St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-02

connection with hard study had par |
tally unsettled her mind. She told her
mother few days ago that she was
tired, and her head felt badly, and did
not know as she would attend school
the next term. She left note to her
mother and also one to the gentleman
above referred to, but the mother de-
clines making the contents known.
Miss Powers was a member of the
Universalist Sabbath school, and has
always taken leading part in the same.
She was of irreproachable character and
favorite with all who knew her. Her
funeral took place from the Universe
list church Wednesday afternoon, and
was attended by large concourse of
sympathizing friends and neighbcrs.
Mr. Powers is baggage master on the
Passumpsic railroad, and received a
dispatch at Newport announcing the
sad news, and returned home on the IL
O'Clock train. The family have the
deepest sympathy of the entire COM
munity in this their terrible affection.
The Moorhouse and sankey Meetings.
Mr.. Henry Moorhouse, the English
evangelist, continued his meetings last
week, through Thursday and Friday,
and on Saturday was Joined by Mr.. Ira
ID. Sankey, who has since assisted Mr..
Moorhouse in the conduct of the meet
ings.
In our last paper we gave the sub
jects of these meetings aud their central
thought, up to and including Wednes-
day afternoon, at which the evangelist
gave sweet and comforting discourse
on "Christ the Rock" In the eve
ming of Wednesday Mr.. Moorhouse took
for his text clause of the eleventh
verse of the forty second chapter of
Isaiah-"Let the inhabitants of the rock
sing" 1t was sermon on Christian
cheerfulness.
On Thursday afternoon the subject
was the study of the bible, and the
evangelist gave many hints as to how
to search the scriptures and the value
to the individual soul of making the
bible study by topics. In the eve
ming he preached from Acts 10: 80, 80 !:
Forgiveness by Christ" In the course
OF his sermon he said: Forgiveness is
not question of feeling, but matter
of knowledge, based upon what thus
saith the Lord. The progression of
grace in the human heart is given in
the 103d Psalm-Q) forgiveness (2)
healing; (9 redeeming; (4) browning !;
(5) satisfying.
Friday afternoon the hour was given
up to prayer for special requests. The
18th chapter of Acts was read, in which
is recOunted Peters miraculous escape
from prison and death by the hand of
Herod. Peters friends had not faith
enough to expect his deliverance so
with us alive lack faith. In the eve
ming the subject was assurance. John
5: "a: He that believeth hath eternal
| life. The leader quoted many passages
from the bible which abounded in direct
assertions; and said it was every Chris
tian PERSONS duty to knOw whom he
believed.
SABBATH DAY sERvICEs-"THE GOOD
SHEPHERD"
Mr.. Sankey arrived Saturday evening,
and was present and took part in the
morning prayer meeting. In the fore
noon, preaching services were held in
the various churches, and at 3 P. M,
services conducted by Mr.. MOorhouse
and Mr.. Sankey were held in the South
church. Every seat and all available
space in this large audience room was
filed, and large number turned away
unable to get inside the doors. Mr..
Moorhouse took for his text, John 10: il
81 am the good shepherd :. the good
shepherd giveth his life for the sheep"
He made these points in a good shep-
herd: ~ Lays down his life for the
sheep; ~ takes care of them (3) comes
back for them. The Lord Jesus came
to seek and to save the lost; he will
deliver his own bring them TO their
home feed them cause them TO lie
down-see Eze. "a: 11-15. The ser
mon was very tender--full of apt quota
tions from the scriptures, illustrated
with stories in the preachers own ex
perience, and comforting to all the
afflicted and weary ones. Before the
sermon Mr.. Sankey led in prayer, and
then sung "What shall the harvest be ?"
and at the close of the discourse, sung
very sweetly "Ninety and Nine" The
opening prayer was by Rev. Mr.. Bixby
of Rhode Island, and the audience was
dismissed with the benediction by Rev.
E. T. Fairbanks.
THE LOVE OF CHRIST.
Sabbath evening, the South church
was again packed, and an overflow
meeting of about 700 persons was held
at Academy Hall. In both places. there
must have been nearly two thousand
people. After prayer by Rev. Mr.. Jones
and singing by the choir, Mr.. Sankey
said he had little song to sing to the
fathers in the audience, and gave the
touching request of dying Willie. Mr..
Moorhouse took his text from the goth
verse of the second chapter of Gala
tians i" :. who loved me, and gave
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