The Portland daily press., 1890-12-06
TIE CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE.
Some Testimonies s. to Faith Cur.
Reported.

Reported.
AT the morning session of the Christian
Alliance, which met at Reception Hall
yesterday there were present many dele
gates from different sections of the State
ana New England in general. A devotional
meeting was held for an bour, at which many
interesting testimonies were given of the ex-
ercise OF faith in prayer.
hev. .. A. Ryder of Providence, X. l.,
gave some personal experience. He was
half paralyz ed and suffered great agony. God
told him he should be healed on the 18th of
August. His nerves were in such state,
only the day before the 18TH, that be thought
ht should die. Prayer and praise in the
room almost made him wild. He grew
scker, but the next day he got up, because
God told him. He went out that day to
meeting and sat through long service.
There was no more prayer needed, simply
| conveying out on what God had told him.
One lady said that she was healed of a
sprained ankle by the prayers If Rev. Mr..
Ryder, who prayed for her without knowing
what was the matter with her.
Other speakers gave their testimonies that
they had been completely healed physically
and spiritually.
Mr.. Lelacheur introduced as the speaker
Mr.. Henry j. Pierson of Boston. Mr.. Pier
son has church on wheels-a wagon-aud
with 1t he goes out, accompanied by his wife.
and breaches whenever lie gets chance.
The hymn "Steadfast and True" was sung
aud then Mr. Person took his text from the
- Inn. tD.,N
hearKen TO my voice." 1t was on account of
not hearkening that disasters befell the
children of Israel. This thought runs
through all the word Of God-"Oh that my
people would hear my voice." God tells us
to keep His commandments and He will heal
all diseases. The serpent got into the Gar
den of Eden by getting the ear of Eve. If
You get the ear of anyone, you get an ad'
vanced position. The Lord wants to get
oar ear. Let us listen to God and see what
He will say. If we receive this word we are
partaSers of the Divine nature. Christ lives
| within us. The sweetest thing In heaven
aud the sweetest thing on earth is the will
OF God. Many people think it is the hard
| est thing In the world to do the will of God.
1t is people who are living half Christian
| lives that find things so hard For He has
said Take My yoke upon you and learn
| of Me. For My yoke is easy and My burden
| light" With the word hearken comes the
word obey, Sine eight or nine years ago
while walking on Boston Common one Sun
day morning the word came to him to preach
the Gospel to the hundreds there assembled
He had struggle with self. and prayed to
God to give him grace to do the will of the
| Lord. He obeyed and spoke to the people
| That was the beginning of the open all
meetings on Boston Common which have
| continued ever since. Lots of people would
have more money in their pockets if they
would obey che will of God Armour, the
pork packer of Chicago, gave the secret of
his succ, SIS that when he found the Lord
wasn't on his side he got on the Lords side.
Goodness is profitable unto all things.
don't believe it will make us all milionaires
in pocket, but it will make us all millionaires
in grace. How does the Lord speak? BY
the word of God. Outside of the word, by
the Spirit. by the Holy Ghost, by the still,
small voice within US.
The address was interspersed with passag-
es of Scripture and anecdotes illustrating
them.
AT the conclusion the doxology was sung
and benediction was pronounced by Rev. l.
Luce.
AT p. m, prayer and praise service was
led by Mr.. Fl. Humphrey of Augusta, and at
3 D. m., after prayer by Rev. G. W. Ryder,
Miss Elizabeth S. Tobey of Be ston, deliv-
cred an address. taking as text Hebrews,
xiS. Miss Tobey said: When God says
come out we must obey. even when we
know not whittier. Abraham obeyed partial.
ly at first, (Gen. 12tb) coming out certain
distance. Many now are too much like MIN.
Abraham also disobeyed in bringing his
father. Terah, along. He was not willing
to come out from his kindred. So Christians
now are hindered 10 progress by presence
of the 'old man." the lingering Of the old,
unregeneTate nature.
Miss Tobey illustrated the difference be.
tween the old and new nature by the differ
ence between the caterpillar and butterfly.
one groves, the other flys In freedom. ODE
dlence is an important item in spiritual life.
Many set the standard too low and say: Il
am doing the best can" But we need to
walk as Christ did, aud with Hin. Spiritu.
al life is walk, not state, it always in
wolves progress. Abraham walked by faith
Notice particulars. Gods promises to Abra-
ham were at first quite ind. finite The
meaning was, so to say, in SEED. to unfold
afterwards, bearing fruit. But the promise.
often repeated, became more and more defr-
lite. Meanwhile, God was preparing Abra-
ham for the fulfllment. Abraham attempt
ed, as to Gods promise of son, to hasten
the tulilment, but God told him that lsh-
mael was a son after the flesh and not of
promise. The change of the patriarch's
"a ne from Abram (high father, to Ahra-
ham, Gather of the multitudes), was by Di-
vine command, and his acceptance of the
name long before Isaac was born. evidenced
his strong faith. Oh, how many fail in pure
faith and seek to see before believing, dis
honoriDg God.
telegram from the Hartford All
ance, Connecticut. was r. ad, containing
Deut Al, aud Thess. 1912. Mr.. Ryder
was appointed to lespond by telegraph, Sc
lectiDg suitable text.
The prayer meeting at the evening session
was led by Rev. Geo. B.Peck of Boston. The
audience was largely increased.
Rev. Z. W. Ryder of Providence, R. l.,
preached eloquently from Col liza. "In
whom we have redemption, even the for
giveness Of sins, through His blood"
Today's programme will be as follows:
9 80 a. IN. prayer meeting, to be He'd by Rev.
1880 a. M reaching by Mrs P. wadsworih
of Augusta.
Up m.-Testimory meeting.
3p. m.-Pr aching.
Up m.-Prayer meeting.
.7.3b p. m.-Preaching by Rev. A. B. Simpson
of New York.
SUNDAY.
$50 a. m.-Love feast
1870 a. m.Preaching.
3p. m.-Preaching by Rev. A. b. Simpson.
p. M Pr Use and prayer meeting
7.45 p. m-Preaching by Rev. A. b Simpson.
80.
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