Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-12
RETITAE MEETINGS.
The Evapgelists Speak and Sing to a SMALL
or Audience Than Usual on Account of
the Weather.


The audience was decidedly affected by the
unpleasant weather last evening and the body
of the church was scarcely comfortably filled,
when, after the usual praise service of fifteen
minutes, Major Whittle and Mr.. McGranahan
came on the platform and promptly opened
the service by singing tho gospel hvmn: "Oh!
What Shall it be to be There" Rev. Mr.. Barnes
then led in prayer, after which Mr.. McGranahan
sang AZ as solo with the accompaniment of the
male choir the touching little sacred refrain,
Are you coming home to-night9"
After the usual notices given by Major Whit
tie, found in the announcement" at the end
of this report, Mr.. McGranahan sang a. solo,
I'VE speak of the mercy of God" This was
followed by prayer for Gods blessing on His
word by the evangelist, who, at its close, gave
out as his text the words of the Phillipian
taller, in the 10th of the Acts, "Beiieve on tho
Lord Jesus Christ and be saved"
We will pass over, the preacher said, the cir
oumstances of the conviction of Sin of this
taller, who had never before heard, perhaps. of
the Christians God. When tho earthquake.
which opened the prison doors. took place, and
he was about to kill himself because of the
therefrom by the voice of Paul, then
conviction seemed to flash on his soul that he
was q lost sinner. Circumstances of conviction
vary in each case, though no man will come to
Christ without some conviction, so tonight
any of you who are convicted of sin are so con-
victed BY God above all circumstances which
may have brought it about. 1t is important
that in examining yourself for conviction, you
do not take anybody else's theory. Do not
Judge yourself by others in this respect. You
can see in this same chapter how this IL.
Lydia's experience by the river side was very
different from the jailer's. She was religious
woman. yet when Paul preached she felt she
az hao~ ~ nd
and was baptized. SO it may be with the
children Of Christian parents who hear me,
and whose conviction may have resulted like
Lydia's instead of the jailer's. But you have
come here tonight, I take it, with some degree
of conviction, and so bring you to the answer
Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.
You who feel that you are sinners can not
make yourselves better. To be q Christian 10
great change. but you can not change your
self; this is Gods work. God will never turn
away any one who will come to him, however
great sinner or with however humble faith.
So it was that this jailer became one Of
the saints of Philippi, to whom Paul wrote
that he thanked God on every remembrance of
them. My friends, whether you have followed
me or not, if you have just got glimpse of
this, "believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and
thou shalt be saved" you know enough.
A celebrated Methodist minister who was
the geology of religion, was called to SEQ dy-
ing man and then he realized that the argu-
ments Of his book were as nothing; he had no
time for them, but instead of presenting them
he prayed with the man and then simply re-
peated the words: "Believe in the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved" II can't"
said the man, The clergyman simply repeated
the message and finally the man broke down
and said: Eyes, I see it and will receive
Him."
The evangelist then related an instance which
had come within his experience at Adrian,
Mich, of physician who had been interested
while he was there, but who had not made any
confession. He had, however, seen the testimony
of aAnoted English physician in the London
Lancet, DR.. Fix, also had left among his pa
pers writing testifying that tho acceptance
of the Lord Jesus was in q simple way his only
hope for eternity. The result was that the
physician ct Adrian was convicted of sin and
at aipublic meeting on Sunday evening. had
confessed Christ publicly. The evangelist
read the letter he bad received from Michigan,
giving an account of the doctors conversion,
and it said that the words which Major Whittle
had used in his arguments and pleadings. were
these: Doctor, accept Christ, Doctor, accept
with you these Words tonight: accept Christ,
accept Christi
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Daily prayer meeting at the Y. NJ. G. A.
rooms from $3.50 to Q o'clock every morning,
except Sunday.
Bible reading at jackson Street NJ. E. church
every afternoon, except Saturday and Sunday.
Gospel meeting every evening at House of
Hope church at 1880. Meeting for inquirers
Immediately thereafter.