The Portland daily press., 1877-01-24
The Revival Meetings.


street church was filled with interested atten-
dants on the services under Mr.. Inglis. The
exercises commenced with singing ''Im glad
salvation's fIee." Prayer was offered by Rev.
Mr.. Blanchard, also by Mr. Inglis Tie con-
gregation sung Jesus, lover of my SOUL"
Mr.. Inglis then read from the 1O2d Psalm,
commencing at the 18th verse; These verses,
the speaker said, tell how the righteous are to
fourish-like the Palm tree. This tree is al
ways upright; but there are many crooked
Christians. 1t bears delicious fruit. Chris
tians are to bear four kinds of fruit Paul
wanted fruit among the Gentiles or unconvert-
ed-tbs is the fruit OF conversion. Jesus re-
quired fruit of the fig tree. Many Christians
apply searching truth to others rather than to
their souls. Some Christians do not have
faith and hence do not succeed. Paul speaks
OF the second kind of fruit-holiness. But
how can we be holy with sin dwelling in us?
We must not let il be our master Worldli-
ness is all around us. but we must put on the
whole armor of God. Paul speaks Of the third
kind of fruit-the fruit of giving. The church
is suffering from withholding from God his
due. We must give for the conversion of the
world Paul speaks of the fourth kind of fruit
praise; ''the fruit of our lips giving glory to
his name" God wants US to be happy Chris
tians, and we ought to be always rejoicing.
We must not come to our meetings with long
faces, bnt rejoice in the God of our salvation.
Let US carry our Christianity in our faces. One
other thing we notice about the Palm tree. 1t
is the emblem of victory. The Christian must
keep near to Jesus and he will be safe. The
Christian shall also grow like a cedar in Leba-
non. He must be rooted and built up in the
truth and in Jesus Again, where does the
Christian flourish? In the house of the Lord,
in the courts of our God. When do they -four
ish? In old age. Why do they flourish? To
show that the Lord is upright; for He is the
rock of His people and there is no unrighteous-
ness in Him. The meeting closed with the
benediction by Rev. DR.. Smaller.
In the evening the house was crowded in
every part. The choir sung hymn and then
the congregation then sung, "There is a foun-
tain of blood" Mr.. Inglis read from the 18th
chapter of Luke, including the parable of the
barren fig tree. Rev. Mr.. McWhinnle then
offered prayer. The choir sung the hymn,
Repeat the story DER and DER OF grace so full
and Free" The financial committee, through
its chairman, made statement and colec-
ton was taken up, aud the choir sung, sob,
trust in thy Cod. Capt. Dutton was called
upon by Mr., Inglis, and he spoke of the prec-
iousness of the word just sung by the choir
"Come". This word comes from God to the
wandering, helpless soul, trying to win that
soul to himself. The Bible is full of the bad
bargains of those who would not come. But
God is ready to receive all that come and to
give all precious things to them.
Mr.. Inglis read from Luke a. ''Strive to
enter in at the strait gate, &c." He said
that this is busy world; everyone is earnest;
and everyone ought to be in earnest-especially
does God like for men to be earnest in His ser
vice. God is ready to save everyone now-at
this very moment Strive to get hold of Christ
not to be religious but to get hold of Christ.
The choir then sung, almost persuaded"
and the meeting closed. MIR. Ipglis illustrated
his discourse with several sketches and incl
dents given with great dramatic power and all
the exercises of the evening were very impress
sive. After the services in the audience room,
short prayer meeting was held in the vestry
To-day the meetings are to be held in the Sec.
ond Parish church.