Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-07-20


yet with II confessions Of the dear Name.
Az ! was going TO the Hall met in the
street good looking fellow, little the
woree for beer, with a nest full Of half
hedged young birds in his hands We
found that he had been a soldier in India
and when told him that Marie was born
there and had lived there z years in La
hor, nothing would do but he must shake
hands with us both on the spot. We easi-
ly puruaded him and another half-drunk-
en- companion to come to the meeting with
US. "what will do with my birds9" he
asked. "Bring them along; they will not
be in the way at ALL" I replied. SO they
came with ne. But they soon tired Of the
temperance hsrangues, and my soldier said
he must 20 and feed his birds and 90 they
both slipped out Of the net The soldier
wanted to stop and tell the chairman why
he had to 20, but he was hurried out with
rather ungracious remarks from two al
least, who wished to listen to the address
undisturbed-bothp prominent temperance
folks. mention this to point a sad NOR
al. II would have paid that meeting to
have heard no other address that night but
resolve itself into a COMMITTEE Of the
whole" 10 save those men. But the ones
who needed saving were allowed TO depart
and then the dear people went on clapping
and applauding a popular speaker, who
was descanting on the "horrors Of intem-
perance." ! am getting awfully sick ofthe
current temperance addresses and sicken-
ing statistics and reiterated platitudes Of
people who mean well, but are fearfully of
the track in attacking the ravaging mon
sier Of our age. Raising he question Of sin
on the drunkard is the popular style Of
temperance address as il is the current
method Of preaching the gospel. But am
Of nothing more sure than that both are
wrong. A poor drunksrd and a poor sin
ner want just one thing-no more-to be
told what the dear LORD has done for
them to deliver and save. Most Of them
want to be saved, but don't know the wsy
out Of their terrible condition.
| am 40 thankful that we have been used
is Hastings not only to save some, but to
show the "better wsy" Of service to many
dear, earnest souls, who are weary Of fight
ing "as one beating the air" but who now
see the more excellent pathway Of obedi-
ence.
SUNDAY MORNING, IL o'c.-Met a room
full at a mission house on the beach; moet
Of them christians. The sinners wont
come. There are earnest, loving workers
in Hastings, but little "power from on
high" thousands to be saved, but they do
not come to Jesus, because even the loving
workers don't know His fulness themselves.
Three little children took in the meaning
Of this mornings message, with the guile
less simplicity Of childhood and received
the "free gift." ''Of such is the kingdom
Of Heaven" Marie presided at the organ
foT the first time in Hastings and the dear
LORD spoke through her soloe. We
taught the people as we do every where we
have the chance, our "war song" III left
it all with Jesus, long sgo," etc. This is
the secret Of victory against Sstan-the on
ly one with whom we are at war. The
brisk, new time we learned iu New York
soon becomes a great favori;e every where.
.M.-Again addressed room full OF
christians at the same place. The LORD
gave precious liberty in spesking and near
ly all the congregation took up the line Of
march across Jordan into the land Of Rest.
1t is wonderful how these dear people re-
ceive, without fight, truth that has hith-
erto made its way only after hercest oppo-
sition. One more 'little one" received Je-
sus for the first time. Praise the L0RDl
6P. M.-Addressed go or 20 children in
an upper room in the came building and
we had a glorious time; every child in the
room confessed the Savior and with seem
ing intelligence certainly with enthusi.
asm that have rarely witnessed. The
teachers looked on spell.bound, hardly be-
lieving that the harvest for which they
had toiled had come.
.M.-Spoke to about 100 or l50 peo-
pie on the beach, mounting an old cspstan
from a coil OF rope extemporised into a
pulpit stair. The sea was roaring fifty
yards away, at my back, with the evening
tide coming in and stiff sou'-wester was
blowing the words down my throat. but
the LORD wonderfully kept me through
it, although drenched with perspiration
from the childrens meeting in a close
room. The half hours talk in the open
air, in a loud VOICE, required to rise above
the roar Of the ocean and the rattle Of con-
tinually passing vehicles, neither strained
my vocal organs nor made me the least bit
hosrse. l never was more manifestly kept
n the verg "hollow Of His hand" in my
life. No confessions, but the most respect
ful and fixed attention from the motley
crowd.
sP. M.-The fifth and last service was
held in Market Hall, in George street
quite large room and crowded to lis ut
most capaity by AN attentive audience.
There were confessions, only, which was
a disappointment to us all, but We praised
the LORD for the who came and went
home tired and happy ia in all; under
the circumstances il is n blessed harvest
for Hastings.