Year: 1875

The last of the series of revival meetings which was
naugurated under the auspices OF Moody and Sankey
at the Brooklyn Rink took place yesterday afternoon
that building the Rev. Mr. Needham, the Irish
gelst being the leader in the services The spacious
edifce was scarcely two-thrds flied, IN marked con
trast TO the overhowng audiences that attended the
religious exercises Of the great revivalists The pro-
ceedngs were opened by the singing Of the fortysxth
hymn Prayer offered by Professor Smith, after
which the second hymn was sung with fine effect At
this stage the lights went out, and, for time,


w., THE % h9ITITSDE WAS LEFT y DAhKssss
chapter of St Luke and also from the sixteenth
chapter of the Acts OF the Apostles, after which the
lected his text from Hebrews H.. 3-"How shall es-
cape II we neglect so great salvauon 2" He said


The salvation spoken OF in the Bible Is not merely
temporal deliverance not merely physical blessings;
il relates to the soul and IL relates TO eternity. 1t
would be great salvation for thief condemned to
prison If he could be saved from going there but IL
would be greater salvation If that could be saved
from being a thief Christ came into the world that
He might save mankind This IS the salvation that
preached from the pulpit time after time Ii tho
gospel of the Son of God He came into the world that
He might save as and that was the great salvation Of
which He spoke and which we must not neglect The
salvation Is great because Christ it's author We can
know the fulness of this salvation at the present
God is not like merchant He does not sell this sal
walton, but like noble prince He bestows 1t is free
as the air we breathe The Lord is inviting men unto
Him. The kingdom OF heaven is free TO all, and God
has sent forth His servants to look for it, The sin Of
neglect and the sin OF disobedence are synonomous
according " the text


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the command of the angel and she punished
There were great many who committed sins of neg
lect through mere thoughtessness in this age OF
hurry They forget about the eternity that Is dawnng
upon them ana consequently never think OF their sal
walton. Death troubles them, forgetting that
many young man and young woman we're called
away In the prime of life There some who never
gave moments thought TO what came after death;
but the Scripture sad it was appointed for all men
TO die and after death comes Judgment The
reverend gentleman dwet upon this point considerable
length All will have to meet God, whether
they like 1t not they will have to meet God whose
majesty they insulted, and whose salvation they
neglected There are many who neglect salvation
owing TO the pleasures by which they surrounded
They generally postponed their conversion until II Is
too late Others neglect their salvation through love
of business They think they cannot attend to their
business and religious matters at this time This was
simply


A pELrsIoN THE DEVIL


He asked the congregation break away from
Satans chains believe in Jesus Christ and to look TO
Him as the Saviour Men should rely them
selves alone, but Christ, who died for their redemp
ton. Christ loved US and gave His blood for us.
Every poor sinner that trusts in Jesus Christ will be
eaved; he will pass from death TO life, and will not be
condemned The moment he believes in Him he will
find that he has obtained that salvation which God had
spoken OF In His word. The reverend gentleman con.
cuded by earnestly exhortng the congregation not 10
neglect the opportunities that presented for their
salvation. The fourth hymn then sung and the
proceedings were brought TO a close with bo@edicton