Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-19

have already feftised the invitations
Some of ali Glasses refused 10 tome
Bit there WERE many 6f the ltitellee
tia world wins did come. ana thou.
Sands Of The intellectual leaders Of tha
world are eeihiiis today.
DID tou ere. tfF IL estimate how
ihant Of bur great iheil are Uiflsians7
Theft numbers almost transcend hu.
lnan belief dust Study ihem In d 10.
lltleai or hevethinental setise. A few
gears ago the editers Of tie christian
Herald sent forth a letter to all the
governors 6f ibis country aid; 1 be:
llare, to all the members Of the tinted
States congress ANA to the leaders beth
Of The ARMY and the navy, also to the
Justices Of the supreme court the pres
ldent of the United states ana his tab:
met and to distinguished educators
and notable persons Of both sexes.
the letter, which mas addressed to all
alike, read; "Ata fun d, friend Ut Chris:
tlnnlts9 D8 teu believe that Christian:
ity IL the friend Of mankind! Dses
your belief estead 10 the recognition Of
Supreme peins, to the divinity Of
Christ and Ia the surprising potency
Of christianity hs 4 pttiiisiAs iha,l:
ehep!" The answers paihe back Ivy
the stsfes and hundreds. They Showed
That ffehi The president IN The white
Heuse Down 10 the humble executive
of the western territory hearty all the
Ee%ernsrH, neariY nil The senators and
esAeressineil, hearty all The great lead.
cts OF ehf army mud navy, We're eltlief
out md pMt ihe,ibers OF Christian
churches OF resppetefs Ut tho same, |
kent those replies In my spfarheok. |
eould uunte many Of them how II |
had the time However, from memory
! ran say this hat ncnrly nil Of our
great lenders In governmental life were
ready 10 confess that their only hope
for eternal salvation wHs tho erpss Of
Jesus Christ. And whnt Is true Of
stn,eernft believe will also hr found
true of medicine rn1 Of every other do.
pnrtment OF professional and business
! life II the ntntlHtlcinn would only eoni;
pIlo for VIZ tho records,
intellectual ainnts There.
10 not inllt to mo about there being
no Intcllcctunl g,nnts IN tho banquet
hnll of tho Divine bridegroom. Why,
there you can poo tho intellectual lend.
ers everywhere around you. Agnsslz
once said that tho greatest feast he
over attended vas when no visited tho
grcnt German naturalist, Oxen. 10
REM Oxen wus r!cl, In brain, but poor
/ Ia, ,ot t,nr rf,.f, In Al n n
Agnssz but two d!ahes-one Of pota'
toes boiled mud ono Of potntocs roast
od. But whllo the young naturalist
sat by tho rldc OF the great scientist
Dixon unfolled for him his lnvestlaN'
tons In natural philosophy. Never
before" wrote Agnssiz, were nrcli pc.
tatoes grown on this planet. for the
mind Of tho man seemed to enter into
what wc ate socially together. md I
dcvoured his Intellect while munchn2
his potatoes. l repeat tt never ntG
such q dinner before or since" A
Agassiz. tho great naturalist. wna
fcustinR because he was sitting at tho
table Of Oxen. no many Of tho great
intellectual giants are fenst!ng be
cause they nrc sitting at tho marriage
banquet Of Christ. They seem ia
care not what they eat or what they
drink as long as Christ sits at tho head
of the table and they see him and hear
his words. When Il famous English
writer lay III few years ago the
nurse heard him talking. She went ia
his bedside and heard him feebly muir
nuring the words. Nov lay me
down to sleep, I pray the Lord my
soul to keep" II beg your pardon
said the nurse when she knew that be
was praying. II thought you wanted
something" II do" family replied
Rudyard Klpling. Il want my Heav.
emily Father. lie can care for me
now" Yea. that Heavenly Father Is
not the hope Of Rudyard Kipl,ng alone
He IS the hope of thousands Of leaders
Of the world In almost every depart
ment Of life. Am l wrong In asserting
that the intellectual man Ia to DC seen
among the guests at the Klng's ban
Quet which he gives for his Divine
/ Son?
But no sooner does the messenger OF
the king give the invitation to the ner
chant prince aud to the military chief
tain or to the member of the sanhedrir
than methinks see him put his hand
upon the shoulder Of the servant whc
Is holding his masters horse and say
won't you come to the kings mar
rage feast? The king bids me ask yor
TO come also" "Ah. no." answers thu
servant; IL cannot come. My master
would not allow 1t. He would not hirt
me Il day II did not keep In my socia
place. l can harness up his chariot anl
drive him to the temple. hut I woult
not dare stand 10y his side in that tom
pie OF worship. This brMegroom's ban
qUet is only for the aristocrat. 1t i.
spread for kings and queens. 1t IL no
for the plebeian. If there was a serv
ants table adjoining the kings ban
quet hall might come, but you woult
not have me sit down with the bride
groom on one side Of pe and my mas
ter on the other. Nay, this invita- tiOI
is not for me-" Yes. 1t is, my friend,
answers the kings messenger. 'TTll
Invitation ia for the kitchen as we'll Al
for the parlor, for the slave as we'll 4,
for the mighty potentate"
No Classes In the Church.
Some people who are trying to bnilt
class churches do not believe this
| They Sf,pm to fhfnk TINT tho ho nos,o