, 1876-11-15
The Btble-Reading at Farwell
Hall in the Afternoon.
Uow the Spirit Is Grteved by Processing
Chrlstaus...Chips In tho
Churches.
In the Evcning Mr.. Moody Speaks on the
Prodigal Son.
a Large Number Of Seekers for Truth
Crowd the Inquiry Rooms.
MONDAY MEETING.


Tue TRrnuNE there Ia ono-1 new man, prohn-
b1y-wlo does not instantly and fully rccos-
nize thu text Of Scripture when he tn1a 1t In lis
"takc.' It Is this mnn who. on scvcral preyl-
OTIS occasions, has demoralfzed thcsu revival re-
ports; but nothing l,as so lun1cntably betrayed
his want OF training In Mr. Moody'a North
Market 5unlny-school, or somo similar institu-
ton OF Biblical learning. as the error III ycstcr-
days issue, when hc made Job cxclatm, In view
at his sclE-condcmnatlon, "FntlIcr myscIf!''
The quotation was, II abhor myself" VIII
the new man pleaan rcmBmber that staten cut
OF Job when lie secs it ngain2
Tho first floor OF tho hall was we'll filled yes
tcrday, and neither tho storm nor the small ut
tendance prevented must profitable and Gu
jDyablc meeting.
THE REQUESTS rot PRAYER
wcrp as follows: For conversion Of two BROTH
ers near ButYnlo, N. T.; for waulcrer; for
Chr4stinns; for conversion Of clGycu husbands;
for conversion Of young girl; for two mcn III
trouble; for conversion pf threc young tndica;
for brother ut tho point Of death; ipr eonver~
sion Of two wives; for conversion Ut two aged
men; for four brothers that tllry may he sayrd;
aud her family; fur sirk iAtler away tE.,,n
Christ antl from home; for young nen In 81.
Thomas; for ngcd mother; for four uephcws;
tor Indy In Antioch; for M utssave1 family; for
Indy with consumption; for six brotl'cIs; for
Church III Philadelphia; for q young !nan
by himself; for students n Hsk uni- w
versitr. Tcnncsscc: for Joliet, Ill. Tie
Serst Of ns n meeting 1g 9 T9 sFt tSs tSe
churches Of Llbertyvllle Lake County, Ill; IN
tho Presbyterian Ch',rel, and congregation of
t4Rke Forest; on the churches Of Grccn Bay,
WIS.,; On the churches Ut Rochester, Ml1ln.; ou
al, Int hna I'm, in nfyht
years and fur its Sunday y.echool; on the cu:gacs
Scotia; on Two Rivers, Wis; on Hudson, Ind;
qn tnS as!srs Tda Ga.s aud arshes Sf
Duwner's Grove; on churel, fr this elty; on
pnster and people Of t1c First Baptist Churc!,
of Toledo, o.: Tor q Eoman WHO keeps saloon
that she bc converted; for conversion OF n hus-
for conversion OF eix brothers; for school class
OF ten young men; for d dear iamtly
whose members arc all away from CIlEist;
for netghhor without. Christ;
cned sinner who ia resisting tne Holy Spirit; tor
conversion Of young lady lrieud; Tor \ s0t-in-
law aud wife In Vermont; for family ~ DOWN
cr's Grove; tor conversion of two br0thcrs-ill-
a.il their husbands In Now York; for vile und
motllcr WHO Is deserted By her husband; ior
sick sister In 81. Louis; for lady In Mount Mur-
rlH, Ill LOT q blEk NuuHI3LEli 5bAaS MEA ~
1T. Louis; for husbnnd uud chtldtcn.
Tho lesson for the tAy was ttie fourteenth,
rcuiarlss Us follows:
THE ADDRESS.
1suppusc tllc chtct reason why tllla chapter is
so precious Is that 1t tells lis about tho COM
forter. Thu chapter begins: "Let not your
heart bo troubled. " lelicvc In God; oelcrc
also III Me-" Il Christ Ind. nut been divine
there could not haye been greater Sin thaa for
Hun to put Himself up alons, with God tue
Father as au object Of iaith and worship. You
cannot find any PLACE III thu Bible where .good
man allowed himself TO hc .vorsiliped; and even
thu angel who appeared to john IL the lalo Of
PAtmoa refused to let Johu worship ldln. But
Christ receives worship and claims the faith uf
| the world fur Himself just as Ic does fur Hls
| l'uther, which would be the very height Of
elaspheny II He were not Indeed tho Son of
| In tho twelfth verse Tic says: "Vcrtly, verify
say unto you, lie TINT lulfcyeth Oh Nc, the
Woris thut do shall liz do also, and greater
works tllun those shall !ic do, bccau3c 90 untn
good deal, but ut !nHt calu to see tllat It wAa
| u greater work to niuvg thu living souls Of mctl
tliun to raise their dead bndlcs. pentcuost,
With Its 1900 conversions, WAS greater thtns;;
| tllat thu raisfuy Ut Laz4lus.
! will not rru1 ths whole chapter, but just
call your attention! to a synops,a Of 1t. How
fumlllarly lle spcaks of oflicaycnly things! Meth
er Moses, nor David, nor 1sntnl, nor Paul, moi
Il VluA GAC4 kE1& Ha N143 Lttt{S l*boAk ~
their own knowledge, hut Jesus Christ says
| "ln My Fathers houec uro InAfy IN lnsiuns. il
It were nut so l woui1 have told YOU
He kllew all about them, beeauso 11t
cn1uc down frunl urRve,l. lie cous
talk rs freely about tho 1nansnus In Heaven ~
the children of Queen Victoria can about rht
ruotna III Windsor Palnec. Illoso ate thu uaan
htuus whleh Ilc said He was going 70 prcpars
WE u,uy get souio itlea how glorious they vii
l,u fruln ttie ti,nu 1t akcs Him to prelaars
t!Ien,.n
Tho third verse: "Anl II 20 and prepare a
Into MyssIf.'' / iiis that isxt. What we want
Chrlst's coming again. We urc nowhero III III.
Word of God tultl to he locking tor death, bu
We aru tuld to Nv watching for tle coming of I'll.
Son of Nun. Sumo ,peoplc. say, taat %c m,,s
look Tor tlu restoration u tho jews and for IN
millennium before tho second coming ot Christ
but tho B!ble lou't say 80. There y no co'il
llaud tn the BIole ab0ut looking ior The restora
the millennium. but VIC aro commanded t
watch, Tor, in such an llour " We think
not, the Sun Ut aian cotueth, alHl 1t is pcrfctsi,
safr to do what the Word IT Gu1 eo;,,li!atids u
to do II tho churen, instcad Of iupking fo
tha Jcws to bu reptured, wrtu only Watching ant
waiting for tho Lord tu return, Us l1o euys i'll
will, there would bo great dcal moro lno III.
| power alnDng It's ngnltts.
In tlc fourth verse lle tells them: II 80 asl
liz answer prayer II lio vera not God1 An.
again lie tells them, " BoraIlse I liya 20 ehal
slso;" "Ye sl,all st your lte from NJ
iest Myself 10 him. That is onu trouble viii
our churches. They have not lad a an.an!i.stu
tion ot cArist;; Christ Is not their lilo:. The
Baptism, instead ii living On Christ, and n
wonder ti4at Christ dou't manifest Htaself t
them.