, 1877-04-29
Some Hints to Preachers by the
Hon. ". e. Gladstone.
Ritualistic Services in Several English
Churches Last Easter Sun
day.
Churches Where Services Will Be Held
To-Day, and the Subjects
Preached On.
TIE SUNDAY-6CHOOLS.

MEETING or THE TEACHERS.
The Sunday school teachers meeting in Lowe
Earwe11-H Hall at noon yesterday was very well at
:ended Notwithstanding the rain.
Aftera hymn was sung the Rev. Mr.. Youker lei
In prayer, asking God to impart unto them grac.
that they might well and wisely improve ever
privilege, and 50 out better to do His will in tns
midst Of all the temptations Of life.
t'Ay hope Is built on nothing less than Jesus
and His righteousness Was sung.
A brother offered praJer beseeching God to give
them Divine illumination as they studied HisW ORD.
and asking that the Holy Spirit might descend upon
their minds and hearts, and that, because Christ
with them, teaching His truth, they might have
apsecions hour together.
The lesson in II. Kiugs, will, 1s-*'Elisha and
Dothan"-was then read alternately by the reader
and the teachers
.'Tis the promise of God - was sung.
The nsua1 order-the making Of short addresses
-was changed, the leader asking questions. and
the teachers answering and vice versa-just as
Bible classes arc conducted In SundaY-echoo1s.
The following among other answers were elicit
ed: Na4man probably told Elisha about the
Syrian King. This servant was probably one of
the young prophets. Elisha knew OF the plotting
OF the King By revelation. he might have learned
fitby his visits to Damascus finding it out from the
servants at the palace. 1t was d rule Of cxesesis
not to suppose miracle unless It Was absolutely
necessary. It was nor probable TINT the servants
would have known anything about the plots. The
ecsvnnt mentioned in the twelfth verse was proba-
bly, inspired: Hc knew Of Elisha BY repute Or
tempt 10 overthrow the cross was known to Jesus.
uothan was twelve miles from Syria, and stood
upon a hill in plain The Lord took Elisha
ably asurprlsc. The servant went ont and heard
the trumpet The arms used were probably bows
and arrows and javelins.
the young man. and said that men were blind be-
cause tneir faith was weak. and they didn't see
70 e the
understanding. There was not an instance in the
Bible where The Lord had refused to heal those
Mr. Youker remarked that he should teach that
Elisha saw spiritual horses and chariots and that
the angels OF the Lord were around and about
erery one. and that II our eyes were opened we
could see q phalan1 OF them
The leader said that the grand truth was promi-
nent that no designs OF hell or earth could prevail
against Gods Church, because He encompassed it
with His hosts.
4 brother believed the angels only cncompassed
rs Then there here. was necessity for It. A. gen
around him than there was pha1an1 OF devils.
The leader remarked that the devils were always
when We did not need the ministezing agency.
6pidtualists believed that the angels or spirits
could be talked to, but there WIS no authority for
4 brother asked what Kind Of warfare the angels
carried on.
The leader could not tell how they ministered to
us or hcw they helped us, hut the Bible said they
did. He believed that God sent loved ones to |
minister to men.
4 brother wanted to know how a mother could
watch over one son In America, another in Lon
don, aad another In Auktsalia. He didn't think 1t
was possible.
The leader replied that If he stood on Madison
street he could only the buildings round about
II he stood on an elevation above the city and |
looked down, he could sec great many streets at
once. a saintcd mother In heaven might see her
Sons In America and London at the same time.
my Precious Promise ~ Was then Eung, and the |
benediction pronounced.