, 1879-01-23

MUM 1IkAl
Tie attendance at the llUontAy prhycr.mcct-
inr yesterday was larger ti1au ou The dny pre-
vlolis. The Rev. l}r. pcntceost led the services
as usual, tAc platform hctng also occupied by
thu Rev. Drs. Gculwin, AlcCnosi,cy, Willing,
Ryder, Little, Patterson, airl Others Tlle meet
fng WAS opened by singing @'1scscuo the Perish
ing."
The Rty. Dr. pcntecost led Ia prayer, lnyols-
inr tic blcsssng Ut Gol upon tho daily services,
sllat thu congregation might bu Impressed WITH
d knowledge of Jrsus Christ, tho nrw
basis Ut lie, nEd cllloy tlat pcAco which
cuinutll 5ruM perfect fntth in Him.
\ number of requests for prayer wcro then rcntl.
Among tI,eln wills one from st1 mothers asid
three wires for ungosl!y susss at'd husbands;
from tNcuty-ilye' wlVes for uncongcrte1 3lus-
bands: far the sl.cccss Of sabbat1.srtiool clasaes
from lAtlIrr for three suslh, fur special prayers
tur 1.-Two blstncs5 lHen Who are unGtnyeItcd, hilt
two business men WHO rMticue feliyton; for
pastura al people tn Cedar Rapids: lUr prnyer-
meetings being nctl In Bedford. CAr!inyllc, And
Engirwun1; lor tile cyangellsts, the pastors
,a!ht eliurcIlcs, anu l'lo railroad Missson In ths
i:y tcttucst, Mr.. Stch',ins, the =" "aweet singer"
sang lsruutitul wnr,is vi Lilo nlt'st fecIinTly.
Inc lev. nr. rrutccost tlcrc ren1 tho Iay'a
rau's E;istics IL The Hebrews, beginning ut las
eleventh vrrsc. lherp wgrc trGe things stated 1t.
thu !rsso',-!hc will oi God, the woEk Vi Jesus
Christ, md tho witness Of the Huly dhost.
1,Irans VI Eruce. AfaIl's salvation was tic will
Vi tiusl. lie had no pleasure III te death Ut
sinners. Or tint men shoul bu lost, but Ills
wtts,ls will was that men might 10 sayed. 1lc
}iah a purpose Ut grIce tOwurd man. lie rnade
,utn That they tnGtlt BE- redeemed nntl lifted up
fur blessed fellowship. This waa Ills will,
Ills desire. Ile did not tH,pose saIyaslou npo
men, hut Ills desire, l!s will lie announced y
from Gcnesis u ltevelnti0n as His will
tu sava ,nan. hut what PROVISIONS Lut.
lilo nnus tor 1.lan's saiya,nni Hy tic sacrifice
Vi .cnus Christ, who sctt for the perfect zocon-
rutloll Ut man, tic wont to the juslg,ncnt-scat
| Vi Gud a,lu mnuc an cht of every abstaclc TINT
could prevent Htal''S salvation. Whit was saliva.
| tfonf ftlc putting away OF tna1l's sins. Gotng
to hrAycn AZ 0to ol the conetqlienees, hut ,!ut
salvation II man Willrtl it, l!s salvation ronld
enter 1nto The ftuttn u that which Tod, by III.
grace In The pro!Ecriug uf .Iesus Christ,
las prsuared, tic Iloiy tihost witnessed
that ina,i should bo saved. How 'lil t!'s Holy
Thu Holy tihost lsatl sntd 1t. The Lord Ind
| raid, ~ will lnrgivo yuur AIMS" anil this was
l!c witness Of HE llui5 Ghost. II this was
thu ru:orsl God had nIa,lu lor tlan, he must 10.
let llal cDrne and partaks Ut tho watcrs Ut tlfe.
| Tile speaker was rctunecd to Hoa through,
Jc.us Chrsst. lie beloved tho Scripture, and
might God l.elp h,nl Mlau all to cjulre In lhe
| 1'rumLsu which wns given tO l,e safud BY Ills
| WILL
"lIatleluta,,, 'tia done" was sung by the
congregation, nll, rc1nasks being IN ordeF,. the
ltov. Drs, uayis uni pattun, Sir. CollduJ, Ut the
SrcoAl Frcthrtcrlan Church, ulHl O:iWEs, spoltc
If the revealed viii of God. ax expressed In the
bible. II tan ntcyet Tint will, f,u bernlnt os!e
81 Gs"l's clslldtcn. nt'l MA saved. onu ut the
5sss + b, sapsFsns1 x ,,
l,lns satg "Ono by Ono" nnl the exercises
| closed with thu bcnedict.on.