, 1875-05-23
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
Description Of One Of MI.
Moody's London Ser .
vices.
Renewal Of the Discussion Of the
Genealogy Of Jesus.
DR.. Burgess 1nclines Toward
Accepting That $780,
600 Challenge.
=" Crusaders !" Closing Letter to
Gov. Woodford--- Woman
=. and the Bible.
Preparing for Grand Camp
Meeting Rally in July.
Notes and Personals at
H0n1e and Abroad. ~

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Home and Abroad.
Church Services To-Day.
| MooDY'S LONDON MONDAY SER
VICES
pIAHY OF 4 wEEK's MEETINGS.
5pectol Correspondence ef TAe Chicago Tribune.
LONDON, april 2G--l have thought daily ra
port for one week OF the noon-da5 prayer-meet
ings At Her M4iestys Opera-House, Hay,
market, would be interesting and edifying to the
Church.
MONDAY,
at IL o'clock the lower part OF the building T1e
filed, and two upper galleries soon After
The Rev- Robert A1tken, Clergyman Of the
Established Church, spoke On tho subject OF
Sowing, Reapiug, and Harvesting. Coming
from Liverpool, he bore testimony to the great
work Of grace going On there; all the churches
had been revived and holy fire was burning
brightly. He remarked that much Of the present
glorious conversion work wns the result Of pre-
vious sowing. In many parishes where the har-
vest Was being reaped, perhaps the clergyman
Aa's>A 1&~AA
years without seeing fruits, and it would seem
painful That stranger should come in and resp
the harvest-of souls. Eut the Heavenly Father
would distinguish between the laborers and give
each his due,--there would be- a just equiposs
The great danger Of the present movement was
the labo1ers being elated with success aud being
puffed up. Ne should oi1 At only doing the
will Of the Father, deepening our piety. and
FRn if1fy IN n taY.ffn PH
Prayer vac offered by. a minister and I lay
man, and requests for prayer and praise read, =
amongst the former five for tho conversion Of
children fye children for parents, wives for three
husbands fifteen brothers Tor eiate1s, twenty for
relatives, ,soven for families, two for drunkards,
three for backsllders. three for in6dels, five for
those anxious for salvation, two for preachers,
for q work commenced at Rugby aud the Isle OF
Jersey, Stockport, and Ashford, and for special
services in many villages. Prayer was request
ed BY T. eovernesa for her pupils, another for an
aged blind woman, two for sufferers for skep-
tics, for prodgala. teachers Tor their casses.
and ministers tor their people. Then followed
letters Of thanksgiving for prayer answered too
numerous to read, SO Mr. Moody said he would
commence tomorrow Wnere he left of to-day.
Mr. Sankey rose to say that yesterday at the
East End Hail 1t was by far tho best day thay
had spent down East; the early morning meet
ing for workers WAS well attended in the AFTER
noon great numbers were inquiring what they
!
rooms mere filed, retlled, and occupied to late
hour; in fact the Lord was working nightly On
the people. Praise Him praiHe HIM With
4 gentleman tror, Glasgow rose to .reak Of
work going on there among the very poorest and
most degraded Of the common people. They
were invited to free breakfast hundreds
came, aud then they were. won oTer to Christ.
Cases Of gentlemen and ladies having attended
tho meetings, obtained pardon, and going home
and spreading tho good news in the household.
and. servants and children all being converted,
arc Of constant occurrences; yet, said Dear
Moody, I had u.isgiylugs when the Committee
took the Opera-House At d cost OF f5, 600 but
the money is veil Spent. If re value the souls
saved. Why, at Liverpool haYe lots OF lotteas
rejecting n9on hns ne going to the expense Of
Lords money: We3iii. the result / think.
ought to stop the mouths OF the fearful I hare
just received telegram from Liverpool to say ::
The work prospera neFer vas there greater
spirit OF inquiry, and numbers we're saved last
night" So the news comes in from tho north.
south, east, vest. =
Ny Own expectations Are that ne have only /
ret foretaste OF blessing; the May meetings are
now coming On, when Christians make IN annual |
pilgrimage to Exe eter Hall; it ia Like the |
tribes going up to Jeruaalsm to tho Temple. |
They will aTail themselves Of the revival meet
ngs, got their vessels filed With holy fire. and |
:eturn to light lamps OF zeal and carry the re- I
rival spirit from town to town, till village and
hamlet Tiu catch the blessed influence.
TUESDAY.
There waa large attendance Requests for |
prayer we're presented from q parents for chill |
lren, 9 children for parents, Is for brothers and
listers, wives for husbands, Is for relatives, 5 |
OF sick persons, 6 for anxious ones, l husband |
or his wife, another under serious Impressions.
for backEGde=s. 2 for drunkards, ~ for sRep- |
les, 2 for guidance under difficulty, 4 for wives,
for persons in great distress, 2 for those ia t
[eep SORROW, for Bible classes, from 4 Sab
'ath school teacher, from scholars for their
eachers, Tor towns and Villages a-Dumbarton |
q Scotland; prayer wasdeaired Tor two dzawing-
nan for his servants conversion, for the H.
aates OF largo hospital, smother for the boys
t a training Bnip; also for one 40 years bedril-
en-, for Roman Catholic. for one dying, for
ne coming to hear Alr. Moody aa joke, for an
ged clergyman, for 4 mission at jsla, Pales-
Mr. Moody read the 146th psalm, enioining
raise. He said: "What cause there is for re-
olctng; this morning, when woke, the birds
ere pralsing God with their many songs. What
ae Church needs ia more praise. Yet do not
now OF any thing that would wake up London
ke praising the Lord at .midnight-whv not?
he world has had it's day-the Church is NOW
Eiumphant~ Let us praise God, then, Like the
salmist."
A gentleman from America, the Rev. Lemuel
attend tho revival meetings, snd he WIS per-
lexed and beHildered with tho magnificent
uildiugs and monuments, and at what he saw !
I'D heard Never before had such universal
rayer been offered up; IN the States, during
10 War Christians prayed, but even then he
uestioned i there WAS such outrourings as
ow. Americans are praying for the work in !
ondoo that the revival spirit msy be carried all
Ter the world They were not praying that
n, or twenty, or one hundred thousand souls
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