Year: 1873




them were not hereafter put into practice, good
opportunity would be lest. Life was short, and IL
was not often that sucn an opportunity came
much OF our time in trivial dealings, but in
Q time like this. when the minds OF all
Witness 10 nead SS De
sidered an ordinary one. Each one here should
henceforth make good resolution to influence our
future lives. God was now Knocking at the door OF
our hearts, but II we barred the door against Him
how did we know He would ever return again 2
walton. Every time we closed our hearts to Gods
Knocking the more dangerous would our future be-
come Every one should wrestle In prayer with
God, struggle earnestly to be brought nigh unto
henceforth be Gods true servant and be
% thus be n'I assurea ulesfr Of ni0 happy Eternity
unto Him, where we would see Him face 10 lace.
He closed by exhorting his hearers to so act as
that the Impressions made by the meetings now
being held might be lasting and forever hereafter
make every Christian In reality true brother OF


The Rev. HUGH MILLER, OF Scotland, next spoke.
He had been in India Tor many years and was
here to testify that the Rev. Mr.. Sheshadr who was
to address them, was worthy OF being gattentvely
listened to by Christians. The reverend gentleman
who was to follow him had been baptized in his
presence, and he had known him before he was q
and had since, as minister Of God, done noble
work in India as missionary


THE DELEGATE FROM BOMBAY.


the Rev. MT. SHEsHADRI, who wore white tur-
ban and q white robe beneath long gray coat,
then laddressed the meeting. He spoke excellent
English, and proceeded to give an account OF his
conversion. Gods grace had alone converted him:
He had been a Brahmin, and had been worshipped
divine honors paid to him. He naturally felt him
self very important but God drove Hindoosm out
OF his heart. He had learned when young that one
OF the gods he had been taught to worship had
drunk up two oceans one fine day when he got
thirsty. on learning afterward by means OF a
water his belief IN that kind OF God became
rather shaken. He then recounted several in
cidents Of the nonsensical beliefs OF the the Hindoo
nothing in any OF the prayers or services he was
brought up to consider sacred In his idolatrous
mind was finally directed 10 Christianity and he
studied certain chapters of the Bible he had heard
missionary recommend to be read. His eyes
confronted with the announcement OF ...sal-
ston ont through Srsse gnced o,m Se
OF the saviour made an impression upon him that
was inelfaceabe and he was saved. The reverend
gentleman then went on to declare now dear me
had lived for the last twenty years-a Christian,
with full and constantly increasing love for the
Saviour He hoped that great results would flow
from the Alliance and that its good effects would
spread all over the world. He referred to two
Christian alliances held in India OF late years They
had all met together as brethren. They were OF all
denominations, yet they all acted as brothers. and
If they differed they agreed to differ. and the best
been made up Of converts alone who were striving
to convert their brethren In darkness without the
AID OF any OF the American or European societies.
He closed by exhortlng all present to join The
mystical body OF Christ.


GEORGE H. STEWART, OF PHILADELPHIA.


GEORGE II. STEWART, of ofPhiladephia, was the mex
speaker. He said since the meeting had begun he
did not know to what body he belonged-whether
Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopalian or Moravan
At any rate he felt satisfied that he loved every
body who bore the image Of Christ much more
than he ever had. Much talk there had been in
first time we had a native, converted from
idolatry. ordained in his native country to the
ministry, addressing 8. New York audience
q living example Of the power OF the
Cross of Christ. He then entreated his hearers
to keep in mind during the meeting the confer
ences being held, and pray TO God Tor q crowning
success and, referring to the panic, he said that II
might in the end, as in 1857, be full OF good to many
weary hearts, who would by 1t be turned from the
worship OF money to the worship OF God, who In
prosperity they had forgotten.


The services were then closed by prayer, in
French, by the Rev. DR.. Estelle, and the benedic
tion was pronounced by the Rev. H. Schoonacher,
OF Germany.