St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-03-10
LAST SERVICES
OF DR.. REES
ON SUNDAY
The Services Well Attended
Notwithstanding the Bad
Travelling

Despite bad street conditions caus-
ed by the blizzard there were three
large audiences at the Rces meetings.
Sunday. In the morning ut the North
church the subject was "The Master
is come, and calleth for thee. That
God "calls" men is shown in history,
in the Bible, and in experience. Such
calls have three-fold purpose; first,
for pardon. Blind Bartimaeus could
not be stilled as he cried out shave
mercy upon me-" There are many
today who are spiritually blind, to
whom Christian truth has no mean
ing, to whom sin is not serious. Jesus
has the some solcitude today to heal
tho blind Of soul if you will cry out
"have mercy Gods call l., also for
service. As with Moses, the place
where God calls us is Holy ground;
with us also should be the conviction
81 am that l am hath sent you"
Many here have received sight at the
hands of Jesus, but what have yc,.
been doing since you met the Master?
/ have been for four weeks in this
beautiful town, filed with comfort
able homes. | have not coveted
those homes, but have coveted you.
What could-b he accomplished here and
in all this region if you respon led
fully to Gods call. DO you know the
JOY Of service? There were never
such opportunities and such needs for
jealous Christian actively as today.
And God never calls a man but He
also opens the way. q There are in
Vulnerable homes and lives that neel
kindly Christian ministries. Are Y VI
too busy? But what is your life for
but to do the Masters will? Gods
call is, in the third place, Il call to
consolation. That was the meaning
of the text: these were the words of
Martha and her sister by their broth
crs's grave. As Christ came to them
in answer to their grievous need, 50
He will come to all lives bereave2,
lonely, and discouraged; even those
who have buried their hearts in some
grave. His grace is sufficient for you.
How does God call us? BY His
spirit, who is ever pleading for en-
trance, that He may strengthen, COM
fort and inspire your life. God calls
by His love, which is greater than the
love of even mother or wife. He calls
by the Word of Revelation. Your
churches for generations have pro-
claimed the Christian Gospel in your
hearing; you have the open Bible,
you know its meaning, you are not as
though you were living in Heathen-
dom. You are responsible because
you may kno W the truth--if you will.
God calls you by the Christian church
which bears witness in your midst to
eternal ve,ities. He calls you by
your home, by it's Christian culture,
you by His Son. The country about
here is not unlike that a''~"- '"''usa-
lem and can imagine Jesus standing
on one of those hills, and, as before,
crying "How oft would l have gath
cred thy children together, o St.
Johnsbury, as a hen gathereth her
chickens under her wng-and We
would not" God calls us by His pro-
videnccs. Mr.. Moody once had a man
come to him and say: 81 was an in
fdel. lost my little girl, and /
dreamed that l saw her in a company
Of white, and she was stretching out
her hands to me, and saying, "this
way, papa, this way" tried to find
boat to get across the river, tried
to wade, but it was too deep. In
agony answered, chow can l come":"
And then / seemed to hear a voice,
81 am the Way" and I awoke. But
I dropped on my knees, and prayed,
and promised that I would 60 to
where my little girl was calling me.
Thus God is calling you today, in
countless ways. Will you hear His
call, and answer, "Here am II"
LESSON FROM THE SLUMS OF
PARIS, LONDON & NEW YORK
Grace Methodist church had a large
audience of men at the afternoon SER
vice and the Laymen's League Quin-
tette sang two selections. Carroll