New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-26
TIE EARLY SERVICES.

TIE EARLY SERVICES.
EXTENDED COMMENTS On BIBLE VERSES BY MR.
MoODY-THE HLIMITABIE POWER OF GOOD
| PRAYERS BY Mr.. MOODY AND Mr.. aANhEf-fE-
MARKS ny GEORGE H. STUART.
Dr.1almage's church was completely hlled yes'ef-
day at the opening of the morning services.
The church will seat 5000 people, and there were
many standing in the aIsles and doorways. hr.
| Moody spoke much less rapidly than on Sunday,
! and IN n more subdued manner Mr.. Sankey ana
he were alone on the platform, but large nhnper
of clergyman were in the congregation. Besides
those who have been mentioned as in attendance at
these meetings were present the Row Drs fultoh
and Henry VI. Scudder of Brooklyn. Miles and Platt
| of Boston, the Rev. DIR. Thomas OF Newborn,
the Rev. Mr. Grecnburgh of Leeds, I'm
gland and Mr.. Shiland of southampton
L. l. Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher William Richard
son, and b. X. Corwn were also in the assembly.
During the remarks and prayers there were many
responses from the congregation and tears were III
many eyes, After the meeting DIR. Talmage said
that at the regular meeting in his church on sunday
evening 300 persons arose for religious inquiry, and
clergvnen noted this as a very remarkable instance
of the religious spirit which is now becoming proml-
nent in Brooklyn.
AZ eight o'clock Mr.. Moody assembled the platform
and gave out the hymn, Sweet Hour Of Prayer"
which WAS sung without the organ. Before the last
verse was finished Mr. Sankey entered and took his
seat aft the organ. Rock of Ages was then sung
and Mr. Moody said that he would read portion OF
the od chapter of the Prophecy of jeremiah, begin
ming at the 18th verse. In reading he made COM
mcnts on the as follows:
"Ah! Lord God behold Thou has made the Heaven
ana the earth by Thy great power and stretchedon arm
and there is nothing too hard for Thee
.s. hupH In
pat two years into cry aud city that Mr. Sankey
have gone always TOOK TINS verse ~ me Key
mote 10 our work We generally commence every prayer
% d ~ !, VA, wonderful help to u.s. Sometimes our
WAYS seemed hard ways Then We came DcR 10 me Ou
text aud these ways freed from all darkness. IL
spmetimes seemed as II some men c9na not Ne , COW
hearts would break At Edinburgh | was t0ld that
she chairman . an inGde club. went and stood beside
him. and asked him he Wa thinking On DIS SOU ire
one r. thought was no use irving but then Thought
nothing is too hard for God Iasked ann u might pray
hand on ne" got down on my knees and prayed for
him His mead was HID up and hs eyes ana 10, notice
me- and he seemed to say to the r1po that ny prays
did nor affect him al all For AK long months prayers
tally Offered III Pr par 81 Dor s asd
/ a year afterward, or Mite over year, when
were at work ran %Ho who got said fi that
the iniiel was at the foot of the cross; crying
W, heard that he leading meeting every night.
was 10 give you this k"y-noe-noihg IL too hard
hnJ"cd man rs for me TO turn my hand over. II this
il Gods work had better cling 10 1t II this il Cbrists
work il IN as lasting eternity itself. have good
deal more hope of this prycf-mecnx than the meetings
| al the mink II ia not preaching that You want; you
have plenty of preaching. lou have plenty OF men who
can preach better tan can You haze plenty OF men en-
who can sing better than Mr. Sankey can Let THIS DC
your Misunderstanding j. too hard for God 10 do IN HIS
ga. siro nv hoy how God created the world. He said,
lie spokrh ina is an Re said. let there he light,
and there was light" lie convert the thief the mar
lot the abandoned, and another class still harder
| that he efrighteOus PbarScr Goa can do III.
| Nothing too hard for Him. lct MS every morning
keen Is text in hearts, Nothing is too hard for
Tuee Onr COT can DO it, They tell tlst the ~
thirteen hundred thousand times larger than tnc world
ara other H1 s's discovered but these are ony fringe on
! is 80 great, shalt not ask Him for great things We
honor cod by asking for great things. Alexander had
general wro acronplsnra gr,n, Gr,%,! nn" t
treasurer for my amount he wished aud directed ms
honor the draft Inc i'at was SO large iht
Did M tell you 10 honor his draft! Don't you know
sn1w we honor God by asking for great thngsi The
! church has been asking for little things too long
Lord HE sic all flesh. Is there any hing too hard for
mel" just asif it pleased Him. He says 10 Jeremiah
f. there ANYTHING to hard for me AN the lor, the
God of all flesh" God Las shown Ills great Things, MT
when we accept His ruth we Will see stu greater thinA
! me next chapter. 3D. verse "Csll unto Me and VIII
answer thee and show thee great and mighty Things
which thou knowcst no!" Now, my friends let ns thl'
Him for something. There are great many VINO come
for nothing and therefore they get nothing Lt us come
tiiion. Let ms brins Ii before God. try it, Wien
was one tiIne making long prayer, ana a King
for nothing in particular, old woman says, ASK Cod
for something and IL He don't give 1t Ia YOU Let
ma ask for Something and we viii get it. Let every
mother ask for The salvation OF her and daughters
Nothing IN too hard for Him. We may not see the an
prayers, but God does answer the prayers OF
Between thirty and forty years ago, at prayer meet
ing which held there mother who had very bad
son. lie was very bad man. he very profane and
was the noted mcn of the town for his sin And
| when the church was struck with lightning he said he
youd have given go il il had burned II down During
the past eM weeks the Lord God has found him. lie has
resolved stop swearing and come back 10 church.
asked him down on MS knees and pray lie ans
wercd that he had been on his knees an day we may
not the answers Ia our prayers, Dut Gou answers tho
| prayer OF faith Let us pray.
| MIR. MooDYs PRAYER
Our Heavenly Father thank Thee for this Sweet
Hour of PRAYER" We thank Thee for the privilege we
have this morning of coming this place and worship
ing and we pray that Thou wouldcs give us the spirit Of
prayer. Teach lis how to pray. May we come and ask
Thee great things Nothing il too hard for Thee SO we
pray That Thou would take tine whole country To Ihlhet
and lay IT, at Thy feet. DO work IN this country that
snail make all embrace salvation In answer to
prayer may there 10 up u cry, Nhat snail 90 10 oe
message from the upper world tonight, and may his
words the aud to the hearts of many
We pray for these mothers that ARE here this morning
May they pry for their sons ana danSnlers iha thsy
ers who upconverted scholars may they labor and
pray much. We pray that The cildrrn may De Gathered
into the fold Of Christ. May the harvest be ipe, and
may we como 10 This place carrying our shravcs, and
| Christ will have ali the praise and glory. Amen
PRAYERS were then offered by Messrs. Willard,
Morton, and Shelley, after which George II. Stuart
of Philadelphia spoke follows:
Philadelphia and BROOKLYN arr to-day united by chord
of Christian sympathy which he broken, which
cannot be- fully realized until have passed through
the pcarly gates aud entered upon the golden Iayemcnts
above From more than 200 pnpits IN my own beloved
city ~ Philadelphia prayers are offered mp to God the
the Father, son aud Holy Ghost TO bless BROOKLYN and
grant beloved brethren, who have come from
the land Of thef fathers speak for themselves
may email speak for Christ they have never
| hyfu
of our beloved brethren Moody and saDkey might How
through the streets Of Brooklyn and that Of sal
WALTON would eross over the River into the City Of
! NorL NJ