, 1879-08-04
RELIGIOUS.
Whittle and McGarrahan at Moody's
Church.
Views Of tho Kcvivnllst on the
Second Advent. r."
Tho Rev. N. N. Parkaurst'n Farewell to the
First Mothodist Church.
Leisure, md lfow 10 uso 1t--.Sermon by
tho Hoy. DR.. williamson
TIE SECOND ADVENT.


Messlss. wiifrTtE AND A'oAtRANAS,
evangelist antl .volcetl singer respectively
conducted tho services yesterday moroi,,E IN tic
Chicago Avenue {Moody's) Church. Mai. Whit.
tlo's SERMON being on tho subject of "ilc scc.
oud Cunning of ChrFst.''--a subject not entirely
now, by tic war, but ono which Is ~ a rutd
morc than simply interesting, md occasionally
somuwt,at startling. Its treatment on this oc.
cnaiou, howGycr, was Of TIC most conservative,
,nust doctrina1, nn,1 least sensational k.nd, for
tile public did not get tic bcno1t Of my definite
announcements regarding tho date Of thu great
event Of tue future. Of anything, In short, te-
yom1 tlIc ndvlrc To watch and wait for It.
NAL Whtttlc read for his text the numerous
pussaecs IN tsev.. H., a II. Peter. ILL.,, bearing on
this tlIgno Ut tho second coming, after which ho
proeccdc,l tn soy but the Billie taught Tint Tie
curth was tltc sccna nf Coils rcdc.nptive work,
abont Heaven. As It presented Inc cartll rs the
srcne OF tho glory to come, 40 II presented
Christ as the source nf spiritual life for man.
Kind. 1t Ens little iO say uEt'ltt sptriss, hut for
thing taneihlc. There was no apprehension If
God rs apirit, hut Cod manifest In Christ.
'IlIc truth in conncc10,l With Ills manifestation
was presented In real: practical, tnnGll,lp wny.
l. was mar': r. thu early nnbellet qn Tho sui.
suinc spirituality, tone HI'rlt. some spifitualg.
ing IF tl,c ,tr,ltl, of personal Jesus Mon in
all gen0FaionH had breH Tcndy to speculate
'about thu Immortality Of tile soul uni n spirit
nal existence beyond. tho grave, md had tried
to ingeaft IN the record tt.rtr splr'tuDl'zr no.
ttona cU1iccrttlng the existence u tic epErtt
a;art from the ooly, denying !lmt there Aad
been a manifestation III tic flesh. So men
today turned awaT frum tic tenl truth uml
promises wcro not tn he lltcralIy hut tlguratycly
interpreted, but tint He had not cnniu in tho
flrsh hut n tl,c spir!t. But there was q re-
narkub'c faat1ltn,cnt Of scr'p;uro concerning
not to BE- apIritunIiz@l away. After Ills rcs,ir-
rcction lie left abundant eyllcnccs tint could
not be disputed concerning The rGnlitY Of tliat
resurrection. III that resnrFcttcl boiv Iie tes-
ehouatl VIC look for my o:l,cr falfll1mcnt ct &hg
Scriptures tlan tllnt His coming ,yae to
10 o real, budIls, physical following Of
the proplectes rceardng Ills i0rs.l In this
ato tle instauces y which tic first appearing
was literal inliilisncnt Of prophecy, and To
il,afntafn Tint harmonious Interpretation
would seetn to cor,net fhc ndootton OF literal
fulfill, iu!lil!nent Or thu prophecies ' Regarding the
common belief tilnt nunt Of thcsu prouiIcc,cs
hnv0 been fulfilled IN the coming of the Holy
Ghust, retnarAlt!g however, that, according to
John mud The other New Testament writer's, thu
thu Holy tihost another thing. .Iesus was 10
ascend Into Heaven nsn' 10 glor,tlet, mud then
tl'e Holy sp1rt, was to be sent: And when.
IN, the dayol pcrtssost, the lloly Ghost de-
ea fssesS pss upon y s s sy aa nsS sy @ %ss
unon. tcfr nlfksfon, preaching Christ nntl tcsti-
fyina thai lie was to come nGair. Tho great
question wnh not ono nf q prc.n.ilienlal or n
:pos':'nt!ienia1 sucond coming. Tl'at was not n
nlnttcr thnt llp had 10 stunl upon, but upon tho
reality OF The protnrics tint l1o WAS coming
again, aid comtng, as lie did ut IL. rst appear
i,g, US d personal Christ. The denla!s or this
truth, IN ule light ol all the tcsttmuntea on II,
seel tho; risen. ,ChrsL III Ills glory, ana
Saul, OIL his wuy tu Damascus, Ind caught
n vision, Of Him :, In Ills glory ind
roWcr. Nowhere n The Bible was It anuEht
ston Of thy world. In 4 late conversation with
Dr. !ohn llalI, that eminent tlIvluc liat1 told tic
speaker tllul the present dispcnsati0n, In his
belief, wns to to the. gathering Ut the Church,
Lord would come God would lIaveii is people bic
out Of this world, the speaker continued. Tie
restoration Of tie Jews nt,d thu rebuilding Of
the Tetnple would, llc believed, prcccue the
now Of belIof In deatl Is syuony. l;.
nous viii! ClIrlst's con!ng, when the Testimony
If itle Scripture was tEnt Christs cotnlng meant
lile, not utdcNth.' Whcn lle carue tu Lazarus u,uro
;l Was resurrection 81 lite, and glory, mud powcr.
to In tH New Testament, ncver meant tlcatfl,
but aiway'lite a1aI glorious hereafter,
Then there Eerc tfiose who believed tint Jesus
f'ed already cunc at thu tiuIe Ut tie destruction
" Jerusalem. IN .l,cI ycar 70 A. D, relying on
The prophecy, - This generation shall n5t pnss
awav until nil thcsu things 6tntl be fuljjlled,H
Hut Tho nruper INTERPRETATION Of this pnssnge,
according 10 Denn Afurl, was that that genera.
'ia {uIalmcnt Il dc i psoo6eess @ ,i s,Saa BE- b.
made; and the destruction VI Jsi.lsalcm
mud the, scattering Ut Jewish peopie