The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-01-25
The Revival Meetings.

The Revival Meetings
good audience met at the Second Parish
church yesterday afternoon and the exercises
commenced with singing 81 Need Thee Every
Hour" After prayer the congregation sung
"Come, Thou Fonnt of Every Blessing
Mr.. Inglis read the 84th psalm-"How amia-
BILE are thy taberDacles, &C. The speaker
wished to touch upon the experience OF the
psalmist. Three stages of that experience.
First, he speaks of the amiabity Of the courts
OF the Lord. Many Christians think of Heav-
ep, the place, its beauties, more than of the
Saviour dwelling there. We must think of God
as Infinitely more to US than all other objects
We are to look upon the King irf his glory. In
verse 18th two birds are spoken of. The sparrow
had house because it is home bird-it stays;
but the swallow has only nest, for it is bird
of passage; it is here to day and away to-mor-
row. So we are birds of passage, we are pill
grims and strangers. 1t is easy to sing the
hymn ''P m Pilgrim and Stranger" but it is
hard to live it. We must not sing 1.-THE Road
is rough and stormy for God designs we
should rejoice in our pilgrimage. In the 4th
verse the psalmist says, "Blessed are they that
dwell in thy house, for they shall be still prais-
ing thee" So we should rise heavenward and
sing as we rise, like the lark We don tsng as
we should, for we are so worldly, so immersed
in worldly cares and the strife for riches that
we forget God In the 5.h verse-"Who pass
ing through the valley of mulberry trees"
They go where they get refreshment Chris
tians should be cheered and refreshed by their
walk with God land then they will have refresh
ment for their fellow travellers In the 18th
verse-"They go from strength to strength,
&C." The Old Testament saints acted up to
the truth they had. We need to be filled by
the power of God In the 10tL verse-"I would
rather be door-keeper, &C." 1t is humble
position, but il is type of what the Christian
should be-humble, lowly. In the 11th verse
"For the Lord God is a sun, &c % The sun
gives light, ard we should reflect the light from
the Divine Sun. Many Christians dwell in the
shade; they should dwell in the sun all day
long. The sun gives heat Christians get
away from the sun and they are cold and dead.
But the Lord is shield as we'll as a sun. He
is a protection to his people, The Lord will
give grace and glory-grace to instruct and
glory as their exceeding great reward. No good
thing will be withheld from them that walk
uprightly.
The congregation sung the doxology aud
Rev. DR.. Carruthers pronounced the benedc-
ton.
In the evening the house was filled, and the
exercises commenced with reading the 10th
chapter of Luke and singing, after which Rev.
DR.. Smaller offered prayer, and the choir sung
another hymn.
Capt. DuttOn then spoke. He said that many
lnquirers look at themselves and get dismayed,
or look at others and get confused; for they see
that Christians don't live as they talk in the
prayer meeting We are to look to Christ alone
to be saved. Let US study our Bibles, and
mark the passages appropriate to US. l mark
my Bible, for instance, at the word power, for
God gives US the power to do ali these things
which he commands. 1t is grand thing to see
power, as we see the steamship with its hidden
force conquering winds and waves. So grace
IN the. heart will enable the Christian or the
sinner to secure salvation. We must connect
ourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ if we
would be saved.
Mr.. Inglis then spoke of the parable of the
Good Samaritan. The poor man that went
w" II iioiu q ciuSdioni W o6IlCuO tuTu6U lIOm
the city of blessing to the city of curses. So
some in this assembly may have turned from
God and Heaven to the evil world. They are
backsliders. But if we confess our sin and
wandering to God, he will forgive. But this
poor man was only half dead-he was not like
the unconverted for they are wholly dead.
One went by the poor man and pitied him, but
left him without help. The priest represents
Gods law. Some think they have kept the law
perfectly, but they find that they are wofully
deficient. The law serves as looking-glass to
show us our sin, not to take is away for that
it can never do. But the Levite passes-he
represents the one who trusts to an upright
life, but he could not help the sufferer. But
there came another, and he went down to the
sufferer and poured oil and wine upon his
wounds. SO Jesus came to help and save.
Then the Samaritan bound up his W uuds. So
Jesus comes to the broken heart, the wounded
sorrowiDg spirit and heals iG all. Then the Sa-
marian put the sufferer on his own beast and
carried him to rest and safety. Jesus came
down to our low estate and took our burden of
sorrow. There are some here that want that
place of rest and safety. Jesus brings it to ev-
cry one who trusts in him. But the Good Sa-
marian gave money to pay his debt Jesus
has paid our debt. Oh, blessed truth. He also
told the innkeeper that when he came again he
would pay any further expense. Jesus will
come again and every eye shall see him. How
will his coming affect us? Can we meet him
in peace?
In closing, the choir sung and Mr.. Inglis
pronounced the benediction.