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Wednesday Evening Meetings.
At TIE BAPTIsT CHURCH..

AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
The meeting at o'clock opened. after
singing, with PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Hubbard,
of Vergennes Mr.. Moody read part of the
vi chapter IT Luke and took for his text
the eth verse And they laid Him in
manger because there was no room for them
in the inn"
THE SERMON.
For 4, coo years the jews had looked for
the promised Messiah. And when he came.
we read that there was no room for Him
The Prince of Wales had royal reception
when he went to India, and i very cordial
one even In this Republican country. But
when the Prince of Peace came to this
Earth. there was no reception and no
room for Him. lie passed by thrones and
kingdoms and went down to Lowry
manager. that lie might get his arm
under the poorest and vllest of our
race. and lit him up. lie came TO seek and
to save the lost, to give rest to the weary,
to bind up the broken hearted. to give sight
to the blind, to bless all mankind but
there was no room for him in Bethlehem.
When he grew up and told the Jews his
mission, at Nazareth, they cast Him out
there was no room for him there. lie went
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there. he went to Jerusalem and no one
offered Him shelter. So it was everywhere
He went And so it Isstil. Our hearts are
like that inn in Bethlehem, there Is room in
them Tor all but the Son of God. What
nation wants Him now? What town or
city, If it were put to vote, would vote to
receive Him? There Is no room for Him in
political or business or fashionable circles.
| lear, even, that many churches do not
want Him: else why do they not have
Him? He wants to come into them, but
they don't want Him. How many families
have room for Him? Many would rather
welcome the worst druDkard in Burlington
to their hresides. than the Saviour. Ii is a
solemn thing, but we must confess that our
hearts are too much like that inn at Beth
lehem We should have to put out too
much that IL dear to us. to receive Him.
lie felt, when on earth, and expressed in the
saying that the Son of Man had not where
TO lay His head, His homelessness- No one
cared Tor Him. How sad is that passage
where it says that In the great city OF Jeru-
salem. on the great day of the feast, where
many had heard His preaching, ''every man
went unto his own house; Jesus went
unto the Mount of Olives There was no
hospitality for Him in Jerusalem. Only on
the cross was there room for Jesus. Only
IN Bethany was there home for Him. Mar
tina and Mary gave Him home and how
He blessed them. Mr.. Moody here described
the sickness and death and raising of
Lazarus from the dead. Did not that
family do well when they received Jesus?
There are clouds 0! sorrow coming over each
household. now. How soon they will break
We know not; but none can escape affection
sooner or later. Then you will need
| friend Tor adversely. Do YOU want a com |
| fortrr. take Christ. Do you want a deiv- |
erer, make room for the SON of God Do |
you want keeper, to keep you from fall |
ing? Jesus is the Keeper of Israel" Do |
you want share in resurrection unto lite |
The dead shall hear the voice of the Son of |
God. and the dead in Christ lie will raise up |
at the last day. Do you want a mansion |
above? Then make room for the blessed !
Reteener here, and lie will have home for |
you above the skies. He saws tie will never |
forsake those that receive Him. Are there |
any here who will not say tonight, "Wel- |
come Lord Jesus p What wonderful con-
descensiOn that the Son OF God should be |
willing to be our guest Will you turn Him |
away tonight? Mr.. Moody told a story of \
little dying boy, who was distressed be-
cause he thought he must cross some dark |
mountains he thought he saw before him.
lie begged his mother to take him in her
arms and carry him over. The mother
kneeled and prayed that Christ would carry
her child over the dark mountain. The
child repeated her prayer. Then, opening
his eyes he said Mamma, goodbye, Jesus
has come to carry me over. and he
was gone. Jesus will carry US over the
dark mountains, il we will accept Him.
Abiding with emotion to the fact that this
was the last sermon he should preach in
that church, NJ. Moody closed in strain Of
tender and Deseeching en- treaty to all who
mn IN klF 49,
take him now, to say to Him " eleOme Lord
Jesus. and thus lay hold on life eternal
He then offered touching prayer for all
present that they might open their hearts
to the Saviour. and that lie would show all
how to live for Him.
THE EIGHT O'CLOCK MEETING,
at the Methodist church, was attended BY
an audience OF the Customary large proper
tons. While the people were gathering,
there was singing under the lead of Mr..
p. Shaw, and the meeting was opened with
the hymn, Just think of the home over
there" Prayer was then offered by the
Rev. Theodore A. Hopkins, and " hear ,
Thy welcome voice" was sung Mr.. Moody
then spoke briefly of the words of promise
in the Gospel of John. The book was writ
ten, he said, in order that all might know
that Jesus was the Son of God Every
chapter but two speaks # belief All I'M }
believers should read this first OF all the
books OF the Bible. Mr.. Moody hen read a
number OF texts, closing with the enc in the d
tenth chapter And many believed ON '
Him there" You can do this now; and c
there is life in the word. t
Alter the singing OF the hymn, - just as
an" Mr. Moody continued - Compare .
lively lew OF the numbers gathered ut these v
meetings go into the inquiry room that | 4.
would like to hold an inquiry meeting right I
here, tonight. There is Il difference between :,
the Christian life and growth, and saliva :
ton. There is time when We pass from
death to lie. We NAV or may not be
conscious OF the moment For myself, | f.
can never forget the night when the Lord :,
Jesus spoke peace to my soul. We
each want an experience OF our own, and I
then We want to knO,e that We have passed
from death to lie. The Lord calls you to st
Himself. lie is the refuge for all the world 2
With Him You will be secure IN every storm ID
The only strife il with yourselves The bat Il
teheld Is IN your own breasts. At the Pass n
over. the Lord spared the houses having tt
the blood OF the lamb on the posts. That Il
these people were spared, didn't come from IN
their efforts or their own resolutions. 1t m
was simply from obedience to God You il
must give up your own will and take ~
Gods. This Is the hardest thing we have 8,
to do. Mr.. Moody then spoke ~
OF the Hebrew cities of refuge, and
described murderer's flight t, one OF them
Once INSIDE the wall he was safe. One sec
Dnd he was exposed To violent death-the Oh
next he was sale. Death is on my track r
md yours. We can't tell how near he Is. re
Many here may be Just on the line OF the
CIty OF Refuge oh, may they cross 1t to- -
lIght Once over You are safe. The -
peaker then drew the picture of a fugitive VI
lave, escaping into Canada. Onc second ~
lie was a slave the next he was tree. oh,
make yourselves free tonight by coming ri,
lndor the banner of Christ Moses raised co
he serpent and all who looked upon pc
t lived. Look upon Christ, tonight,
nd he saved. | have heard people -.
av, here. that they would read the Nv
Bible and try and get salvation some u ,,o
line this Winter. But you can get it to-
light. just give yourselves to Jesus. There pc
no hope except in HIM. The soul that OIL
ruSts in Him can never die. Won't you sh'
AXE linn now Your SINS keep YOU out ct
lcaven. bat not away from jesus Christ. r.,
' i'll you not let Him put them away to -,
light? -
Mr. Moody then offered leTSont prayer 70,
nd the meeting wa closed with singing W
nd the henediction. he usual inquiry ne
Getting followed. ell
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