The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-23


the light of heaven. Some said to
Jesus, Wait, until I have attended
some of these things which l must
do first but Jesus did not wait. The
work must be taken up when the call
is made.
Paul FOiiOwed Vision.
Paul was called of Jesus to be a
minister of the revealed truth. Paul
was not disobedent to that vision.
The path of duty. was not easy. It
meant stones and singing lashes and
persecution but it was a path of joy
and happiness because it was Gods
way. / do not promise you that the
path of duty will be easy. Paul was
minister with no uncertain message.
Peter said we cannot speak of that
save what we have heard or seen, but
Paul was as assured of his ground
as were Peter or John.
"One of the great needs of today Is
issuance of the truth of which we
speak Men rightly demand that we
shall know whereof we speak. God
sends us on no uncertain errand We
are ministers of the truth and must
proclaim that ministry by living in
thoughts, words and acts what Jesus
reveals to us In all your school
| life, you have been seekers after
truth. If you possess an open mind
and receptive heart, you have been
learning the truth. You have accept
ed certain principles of science. Are
you to find it hard to live up 20
those principles in after days.
hope you have accepted certain spir-
itual laws. Is it to be hard to live W
to these in your every day life? Make
your lives an eXXemplification of the
truth Stand in advance of the truth
your lives an exemplification of the
have not acquired it all. Each da,
you will acquire new things. The
message will be continued through.
out all the years. You~are not eXcus'
ed from teaching what you know be-
cause you have not acquired all. II
all my years of engaging teachers
have never yet secured teacher who
knew everything. | would not have
one. 1t is not Gods plan to wait tol
perfection before the ministry of ser
vice begins. Teach by your live!
what you have learned and learr
each day something more The in
window for men and women lik'
these. The Master cried out. Lool
on the fields, while already for har
vest. The burden of sin and distress
will welcome the truth from tn
heart of one who lives its principle,
in actual service to his fellowmen.
A Place in Public Service.
And, no less, people of these prin
ciples will find a welcome in publ
service. Never in my memory wa
there a greater call for men VIII
would not swerve from the path .
duty. Great is the tribute paved t
Charles E. Hughes in making hir
judge of the Supreme Court in tn
midst of his civic duties. No NOR
royal welcome was ever given -pri
vate citizen as that given Theodor
Roosevelt upon his return to his ma
tive lands from a long absence las
week Both of those men are men I
: recognized ability but they are pre-
eminent because of their devotion t
their deepest convictions and thei
conservation to the welfare of thei
fellowmen.
an great contrast are the comb
tons thrown open in the Empir
; State. Two politicians quarreled
. Dishonesty was revealed and a Who'll
state reused to indignation. ! wis
d. to sound no note of alarm out to ca
attention to the fact that men are bt
ginning to take the principles of thi
Book for the guidance of public q
;, well as of private life. We need me
. who are honest in the halls of OF
4, Legislatures, men who will work NJ
for corO0ratiOns or individuals IN