, 1876-10-21
THE TARERNACLE.

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Of the members Of tho Synod Of Northern III
i.oss, which Inns Just closed It's scss!o
at Joliet. The Rcy. Dr.. FELTON,, VIII
left tho pastoratc Of Grace II. f
Church, in this city, two years since, for tou
in Europe and the East, has ths. returned. III
spent some time IN Great Britain, looking u
the permanent results Of The Moody and sanke
rcri5als In that Kingdom, and ho bears heart
Testimony to the breadth and force OF thos
works OF grace, which are still going forward
especially In the City Of Glasgow.
The long prayer 1ast>nLght was by Mai. Whit
tie, md the short onp by A[r. Moody.
The hymn entitled "Alaro to Follows wo,
to tho case Of a rich man who gave $500 to hi
pastor to he donated Mt his discretion to d Ger
tain poor Man III the congregation. The mir,
ister sent hl1n S95 At ONE, with this little note
More 70 l9llow,'" which the speaker said wns
"nlwnys more to follow.h
"Tllc Ninety and Nine u was sung again, and
thcn came tho second part Of the discourse OH
grace.
THE SERMON.
Last night, II you remember, no were ta1kinc
on the subject Of grnce, and tonight i want "a
continue the subject. Nov, ,ynnt to cali yuuT
attention TO thu tlfth chapter Of Romans and
tho twentieth verso: Moreover, the law enter.
~ tuat tnt o1teHsS 'n1EHt apQunu nut where str,
aboundcd, graco did much moro abound. That
as sin lind rtigncd unto death. even so might
grace reign through Righteousness unto ctoFnal
life BY Jesus Christ, our Lord" Now, sin hath
rclgneG unto death, but grace hath rclgnea unto
',, stsrnal lisc, It. don't stop with death, grace
the grave, cfcar over into tho Promised Land.
IN tho first chapter Of Joshua VIC real Tint
Moses brought the children OF Israel
l9wn 1e,sn to to Jor,lun. But he couldn't
representative Of the Law, and tlat is where tic
!aw brings US toto Jortlan. Jurt]an means
death, Judgment. After bringing them to
death and Judgment. lse couldn't bring them
any further, but left them there. The law
don't gIyo fife; IL never hns given i,le, an an, Il
tlc grace of God hath rciEncd unto eternal lie. @
90 when Moses had brought the CHILDREN Of
Israel down to J9rdan. and couldn't 60 any fur
Joshua led them over jordan, SO Jesus viii
tako Ills people through the dark valley
q a. IT, H. sadow Of death unto eternnl ife. on
law. He brought the people who ramo to 10
baptized down Into The jordan, and he left them
In Jordan. When Christ ran,e lie Commercial
where John Ind left of. lie went luto tic Jur-
tla, "a, 4 nGd BROUGHT tue people out Of IT, That is
n ,nan, but grace makes him live; Tic law takes
inan 70 death AMI judgment, but Christ CONES
and quicktns him, n1l,l gives him cter,ml Tic,
S,. svme people gre ltnEering around slna! yet,
9ut It Is better to come to Calvary.
. low and rlclosls lie. liz squundcfc.l MI 6 he
had. llo was drunkasl and spent'l,t aul,-
stance on harlots and thieves. How did Ills
futher treat hint Did llis fatller take him out
and have him stoned to deathi No. That
read to YOU: hut Sca hnW hfe fcther nrtod ~
wurds him under grace. lIo met him With =
KISS and treated him with Kindness md love
sse Eas 'a~ ssy., ''ys ysoraSs nS!9ns % wSss Sus
waters Into blood Whsn Christ wns 'en On caTth H
h. turned the water, Into vino. Tint is the
dllcsen.e between law and grace. The law
says, ., "Ki'l IL, him" grace. "forEtye." Law
Law makes Us crooked; grace straightcns lis.
Lat makes Us vile; grace cleanses US. That ia
the difference between law and grace. When
tllc la'r came out OF Horeb 600 men were lost.
A. pentcc9st, after graGe, 1000 men got liiu.
shoes from on hta feet. When the prottrai
camo home aftcr shining he was given paIf of
Bllnes to put Oh bis feet.
WY, the law y aschoolmas,er; cold. severe
man TINT Is continually holding a rattan over
yuu. Thou shnlt to this, nNd thou shplt do
that That liz the law, with rattan at tho back
OF It.. hut under grace the sc1loolMastcr tries
70 rnlo tue school Will, !oye. We lad man IN
IT, little country sshool used to go to, lu was
stern m a,,1 harsh aud always kept rattan ilnnly.
! .s1 san leei II OIL my b9ck tonight. But after
awhic there catnc lady, WHO tried To rule by
love, That suited us. No more rattans. What
.nn lI We we;e ' going to have! But ths frs. day
surprised us was the Grst boy to disobvy, a,i
~ M asked mo y stay after school. Tllcn she
ta!kcu u me With tears IN her uycs. mud saIl
IL ypa l;! !ose me kcep NY ruIra:" tell you
never broke any " hur rules after that. just
That Is the strongest Kind Of an
lrgumcnt, and that is the doctrine ii Kr%e,
And now the question comes, 1iow ars We To
'ccome + p.r'tiaksrs Of III. 9rnset In ths III,
L. ~ come Goy to rSsan Sxe5se " W t. sad
md and grace and strength 10 hclI
n timo of need" God wants us "a
ONE and get oil tho grace We
iced. tbs reason why there aro 10 many halt.
. the throne Of grace. Il is related Of Alsxan-
lcE that he gave Onr Of his Generals, WIN lad
'lcascd him, permission 10 draw On hts Treas
srer for any sum. Wlet. the dsatt eau,e In tho
Ireasnrcr was scared, and woudn't pay it I'LL le
'im what he had doug. Alexander sald, "Don't
gu know that he has liunored ma anu my
lnEoon by niaking q largs dtaftt, SO We
!onor God by lnaktnY large draft on lIltn. X
heseas tnlnkasd hese wto wi4hes TO yet cou-
rol ot his appctise, ull he has to do Ia u como
nh get n!l tho grace ho ueeIs.
Wien DF. Arnold was tn this countryside IL |
!ow IN Hsaven-l beard him use ln y surnon au |
. .iHstlat,on Is. thai Impressed ,ac. fis sAIl,
ami!y were ut dinner, aud haven't YOU seen tic
10 family dog standing near and watcbiug his |
neastes, 9n1 lnoklne o. every mor4el u fuol as
'salnb; b. " onee l!cks It up and Icyour. Il;
;ut II lle should set tin atsh of rua1t beef !
lowh' .I! !. an;! say, 'Co!ne, eomc.' he wouldn't
1Mvn ,s't,at- st-Ls 100 much for him. 30 with (;.d's
shiidsen; they nre willing to take U rrulub, but
[st1se y when God wants tl.c,n tu 60 for ths plat.
H. H.. uea wants you to como right to tho
'ttun1 4 s,,1 = grace, aud 10 como ltult!ly.
lhlt , tlseru had been run on the Snuks. snti
ny y n'any of them were broken. Whit yonI
le'ht !. ~ W1ull be to- get up u run on thc iiank
run On the Bank oi ul0ee f5r 7hu III ~ 1Rn 1Rgna
sears, nut lle emit do It. Il. this lftl chant.r