, 1875-09-22
RELIGIOUS.


SHAW THE REVlVAllST.
0ue Of tho eories Of revival services st the
Advent Chtlssiau chuzch qn Indians avenue,
corues of Iueuty-aitA stroat, occurred last eyuu-
ing. under The leadership OF A1r. Knowles Shaw.
TAa attendance uaH not latBe, hnt Was aitent,yo
to tho y, caker. Mr. Shaw il a mai of ratLor
molq than medium helcht, PLAIN a2Vearauce
both "a to dreas and countepanca, pleasant yoce.
aud quiet, porsuaslsa delivery. lie IL ealuost
and imIreAsiyo IL uianuer, without rauting Of
roaring. HIS AdafeaB MAS not OF tho 4crT order
vt tia chulp-meetiug or revival, hilt = logical
exposition Ut scripture and elective discourse
UPON q text. lila anecdotes aud ILLUSTRATIONS
wale Of ths hoRalleat order.
Eha exerclssA opencd w!sh hymu and prayer.
followed BY the readiny OF q pAnsaBe ot Strip
tuse, the Eptsla to tue tAlatlaua, Chsp. VI. Ito
discussed for y THUG the fourth ycl1c, "Let
every man prove hls awn work"
Hymn IL "Tho Gospel Trumpet" Mr. San
kav's ''Thera were nluesy nod ulno which rateiy
lAy," WAa sung ty tla preacher, after witch Mr.
knoHle les Shaw aHked lis audience 10 consider
somotitng set forth by tho APOSTLE in tho tenth
nhaptar Of Hahtawa,-tla assembling OF saiutB
tpgethor. His objoct MAS to shou tho necessity
Of thus asaeutliuR-in other words, Of church
| membership. Thera was, ho {oAaA, very ioose
idea Ut Tue necess,sy Of belonging 10 nny Church.
s"' H. essusi f'' to s'sssity tsssas II; Sis sets
to SHOW lilo necessity OF staying III tho CHURCH.
Il was poor policy to gcl out ot tho ship III 1nlst-
OCEAN o.. TO cnanse shs s'gase, no seas'h'e pef-
son lett tho packing Of his trunR till the loco
uotiso whistle blow. Tbs ark wan sype Of tho
chutc ii WAS NECESSARY to remain on bosId
| uut4l th4t shusalcaa ocean had been cruased a4l
who faued to get In wero lost, lie w,al4ed to
consider the eIfect had anyoaty on the urk do.
Nosh carried with hu, logs. lions, sheep. aud
evphsuts. koah would have replied that they
bad the alternative OF stlIug III bis
.esset " Aoi,.g ashore and waiting fur
e%s w., aood aud deati. T!!o ooslel wa
iIni not Het nia II Would, ho thought, Eet acroas.
l1e would not state tA,s u a matter Ut lack. but
tane5sly - au otauon, to be t4kon or not ~ tho
npats, F,s, :; ds'rsd; AZ al events those who DID
1fust 10 II ~oi,ld certainly he su!e.
Tue Apostle s11ntnapdea the tlebFows not only
70 cp''.e into Iha arecMhly waaslod with ,luya
Wa;es, ous 70 holi fast They we're prcaen.cd
atl, %Mn tae eneaasa4Ing examtlo Of thu wao was
ks'o*" to turn bsck upon y friend. IApfp "hs
nothing III the void LlnrU beautiful .pau faith.
fulness'-shs fAsthtasneen ot = wife, tor it,
stansst Gnst 10 ,,a het ELL dhuatsnd ~ thst Of ao
groom. Fofsak'l.S tho assembly Of t!le upiu;s
might eaaily begln by little neglect aud tnis
fors4klnY way terrible sln, TO " followed BY
~ certain 4a4f!u! look'ng-fos u lacsmuut aud
riat." fVssakEng tha ansotnoiY waa tho reuuit
Of mature dulpsratlou. Men who to aook tb.
assembly came to \. terrific end. lo knpa q
oerkyMan Mip wss y = 1sn t .,as CLfst1sn, tus
tcrwards torsook 1t alloEether, ltu do,4 II fear.
iul death Aui thsro wero hardly elsoagn I,coule
10 be found to g.sa him decyrt burn. atltl
tlosu who did merely accomplished hls body t.
lLv graya In lnap4otY of What ha ouev ls4 besn.
As. shan concluded hia address ~ lFolusrIua
m!eLt L a.eet hlui Ii tls Kingdom Of 'uul and I'll
lid, that Ae ws4 partly indebted to h!n fus on
eourayement TO stssataslns9s III tie Ialsa. Il
lopel tLas u The spd OF t4e lyMu-.4 44ese is
toiuiaIu til!sd with hl0ua'-Rpytaaty VIII
alaAeI 10 gapsv t,a pEplniyas tn tpo Savior va4I
euuls lnws1u mi, DO I'd. Illu hyuiu vas sutg
but nobo4ly responding to sbs lavlts'on' III
AestiuE adjourned.