, 1879-03-26

Revival SERVICES ht tho ChtcnEo Avonu0
Church.
The Pcntccost-Stopbtns rcvtynl eerytcca laat
night at Aioodys Church, corner o'North Lasa'le
street anl Chicago avenue, draw out q congrcga-
ton that took up al thescats on the main floor Of
tho large nudtoriu,n-a large attendance. I1lc
exercises were begun with tho singing of the
hymn entitled "Reviyo Thy Work." Tic fol-
loving requests for prayer Were read: For sey-
c,tccp boys, by suntlay-school teacher; for d
father, by sou; for two young ladies'; for six
Christians; for sunday-school cjnsses, by four
anxious teachers; for an uneonvcrted husband
and child, by q wltu.
The Rev. MIR. Pentccost then offered prayer
for those for whom Dlylno graro had been ru-
uucsted.
It was tllon announced that, on Thursday
evepIng, the body Of tho house would be re-
served for young men, who could gain admts-
sion by tiekuts.
The RcY. Mr.. rtntecost then rcad three
verses frou tho tcnth chapter Of Romans, which
passages he took for his text, Ho said
thAs, aside from that great class OF people who
were trying to 1.-Two without righteousness, there
wcre othes classes who recognized The sIuful-
nrss OF etnt who believed In God; who
lla.t Il real desire to be saved, and werc trying
to do all they. could to Justify themselves with
their zcat, were not saved, as they had missed
tlt real righteousness Of God. Il was the tlo.
sire Of tho ministers Of tho tiospol to deliver
these people from t,,eir sclf.r'Ehieousncss.
ter Of tod. They lad u false idca Of God.
This WIS fatal to their salvation, ipnsnlucl.
as only those who rightly recognized
t'ad-ttlnt was, understood Him, con1d ontaiu
salvation.
Whnt was the holiness of Got'f When ono
s},oke Of tic holiness Ut God one meant tho all
soEuto absence from God Of anything sensual.
is iisa ,ieesS !essSq sa ia. H a. 'ts ss1. '' y;
t;os. tio, ioocI lesp isto lis Seart 81 mai, n
unI could have NJ fellowship with man whose
heart portrayed thy least absence Of tho pure
II VIZ did the best We coad. II We reached u
certain poiut, tllcn the grcnt lolncss Ut tiod
would supply what holiness tho human soul
lacked: The fact WAS TINT the justtce Vt God
Justice Of God did not rise ap md striko s!t,,
ihcM s!n wnnI1 attenpt to rise u1 ntsti tleshrone
uod. III all the ttecdou, of tod'a Divino being
lie could not be otherwise than absolutely holy
Il .lown,--must parry It of. Col loatlc.l anil
sh,sdlercd nj rltl. tud's lore wus too holy. too
tr,u. tos, perfect, to allow any weakness Of Gro
in Hts sight II. sin, md tho Lord never winked
At hin. ...-.
'That class Of, se1f-rirhtcouspcopl who went
uhDnt In thelE sin expecting IL ho relieved Ut
their sin l,Y their avn righteousness did not CO.
rnpu Gods law, which demanded q Perfect
ute'!iencc. T1m sclt-rlghteous man could not
,ay his spiritual debts a. discount OF ~ many
crt,ts IN liz, dollar. There weEe nut Mauy men
who were always t1yyinE to o., DO !,,t tts lost
| VIII, did not SEQ when TINT best was
compared with tho requirements of Ills
| commandments tAat they had fallen tar SHIRT
| of what Should bc. II nIan WIS depending
| upt,v mere r1liEious emotions he would not hu
| lid to aunrphc,lt thu rcAl righteousness uf
tied. There werv, te, neoplo who depended
u{a,n these cM0t[ons, but IL was nut upon tt.osv
grounds tilat t!o'l sayed souls. Other peoulo
txc,ssed themselves By bell.tli.g sin md maGni.
| thing to charge tho cxtlboranec OF stu tu a
sl,pcTAh1lnuancu of hunln nature. Some
men donatu4 few dollars, fur chnr-
| itahle UDectB, NHl deemed tint net
sufficient to atot,c for multitude Of stlls This
was hut anothrr type of fsclt'rlghtcolsness. Tho
| civil Inv WAS Alyon Tor tho suppression Ut sln
wus u government measuring-rod. 3len coul,!
E,luukiNE mere estimate OF t!ler hight. They
must Nso tho lneasurlng.rod or stand bcs!du
something to which the rod Aatl BEEN applied,
This tllustrat10n would At thu casu Of THIS lnai1
who Attul1Ipttd 10 lntAsura Ills self.Elghtcoua
ness by himself. Tla. psucttco Of ,sylllE to work
nut salyation by scltrlghteuuancss weakened
tho Qcs!i. blinded the eyc. mud paraiyzed the
URN of tath. Accoptancc Of ChrIst. Was tht
only remedy for selt'rlghteousnssa. lie Was tl.t
satisfaction for tl!c law.
l'hu services closed with the singing of an
| otler hymn aud tue pronuunslng Of tho bcr,e
tiicttosl. after the exercises au !nYitatlUn wa
extended GU all to remain uHl aseLAt tlu 9lnsseEt
inquiriag tic way OF life. Tie usual numbe
remained.