, 1877-02-15
RELIGIOUS.
NOON MISUNDERSTANDING.

NOON 1'RAYEis.MEEriSG.
The noon praycr-mcctfng ut Farwell Hall was
veil attended,.
Tic services were opened by singing allow
Bwcct the name nf lesus soin1a.a
Tiic Eev. Mr.. ulyis then read number o.
fur PRAYER. y brother desired thanks
rcturnch for his awn conversion, and Tins of |
others With whom he had faborcI. Gods lless'
Ing was naked upon ali.
"Thcre Is founta!n filed With blood !" was
sung,
Maj. Whillc then read the last part OF the |
fourth, mud tho t!rst part Of the fifth chapter of
Romans. Abraham was saycd by !a!th-becautc
lie believed IN Gut-and mt hy works. We
were savcd only wien We had Ills f1itl,. Abra. |
ham was a type OF Christ In the lnitn that
Christ haI that thcru should be pcU;
rlc gtrcn 10 Him through His death and
resurrection. Against hope lsc believed ID hope,
believing Gol would raise I,aac iron, tho deud
TO fulfil his promise. II there vas sinner
present who ha1 inst all hnpc, III there VIA
Christian who Thought lse had gotten to The end,
he was very ncar blcss;,,r; foF, when Chris.
t'ans got faint and discouraged aud lost nil
hopc In themselves they were Just It, a condl-
t!on To OCCUPY purc faith; they were Scry near
Ahrahan,'t G,d. We Fot life Geeause i eatf.c
1eslis Christ died the cross for our ss. and
that lie was sasscd the th,d day for our |usttt-
clifton. We must believe 1lia revelation 10 rs
either stood before tiod In tue imputed
righteousness ri Christ or IN their
et,s. 1'herc was no half wuy. God said
nune of our fiehtcoutnrts was accepted. Thank
itl for Tie assurance that wc were Justified Iy
christi Nothing VIC could tlo could aid QUO
button or thread 10 C1fIst'e rtgs,teouancss.
When We arecpca Il, re ssn'a p T. ociors Goa onse
knew ibis rat!',-,unta We rested in Y, md eur
hearts were filled with ITS power. 1t was cft.
| Tod lovcd all, and wanted hs iu attrpt narlun
AMI ealyatioa Il. rIse', Savior. The clc:t Of
ana cnal'e "s to more clearly apptcticnd saliva.
ssuo s'.'ss aSespted s beyFe @ cir's.. @ 1tv might
think & trs sn. Ma, @ aaryr xoa II toEs pEsae:ne 1
u o. its truth. Would to Gol that as Chris.
J tlans they lad murc fsi,.h The 1uorc clrarlr
| tucy unprecedented the eOulresf uf tiuel. what
The blood of '1esus ),al i91le for tlie'n.-tt'at
woit1A hate ttlcfr Sins. the more 1Iumtic they
| wo13Ll lc bcfusc Gotl, aih 1nGrc tlcsifUls III
serving Him aud ronsccsatlns everything to
\ quarettc tlcu saIl, "1wll1 ,ine of ny Re-
The l'cy. Nj. You!,cr thanked God TINT peace
mud pastun cuutl u fuun. ~ believing III
Jesus, nn1 pravcd that t:cir faith might te IT.
ERASED, nnd many norc be brought to Christ.
| The Rcy. Mr. Ersltnah 1netlt!Dncl several re.
marflabic instances OF salvation by fa!th, !Ai!nm,
| Soal,, an the thief on the troEa were referred
to particularly.
| Ur. Eyarts said many were afraIi to work be-
cause thcy did not think they had falt!l cuol.i
| We should not stop tlr thai. Fnith was never
tlcyclopel ncrer manifested without the test Of
wpr1;s. VT shoull nj BY what God had wruu.At
IN lis,
A., old man on. the platform remarked that
Jesus lad washed lis sEs away tltty-.hrce years
| ago. liz euit mid would niakG. every lnatl md
woman wl,nlc that ramc tu Him. ..
Atr. Youl;cr said tl!e grcat trouble vas re did
not tatsc ia the who'll nto'lcnent. We tulkc.l
about what Christ !.a'1 done for Us. but l1.t n!!
Men might tn!s about the Righteousness ol
Christ llttil thu day VI their death, but they
yo,.lA never be saveA until they took holl us
Christ br faith The Righteousness Of Chris.
wu,lll rtuthc III, but not unllt we came TO God
d au,l ae4 cptel Jesus, aud askctl for Il.
Nal. WAitilu safl ne had rGeetrcl Il lette.
froni yout,:. 1aly Ut Kalamazoo WIN had bee.
ey,,ycrtea through the is..trua,cnlatlty II MF
Hiss. As foen rs size trusted IL tGt: saslor
irtst Hin.
Two Mlslutes were speut IN Silent PRAYER tos
the unyonveslctl present., quite nuil,bcr nris
tnr NH! requesting prayrrf.
Onc RrttleMat nskclE for prayers for his pas
tur,-a man w!,o Ind done tnotv for hin, thar
any otter ot,r.-but he was Mlra!l that II l.t
r,nt!nutd to rrca.l' the ANtr..e he dogs sM
would 70 to llell when Ac dIcl
Dr. Eserts asked Ho1 to help nll Inautrcss Il
regent vi tIe!r Sins, and that inany might CONC
lovingly to thu S1vt0r.
The uoxnlugy was then suug aud tho bcnealc'
t!vu ps1u0u1ieel.