, 1876-11-05
Services at the Sunday
School Teachers
Meeting.
The Plan Of Mutual Criticism
at the Oneida Com
munity.
Brooke Herford and Christ's
Blood---A Woman's Chris
tian Association.
Some of the Peculiarities
Found in Wiclif's Bible.
Notes and Personals at Home
and Abroad---Church
Services To-Day.

SUNDAY-SCHOOLS.
THE SooxDAT PRAYRR-MEETHG.
The Sund8y-sehool teachers MONDAY meeting
Yesterday was led BIZ Mr.. John II. Norton, late
Of Brooklyn, but now State Secretary OF the T.
H. c. A. The hall was very comfortably filled.
After the singing Of the hymn Over There, -
the meeting was led in prayer by the Rev. Lewis
RAYMOND. The leader then announced the
Sundav.school lesson to- be the narrative OF
Sauls conversion, as contained in Acts, IL, 1-l8.
Leader and audience read the lesson, each read
ing verse alternately After the announce
ments for the coming week, the audience
1olned fn singing !" Rock OF Ages"
Mr.. Norton then TOOK up the lesson and CON-
nented on it. he called it a beautiful picture,
and said he thought it important to have 1t en-
graycd, as it were, on the mind. They wanted
TO know Saul. Hc was q young man,
who had consented to the death Of
Stephen. he was born in Tarsus, Of the
very best family, and had sat at the feet OF
Ganalirl, from whom he had received the best
religious instructions. If most people could con-
1ipually be kept under good religious influences,
they would be interested In the subject, but the
trouble with them was that they got outside Of
this bencfcent influence. Paul WIS deeply In
God service in persccuting the early Christians.
He regarded them about as highly as he would
snakes and thought the best thing would be to
put them out Of the way as soon as possible.
But be found the love of God ocxcecding
ABUNDANT - and he never forgot it. He carried
such load OF responsibility on his
shoulders Is no man had ever carried
before or since, aud yet he never
forgot his former opposition to God. BE was,
in his own words. the chief of sinners.
On the occasion OF this conversion. no one was
prodted but Paul himself. The others were
struck DUMP. SO to speak. They heard voice,
but saw no man. Saul, the leader aud the
worst among the lot, was saved. Was there not
OF showers OF blcssirc5,'' aud ask God that this
blessing might rest On him?
The leader next examined the character OF
Ananias. who had blessed Paul, and the scales
how Chris:tans found out one another,
Auanias at first thought lie could
riyc thc Lord some Information about Paul. but
It had no effect on the Almighty. He knew
that the inyinciblc viii Of Paul, turned in the
right direction, was that which would be a
How many there were like Ananias. They
we're doubtful about going to tnc vile aud
urging them to come 10 Christ How frequently
ths so-called hopeless cases u made more prog
going attendants Of churches WHO % never made
an out-and-out confession Of Christ! Among
this class was the rreat field Of labor. Who
would not enter upon it, and have the joy Of
seeing them come into the fold OF Christi
III. a1dencc then sang. ssWhen :Jesns
comes,:' with much spirit,
Mr. Sharp said the sinners of the present day
we're now CRYING. Il / ord. who art Thou 2'' Men
and women iad told l,::n time and araip that,
they were too great sinners to be saved. But
they couldn't begin to compare With SauI-the
chief Of sinners,
Auotbcr hrt,ther commented m pa,,},s sincer