The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-12-16


of rain and the early hour, 5000 people
were ready to hear words in which the
speaker seemed lost in the Importance Of
his theme. 1t was an appeal to Christians
to be ''peculiar" people, as Christ waa
peculiar in his life and work of self fsacrif-
cling love.
At 4 p. M. meeting for women only
was held, and the vast audience room WAS
crowded 1000 rose for prayer. Inquirers
| flocked into the inquiry rooms on either
side of the hall In one Mr.. Sankey labored
with company of Christian workers, talk
ing toinquirers one, by one and in common
sense way following up the serious impression
made by the words they had just heard
MIR. Moody and others were hard at work
in the other inquiry-room in a similar way.
For these men seem to feel that in persuad
ing and ''beseeching men to be reconciled
to God" it is not enough to talk to them
from the pulpit. As practical men they
see that the impression made by the public
speaker can be decpened and prevented
from passing away by button-holing men
and giving them to understand by personal
talk that you mean every word you have
said, and want them to get into the way of
salvation you have pointed out. The great
thing used in the inquiry room is the Bible.
Texts like Isaiah l: Is and 53 :: 4, 5 John
l: y; 3: Is and Sc; 5: "a, are used and
read slowly to the inquirer. For instance
Mr. Moody was talking to young man
who said he was ready to accept Christ.
"Well, said Mr.. Moody, beginning to read
John 5 "a, and asking at the end Of each
clause, ''do you accept that ~ The young
man asscnted each time till he reached the
words "HATu everlasting life, when the
young man sprang to his feet exclaiming,
II have it | have it y and in a few
minutes he was telling to others how simple
a thing it was to believe.
Sunday evening the meeting was for
men only, and in the midst of a pelting
rain 1000 men fockcd to the Hall, listened
with fixed attention, and crowded the
inquiry-rooms. At p. NJ DIR. McCook's s
church, near by, was filled at the young
mems meeting, which is held every evening
at that hour to suit the convenience Of
business men. Not till midnight had the
last inquirer left the building, so deep,
earnest, and importunate was the interest
awakened by these solemn services. Among
the inquirers was yourg man who said to
the gentleman talking with him, II have
been troubled about this subject all the
past week" "Do you think Satan has a
hand in such trouble? ?" was the reply.
"No No ~ ''Wel, if the Spirit of God has
made you anxious, he will help you now. "
"Oh, | think 1 believe in Christ, but [
don't know what it is be born again "
At once the Christian man turned to l
John 5: l, and slowly read "Whosoever
beleveth that Jesus is the Christ is born
of God" In a moment the young man
looked up with an expression of joy on his
face and said: "Then I'm saved"
During the week Mr. Moody has preach
cd from John ) Z, "Ye must be born
again. and followed it with John 3 IA 10,
GLOW to be born again" These sermons
were followed by one on "Grace," which
he said was possibly the least understood of
any important word, and but few Christians
really knew what grace was. He then
gave this definition "Mcrcy is pity to the
miserable" ;" Grace is Glove to the undeserv-
ing" and enforced it by illustrations that
would not fail to fix the whole scope of the
subject upon the minds of most of his
hearers. Mr.. Moody preached his sermon
: from the text, ''For the Son of man is come
to seek and to save that which was lost" by
reading a letter from man who said, 81
have been seeking the Lord for three weeks
and have not found him oh pray for me- y
The speaker said that if the writer had
been seeking Christ he would have found
him. He then gave out his text, and said
that there has never been man saved
f except that it cost God more to save him
than him to find God The woman who
loses piece of silver sweeps the room unit
she finds it she does not give it up wher
: she discovers the loss, but keeps up the
search until she finds what she lost. Goo
is alwsys seeking those which are lost, ant
the Prince of Heaven was sent down from
heaven by God to find those which were
lost He referred to the blind man al
Jericho whom Christ sought and healed
and said he hoped there would be many
sinners who would sing out. "Thou Sol
, of David, have mercy upon me-" May il
come from the depths of your hearts, fol
Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. The Lore
said to the blind man BE of good cheer,
and then said "What can do for you 2
f The blind man replied, ''Oh that my sigh
1 might be restored" and Immediately hi
r sight was restored Oh it is likely tina
: poor Bartimeus sung better than Mr.
Sankey, for he sung the song of redemp
r ton Mr. Moody then called attention Il
Y Zaccheus, who climbed the sycamors tres
, to see Jesus. 1t is not often that the ricl
0 man makes such an effort to see Christ
a When the son of God came under the tre'
| the Master stopped and called him down
< He expected to see Zaccheus because h
e knew that he would be there. Some ar
q opposed to speedy salvation. When shal
J, it commence ? 1t is likely that Zaccheu
/ was converted somewhere between the tire
r and the ground. He then said that if