, 1877-01-02

nxcd my chotec,n and see how quick they will
casrh 4; It and fiji the place with eong.
Tho % na,ra nats N e bee'sr ea a 1e
the daily papers, and dino novels, and cheap,
1ashy literature; 1t must have the Word Of God
to feed on. The 1ceks and onions OF Egypt
don't answcr my 1ongcf; no wants TIC inauHa
Ther. again, there aro ncw friends. The
fricnds Of tho old nature will not answcr Tor tho
iiew nature. II any one prctenas to be :on-
Gol rivca In friends when lie gives u. new
lIenTts,-frten1s who arc glad to take us ny tho
llnnd even II we havo been notlling but vagrants
e.i en eoS God ar mo, y ens notS TINT anything
Now,put all these things toEcthcr,- birth,
HOW creation, new nature. new name, new way,
ncw tongue, ncw song, new food new t1iends,-
md tlien add tl!o now heavens and the new
carth which wo shall have ,hy md by, and you
have come idea of how glorsouslg t!Hl makea
spirit those who come unto llinl through faltG
In His Son.
Tho congregation then tolncil in singing ~
need thee every hour" which Mr.. Motnly said
was good song with which to begin tho now
year.
nIsuor GnsNET ..
fpoko Of a diamond which had been shown him
n a icwclry-store said to bo worth 5000 |
was thinking sall hc. what cuuld tlowitll a'lcsl
precious stone II any ono slnu'a Five 1t 70 NC.
should not dare tn wear T. for fear 6oIncboaY
would knock inc down aud rob mo OF It. l
shouldn't dare 10 keep It i. mr. houss for. i,ar
a burglar would get III and steal It. Probably l
should havo 1t put Into the vault Of the shlo
Deposit Company and let them keep It Inr me.
Just 80 you should 10 with your soul. II Is
precious treasure, but you are not able to keep
il safely yourself. Then give II 10 Christ and
let Him kecn.it for yo,l.
Tic acy. Air. Davis read as the text what lc
had chosen for his motto for 1871: "Tt!s one
thing e1rk+ fttnsa fh{Hr4 which
behind, and reaching forth unto those things
which arc before, urcss towards the mark, for
tne Pta11c 81 tho high calling Of 6od which is III
MIR. Moody then requested the Rev. d.. Saw
ngo to lead In prayer, after which Ny: saMkcy
sang, very DELIGHTFULLY."-, tho songt by Mr. Bliss,
With words BY Dr., bonar, entitled, "only re-
Mcnlbercl for what tlAyo donc."
TIE REV. D4. HVKnT3 49,.
made afTcctionatc reference to Mr.. Bliss, and to
the important place In tho cvanRciistic Work
for tho Church to which God llad called hln.
Mi. =. 3. Alb,o followed with s9!ac pleasant
fect!ne the old machinery Of tho Church, n line
Of thought suggested by the fact Of tue action
aIl,l rraction Ut the two great pumping engines
q Il, North and West sides 81 tbe Gity; Prayer
ported some forty'nino conversions at Lyons
and Western Springs.
liz. MOODY
then adv1scl tho selection of some text OF Scrip
will take the seventh yerac Of the tftteth chap
ter of isaiah, For the Lord Col will help nc,
therefore shall not be confoundel; therefore
hayo set my face Ike u tllnt, and know that
shall not be ashamed"
Aud now, continued he, before VIC close,
want to cali your attention to tho children o.
our Brother Bliss, who, we hear, aro sale.
Eavc been thinking Tint II our brutber wcru
starting oil OH ttalr, leaving his two little sot,a
behind him. and knowing that he was to he
taken away, his last request would he, ~ you
love nc, pray for 1ny.cttl1ren." haye been
thinking good deal nbout them, with Nu latllct
AMI no mother to pray for an1 Instruct them,
AMI 1t seems to nc that tho Church Of Gul tu
which their fatlIcr has given 60 nucll ought t0
10 nursing mother To thcsu little children,
who arc nov SO young that they Will never
renlizo their loss. We ilara ratsel some money
for monument to Brother Bliss; let that stand
hut It seems to mo We ought to Ealec fund
to be held In trust for those two little children
10 support them, and CONSOLE them, anu prepare
them for. their placu In the world n,sd tlle
Church. have atrcndy raised for tlIat purpose
this morning. $10,5 900, and any one who wialcf
to gtve anfthing for this object, let him send Il
to Henry Field, of Field, Letter d Co.
Mr.. Moody did not state What part OF thiA
$4,000 he himself was setting aside for then
out IT tic royalty oil "Gospcl sungs:" but
probably largo proportion VI the amount waf
from that source.
Tho meeting WINS dismissed with the bcncl!c
ton by the Ruv. MI. Davis.