, 1876-10-14

Where two u threc rharches arc met In Gotl'a
'atno Will llc mt ho tterc IN the midst Of thcml
circle Of churches working lovingly together,
-wlat delightful thouglt
was opened viii! prayer by Iii. Ncctlhar1, ena
Chiefly, wrupfctl Will. n nlb!c.rcatltng by sfr.
II Il trnr, but l,c t'caks like ono vo Is oltl md
wiac IN thn experience a,isa knowledge If the
Tho passnke chosen wills from Tie thirteenth
flHpsoT fnn o. !s; !s, GTist wasl!ng h's discplcs
ty u tl'us taknkupon himself the oll,ee Ut tho
t,eancst efave, Tor tic Scripture expressly snys:
%5esns =. .n'. knowing tI,at :llc Father hal g'ysn
snppcf and beEtns to wash tic feet of liia
tll!|ssiplcs, I supposc that was jutt;, fnl-
tl!iins st;o Scripture TINT Brother Whtttlo
ssaa aav t. tay fas It. , was tgken of waiting
deai easier to puint to tue mud On tic feet Of
saw . ponr idiot Of ~lon' parcel q bad loys
s %sfs making great sport. They bad c!lHlkelhls
ran casi't see bis own back, but fellow ean'u
along md saw tho cl,nlk-marks mud rubbed
them out, a,Id they did not laugh my more.
n spps us@svor e. to Urn IT., t'r IT, "sks to
mark ob them Il they do. aud then tile world
will lnugh; hut II you see the mark, brush IL
of ktlulfy md lovingly.
one thing That td Is 5c99!re'l of s n .ls Lesson
fro:n your. hrothcs'a feet Il You arc stlr. aud
proud, anl unhcntl!ng. Nhat VIC ali want ig to
lcaru to get down to people who nrc IT. sin and
SORROW, and tllcn wo can help thcm to get rid Of
their sins.
Another thing: II yon arc going to 10 any
good by washing tie feet OF your brethren, hour
umM hands a.sst de tlean.
People make 4 mistake, too, IN tho manner Of
bor; s lis siy walE las @ 1n Ses i ee L iss and i tkeY
take u bucket OF soapsondR mud bosom
throosn) and 50 at hin. Now, that will
mol d. Christ went to. work gently, and
oa ss Sstass u Es xs. qds ia s sfPf fs t. ss siG
nnd, what Is more, we must wasl them with tic
Word; for that Is what the water mems, Love
will do ALMOST anything: don't believe there
by levo one nst over IN nJ Mr. ' Mooys If el ehars
oil the North Side, when when VIC were holding
meeting, sosnc 01lo canc TO me md said there
were great many rowdics there who tlad como
to make g. u disturbance, md asked me II DID
said I. askcd Mr: sankoy to sing. three OF
four OF Ills swcct hymns. llo did so, aud
there was not the sltghtcst disturbance. After
tue sermon Tc Ind prayor.,necttpg, mud
up and askcd us to pray for them.
YOU tayc bccn talking Of how to be humble,
ahd III just tell yo,l how to 10 hutnb!c,-gct q
look ct Chriat Onu look at Him will bring your
Before Was converted was terrible hid
boy,-uec1 to drink and fight; and one tlaY
had been lighting and got \ black eye. ! was
dirty and bruised, but stuck D short pipc III
my. mouth antl stuck my hands III my ln,eicta
and began to look ut myself as / wns reflected
in c'ear pool ot water, near where had gone
TO wash o1 the dirt aud blood. | looked
Ike ToWMdyI for & W. rowdy, Dut sa!d to
eecn people who loOkctl deal worse Than do. u
Just then thgre came along ncat1y-dresset
laa With Bble under his af1n, going to the
Ilcn 1oohGd down into the poo! again to sec
II did really look very bad, md there saw
1nysclf alongsidu of Him. And thu difference
made me terribly ashamed.
job caught sight tic Lord, and lie satd,
Father, myself" May the Lord help us to be
clean ourselves by the cleansing power Of tic
grace Of Jesus Christ, and then VIC ran 70 ani
llep our brethren TO get rid Of tllcir sins.
Prayer WIS then offered by the RgY. Alr. Ray
monl that Afr. Moody might hive safe jour-
ncy home, uul that lie might CONF like cloud
full OF rain.
Denellictton by tho Rev. DR.. Thompson, and
tho large audience shortly dispersed.