The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-05
FREE TABERNACLE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

TRUE observation-disclosures BY MRS NJ L.

TRUE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY MRS. M. Il.
LOWRY.
The Free Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal church,
In Tnirty-fourth street. was well filed yesterday
morning. Mrs. Margaret E. Lowry, the converted
actress, was the speaker. Mrs Lowry Is a small.
dencate looking woman, dresses plainly and
neatly, aud she has an intelligent face aud pos
sesses considerable force and vigor. After read
ing q few passages from the Bible, among them
Paurs speech before King Agrippa, MRS. Lowry
stated that the lecture sne intended to de-.
liver was not the one she mad set
down for the occasion. She had gone
to bed on Saturday night with her mind mace up
to speak on a certain SUBJECT, but when she woke
up yesterday morning Goa seemed TO whisper In
her ear that she must cnange the lecture and
speak 10 her hearers on the subject OF "rrue Re-
pentance." she then related a number OF insian-
ces where people had been brought TO Christ By
preachers changing their sermons because they
felt an inward conviction that some person IN the
house ought to hear certain doctrines. she said
that such had been her own experience on two
occasions, ana something in her heart told her
that there we're those before her who need to hear
something on the subject OF repentance.
She begged her hearers TO understand
the truth tuat God was merclu, long sunerlng
spirit would not strive always with man. God
had invited all men 10 repent aud q promised
them great reward " tneY would 40 so; iurtner-
more, He had said that all men should repent and
lie would have MS laws oDeyed. Men could, II
they pleased, repent on THIS eartn and
REAP THE HEAVENLY REWARD
In store for them, or they could wait until after
death and repent through ali eternity; but repent
ance would then be too late. GOO mad
repent. but He had not said how long
He would strive to help them. HIS promise Was
good to-day; but IL might not avall tomorrow.
Now was the accepted Tune. Lie was shori, aud
no man knew when mis- hour was 20 come. IL was
q terrible thing or a man 20 near God say, TINS
night shall Inv soul De required Of thee" and
NOT dnd himself ready TO meet his Maker. We
should give up all eartny idols and turn at once
TO the mercy seat, where even Kings must ask Tor
pardon. We must do so with Lowry and penltent
hearts We mad. SAID tue eaker, only TO
ask God In humble spirit to bear our PRAYER
and lie would do 80, anu though He did not speak
20 us lace TO lace, yet lie could commune win us
at all hours. In our Slcep-tnat near semDance OF
death God visited US In dreams. Tue lecturer
said none but good men had good dreams, and
that bad men had dreams
10 WHICH HE'LL WOULD BE PLEASURE.
she believed that she could tel mans char
believed that God spoke 10 us IN them. She
also believed that we should trust Coo 70
la doin< Ills holy work. She remembers wnen sue
was drst converted and tried to SPEAK mat the
words ir0Ze ner mouth, Dat the minister told
her not 70 break down, sne had great WORK 70
perform, and sue must pray Tor strength. she aid
pray, and me next day she arose IN al her
words OF LIE to those who came TO hear ner. Inc
lady SAID AZ one time enc believed
said that women should not preach, but
she did not now, Tor she believed they could do
unlimited good u they would only try. And she
hoped tnat the words she spoke would sink deep
into the hearts OF her hearers. aud that they
would 20 home ana truly repent ana not make a
snow o. y. The time was snort and no man kne
come Ike a thIci IA the ngh aBa we must 90
iAe the prodiga son, act ~ once, arise and go TO
Our Father and not stop 20 ponder When W. should