Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1920-02-18
ARE Revival MEETINGS
TOO GOOD FOR YOU
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month, have come to him should pas
in one grand review. YOU would be
hold Il multitude. If Jesus Shoul'
walk up broadway, and it should b.
Il noiScd abroad, there would be ;
greater tErong who would pour int
: the city TO sec him than brought b,
h paladcs o. returning soldiers.
And he ran before, and climbed VI
e into Il Sycamore tree to see him, fo
he was to pass that way "How UNI
| dignificd, you say, for Il rich man, J.;
man Of social standing, to be seer
, running, :nd even climbing tree. But
there are no difficulties great enough
! to deter II man, if he only wants tc
"scc Jcsu; ~ We may be as small as
5 Zaccahcu, if not in stature, then in
other limitations, yet, if we have his
enthusiastic carnestncsS and COM
: mcndable independence, we may see
Jesus. | Il prominent rich man SC
anxious TO see him that he 50 fan
forgot HIMSELF as to run and climb
Il tree: would to God that YOU
friends, and many others in ST
Jchnsbul%, were as anxious to see
him as was this government official.
Some haze been very slow to move,
and fear that the opportunity of
these meetings will be gonas and,
that, in real sense, Jesus will have
passed by" and they will miss soc
ing him il they do not soon move.
See him as he catches sight of the
! crowd following Jesus, and knows
that he is approaching. There by
the road is Il tree, he hastcns to it,
perhaps he is too short to reach the
first branch. He cries to others about
"givc me a life, will YOU" "What do
YOU mean to do?" 90, want to see
Jesus, an he will soon be passed"
So they lift him. and he clings to
Il branch. And there are many here
in st. Johnsbury who are ready to
"givc Il lift to the man who really
wants "to see Jesus That is what
these nice tings are for; that is what
earnest Christian people are working
and praying for, just that they may
help some body up where he may sec
Jesus. Up on the branch Zaccahcus
wonders; "How will know Him:
! Is that He? No, that must be Peter.
That other, youngish man, that must
be John. 0, sec Him, no MISLEADING
that wonderful face, that loving look,
that kindly interest in everybody.
There he is, I'd know him anywhere.
The procession advances. j. lust
under the tree, when, Behold, it stops,
; and Jesus looks right up at the Little
man in the tree, and says to him,
"Zaccahcus, make haste and come
down, for today must abide in thy
house, O the JOY of that kind word
of invitation. Jesus personal interest.
is never lost in the crowd. DO you
think yourself hidden in the great
mass of men? No, Jesus sees YOU
as distinctly Us though you were the
only man he camc to save.
Jesus needed no introduction to
Zaccahcus. There is no Journalism
in heart religion.
And he made haste and came down
and received him joyfully This is
the way to come to know Jesus.
"Make haste, and come down, and re-
ccivc him ioyfully." Some of you
have climbed into the sycamore tree
Of doubt, prejudice against rcvivalS,
criticism of churches and church
members, but if you, like little Zac-
chacus, would sec him, you too, must
come down." You must "humblc
yourself, if you would be exalted
"Rcccivcd Him joyfully." What an
experience Zaccahcus and his family
must have had that day. They came
to the house, and accahcus goes into
tho kitchen, and cries, 80 Mary. come
in, Jesus is here" He runs to the
back door, and calls to the children,
"comc in quick, your best friend is
here That will be the most joyful
evening of your life when YOU can
go back to your home and say with
gladncss to wife, or husband, OF chill
drcn, 81 have brought Jesus home
with me- and then you will take the
first chance to go all round and tell
the ncighbors the wonderful news.
And when Jesus come to that house
as when he comes to IA house today,
certain changes will take place. FAC
cahcuS stool before Jesus and said:
"Lord, the half of my goods | give
to the poor, and if l have taken from
any man wrongly, restore him four
fold" Among the results of gen
uinc conversion are bcncvolcnce and
restitution. What generous giving
for all worthy causes would result if
all in ST. Johnsbury would really ere
ccivc Jesus joyfully" into their
homes. How some men that have
been cheated in business would open
their eyes when "rcstitution' were
offered.
And the home where Jesus come,
will be a home Of clean living. pure
thought, hclpfu!ness to ono another,
and devotion to unsclish service OF
men. "Thc Son Of Man came to seek
and to save that which is lost" DO
you not want to "scc cJSus"" You
may, but you must make the effort.
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