, 1876-12-02

Fala: "Ho on, OLD chap, you are a. r'9nt. nc
which Immediately followed, after which
MT. MaonT
read the Scripture ie..ons,- ,-ths arst fron tho
.1th xs4ss ssT RsSc 4 w III .an Seoo ,e
there upon tho rick In Horso, and thou shalt
s1ito Tic rock and there shall come watcr out q
IL tl,ot tho people. may drink. AND Muses. ll1
second lesson was from I. Corinthians, X, I:
"And did all drink the same spiritual drink,
for thcy drank q That spiritual re:k that fol-
lowed them. and that lsoek Mas Christ"
and tha '1aat Ii. THO 1.lblc ia whtel, Christ Is
tpoken OF ~ tho Rock. Tho Psalmtst says: |
.'Lead INC to tho Rock that II higher than IL;
nna wS orsGlyss aye oitsn is,t 'v wmat o, Rfcot
I'm tiIo Rock OF Ages, II We could hide ourselves
In tho rock that il cleft tor s,s, In tho twenty.
sixth chapter Of Isaiah, At the fourth verse, wo
thrust 70 IN tho Lord forever, for In tho Lord
jehovah Is the Rock of Ages"
/ fnye somewhere rcnd Of two little children
that were going through q railway tunnel n tho
tut as place OF refuge for any oflo who might
be ovcrtakcn IN tho tunnel by q passinG train.
Tie little gtsl, who was the older Of the twn,
ne a dns sSS s s. s na rpet PHtSs .s rst s1 e o
alother, and kept shouting as the train GAME IT,,
rost rosk'" rllat @ b Just What ~ ws al ,anst Do.
Lif1&1 Is OHt $t1Cks 4IlA We IlAHk tluaG ~
lin. % When lie waves dash about Us ., temp;
tatton md surrow rush upon rs, our place of
safety Ia in tho cleft uf the rock. a. the 1rlsll
Hrotller aad H.; ~ !, sometimes tF'rn''e' but the
Tic hsmn, "ilock Of Ages" was than sung
right hearttly hy tho whole compensation. Mr.
Moody then called upon agysTai men '1anv.o VINO
and converted to Christ to como forward and
resate thclr experience.
An. rooL1TrLE
said: i hardly thought my uxamplc was bright
Snes e Sa Ii 9 t e s T. ts e sa
been d drinking man for twenty-five years.
Seven weeks ago the Spirit ot tho Lord put
meeting tn Farwell 'I1nll, where asked them to
| pray for me, atll sllcro ono week afterwards
sighed the, rlcdge. Soon after found tie Va
| y!pr, and how happy I laya been sltce tacn
thc love of Christ, aud blcss Got! for a Chris
! tim ho1nt.. .
| the next speaker eatd l,c had been a member
| Of thc Board Of Trade and Aas! thought Il nec-
essnry to drink fur tllu sako Of his business. ac-
asntil i,c beca1ae . drunkard:. a few days ago,
when he was sitting tu tho Board ot Trade al-
aloing altl asked him to 50 70 Tho Farwell Ilal!
Temperance meeting, where he had suugtt MID
fonr,l tho Savior.
| Thu next speaker WIS
| MKs HEN
formerly wcll-known aud successful railroad
nlun. flo suil. Ever since I entered your
| rity, twgnty years ago this tnarntng, hasa
been, more or less, drinking !nan:;
cafnctI u f' comfortable fortauc, hut NY bad
lubits were my sorrow md my ruin. Onu week
aso came to this meeting, aud I Tas 50 tm.
tilt Brothur Moody threw Into my hcart, TINT
| felt a desire to go to tho FarWcl Hall meeting
| III the nEtUrnouii. There knelt and prayed,
and while I was praying ! felt wl!at q slutui
had been y Sssiton my t1t'S, ,ar ny
hut wlilu l was praying seemed to bo sur
rounded by a halo OF glory, anil . voice evetnel
to como to tnu saying, " Ben, you can
/ thoughtit must 10 my God speaking to ME.
felt that Christ llatt taKen away oil my Sins,
and stood up and snta so to the irienl3 wllu
ad been PRAYING for IT, % Sine tsn , every ay
~as the elimination Of all. rhe day that i thu h.
a atp slssss IL h % acs u.s. niles s sway, ~ ~ were ay
s "oil a not a4 @ s"i,u way S to sase me, lut jesus
w!s nllcal Ut them.
"Glory!" shouted man in the. audience,
unable to control lils emutIau. l. Wait.''. sai1
Mr. Moody, '.tll you Ect uut of the building II
you want to Shut glory. YOU might sears
soIne Of thu AUDIENCE"
Thu next speaker thought that llis own, con
yeralnn was as much . miracle as the raising @
.tyuy-halrctl mother, wllo. when llu loft homo
. llad uronlscd to follow him With her prayers
Wolnuns Temperance Meeting; Ind Innttcan III
conditional surrender, md put everything IN til
hands OF Christ. "My cup woull be full to
day." said be, ~ my lnot''er could o'llY b'
here to sre her wicked by pleading for the Gus.
Toi temperance"
The hymn was. then eunE,. ,.tommcncing
! "There Is fountain A11cd viii, blool.'
ANOTHER rousu CONVENT.
. testified to tho power oF Jesus Christ, who hat
sayed llini FROM tbs very depths Of dr,rkonnes
aud takcu way not only his appetite for wllisk
, ! but ulao for tobacco. ~ ctt pass BY . saool
now" spla lie, .'as easily % could gp lnt9 on
, befure. Whutt recelycd the I4ttrI and the Lar,
| received me, vent md told MY tatllcr I'M
reformed. lIu l1oketi at moticr, and s1nlle'
sa.lly, ~ It l,e had little ialt! In my retorma
tio,l, hut said to HIN, 'Cllriat ,llc,i for INC
wcsl as far y0u,' aud then We k,lclt anu praYc
;, together Yesterday ut i o'cluck iny Wit
null child ca,no back to HIT. | MT
!. tlcn ut tho train. Whisky drove II
4 n,nrt. but Christ 1,as brought u