The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-08

close attention Of the congregation. Mf.
almonds address was filled with argu.
ments and pointed with apt and homeiy
Illustrations His choice OF a topic man,
ifestly vital to every churchman was
another reminder that good old-fash-
ioned gospel subject can still command
attention.
The text Of the new pastors discourse
was taken from the sixth chapter OF
Matthew. first to eighth verses, and II
told Of the motives and methods Tor a
spiritual uplift. He spoke in substance
as follows: ~"The one thing that the
church needs to-day more than any
thing else Is deeper spiritual expert
ence. Money and activity are always
powerful factors in the development o.
the church, but the spiritual sense is
vet greater than any of these. Where
this consecrated sense of piety is mani
tested, the church of Jesus Christ must
succeed.
"At the present time the church is
confronted with the question Of how
this spiritual uplift is TO be attained.
We are sometimes tempted to think OF
God as a respecter of persons. Nothing
could be more untrue. OF the twelve
apostles. Peter. James and John seemed
TO be the most favored by our Master.
John. the forerunner, was manitestly
nearer to Jesus than any other. But
this NAV be ascribed to no other reason
than that he was better qualified to take
nm the work of tile Master through his
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of conduct in the vineyard that we, too,
shall gain his favor.
"In the text to-day, made up OF eight
verses and two hundred and twenty
seven words, two motives for spiritual
uplift are pointed out by the apostle.
In it's first analysis, the Christian must
work 10 bestow good and not to seek
good When a man gives his body and
soul TO the work of God, the sacrifices
involved therein will operate like wings
to lift him up to higher levels. Christian
men must work not to be seen of men,
but to bestow good. 1t is the very es-
sence OF Christianity.
"The second of these motives is out
lined in the lesson that we must work
for the glory OF God and not for our
own glory. Mans chief end is to glorify
God and enjoy him for evermore.' He
who works heart and soul for the Mas
ter is rewarded openly.
"To accomplish true spiritual uplift,
we must employ the same strict adher-
ence to methods as business men use in
conducting thcii affairs. The first OF
these methods is thronsb the medium
of prayer; and again .aution you
not to pray to be seeu oi men. Gnari
AGAINST vain repatitions Like the sense
less rehearsal of heather deity's name
by his pagan followers, Iepetitions of
the Christians prayer mean its degra-
dation to mere mechanism. We must
prav to the Father in the spirit of truth
and conservation.
"With the saving grace of prayer in
our methods of accomplishing spiritual
uplift must be joined the power of serv-
ice Every man, woman and child in
this church to-day stands in crying neei
of this same awakening of the spirftsS
sense. IL is need not peculiar to any
church or religious group, but rather 1t
is a necessity that is everywhere mani
tested. As the church to-day is holding
out its hands for more men to man the
earthworks. so is she also enjoining those
already within the fold to experience the
great desire TO spread the kingdom. The
efficacy of prayer must be followed by
this everlasting desire to accomplish
good. If we all with one accord unite in
working for the glory of God, the spir-
itual uplift win be an ever increasing
factor in the life of the church"
The usual order of worship was fol-
lowed at the morning service, the pas
tors sermon lasting thirty minutes. At
the church last evening, Rev. Mr. Sal
mond spoke on How Christ Proved His
Own Divinity" II has been decided that