, 1876-10-09

(NUbu tt1h Gtt%a5g EIH6nIE HtlN AAouSLH
sricncc in snltnbto proportlous, h the trade
which otr nctpicnt ministers havc been taught
in aclooa Of Sacred lcorn!ng maintained at great
c1penac, md continually growing less aud lcss
menus Of the Gospel Of Cllrist. It In. remained
tle,. and other laj ovangclists, TO- open the
biblical cra Of preaching. ansl to sct
from The inside thereof. No longer do our leading
pastors trent text M they would pbafm, |. c.,
walk about II, tell It's towcrs, and mark ts bull
warks, but they seek for the way Into the heart
Christ oSf Of Ills prophet Or apostle wilcn he
wrotc 1t, nnti to bring forth that heart power
and ini'iso Il into the hearts Of their hcarcFs.
There was a whole systcm Of theology In
anil ho quoted Scripture enough to hare served
an old.fashoncd tlicoogan for half bis natural
Vhc text M. Iastat 5sth chapter, 4th ver,e,
''Deho|1d, lavo given him for Witness to tho
II you Will take your Bibles and look up this
text and Ito connections you will sec that tho
witness here referred to ls Jcst1a Christ. A wit
Testimony 70 what he has seen: This Is Just
what Christ claims TO do in His conycrsation
with Nicodemus, and want to bring forth tllls
witness and havo him stand before YOU to-tiny
and tsstty to- trec things Fr;t eoaacerhnIig
concerning tho future. Upon nil these subjects
VIC arc ignorant. But thls witness eau testify
concerning man, for ho knows what is IN 1nnn:
e tslif ns W. src yllc corrup fal1 Of sl and
world. Men don't Ike TINT testimony;
turc, to dispute this testimony Hero tho
speaker quoted all array Of tho sayings Of
Christ, giving chapter and verse, all going to
pfnyc tic corruption Of human nature.
We lavc no knowledge Of God except through
this wituess:, But this witness testiilce Of Ills
justice. Of tlts mercy, Of His love and eompas.
faith In the blood Of Ills son-n,orc proof texts
right TO the point. We know nothing about the
future except through this witness. Who knows
ANYTHING about Heaven except what Christ has
taught nml flavo the astronomers been able
TO find III Has science told us anything OF I'll
What about tho place Of the dcal and tlls resur-
rcctionl But Christ reveals these mysteries to
US Until vc can SEQ Heaven opened, the little
children standing before tho throne, the saints
graves, the Judgment In progress, tho glory OF
the righteous, and tic sorrow Of the wicked,-
morc pr99f tcxts; ;a every one like bullet in tile
Now wifi you receive the testimony Of this
witness totlayi You must do one OF the two
things, either accept His testimony or impeach
tho Witness; and this is 1ast what inndelity has
been trying TO % for ls@ years, aal has failed.
tElnony of Gods Son. He testilles to our sin
and It's remedy; 70 tho 1ustiec Ut God aud tho
way Of reconciliation with Ilim; to the rcsur-
reetiou Of tho dead, aud how to havo
. part in the llr.t resurrection,
10 the Judgment, and how 10 stand aequlttcd
before the bar Of God. Ny friends, bear in
mind tllut tile testimony Of this witness mist
stand. 1t will stand for you II you accept Lis
offers OF grace aud pardon, aud through faith in
His natnc become child of God; It will stand
against you II you continue to reject His en-
tresty to come unto Him; 1t will stand against
you licre, and It. will stand againt you when tho
dead shaal bu raised und arc Judged out Of tho
things which arc written In tho Book Of Life.
''Hc TINT belicvcth IN the Son Of God hath
tho wItncas In himself" Have you this witucss
in yourselves that you arc u truo believer In
Christi II not, thuro stands His testimony
against you as q sinner, lost, condemned, iii
danger Of eternal death. Let inc entrcat you
to accept the truth which this witness tells you,
ind net upon It. Then the revelations OF
eternity viii be according to His sure word OF
pronise. "rherc renlainoth, therefore, rcat
Tor tho people Of God"
The SERMON ended in prayer, followed with
tho bcnediction,
At tho close, prayer meetings wcrs held In
the two IargB Inquiry rooms, holding about 800
people cacll, both OF which wero 1llcd. A deep
and. prayerful spirit seemed to pcrvado tho
whole assembly, Which found earnest exprcs-
aim In flteGn affnr anff ffnra