Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-06
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE
Bro. Barnes Hears Varlsy's Lecture
ITO Men Only"
Listens 70 Sturgeon Again and 10 La.
dy Who Expatiates In Board
mans Faith Cure.
"PnAIsE THE LoRD."

DALSlON, LONDON, II, y. Mar. ~, 80.
Dear Interior:
One night last week went TO Exc
ter Hall TO hear Mr.. Henry Marley in al
address ITO Men Only" 1t was the yer,
boldest discourse ever listened TO; for /
took up in the plainest way things that ar,
very plainly spoken Of in the scriptures
but which the prudery OF modern society
and the modern pulpit, following the die
date Of society aforesaid, have agreed Il
taboo. Mr.. Marley went through his nasty
subject like the brave man he is, and ran
his knife to the bottom Of the sore. 1 fell
like taking bath when he was through
but the whole thing was filthy whole.
some and as youths under 1G were not ad.
mitted and hundreds Of those present
above that age, needed just the unvarnished
statement Mr.. Marley gave. doubt not
some good was accomplished; though after
all, my opinion remains unchanged, that
the only permanent reforms comes, not
from exposing the evil, but presenting the
remedy. Little it boots to raise the sin
question. Men know too much about that
already. The soul question lie the one to
keep steadily before lost world. "If the
Son make you free, you shall be free in
deed, said the blessed Son of God Himself.
Yet there are two sides to il and 1 hope
some poor fellows, hearing of the horrors
Of the life before them, as described by the
earnest preacher, may be warned in time
and go no further on the downward road.
But such halt will not be permanent
one, unless the LORDS love make it such.
Terror Of consequences is but hallway
house" at best. "The goodness of God
leadeth to repentence," or change Of mind,
when fear only arrests until the fit Of fright
wears of. These reflections come to me, not
in the way of criticism, as listened TO dear
Henry Marley for the first time. This was
special occasion. His fort is preaching
beautiful gospel. He is one of the great
workers in England. God took him from
a butchers stall to make him one of the
grandest preachers Of this generation; and
his voice has shaken continents with its
spiritual power. He is a typical John
Bull in face and form-heavy set, deep
chested, rosy.cheeked, full-faced, clear
voiced. There were about 1000 assembled
in Exeter Hall, which now belongs to the
7. M. c. A. 1t holds about 5000 or 81
500 and is a noble, lofty audience-room, its
name long synonym for advanced relig-
ious movement.
Yesterday wife and went over to the
Surrey side Of the Thames to hear Mr..
Sturgeon again. The weather was disa-
greeable and the mud underfoot of the
slushiest description, keeping the other la
dies at home with our still invalid friend,
DR.. Stoddard. Shall l say that / heard
'ome things that grated? And even worse
han on the previous Sabbath. Then, he
asserted boldly what now 1 repudiate so
alphabetically, the particular election of a
certain number from all eternity to be saw
d, leaving the rest to their awful fate and
NSNAnb ehOhA WIN thc OhcI VI hdlNdtlOu
hey could not receive, because not elected; &
ii Of which was raspiDg discord 10 my ears. {
yesterday he took occasion TO denounce q
novelties" in religion and exhorted bis d
eople TO believe only that which they had r
card "from the beginning" Instead of L
ntreating them as the scriptures eDjoin, to
prove all things and hold fast that which o
good" he begged them only to stick to
hat they had and reject the rest. Has o
lie good man forgotten what remember n
well when G. II. Spurgeon was the great f
i novelty" in London; when the press a
him for teaching a new gospel Ell
new wayg When l went TO India in Il
4 this was the burden Of the London pa Il
'rs, in noticing the remarkable career Of b
is fiery and spicy young Baptist. Now,
'wever, he goes the usual route Of perse- W
ted people-he Is denouncer Of him a
no follows in his footsteps and dares to s!
Il out what the Holy Spirit has taught al
N in turn. Had Mr.. Sturgeon allowed l
! a moment his own teachings Of yester. N
y, he had not been the centre Of the Lon an
n pulpit to-day. To one who came to Of
lgland to preach what l have, like "a is
9 shut up in my bones" this narrow plat. al
IN Of the good man seemed especially lei
tasteful and odious. thought how the w
Iritans prosecuted Roger Williams, the /
ptist, and wondered II Mr.. S. endorsed lie
mn because this acted exactly on this 20
nciple Of not allowing anything but CO
al they taught already. Human nature ne
he same the world around. Must We "h
be victims to il some time or other? Is Ing
he penalty that success always brings ed
h IN History answers "yts" Only maj