The New York herald., 1875-09-18
The Great Evangelist Continuing His
Labors at Northfeld.
AN ELOQUENT DISCOURSE ON HEAVEN
The Fruits Of His Teaching Thirty COlyer-
SiOnS in One Evening.
AFFECTING NCDENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS


tan team in himself and he stn continues preach
salvation TO crowds Of hearers who flock in from all the
surrounding country That his persistent and
energetic efforts are turning the minds Of many people
from worldly spiritual things is indicated in
a most unmistakable manner by the increased in
terest and feeling which is manifested at each and
every one Of the meetings This fact has not only
been overlooked and rdiculed but in some instances
wully denied by journalists who were tardy in
their arrival the Of the commencement OF the
evangelical meetings which it Is proposed TO hold
throughout the country.
EXERCISES or THURSDAY EVENING.
The weather last night was terribly uncomfortable
damp chilly and penetratng-but the interest and de-
sire to hear Mr. Moody, in the absence Of the
sweet singers than the people could resist,
and they drove in from distances Of fifteen
and even twenty-A miles. Mr. Hawley,
OF Bratleboro, led the singing this even
ing and led 1t we'll Mas Mary Dutton
sat at the organ, and thoughgthe music lacked,
necessarily somewhat of the inspiration that accom-
panies Mr. Sankey's leadership still there good
amount Of confidence and spirit at the start and
before the meeting closed the congregation nearly
independent The opening hymns were in order, II
heard the Saviour say "God loved the world Of sin
ners lost and II love TO tell the story" after which
Mr, Moody read several requests for prayer that
had been sent in to him, and Rev. J. 7.
Clark the pastor OF the church, offered prayer in
behalf Of the requesters Safe the of jesus
then sung and Mr. Moody prayed that their minds
might be opened the disciples on the way to
Emmaus that heaven might seem nearer and dearer
that the minds OF all present might be lifted heaven
ward and that the earth drinking the rain to-
night so the hearts Of all present might drink in the
truth Mrs silas Fields granddaughter then sung
Philip Philips song Home of the Soul"
MR. MooDY's DISCOURSE.
Mr. Moody then said:-I want to speak TO you
about heaven. l going to meeting some time
ago, when met by brother who asked me what
the subject going to be- and told him Heaven
He appeared disappointed, and said he had hoped it
would be something practcal-all our talk about
heaven, he said, was nothing but speculation. Wen
if the Lord didn't want much talk it, there
wouldn't be so much in the Scriptures about it, When
i in Europe noticed that people who met me and
were coming 70 America always inquired about the
countryits climate, its schools and everything ese
but they would spend only little time here while we
spend eternity heaven. We ought to learn all
we can about it here that won't act strange when
we get there. And first | want TO say that
heaven is real place. locality. Men now
the next thing that follows that there is
heaven Now the Bible that tells Of God tells
Of the devil Some doubt that there is devil but
don't have to look 10 find him and his works earth.
Turn if you please, to Deuteronomy XVI, Is, "Look
down from thy holy habtation from heaven, and
bless thy people Israel Soon after my conversion
inhdel asked me why always prayed looking up
W,
founded me then; but now when man tries to con-
found me turn TO these passages:-'Eook down from
thy molly habitation." OF course God is everywhere
We say the sun was IN Northheld today,
though reality it Is ninety five millions OF miles
away. So We have felt the influence Of the Sun Of
Righteousness here the past week. though HIS home IS
above In John, ill.,, IS ind, ''He came down"
&C l want to locate heaven. 1t is above. Some
people want TO find out how far heaven is away. II 10
in speaking distance. In Second Chronicles, vii, a.
fron heaven God can hear our prayers there First
dwelling place"
When Johns disciples had been taught to pray Chrst's
disciples Jesus and asked 10 be taught also TO
pray Christ then pg the prayer in their mouths that
be called the disciples prayer and but disciple
offer it The Lords Prayer may be found in the
His heart TO His Father Many man is easing
his conscience by making this Disciples Prayer,
but If lives in rebellion TO God he cannot pray;
when he becomes disciple then he can pray that
prayer In Acts vii, 55, find that but those
full Of tho Holy Ghost see into heaven, see Christ
Here IS St. Stephen full Of the Holy Ghost looking
up into heaven, saw the glory Of God
and Jesus standing at His right hand. 1t
is not far away 'but that we can see into IT, was
asked by aged Christian once what would do when
got to heaven Wen sad, should want TO take
one good look Of about 500 years Christ after
that would 20 around and Paul and my other
friends We shall shuttle of this old Adam coil by and
by and be Ike Christ To be with Him and like Him is
10 be satisfied, and what can We want furtherf
A TOUCHING ILLUSTRATION.
A little child, some time ago. lost its father and
mother IL was taken TO the neghbors and the
mother died and the child not brought home again
I'LL after funeral When taken into the old house
again the child wandered from room to room, crying
"Motherl motherl !" but the mother was not there,
would be again and the child burst into tears
and said, ''Take back TO my friends, /
do not want to stay here mothers gonel''
The attraction Of the home was gone. Ny
friends it is the company that we shall have IN heaven,
the society 0f Jesus that Will make heaven attractive
There are not only angels IN heaven but redeemed
saints (ReveaLon, VII, 81 When was IN London
man came TO me and said be had lost beautiful child
and he wanted hope that the child saved said TO
him, "How is 1t with your" he shook his head.
said, Ut is strange you want 70 know where
the child is If you prepared TO go 20
iLn We must become little children; pride
and prejudice keep more people oct Of the kingdom
than anything else ! believe that infants when they
die swept right into the kingdom. In john xii.
Do ind that our departed friends who followed Him
here with Him. Some think that through the past
5000 years the redeemed have been sleeping Paul
said 81 want TO be With Him. &C. TO be they
al the last-but they are tAre now in spirit
Some men have said Moody was man Of one idea
that Is the highest compliment that could be paid
II have one idea and that idea is Christ 1t is thou
sand times better than everything else. II s
times a wonder TO that when people lose Christian
friends they sorrow. Why, our LIE Is but an inch Of
time and eternal ages roll on Win Chrst
Turn you please 70 the tentn chaPter
that he wished call attention 70 the fact that Christ
the seventy FORTH two by two so they could sec
that Mr. Sankey and himself going 10 Europe, MI
Moore and Mr Remington going through Vermont and
Whittlo and Bliss West, new idea There
were evanrests In Bible times and he hoped should
get back Bible ways and that ovangcliss would DO
going all the land, though some had said:-''We
don't want these coming into our towns upseting
all old ideas p
Resuming his exposition Mr Moody asked his
1ience note the twentieth verse where the disciples
told rejoice that their names are written in
heaven. Some people say they can't tell down here,
but must wait tail they get 70 heaven 70 know whether
her names written IN tie Book Of LIE.
! believe 10 ig the privilege 81 every Chris
tian know 10 here Men IN China tell me
That the greatest honor that be paid Them there s
10 write their Of their joss houscs-in the
house OF Confucius Christ says Rejoice that your
names written IN heaven" ] coming into
Liverpool oge night with party Of friends, and
found the Northwestern Hotel fun and they tod me 10
had been full for days ] said % my friends "Let
70 over 90 the AdelphL" "No they said, 'we have
q room engaged "Why," I s2id they told
ihe house had been full for days, and
YOU say you have got room" "Ah," they SAID.
Eve sent our names ahead and secured room
"How wise,n thought Many Of you are laying IN