The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-11
FORMER MINISTER
IN HER OLD PULPIT
Rev. EfHe K. M. jones Given Fine Tribute
Yesterday, whea Large Crowd
Attended Service.

REV. Ehie X. NJ jones q Wstereo, Ia.
acquired in Barre during her ten years
pastorate here, was the i'nmense crowd
q psople that eethescd at the thlyer'
salist church Sunday norplngl where she
ssein occupied the pulpit for the arst
time SINCE she left here ak and > halt
geera ago Despite tnf heat, which YVES
aim0st SuGocating in Re Atsnaeness, the
ireads aud fsrnsr parishioness Of Mrs
.Fsnsa a0eired to ths church in such NUS
bors taat every sent was allaa ana chairs
has to BE- pTsyiGtd for Eauy sf thsst
whs were iagt to come Is. Not cHlg
did her audience comprise 3 large nun
Der Of her former parishlouers but pee
pie were present from every church -
the city
This significant greeting could not fell
70 have its eject upon tho speaker, and
inst before the close Of The service she
said that she had waited until this time
for fear Of losing central Of her feelings
before she attempted, in any way, toI
express something Of her great joy A.
once more having Che opportunity to
lock into the faces Of 30 many people
dear to her. And mingled With her JOY
she said. there was a feeling Of sadness
A. she thought Of ether familiar faces
which were now missing from the con
gregation and were always to be missed.
She asked that she be granted the privi'
lege Of taking each one Of the audience
bv the nand a. they passed cut Of the
door. and after the benedirtion the large
audience nearly 70 a person remained
standing in their seats unth she had
come down from the altar and reached
the door before they passed cut.
That she has lest AoHe Of her persona
charm and marked ability 70 reach the
hearts OF her hearers was the sentimept
Of everyone present after they had ID
tened with wrapt attention for fkts mm
ntes 10 ner powerful sermon. Mrs. Jones
took for her text Galatians 6il4, "For
an the law Is fugalled in one word, even
in this, Thou shalt love thy neighber
as thysslf.'
She said ia parts Every age has is
own particular history and emphasis,
We are reminded that types Of beauty
enange with each succeeding age. Even
90 truth. though always right presents
itself first with one faee and then with
another. In one Age We emphasizes one
aspeet Of truth in one way aud IN an
other age in quite aqother way. What
wisa to brihg forcihy before You TO-
dav il that religion, the souls thirst for
ssesf. eh~ se,sss lestt~stiexss est*ttsss ~sa
forevers but we lock at Il In different
ways a. time goes on
To-day u tie age 81 social religion,
which, | think. is Be very care Of re
lieion. We have sdeh PERSONAL eNaFes
sions Of religion gs the lenten season,
WHICH Is a personal religion and used TO
be irst III importaneel but to-day social
religion u coming te the trent. DO not
mean TO say that men are minimizing
their personal religion, for We know that
no man can do bis duty OF please nis God
witAeut personal righteousness We
have also learned that 4 mar must not
only be right toward himself and HE
God, but he must be right toward his
fellowmen. Every man sbeuld learn
how TO move shoulder to shoulder with
his feIlowmen and at ths same time
attsnd to his own personal righteousness.
We have that IN us Which u famihar
ly called conscience which helps as to
keep in che straigat and narTsw way |
This has been known for ages and ages |
but It hos been left for this age to learn |
that We must be possessed ana aetuated |
bv a social conscience that gives q man |
no peace until be has done his duty By
his feilowmen.
Paul thought tnat II was sufRcient toll
make a Christian ii man il time 90
that when the great catastrophe came he /
would be safe for heaven. But new we
have come to the social Aspect Of the I
religion Of Jesus Christ We nRve seen
truth small, not because truth is small /
but hseanse our sight is narrow sssd we
cannot conceive Of the great breadth and /
ispth Il has. Men and women were To +
be holy in erder that their holiness
might make others holy, He who ex
perienoed religion for himself has only |
lust begun to be a Christian. The Chris
Ian LIE must give answer to the phrase |
by their fruits We shall know them
So it Is not simply getting ready for The /
andJ we must bring into The social prob. /
ems Of the world oar Christian lives.
What one is ID ane relation he must /
be IN every relation before he can take /
Tia placs rs a truly Christian man. DR.
Horton has truly said that the disease
ii society to-day il the iogssssness Of
men and womsn. why Is It that a man
gecomes a dafaultar or uaes his efiice NJ
public trust for his own pecunisry ends
Is IL because ia loyss his feilawEen I
more and himself less, or that be leYss
himself more and his fsllewmen lass I
Ihe great problems OF society that AZ
lrass us can emily Ne solved hy the brath-
,rhood CT man. Tia Lord has said that
III the law il simply that Thou ssali
oys thy neishhnr ~ thyself.s Let Us,
Hem believe that lege il the fulhllmsAt Il
II the law
From my experiences n charitable
work. have lesraea that the poor need 1
lot aims 80 much az they need prayer
they need somssns whcae hrsFt beats
a sympathy with them All tie naeds
# charity In this wcrld weuld be met
md answersd If every family that 10 ~ Il
comfortable circumstances weuld pick
lit some unfortunste family and make
hat fnmily's happiness its business.
CHS IS practical and personal way Of Il
working ont eur social religion. ! be- Il
ieve that tho reformation Of tie world /
Yill not Ne by another incarnation Of 4
god but hy the incarnation Of the spirit 4
f Gsd IN your heart snd mine. We arc
5la that the spirit OF God is in us, and
ust in proportion as we learn how to
Is about doing good like our Master, in
ust such proportion will the kingdom
4 Ged be spread en- this earth.
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