, 1876-12-27
MONDAY prayer-Meeting at Farwell
Hall...The Joy Of Salvation.
joyful Christians Must Feed on
the Word OF God.
Great Interest Manifested In the Evening
1nquiry-heetings.


the Kcg. Nr. Davis:
Give thanks for prayers answered Ia Geneva
Junction aud Portage, WIS.,; Dewitt, II. aud
Evanston, ILL.,; the united prayers Of Gods
people arc usked that the Holy Spirit will
manifest Ills presence With the churches, pas-
torn, and people Of forty-four towns and cities.
Special requeat-pray for those persons In this
city who, On account Of sickness. are unable 10
attend these meetings; for the churches In
Northwestern Scw York; for the conversion Of
twenty sons, fifteen husbands, lhrty-nve
brothcrs, and eIsht daughters: for six friends;
for tcn husbands and their wives. "Pray for
my boy" by mother; for eight mothers and
their families; for dear brother and Ills vile;
for sister and her husband: for
IN inddel; for an inadei In New York;
for brother, two brothcrs-in-law, and a
nep!lew In Baltimore; for the conversion Of
brotncr and his motl,erless children; "pray for
from C1rtsiian women ior tic special guidance
Of the Holy. Spirit: personal request for
man ln Maryland; " Scotch woman for her.
sclf and her 1oys; for eailor; BY wife. that
Ma,csial!st, spray for mc''; for the salvation
Of twelve young men; for a mrrehant,
and a. lawyer and his wife. In this city;
S5 iwo tS1 peysap' ta,.ta T. this oaay sy tgF
tcachcrs;, for the salyatiun Of eight young
IN aged father; for lady TINT size may come to
knowledge Of the truth as it Is in Jesus; BY
for young laly resisting tic Holy Spirit; for
husband aud wife in Ohio; for minister; for u
father and four sisters; fatIer in New South
Wales, for tsisnsclf anu family; ior 4 mother
aud sister; fur q rallroatl conductor; several
Young converts for grace md wisdom to follow
persons, for those in trouble, and for friends
and reiatvcs Pray fora .specal blessing on tho
frfr& &aff ttnI mil few 6n {%I
the tnud[ry.ruum6 who labor to lead souts to
Christ, Pray without ceastng for the churches
and ministers Of the Christian Alliance."a
Tle requests y we5e II then presented 10 tic Lord
Mr: Moody gave out the hymn, "Joy to the
the tonic for tho mceting-."Joy."
Like every. other guod thing, said het 1oy
Bible We read VI tue 10y ot the Lord; but We
| nowhere read Of the misery III tile Lord. He
gives joy, but lie does not give misery. II wr
r @ oSe ss 5 fa 81. s ys s Sow e " cle 5s aq
Fes cali fs ysur 'f at,son 'sy to Tse Esh al,t * 4
the Joy Ut receiving Christ; the second
the Sy sf eenf T os,s 1a to sesvf q n Him. r ,n n
cpistle Ut john wtitrc lc csnys," have nogreatcr
| Joy than to hear that my children walkl III tho
truth" In Mark, xiv, 10, nc lind Judas tscartot
offering to bctray Jesus to the ciet priests, and
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giyc him money! Tits Is Just tho way with
The wor,.l. They ere always glad 70 get r!d A., u
fes aas BE- ss stsus is sS9a S s. @ he
cannot hava auy reul Ioywlthout Hin. i bark-
slilcr bus no 10y. llcmay havc wealth, honor..,
pleasure, but nothing TO satisfy his sonl:
cSs atsse you 70 ko law oa baehsiss Il te ss
s' stora uptS ,as ss tl!s isy q Thy Salvation
and uphold nc with Thu free spirit, then will I
uasu rhes WI a Sse n
lnfah eight, caapter, tenth verse, he says, ''rhc
joy Ut tic Lord Is your. strength" He ~l,o Is
uoing thu Lords work With the help Ut the
thosc wlso nrr awny from God who break lown,
but they wIso ure lnppy III t;n1lus strung, Now,
Joy and this strcngtAf'' Jrrcullult tclls you III
the, fifteenth ciipter at the sixteenth yertc,
"'rily wortls were found all did cat tllrn.
mud fly word was unto HIS the Joy and rrius,>-
lng Of 1ilinc heart." That was tic way .lrrc-
ulIall found Joy. 1t wasn't very good time for
people And they were just gong oT t,lto slavery.
Int thu prophct says liz found The Lurll's woitl
and fed upon IT.; It was btcad 10 his soul; a1sa
In this way lie found 1oy IN tue midst u sos-
joyful Ghr1stiaus, you must feed on the void Of
God. II you want to bc strong In tlfc Lord yull
must be iull Of thu knowledge Of Ills wuru.
Then we llnd that do4's word aud work 60 "
gether. JOB says, Chap xxix., verses 1l-l3,
"Whcu the ear heard n,e then II blessed mic,
and whcn the eye saw me It gayc witness ant'l
mt, because delivered the poor tllat cried and
tbe fathsrlcss, aud h!n thai had none to hcl''
him. Ihu blvssiuE Of Hin that was ready ia
perish can't upon nc. aud caused the widow
Heart to sing lor JOY" That Is the why to be
joyful. Do something to bless somebody else
mud your own heart VII By T., blessed. That h
blessing Of Him that vas ready to perish cu,,Ics
some onu to Cllrist
Lord. Give such clear Testimony for Christ tia!
the world will cast you out. Then you VIII 1lnd
tilo true u.,d intinate fellowship Of Christ. Ii
lulsc ssttl ,,; ,s;l,ap,cr, twenty;seeo1.4 verse
when tncn shall hate you. and wel' thry sl,al
Hrparutu you from tlttr company, atll shall r.
pFoaell YOU, and cast out your na1an rs evil Io
tho Son ot MANS SAKE, Rejoice IL TINT day, a',t
sasen 'sS en oyi iis s son II Gsl calls
Wllutn wonderful record, then, II must be! !
q INN IL SO much like the worll ttat t11e worll
can't tell any difference hctwccn hin and them
! u tic Lorl. Hut Just les him Iea
testimony ngulilst It's sins and folsIcs, una tle
Will soy, when they haye thu next dance, W
|. wus't ilytc this ,,a1i." Tfen, when thu .s0slt
to lave tlls reward w!cl, Christ Is speaking of
The world doc5n' have any faith IN pro
fessed Christian who is Just lika themselves
We llutl uu illustration IT tiat tho other nigh
iu the inquiry-rooln. a young inau was sayiu'
l,o cuuld not BECOME n Christian lrea'Ise Ii
wsul! havs to gtyc up .zrtls, and theatFes, at's
dancing, and such thiags that hc was very fus
: of. Till sauy whu WIS talktng with him WI
.. weak cnoughto say that perhaps E'e nlght no
be Obliged 10 Etye UP all thoss things In order t.
, becul,,u Christian. -.
=" Ul.," sall h.. " I don't l.avc any contiacnc
III Christians who 10 such things" aud the lad
+ was fun Of shatno and confusion.
1n John, 1v., II, Jcsus says: "Tllcsc thing
i,ayc spoken lt,te yo,l that Ny Joy nny RENAL
u you, ind that yoar JOY might be tull.n Il !
:, terui,re between Ills Joy nnd ours. the wnrl'
J can get away our tuy. but His lay k In us,-th
/. | world cnlt taku lllAt AWAY.
!. son.u pcpufe .ay they ca'lnot hare Joy in ti'
Lord betause ot bNllly troubles, ial@heaitht bA
. constitutions, atiliet6ns, md tho iike lall
= Christ is ablp to bring 10y out of SORROW. Jus
sec what paul says about tho Joy ut Chrt tst, her
y In the twelfth chapter ot Hebrews: "Luukln
unto Jesas, The author sad ,1n 1n'hcr Of ~ j.
!; bcforo lliu, endured thy gross, desp!sing q
4 shan,r, aud Is set down ut tle right hand of til
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