Year: 1872

Female Revivalist Conservation to


Gods Servfce-Discourse by Mira. Alder
dice, of London.


Mrs. Alderdice, "the great London reviyalist,"
as the advertisements announced her to be-
preached yesterday morning in Attorney street
Methodist Protestant church, between Delaney
and Rivngton streets. The church and congre-
cation showed unmistakable signs OF the need OF
a revival, for, with the Sabbath school children and
the congregation, the body OF the church was not
half filled and the galleries were empty save as the
choir occupied small portion. Probably, owing
to the sparseness of the congregation too the SER
vices did not commence until quarter to eleven
O'Clock A. NJ, when Mrs. Aderdce slowly
aud deliberately read a hymn, Her reading
was not OF remarkable order, but
the prayer which followed the singing OF
the hymn was full of earnest tender pathos and
affection toward God and toward the souls OF men.
She asked the Lord who among her hearers adhered
to the doctrines OF God their Saviour in all things
and remarked that 1t was our privilege TO be


ORNAMENTAL CHRISTIANS.


The lO3d Psalm was then re ad and another hymn
sung, after which the lady began her discourse,
basing 1t on l. Chronicles, xxx, part OF verse s.
"WhO then is willing to cOnsecrate his service this
day unto the Lord ~ The scene before U.S. she
said with which the text is connected, is one OF
grandeur. David is about to resign his kingy
crown into the hands OF his son Solomon; but he
has great desire before he departs to build a
house unto the name OF the Lord who called him
from tending the sheep folds to be the ruler or
His people Israel. His early lie Is
portrayed very sweetly and beautifully in
his Psalms, which are full of pastoral
scenes and Illustrations. But David was man OF
war; he shed blood in the land, and the Lord would
not permit him TO build the house. But Solomon, q
m Of nnacn to WI (,Ol had friv Wi ien nd
understanding heart, was raised up TO succeed TO
the throne OF Israel and to build a house for the
God of Jacob Mrs. Alderdice then went into a
sketch OF the causes which led to Davtd's choice of
the threshing-n0Or OF Araunah the Jebusite as the
site for the temple-Of his intense desire that God
should have a dwelngplace among men, and OF
the preparations that he had made before his death


SHE LOVED DAVID


toward mankind. He consecrated everything to
God. He was whoe-hearted man, and we thank
God, said she, for the examples OF whole-hearted
pictured the scene of solomon and the princes
standing around David, and pouring their
gifts into the. treasury for the building
OF the temple, and then, when they had giveE their
costliest offerings OF material wealth, ne asks them,
IN the LANGUAGE Of the text WHO is willing TO con
we, she asked state the text with fulness when we
say that greater than Solomon is here and that
among us-a living temple, made up OF living
stones taken from the quarry OF nature and FASH





squared and fashioned by the Great Architect Him
self who is equal to the task OF shaping and fitting
them one into another that they may rest upon the
chief cornerstone, elect, precious 1t Is Jesus
Himself, the great Master Builder, who is prepar
ing us Tor that temple which is not made with
hands. But as the building OF SOomon's temple
required cooperation and Hram5 skilled Tyran
mechanics wrought with Solom0n's men In prepar
ing the precious materials Of which the temple at
ing are precious because they have cost the blood
OF the Son Of God.





for He employs human beings to bring salvation to
humanity, and He puts upon us the dignity OF being
cOworker5 together with God and OF calling sinner
to repentance There are thousands here in this
city living without God, but who among us goes to
their doors with the message OF salvation or show
that we care for their souls There Is too much
selfshness in the religion OF the day, and God
comes to us and asks who then Will c0nsecrate his
service TO this work. He wants your service.
There drones In every churci-spiritual slOths.
TO such God says:-"GO to the ant thou sluggard;
consider her ways and be wise.n The Church Is
playing with toys. There are thousands dying
around us for lack OF the truth Go thou TO them
and bring them to the house OF God.
cured your soul 60 and tell the secret to
others who are sick of sin as you
have been Mrs. Alderdlce next spoke word to
parents who do not pray in their families and with
their children. She then elaborated the idea. con-
1 tained in conservation and said she might speak
1 boldly to them on this point because she had given
her all 70 Cod They might Nigh all take . tracts, she
Don't let the theatres and concert saloons be
active and you be idle. There are plenty Of idle
ones; be you active Then the conservation to this
service must be immediate. ''This day. Is the
language OF the text.


THIS DAY coNsEcRATE YOURSELVES


to the service of the Lord to build up his temple in
this great CITY, Go work for him and speak in his
name and by and by You shall see revival OF re-
gion, not only in this city, but all over the land.
Jesus wants willing workers who hate sin but love
the sinners. Let therefore, the same mind be In you
which was In Christ Jesus our Lord. II our lives
are not limitations of Chrsts life they worth
nothing. All we have, all we are, belong to HIM.
THIS is the religion and the teaching OF the Bible
We take our religion too much from each other,
but likeness to Christ Is the true religion. Who
then, to-day will consecrate his service to God 7
Who2 Who WhO2 Young man. with bright
prospects and powers, will your God wants you
to labor with Him here, that you may shine with
Him in glory. There Is no man who gives up
houses or lands or friends for Christ's sake who
does not receive u thousand-iold back again. Many


man has consecrated his all to Christ and did not
regret it. and many there are in heaven today
who do not regret it


Let the world despise and leave you;