, 1876-11-17

V~H1 oEhIGAt NVHA hAtS kHV Al~"l* NJ SFNh$ UHo
Yon have read Of ths story Of thu cleansing
ni tho ten lcpers,-gou know how the God ri
Glory Ind e9mpass!on upon them. H!s com.
and a. they went-behold, tho lcpro,y was all
gone. II must ilaye been wonderful sight.
They arc going along tho roa11; all At onrc one
discovers the great cs'ahge TINT has iccn
asyeesgp y igrssy %s &nd ."o,es s en .se, ss
Ills altered. conditLon, :. snl he cries
out, "Aud I am we'll, too.''' And the truth
well. Niue of tIctn continue on thc!r Journey,
but ono puor man turt.s back, and falls at tho
feet Of Jesus and glorItlcs Hod. Christ, alter
seeing him nlonc At is feet, asked in aston!sl'-
s ~es arc viz ,e fss ''S W.T. ii sfi un 4as@ t
what becauo Of then. Perhaps they
went at,I joined some church; at any rate,
ttat Ia the list VIC hear uf them. 80 tllc people
thnA tat thsy 1f9 ,1ne ,n e; tnst ,rtsn !: s
%wiIerc art The ninci' II tho I.ori ias clcaisrsi
praise, md give thanksi Why don't you con-
do men say that au,f' lie wautcu thc,n 10
confcHs him.
Peter answered: "some say you arc EIIas,
aud some say Jercnntat, or Que Of thu old
prophets riseu again.h
.Dut, Feter, whom say vs that ami"
Peter answefe4: "Thouu ut Christ, tho Son OF
the living God"
That Gayo Him great pleasure, mud 1ro said:
"H1essgd art tholl, Simon"
believe tho conversion Of Sanl has done a.
much good u. aII Ills writings put together. It
ts told three times in tho Bbtc,-onco by Luke,
aud twice by Paul ilitusclf.
Look ut that man out OF whom Tho legion OF
devils we're cast. Christ sent him home to lis
friends, nnl We tlnd that alter willie these
sasIlc people Of Dccapolis, who at 1rst desired
the saylur TO. depart out Of their coasts,
were saying OF Hin, :" lie l.ath dono oil things
he had told tic goodness to his wife aud cl,!l-
dren, hc went ont Into the street, aud stood UP
on Q barrel or IN 'lry.gooda boz. and began to
tell llla cxncrienrc, atd Ills old Helshbors
believed tn Christ On account Ut What t1lcy saw
md heard OF this inan whom he ind saved.
Look aud aco whit Levi did. Christ says to
him, Lert, follow mel mud t1e at once left
his taxgathcring anu became a disciple. Tie
and got together ail the pubiicans l!e could lind,
that they, tUu, migLt have u chance to hear
tho wonderful words Ut his Master. 1n the
ninth chaptrr Of Luke and the twenty-third
come utter inc, lct him drny himself and ,Eke
up Ills cross md follOw tne." II yuu expect to
get into tho Kingdom Of God without taking lip
your cross you will be greatly mistaken. Satan
them till they l9olt like mountains. but, ny
friends, the devils mountains arc all clouus and
smoke. Ills liot,s arc uil chained.
In tho twelfth G)luptcr Of Luke and tho eighth
and ninth ycrscs, the ea1nc truth is brought ont
agattl. ''Whusocycr sl,ull confcss Nc before
nlcu, lin shall tile Son Of Sfau confess before
the anrels Ut tod; hut lle thnt dcnicth Me be-
fore nun siall bu denied lc1urc tho angels Of
It llas como to my cur that the parents Of
Bonle young people who have becn to our meet
tngs inye rhlsculeti thu work nc are dolug. Evrn
some proicssca Christians have been throwing
the weight Ut their Influence against these
@e'ks o kss 1ns psop doing xay al Nov Il 'Aci c4s
one question VIC ought to settle. Is
this tile work of tho t1uylli II 50, set your face
against IT.. Is 1t Tue work Of Godt Thcn take
c'lre what you do. Let all tIlcso Ctrist!ana
come up In solid column III defense ut Christ
and Ills work. Let them confess Christ every
where, and wo sllall sec mighty results In tic
salvation of soulS.
Christ Himself, when the High Priest pnt
Hin On II 4 oAth, confessed that lie was tile Son
Of Hod. Let us wlo tcllcye in Him do like
wise.
Mr.. Moody closed with pleasant Incident
FROM tie history vi his old NulLh Market SUM-
to his mother, WHO WAS an unhc1ieycr, WIS the
means OF leading her to thu Savior.
Tho Inquiry rooms were will filled at tho close
Of the scrsnon. md tho altcs-nleeting In tho
uialn hall must hAyc numbered :, ,001 people.
BUSINESS MEETING.
a meeting OF the Executive Committee OF tho
Moody ami sankcy meetings was i.cl'i in tly'r
eonllnittcc-rsusn yesterday astornoun. Mr..
Hal wy IN ile chair; nlelnIcrs prcscnt, Mcssrs.
T1atei',er, , @ beatIcy VIII, 1; 1o!'nson; and % cuycr
Tho object Of tho meeting was to arrange for
tho Christian Convention next week. Mcssrs.
IlEl, atl Wells wvrc appointed committee to
receive credentials; issue delesat.s tickets, and
reduced 1Are. \ statement Of the tnanccs was
presented by tic Treasurer, Mr. Case, and It
isns resolved tlat an opportunity be given nll
who wish to contribute toward dotrny-
lngs, and that buel, voluntary contrI-
hlfions be received BY Mr.. Case, tho
Treasurer, At 1e0 laSallc street, or any Acsnbcr
Of the C1nu1Ittee, Or lott With Ar. Grey at the
A. Building. An Auditing Committee WIS ap-
pointed, consisting Of Alessrs. Wells, Blntrh-
lord, and Bentley. In addition to the annuuncc-
ment in the circular Of tho Convention OIL
aay. Noy.. 70, to Sunday, Noy. ..
Rock Island i: Paeitc, Chicago & Sorshwcstesn,
Ch'rago o. Alton, 1llInoIs Ccntral, M!rligan
cagu Il lowa, Chicago. rckIn s. Southwestern,
Chiyago, milwaukee, y 1t. Paul, aud Chieago y
paei.l viii pay full fare coming and one-lifth
faru returning.
Tt.ls IL temperance day. .
Overflow mgctIugs ar5 to be provided Tor at
@ Lover Fnrwsll % LII! aua at tue First Methodist
Ano,lcr prayer-Incetiug for tho anoInting Of
the lIo'y spIta wa by spsc|al and earnest r. r.,
AFTERNOON.
TIE METlIODISTS.
MISSION WoNK-souTMEMN CoNFERRHCHs.
NEW YoRs, Nov. l6.-1hn Missionary Com
mittcc Of the Methodist Episcopal Church con-