MR HENRY VARLEY.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 459, 2 April 1890, Page 4

MR HENRY VARLEY.

THIRTY-FIVE TESTIFY. Auckland, March 28. There was a good attendance last evening at the Y.M.C.A. lecture hall to hear Mr Henry Varley’s evangelistic address. On the platform were : Revs. A. J. Smith, J. D. Gilmore, G. I). Cox, Sir Wnt. Fox, Messrs J, T. Garlick, and H. J. Ross. Miss Kenderdice presided at the harmonium. The meeting was opened ivith prayer and the singing of a, couple of hymns, and then Mr Varley delivered his address on “Grace,” an earnest and eloquent appeal to h:s audience to try to gain the divine grace and favour. He warned his hearers not to depend too much on their personal experience of holiness, but to throw themselves on the divine mercy and try to obtain the grace of God. .That grace was given as freely as the rain from heaven. It was continually pressing on people for acceptance, and only the i T ery careless or hardened could refuse it. It men once gained God's grace, worldly cares and troubles would become as nought. Men would not care for depression, or for bills becoming due, but would look to the Lord in all danger and would throw their cares on Him. Without God’s grace men's deeds on earth, however good, Avould hai r e no power to save them. The self-righteousness natural to one who was conscious of good deeds should be carefully avoided, or he would meet the fate that fell on the Pharisees of old.

On concluding his address, Mr Varley called on all ivho felt their sinful state to rise and testify their trust in Christ. In response to his earnest appeal 35 of the audience rose and testified. After a touching prayer on their behalf, and on behalf of all sinners, the meeting concluded. Mr Varley proposes to hold a prayer meeting in*the morning of next Sunday AA'eek, on the top of Mount Eden.