, 1876-12-14
D1DLE-12EADING.

was AAAA WHO ANtE4J HttGNAE0 III bIltO
very dtsagrccablc weather under foot, Aa thc
cold, raw atmosphere which penet"Ieu Lie
heaviest wearing apparel.
Tho services were opened with IT, singing Of
tho ninety fourth hymn, con,mtte'ag, "Come
every soul by sTn oppressed" 40 INC last lines
died away Nj. Hankey tool liz place az tho
cabinet orgnn, aud, aftcr' pause OF q iew
moments, during which )fgo numbers Of peo-
pic poured into tho hi, Rayo out the dfty-
Third hymn, "What! .lay my sins on Jcsus,'"
ii willcl' ti.e' congregtion loincl con atnoro
Brother Moo tSa .McI RafS o out 1e - sfevfmsy
"1s. soad:y Hy xh; was fesingly sung by Tho : con:
yeT tsn sstfa x7,a ISyzs sy ts S Hsy I,1: T. F.
SSpeGer SssanF tic services q ts hour. ''' LIVING
Thu ;S'na1rcgation then united IN singing the
iaitbSoks up to Tncc," after which Mr. sankeSy
'a II Moy s then " 1 hat tho subject
4 ting. afternoon service was tho "1.fe of
feter." 1la said that tho first glimpse we hal
1f Peter was when be md Andrew wero poor
iisn,sIneP' il,, wl,o ,nqaS the!r livelihood BY cap.
lalilcc. Christ was walking by the sca, utter
Andrew, his brother, castiug their net
1sra Into the ,n ssa- After oor whllo be- Kot on
l!ttls farther, mud LIT down lis nets Peter
pulled out, but WIS Of the opinion tiat It would
1e Of no use, rs they had not taught anything
for several hours. Nevertheless fio complied
to draw in teir nets t''s capture Of tisi, was 50
great that the nets gave way, unablc to lear tho
strain. The catvl was 50 great that II filled the
s!tps, and thsy began to Pink: Finally they got
make you fishers Of nun.n Here It will bo seen
that Teter WINS first called to be dlscipie. Manv
men rush Into tle work Ut the Savior without
having received tho proper eall; anll this ie tho
Tsason Wy aers ars 70 ay min
nan once nslcd tho speaker, HWhat cyItIonce
hive that GOD wants me in the mluistryl' lIo
Tspsa WGn some t. sou tso to aas1 c o ta sa i e hs had
evidence TINT God had given him call. Some
people might wonder and ask why Cnrtet had
not called them previous to tho big catch. Tic
Lord wanted them t. Leave something. Many
allowed to ltccp their tlsh Ono man told the
speaker that liz would like to cntraco Christ,
but hc could not give up llEa saloon. What did
Peter g!vo up1 few t!sl,, an1 NJ, old boat, and
pasison with whit hs goti lie got Christ,
world,
Thu next wc hear Of Peter is where he doubts
Christ tMatt., xly., 3oa The Savior told him to
watcri but when Peter cav the boistcrons wi,nl
ho became afraid AMI began to sink; but when
he thought Of the wind hU got his oye OF God
and became afraid.
81 II Is With doubling Christians Peter rot
his eye OIL Christ whom ho eaw the boiatcr0us
wind. Doubling Christians get their eyes on
Christ, and then they bgcotne wrctelcl people,
inll OF darkness. God never tclla US to do my.
this emergency H'as to tho point: "I.ord, savs
me-" Gud never likes to bc doubted. when
Adasn got In doubt In tho Carbon Ut Eden,
the devil got, him w',ero he wanted him.
Son Of GoaS Conveys It's lesson nj to ', ,'s CON. sas
fesslon Is tic most important step atter belief.
Without confession Wo cnnnut havu pence,
Peter WIS a trHe Tr'nftarfan. lie believed III
Christ holng the sonof God, and confessed Him
as such.
AT tho transagnratton Potter got his oyo on
ritunlsm. He suggested that three tnfurrlaclcs
bc built, Onu for Moses, ono for Elias, md one
for Christ. But God snatched both the prophets
shipped but bis only begotton Bon. Man wor-
ship fs snare, as Is also preacher worship. Tho
devil lIas succeeded In throwing chatf In the
eyss 2 e. 81 ;, those who gre continually crying
ship is Il snaro Of tho doyil.
IRE next point IL tho !areor Of Peter wus his
ne 3 rt offended VI Thee" AMI, Christ told lin
"Ihis night before tho cock sl.all GROW thou
OF reter's downfall. 1c was too confident lie
trusted too murh to himself anl not enough to
Tod. The Christian who lo.st8 Is on tho brink
1f destruction, and Ia liable to fall at any time.
Peter dld not taks tho warning. ",Whntl Mo
deny thG Lorda Such thing IL impossible"
Boastful men arc all liable to fall III a,l unguar-
cd moment. Men always fall on the strong
points Of teir character. Moses fell on his hui
nlility. Abraham on hH boldness, Eljnl, on his
faith, and Samson on his strength, Tradition
states that Potter could never afterwards think
oi that night when ho denied lus Lord Without
bursting Into tears.
An nllothcr occasion Peter was guilty Of, tliso-
bctllenee., Christ told him to watch md pray,
but no fell aslcgf. 6OmG people say tho elecp
was supernatural, but that Is all nonsense. a
slGepy churct il something to DO avoided,
Whenovcr the church gocs to sleep you aro sarc
to sec church quarrels aud unplcasantMcss. The
who goes to tic theatre or tic
ballroom Is algcp, and in that condition he Is an
easy prey for eataa.,
On the nleht wien Peter denied Christ ho
was strongiM the l!esl. He drew Ills sword and
e,'t oft the ear Of the. hiEtrprleat's servant.
Ing tie wounded man wfoo. And l again or Petsr fI
WIS guilty Of Lying. Ono ife needs
denied that ho 10 E Knew "dSs Tic i.sss Redcemer ne
and on ono Of tho dcnials ho sworo horrible
oathe, As Christ was taken, into tho high
priests palace, hs gave one look on Peter which
sltor. Christ will alwnys forgive and look
kindly on him, Il llo will only como back. Christ
did not forget Potter. lie appeared unto him
after the resurrection, and mule him tho chief
him tile great preacher who by
onS t sermon converted 1000 souls.
prayer for the backslidcrs, after
Hllch tho bcncdlctaon wAa pronounced by tho
potscd.