Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-20
MUNHALJ,s MEETING.
use That Ye Refuse Not Him That
Speaketh."

of the Scriptures He termed this the key
to Christian doctrine, and for himself he
stood on their plenary inspiration. He said
in reading the Bible it is important to dis
criminate between what God says therein,
and what men say only that 1t IS always
an infallible record of what men say, when
ii is men that speak. Adam Clarke has
truly said, GOOD men could not write the
Bible, and bad men would not. The Bible
is such book that all the books OF n en-
suffer in comparison with it; there are no
such poems. there is no such history the
work of men. Every discovery OF science
confirms its word on science. The prophe-
cies alone would prove the book from God
while its proverbs are such as man unalded
never could make. He dwelt upon the
harmony fthe Bible, though written Ill so
many lands, at such intervals Of time, and
by so many different pens. 1t was a glow
ing tribute to the worth of the Christian
Scriptures, By one profoundly devoted to
them.
The evening services were held in the
Congregational Church, and that capacious
building was filed to its utmost capacity
at an early hour. After singing of several
hymns and announcing the appointments
for to-day's services DR.. Munhall said he
desired to spend five minutes in hearing
the testimony of Christians. He asked
those who had been converted to Christ to
arise and state where their conversion took
place. Christians Immediately arose in
every portion of the building and many in
the gallery, and gave the name of the town,
village, and country, many giving the date,
and adding other remarks relative
thereto. Every State in the Union
apparently was represented, many of
the countries of Europe, espesSily Eng
land, was well represented. Many gray
haired men and elderly ladies who
found Christ in the pioneer days of
the West, would say in an old log church
in Indiana, a log school house in Mime
sofa, etc. The sight was novel, the congre-
CATION apparently so cosmopolitan that it
arrested the attention of all, and convinced
one of the immense distribution OF God
fearing people throughout the world
When the five minutes were up the min
lister said, "Well, friends, you now see
how it is going to be after while. At the
final day Of judgment, when the grave
shall give up its dead, they will come as
represented here to-night-from the east.
the west, the north, the south, from every
nation OF the earth-and sit with the fam
lily of God, all speaking the same language,
whether you are from Cornwall, or Wales,
or the old log-cabin school house in In
diana.
The congregation was then asked to rise
and sing the first two stanzas of -" Rock of
Ages"
After a few moments silent prayer by
all the Christians present, the minister
called attention to his text, portion of
the Hebrews, xii. n: And to the
blood sprinkling that speaketh better
things than that of Abel 1t is generally
supposed that this had reference to the
blood that coursed through Abel's veins.
which was spilled by his wicked brother
Some contrast it by saying that Christ's
blood was spilled for mercy, Abels
for vengeance. That is not correct
the blood of Christ speaks better
things than did AbeI's Offering.
Gains offering was that of the fruits
of the earth Abefs was of the
flock-he spilled the blood of a lamb.
Gains was an Offering of thanks that of
Abel's peace offering. The peace offering
must precede that Of thanks. Tee peace
offering must be one of blood. A peace
offering must be made with God before a
thanks offering can be accepted Jesus
Christ was the lamb slain for the flock.
God gave Christ, his only begotten son, for
the salvation of the world. He bore all
our sins. He suffered the just for the I'M
just. He threw himself under the wheels
of justice to his death, so that we might be
saved. God says that the life of the flesh is
the blood, and have given it TO you upon
the altar for an atonement for the soul.
We find without the shedding of blood there
is no remission. The demand is inexora-
BILE; you must die or accept the blood of
Jesus Christ. In the first place, we are re-
deemed by the blood of Christ, not by cor
ruptible things like gold and silver. Re-
demption means to buy back. Christ shed
his own blood for the sinner, and bought
him back. a man is met coatless upon the
street. When asked what he has done
with it, he replies that he left it in the
pawnbroker shop. He needed food and
was compelled 10 pawn his coat. You take
his pawn ticket it calls for three dollars
you pay that amount to the pawnbroker
and get the coat. You say to the man,
here's your coat il is redeemed. That coat
does the man no good unless he puts
it on and wears it. 1t will do
you no good to know that it is
redeemed unless you put redemption on
and wear it. This world has been re-
deemed by the death of Christ, but the
whole world has not been saved. because
the whole world has not accepted redemp-
ton. The blessed son of God tasted death
for you, my friends. God laid upon him
the sins of u all You may lay down to-
night and die you are redeemed, but not
saved. The most awful thing in this world
is not to get drunk and go home and beat
your wife, or commit an act that causes
Imprisonment, bat ii is to despise the
blood of Jesus Christ, by which you
have been redeemed. You are also iusti-
fed, as well as redeemed, by his
blood. When justified fully by his
grace you are as guiltless of sin
as though you never had sinned. There is
| justification for the sinner. | may pardon
| a man who has wronged me, but that does
not make the wrong right. But when God
| forgiyes you the sins are entirely oblitera-
| ted. All that believe are freely justified.
Man is justified by faith. A man was once
tried for crime, convicted and sentenced
to be hanged. The day for the execution ar
rived he was led forth from the prison,
assembled the scaffold, stood on the trap !;
the moose was placed about his neck the
black cap drawn down over his head; the
farewelis were spoken; the signal given
the trap sprung; II fall of the body a few
| commissions, and all was quiet Phys-
clans examined his pulse and pro
nounced him dead. After hanging a
| few moments he was cut down, placed
in a coffin and given to his friends.
While the body was being prepared for its
last resting-piace, some one discovered
| signs OF life. ReStoratiYes were applied
and in a few moments the man, fully
restored, arose himself from his coffin. The
people were amazed and sorely troubled;
| what were they 10 do with the man who
was condemned to die? The Court said it
could do nothing further TO the man. The
man was dead, so far as the law was con-
| concerned, the latter had been INDICATED.
If our Savior died for all of Us, then in
His death we all did die. l was crucified
! with Christ. 1t is true when Christ died
you died, and you are justified because the
demands of the law were satisfied.
Peace through the blood of the cross is
the third wonderful thing. Infidels as
sert that God is a fearful awful
revengeful being who gloats over your suf-
ferings. This is not true. He is God of
love and infinite compassion. He so loved
you that He gave His only begotten Son so
that he who believed could have life ever
lasting. He suffered for our sins, and for
not ours only, bat for those of the entire
world.
Condemnation comes because sinners re-
| ject Christ as the Son of God. They love
darkness better than life are unwilling TO
| forsake their evil ways. Jesus suffered the
contempt, persecution and crucifxion for
your redemption, and when you reject our
Savior, God punishes you for that and that
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