Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-12-05

Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt Tslnsee, d. d.


are in accord with their professio,
The tcyt is Matthew Y. A.. what do va
more than othersP"
IN the words Of nv text Christ COM.
rates. tho Inhabitants Of tba br,no,
race into two grouns First boro +,
the rroun Of tho mon of +ba world o,d
Wonder is tba proun Of tbe servonte ~.
Christ "Now." saws Jcsus. "these two
groups are entirely different In cboroc.
teristics and in their copccDtion Of Iifo
The members of ono aroun oro Ivina
for thorosclves rbev oro scbernino
ma uIauDipg how tbor can use mon
for their own odvantage Tho ons
c.ro,n eovs. ~ must 0rst Au my own
lardpr and look artor nv own onfov.
mont 40 n,ottor ,ybctbor o+hor nacnlo
have GOOD ti,nc ~. not must malta
life caec for No I" Tho other rror,
enre. 81 r,re4 If,., for c,C,d and f,r Wv.
fellow mon r,pst holm tho ovcrhur.
doood corry. tlo l,7d thar ara e+,cro-.
,nr, undo~ r,,,et Iva orog for 1--WE
hind crr+chne for tho Io,oa food e.,
tbo brrc,,. ,,,,,t loo,, - ror.-,..,
mon nc boro Col viii for,,vo r,ou
Tbnn Christ ears to noi,+ tho moral,
"1-or 70 ~, io,., th,,,, +h,4 - 80,
what reward bovn vo2 no mt evo,
tho r,,t1icor. .t,o eo,,e9 Al to w..
,.l,,+o 80 tro.i,.,., IL. -. H.
mara than o.,or.9 no not oro, +Lo
gon+i,ae tho eopoav prohoblv +hors
Voc NOT a RON ,rit1,ir so,,,d 90 hi,
,oioo Who did NOT ,rtdo ,i,nsoIs on 10.
ing better than a publican. He was
therefore bringing the matter home to
them when he asked them in what
way they were better
1t might be We'll If we asked our
solves such q question. We call our.
selves Christians. and II is n great #.
tie. Tbcro is no name on earth so no.
bic rs that OF being a follower Of
Christ We have n right to glory IN
the name. but there is n character
which should 90 with the name; other.
wise the name is a mockery. What IL
that cbarocter3 In what way does tina
Christian differ from the non-Chris.
tiauf AS Christ nut It. what do va
more than othersf" Are you different
from the men of the world in your De.
sircs in your treatment Of your fel.
low men? Are YOU different in youI
modes of endowment? Are YOU differ.
ent in the wav YOU spend YOUR money!
DO YOU love only those who love youl
DO Won love yo1r enemies? DO Won do
good TO them that hate YOU? These
are the home questions that Jesus Is
addressing TO YOU today.
r.4.. &c r,;ol.
r,,4 -. -, 4uo.; 1850.
hro4,ro, +, soo,oi ,ror3 Nv +ho+
wan n your eronin,s ord in Tho times
,,.,,o,, ,,o,, mo o,,.o,. qron, tho e+ora and
con do ne Won cnoose Won arc ar IN.
or.r "a so,oo+ ,.o,,r o,z., fr,ends you
;,,-,ta 70 voYr homo those whom Won
wish n invi4a You Visit those whom
vo, Itch - ,.f~i+ U-bo+ &c tbo enirit
Viii, c,,tdos ro,, IN +bo so1oction ~
vorr rrionaeq Arc vour nrircinlos in
this marian diffaran+ From those that
guida tho actions Of the man OF tina
v,or]d9 rs vo,,r cbinf i1eo 70 moko
friords WIN thoeo whom Won con holm.
or do vou si-onIv make friends Of tbose
r.bosa ossocie+ion Is likely 10 benefit
,.or7 ,rbts T.. worry vital ouestio,
for vo,, ~ dooi1o for Won have the
cbor,c+ar Of Christian 70 maintain.
/ Tho ohtii.v r. mako friends and hold
Thorn ~ WI, IN a viselil,e grin "a n great
or+ Tho NOV, T coo those who hays
ras+nrod This art the more 7 am i'm.
messed Win 4ra fact that the essen.
t,o1s of maxine friends rest not in
h,g horse or I'm 4 large bank account,
hrt IN tho r,o,-f, touch Of hand and
,r tho rorsrosfvo mower Of n voice. As
was tbinkin~ unon This subject the
otbor dov +hara rose nm before nv
mind +ba foon If lady who is I friend
NJ nvarv ono sho knows Now this
,odr 10 NOT bondsomn in rhvsicol
booutr Ear from tbo+ No artis,
,.o,,rd .,,,or eo,oot har for . r,odol Sho
,s not wooltb- Sha Iires ,r = bumbIs
homo of only a fcw rooms Where Won
e,o,a dollars sb, has only 1,ickels :,
era,d she Is NOT q musical genius
! She can neither sing nor speak from
| platform nor write poetic illusions.
Her clothes may once have been in
style but for the most part they have
gone through the wear and tear Of tive
/ or three winters. Yet wherever that
/ lady goes she always makes friends
These friends belong 10 all classes 81
/ people The rich and the poor alika
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