, 1877-02-19
TIE TADERNACLE.

fESTkHuAf NfIEHSUON 6ENNlG6s
Tie meeting Yesterday afternoon was crowded
by Us attentive aud interested an audience Us
that which gathered ia thu sume Tabernacle ut
tlc flsst coming Of tic gseat rcyivaltsts. The
entire seating capacity Of the Immense auditor
ium was taxed 10 lis utmost The exercises be-
gau with tue singing Of tho old hymn, Come,
Thou Fount Of every blcastng." Tue Rev. l.. 7.
Chamberlain offered q prayer, which wss follow
ed by the singing Of the hymn "rhc Great Ply
staan."
AIr. Whtttlc read 4 portion Of tho thirteenth
chapter Of tho Acts, and Mr. 6tcbbtua sang the
solo entitled " Eternity" one uf tho fayorto
airs OF tho latc AfT. BLISS. Mr.. Whttio prayed,
aud afterwards announced the following text:
And VIC declare unto you glad tldtngs, now that
tho ptollte which was made unto thu father: God
hAth fulfilled the eRnie unto lis thcif children,
a tant lie hath raised up jo'u' assln.-Aes', r'
This, said Maj. WhIttle, was the good news IN
the Gospel, the glad tidings Of the resurrection
Of Jcsus Christ. In that resurrection God Lad
declared was an atoneinent for sin. Every
promise and word In the Bbo was intended to
turn tho thoughts toward pcrsonal Savior: II
bc understood. Fur tlls Icason Children
who we're converted had 50 much VI the peace
and Joy Of religion. Jcsus 4lEt9sssf had sasd
child the life 4nd death Of Christ were So thor
ougLly realized that tho heart was lifted up to
Him. In v!1en tssnss. Il xas eastauaasy sor
ltolllans 10 welcome dlstiugu!shcsi guests and
extend to them the frcelom. 0f the ctty: Sup
posing to astant toxin Of the Empire the En-:
ler,r sl,s,ula eua.,ea 10 soMe. His ev.n!u. would
BE- fcralded fn advance. Ths people would run
nhout thu streets shouting "tooa 1ic"s: li'e
Emperor IL comlnE," aud tho shout would he
borne even inside tho ps!son wills. !" uoed
news! tho Emperor IA cunning, and perhaps lls
will give Us Roman citizenship" y
NJ III tho Bible one could lind ringing down
all the way from Gnncss TO Revelations the cry,
"t'oo.. news; thc King Of lseaysm Is tnH,sMg,
and will open the eyes Of tho bliul mud thu
prjsun .loofs." 50 for thousands Of ycars, tho
worla waited a,'d watched tor tho coming q tho
eA, when they knew Of Ills approach, "o'ofy to
und IN the htghestr' .--
To-day the tiilnes were good news. God
,sysa ths psonls lte had come e ,n. Siss then
three tiiMg. that should Ike considered.
First, the source of tbs good news. Many OF
the audience might get souse uall on tho next
day. .na tat nal msEht y so'an M one 'e,ts' la.
any other. It might bo from dear oll,nother,
or = dear old father. md Tho writing tnu'A he
recognized on tue envelope. The speaker re-
menrrcd ,xhie marching through deArgta
1t was that Ut whole regiment or 1nuFu sl ling
! down bpsi'e thu roas anil reading sestess from
llunc, which llad 1uEt arrived. perhaps from q
should realize shat God was sending = message
\ 10 them tu flis precious Word.
eceund, what thu tilings were. They we're
grand, everybody knew. It was y EskI thing
to liarh tlkl's luye. sanr peonte didn't i'eiere
wa.tra u save them all. But they should r..
mca.bcr the penalty Of ain. They asYer conl.l
come to God until they believed, III Christ s
death, which Wan in payment OF that pei'a!sy'
; assd ss not ksep .fcay s oaI I;
Chrlst. i ihry assptsa Christ trIF .Ias would t
member thu gtsat prisciriu . ei Right: M
eousue.s ln Christ. Any thgn. i~,, thsy
The Word Of utd, when they did taxe tha p!Ase
Of ssnners, and aerept Hin, they would bc burn
again. Tho spirit would be stled sGfoaaln u thetr
| nature. Educated or nlIc.iuthtrut tney must ue
lora again. 10 out to the crib aud taste ,, sha
wafer thal runs t1Ao tno }axe tunnel They
could te sure II WI. Tue satns water that would
70 to the hnuscA Of thu richest dwclicr On tle
ayetucs. Though II passed through hundred
ana n XII WI ~ san wsses n
4 Then there was sanetacation, which kspi
men from the uowet y siu. Many Hi t!,nse
1 atsS4 r. t osS Mx msstangs na s % !sy
slaudEug: IL tbs salne spot whcrs they we're y y
first. 1t YVES dangerous matter 10 put OF
LIT thetn ssrept CAfist, auA II would bs truly
the gooA ncWs for thcm.
Cumberland Mountains ffon, Chattanooga #
war-times On ! train loaded with wouudet
soldiers. Tho rass got loose, and ras
back down thu, grade, aaa a1all,
WAS squeezed terribly BY car, aud It wae i'm
possible 70 tpovs ths car 70 - to e1t1icate hlta
Finally, . man came along with little tAek