Saturday Evening

Another Christian gentleman invited several believers to tea, and to spend the evening in prayer and praise, in reference to the meetings of the week. It was a blessed time. About fifty prayers were uninterruptedly presented to God; for the most part brief, pointed, and earnest. At the request of some English present, prayer was often made for revival of the work of God in England. After which Mr. SNELL remarked, that he judged that the secret of their blessing in Ireland was the earnest, simple spirit of prayer to the Father in the name of Jesus. He exhorted them to watch on this point, and to be alarmed the moment the spirit of prayer declined. He read parts of Revelation 17 18. 19, and 21 to show―1st, that there was a mighty power of Satan all around us, and that we needed the power of the Spirit as much to discern “the harlot,” as “the Bride the Lamb’s wife;” 2nd, in Babylon “gold” stands at the top of the list, and “souls of men” last; with true, earnest saints the worth of souls was uppermost; 3rd, Babylon, the false thing, is most attractive to the senses, but gives nothing for the conscience and heart— her wine from the golden cup only intoxicates; 4th, our glory is not in scarlet and precious atones, but the fine linen a the righteousness of saints, and our cup is the cup of blessing―the communion of the blood of Christ. Drinking of this cup, we shall flourish and prosper in the things of God. Let a beware of taking even a sip out of the harlot’s cup.
Mr. J. HAMELETON said he would like to add a few words to confirm what had just been said He exhorted the dear saints in Ireland to cultivate this spirit of prayer, and to watch against the ten thousand ways in which Satan is seeking to allure us through the eye and ear, and hoped we should discern between those things which differed, and live upon “Jesus only,” hold fast “Jesus only,” drink out of the cup of “Jesus only,” and glory in “Jesus only.”
The believers now separated, blessing God for a week of remarkable refreshment and blessing, after singing―
Now, to a song of grateful praise,
To our dear Lord our voice will raise;
With all His saints will join to tell,
Our Jesus, has done all things well.”