The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-07
The Revival Meetings.

The afternoon service opened with singing
hymn No. 10, care your windows open towards
Jerusalem?" Mr.. Needham announced his
subject, "The priesthood of the Lord Jesus
1t is allied to the previous subject "Worship,"
and is quite extensive, yet brief consideration
of it will do us good. The more we leave self
and turn to, and are occupied with, God, the
happier and more useful Christians shall we
De. Less of self and more of God. In Heb. I'd
we find our duty enjoined, to mediate upon
and consider Christ, our High Priest.
Two systems of religion among men have
been approved of God-Judaism and Chris
tanity. Judaism was a system OF types
hence not designed to be permanent. Bat
Satan and worldlings are constantly seeking to
turn the Christian back to the shadows of the
old system; but we are now come to the sub
stance--the reality of rsligiOn-and are no
more to be occupied with the types. And yet
how many are constantly trying to leave the
real and go back to the shadows OF j JUDAISM
forms and ceremonies that can no longer profit
us.
There are four contrasted points between the
two systems: first, the PRIEST The Lord Jesus,
is not made so by human commandment or
descent, but by the power Of Divine and end
less life; second, our High Priest was go con-
stituted with an oath and in most solemn
manner; third, the work of our High Priest is
OF infinitely higher moment than that of the
Jewish priests, for ours refers to heavenly
things, che other to merely earthly things;
fourth, our Priest never changes, He abides
forever, but the Jewish priests were constantly
changing. Again, our Priest is perfect-the
Jewish priests were imperfect. So if we 60
back to the old system Of forms, we dishon0r
Christ.
The offerings of the old time had reference
TO typical atonement, but the perfect sacrifice
OF the new system accOmplishes a complete
stonement for sin. Two evils trouble the
Christ, but wraps Him about with forms;
Rationalism, which denies Christ altogether
Now Christ is our Mediator before God, but the
d oily Spirit comes to earth and presents to us
Gods claims upon us. Christ, as our advocate,
meets the accusations of our great adversary
against u.s.
The evening service opened with singing
hymn No.. IS, "What shall do to be sayed?"
Rev. Mr.. Anderson offered prayer and Mr..
Cato sung solo, "Nothing but the blood of |
Jesus" Mr.. Needham read from Luke, 10th
chapter. including the parable of the erich
man and Lazarus" This is the only record of |
. prayer being offered to Saint If we are
not persuaded by the Scriptures about the eter- /
nal things, then we should not be moved by |
one coming from the unseen world
Mr.. Cato sung solo, "When the harvest is
past"
Mr.. Needham read from the 18th chapter of |
John, LET not not your hearts be troubled"
BE will come himself to take his people. What
hall we say of the mansions he has gone to
prepare for us? Our home is spoken off as
louse, mansion, a city, a kingdom, country,
! temple. But the pleasantest word used to
lescribe heaven is 'home." Yes. heaven is to
10 our home. our resting place. Two precious
words fall on our ear-mother, and home. |
heaven is lrage home, many mansions are
here, and it will be large family. An innu-
aerable company will be there. We shall |
ind rest there-rest from suffering-from all |
ngu1sh OF soul-rest from sin, from evil pas
ions, from temptation. If the footstool, this
arth, is SO beautiful, what must the glory Of |
he Divine presence be?
Mr. Cato sung hymn No. 95,. "Waiting and
Tatching for me- and Mr. Needham offered
rayer. and the meeting was dismissed by the |
enediction from Rev. Mr.. Gardner. The |
hurch was full above and below, and many
smained to the after-meeting.
The usual meetings will be held today at 81,
Il, 8, 81 u. The evening meeting will be
cid in City Hall.