REV J. S. BILL'S MISSION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 244, 16 October 1888, Page 3

REV J. S. BILL'S MISSION.

The last of the spriea of Bib'e readings was held yesterday afternoon, when the Y.MiC.A. Room was filled. The eubjeot of the personal coming of Christ, the second time was continue". Mr Hill read the £hh chapter of Hebrews from the 4 h veree, and Baid that in thisohapter there were throe appearings. 1. "To bear the sin of ocany," which we know as aeeurul. 2. "In t'je presence of God for ns ". We know this as a faob by faith. 3. " The ssornd time without sin and salvation" thnc had eoi take n plaoe. Ho then proceeded to u-fold the Soripiore beating upon the latter point, and. treated upon the 40 weeks of Daniel and the three great judgements of Revelations, as one familiar with all that can be said in the affirmative npon this question. In the evening the Theatre Royal was crammed. The rev gentleman read the 9th chapter of Hebrews, and said that we English folks have very few symbols. I', web in Oriental nations they wtre seen to the : greatest perfection. In Egypt they used a symbolioal hnguage. It was only by the discoyery of the Itoeetfca atone with hieroglyphics, and a Coptic interpretation beside it that this symbolical language wa3 opened up. la much the same manner the New Testament had b?en the means of unlocking the symbols of the Tabernacle. Who would have thought when Moses emote the rock it wbb an emblem of the smitten Christ. The brazen serpent of Christ lilted up Melchizedeo of Christ the Kingly Priest, to whom the Taronio ( riestbood paid tithes in Abraham. These things were now understood. This symbolic^ knowledge of the Tabernacle gives us a profound knowledge of the things of God. He then turned to the diagrams, and pointed out the orderly arrangement of the camp, with God's tent in the cen^, and the pillar of cloud, symbolic*! of God's preeence in their 1 midst, ever it. He showed the three divisions — Outer Court, Tabernacle proper, and most Holy place — and the order of the veeßele, me >eureoients, and material, weight of the gold, silver, and brass ussd, giving tho entire value as £250,000. Tine, be law, was given for shadows (referring to the betrayal of Cbriat), but for tbe substance £3 16s 8d only was given. He then explained the symbols; tbe silver sockets made of the atonement money in which tbe fcottrds of the Tafcernaclo were founded as the atonement upon which the Church of Christ ia built; the Tabernacle aa built up bb the "buildine of God fitly framed together "; the different curtains covering the Tabernacle as the complete covering of man in Christ by his perfection; tbe brazen altar as the place of eaerifical substitution, and ,the daybreak orrer of Jewish service as pointing to the offering of Christ; to the altar of golden inoeoeo, tbw incense beicg lighted from the ashes from the brazen altar; to the mercy seat; to the table of shew bread; and to tbe priestly robes, as all Symbolical of ChrVion iruth.°. Tbe lecture occupied about an hour and three quarters, and was delivered in a very happy vein, with occasional touches of humor, and as a testimony to the lecturer's powerß it may be said that no one saemed to be tired of listening to him, At tbe close ho thanke J all tbose who had helped him in these services, more •specially the organist?, Messrs Barltrop and Snodgras;, and the choir, and Baid ho hoped £f any of them had received any good from these services they would ja?s it or to others. Mr Hill leaves for Blenheim this evening. Dating the delivery of the leomre the Bey. gentleman made reference to ths Salvation Army and to the happy nature of tbe leligious opinions of that body, remarks . which were received with an enthusiasm by the members who happened to be present whioh rather surprised the bulk of the audience, who are accustomed to quieter methods of signifying approval. The incident was a very happy and and pleasant 4>B»,