The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-23

It was Mr.. Sankey's first appearance in
public in this city. He is large, well built
man of commanding appearance, with
short iron-gray whiskers, is partially
bald, and wears gold-rimmed eyeglasses
when he reads.
Secretary Lucas and Mr.. Edward Nc
MINI, of the Summit avenue, Baptist
Church, also occupied seats on the stage.
Mr.. McMinn led Ia an elodueut prayer.
In the early part of the meeting, Mr..
Sankey sang two songs in clear, rich
voice. and with that earnestness OF ex-
preston that has made him famous as a
songster the world over. His drst was
entitled, Throw out the Life Line
The song was prefaced By "A short story.
A man fell overheard from vessel. The
captain was tardy in giving orders to res
cue the drowning man until he was told
it was mis- brother who was overheard.
Immediately he shouted, Throw out the
life line"
ut is always somebody's brother who
Is In danger said Mr.. Sankey. THAT'S
why came over here this stormy after
noon."
The song inspired the audience, and by
the time Mr.. Sankey reached the chorus
of the fourth verse
Throw out the life line.
Throw out the life line.
Somebody is drifting away
Throw out the life line,
Throw out the life line
The entire audience mad Joined in the
simpe but catchy chorus, and sent its
strains up in volumes To the dome of the
theatre.
Mr.. Sankey next sang "The Model
Church"
1--WE need something of this kind In our
hymn books" he said, ito reach the
masses. There should be no classes in
Christ's church. There are some men
who occupy high-priced pews in the
churches aud imagine they own all Gods
her .tage."
The poem treats of an old backslider
who wandered back into the church and
got into rich mans pew. He was treated
SO nicely that he went home and related
his experiences to his wife. The song is
ingeniouslY written, and admits OF two
choruses-the Coronation" hymn and
'There'll BE No sorrow There, in which
the audience Joined heartily with Mr..
Sankey.
A GOOD BEGINNING.
Mr.. Sankey then said he had few
things he wanted to say. He chose as "a
text The first four words OF the first
chapter of Genesis-''1n the beginning
Cod
"We must always get started right, ~ he
SAID. II have found more in these four
words to ward off the shafts of inhde lity
aud atheism than in all other words In the
Bible. God Is in il. In the beginning
theologian, not you nor me. II God Is in
this thing He can do all the mysterious
things recorded in this book. II all we
see about us is but the work of chance,
things would get awfullv mixed up. But
that old sun gets up in the morning and
sets in the evening inst as regularly as it
did when God set iL in the ornament. II
it was the work of chance, planets would
come into collision. Go get your alma
nae. You can figure upon astronomical
cnanges that are to take place in the fu-
ture. 1t is all wise plan, and 1t Is the
plan of wise One. Yet some men are
now beginning to turn this very knowl-
edge against God.
''Some say monks wrote this book. If
so, they succeeded very well. You try it,
1t is the result Of the inspiration OF God
through Moses. How could God make
all these thingsf He simply spoke the
world into existence. God said let there
be light and there was light
81 sometimes hear geologists grumbling
about the idea of the world having
been created in six days. l take the
ground that God could have done so In
six days Of twenty-four hours each. But
do not find in the record that days OF
twenty-tour hours each are implied"
Mr.. Sankey then read from the first verse
to the sixteenth, emphasizing the words
of the thirteenth especially-"And the
evening and the morning were the third
day."
NOW here we find," said Mr.. Sankey,
''that God made two great lights, tue
greater light to rule the day, and the
lesser light to rule the night; He made
the stars also This was, according to
the record. three days after the heavens
aud the earth were created. Where do
they get the idea that the three preceding
days were as our days-twenty four
hours in lengtnt Why the Book records
that "A day with God is as a thousand
ha a or n
measure God by our own little rule.
Don't let the devil blind you"
CHRIST IN THE OLD TEsTAIENT.
Mr.. Sankey read on to the twenty-sixth
verse: "And God said, let us make man in
our own image"
"You say you can't find Jesus Christ in
the Old Testament. l can. Greek
scholars tell me the Greek word for 'us'
means two or more than two. You ask
why God put the tree OF knowledge in the
Garden of Eden and forbade Adam TO
taste of its fruits. God had TO have law.
His subjects must have a will Man with
out will is but machine or lunatic.
God might as well have made a wooden
man and put him in the Garden of Eden.
He couldn't have eaten the fruit. God
made Eve of a rib from Adams side and
closed up the wound. Woman's place
has been by the side of man ever
since, and woe be unto him
who depriyes her of her lawful place
God will surely punish him. 1t would
seem that we have inherited trait from
Adam. See how quick he was to shift
the blame of eating the forbidden fruit
on Eve And l shouldn't wonder if Eve
replied, why, wasn't even made when
the command was given forbidding a
taste of the fruit They were driven
from the beautiful garden out among the
tnorns and thistlas. They had violated
Gods law. They had TO be punished
Yoa have civil laws. Trample them down
and see how soon you'll have anarchy.
But even in the midst of His wrath God
promised that the seed of the woman
should bruise the serpent's head
Mr.. SanKey closed his address by an
illustration in which his own youngest
son figured as showing that God cares tor
a sinner, though He hates the sin. His
little boy, Allen. while in Scotland had a
pretty little white top coat of which ne
was very proud. The little fellow wanted
to keep his hands in his coat pocket. The
father, while out walking with him, in
sisted that he should lead him by the
hanG along a crowded thoroughfare. The
little fellow refused Finally ne dropped
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