, 1879-03-31

Tho Chicago Avenuo Church was crowded
'nst night nt the revival services conducted ny
lho ftevs. fcntccost md Btebhtns. Tie gal.
lertcst which hav0 been unused during The work.
were opancd. They woto i'llcd,-cvery scat had
MI occupahs,-anl OIL tho main floor some stood
up for want OF seats.
IhD exercises wcra bc1un with the singing Of
tic hymn entitled "pm Hiding IN 1'hec.''
INC requests for prayer woFo then read. They
were Tor father by son, and for 4 son by that
iatllcr; Tor sick daughter by mother; for q
lathcr ana mothcr-tliat they might have no
pcaco I'LL they had riYen themselves to Christ;
lor young woman undcr conviction: for hua-
band, protested Christian, by wife; for q
carcless brother; for sick German, who knew
nothing Of Christ. Tic 1scv. ]. Abbott French,
OF the Fourth Presbyterian Church, then iu-
yokcd the Divine b'cssi,,g. .
Altar The choir hal again sunr, Mr.. Stebb!ns
sa'T s:, tn very eitecttya and beautiful manner
ten ts gmm .ltid o M ron.ssSs
every night tits week, Saturday excepted;
Union prayer-mGct!ngs every morning from : TO
S;45 ct the New EngIar4 Congregational
Church. md daily B!hle.rcadngs at a;;o p. IN.
Ct TIC sn'no church; nnd daily flrnycr.rncct1nEs
from to 7;30 .. III. at the womasl's psayer-
room Mt tho Chicago Avenue Church. It was
1lso announced that Thursday evening thp main
Hoor Of tho church would 10 reserved for young
men.
The hymn IT VIII s!ng Of My Redecr,crt'
was then sung bv Mr.. Stehbins mid TIC choir.
The Rev. Mr.. .Tentccost announced tic sub
ees Of his a1scsson ai as Having noth!ng yet
Ter at Second Corinthians and called IL atten,ion S
70 the toxt contained therein. Nobody but 4
Christian could understand that parauo1,-hav-
inE nothing n!"l yet possessing all things.
Christians could understand It. lIwas the saying
tFHP ft1nt ,k,t
WAS possib1o to cxpericnco III this world. BY
nothing was meant TINT which tho world called
property. Paul wns poor lnau, aud vet pos-
scsscd all things, People Of Panl's day had
ligon, for which he gave up all his worldly aspl.
rattons alMl brilliant promises. Yet IT was nos
sibso, ns Paul sail, to have nothing n1u yet DOS
sess all things. 10 Understand That, It must hc
borne IN tnntl M tl''1t possession was measured by
ssapacits:, Ihe capaelty of 2 iower-the most
beautiful of tnatltmaio thihgs-was small.
The needs OF tho brute creation were small, aud
thelr only desire was relief from p|ys!cal dis
comforts. A man was different. No matter II
snppostng tlnt bis every bodily want was SUP.
piled, there was still eomcthii,g else. A man
wanted knowledge. How vast was the capacity
Of mans intellectual ltfsI There was yet
grent as ilat ot the intellectual iiie. It w was rs
TIC splritual-llfc capacity. When the feel
lug OF q 1na,.'a ruin xas upon him
lo telt need,..a need OF O new
eternity. When man got done with Tine,' i,o
invoke to t!1o realization OF the fact tint be
needed preparation for the life Of the aoul. 1lle
speaker described tho interior Of ono OF tie
most magnificent houses OF Bodtor,, md sald
II he was not satisfied. The wealthy man had
replied that hu wus no happier thur, lie
was before ho had tllat house. its
paintings hal lost their charm, tho statuary
wealthy man was still unhnppy. The q,lc stlon
Of his life had bean unanswered. Ills iiio had
beeu spout In vain. There was something
which was needed to tlIt tho painful vacancy Ia
hIs existence, md lie had not found that some.
They belonged to God, aud when mnn died,
though be had seemed to hare everything, anil
was yet Without that something, that spiritual
lifc, ho had nothing. The rich innn whoso lfes
child stood alone in the world, pooe tu nIs
riches, when that wife and child were taken
trom him: What would DO thought Of q man
who cultivated but our hall OF Its body nntl
What would be said Of the man who purposcly
cultivated strong right arm md right limb AMI
dragged through thu world helpless paralyzcd
left alCel People would call him fool. Ihcro
wore many FOOLS in tllc world: There were some
and and their minds ,,e ,' mao trcir ' bdes botlies
perfect In strength and beauty, their
minds rich tt information ind powerful
in nowfe1ce, and vet lett their spiritual bodies
unframed, uucutiyatctf, to wtsl,er and decay, To
bo to them n burden through life. Whit could
BE- Rald Of such mcna TlIcro was rs t!stincI
1tfe Of thu spirit there wna life Of tho body or
ltfo Of tho intesect and Its cure waa infinitely
more important. "Thou fool, this night shull
thy soul be reautrcd Of thee"
Mr.. ant1 Mrs. Stcbbtus then sung the hymn
entitled, "Oh, that will he glory for MOI md
the services wcro closed Will, prayer md bcnu-
diction. A largo number Of people rcInnined ut
the inqulry-Incetlng.