Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-08

Lloyd, Edwards and Brees: Conduct an
Interesting Gospel Meeting--The Subject
of Conversion Clearly Presented by the
Last Named Gentleman.
There were two religious services announc-
ed for the O, EZRA house last evening-one to
commence at 7:3O, the other at O'Clock;
one service of prayer, song, sermon and
| benediction, conducted by the Edison phono- 1
graph; the other union gospel meeting con-
Quoted by the Y. M. G.. Association. The |
public were a little puzzled and
SO were the managers of the
two services Inquiry disclosed
the fact that the managers of the Y. M. C.
A., as they often do, took it for granted that
they could have the Opera House when they
pleased, made their announcement without
ascertaining if the house was engaged or
not. When the circumstances were ex-
planned to the phonograph people, rather
than impede the good work aimed at by the
Y. M. @. A., they gaveu their right and
occupied the hall beneath.
There was not dense crowd at the Opera
House, but still every seat in the lower part
was occupied, and yet, if the object of the
! nOYelHouU WAS W TGdCu Uu0 lOLl-CuuiCu
bers and Sabbath breakers, the services last
evening we're not eminently successful, for
nearly all of those present were either mem
bers or attendants of the various churches in
the city.
The services commenced by the choir of
some 80 voices singing the hymn. ITO day
the Saviour calls after which the Rev. DIR.
Dana read part of the first chapter of St.
John. The Rev. Mr.. Lloyd lead in prayer.
9 ~ am coming to the cross" was then sung,
after which Rev. D. r. Breed addressed the
: assembly in his accustomed earnest style.
He took for his subject Conversion" say
= ing that the vital question is, "How may 1
g become child of God? How may l fit my
+ self for this eternal inheritance?"
e He thought he could more di-
= rectly come to the subject by giving
: an example-the story Of Jacob.
His life would fully illustrate true conversion
y and give instances of the mistakes some
,. make i'll trying to become Christians. Jacob
n may be said to have had two conversions
u he said this not in theological sense, but in
- a common way. There We're two occasions
y in his life when he seemed to have turned
about, but only on the second occasion was
u he thoroughly converted and became 8
$ child of God. The speaker referred to the
lie early character of Jacob; he did many things
u unwort y any man. He swindled his brother
- a. out of his birthright-this birthrigh
2 was not only that Of primogeniture but hae
to it spiritual as well as physical right
ht Easau had no right to sell it; it was crimina
in him to do it and it was doubly crimina
st in Jacob to buy it, particularly as he tool
Il advantage of his brothers hunger to pur
10 chase it with mess of boiled cabbage. ]
n was an action base and cruel beyond de
er gree.
On AS an example of Jacobs character h
IL quoted Genesis 9th, when he not onl
as swindled his brother but cheated his fathe
OF and connected Gods holy name with tn
sg1ndle. The change came. He had to Fl
r. from the wrath of his brother and from b.
MT home. Alone in the world an
n a fugitive, he had dream
ad This is considered one of the most beautif,
OF stories in the bible and it describes e circuu
n NJ stance which comes to us all sooner or late
hi God seems to speak to us through th
of opening heavens. But on examination til
W. tale does not appear SO beautiful Fear
er the motive which prompts Jacob, and til
1T speaker did not believe fear ever drove
lP- man to repentance. He remembered seem.
when boy, fish jump upon raft, and
7as Hoped about till he got into the water agar
rst and he thought if people topped into II
ne, ligion they would SOON flop out again.
by Jacobs VOWS only referred to the future
IN and were conditional-it was selfish an
ter mercenary. He had run a sharp bargai
no with Esau, and with his father, and now b
s ne was trying to run a sharp bargain wit
m, God it was quid pro quo. In these day
nv many are Christians on the same condition
tte for mercenary purposes, to make friend
a increase business, to get influence and e.
ito TEEN. Twenty years of his subsequent Iii
e'- sh owed Jacob was not converted man:
Ia was with him and Laban case of s:fii1
scratch flint and he succeeded in teecin
Laban.
On his second, or real conversion, he WI
20. turned to God-he sought to be alone-ne
i'm driven to it. He wrestled with til
~ angel; he would settle the ma
ter there and them will n,
-, let thee go except thou bless me- Woul
= to God that all were of the same spirit /,
NC night The consequence of his wrestlin
ais was change of name, and the name ind
u Gated character; Jacob the deceiver az
I'm supplanter was changed to Israeli the prine
~ having power with God. "What is tn
20 name?'' said the angel-what hast thy lii
=. beenI jacob, was the reply-a confess. n
VI his twenty years guilt. Jacob called the 5lat
:. Peniel i'll place of Bethel. Bethel NEAR
'iA house of God. Jacob had been there befol
W Peniel-the face of God he had not seen b.
u fore. Many enter Bethel but they do not a
- see Pencil For fifty years after Jaco
ol- lived, and the speaker defied any one to sho
of one instance in which he did that wiic
:" was dishonorable Or reflected upon his caal
acter. He then commented on the IaaIe
es, which he said was Christ, and one seizin
upon the first round can by it ascend t
n8 heaven (John 1 ch.) The wrestler was ais
- Christ; proved by the power, this changin
es' Jacobs name, blessing him, and his presene
!. of transcendant glory. He did not give hi
us name, because then he had none Judges /
-. oh. and 1Sy) It was not till the angel an
pe nounced to Mary that His name should b
VI called Jesus, "for He shall save his peopl
- from their sins.'' The speaker conclude
ny with an earnest appeal to his hearers t
~, follow the example of Jacobs second turn
US ing, his real conversion, till they could ca
Is, Christ their Savior, till they could set up hi
w altar as the God of Israel and their GOD
~ After the sermon the Rev. Mr.. Edward
, az offered prayer, and with the hymn 81 al
Ie coming to the cross" and the benedictior
y the services terminated.
't- Personal.
y.
ID. s. Potts, of Winona, is at the Clarendon
Mrs. Coreigh and two daughters and Mr.
baugh, OF Quincy, ILL.,, are at the Merchants.
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