The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-29

bes must, by confe- e-sion keep their records
clear and their churches pure and strong. With
out that no work done by them can be deep
nothing accomplished that can be more than
superficial. Nv hearers, Adam committed sin
ever had, and there have been great many, has
delighted in deception. Yet no' one OF
ro% irem COD. 5 0eSS God Knows S 70 svorytsngi u But
he delights In hearing the transgressor con
fess 80 that he NAV forgive him aud bless: lie
will nor. aud he ought not, forgive you without
confession. That is the mistake that good old
ID avid made when Absalom came back to him
II was the foolishest thing that David ever did.
but the parable OF the prOdigal son shows
the right suirit, but " that son had come home
SIMPLY because he was tired OF eating husks,
and without the words, Father, have sinned
against God and against thee" on his lips, !
calf killed. would have to speak out aRainstit
TELLING ANOTHER STORY.
Tn NV own family, when l was boy OF only
-four years, my father DIED, ,:and.then, because
sick, and a little later nor eldest son ran away
from home. That was a blow that almost killed
well, though there was hungry look in her
eyes that wa, never satisfied. She used
to talk with her children for hours about
their father, but when she spoke Of her boy
she wept. She feared that he was in sickness or
in danger, and would have been glad to know
that he was dead. Not day that she did not
pray for him not a child tn { was left to her
50 dear as the one that was lost not "A feast day
In the year that a vacant chair was not placed
for him at the tat le and not day that her uin
ewes did not look nnxiOusly down the road.
Not Sue saw nothing. AZ last one sum
mer afternoon. after her hair had been
gray tor years. she was sitting on tho
cas- ern porch when a great bearded man
came str Hing through the orchard toward her.
In him she did not recognize her son until he
stood close to her, with tears streaming from
his eyes over his heard. Then with cry she
was upon his breast. with her withered arms
about his neck. and she sobbed, My son, my
son, are you nome aIain Not nome, inother',
replied he until YOU say that you forsiye me.'
Do YOU suppose there was hagglinc over terms
tbeter DO YOU suppose the mother heart
could grow cold agaibf y %! And now your Father
wants youl lie is bound to have YOU, u you Will
only come TO Him, ana 1t Will ~ uden HIS whole
heart to have you come humbly aud with con
feSsion."
The = caker had gained victory. Hts own
vol e was chokcd with tears. 1t MAS as though
only under strong restraint he was anle to speak,
and those who heard him. less strong IN self
control, wept over the tender story: Between
eacn stanza OF the hymn, " just a. am, with
out one plea" which was then sung, he exhurt-
ed the weeping thrung to Drav with their whole
spirit while they sang, and then di 'inissed them
with benediction. BY the subtle symphthy
that exists between speaker and hearers ne
ner.. converts, ana Christians recognized that
tue awakening had indeed come.
The singers. through the impulse OF battle
gained, sang wi'hor' ht'ding;
HOLD THE FORT
That which ychs,c hold fast I'll! l come Rrv ~
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See the rnsh,y host advancing.
Mighty men Sfo1ad Us falling.
| Courage almost gone.
See the glorious banner waving
Hear the obse blow,
In our lie d,rs name well triumph
over eV ~ Zoe.
Fierce snd long the battle ragcs.
onsard CONES our great comusnder.
thttr. my comrades, enc
/ The music Is wild triumphant, and exultan
1t filled the air. drow ung the sound of shufiliui
retiring feet and Of moving chairs. The sinre
the Christian--were brilliant and aggressive
ana the conquered sinners Joired in the paea
, but with heads bowed and with wet check
Stanza after stanza aud chorus after chorus Va
rolled out. cacn one louder thAn before. "a "a
tnrong poured througu the doors. linen oth'
hymns were sung.
r his power over his audience. Once a mao wit
| lungs larger aud stronger than Sankei S erie
out, Glory be to God and the preacher,
! the surprise Of the startled house. said eardes
, | lY" thank you, my friend, for that cry.
came from your heart. Bot YOU can bett
wait and say Amen when ask you to-"
t Again man only few feet from the speak
/ tainted, and hts friends, afrignted, galhert
! about him, and hundreds OF persons sprang
theIr feet. You are dismayed, are your" erie
You are thrown into confusion and are route
. | by the tainting of a man-py trance that "
, resemble death for few moments only WI
! | II that man had been struck dcdd-dead with
| SINS uoon him-dead without repentance or co
Z fes-i9nt roen you might stand chastity al al
a come as suddenly az did that faintlng Ut. cou
4 | rejoice over the callr"
= ihe bold move OF the speaker gave him Il
Z control Of the house. The swOoned man W
| carried out quietly, but all eyes were rlvet'
E upon the preacher, not upon the helpless bu
den. During the evening six others tainted
less conspicuous positions, and were borne o
without Inc slightest disturbance beng ere at
i 80 quietly that only tue police record told 4
numuer.
= From the Rink many hundreds crossed oy
to join the Young Mems meeting In tho X
formed Church, and MIR. Moody, with corps
o clergy, went TO the little chapel Of the MeIhod
q church where they haye nightly met and pray
with the anxious. But last night the char
, WIS too small to hold the frightened pei
s. tents, and the great doors OF the church we
4, thrown open, and soon more than four hundr
, quiet, y 10 faced men and women filled [
d pews. lhe ev NIGEL 81 stood before them, and
IL band ot singers In the gallery softly sang. I he
-, could lie little Of THAT close conference that IA
- been usual in the inquiry meeting but little
IL tue praying Of preacher md convert size by SD
n nut there were eaIneet prayers that would
IS TO- ALI and tears were shed by the exhOrter a
ID bis followers allko.
d Bos- Mclaughlin Arraigned.
Is A ratification meeting uy Republicans OF I
IA Elstrrn District, Brooklyn, IA Apollo hall last ev
~ tue addressed by he Hon. 20. H. Fisher. Geo
d Hoxic. Jos ph Il Thomaa, the Hon Y. A. schrOcd
If | the Hon Ira u. BuckmAu. Capt. James Tann0r Jt