The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-10
The Re.traI.n.n

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The Second Parish was completely filled last
evening with an interested and most attentive
audience. The service was opened with sing
ing Even me- .s'i a.
| ReV. Mr.. Needham read Heb. II: 24-12: 4,
and the congregation sang "Hallelujah, It's
done" MI. Needham then offered an earnest
and fervent prayer for mighty harvest of
| souls in Portland.
| MIR. Geo. G. Stebbins then sang the solo, go
| tell 1T to Jesus" most impressively.
hev Mr.. Needham took as his text Choking
| unto Jesus'-Heb 1872 The apostle refers in
the context to the great cloud of witnesses who
observe the lives and works of followers of
Christ. Let us therefore press toward the mark
looking unto Jesus"
A life of faith is a life of reality, because
there is nothing more real than God, and faith
| takes hold on God. But as we run the race set
before US, we must first clay aside every
weighr'-master the body, its powers, its pas
sions, and submit the heart its longings and
aspirations, to God; and not only the weight.
but the sin, the sin that doth so easily beset us
We must lay aside the weight and the sins
especially the sin of unbelief. But besides this
are the sins OF covetousness, of ambition pride,
ard all other sins into which We fall
Now the practical question IT, what will cure
these sins and cast aside these weights? And
the answer is found in the text-by Cooking
to Jesus
Looking to Jesus will give US perseverance
in all right work, ard enable us to run the race
to he end. So did Jesus So also it will give
US earnestness in our work. Nowhere else is
such pattern OF earnestness as Jesus.
1t will give US gadness add joy in our work
1t is the very secret of Christian unity-it is
the great power for all Christian effort-it is
the Secret of holy living, of decision for God.
All! looking to Jesus is the secret of salvation.
Mr.. Stebbns sang the solo, "Whos on the
Lords side?'
Brief addresses bearing upon the precious
ness of joy of believing in Christ, and the need
of earnestness, devotion and conservation to a
dissemination of the influences of the gospel,
were made by several laymen, Messrs. Stevens,
Burgess and Abbott
Mr.. Stebbns sang the solo, .'Dsre to be a
Daniel
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Fem of the
High street.
young mems meeting was held in the ves-
try at o'clock. which was largely attended
A large number remained at the conversation
al meeting and the general interest in the
meetings is evidently on the increase.
The only meeting today is the morning
prayer meeting at 9 o'clock at the Second Par.
ish church.
Tomorrow, Sunday, morning there will be
special service for Christian workers. to which
all Christians are earnestly invited, at the State
street church at o'clock There will also be
preaching service for non. church goers at the
City Hall at o'clock, and similar service at
the same place at o'clock in the evening.
Next week the morning prayer meetings and
afternoon Bible readings will be held at the
Free street church, and the evening service at
State street church. Meetings will also be held
under the direction of the Executive Commit
tee on the first four evenings of the week at
the Congress street Methodist church