, 1877-02-11
sUNDAY-sCuooL TEACHERS.
THE pARwELl HALL MEETING.

THE PARWELL HALL MEETING
Tl,e a::tcc1sass,ee q: ut the sssaa'+school teach
ers' meeting at Farwel Hail Yesterday noon
was large, and tho proceedings were OF the
usual interesting character. DR.. r. C.. Diackall
was the leader, and the Rev. Mr.. Spencer con-
Quoted the singing.
The meeting opened with the hymn, " Halle
lujah tits donc.'' The Rev. II. u. Pazkhurst
followed With prayer
Or. Blackal then introduced the subject,
ssElijah and the Prophets of Baal." /. Kings,
xviii, 9-,3. lie said the King aud the prophet
had changed places. lie who was the King in
name had become the subject, and Elijah was
exalted. They might congratulate themselves
on the wisdom OF the Lesson Committee which
had split up this subject into two parts; the
whole ,vas too much for ono days study, and
it would bc well to think a week over
the first part before taking up
the crand facts embraced in the second. lie
suggested that the lesson should be divided into
three parts: First, the opening verses under the
Head OF the gathering of the people. No time
need be spent on geography; they did not know
where the precise location Of the events record
ed was 1t was enough to say that it occurred
somewhere on Mount Carmel. There were
three classes Of prophets named. The word
$. propileI'' was used as indicating teacher
Tile second division Of the lesson might include
verses 81 and q, and might be called Eli]ahs
challenge to the prophets Of Baal 1t also in
clutled his appeal TO The people, which was ct
moro consequence to them than the challenge,
| because it was the central and pivot
| al po:ut Of the lesson. Elijah was
! i'll a innority as far as man was concerned, put
! be had the Lord on bis side, and, therefore: iad
| q prclominanee Of strength Inc propnet
wanted ), fair test of the power OF the different
Gods. hence the lninutcncss OF the CONDITIONS
| he insisted upon. Tic speaker cid not question
| The disbelief OF some people in God, fut that
disbelief did not alter tue 1act oi ms ex.stenS.
lie Ind no doubt that some ot the prophets t,e
icycl in Daal, and therefore cried out LOT his III
| tcr.cssiou. believing that the god Wpu1a all
| swer When it was evident thai Their prayer
tic illusions to The impotcnc, OF their god. He II
Dr. 81 did not know how fnr Il was well 70 19-
law the rrophet's sarcasm. Thcre might be
w1sn at il il r wop pa.cr b not u oSinaSls emplsy
tannts Of ibis description. The questions pre-,
ecntctl br the lesson were how lar 7ncy eGl11l
use the searching query OF Elijah. "How lolg
will We halt between two opinions" anu t!e ~
ter insutticiency Of any but Jeio'ah u ans"e'
| prayer. oo.~or +,,e ,rnc.-
inc. rosr and told the audience the GLORIOUS
| work Jesus WAS doing in thc Northwest. ~
wound uu by asking the young men present
| whether they were on the road to Heaven. OF
whether thcv still stuck to their beer and W1ne :
| The Rev. Mr. Parkhurst said the wofd - 'lalt
had yeryapt meaning as usso ~ tne p'os ~;
The illustration back OF the English was n1ro
Lnnn{nr from one branch to another. ihel
wanted to iu,prcss on their scholars the great
,,nhannIucss caused bv hesltancy. 4 person
buried in sin had far more happiness shan =
1.roiicr remarked on The significance Of the
1000 who kept their mouths closed. II Inc aesll
conld not prevent men from becoming bAI!s.
tians, his next move Mas ~ h iiope IN the lesson
/ ,ras ia impress the people that tteg naa oE.
nartcd from the worship Of ttc true 1oa. IL
they could o,lly go out as Enah anu cotes: hIes:
Christ in this s.eurssa Wono u sonIs.
!, The Rev. Mr. Fletcher would take 4 bird .E1est
REV 1T inc whole chapter, and spend u great dca
OF time in explaining the w1nderlu,, "tr.e'c .haH
1ha scholars il it was more wonderful 1or 10Y !.
convert . soul than to create Worla. =, ~ ~
yonur man who came cuzslns any :" "eat'1s ;,,e ~
his study, and wanted to curse uou ,sr - rnr,li
+1,an tnie This young man Tas stfaSEttn,s
n-st the lght-tllat was the kev o1 5Ee "1o.' ~,
Waiter He, however. was converted III ~. = tGs 4i
!, days, and was now labor'n@ e1iectuA''s - ="
). AGu Mr n " =. iaeobs would call the attention
+ tho sri1o1ars to the fact that no answer was eve
i received from false god, no matter n4% uo = =
:, would do would be 10 20 through me ans"e ~,
Il w. ire recorded in the Scripture, and point ou
,:hat \ fcariuI thing it was TO receive sac1 d
n Maas .nsts.r # thcy were oil the right side.
nTh The Rev Mr Spencer said two clssses 81 Pc,
sons were aimed at in the lesson: n:rst' IN In
n sinner who as ohsr tSs a
yet would not o9e ar here ene vas wS no create
anser in the world than TIT which zen
souas in eonssalin the n 1aSt Fia e; 'o o
n s,,otrn Christianity in this world. ,,.ao,
* After few tnosc ren1ai A9 AA0
u n the meeting closed. s.. - j..