, 1876-10-02
vincyard;' and hc went to, bis pastor anf
SAID, Let some ono take my plhca
Am not 1T to bt Superintendent

ana will resign" The minister satl, :" VIVA J:
y the trouble1'' 4. an not right With Gol,.
he replied. a 'Wel,' tail Tho minister, ''tt ;;
and he g. o@non s' mlid lis 1e f1ee. 'an an pTsya
WlIn hlfn, and the Lord heard the prayer. and
tue hra III salvation vent into that Supcrin-
tendent's soni, lie tnlt the teachers, and got
together. The I+orl blessed hls work, for 100
ca'ne from that tehonl into the church. The
Lord b!eeaed the Superintendent, and then camc
tnc brssing on tho whole school,. lie can bless
an teaehcrs, hi lie d"t q gcaeFpy DO so
The grace ows froM the Throne through those
men; therefore I want every sabbatf-school
tsachcr teacher In Chicago IN sympath, VIII. these
Il aoms said, !" BefoSe these meetings are over over
VII Try md lead ny class to Christ, " wiat q
69es,sslnE there would Be-; Dc @ n9t say Tint the
me ,nay bseomc ! mighty instrument II tic
Lords hands IN bringing souls to Christ once
saw teacher, who was stopping where vas.
Er{sI:cne At ~ the afternoon meeting I sail;
noo0 81 ssa ss s: lave Is sa, ns ' ts is4e
weuid maks littie lseeneo Il 1s was not tIare'
xeu se ro!c oSni get y,9 az 9sfT IT. tsaesr ss
buys" I said; "lon'. you. ever think
tlc tow-1eaded boy there mas, be
tl.e Reforn'atto,,. may turn out 4 Wesley 4
| u u
II you have i've little boys committed to sour
care, rEay for them, and talk with them, and
try and make an impression that will follow
them through llfc: 1t may be. that in after
unto life eternal. Look and. SEQ what that
tcachcsdow here In 8outhern Illinois did few
years agu. 4 little GIL In the class was taught
t. lovc tue SMaylor, M aud she wanted to become Q
your father to come hcrei" He was hunting
and iishing every Sabbath; hc was ltarti-swcar.
Ing mau., liz had % Impcdlment In
u.s. snsssh' . aa IN ,lhs,, bis yoangsft IT, day;
he never ATTENDED school. lie could not read.
| A drln4ing and swearing man, and that little
child led lin To the Sabbath.sctool, and look at
lis had planted i.so sclIoois il III lie I'VE Westsr';
country, and out Of thosu schools has Erown
many church. See low the Lard t:csssl tho
laboTs of little childt What d privilege it |.
tcli thc result! Lei every sai6ati.schooi teach.
er In Chlcago, by the help Ut God, try aud lead
her class to Christ the coming aeuson.
THE YOUNG MEN.
Then would like to speak to young men. 1t
| seems to INC that they help US more and do
| more real work tl,2n the old men. Old men are
| good for council, but when VIC want aggression
Te must liave young .n,csL Christianity has BEEN
OH the dcfcnsivc u long tine. These drinking
saloons, tpse blliara-Alls, ought to be visited.
1nyitc thu men To COME to these meetings and
takr seat among you, and whenever meeting
IS held don't let thern 70 away without pressing
upon them tho claims Ut Christ. sernlon
clasp Of the land, may touch them. Go Into
these b!liaEsl-hals and drinking -salouns and ask
tlcu. In the name vi Christ to come. Some nf
you will look as this in q scoEniul way and say:
"You 70 in there unl they will insult you,
md casi you out. )" ! atn RUlc to contnldtct
that. Out OF thu hundreds and hundreds Of sa-
looms in this city tint visited, l don't know
that was ever uniiintlty treated In one or tlet
ftrr I'm n | FINN fnu tHf3H
encc Of liquor, and he ordered me out. Some
Of tho best workers ou the North Side llayu
been men found III the bIlliard-halls and drink
ing.saloons. Some of these young meu ure
ot the Gospel Of Jesus Christ IL sent to lncn to
day, and, Il thssy won't come M IN here, lct US US
~ to them. II Wy open the doors nut nut
alolle and ro ana 1nu sec sose men, md II M
get multitude let's prcarh tn 0uc and two.
Thr best sermons Christ ever preached we're to
the ones and twos,-that sermon to the women
at the we'll; that wonderful sermon 81 rcgcnes-
ntton WIS pFcached to one man, Ntcoaelnus.
WIlat blessing IL has been to thu Church Ut
God!. II We ran't get tue tnultltuact, let's
preach to ono and two. There was mar
II ID ! PHILADELPHIA M TINT was breughs % 1nt9 ,vsu ou.
they rosc for prayers ho tried to get up. The
first timo he couldn't and tho sce0nl time lie
fell back, but tile third time he SAYS" will asl;
BIT since. Hc H. now missionary, working IL
philadelphia Let US not give men up, though
We thing them beyond hope. There was tnan
In Ngw York that spoke in Our meeting, md by
thrilled the whole crowd. Said 10 hin, "Te!l
mo your experience, and he told lnc most
wonderful story. lie told ING he had been
DAuNKARD ron TWENTY YEARS,
and be lmd bcconie what you call trainp. Ills
wife cast h!m ofI aud married led some ons else, anu
lie met y Good Samaritan, vino talked kindly to
him and took him to Ills house, and treated ttt.l
kindly, and prayed with llfln, and hc was saved.
power Of strone Inx as / ays a nol @ d1 %
droP Of liquor sIncc." | don't know
Nor norc work in New 49,! YoSk ,.t Gtty
has aa Scn fosk lin se soo
to NorthIeld, my ::uassvc town, ai,d got tht
young men to couac up liz brought up you'r
friend ti,at was saytl SIX months ago III New
York City. lie Ind been y lruuknru Tor thLrt,
meeting OIL earth. II seems to me As II tlit
mighty power Of God rested upon that meeting
Dr.lnEa1.ls IN that town wcru thcFe-nsc:a wl
bud destroyed tho works Of thu 1eyji, nut
II there Is any work the devil eau 10, Il
y to destroy men BY strong drink. Gsd Ias ~ a 60.
tbs work uf III tlicso coains mun.hs.' Que young
nlan got up In ono OF my mcetings aila thrilled
tho meeting. Lie said; ~ want tn tsll you
that nnc months agt young man caMe to my
ho,sr, aud l,e wanted 1nr to become Christian,
told him ttore WIS uo hope. lic toll lne tfeFs
WIS, anl he takc4 kindly, anl in a few days
became y Clrlsttau, and tyr nnee nontlis
haven't drunk my lhquor." II l hud asked
any man a1aeni; tt.cm who was tlas
must hopeless ra*u auH,ng them. they would
llaye said ttIst hs was. Ills wife aud daughter
ali gone. T,,-lay t!lat man Is tho Bupcsintcnl
sntoi Sabbath sfilool savcd by ynatar GlFstan
to Boston. / l!aA cousin there, bnt he said he
wanted to 10 moro fur Christ. ae wantcd tc
get murs Of my oxpenence and wanted me te
iieip hlm all i could. lie dldn't know death
was so near hIm. lls sat down ont
day md wrote to ls brother dowt
in my natiyo town aud says, ''Joha, arn yer,
anxious 1or your soul want you to beea1as
Chrts.!an." And tho letter WIS directed To thl
town adjoining BY soIne mistake. It Is no.
known today low It was that h!s brother sem
that letter to auother post-ot,lcu "here hta
l,sothcr was not In the habit Of going: 1t lay IT
the office wtloB muith, and QUO day he was