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fall, but in response to an urgent cable request from the Committee,' we con sented to his remaining for another year. Now, however, it has been defi nitely decided that he will return the latter part of this summer, and will be available for services after September 1. .¿w as 8aS MADE MEET None go to heaven but they that are made meet for it. As it; was with Solo mon’s temple; so it is with the temple above. It was “ built of stone, made ready before it was brought thither,” namely of “ living stones, wrought for the self-same thing;” for they cannot be laid in that glorious building just as they came out of the quarry of de praved nature. Jewels of gold are not meet for service, and far less jewels of glory for unrenewed sinners. Beggars in their rags are not meet for kings’ houses, nor sinners to “ enter into the king’s palace,” without the “ raiment of needle-work.” What wise man would bring fish out of water to feed on his meadows? or send his oxen to feed in the sea? Even as little are the unre generated meet for heaven, or is heaven meet for them.— Boston. W t sfe EARLY MORNING Holy morning,— sacred day, Up the mountain I must climb; God invites me,— God awaits me, He hath fixed the place and time. Early morning,— summer day,- I must meet my Lord alone; Christ, go with me,—Christ, protect me, Say thou didst for me atone. Father, Son ahd Holy Spirit, For the mount my soul prepare; Then the eve shall tell in praises, That the morn was spent in prayer. — Joseph Parker. The Lord who helped me yesterday To-day will help me just the same; And then to-morrow will display What cause I have to praise His Name.
evangelist arrived to meet the personal workers. A representative of each church spoke, extending a hearty wel come, and promising co-operation and help. “ The services were held in High Street Methodist Church for the first half of the period, when the capacity of the building became utterly inade quate and transfer was made , to the First Presbyterian Church, which has seating accommodation for about l,50fi persons. This building also proved in adequate, and while over 2,000 people were provided for, hundreds were turned away nightly. “ Undoubtedly the characteristic style of the evangelist proved a considerable attraction in drawing the people to hear him, but the chief magnet was his fear less, passionate, outspoken message. The number of men attending the ser vices increased night after night, until toward the end the whole of the large gallery, seating 600 to 800, was reserved entirely for them. In addition to this,- at the Sunday afternoon meetings for men only, the attendance reached con siderably over 1,800. “ In results this was the most suc cessful mission in the memory of the oldest|inhabitants, over 1,200 passing through the inquiry room and these mostly adults. The closing day was memorable, meetings being continuous from 2:00 o’clock to 10:30 p. m., and at every service hundreds were unable to gain admission. Over 300 persons passed through the inquiry room during that afternoon and evening. “ The most satisfactory feature is the awakening of the whole district, whicn has been stirred to its depths;' every meeting of the churches since the con clusion of the mission has been over flowed, hundreds of anxious souls on every side, decisions taking place daily, and Bible classes, Christian Endeavor Societies, and opén air meetings being started in evéry district in the town.” Mr. Niclfolson, in speaking of his ex perience in this district', says: “We had one meeting in the Episco pal Church, the largest one in Ire land. It seats 2,200, and we had over 3,000 in it, and over 60 out for the Lord. It wás the first time in its his tory that a Noncomformist had ever been in its pulpit. I hope it will not be the last.’.’ : We had fully expected that Mr. Nich olson would return'to this country last
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