NO. 369A<\/b><\/p>\n
NEWINGTON.<\/b><\/p>\n
More than 1,000 persons assembled at 7 in the morning on Monday, March 18th, to offer solemn prayer. The Revelation C. H. Spurgeon presided, and first addressed the throne of grace; he was followed by one of the deacons, Mr. W. Olney, and one of the elders, Mr. H. Hanks; a student, Mr. Tubb; E. Ball, Esq., M.P. for Cambridgeshire; and Mr. G. Moore, deacon of the church. Fervency and intense earnestness marked every petition, and the brethren separated with a firm belief that the Lord would be with us of a truth. The hymns to be used during the Dedication Service are printed as a penny hymn-book, but as many will not be able to obtain it, we subjoin two of the hymns sung at this first meeting. The first was composed by J. Tritton, Esq., for the occasion, and the second is a specimen of that joyous gospel which we trust will long be proclaimed within our hallowed walls.<\/p>\n
Spirit of glory and of grace,
Thy favor we entreat,
Thou true Shekinah of the place,
Where true disciples meet.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Oh! let the labor of our hands
Be precious in thy sight
And long as this our temple stands,
Thy presence be its light.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Here float the gospel\u2019s banner wide
O\u2019er faithful hearts and brave;
And here, O Jesus crucified,
Come forth in power to save!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Make bare thine arm, thou King of saints,
To bring dead souls to life;
And when thy children\u2019s courage Saints,
Renew them for the strife.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
No Bochim this \u2014 a place of woe \u2014
But Pisgah\u2019s holy steep;
Where dying ones their heaven shall know,
Ere yet they fall asleep.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
While we who live shall urge the race,
If Jesus be but here,
Spirit of glory and of grace,
Revealing Christ, appear!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Saved from the damning power of sin,
The law\u2019s tremendous curse
Well now the sacred song begin
Where God began with us.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Well sing the vast unmeasured gram
Which, from the days of old,
Did all his chosen sons embrace,
A sheep within his fold.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
The basis of eternal love
Shall mercy\u2019s frame sustain;
Earth, hell, or sin, the same to move,
Shall all conspire in vain.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Sing, O ye sinners bought with blood,
Hail the Great Three in One
Tell how secure the cov\u2019nant stood
Ere time its race begun.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Ne\u2019er had ye felt the guilt of sin
Nor sweets of pard\u2019ning love,
Unless your worthless names had been
Enroll\u2019d to life above.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
O what a sweet exalted song
Shall rend the vaulted skies,
Then, shouting grace, the blood-wash\u2019d throng
Shall see the Top Stone rise.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
The Bazaar was held during the week, and crowned with abundant success.<\/p>\n
On Monday, March 25th, the Revelation O. Rogers presided over the second prayer-meeting, and addressed the brethren in a sweet and savoury manner upon \u201cThe House of God, the Gate of Heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first sermons, it will be observed, are admirably adapted to be companion sermons, but the ministers were quite unaware as to what text each had selected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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