Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1885-12-18
The Revival Meetings In
cxaaaed Interest.

A large audience greeted DIR. Nun
hall in the great tabernacle on Main
street last night. The choir, under the
leadership of Mr.. Northup, the gospel
singer, Of Oakland, does good work IN
leading the music, a piano, organ ana
two comets accompanying them
Rev. w. s. Young led the devotional
exereises. which consisted Of several
hymns, prayers and recitation OF scrip
ture promises by persons in the audi
ence. Rev. Spencer read the Scripture
lesson.
DIR. Munhall then delivered telling
sermon from I'd Kings, 9th chapter, the
story of Naaman's cleansing. This Naa-
man had peculiar kind of leprosy, that
did not Law HIM aside from service. See
Lev. 10: 30. This kind OF leprosy was
hard to discover.
Lev. 10. ~, l3, Is another type, but
strange to say was pronounced clean.
This has its explanation in the New les
lament in such an incident as the para
BILE Of the Pharisee and the publican.
Take the sinners place and find the
sinners Savior. Leprosy is incurable.
SO You cannot cleanse yourself from sin.
Leuers ON whom the the faint OF sin
was. were sent out Of the city. 1t you
are ready to take the sinners place, He
who ,'suifered without the gate" will
save YOU, From the highest to the
lowest you must come one way Saiva'
ton is a gift One way the lepers
might be recovered of their leprosy, II
they took the lepers place out Of the
city. and the priest interceded Tor them,
the Lord answered the prayer aud
healed them.
Naaman had to take his cleansing as
free Gift from God. The prophet
would not take his money. so the SIN
ner must take salvation as a Tree gut
II you think you can buy your way into
heaven YOU are mistaken. II God has
poured out his own heart and life, don
come thinking you can merit what has
cost Him 80 much.
There was Just one way whereby this
man could find cleansing. You may be
yery moral, or you may be very corrupt,
may be a 30 per center; you may be
hynocrite; YOU may love sin--for every
one who does not submit TO Jesus does
love sin. but God knows it all. Whatever
it be, there is Just one remedy Tor II.
You must take the sinners place and
comply with Gods conditions. Naaman
must 20 to Jordan. SO submit yourself
and be saved from pollution, guilt and
domination of sin. Must come to GODS
terms.
The thing God requires of you is Just
the thing that brings you Joy and
freedom from domination of sin. Then
why this hesitation to give yourself up
TO that which is best for youg He only
requires what is reasonable and best Tor
you. =.
At the battle of Antietam soldier
knelt by his wounded comrade and pre-
sented Christ to him. There was a
struggle going on in the breast OF the
diving man. Rising to a sitting position
he cried, 20 God, | surrender" and
then fell back again. That's what he
wants of you, to surrender to Him. Take
the counsel OF the old prophet, submit to
Gods way aud be saved.
AT the close of the sermon Mr.. Northup
sang solo, "Wilt Thou Be Made
Wholeg" while the audience with bowed
heads were engaged in prayer.
In response to an invitation by DIR.
Munhall about fifty arose for prayers,
aud a number Of persons repaired to an
inquiry room in the southeast end OF the
building for conversation.
The meeting was larger by several
hundreds than last night, aud was one oil
great power.