National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-02-18

tsrday aaerrOSsting was well ATTENDED yes-
cises oil singisgsAfter the p:elim nary exei.
vin,eressipg Rankin and Nj. Goo spoke
moyd talked aboto the children. MI. HAM
the following eonvteen minutes. He related
BOY nine years Of sVn between himself and
i'm the Baptist Noel pom Nc io1La Lingering
asked him why hs, London:
~ think II is becausd so happy.
"Bnt what makes we ioanl Jesus. n,,
"Ub, know / have.nN II
"But how do you knob
fills, BE ready always We read IN Peter,
every man that asketh ySe an answer TO
what is yo1r reason for thAld lear Now, 7
-. Because I know he has .n NJ. i, NV
but have yOa really felt IL
ner?n Y were SIM /
have done many wicked thlngs.S. 1 know
what wicked things have youA
40, have told lies, and disooeys ,
.I Iai sc Christ died such a fearful i how
crsss for US, l felt was great simeon the
him for it. l felt ashamed that INo love
10: been wounded Tor transgrcssions, had
must have been lost forever. 1t made NV
think that l had been SO wicked as NOV to
him" we |
"And did you repent OF this SIM" y
80, yes, was very sorry for it, and aske\
4" Bat did he forgive you" NJ
How do yox know"
u know il, because heard you read out OF y
Bible, III we confess our sins, he is faithful an
| Just 10 forgive US cur SINS; and confessed ~
sins, so know he forgaye me-"
And now, Jesus words to you are, - j VIII neEe
leave thee nor forsake thee" y, then, cling Z
hfn! Trust in him at all times, and he will d.
better for you than you can ask or think. Wei
| with them as we'll as for them. Have place eut
time TO pray and read the Bible every day, al
oil a be, IND =
pray for, auu keep praying for them until theJ
come 70 Christ. DO not fail te tell them Tow
Jesus died that they might be saved; If YOU
work in this way for the Saviour, you will bo both
| useful and happy. How sadly your mother and
father would have felt If You had been BORN dea
word. DO you not think Jesus will be gTieved II
you never SPEAK for him:
g, DO not grow up one of these dumb Christians
you will have many stars in your crown of re;oic
ing. lyon have truly bson Converted vow viii
be anxious 10 lead others to Christ.
After concluding with a simple appeal to the
Children, the inquiry meeting was opehsd.
Evening Services.
AS was announced, the evening meeting was
intended for the lawyers, and the announcement
called out an unusually large audience. Aftera
half hour spent in singing, Senator Sarge<'s
brother, from Boston, opened the meeting nth
prayer From the reading Of the twenty se enth
chapter OF Matthew DR.. Hammond addred the
[ekOH lDdI lueIe hOull arise IN our he
here did in that of PLATE: ]. The trdblesome
quStioD, What shall we do with Jeas Christ?
TIC personal question, What shei do with
Every ene will settle that questol tonight, and
Will either accept or reject hLn The question
viii not be What shall do With Jesus Christ,
but what will he do win me? DR.. II. then took
his text John iii, s,b any man sin we have an
righteous" and upylded the subiec. Of "'Jesus
Christ, cur adyocss" in logical and mastery
manner giving Inro Tesc ZIP OF court
In dcspsir e prisoner looks about for aid,
with All tt desperation 81 a drowning man. |
Sinner. yo,are condemned. Have you an adyo. !
cate who IN and will appear before the Judge !
on the n great day in your behalf? God is our
Judge. Fave We an advocate: If any, he mus:
nave 2ese five requisites: J
l Ie must in order to plead for US, himself bF |
freIrom any faint. Jesus Christ the righteot
Gle into the world and was tried like as we ee,
I'd yet was without sim
ii. He must, 10 be successful, have a p,iect
OF tho Law. oar advocate is hnls-
IL. lie must thoroughly understand ne case
oFhis client. MaDy & case has been 10, because
ne client refused TO tell the whole stoJ. Sinner,
n n%s you may try to hide from yoi advocate
~. A EuccesSIul advocOte mus os a man OF
ympathy; Ours i: such one He, too, was
ondehhed' and ieds sympathy and love for
rely over 10 him
v An advocate who eODes into court with auy
xpeetaticn OF gtining biz case must have some
DIt OF plea. One advocate cannO: pIead-I.
nat We arc igy0rant OF he law; !. That We have |
OF broken tbelGW; .. That 1t is unjust tia. the |
enalty Of thei&W should be visited upon us
l. he can provide a ransom. This he does
e says he vii take the prisoners place. This :
c Goes. AID, oh: the hardness Of our hearts. {
any OF US lave never even thanked hin, for his !
cTlace. nWyers, 90 home 10 night and set uD I
e family Iltar in return for the sacrifice yOur Z
i've cate las made Tor you is it too mn Io
L: HOY small the recompense, and yet how ,
cat thekacrihce.
He closd with a detailed account of the con.
rsicn d Hon. Thos. A. ID. Fcssenden
Meetings TO morrow at ll:3O a. NJ, and and 80 \
m, q heretofore. J