News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-03-28
MORRISVILLE CHURCHES
Morrisville CongI Church Notes

MOrrISVlIl6 COWSI CnuFCn NOtos
A large congregation listened with in
terest to the discussion of the subject,
''Four Anchors of the SOUL" which are:
A belief in man; belief in Goodness; a
belief in Divine Providence; a Faith In
Jesus Christ. There is 10 other way for
the world to be saved than through faith
in Jesus Christ, for Christ discovered the
God ordained method of salvation.
There is no satisfactory way out OF the
present world situation where enemy
meets enemy with sword thrust and can
nonsde, but by the way suggested by
the Lord Christ. Our hearts are bleeding
these days. Have men lost their sanity!
Have they lost their sense of the htness OF
things? Have they lost their memories OF
the days of peace to substitute for their
quiet the noise and the bloodshed OF war!
What does il mean? 1t means this, that
anything that is builded on toundatlon
other than that laid down by Jesus christ
must be torn asunder for the progress OF
the race. 1t means that he who wouid
subdue the world with the sword mus be
slain by the sword; that he who would en-
slave must himself be driven into slavery;
that he who would defy the World Dy
throwing into its face the blood OF detense-
less women and children murdered In colu
blood must give his blood at the hands
of an awakened and outraged world s
manhood to atone for that unutteraole
crime. IL means that he who in devlllsh
boastfullness of his material resources and
material strength would defy the world 8
soul must be subdued into oblivion by
that soul he has despIsed. 1t means that
Christianity, Thank God! is still strong
enough, still manly enough, still christ
like enough to battle for its ideals.
1t means that the Spirit of Jesus Christ
is moving in the world seeking to make
men free, to make countries democratic,
to esta blish bonds of brotherliness, to
weave out of the discordant noises OF a
worlds strife the hermonies that will
make musical the ages yet to be.
As | believe in the power of Jesus to re-
generate the age in which he lived and to
start those forces by which the world is
being drawn TO Gods throne, so | be-
lieve in the power Of Jesus Christ to work
through these years of conflict and bitter
hatred to the establishment of new order
of things which will make tomorrow as
much better than today as today is better
than yesterday.
BY special request we publish a little
poem used a week ago.
Did you give him lift =? He's a brother
of man
and bearing about all the burdens he
can.
Did you give him a smile? He was down
cast and blue,
And the smile would have helped him to
battle it through.
Did you give him a hand He was slip
ping down hill,
And the world, so / fancy, was treating
him in.
Did you give him word ? Did you show
him the road,
Or did you let him 90 by with his load
Don't you know it's the part Of the
brother Of man
To find where grief is and help when he
CAM
Dad you stop when he asked you to give
him lift,
Or were you SO busy you just let him
shift
o, know what you mean, what you say
may be true,
But the test Of your manhood is what
did you do
Did you reach out your hand2 Did you
point him the roao?
Or did you just Jet him 90 by with his
load?
The c. l.. service was ably led by Beryl
Stewart.
The prayer meeting on Thursday even
ing viii be followed by a meeting to dis
cuss the ACCESSIBILITY Of starting a local
chapter Of the American Red Cross Assn.
Those interested please attend.
Next Sunday morning Mr.. Baker will
preach on the subject, penalties Of Pro-
gress.7 You are cordially invited.