The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-28
The Revival Meetings.

Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Needham gave a
bible talk at the Second Parish church and in
the evening preached in the City Hall. The
hall was we'll filed and the exercises COM
menced with singing hymn No. rs, "When
peace, like a river, attendeth my way" Rev.
Mr.. Perkins offered prayer, and the choir sung
hymn No. Is, "What shall do to be saved.'
Mr.. Neeham read from the 10th chapter of
Luke, referring to the appointment and send
| ing forth of the seventy. The spe aker re-
marked that the great question with every one
in the hall was, SIS my name written 10 Heav-
emp Mr.. johnson sung solo, SIS my name
written there?" The text was 10 John iii, IA:
LAS Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilder
ness" We have occasion to admire the SYM
plicity and beauty of this illustration. 1t ans
werS the question, "What shall 1 do to be
saved?" IT. was spoken by the greatest CT
preachers to a learned Rabbi who could not On
derstand the great truths of the new BIRTH
The speaker read the narrative concerning the
lifting up of the brazen serpent, and said that
very many in the audience were deeply anx-
Ious to know If the ir names are written in the
book of life. We may all know this. In this
narrative we look first at the sin of the people.
They were discouraged over the way when
there was no cause for Encouragement. God
had watched over and fed them all the way.
Again look at the Judgment on the sin. In
nations and individuals punishment follows
SINS Again look at the confession of the peo-
pie. We may have hope of any one when
he confesses his sins. Most people seek to ex-
cuse their sins, and while they do this God is
opposed to them. But again, we see that God
provided remedy. Not as they thought, per-
haps; the serpepts were not taken away, but
an artido.e was given so that there might be
an opportunity of exercising faith. So God
provided remedy for sin. The Lord Jesus
Christ was lifted up on the cross, and this is
the only remedy for sin. Nothing else will
suffice to remove human guilt except the blood
OF the suffering Son of God. To remove sin,
He was lifted up on the cross, and to Him the
sinners gaze must be directed. But there was
another lifting up of the son Of man. He
came forth from the grave, triumphing over
death, satan and all the powers of darkness,
and now he is at the right hand of God to
give repentance and salvation to lost race.
But there is yet anorher lifting up of Jesus.
ho 10 pieaCHeu W JIG peopie anu presented ~
them as the only Saviour of lost men. But
what has the sinner to do? He is to look at
Jesus as the object of his faith, believe on him
and obey him.
Mr. johnson sung solo, There is life for a
look" and the choir sung hymn No. 81, cal
most persuaded" Rev. Mr.. Clark pronounced
the benedction, after which many of the au-
dience went to the Second Parish vestry for the
after meeting.
The meetings for the coming days are to be
at the Second Parish church. Prayer meeting
at half past eight. All praying Christians are
invited to the prayer meeting this morning,
and all anxious and enquiring persons are in
vited to the afternoon Bible talk, when Mr.
Needham will preach sermon GU assurance
This evening Mr.. Needham will preach in the
Second Parish church at half past seven.