, 1876-12-03
4 Record Of Misdeeds which Have
Been Since Atoned For.
,,of BIatiie on the True Relations sf the
Churh and The THEATRE.
Statement Of the Object ard Meaning Of
the High Church Movement,
Iotps and Personals at Home and
tbroad...Church Services To-Day.


SUyDAY-SCIIOOL TEACHERS.
MEETING AT FARwELL HALL.
Thr enid weather had q marked effect on the
attendance at the .Sunday-scl'ool teachers
meeting in Farwell Hall yesterday, not above
half the usual number being present. The Rev.
M. Spencer conducted the musical portion Of
The nrocecdiugs, and the leader was DR.. c. Il.
Rlsckall. The opening prayer was Offered up by
the Rev. J. D. Burr
The lesson was The Gentilcs Received Acts
<. 344s In opening the discussion, DR.. Black
nll said they had in the chapter very we'll de-
fined sermon, which every Que who loved the
Lord Jesus could preach, for it was full oi beau
4ifu} truth. A teacher, to be successful, must
have his lesson thoroughly in hand, and there
was no better way Of doing that than by
dividing it into parts, and handling it as
sny other truth to be taught. he
would give a brief suggestive outline
Of the lesson. They would notice from the
thirty-fourth to the thirty-tifth verses they had
the conditions Of salvation. The word Of tcsti-
1nony was included it, the tlirty-si1th to forty
third verse. We were taught that Jesus Christ
zane into the world, not to make peace between
man and man, but between man aud God. They
would notice further, in the thirty-eighth verse,
that God anonted Jesus. Only one class OF
miracles was spoken OF, and it would appear
that Christ came into the world that Tic might
tast down Satan. In the thir,yninth verse
there was very unfortunate expression,
sWhom they slew and hung Him on tho tree"
Now, the simple meaning OF this was that He
was slain By being hung on the tree. Two les
to the forty-sixth verses, which related to the
descent Of the Holy Spirit: First, in regard to
circumcision, the great truth was taught that it
was not necessary to go into the Jewish
Church to become Christians; second,
that there was no need OF external
ordinances OF any kind whatever preceding the
descent Of the Spirit on the human heart. There
was also another lesson,--that OF obedience anu
baptism.
The Rev. Samuel WyckoH said the first verse
showed that Peter had q confession to make be-
fore he could preach to the people
Dr.. Eyerts thought the point OF greatest i'm
portance was the in.part;ality Of the divine
promise In every nation he that feared God
and worked righteousness WAS acceptable Ee-
tore the Lord. The broad catholicity Of the
Gospel was especially set forth in the lesson.
Tie Key. S. Il. Adams said Peter had not re-
ceiyed new idea. but he couched it in new
language 1t took eight years for Peter to get
the truth down into his heart that he who be-
1eyed ip the Lord shall be saved. bic made
that confession, and was then ready to work in
Gods vineyard with increased yigor.
hr. B. +: Jacobs said the lesson showed them
that Peter had an effective and beautiful text,
"Peace to him by Jesus Christ"
The Rev. Mr.. Spencer suggested that they
should obtain encouragement from the facr
brought ont in the lesson that acceptance and
anointing were without respect to persons.
Several other brothers threw out further sug-
zestions which were acceptably received By the
audience. One said that atonement always had
God for its object, Christ offered Himself as q
propitiation for our sins and God was satisfied.
The spirit Of God strengthened us and enabled
Us to abide in Christ.
The hymn & More to Follow'' was sung with
great spirit, after which the leader suggest ed
that teachers should take the SECOND chapter of
Ephesians and compare it with tue lesson; it
was good commentary thereon.
The meeting closed in the usual manner.