The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-02-11
DR.. Recs Asks
Where Art Thou?
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den calling after the wandercr,
"Adam, Adam, where art thou" IN
stead, Adam ought to have gone up
and down the garden crying out, "My
God, where art thou" He was the
transgressor and ought to have been
the seeker. But as it was in the be-
ginning, it has ever continued to be,
the voice of love and mercy calling
after the wandcrer, where art thou?
"Whcre art thou in social life? Do
those who mingle with you during the
summer vacation season and the long
winter evenings admire your Christian
character? Have you had the cour-
age of the man in London a half CEN
turv ago, who in dining in one Of the
mansions, at the West End, when the
conversation drifted into channel of
which it is sufficient to say was dis
honorable to Jesus Christ, rose and
asked the host if he could order his
carriage, and when the carriage was
at the door, said, Gentlemen, | am
exceedingly sorry to withdraw from
your company, but ! want you to
know that am still Christian You
say, "a clergyman, but there were no
clergymcn in the company. The man
who made this statement became pre-
mier, the great Sir Robert Peel,
above whose dust like great mauso-
| leum rises Westminster Abbey in
London tonight. A man who in the
presence of a company of men had
the courage to say: Il want you to
| know that | am still Christian.
/ "Where art thou in the church? |
am not so much concerned about the
office you hold. This may be quite
incidental, but what influence do you
exert? How much real power does
your membership add to the church?
Some church organizations are made
great in influence and have become
beacon lights to many because of the
influence and conservation of a few
who value their devotion to Christ
above everything else, VINO are
"steadfast, unmovable, always
Astounding in the work of the Lord. >
REAL CHARACTER TEST
"WheSe art thou in the home? This
! is the real test of character Nowhere
/ beneath the stars of heaven can one
exhibit the true and lofty Christian
character as in his own home. \This
is the character building institution.
Most of US are what the home and
the grace of God have made us. Lis
ten to that sentence that comes ring
ING thru the ages, Let EirA learn first
to show piety at home
again where art thou IN the
Christian development? How much
better knowledge have you OF the
Book? How much more power IN
prayer? How much greater influence
and Christian character than you
had one year ago? We grow in years
in stature, society, intellectually, and
financially, but alas! how little splr-
itual development have we made.
"Whele art thou in Christian ac-
tivity? How many are there whose
burdens have been made lighter by
your sympathy and generosity? How
many in the Sunday school and in the
church have been instrumental II
winning? During the campaign II
Brooklyn, DR.. Carson, who for q
years has been pastor of the great
Central Presbyterian church, told me
that leaning over his pulpit one Sun
day morning he said to his people
Every man in my church is either 9
channel of hindrance." The veal
thiest man in my church, president o
the board of trustees, sat near me
was profoundly stirred by the state
ment, and that night IN his magnlh
cent residence, on his knees at thu
midnight hour, asked God to forgN
him for having been a hlndrance
promising thereafter to be channel
The next morning in his private Office
in his factory he asked the superln
tcndent if he had been faithful EN-
ployer, and if he had fulfilled all hi
promises, yes, but why are you go
inc to discharge me?' i had n
thought of discharging you, but hav
made up my mind to live an earnes
Christian life and go to heaven a
last, and ! wondered if you did no
desire to go with me- And when tn