The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-15

nation in particular was used by God
to reveal to the world His laws and
will. He manifested Himself, inward
ly, to elect souls, like the prophets
and apostles, who were able to inter-
pref the mind and will of God for the
world. Man has been slow in learn
ing, and Gods revelation of Himself
has been hindered by the imperfect
intellect and moral perversity of mon
IN general. In order to know the will
of God, we must do it.
J The revelation of God culminata ID
IN Christ. "He that hath seen me hath
seen the Father" said Jesus. A
knowledge of the character, works,
and teachings Of Jesus, then, will
enable us to form = correct idea OF
God, and our own duty to Him.
Christ taught that God was inter
ested in the everyday affairs of men,
He taught that it was possible to
realize the presence of God. At the
tomb of Lazarus Jesus wept with the
( sorrowing ones, thus revealing The
compassion of God. In the death Of
Christ upon the cross we have the
browning relevation of Gods love. He
so loved, that He gave, o friends. u
, low your heart to respond to that IN
finite love just now, and Surrender to
Him,
At the Premier in his sermon on
"Shirt Sleeve Religion" Rev. NJ. Car
roll said in part:
Men wanted! What for? To tie the
devil hand and foot and throw him in
30 the depths Of hell, where he be-
longs. He has no business, no legiti-
mate business, providing round on
earth. Get after him! Dor'+ -
afraid of his holns They are sh" =
enough, God knows, hut sturdy right
eousness will blunt them every time.
How are you going to do it? Get your
coat off and pitch in on Gods side.
That is shirt sleeve religin.
1t is mans job. That is why 50
few of that sex who find it necessary
and convenient to wear trousers APP
! ply. Don't you dare to call me q
sissy because | say my prayers, read
my Bible, believe in prohibition, an |
| preach to more women than / 90
men! The manifest thing | ever did
was when | lined up with the manli
est of men, Jesus Christ. The devil
led me about by the nose until sto I'd
for Christ, and then | was able 70
give him a knockout blow that ne
hasn't recovered from since, as far rs
| am concerned.
Never was the need for clean-cut,
daring men as great as it is now. Evil
in all its forms threatens us on every
side. What are we going to do about
it? | stand for a virile religion, a
| fighting religion, religion that goes
| forward in the name of God to make
the world righteous and humanity
happy We must not remain idle, for
if we do we shall be overcome by
| evil.
| appeal to your patriotism. The
noble ideals and institutions of orr
nation are threatened When Theo-
dore Roosevelt died, mi0ht" force
fer righteousness was Withdrawn
from the American stage of action.
Let every American citizen arise mi
his might to adopt the pure Ameri-
cansm Of that noble man, which is IN
reality, l believe, Christianity in ac-
ton in government BolShovi0-'' lift
its ugly head; anarchists are multi
plying; constitutional law is being de-
fed. Men of Newport high priyE-
ege is yours. Some of you served in
France. Others sent their sons All
of US served in the World War II /
some capacity. | challenge you %
enlist with me in a warfare of a diff
ferent kind "Who is on the Lords /
side"
We need to labor for the establish
ment Of Il real brotherhood among /
men. We must put human lives above /
property. The principles of Jesus can
be applied to our own social and .
industrial life, with revivifving effect.
The way to establish brotherhood IS
to begin to practise it. Don't wait
for the other fellow. He may be.Walt-
ing for you. Begin now. Brotherhood
means solidarity. The church should
be the first to demonstrate it. 1t
means sympathy with one anothe"s
needs, purposes and aspirations. i
means service. 1t means sacrifice.
An American soldier who was III
hospital in France with an arm miss
ing. was asked where he was when ne
lost it. ~ didn't lose it; gave it"
he replied. That is the true spirit
We must be willing to give our best
for the cause Of, humanity, which Is
the cause of Christ.
! tell you that you cannot do your
full duty by yourself, your neighb II,
and your country, until you stard OUT
and out for Christ. | leave with You
the words of st. Paul, "Watch ye,
stand fast in the faith, quit you like