, 1876-12-17
In Attempt to State the Causes Of
Mr. Moody's Success.
: Tie Banner Of Conducting The Election
Of a Pepe-The Scrutiny and
ActesSit.
A Chinese Festival and the
Peculiar Features
Thereof.
Hotes and Personals at Home and
Abroad---Church- Services
To-Day.
SUNDAY-SCHOOIS.


SUNDAY-SCHOOLS.
xooN-NEETISG OF THE TEACHERS.
The sunday-school teachers meeting in Far
well Hall yesterday noon was pretty well at
tended, considering the cold weather. The hall
Tas comfortably warmed, and the disagreeable
features Of last Saturdays meetings we're en-
tire]y lacking.
Alter the usual preliminary exercises, Bishop
Fallows, the leader, opened the debate on the
lesson, "Peter's release" Acts Xii, LII. He
sid the Herod mentioned in the first rerse was
grandson Of Herod the Great. The whole
f.mily was bloody family This was the first
time that the Roman power struck hands With
the Jewish hierarchy to Cypress the feeble
Christian Church. They should always guard
against the alliance Of the Church with the
State. He did not care what the Church might
b., the very moment the Church Joined hands
with the State In order to accomplish the
designs and purposes Of that Church, the bloodi-
est pages Of her history are always written. He
would not trust the purest and saintliest
il they joined with the secular power.
They snould beware Of all entangling alliances.
Peter's release from prison was preceded by the
un>easing prayers OF the Church for him. The
r16Atl haS epcC1ACs cdluG6l3au0 HAtQOuL CEaEluE.
and If modern Christians were to pray with q
due regard to those conditions, their prayers
would be answered If their requests we're in ac-
cord with Gods will. Peter was sleeping when
the angel aroused him, significant fact when it
Was considered that he was to be executed the
following day. No light vas required in the
prison: the angels presence sufficiently
illuminated the place so that the apostles could
see. They should learn that God would do Tor
them all that he could in consistency with our
AS~&
yond that The apostle said, 'We are workers
together with God" The angel came from the
skies, entered the prison, smote Oft Peters
claims, took him By the hand, and led him out
OF the prison, and went with him through one
81 street. Ths9 nd the the angel 4R ant left the a2o
So It was that oil through our tenn
poEal and spiritual life 1t was God that
provided for US the means and plan Of redemp
tiou, but We were to work out our own salvation
lesson was, that in answer TO the specific, car
nest, and continuous PRAYER OF Gods people,
miracle was wrought in the realm Of nature.
The design Of the lesson was to teach us TINT
God did hear and answer prayer, and also that
prayer Ind its influence in the world of nature
without us,-that prayer came in not to su-
iure, but camr in doubtless as q
higher and diyiner Law to carry out Gods will
and purposes. We should take courage from
was the God of grace. Greater miracles were
being accomplished now through faith and
prayer than that OF taking Peter out Of prison.
Souls We're being taken out Of the prison-houses
stood forth rs living witnesses OF the power of
Jesus Christ to save even to the uttermost-
Brother Sharp said the lesson brought out the
beautiful thought that prayer went up and the
xcEei came down.
Two other brothers expressed their opinion
that ha mint nf tho 1aEEo+ Iro hot