, 1876-11-15

sav Iles pcaiHSx IN glo,y" n,eF ,, wSi .n.
'ss,,s eses ,at e's pns.,, i"s al 10 n.er.ts ak e
ing. but perhaps that statcsncns Is with regard
To thu possibilities and extent III this pca:o
which cotncs trun Jcaus Christ. A country Is
any q IL nslshtors from attempting = do It
any. harm. so with tho soul Of The bellcvcr.
Christ y strong; n!ne shall bt able TO pluck Us
oit vi Ills hand. VIC need hnrc M more trouble
OF anxiety about tho !lgvil or wicked men, they
arc not vi strung Us lie who is ,our peace. But
country fs sometimes at var by reason Of III
ternal cncuica which raise up re6ellofis. anil Iii.
hurrecttois, and clylfNsars. Not 50 the soul TINT
trusts fully il, Christ. lie y n vs. to protect ls
from ourselves, tron our old evil natures, and
liz wtIl Keep us in perfect peace 90 long as our
minds arc stayed on Him.
Agair,, puaee Implies aocnrity from want. No
QUO Is at peaec unless he Is also in reasonable
plenty. 4 country can hardly be at .pcaru In
times Of futninc. But the pvesenee and pronlAe
of Christ Is for thc tupp1yuf all o'r needs, ten.
poral and spiritual, 80 VIC have no occaslon Of
anxiety. ......
FnalIy, this peace increnscs az the knowledge
Of II incrcascs. Tho young recruit when he
first goes Into battle thinks every. whIstling
bullet Ia going to Kill hun, but tho old veteran
has got uycr that; lio knows better. The land.
lubbsr on his first voynSc gyts frightened M e At
and the mates, and the steward, and the cook,
II they ever s1w sucl, storm before, and only
gets laughed at for hs palms, whilc this
Old. sailor. laahcs l!n,ac1f 10 thc rigging
in tho good ship In which lie has weatllercd
many such Il gale. Young converts, don't yet
nurvous. Lnsi, yourself to Christ By means u
Ills promises, ,a, tyar iioihug that Garth Or hell
cut do.
But do not be filled with yourselves, and get
to thinking you know It ul1. remember wncl
l was at Worcester, kfnss., VIC wCle having q
voting converts meeting ut Old rark Street
church, and as v; y. ca,e ,,t ont onc y9nng nm
complain Of lini for not t'clpg morc acltye IN
tile incctine. lle listened paIently, md then
rcp'led: SNOW, my dear buy, you 10 on sing
Ing, md prayiagI ai,tl shoutias,Ii llke .o ilsar
yuu,-hut when II co1tlcs tu real lard pull with
the devil | am u match for twenty of you."
DIloTnEn sPENcEn
said: There is wonderful ctlIcrellcc between
tho peace the wurld gives mud tlat which Christ
gives. Sometimes d great natLun guarantees
Die pcace Of small ole, hut that only mcaus
revenge for Injuries done 1t. Christ's peace
1upans keeping the eucmy awaJ.
Dr. Mitchell spoke ot Ills own experience
9g 1 ,s 5 ps sots Of s RI GTGmse n Of Pei ya @
getting lin, DO not lay It to sumo mysterious
Condition Of Divine Providence, but lock about
to sec wlat Sin there Is In yau tlat keeps the
l,caec of aol cut Of your soul.
who have recently bcrn converted 10 ttis revival
to give thanks to God, md also to give IN IT.
c0unt uf
THEIR EXPERIENCE.
Tic first man said: Four WecRB ngo tho Lord
got lloiG of me-, and cried to Him tor help. l
had bccn great sinner. was nut drunkardt
but was getting to be fond Of liquor. ! was
also terribly proianc. How good js God. When
wc Gull on Him tt damn our souls liz don't do
il, but when VIC tall on Hun to save our soals
lie co1ncs md dues It quick. see nau here
Ia tac audience t!lat once llal quarrel With.
mn sorry. ask your pardon, ny. s.
The gentleman replied, u 1t is all pnrdoncd."
asks om mc eoRss after Ills, ~ ycu i've ii Ghissso
YOU must excuse me II do not auswcr,' "
think do,n OF, VI hope + do" So II you ask
luu II have begun TO live in Christ, | will MT
say, ~ tlink So" Or, II hope So" butt II
Anutucr man, who was introduced By hfr.
Moody as ull old friend and ntighbor Oh the
North Sido, spoke briefly, with much emotion,
saying: One wegk ago lust Friday night | took
tho Sun and the Lo.l took INC; and now ncy-
CT was 80 happy III nil my life:
The last speaker WAS one who described him
eclt as an tnddcl,-aot tabbllaE or passive
!nlJdel, but u hart student Of lntilol doctrllcs
fidelity. ~ walked right out Of ttp church into
inNdeity," Baitl be, s'anl I was all inlfdcl In
rcal earnest. But when man gets Ills eyes
opcll, 1t is not for INC to dcnounco him for say-
ashamed Of ny inlldcllty. used to stand up
and preach It 1or nonrs together; 50
now nm not ashamed Ut my Christianity;
We must not 70 into a,l argument mere, o.lt
want to ask, IL 1t likely that tcus Of thousands
Of people MI over the world VINO believe 70 doa
and In prayer arc atl near 70 lanntlGa ttas tsy
dun't know What they arc abouts L9ok NJ t!c
work that has been gui's. on n thts elty Tor tls
pnst six wccksi dru1ikarus getting sohcr, swear
CrB breaking. on Swearing, sinners OF OIL sorts
coming to Christ ana beginning 70 leau ne"
tint hare bccn changed, but their Judgments.
They lave believed that thfl6t can save taeh
from tliGiF sins, una He doss save thehl. bc
| caube an Dina sha!l say tGat my
down to. tho Iaecrnaclc. had begf
.'nna,, *, r,crt INN, nni nj 1ost wen. In hrni
l,iin. IL TIC close IL the sermon went To tn.
duor OF tho inquiry-roon, and there stoo1 ous