The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-19
CLAN GORDON MEMORIAL SERVICE,
Attended in a Body at First Presby-
terian Church Yesterday.

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The annual memorial service of Clan
Gordon was observed in the First Pres,
byterian church yesterday morning
very eloquent and inspiring serme ~
ing preached by Clansman Rev \ \
: Salmond. The inclemency of ~ ,th-
er did not tend to keep thcN embers
back and seventy-fve turned out. This
number compared favorably with other
years. The clan assembled in their
rooms in the Bolster block and marched
in body to the church, where seats
had been reserved for them. After the
service they returned TO the hall for dis
missal.
Rev. Salmond took for mis- text, "The
Religion of Jesus a Mans Religion
| His text and sermon was based on
Mathew 0:9 "And as Jesus passed
forth from thence he saw man named
Matthew sitting at the receipt of Gus
tom; and he saith unto him, Follow Me-
And he arose and followed Him."
In part he said; The religion of Je-
sus is a manly religion because it takes
man to follow Jesus. This man,
Mathew whom Jesus had seen. was a
1 tdA tUlittlOts Ilt was a DucH. IlCnt non
est citizen, unlike many of the publ.
cans. He was also very influential
man. OF course, he liked riches like
lall Jews, else he could not have held
the position which had been given to
him. But the fact that he was all this
brings out more strongly why it takes |
a man to give up all these earthly things |
and follow Jesus.
The religion OF Jesus demands thought |
fulness. This wonderful power in Je- |
sus. which appealed to Matthew and /
which appeals to men all over the world, |
causes much earnest thought. There is
no place i'll the economy of God for a
bIainless man. The worlds greatest
painters have gone to God for their
great masterpieces and likewise the re-
nowned musicians and sculptors took
for their examples the lowly Nazarene.
The religion of Jesus is manly re-
ligion because it demands thoughtful
ness and the best that is in man. 1t
also demands selfabolition. Who but
brave man would sit in corner and Il
look into the heavenly world above and
then into the depths of his heart where
many dark scenes are pictured To fol-
low Jesus a man must take up his yoke
and carry his burden. Jesus said, MY
yoke is easy and my burden is light /,
1t takes manly man to meet the ,
conditions of Christ A good illustra- +
ton told by DIR. Meyers illustrates this
point. A young man was converted at !
one of his services He was asked to j
take communion but replied that he was
not ready. He went ont into the world 4
and found the girl he had stained with !
his sin, found her dying in lonely gar i
,et. He brought her the necessariss of i
life and nursed her until death. He re- II
fealed to her the God he had met and q
'sked to be pardoned. She forgaye him 4
n the spirit Of Cod He then returned !
o the church and said he was ready.
What Jesus asks Of us il to 90 out into
he highways and hedges and stop those
wrongs which we have started. and bring
nen into the church of God. 1t takes 4
men OF courage to do this.
The self sacrifice in the religion OF Je
us appeals to manhood A hero never
axes an easy thing; his life is full of J
ardships, suffering. disease and death, Il
ct he glorifies in THAT life Glories Of =
he battlefield cannot compare with the :,
lories of religion. 1t strs up the high /
st type OF herosm in men. 4
The real way 10 Jesus IS by the world. n
IS German writer tells, when God first y
lade the birds he did not give them = 1.
'ings to fly with. They had beautiful : +. :,
lumage and could sing the sweetest OF -
lusie. One day God threw wings on 81
ie ground and told them to carry them !"
he birds put them on their backs and ~ ~
judged along with their burdens. In - -
me these wings united to their bodies ~
nd soon they were soaring high into - -
ie heavens. Our burdens resemble the - -
ings of birds in this way. We grad VI
ally soar higher and higher until we !,
'e in the presence of God. -
In closing, he made a strong plea to ~ ~
en- to show their manliness and cour- a.
ge as did Matthew. this rich business -
an. and follow Jesus, and become one =, J"
his disciples. A. ~,