The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-17
LAYMEN'S NIGHT
new FEATURE AT
REES MEETINGS
Business and Professional
Men Tell How Christian
ity Has Aided Them

Laymen from the various churches
conducted the first part of the union
meeting Monday night. Edgar r.
Brown presided. Charles A. Shields
read the Scripture and Walter Rod
lifi' led in prayer.
Two-minutc talks on the subject
"What Jesus means to me" were
given by the following: Charles H.
Horton, what Christ has done for
civilization and the world He has
done for each individual, A good
statement of our theme would be
"climb up to the higher levels" As
boy | thought Mt. Washington the
highest of all mountains, but | have
since learned that it is really but
foot-hill to the 40 mountains which
are twice as high, the five that are
five times as high, topped by Mt.
Everest, which is nearly six times
higher. We may fix our eyes on
some man, and think him the noblest
man we know, but when we look at
Christ we find him the supreme man
in all history. The ideal for every
man is daily to seek to climb upward,
and ever upward, towards his level"
George Chamberlain: "We laymen
should let our light shine. The love
that Christ had for mellow wonder
full. Shall | accept it, or reject it?
This is the question which each OF us
must answer, "How shall we escape
If we neglect so great salvation?"
When Christ prayed in the garden, it
was for NE; when he died upon the
cross, it was for me. He paid the
debt and we are indebted to him for
eternal life. This campaign calls
upon us to do something for Christ.
I would keep him in my heart, and
lend hand to others Each of US
must at last stand before the Judge
ment seat of God"
Charles Wright: "Christ ought to
mean everything to a Christian, for
he has said, without me ye can do
nothing" Christ should mean for
each of us all that is good and pure
in thought; and act. A saleman
went into an office of business man
and started to sit down in certain
chair, when the man stopped him,
excuse me, sir, please sit in another
chair. | keep that one for Jesus
Christ" Thus, whether by visible to-
ken OF not Christ should have his
place in every Office, every shop, every
home. Let US all try to live the Chris
tian life and help others to do the
same"
Frank H. Brooks: at is clearly
impossible to answer this question in
two minutes, it is so vast, for Christ
is the quintessence of love, mercy,
forgiveness of all that we might de-
sire, rounded into one perfect life.
There was a war poster used in Can
ada, on which was a picture of Christ
bearing the cross on his way to Cal
vary, with the question:: "Jesus
Christ died for you, can you do less
for your country" Can we do less
than give our best for him who has
cone all for him? In Stainerd's "Cru-
ilixion" there is the question, is it
nothing to you all ye, that pass by"
is it nothing to you my friend, that
Jesus Christ suffered on the cross,
and died, because of your sins? He
should mean everything Shall we, in
this day of his blessing, fall short
of his love and purpose? Shall we
rot seek daily to grow stronger
through his strength, until, in his own
day, we may become perfect in him."
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