Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-28
The OTHER NIGHT MEETINGS.
Bliss and Sankey AT second Baptist; Need
ham at Crare-Strcct.

When the overflow meeting at the Sc
cond Baptist church commenced Rev Or.
Landrlm. Mr. Bliss, and Mr. Tibbetts
were in the pulpit. After simple service
of song and prayer Mr Bliss preached
from the text Come unto Ne all we that
labor and are heavy laden and | will give
YOU rest" dwelling especially upon the
words rest and come"
After describing the luxury Of rest H.
said sin gave no rest The only rest was
I'm accepting the invitation OF the saviour
TO come" The rest given by the Saviour
was ,he only rest hat gave MS power to
break away from bad habits. Continuing
he said his own hobby was belief in
living Christ. The Saviour was as much
living person now as when ne was upon
the earth lie Was always with Us. Mr..
Bliss concluded his sermon 10y asking II
the congregation would not come 20 Christ.
HOW We COME.
Or. Landrum followed Mr.. Bliss. How
do we come TO Christ he asked. our
first thought must b. 20 grasp the idea
that Jesus is here. He "a not only here
in His word, but here in His presence
lie IS here In the presence and power or
the Holy Ghost There were three ways
Of coming to Chrlst-by pray. by faith,
by an act Of perfect surrender.
4 students Conversion.
At the conclusion OF DR. Landrum's re-
marks the cOnere CATION sang one verse
Of Just as ] Am, Without one Plea
and Mr.. Slnkcy. who had entered tine
church in the mean time. told very az
frcting story relative 10 the CONVERSION
of IL young Yale student. The young
man after attending 4 Moody Getting
and being pleaded with by gentleman
who was interested IN his salvation
drew line In the gravel walkWay OF
his fathers yard and reasoned with him
self whether he should 30 around II anu
avoid Christ or cross il and go t. Christ
lie decided upon the latter course HIS
father. who was minister, related his
SONS experience from the pulpit, and
reporter took It down and sent 1t to
lady friend and asked her II she cOulb
not turn the incident into verse. she
did so. and the verses were given 10 Mr..
Sankey by the reporter. and consututed
the hymn Mr.. Sankey said he would
then sing-the hymn known as crossing
the Line"
After the hymn had been sung Mr..
Bliss called upon the congregation To
engage in silent prayer, anu upon those
who desired 10 be- Christians 10 raise thelr
hands. Many responded TO this appeal
Nr. Tibbitts offered prayer, and after Mr..
Sankey had sung another solo, tn. conSre-
CATION was dismissed.
DIR. Ncedhan AT Grace-Street PRESBYTERIAN.
\ large congregation also filled the
Grace-Strcet Presbyterian church. Many
people unable 10 gain admittancc 10 DR..
Hatchers church came down to hear DR..
Needham. Prayer was offered by Drs.
Sledd Young, and Fair. Mr.. Needham
read the 18th chapter Of Acts.
Messrs Sankcy and Jacobs arrived at
this juncture. and Mr. Sankey led the
congregation In prayer, after which he
sang solo. "The Hand Upon the Wall"
DR.. Noedham then said: The great
apostle said: AS | passed by | beheld
an altar to the unknown God Paul said
the God that made the heavens needed
not to be worshppei In images made by
man. Our God is not exacting, but, on
the contrary, gives US grace; gives US
life.
I'VE imagine that our God is to be APP
peascd by our merits. by our sacrifices.
God is giving us life and health out of
His heart Of love. He is not seeking to
demand anything.
THE goodness Of God leads to repent
ance God is for US. He Is for the sin
ner. although against the sinners sin.
He giveth to all life. breath, all things.
"If | were talking to Bible students /
would say take your Bible and trace out
all the gifts of man. Gods giving, giving
all the time.
REVEALED THROUGH HIS WORD.
First of all He gives His Word. Through
this He reveals Himself-through nature.
Ittf lie
nature. 1t is through the Book that this
IS done How do we bear His Word ?
DO we study and mediate on IL. DO we
study it-revolve II in our minds? II we
do. II is assimilated into our nature IL
becomes milk TO the babe, and meat 10
the strong man. He has given to us His
Holy Spirit. when Simon Peter came to
a certain place divine power rested on
him. A sorcerer offered him money 70
give him this power, but Simon Peter
said. Thy money perish with thee" The
gift OF God cannot be bought with
money. The gift OF the Spirit is free"
He related ar, incident OF a poor Eng
lishwoman that went into a nobleman 5
garden TO purchase some fruit for her
sick daughter The woman was poor but
she offered money for II. The noblemans
son said take the fruit and keep your
money. My father does not SELL He
gives you this fruit
another gift" the speaker continued
.Is salvation. This Is another gift OF free
grace when we receive gifts from
friends we appreciate the gift for the
sake of the giver. Just SO Jesus Christ
gives us these gifts, and they are always
suited 10 us. Gifts given to US some
times are not suited to US, but Gods gifts
are always fitted In just right"
"God so loved the world that He gave
His only begotten Son"
II SEE 1T MOO"
Or Needham related an incident Of q
Scotch woman In Dundee. that told Mr
Moody she did not believe that we could
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