The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-05

| the number of attentive listeners who
reverently followed the services through
| to the end of the discourse and benedic
| ton could not have been less than an
inspiration to the newly elected pastor,
The usual order Of morning worship was
carried out, the sermon occupying the
I larger portion of half hour. Music
was furnished by the regular church
choir.
The first impression OF Rev. Mr.. Holt's
ability as a pulpit speaker very readily
| bears out the prediction that his min
istry in the Baptist denomination will
be one of abiding service and fruitful
ness Although ordained less than two
years ago he already possesses unusual
gifts OF delivery in the pulpit and the
congregation which greeted him yester-
day was unanimous in its expression Of
favorable comment. He chose as a text
for his salutatory sermon the words
from the first epistle to the Corinthians.
second chapter, twelfth verse, which read
as follows: Now we have read, not
the spirit of the world, but the spirit
which is of God that we might know the
things that are fully given to us or
God" For the younger element in his
congregation, the preacher devoted the
opening part of his discourse TO the
consideration of his text as it might
be easily understood and applied by
Young people. This practice, he said,
would become a fixture in each OF his
Sunday morning addresses
Drawing upon the experience of
young boy from the slums of one of
our larger cities, whose heart was moved
to respond to the spirit of devotion
shown him by a worthy couple with
whom he lived in the country for a
Of the holy spirit in every person, young
aud old, must come as response to
the spirit of God The things which are
thus awakened in mans life win answer
back to God His love cannot be faith
omed by man; it is wider than the world
and is bounded by no dimensions.
Addressing himself to the lessons
which might be drawn from the text,
Mr.. Holt spoke substantially as fol-
lows: Through an unseen chain, tie
spirit of God is Avealed to His chill
dren Some chord in life must be
awakened and the spirit revealed will
be the spirit of the Master. The day
OF supernatural acts or occurrences has
passed away. Miracles are no more.
The good accomplished through any
agency comes directly from manifesto
ton of Gods spirit and the awakening
Of a kindred spirit in man. There is
nothing imaginary in the good works of
God The man whose soul is shriveled
and calloused by sin may not feel the
inner workings of the spirit, but such
failure is due only to the lack of desire.
His spirit is omnipresent, but the re-
sponsive awakening of the individuals
spirit is too often wanting.
Realizing the great gift of Gods
spirit as revealed to us, it is all i'm
portant that we give our lives back to
Him When we come to know that
every good influence, every good deed
that exists in the world to-day comes
directly from God, it is altogether inn
portant that we also reach that greater
realization of His readiness to respond |
to our own awakening in spirit. To aid |
in the redemption of our own spirit and |
to speed the day when all men shall |
seek the Master, God has sent His only |
son. Jesus, 10 be as an elder brother.
"The love of God is manifested in |
man. No restrictions as to the kind of |
man are made. That little spark of |
goodness with which every human being
is endowed is capable of emphasis before
God. The hardened sinner comes in for
his share of Gods mercy and goodness.
not because of his sin, but rather in
spite of it. In the lives Of all too many
of us, the little touch of Gods own
goodness is oftentimes lamentably small;
but nevertheless it is large enough for
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