The New York herald., 1875-12-03
THE SINGING PREACHER.

REV. FREDERICK BELL ON ''THE DUTY OF FOR
GIvENEss"-A WEDDING OF SONG AND
PRAYER.
Quite large congregation assembled in Dr. Tyngs
church last night Rev. Frederick Bell, the singing
preacher presided. Dr. Tying sat in the congregation
At the back of the platform large red screen,
with various placards hung on it, such as, "Re
member this is prayer meeting" ave have adopted
the rules of the Fulton street prayer meeting -
''Don't forget the unconverted; some of them are
heren 'Partcnlar attention is called to the five min
ute rule" mo controverted topic should be intro
duced."
After the singing of hymn by the congregation and
prayer by Mr.. Bell the reverend gentleman said:-
az tell you how glad am to have the privi-
legc Of singing and praying the Gospel to you have
been preaching and singing about four years and God
has blessed my work. / do not understand music
by note don't know from W If there are
such letters In music, although am music from head
to foot So If should happen to sing strictly to
music, you will know the / twist things to
suit myself have sung more into salvation than
have prayed into II, because when sing pray and
sing you song composed expressly for me and
sung by any one else"
Mr Bell here sang ''The Bood-staned Banner"
after which he read the parable of the unjust steward
He then said
THE RELIGION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
is the very OF love- love to God aud love to
man. and If this world is going be taken for Jesus 1t
will be done by love- believe the threatenings of God
are essential in their place but believe great mis-
take is made by trying to frighen into salvation
They might have preached he'll and damnation to me
till doomsday and II would have had effect, but tho
love Of Christ touched my heart trist the en-
bodiment Of goodness. He was mercy incarnate, and
he insists in his disciples forgiving disposition.
What is the reason Christ got common people to lis
ten 10 Him He always told people what things were
like and made things plain. We find certain king
represented taking account OF his servant whom
was committed the taking OF his revenue, and he
found q defaultcr
TO THE TUNE OF TEN THOUSAND TALENTS
(about $25, ,000l Confessing his inability pay he
prayed for mercy, which was granted him; the king
psrdoned him God don't forget we are hell-deserving
sinners and just when we ABOUT to sink into per-
catalogue of sins the word pardon" Since then we
have done nothing but sin. (SInging):-
o. happy day. when Jesus washed our sins away.
Mr. Bell sang two or three verses OF this hymn. and
then continued:-That has been something like our
perence since had the word ''pardonn written
SINS Then this man went out and found his
fellow servant who owed him an hundred pence, about
SIS, and he seized him and demanded payment. Tho
poor used the same plea the william had just
used to the king; but no, though he had
Avarice is blind and deal II is relentless
in its grasp The villain had his fellow servant cast
into prison and the king wroth, and had him de-
livered 10 the till he should pay what he
owed, and IL served him right Now, the most Inn
portant point so likewise shall my Heavenly Father
do also unto you If you from your hearts do not for
give your brother his trespasses" The plain teaching
OF the parable is that OF forgiveness; and II
have rcVVal deep, pungenb ana Astng, we VIII nave
TO preach forgiveness believe in revivas that
come down. and not those that come up God requires
that shall be merciiu, even He is mercifuL If
He should
REQUIRE MS DEBr
OF us what would be replyf Very death win
drag you before the Judge and you do reckon up
before the Judgment Day 1t will be too late believe
that there number here almost persuaded TO be
Christians, but am afraid your condition will be that
described in the last verse OF that hymn lsingngl-
Almost persuaded, harvest is past;
Almost persuaded doom comes a. last
Almost cannot avail,
Almost Is but 90 fail
Sad, sad, that bitter wall
Almost,-but lostl
God forbid that should be your experience but thank
God, the way is open for every and woman 10
say:-"By the grace Of God will be Christian" ]"