The Evangelical Repository. Vol. 1- New (Volume 1-) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: of the Lord are right. Reader, how have you managed these powers ? Have you attended to the message of redeeming love ? The present is your opportunity for improvements, for forming habits of economy. If you have rejected the Gospel, repent and believe: for " now is the accepted time; now the day of salvation." But we read that there comes a day when in judgment it shall be said, "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still; and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still; and he that is holy, let him be holy still." Then destinies will be settled by the principle that has engaged our attention, " He that hath, to him shall be given." R. C.?G.' REMINISCENCES OF BY-GONE DAYS: THE FISHER FOLK. My first sermon from a pulpit was preached under somewhat trying circumstances. Five of our coasting vessels were at Perth loading cargoes for London. I had gone there to see them all cleared out and despatched. One of the captains suggested that we should have a religious service on board his ship, which was the largest, and offered to clear the decks, put some sort of seats down, and pipe all hands to attendance. No sooner said than approved. But the captains and crews of other vessels, having heard of this project, requested permission to attend. There was not room enough for all. It then occurred to me that we might get the use of the Bethel Chapel, and having called one of our captains, I said, " Go to Baillie Bowes and ask for the use of the chapel for a service this evening at seven o'clock, and tell him to bring his minister down with him." "All right," replied the captain, who belonged to the place, and away he went directly, returning shortly with the keys of the chapel, and then up went the Bethel flag. The sailors filled t...