News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-01-31
JIorrisyiIIe CoagT Church Notes

Last Sunday morning Mr. Baker spoke
/ on the subject The Vision Which
Saves" from the text, Nv here there is not
vision the people perish There is need
/ Of dreamers today, of men who, Will pre-
pare themselves to see a vision, and then
proclaim to their age the imperatives
winch that vision eUjOins. There are here
today those who, true to God and them
selves, could set this town, this state, this
nation, yes, this whole generation atire
with new enthusiasm for righteousness.
There was pointed out and the challenge
sounded with each, the need Of vision in
lhC realm of social relationships, in the
realm Of the soul. In an age when as the
newspaper headlines lleriugly announce,
"pJsce Talk creates financial Panic,
surely we need to pause and ask ourselves,
How near are we coming to the condition
OF the man Ia tuu parable. v no surfelted
with this world goods, forgot entirely
the needs Of his soul. Only to be awakened
bv the terrible voice Of judgment crashing
through mis- being, like q OhunGerbOlt out
Of eternity, Thou fool this night thy soul
shall be required of thee!' We need, too,
d vision in the realm Of reform; in the
midst OF these terrible years thru which
we are passing. If we could not see
beyond the smoke ClOudcQ horizon to the
brighter country of peace, if we could not
listen to voices raised above the awful
grOans Of the dying and heart broken
tltHs II We tOuiu ilOl utdl dl'A 6NGGltI
music than the rough, deadly diapasOn of
wars cannOnade, we would indeed perish.
But there is a vision that pictures to the
man of faith the brighter country OF the
yet-tO- be, the approach to which IS so
rough and trying to heart and nerve.
FINALLY the appeal was made TOR a VISION
~ the realm of Religion, tCrq reinstatement
Of the Religion of Jesus Christ, not as men
conceived that religion, not as men have
defined it in terms of their own imagi-
nation, but as Jesus Himself lived il, and
declared 1t to His disciples in Galilee and
through them to the rest of the world.
The trouble today is that we are being
mIsled by the false notions and cOnceits
which men in the eagerness to make their
views Of religion plausible, have mixed
with the pure religion Of Jesus Christ.
One wonders what test would be applied
were He whose name the churches bear to
return in quest of faith on the earth.
Would it be creed Ecclesiastical posi-
ton? Reputation? Orthodoxy
suppose he applied again the test He
made IN Gslilee, when He took a little
child and set him in the midst, when He
reduced all the law and the prophets to
the simple commandment. Thou shalt
lOye!' How many OF US would show pure
gold? And how many of those whose
professions have been the lOudest would
call on the rocks and mountains to fall on
them and hide them from the cOndem-
nation that would flame from the plying
eyes of the great Christ
The Christian Endeavor was led by Mrs.
stewart The subject was, 1.-The Fruits of
Christian EnGeavor.
The Older members of the society and
the parents of the younger Endeavors are
invited to meet for a social hour and to
talk over plans for he sOCiety's work, in
the VI slry on Thursday at three O'Clock.
The Prayer meeting viii be held on
Thursday evening
There will be a Teachers meeting at the
close of The prayer service
The Lyer-ready Glass viii hold its
monthly meeting at the home of Robert
lie on Thursday evening.
The ElGHRvOrs will have a sleigh-r ide
90 De- followed by social ia the vestrv on
saturday evening. -leIghs viii start from
the church at 7.30.
The Pastors subject for next Sunday
morning viii be, standing for Jesus. T"
BE on Land T. hear the discussion Of this
important theme.
Announcement regarding the Union
service IU the evening nilI be found in the
local columns as plans are not complete to
permit e.. making definite announcement
81 tine t.w. ct writing these notes.