, 1876-11-19
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The New School Of
DeaCOnS.
. Demonstrating a Church-The Sab
bath Day-The Atone
ment.
Notes and Personals at Home
and Acknowledgment
Services.

The regular Sunday-school teachers meeting
at Farwell Hail yesterday noon was well AZ
teded, and the proceedings were OF the nsua1 IL
fenestinp character. 4 short time Was spent IN
devotional exercises, and the remainder OF the
hour was devoted to the consideration OF the
lesson. which was "Dorcas restored to 1lte,"
Acts, IL, 31-4
The Rev. c. L. Thompson was the leader he
said they would notice the lessons turned oil
from the ministry Of Paul to notice the WORK IN
the different churches. The subject had three
divisions: First, somewhat Of the condition OF
the churches; second, m account Of the healing
of a man suffering with the palsy; and third, an
account OF the raising Of woman from the
dead. The Church at this time was only about
lorty years old, and there was lul1 in the per-
tecution which beset it in its earlier stages. It
had little time to cdify-to build up in the
knowledge Of the Gospel. When q church or
an individual walked in the fear OF the Lord it
was the beginning Of wisdom and
power. If the churches were to be multiplied in
Chicago, and Christians to be increased in the
Northwest, it would be because Of TWO things
that they walked as in the very presence ofGou,
and that they resolved the Holy Ghost Tor
service Adyerting to the first miracle men
Toned in the lesson, he said there was divine
purpose that brought the Apostle and tue slek
man together. 1t was So in all Christian work.
The miracles Of the Bible were first acts Of
bcneyolencc; second, the evidence that the per-
sons performing them were the accredited mes
seugcrs Of the Lord; and third, they were types
Of spiritual disease and spiritual healing: The
woman Dorcas was given to alms-deeds, Ike
on the revival cause 1t was observable that
the Apostle did not perform the miracle in his
OWL name, but in thai Of Christ. Had Peter
lost faith he would not have been able to RAISE
the woman from death; but his faith
vas firm, and the miracle III E, Was ,I. prT-
spread through Joppa7 and many believed in
consequence thereof. They had not seen the
miracle performed, but they had heard the IT.
port Of it, and PLACED faith in it: It was
cheering sign OF religious progress that the 81
lent messages in tue newspaper reports OF the
revival were bearing good fruit Many were
being brought to 4 knowledge of the truth
through the newspapers who lived miles away
miracles now that just pated those Of the Bible.
They saw men raised from the grave where cur
1uption aud sin had hcld them in adalnantine
chains, clothed and III their right minds, showing
the almighty power oi Cod to save Tue re,
lgion OF jesus Christ IVES but one illuminated
miracle all the time; it was the miracle Of the
love Of God to the children Of men. 4 tidal
wave hat come. and they ought to bc borne on
its crest Men, he believed, had one grand OPP
portunity in lille to be saved, aud lie urged
would make their lives blessing
TO countless souls, and be the richest Joy their
hearts to know that, like Dorcas they mad been
1owly and humble aud served others.
After a hymn lad been sung, the discussion
Of the subject was continued ny tue Rev Mr.
Parkhusst. LIE said the lesson tuey should de-
rive WIS TINT ell might serve the Lord III q
practical way. Many ministers of churches that
could oaly puy small salaries had been COM
PEELED to give up their Iie-insurance policies.
He suggested thnt many could house impecuni-
GUS pastors during the Convention this week,
and III doing that they would be doing God
great service, for the ministers would be SO
strengthened by the power vi the Holy Spirit
that they would return to their charges and per
form miracles in Gods service.
Dr.. Eyeris also made a few pertinent remarks
on the topic
Prot. Swing said the miracles seemed to him
to have been appointed to hold up the
Church in its first days while it was weak. As
soon as Christianity beca1ne known BY cx-
perience In the hearts OF the people its miracles
were taken away, aud it had stovd ever since in
its own name. But after the literal miracles
were withdrawn the spiritual miracles came
miracles to neal those palsied stricken with
sin. Last "Wednesday when coming into this
room, be met man Whol. he knew to have
been stricken with s1u for ten years; and yet
some one of the Peters going around had niat:-
aged to raise him into the full light OF Christ.
Not single inflrn person, however, would rise
from the palsy Of sin unless unless d human
servant stepped in. God did nut interfere d.
rect in such cases- One Of the great lessons to
be derived from the topic was that between
every sick soul some human being was standing
to carry to it tho salvation Of Jesus Christ
MIR. Bentley and Bishop Cheney also made
short addresses, after which the meeting closed
with the benediction.