St. Paul daily globe., 1895-05-13
DIR. PERREN DELIVERS A SER
MON FROM THE TEXT OF
THE PASSOVER, i4.
CHARACTER WILL NOT SAVE.
THERE MUST BE A GIVING OF
: THE HEART TO CHRIST,
THE LAMB.
LEGEND OF THE EGYPTIANS.
Quoted to Show That Sinners
Must Be Absolutely Sure. of
the Saving Grace. bss

/ The last week of the revival meetings
at the First Baptist church was in
augurated last night with sermon by
DR.. Perren on the Passover. The con-
gregation was the largest that has
gathered, and it listened with rapt
attention to the plain and simple, but
at the same time forceful and eloquent
presentation Of the gospel as typified
by the Passover.
You know the circumstances, said he,
under which this feast was instituted
The children of Israel were in Egypt,
and God was about to deliver them
with an outstretched arm, but Pharaoh
was unwilling to let them go. At times
when the judgments of God were upon
him, he promised to release them, and
then, as soon as the plague was re-
moved hardened his heart, like so many
today who cry to the Lord in sickness
and distress and promise to turn to
Him, but forget Him as soon as de-
liverance comes. 1t seemed to Moses
and the children of Israel that their
plight was worse rather than better
for the coming of the servant of God
among them, for hitherto they had
been furnished straw with which to
make brick, but after Moses had been
in Egypt a little while the order went
forth from the king that no more straw
should be given them, but their task
should not be decreased, and they had
to gather anything they could, for
themselves, and recent explorations
in Egypt have revealed the fact that
Z the lower courses of these treasure
cities were built of brick mixed with
straw, but in the upper ones stubble,
hay, reeds, and. in fact, anything was
used ~
BLOOD OF THE LAMB.
But at last God declared that He
would so punish Pharaoh that he
would let the Israelites go, and they
were commanded to take a. lamb and
prepare it in a certain way and
sprinkle the blood upon the door posts
and intels, and when the destroying
angel saw the blood he would pass over
the house. This lamb was a type of
the Lord Jesus, and want you to
notice first, that out of the Lord Jesus
Christ, it is not the first born in our
families that is exposed to danger, but
every member of the family. We have
all sinned. l have met with three diff
ferent Sabbath schools in St. Paul. and
in each one 1 have asked the children
If they knew what sin is, and they
have all said yes, and when / have
asked them what it, was, they have
found no difficulty in saying that it
was doing wrong" and when | have
asked them further. Have you ever
sinned? they have had to hang their
heads and admit they have, and I can
not find any one who can say to me
Il haye never sinned;;" but ], can come
. to those who have thus sinned with a
message of pardon. The Lord has sent
me to say tolyou that there is salvation
through the blood of the Lord Jesus
Christ.
1 go back in imaginat ton to that
night in Egypt, and as the midnight
hour approaches 1 seem to see the
f1rst-born careful not only to see that
the blood is sprinkled, but that he is
within the house, and I hear Satan
telling one in that position that he is
very bad man, and surely the angel
of death will single him out, but he
replies, mot so long as am sheltered
by the blood" and Satan wants him to
come outside to talk it over, but he re-
fuses to leave ~
THE SHELTERING BLOOD,
and If ever we are saved from eternal
death. it will be because we are shell
tered by the blood. There is a Jewish
legend, which may be true, that in
one house. that night in Egypt, the
eldest born was a daughter who had
been sick, and she was restless, and
called to her father to know if he were
sure that the blood had been sprinkled
on the door posts. The father assured
her that everything had been done and
the sufferer fell asleep, but again she
woke as the midnight hour approached,
and afresh inquired if the father was
positive that the requirements of the
Almighty had been complied with. Her
father tenderly tried to quiet her. and
at last. as she seemed unable to rest.
he took her in his arms and carried
her to the door, held up a lamp to
show her the blood, and 10, it was not
there, 1t had been overlooked. The
legend goes on to say that he hastily
took another lamb and killed it and
sprinkled the blood on the door posts,
and only just in time, for as he fin
1shed there was an awful flash. as of
lightning, through the land of Egypt,
and the wall of the bereaved parents
rose to heaven. but the sick girl was
sleeping sweetly. She knew now that
she was sheltered by the blood. DR..
Perren urged his hearers to be sure
that they were sheltered by the blood
of Christ.
The after meeting in the chapel was
hlied to overfowing, and several came
forward, as an expression of their de-
sire to become Christians There will
sbe no meeting this afternoon, but to-
night DR.. Perren will preach on "The
Leper Healed"
:. THE NEW LINE EAST.
Mr.. Abbot, of the Wisconsin Gem