, 1874-11-09
REVIVALs.

Asu".'9 LIZ &An1IG@ - lay HVA4An
Within Its mighty thraIl.
REVEALS.
Tho Rev. MIR. KittrcdRo Trenches on How to
Secure Thnus.
Tho Roy. DR.. Kttrldge preached at tho Third
rrosbytorinn Church yesterday pvontng on
"Elljah Oh Carmel; or, How to Secure Revival
in noliglou." Tho text Was:
SO Ahab went up 10 cut and 10 drink. And Eljah
op 70 thG 5 Of a ,t an H. 10 'sst nAs
ipsesi @ WV x"a. as sa'; 1v, IT. It. p' ' '''' 0s'"esa ''
The preachor, In opontng his aermon, briefly
doacrlbod tho acono In tho toxt, and alluded 10 1t
Is posaesslng several features Of pecutlag inter-
oroas. IIo also roforrod to tho events preceding,
showing how Elijah had hidden from tho bittor
! hatrod OF Ahab for threo yoars, and how, when
tho drought had for that timo baen oyer tho land,
that King went forth In vniu to Baok d brook for
his suffering people and the!r cattto. Thon
Ahab bethought him Of Gods faithful servant.
Elijnh, ana mado VAN search for him
| also until God sent Esitah to him,
Then followed tho miracle Of tho desaont Of fire
FROM Mount Carmel. ono Of tho most ovorwholm-
tng a,splaya Of Gods power oyer Witnessed:
| n convasted man. He merely, Oh TINT 1rea1
Of God.
This was not tho frat timo that thu power Of
God had thus been lnown III the world. When
the ohains Of 4,0O0.000 Of s'asos were looHed in
this lani, and peace waved hor baNnor oyer two
! contondlhg nt1ntcs, the gorions strains OF the
Doxology Bounded from ono end OF Tho country
to the other, aud 1t aooned aB though tho great
| ovent wonid be fpiownd by iaating spiritual ro-
suits. Iot tho p9op1o wero not convnrted. They
went back to b,sinesB, to milking gold and silver.
| as Of yoro They woro merely startlod, and
| shortly forgot evon TINS they had thus been
Gtarttr1 II 1t n Htnrin1p fnv fin
took place, yot no iastlng spiritual Objects aoemod
to hnYe over aflsen from it.
What Amorica noedod was r9ln from above;
Souls Of 1nan wore DYING for lnek Of spiritual
Oh alount carEaol with Elijah, US
| resembling those church-goora who qttont1
dosont worship. IA al intellectual employ
mont rathnr Than d devotional oxorolAo.
The t'hnrch, but Fot mono Of the spiritual rain
| which Toll upon tho SINCERE aud prnyorful
Christian. Tic fact that Ahsb and Eli1ali wont
| on Mount Carmel tosotAer did not Prove tslat
iact that o man went to c1!nr.:!, wns mol proof
| that ho WAS Christian. Tho indifference whicl,
Ahab Showed when he ute and drank
Gill; on Carmel 1aas,.a was atfanss End 9nao W, w.
Sssy n wss s dying nssa'e 81 rs e. hsro sls 9 1oa It's Its
rain havo been hal Eliiah dopo al did Ahabi
In these days, however, ChrIa:iane sat down nul
nto with Ahno rather than prayod with Elijah.
| Tho test of oil worldly duties was not whether
this or thnt waas all right per Sc, but rather how
| q Christian should uct when great world was
| dying for Vant Of spiritual tasn. It should De
remembered that each hold within himsolf tho
power to bring down spiritual ran. Tho proachor
drcw Q contrast between eli lah when he drow
tho fro from Heayou, and whom ho abnsed
himself ns shown i'll the toxt. Tho
reason Of this diGorenco waa TINT. in tho first
instance, ho waa hefore Israel. and in the soc-
ond nstanco, before God. If revival was
wanted, oil should throw off pride. There WINS
much difference Of opinion among Christians
| with regard to the different poatures of tho
body which expressed proper huma:lon during
prayer. Some sait1 4 nun should stand UP, otl.-
Bome wore 30 foolish Us to as6ort tllat tho bond
| should DO bent wheuovcr tho nnme OF JeauB WINS
uttorel hut God cured nothing for nil this. All
4 uo wanted was pnrenesH Of lcart, aud contrition
| OF spirit.
Eliiah's absorption Of soul in prayer was
| worthy Of notice. us hid his face in lsiB ltneos
IN order to be alone In communion with God
| Wandering thoughts fn prayer wa1e trouble
praying to o'osa tho Dyes. These wandering
thoughts, however,, came from Satan, aud closed
oyos or discrimination not to allow THAR ap-
| proach would be- nlt unavailing. Tllo only wny
objcct of prayor tho QUO thing wanted by tho ono
praying. Tho oarnostness of Elijah was worthy
Of Intention Six times the servant went up
| at Lis request to soan tho sky, and camo
DhCk saying y l DUG HosnluH aHu y6t TUG ueAu
| OF tho prophet remained bowed in anguish and
in prayer. 1t was said that prayer was tho rope
| that connected with tho boil of Heaven. It
should be remembered that no sleepy pull could
| sound tis boil.
| The faith Of Eliiah WAS worthy Of notice. All
| the promise iah had was Gods word Il will
aoni rain upon tho land," and whou tho people
! boofred at him he did not lose faith or
1'$ftts tians now lost s faith unless So God was was
| perpntually Bhoworing blessings upon them.
| At Inst the reward OF Elijah'a faith came, the
clouds overaproa1 the Alsy, md the fresh showors
| Ioll upon the earth. There WAS nat a promise
! made by God in tho Blblo which would not bo
| fulfilled.
At prcao,lt tho world WAS IN roel Of rain. It
| stood III neea Of HomothinE which il Ind not got.
| We ail stool in land wllere sin and corruption
| was to ho seon OIL oyory side. Tlo world needed
| togcnoratiou, aud tho onlY power which could
.rogenetato, it was God. Tue eamo God
| yet existed, with an cgnally large measure
| mol to-day to which pooplo oonld ropair to com
| muno with God. The cloud also existed to-day.
| lts presence was evidenced MI ovor tho world,
| Tho preacher rofeiTnd to the efforts OF Mr.
! Moody IN Scotland, tho results not Of his omn
| exertionB but Of prayer rs cloud, which lad
nr!sen in Scotland aud 10 ireland. al,d would yet
| reuoh America. ANY one oOuld Hee that there
! was cloud IN tho akv, now bigger thai lnau'a
| hand still increasing, and prAYer was tho power
| to produce tho shower of spiritual rain.
THE WATERS OF MARAH.
sermon by tho Rt. Ilcv. Bishop CAeucy.
nFha m Dav Itiphon Hl,onav rronnf,od .,nu+or