National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-15
THE ALLIANCE.

you and nc good by his blessing. may Just
say to you that during this conference, as Of
ten ~ heard the ten days OF earnest prayer |
and conference about spiritual Things mem
toned, II seemed to nc that there were Just |
ten DAYS between the ascension OF the Lord |
Jesus Christ and the outpouring OF his Holy |
Spirit on the day Of Pentecost. When he |
was among the disciples no told them to walt |
for tho promise OF his Father, and they wait
ed In Jerusalem tcn days, when the blessing |
came down.
Now before lie left thom He led them out |
ms far ms Bethany. He lifted his hands and |
faced them, aud that was the last sight that |
men had In this world Of the Sayiour--with |
hands lifted up TO bless bis peoples and His
blessed hands arc so lifted up this evening |
asking blessing for this congregation, and
for all congregations that have been gathered |
in connection with this Evangelical Alliance.
When lie said He would send tho promise Of |
the Father, that they would have the evil |
dence that lie was really with the Father,
they could not see him beyond the clouds, |
how could they know that He was really up |
therci lie SAID lie would send the spirit, |
and then they would have the assurance |
that lie was with His Father. Aud the Holy
Ghost came down In power upon them. And
these great meetings give US blessed evidence
that Jesus is with Us. How did they wait
for the promise?
They gathered Ia the poor room at Jcrusa-
lem--thc apostles and womon-Mary the
mother OF Jesus, who was n sinner Just like
the rest Of them saved by Christ-and waited
for the promise to come, and you know II
came on the day Of fcntccost, the first day Of
the week
When saw on last Sabbath evening an
Immense congregation Of people gathered
together In New York-aud many thousands
who could not come in and then In Phila-
dclphla the same thing, the meetings all full
and all earnest, was inclined to repeat the
words which were repeated on the day Of
Pontccost: "And they heard them speaking,
every man In his own tongue, Of the wonder
full works of God, and they were annoyed,
and Peter stood up and said; You need not
puzzle yourselves about that" This Is that
which he said by his promise, at shall come
TO pass IN the last day that ! shall pour out
my spirit upon all ilesh."
Brethren, do believe that this Is being
realized in great measure at the rrcseni,
moment and In this meeting In the capital
OF this country VIC arc just now beginning
work that will he heard of even to the ends
of tho earth, pcrsuading men to leave their
sins and solf-righteousuoss and to come to
tho Lamb Of God that taketh away the sins
Of the world.
There were gathered together, In 1859, one
evening In the rural districts Of Ireland thou
sands Ia this field aud In that field, and In
this church and In that, and DIR. John Hall,
of New York, came to his native district on
that evening, and plain countryman came
to me what you mcan?" and believe his an
swcr was the Same that | have repeated
ahovc.'God hath said, Il will pour out my
spirit"
mat was not the FIRST instance in which he
had made this promise. When the children
of Israel were cncamped In the wilderness
without food he said, II will send It," How
did II come ? Then one morning the dew
was all around about the camp, and when
tho people were out to look for food they
found small white thing. Here 1t was, and
they said, one To another, rs they took II into
their hands: "Manna; what Is this II came
while the dew was around about the camp"
And Is not that Just what God has said.
They asked, what Is this mammal" an
swcr In the words Of the Master himself, ~
heaven to give light unto the world" Now
that mama, VIC arc told, was q simple thing,
aud 80 i, Jesus In the eyes Of the men OF
the world men calling themselves men Of
science science falsely so-called. He Is sim
pic, but to the converted he is very great and
grand.
That mama was little thing with neither
beginning nor end. SO Jesus, the Saviour, Is
without beginning of days or end of life.
He Is the same yesterday, to-day and for
ever. and able 10 save to the uttermost every
one" That mama was a perfectly pure thing,
holy, harmless and undeflcd. SO Is Jesus.
Brethren, let me ask you, In Gods name, do
YOU, one and all, trust In him, ask the Holy
Ghost to reveal him to you Just here, and
then you Will come out and work for his
glory. May Gods spirit come down upon Us
'"' ''" anu '"''' auu reiresh US mere!
NAnRYON snEsIIADRI, OF BOMBAY.
The Address OF tho Converted BrnhmIn at
the First Presbyterian Church.
lis M, IN. ,,il;,v IN nronorn,. 90. .
no' 'no a'",S W pronounce names 10
cstaohsh oneness III christ Jesus. As this
i. +.
gcllcal Alliance should like TO placo beforc
Won the opopcs. which tho Tord Jo.,s CI,.,'.
has aIrc,dv og,.,,aa IN w. w.. ~, o'sus .nris'
m."'' ."o''eu W US VINO arc nero pres
cut. ihoush belonging TO different nations,
aud speaking In different languages, and
brought nm In different ,,,ys I, 5Ioo..,,,
manners and ,,s,n,,s 90, Ia 90. I
a.. .,,a ,,,,', ~ oniist Jesus we
INV lApPi'usc' IL is one thing to read
OF u country from historical writings, and IL
Is another thing 10 visit that country and SEQ
its people and form an acquaintance win
them, and know Its institutions and manners
aud customs, Before game IN ihjs na,,n,r,.
there were certain names that were be,d o,,
before US, and they said, ooh who i. /, ,ia,
rules In American Theodore parLsr, WIZ
is L.: Emerson! And In GERMANY s,ran.'
And in England? Bishop Colens5 '''
Quutcd form, and that il was ibis form " nur
beloved missionaries went there IN nreach
They said, Look at those nations. pCbris.
tianliy has died ami in Tho Fas, ha. , 0nii
been abolished in those nIaccs" Val ouays
I heard such things as these came 10 III
country, and Thought tbe EyancciicaI t ,nio
ance meeting would be attended, nj ,onr.a
by old wives aud some Jenny Iinds bnt
am happy TO saw that INV fears have hso,ii
disappointed. / made nv annoaranco H.,
PhiladelphIa. Then wentio tx Erannoi,oni
Alliance meeting in New YORK. and tro",
New York We came again M phiiada,,hia
and from Philsdelpbia 10 this piacs hml
what do | behold WHY, in nil ihcse n,anoa
arc meetings crowded Nv men and yon'an 81
all ages, old men and old women vonnn r,e M
aud Young women, and children too ' ~ s n
number that there has NOT hc.n rnn ~ 'u sor
the people. 'oo'" 'o'
thought what became of tho rcnort ,h,,
reached BOMBAY and Thai had ,oapSnd G snI'
cutta? / am conyinced dcar frianSs ,ha,
there may he a few free thinLers hnrn ama
there, vel the national heart of tho II,;taJ
States Is a Christian hear. IlnnlanseI
Nothing has made me change that aninion
Yesterday VIC met In hall. and inst nav ~
that hall we had the opera performeI. 20,
there was no dminutIon in our nnmhcrs
Our mectin., was crowded. Nav more. our |
three and four meetings were Crowded and
when I pamp intn on, ~ H. IN. -