New-York tribune., 1897-08-05


eralitics. More and more this truth fastens itsef
upon ones mind he sits listening 10 the sermons
1t better for his spiritual life and destiny
not 10 come TO Mortified than coming not to heed
the solemn message. which is told and repeated
In song and sermon, In public prayer and private
conversation
This feeling emphasized to-day again by the
earnest words Of Mr.. Macgregor and his friend MI
Morgan this being the order Of the sermons Yes
terday Mr.. Morgan spoke first. There Is a perfect
understanding between these young preachers
reached in London months ago. While their theo-
logical views are. perhaps. not Identical. 1t would
be difficult for theologan TO say wherein they diff
fercd Certain il is that they at one in regard
to sin in the heart and life of the Christian; they
count it cursed thing. whether they call il self
or sin" and their business here is to show those
who profess Christ how to exhibit the Christ life.
SKETCH OF MR. MACGREGOR.
The Rev. George II. c. Macgregor born IN
the Highlands of Scotland. in the Parish of FERN
tosh Ross-shre. in 1864 This parish was for many
years the centre Of religious life in Scotland. His
father was a Free Church preacher and friend OF
President McCosh OF Princeton University The
son was educated at the Inverness Academy. the
& m qd The New %M GGeTe t Ts, Te0 mS
In his classes. winning several prizes including the
Hamilton and Cunningham scholarships. He re-
years later ne came to Nova Scotia. where he had
charge ;sSs Of parish for some time and
called to the Free East Church. one Of the largest
try the church ,nembeTship increasng from 5o to
ll3O. In 1893 ne came TO this country TO hold meet
a night with Mir. Moody, whom he had known for
twenty years. meeting him first when lad of ten
In Scotland. He held an important series of meet
ings in Montreal Toronto; Guelph. and Hamilton
Moody in his Worlds Fair campaign. AT that time
e to ia ie hc OF %o the
by Mr Moody. and of which the Rev. r. A. Tor
the, Noting I'M Presbyterian Church in the
Of tGndGn on and 1eCdd CT bS to hq
the pastor 81 b for many 6 yeaTs SaPhr for the
those who Crowded his church. though many coH
sidered Saphir I-ondons greatest preacher. When
he found its membership badly depleted In three
years the memb;GrSship has IRE &,rebed and ne attend
ings attended his ministry here that were in
Mr.. Macgregor has been interested in the Kes-
wick movement for eight years lie was invited by
Robert Wilson the chairman OF the Keswick Con-
venton. 10 help In the meetings. and he has done
SO every year snGe G He ia marrcH and has two
was the daughter of James Rose. esq. of Iiazel-
head. Aberdeea Five books have been published
Prayers in the Holy Spirit. The 'i%y Gooforine G
Christ" and Aspirations of The Christians" After
Winona Ind and to Chicago TO give more ado
dresses. sailing home on September /
SECRET OF FAILURE IN SPIRITUAL LIFE
The tenor of Mr.. Macgregors message may be
gathered from the following stenographc report Of
one Of his sermons:
spGT'HFa ,Fd life @ and in 5nIu@ work and you WIN
have turned &way these things and Your sins have
wthholden COCA things from you"
You WI! no,icc that in this place Jeremiah is CIV
state of things. lie came as the prophet of God TO
Pie Of God certain things mad been promised For
example. when Jehoyah had entered into covenant
We shall be my people" And in the day when lie
took them TO be His own he had opened TO them
them ample provision. and had said He would pour
down upon the land of Israel the cary and the lat
ter rain so that ne people would always be salts
fed with food. He had promised them peace Joy
prospsriy vG5ory ,bS yrons and made TO ~, .o
by the people these things were desired They
Ione for them Ard We. by the people they wcrc
not not possessei Instead of ample provision there
the early and the latter rain. there was a land
smitten with famine. The people who were TO have
ought 10 have been victorious were subject 70
tribute: the people who ought to have been retoc-
ing were Wofu and sad
SIN TO ELAINE FOR FAILURES
But why was all this? Was 1t that God had
failed? Was It that these promises never meant
TO he fulhled? No. A thousand times no The ex-
planation far different Jeremiah came and
laid the wEo.e blame upon the people and In a
single sentence that left nothing 20 be added he
said. your iniqui;es have turned away these
things your sins have withho den the good from
you" Net in any uniaithfulness on Gods part
but In the sin OF the people was found the expioua-
ton of their deplorable state.
Now we. rs the ministers of Jesus Christ are
face 10 face with the very problem thai ,ntzz o.
and saddened Jeremiah long ago We aIso coJne as
the messengers of Gcd, 10 speak 70 the pcouio ~
God. ana we find that 10 the people OF God ~ be-
levers IN 'he LORD Jesus Christ. certain things
been promised Uohn '. "a; second, perfect peace
hns been promised John xiv, 20; third Sulnrss of
Joy has been promised ,John XIV, II; Romans Nv i1.
fourth. emancipation from the power OF ain tass
been promised CRomans vi 10; NTH. victory in The
hour Of conflict has been promised: sixth provision
for every need has been promised ~
Such only a few the nuuberleas r,o,,
ises which make the !ife OF the believer iI(e fnil
of the glory Of God. Now rs, as believers iii
these things promised. and by us az believe1s' '
these things are desired Is It not so? DO We moi
acknowledge that the promised land Is n rooi
land? DO we not acknowledge that the Christian
life is a glorious Nfe? With yearning thai dailv
grows In intensity these things are desired But
BY us believers these things are not possessed
Is IT not SO? Are there Eof many OF US who have