The Portland daily press., 1878-02-07
The Revival Meetings.

The afternoon exercises commenced with
singing hymn No. 191, "Jesus paid it all. "
Rev. Mr.. Wright offered prayer, and hymn No.
Al was sung, "My High Tower is He." The
preacher wished to refer in the Bible to passa-
ges in which Jesus is spoken of as the ''Rock,"
or where any reference is made to rock as a
type of our Rsdeemer.
In Ey., 18th chap, we read FIRST about the
Crock" and in these verses we get picture of
substitution for the rock is snitten instead of
the sinful people God, Jehovah, stands upon
the rock-the rock is smltten and the water
flowed from it. We see here picture of the
Trinity, God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit. But
now directly after the people are refreshed by
the water, Amalek comes to fight with them,
and Joshua leads Israel out to fight with their
foe. So Jesus goes before his people to fight
Satan, typiied by Amalek; for when we come
to be Gods people, then Satan comes out
against u.s. but our Saviour will help US.
In Ex., 1918, we read of the petition Of
Moses that he might see the glory of God, but
he could not have his request till God put him
in the cleft of the rock. So we cannot see the
glory of God till we ara hidden in the rock of
our salvation, Jesus Christ.
In Num-, 2O:7, we read of Gods command to
Moses to speak to the rock and SO Obtain water;
but he smote the rock, and so for this disobedi-
ence he was kept out of the land of Canaan.
So Jesus our rock, is not to be smitten again
for our sins. We are to learn the lesson of
prayer and speak to thu "rock," for in answer
to prayer all spiritual blessings will come to us.
In Deut. 32:1, we read that Moses was not
content with the vast congregation OF Israeli
t,r,@ Ioo Id hal ao h.
to hear his ascrpton of praise to the rock of his
salvation.
In Judges, 1913, we read that Samson, after
victory, went to the top of the rock, Edom,
and here his own brethren sought for him and
delivered him to the Philstnes. But he had
come from the rock and he slew them ALL but
when he went into the valley he was conquered;
SO our only safety is to abide by the rock
In 2 Sam, %, we read of David's last words,
and he says the Rock of Israel spoke to him
SO Jesus, our Rock, speaks kindly to all his
people-to the sorrowing, the suffering, the
heavy-laden. the dying: may we all hear his
blessed voice and be comforted.
In Job, 10, we read of the assurance of the
patriarch of the everything power of his Re-
deemer. This precious truth he wished to be
engraven upon the rock; and may we all have
this confidence assured in our souls, that our
names are engraven upon the Rock of Ages.
Hymn No. Ill was sung, Crock of Ages" and
Rev. Mr.. Gardner pronounced the benediction.
In the evening the meeting opened with sing
ing hymn No. so, "Rescue the perishing," and
Rev. Mr.5Clark offered prayer, and Rev. Mr..
McWhinnie read the 18th chapter Of the gospel
of John; after which hymn No. 5 was sung,
"Draw me nearer" The preacher, according
to previous notice, wished his hearers to look at
Bible passages referring to sancti6cation. In
his early Christian life, the preacher thought
that sanctifcation was the characteristic of a
favored few; but he thought now that every
Christian ought to be sanctifed. The words
"sanctiied" and "holy,' as used in the Bible
were set apart-separate from; and this mean
ing they have in both the Old and New Testa-
sments. In Gen. l: l, we read that God separ-
ated light from darkness, and SO His children
are called children of the light. IN the I'd chap
ter we read that God separated the seventh
day from the other days, or sanctited it. In
the 18th chapter we read that God called Abra-
ham to leave his land and kindred to go into
another land; but he took some of his kindred,
and SO he could not enter the promised land till
his father died.
In the 10Th chapter we read of Lots unhap-
by dwelling in Sodom, where he lived 80 long
that bis own children did not believe his warn
ingS. So, many Christians live in the world 30
long that their life-work amounts to nothing,
and they themselves are just saved as by fire.
In Elk. 9th chapter, we read Of Pharoh's re-
fusal to listen to Gods command, through Mo-
SEES, to let his people go. But under God heavy
hand he was willing to let them sacrifice to God
in the land But no,-they must go out of the
land to worship. So the Christian must go
away from the enemy's country to serve God
acceptably. But in another chapter we read
that the wicked king was willing to let them 60
a little way in order to worship their God.
But no, Moses insisted that they should go
three days journey ioto the wilderness. So
the Christian must 60 over the river to serve
God faithfully. And then the King would let
them 60 if they would leave their wives and
children. But no, Moses insisted that all their
families should go. So the Christian must
take his children and all his family with him
to serve God. But the king was at length will
ing for the people to go, yet he wished them to
leave their flocks and herds. But Moses in
sisted that all their possessions should be taken
with them. So Christians must consecrate all
their property to God. But at last they went
out of Egypt, and when they saw the great
work that God had done for them they sang a
hymn of praise to God. So Christians should
sing to the praise of our glorious Redeemer
for his great mercy in saving them.
In Num- xi, 4, we read of the evil that came
to the people because they were not separated.
The "mixed multitude murmureG against the
mamma sent from heaven. So the worldly get
into the church, and the "mixed multitude"
sin against God and wrath comes upon the peo-
pie. Live for God, live for the Saviour, live
separate from the world,-this is true sanctih-
ton, and may every Christian seek for it. =.
Hymn No. 80 was sung, "Simply Trusting"
and Rev. Mr.. McWhinnie offered prayer and
pronounced the benediction.
The preacher gave notice that this afternoon
girls prayer meeting will be held in the ves-
try of Chestnut street church at ST o'clock. A
prayer meeting was also appointed at the High
street church vestry at 81 o'clock this morning.