, 1877-03-12
TIE TABERNACLE,

BEHSiCEs M WutTTtB AND N'0HANAHAf.
Tho services ut the Tabernacle, ycatcrday
afternoon, which were conducted BY Messrf
whlttlo aul Alcliranahan, were attended by
nearly 5000 pcpplc, the main -four bcing nearly
all occupied, Willie tho galleries were about two
thirds full.
As an opening, @ where nre tho rcnpcra that
garner fna" Naa SUNG.
Tho Ncv. Mr., Williams 1cI III prayer. Hc
asked blessing upon those WHO Ind come In
the hope Of finding Christ, md that God would
enable them to f1nd HIN.
After the hymn, "sfy hope is built on Moth
Ing less than jesus aud Ills righteousness"
had been sung, Mr. Mc{lrnnahan sang "Thc
Other Side"
Thea 1lr. Whlttle read the twcnty-accon1
chapter Of Revelations, commencing at "And
hs showed me q pure river Of the watcr Of llfe.h
The duet, 40 crown Of rejoicing" was sung
BY sfr. Mcf}nnulian aud d lady, the quartctte
Joining In the chorus.
Nal. Whittlu sa!d that thoee who had been
at tho Friday meetings must hare been inter-
cstcd in tho testimony Of tue dcar brother who
told them about Ills fallLng nway from God Into
sln, anl hls Eulng through the streets OF CHI
cago, IN hta lcgrndattou, an'l lonClIncas, and
sorrow, without friend In tho world; aud
wl,Ilc on tho West s1lc one day l'o picked up
little "dolger,"-au Invitation to a Gospel
'teee'nk,Hns NV tosso' W. Ma'e. au' .t, Nv s
rie ~oF" "eohle. az nc "eht alohR ''e "ofa
kept ringing In ul,isllcarl-" Como, conc, come"
~ though tleru wcru some meaning In II for
him. Tho word lo1 HIN to tho .ncctlng. led him
to tho Tabernacle, wl,cro hs heard the story Of
tho proltgal Bon; and le camo to Christ. ani
now rciulrrl tu Him o. his Sariut. Thta expert
cncu l.ad lei 10 some thoughts Oh the text:
con,v unto M:. ~ 70 tlat labe, aad ase hsa,yy
ad9u' M sS ., yv9 ,ra a
word spoken tllun that ".cone." There were
four things In i'll Tho class that wero invited
to come; what they would get II they eanei
who T. va o,,t t''at invited the' a"a how they
A. to tho Itra.: In tho country where Christ
spoke tl.eao words burdens were carried upon
tho backs Of beasts, a.l tho earneis md tho
aSm m nsS. ts svs Co.. II a ssnk ass's % Sy
some bcast uf burden, llst able TO carry tho
| loati, TINT ieu jesus to use Inc agurr. OF
to,rsc, 1t INFANT lahpr of son1 nut labor Ut tho
hosly,-whtre u mans sou! bu{ore {ind was l.ka
. beast Of burden, toIltng along. With heavy
l,,asl Of sill that no could scarcely bear. Men
lal,orrd to get plcasure out Ut this world.
1iom many men ana women there wero who
}int, tose who Ind lived 3ust fur society, 1ust
FOR gaiu, Just to have q good time, found It
proltabIcf Tho savlor spoke, to them. They
not salisfc,,. Their hearts wanted hstter
things. Ii Christ wcrc present Ills eyes would
| bo Oh them. and ito would say, "Comc To SIC,
viii giYu yuu something bitter"
There was anuthcr class who wete lalorinx.
A crcnt many pcople wanted rcllgton-vanted
pcacv OF mlutl; men and women who wers toig-
ious by nature. They wcre satsaed Of their
own righteousness, aid prayed aud attended
ya"s'that w We eoutd moi maEe oaTaeiye" rxht.
eous by any hcjp OF cur own. NEyery man
th,t ii under tnu works Of the law Is ui,1rr q
curse." What W. needed waa 10 have tho cuEso
re,nnrc1-5nrrtvencsa We could never ger
i hv nv nwn }n,xT. THO ,nan viii, WA try{uu
to naku hIiusrjf righteous got kis foot In lespof
AMI tirenor every staD. anI hls load becallle
Nrnvi.T nn,1 heaytrr. II Hid source III thetr toy
ana ncarn Wa mt ia lie liy,nc Gul ani III
mt rnmo thronrh Jesus Christ, their lives
xn,,hs In a fai,urs. Fiesaura AND mouyy would
mn sntfsfy fhnn,. Thera wns hut onu enduriuv
sn',rcr n ,,icns,tre AMI ncare-~a nersonai uDl
thra,urn Jesus Christ. II INV verp living with.
nmt iini md wjttnut Cbrlst. a,,d had nothing
iesoud tho grave. they WcrS laboring and heavy
sIs's. W. smS snS 1..m. n.uca thc.r IL 4 rnr,nn t.