The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-13
PREACHED TO CLAN GORDON.
Rev. Duncan Salmond of Presbyterian
Church, Himself a Clansman.

Nearly 100 members of Clan Gordon,
No. IL, o. S. G., attended their annual
memorial service at the Presbyterian
church yesterday morning. The pastor,
Rev. Duncan Salmond, chose as sub
ject for his discourse, Impression and
Expression" After words of welcome to
the clan, of which he is member, Rev,
Mr.. Salmond read the text for his SER
mon. The text is taken from the book
OF Matthew, chapter p, verses 37-39,
which read as follows: "Jesus said unto
him, Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God +,
with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and
with all thy strength. This is the first
and great commandment. The second is
like unto the first. Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself"
The speaker said: "The occasion that
prompted our Lord to these words came
as an answer to doctor of the Jewish
law, who, with a group of Pharisees,
was trying the Lord and who had in.
quired of Him which of the laws was the
greatest. All other laws are imbedded
upon the substance of these two princi-
pies of justice Many will ask what is
Christian religion and say, Is it not
sufficient to fulfill the duties and obliga-
tions to mankind? No; it is necessary
that man love God; it is the first duty
OF man; 1t is the primitive and impera.
tive duty of mankind
AS the true conception of religion is
moulded from these great command
ments, the religious life of person is
a. Of hn lou ts
perative that man should conform to
these principles, although the will of
man does not always comply with such
Violation of Gods word viii always
bring, suffering, not only to the trans
gIessors, but upon Others. To conform
with these laws should be very pleasing.
when one considers the great and infinite
love OF God for man. Why should not
the love of God by man and the love
of man for God be infinitely greater
than the love of man for man as shown
in times of sickness?
A few pretenders consider religion as
fit only for babes and women. and that
ii is not for strong men Their eonten-
tion is weakened ii one would only reflect
that the best OF mans faculties must
be exercised to love God, and ii il only
a coward that will hate the Lord. only
an migrate that will forsake Him and
only strong man that will love God.
1t is also mans duty to use his facul-
ties and obtain the love of God and best
results thereof.
In order to bear true conception Of
the Lord and his commandments. it is
necessary to have a clear comprehension
Of Him as the impression always regu-
Iates the expression, which is the out.
ward sign Of our impressions The two
great commandments. love OF God and
love OF man. are inseparable. Amongst
our neighbors will be ranked not only
members of orr family, not
only fellow .workmen, but our enemies;
therefore, we must love our neighbors
Is ourselves, and ii is imperative that
We should in order to obtain the kingdom
If heaven. In his right mind. no person !
would ruin his life or reputation; there |
lore, it Is expedient, in conformity to /
he mentioned commandments. that he |
-uin not the reputation or the life of |
lis neighbor.
"A man of learning once, in passing |
he home of well-known man in relg- I
ous life, stopped and in the course Of /
inquired of the theologiau
What he Judged 10 be the rule or rules
~ which one could live a perfect life.
His answer to that was to live in CON /
ormity with the two great laws OF God 7
nd be would find no difficulty in leading
perfect life. After the impression Of
3od has been imprinted on our souls. it
; our duty to watt this divine impress
ion among our fellowmen through the
Medium Of expression, which is the re-
igious life we follow"