carrying the white maps Bible
there go also the white mans cask
Of whisky and the white mans Gins.
II the white man were true to God, 1t
would not be atty pears, nor twenty
years hence, before tho whole world
would be captured for Christ.
II the white men were united for
Christ this capture Of the heather lands
would be like the wonderful march
Of Napoleon Bonaparte when he land
ed on the French coast from the island
Of Elba In February, 1916. He had not
with him even corporars guard, but
the French people believed In him. No
sooner did the dethroned emperor start
for his old capital thar King Louis
Philippe's soldiers opened for him their
fortresses The people welcomed him
in their streets. AS O king coming
back to his own he entered again hts
palace OF the Tuiisrtes. AS soon as
the church captures our own land for
Christ foreign lands will welcome
Christ China will welcome him, Japan
will receive him, Korea and India will
receive him, Africa and South Amer
ica and the Islands of the seas will re-
ceive him. "As an army terrible with
banners" the church will march on
to capture the whole world for Christ
when we, us true Christian disciples,
purify her and do our duty by her here
at home.
Now. my friends. as church men,
bers are we ready to start forth this
, church Of ours as conquering host?
, Are we ready to sag, Lord. like the
moon rejecting the light of the sun
will from henceforth live for thee and
reflect theeT Are we ready to say,
Lord. l will give myself to thy service
In mind and body and spirit. 50 that
wherever may go and whatever I dc
, the world ut large will say. There
! goes one who has been conmuning
, with Cod and would have hts peace
|, and joy?" Are you ready to do this
my brother? Then wherever you &c
you will find not q dead church, but g
living church. for, like Peter at the
:, beautiful gate, in the name Of Jesus
Christ you shall make men who are
spiritual crpples rise up and walk.
!. May God move us church members
one and ALL to resurrect this day oul
, church for bis glory and his honor into
the conQuering host Of an invincible
army
, fCopyrisht. 1905. BY Louis Klopsohl