Year: 1875

R1ant leans into the course hope there'H be some
Christ and then leave all for Him. See Paul now, will
ing despised and rejected Of men he could only
preach Christ II would take all the afternoon to tell
wish 1t were here now, when men shall speak out
and shall know where they are. This
oday and serving the devil TO morrow is the great OBJ
stace Don't be ashamed Of him You can tell what
think Of President Grant you can talk about your
talk about Christ lis He your all in all would like
to 60 further and


Angels of God come here to-dayl You we're with Him
always What is your testimony Hush "Behold
bring you glad tidings, &c. Only permitted once to
preach TO the poor shepherds and they brought such
message IL is wonder TO that God don't let the
angels preach nowadays. My friends, with all rev.
erence i say II, there's another above all, would
that the God OF the Old Testament the Father OF the
New and If So the first time that He spoke in the New
Testament He broke the silence of 1000 years to say
"Thls is my beloved Son in whom ] am we'll pleased'
That is what God thought of Him. wish could tell
you what / think Of Him. This poor stammering
tongue fails me He is just the friend you need You
need Him when you stand at the bar OF God. don't
care what you think of me- Wouldn't the street
to fad out but would 60 round the world to have you
think well Of my Jesus aged ones your natural
force is becoming abated; you need a friend.
Think OF Jesus Think well of Him. Is there any
reason why you should not follow HimY once heard
of an n6del and Sunday school teacher who had won
all her class to God, spoke of him to them and one


little girl in particular surprised to learn what an
nfdel was. Next day the little met the man com
ing out OF the post o1ce She ran up TO him and sald
"Why don't you love JesusH" He took no notice OF
her, hut she persisted In her question, "Why don't
you love Jesusfn He pushed her aside, but the
had reached his heart He tried TO read, he
tried to write, he went out TO walk. The ground
seemed to cry out "Why don't you love JesusS'
He couldn't get it out of his mind He re-
tired early, but the question to him. He began
to think He said to himself ''we, I'll get up and
read the Bible and get reason He is impostor; he
contradicts himself and I'll prove it, He opened to
the third chapter of John. He could find no reason;
he read on, ''God so loved the world" &c. He went
down on his knees he was converted ask you to-
day. can you give any reason for not loving JesusY
The damned spirits IN hell cannot give a reason. Hark
honor and power" &c They think well of Him in
heaven. Why shouldn't your


AS you go to your homes ask yourselves this ques-
ton why don't love GodYn If you can give
do When our late war was going on mother re
ceived a message that her boy dying. She took
the train and reached the camp She got through the
lines. She found out the hospital and the ward
where he lay. She asked the doctor If she
could see her boy. He said, ''We have
just got him to sleep; If you wake him it
may make him worse" She says swell, DOCTOR may


Just by his side and look him. At last she got
permission and she drew near; but when she him
she couldn't help t-she laid her hand upon his fore
head. And the boy felt the hand. He knew whose
hand that ''Mother, have you come2" There
sympathy in the touch. May God lay His hand
touch this afternoon, and may you think well OF Him.


CLOSING EXERCISES


MT Moody then offered fervent prayer that there
might be many here who shall cry, 80 Lord and my
God" Thomas did, that the scales might fall irorh the
eyes Of all present, and that all the young converts
might 60 and speak well of Christ The meeting
closed with the singing of the hymn 81 love to tell the
story" Mr. Moody announced that he should speak
Sunday afternoon. The theme, Tuesday evening, will
be ''The Holy Spirit'