, 1876-12-14
BTDTE-lfEADING.

The I'lb'e.reating yesterday afternoon at Far
we'll Hall was largely attended ln spIto Of tho.
very disngrccable weather under foot, and tho
s.s,,... , 80" ,.nss,.as. as"'o1p" aa.,as,, f
nsms'eat -. " "cafl"B appatcA'
LUG services were openesl WIN tne e'ng'nE ol
tho ninety-fourth hymn, commencing, "Come
EVERY souI nv ain onnreascd.h As tho Inst lines
dird awav Mr snukcv tank III. nlnco at tbs
~ A"uy "''' na"A.J wv" Aaa te1Io ~ s0
cao'nct oFgail. aho, nlteF paues VI teH
moments, during which largo numbers OF peo-
Third jyj1,r "Wtlatl slay my Sim on Jcsus,'u
II, whttji the congregation tDilicl con alnora.
Brother Moody then gave out the seventy
first hymn, "lIok sweet tlo nnme q Jesus
presasiop, % wl,o o' ross. @ ''' 'S'e' - s"' >1A
Tfayer was then offered by the Rev. II. F,
Spe,,syT, OF Kalas,azoo, who invoked tic DIVINE
blessing on the services Of the hour.
ono-hundrcd. aid seventeenth hymn, sSiy
faith Iuoks up TO Tncc,N after which Mr, Sankcy
sung tho solo, t.Not now, my cllld,,
Iii. Moody then annou1nod that the subject
ot thu sttornoou service was tue "llts ot
Of Peter was whom he and Andrew we're pour
fishermen, who nude their livelihood by cab
turing tho Anny inhabitants Of tho Boa st
Ualilec. Christ was walking by the sen, after
having loft NAZARETH, aud saw Peter and
Andrew, his brother, castlur tlIrtr net
into the sea. After Wills he rot on
board and told Peter to pull out
a little further, aud let down his nets. Peter
pulled out, but WIS Of tho opinion ttnt It would
be Of no use, as they lad not caught anything
for several hours. NnyertheiesR he eun,pl,u,i
viii lis request of Christ, aud when tley eame
to draw Ia thutr nets the capture Of fish was 80
great that the nots gave way, unable to bear tho
BtraiH The catch wns 70 great tint It ttfled tho
ships, and they began to sink. Finally thpy got
ashore. and Christ safl, Follow ulc. anu will
make you fishers Of nen." Hero It will be seen
thnt Peter WAS first callel to bo disciple Many
having received tho proper call; anil this is tito
reasoil why there are SO many unsuccessful min
listers. Preachers made Of ngn atan1 In the way
Of tho Lords work in the vineyard. 4 youni.
man once asked the speaker, "What evidence
have l that Gud wants ine In tho ministryln lie
replied to tho inquirer that II he Ind
won some souls to Christ ho should take II as
evidence Tint God had gtvcn HIN a call. Some
people might wonder and ask Why Christ bud
Lord wanted them to leave something. Many
men aro willing to follow Christ II they may be
allowed to keep their 1sll. Ono man told the
f1st s caad it he not Tapd e kS to saa safS %a Gss
Peter give upa . few nsh, ant. NH pig boat, and
parison with what he geti IL il got cot chrisi lG
Whit, whiy1 was worth more than all elso in tho
Christ Matt. XIV, 30). Tic Savior told lin to
90 cut OF tho ship aud walk to Him on tho
water; but when Peter saw the boisterous Wind
he bceamo afraid and began to sink; but when
ho thought Of the wind he got bis eye on God
and became nfrntd.
So It is with doubling Christians. Peter rot
hts eye OF Christ when he saw tho boist
wind. Doubling Christians get their eyes oG
Christ, and then they become wretchpI ncoptc,
full of ialkncss. God never tells us to do a1ly-
thing which we are not able. Pctcr'ssnraror In
mu,n (1nd never likes Ia be jouhfcI. 3yhr,,