Memorials of a Consecrated Life, a Biogr. Sketch of J. Landels
by William Landels (9781150750847)

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1881 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: 63 CHAPTER IV. MINISTRY IN KIRKCALDY. ]] N the close of 1873 he received an invitation to supply the pulpit of the church, meeting in Whyte's Causeway, Kirkcaldy, which had been for some time without a pastor. His short visit there he seems to have heartily enjoyed. A warm, mutual attachment sprang up between him and a number of the people, which issued in his receiving and accepting a call to become their settled minister. His impressions of the people, and the feeling with which he preached to them, he has recorded in his journal. " December 27. -- On Christmas evening went to the Sunday-school soiree at Whyte's Causeway. It went off very well. Mr. M opened the meeting with prayer, and gave the first address. I closed the service with a few words of prayer. Last night went to another Christmas-tree soiree at Philp's school. Mr. C, the teacher, invited me, alongwith the H 's. He would have me speak to the children, in spite of all I could say; so, in desperation, I told them the story of Trotty and the gingerbread nuts. I hadn't it very well up, but it nevertheless pleased the children greatly." "December 28. -- Got on better to-day than last Sunday. Congregations about the same. A. M. -- Took my sermon on Mark vii. 37, 'He hath done all things well.' P. m. -- Delivered my sermon on Eevelation iii. 20. The people were remarkably attentive in the afternoon. There seemed to be a solemn feeling. I hope the sermon may be the means of leading some to decision. For Christ's sake." "January 1, 1874. -- I conducted the prayer- meeting last night. There was a very fair attendance. I expounded Psalm x...

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