New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-04

rather 90 down 10 their graves than sanction such uan
at each one OF you consocrate himself TO this
work Begin this conservation now ana mere 40 S h1'
leave this sanctuary until you have absolutely uoei..
mined 70 bear, each man his own load Ihero Is nOt
one thing this momenons crisis that You VIII DO more
bfy The Law OF Christian labor speaks as deney GA
this subject A. tho message Oh Nathan 70 h ouo nam
DO not fan into the mistake that Moody and sankey are
coming here to preach Jesus TO tne people as
II you would have this city stirred to It's center te
least the weakest and most obscure Oh IFS u5ePe ="
well the most powerful ana prominent mus,
an active power to accomplish the tass lou may hot
I'll the pulpit, nor an oicla slali9h IN aS ~
because OF u personal dihdence and msglvlng Oh your
own ability stil YOU must bear In mind tbat ye are
the light OF tho world" and you cannot burn like sun
You can gimmer like star, or cheer IKE single
Thousands of private Christians istonish men py tner
aptness in influencing them IN bargains, y
aud business transacton3 can II be tlat lhcy Is AZ q
loss to know how to influence the hearts OF men 20 hev
enly merchand.set ply motives and mild persllasvCs
with men 10 lay mp treasure in heayeni Surely not II
they will enlist their whole energy, SKILL ana enthusiasm
for Christ Instead OF lldctlon OF ,er ps t en- md,
not the exgencics OF these times demand lat each lul
ydua man should throw himself without Gd ,c
this sphere OF personal service JUST ~ la mcu
labora OF ApOOs. Priscilla. and Aguila timothy ana
Phoebe the deaconness at Jenehiea, aS ieO" T.; %
Church OF God should form In organized force Tor
a gigantic and well adjusted struggle for Christ a., .
Let each one cI You SUE itlg ~" II az tI,}p IL
requisite Quai aons for this Work: Inc ist thihe, II
seems me- that ought TO he DONE Is To get ta inter
est in the work when on may hOloIdp anu i ~
amounts, IN scriptura phrHse0logy,, 10 puIutn Va
harden of il as to devote yourself anXiOusy and con
stantly prayer the succti Not only IN general
wish that such work OF grace may he wrought, nut
such as shall gather to Christ many VINO now wander
as lost sheep. Nay, your prayers ana sOgitue must D
day ny ay ana H. noun ~ ou Of i yng besns And
then, IL your cathOcty OF spirit IS al all
with The love OF your Master ana tne o. o
ielowmcn, you VIII hnd happy WORK III CONS iOiii ~
the poor the Wrctchcd, the neglected, ana IN iehg
them by the hand to that ample gospel feast which you
share Nothing but real hearttrust IN Christ and
intense pleadings 1T tho throne OF Grace can lay
With this Guckcncd ability work for Christ your
tors Will not he left captains without an army nut
every man will take his place IN The ranks, as good col
der of his Lord and all, actuatcd by passion Tor me
saving of men, will make peaceful and Ioyns cohfues'o
Let us close these remarks, then by urging you all not
only expect large things, but TO address ourselves NJ
things. Let all pray let us All prepare ana then !ri
all proceed 10 answer oar own Prayers a lar o9 Goa
responding exertion such is likely TO secure the thing
we aslI In this way the erNtnt prayer becomes IN
clear settled and definite about tho things that we ann
at. 1t must not be simply to spread certain ophious
a at s want 70 SUI r H he mes belief
but chiefly through that to reach Their ehara e.
ter ssr & tine Their m Sgns the selfish the
naughty the polluted the lost 10 be reached by t
INTO the gentle The scisacriaclng owy, the pure
and The saved. Therefore we ed something moro thi
great central mass mcenS oil IN glow, al some gar
dem hall. to which the disciples OF Cnlst can h,ra ~
crowds. singing inspiring hymns, rcgaling themselves
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coming Of Moody aud sankey hcy would render s AZ inn
This i one OF tie chronic evils which has attended those
REVEALS Of religion in this cit which have been con
meetings al this sort heidi in various eniers ana
series OF Sunday night services were held at the
Academy OF Music, which we're immensely at
tcnded But il was estimated that fully three
fourths Of all who attended these services were regu
lar attendants OF the various churches III the city
They LETT their pastors and to shit Tor
tLcmselSe best they might and probably lost relish
which they met with abroad. So, last Winter when Mr.
Marley preached IN tle liippgdrOmc. Now II only 8uch
mtn. am that the Thoughtful Christians OF New,
York and especially the real tocr- IN the chufches VIII
will reap small profit from their ahors.
What thc-" Egangciss elm ut chiefly, ~ understand
Them is the thoughtful stirring comprehensive pre'ch
ing OF Christ which makes clear hc connection between
personal acceptance Of Cnrst and personal salvation
breadth rs EyIngcli-ts uty nvOkr these truths
because best adapted 10 the needy si1n"r ana most
stacbag h t%s Gaspel. and Of rccilins them
ro"cH,' tTSo,d "' ufSrgring c;anrclicsi power
power Burning with love 10 God and love 70 man, and
Inats". unless gou help them to do sOl At meeting
held in Providence chapel llirhh' Y,fo.l, Lpn'nh on
of thc revival that the OF London ett I'M
reached Is it. WHY were they Rot nlDFcdI Wen, 1lf
Dnrcr6n administered the most clustc r,bGlcs TO tho
Cnrsaus Who we're present - the great meetings for
TIER schsucss in crowdng these meetings while people
Who hardly the Gospel could not get in to hear
il If thcy wished The masses were not reached be-
cause Christians did not generally organize IN any
TANGIBLE ana practical way 10 rc'ch them. There is
nothing In modern Christian effort which greater g-
uoIuHcc and OF the imprlccabc l. expended than
ON The digcstcd plans 10 reach ANA cyanSclt tie out-
side masses" Dr. Davidson calls them. when the
"outside masses" are to he touched, all at
once the mind rcyerts TO SOFT Of mammoth,
wholesale attack mpuslye. dttul, which means
ANYTHING in general and nothing in particular.
God never converts by wholesale. As each man II
born alone aud sins alone. ana die alone 80 tach man
must be DrOu gh Christ alone and by IN" special
means whether he lives in Firh-lyc or Water-st so
then close by saying 10 M own congregation, at least,
20 10 work Moody and Sanay cannot 90 TO each per
son Of the usde DO You 90 to them amt begin
10 work in my Lords vineyard this first sabbath in
October n you t. do s0meih.nS besides Idle talk
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