Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-05-20
Impressive Services - Wonderful Er.
feCts Of the Gospel SODgs'-'I
Am So Glad that Jesus
Loves Ae.D
The ReviTalIsi5 Assisted BY Prominent
city Pastors Prayers and Remarks
By Mr.. Whittie-Sinners to
the Front

standing up. A dozen or more peT5Or
present responded p this invitation
while great many requested prayer i
behalf Of their friends and relatives.
THE MEE ING LAST NIGHT
was one Of the largest ever held in Mem
phis. AT an early hour people com
menced fiOcking into the Greenlay
OperahOUse, ana by eight O'Clock tht
building YVES densely packed from pit t
dome. Even the stage, the aisles, doors
and the space between the wings on tn
stage were occupied by interested peO
pie. The crowd continued to increas
every minute, and in a short while /
Wss found imp0g1ible for more per
sODs to obtain admittance. COnse
quently, hundreds of men, wOmer
and children were turned away
from the doors. The series of meetings
now being conducted at the GreenlaW
Operaheuse have aroused general atten,
tiOn and some dggfee of interest. While
the msJOiny of inC'G present are doubt
l lC7s actUa = atf nj by curiosity, still
1t g evident that sOIetnIng more than
tbs jmpei9 them to go. At least three
| Thousand persons, including 8 large
number of c0lOied folks, being among
tue number. Perhar- no prev iOus Oc-
! c3.iOn, wDei her tIea,rical or operatic,
! ever collected \ hin the Gre7ni On
| eTahOuSe so m3 " SINNERS pg were ao-
semb'ed there le1t night. Every vsriety
| of huGoau patpre, the old and the young,
! the e cd and the bad, tie crave ID the
! gay, were repr senteu. There were in
Geed fl subj :t7, 2 glorious field OF Ouer-
ations for the efO. OF the evangelists.
THE EXERCISES
were introduced by Mr.. Whittle giving
out the following nymI, "JC7Us Of NaZ ,
q ceth:p
Wbal means IN anxious throug
Which moves with busv has a Oug;
Igt-e word Gus gat ataeILngs by dat?
what means his str. nge COmmOtiOn. say?
In accents huSued the thrOng reply,
Jesus of Nazareth paSSeth BY"
HO! al ye heavy laden, come!
Here's pa "on, comioIt. rest and home;
Ne wa luE eI'S nom Fathers face,
Reiul a., accept bis DI0ffetsd grace.
Ie tempted, uhere's a refuge u gh:
"JoSus Of Nazareth p7sSeth by"
But II yOG t.'ituTS cal refJse.
And all his WOudT0Us love abuse,
o Soon VIII he .8JIy nom you tuIi
Your BIT er prayer or pardon spun;
"ICo late, 10 are!' WIZ be the crv-
'Jt iuS OF N2Eareiu has pa ssCd By"
At the COno'Usion OF this, Rev. DR..
5is'nback delivered PRAYER, and then
". surg Il am so GIad that Jesus
Loves Me-" the congregation participate
lDg. NJ +. 9ld n Bliss then sung Ps 8
duet!, ''Thst WIN he Heaven for Me-"
tue congregation joining Ill the cholGs.
Dr.. SUrfatt, Of TIE Union Street MethO,
DIST church, next offered up PRAYER,
which w3s followed with p solo, "My
Ain C0uuhie," by Mr.. Bliss.
MR. WHITTIE'S Address.
Mr.. Waffle offered q prayer, asking
that the faces OF 81 might be turned to-
ward their Maker, that they might Law
Pstd8 PH prejudice, aII that bigsed truth
or prevented fle'" listening calmly snd
f,ankly to tie gospel truth. Blessing
YVES invoked for 81 who had not re-
Ceived Christ, aud that bis light might
s,ream down upon them, and open
their eye SO % t. bring them 10 the re.
cOgnitiOn of the Savior. Auer this sbOr.
prayer, Mr.. Whitlie Introduced nis Ie-
marks by speaking Of the remarkable
harmony in tue w.itiuS5 OF the biblU,
WhC3e pagCJ cane f'Om forty ajfTereus
pelsOps. In this respect it ar surpassed
all other books, tue Coincidence Of state
meut showing that what wr3 " Wlitten
was truth and fact. From the first Of
GenCsis 10 the last Of Revelations wa3
told the same old stOcy Of God coming |
down TO save sinners. He referred to
the fourth chapter OF Genesis, regardigg
the story OF Cain end Abel and their Of
tel.12j - God, the acceptance Of the
one aud the rejection of tue other; that !
the Efst family ws3 the stream Of d. |
vision. That stres n continued down |
thr0U2h time, eud we Of to-day |
are lO'lowIUg ei,Ier in the stream |
Of Can or OF Abe. Out of Gains |
envy came wta,h; OUT OF his wrath came |
evil speaking, and out Of tuis the wicked |
pa sion which eliminated in the Staying |
Of bis brother. This was the %. O.rse |
quence OF iIe first act OF disObedielce. |
GOD had brought these human picture |
before the world thai they might know
what w9 ia their hearts. When envy .
arc e in our heart we should lift our |
voice to God in prayer for grace 10 take |
Il out. We could not help 1t coming in |
our hearts, for it waS naturally there; |
but we could pIeveut this and other evil |
passions remaining there. Pride ives
the curse OF the human heart; it dwells |
10 the hearts Of christians, even-thc3e
who are proud Of Their PC itiOn, stltiOn,
wealth. God w29 responsible for the
keeDing OF the laws he male, and will |
vindicate their violation by punishing
he wicked now aud hereafter! gs he did
Gain. God will call every secret sim
nt0 -hment. what Sood. tben
was 1t f.. Us :. hoIJan our boarf3
against God bv clothing tIa,p wifi
6fidel id, ~? We are being delUdeT bv
he devil believing we csu I've ~
eternity ioimjcal to God. He bejisvoJ
God bsd pardoued Cai, had he ranonteJ
md asked foroiveuesI Cain boIy-
,ver, a7ked no / sTIon Of his sin.
The copgrega.,on bp-e sIno, the rop,,
entitled NV ''''i9
THAT DAY.
see tn e,erual J.dge descending.
, View h IN seated on his isrnrone!
'S% ~ 3ld iiHI @ TSfIeT' oH W. la,nenJlnG, i
'rumpe,s cali ,ueeDs,and hear ,1T'i Thine awful
doom!
.o,r,or,., roro sa,or,,fo,