The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-07

Church, yesterday, were conducted
by Rev. S. Is. Leavitt. This was his
first sermon since he abandoned the
bar for the pulpit. The Church was
we'll filed, and the sermon was
listened to with deep interest. Mr..
Leavitt was very calm and self-pos-
sessed in appearance, and acquitted
himself in a manner that augurs
favorably for his career as a minister.
He preached from Acts VIZ:
" Neither IS there salvation in any
other, for there is none other name
under Heaven given among men
whereby ye can be saved" The SER
mon occupied forty minutes. The
argument was mastery one, and the
address was finished .and scholarly.
At the close many of Mr.. Leavitt's
friends crowded around the pulpit
and congratulated him upon his sue
cess. The only thing lacking, if we
may be allowed to make the criticism,
is a little more warmth in certain
parts of his discourse, and we pre-
sumo that this defect will be remedied
before the gentleman has occupied
the pulpit a great length of time.
REVIVAL IN INDEPENDENCE.
The revival in the General Baptist
Church in Independence continues to
increase in interest and in blessed re-
suits. The altar of prayer on Satur-
day night was crowded with anxious
inquirers, and FIVE young men found
peace in believing. There have been
twenty-one persons hopefully con-
verted since the meetings commenced.
Rev. g. W. Moore, the pastor Of the
Church. is working with great zeal
and carnestness, and is encouraged
by these results to continue to work
VINE STREET PRESBYTERIAN
The congregation at the Vine Street
Presbyterian Church yesterday morn
ing was unusually large, in deed, the
auditorium was literally packed full.
Rev. DR.. Eddy, of Milwaukee,
preached from the twenty seventh
verse of the fifth chapter of Daniel
hast been weighed ia the
balance and found wanting" Before
announcing the text, DIR. Eddy said
he had come down from Milwaukee to
spy out the land. and to soc what the
Lord was doing in Evansville, and he
was like the delegates from the chill
dren of Israel, when on a similar
mission, already prepared to bear
back many precious "elusters."
In the exposition of the text he
briefly narrated the story of the last
revel of the King of Babylon, which
was rebuked By the mysterious writ
ing upon the wall. He spoke of the
folly Of men who refuse to lock upon
the reality of spiritual things until the
veil is, TO some extent, drawn aside,
and the finger of God writes the warn
ing and the doom. He depicted the
CONSERVATION Of that crowd of
reVcleTs and profaners of Gods
holy vessels, when the veil was
partially lifted and this palpable
spiritual manifestation was made and
asked what would be the consterna-
ton Of unbelieVers when the veil was
removed ana the realities of
eternity opened up to view? This
vas a weighing world. Every body
was Weighing-each his fellow man
md God was weighing us all. The
sermon was purely extemporaneous,
put was plain, practical, and power
3ul, riveting the attention of the audi
,nce with the profoundest interest.
Every man, he said, made some
ort of a profession OF religion
-even the atheiss-and God
would weigh all these professions
md the acts accompanying them.
Ven were often weighing their good |
works against the requirements of
Tod, their wealth and their benef-
'ence; but with all these, their scale
Kicked the beam, and they were as
He closed with beautiful
imile, by which the scales of God I!
could alone be adjusted. Man, with
III his imperfeotions, and with all his
rood works, professions and inten
ions was as nothing. weighed against
9od-but with Christ, the Mediator,
n the scale, the balances were exact
ven.