The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-06
LAST NIGHT IN THE RINK.

Tho congregation in the Rink large last night
as il has been for weeks The choir sang several
hymns before the service opened The first prayer
offered by Dr. Armitage, OF this city, and
invitation and full Of inspiration Mr.
sankey sang the hymns 'oncc for all' and
Jesus or Nazareth passeth by as solos Mr. Moody
read portions Of Johns gospel first chapter and then
offered a brief prayer The announcements for Sun
days services made The usual morning service,
at hafpast eight when an address will be dciv-
cred Christian workers The afternoon meeting viii
be for women, Us was last Sundays. The evening
meeting will be general, but the admission will be BY
tickets which be had at the Rink this morning at
the Young Mems Christian Association rooms and at
several bookstores This measure is designed give
the unconvered an opportunity the services
eve will take the liberty said Mr.. Moody "of turn
ing you church going people out II you get here We
faces here front OF us Sun
day night The usual morning prayer meeting will be
held the Tabernacle this morning when the remarks
WILDE directed TO dissatisfied Chrisans-not dissats-
fed with Christ but with themselves.
MooDY's SERMON.
Mr. Moody took his text from Genesis hi o.
sswhere art thou9" This the first question asked
the rst text uttered the preacher and there
were only two in the congregation. From the time
that Adam fell until have tried 10
hide their SINS and the nrst thought OF every
is not 70 confess, but 70 hide his sin. As
II he could hide anything from God. And all through
these ZOO years every OF Adam has had this ques-
ton put 20 him. Where art thouy Not where thou
in the sight OF your neighbors or OF the community in
which you live, but in the sight Of God II Of very
little consequence where ! am in the sight OF
my fellow men, but Il Is Of great moment
divisions among us, but God has only wo-those who
for Him and those against Him. And He
night to every OF us with the question, Where
art thous and ~e mad better answer it now than wait
for death. II would like said Mt Moody, ITO d.
vide this audience INTO three classes and speak to each
separately The first class is the processing Christian
Where art thou Must We 60 back 10 some old musty
church record to find out where you are have said
that the Church OF God to-day the greatest obstacle
10 the work Of God in the earth. How many Of you
protesting Christians are living for Christi Are there
not hundreds oil Christians who never speak
word TO others about Christ? How
many Of you come here night after night
and SIT beside unconverted and women and never
your hat and walk out We don't i've profess 70
believe II We did We would make greater efforts 70
bring souls 70 Christ
II were awake and believed as We profess would
not try to bring our brothers and friends TO Jesus
Andrew did his brother Simon. Now
q thinks he IS pretty good Chris
tan II he hears two or three sermons
week without ever trying to bring a soul 10 Christ
While you sleeping not your and your
daughters going down 10 death--lost; II
awake would not this city be walked up very soon
The human heart is worse to-day than II
Sin into the world fully cdgcd The first born
OF a murd ,rer, and you can't have
tnan tnaL ANA ytkyOu excuses tnat you can't
influence any for God II you live right you can.
Men don't read the Bible but they read your lives and
II you living you ought you will be able win
souls Jesus. II all lived ought how long
do you suppose II would be before the world would be
converted 70 Christ Not many years, can tell you
BAcKsITDRRs AND SINNERS INVITED.
| The second class that Mr.. Moody spoke to the
backsdcr OF all the backsliders have found
could find any who could give good reason
for leaving Christ ask you TO night 70 come back
Christ Mr. Moody told several anecdotes illustrate
the readiness of God toeceivc returning backslider
The thrd class was the sinner the unconverted Here
he said Is salvation for every lost soul lie told
anecdote OF French noblcman. who lnhdel and
converted aud has been for years preaching the
Gospel He appealed then 10 the unconyerted 10 give
themselves 70 Christ and let their cry be, God be
\ mcrcifu 70 me, a sinner Mr. Hammond led in
prayer at the close Of the Sermon fol
4 lowed by Mr. Moody White the Rink meet.
y ing progress Mr.. Needham addressing a
congregation in simpson Methodist Episcopal church.
A second congregation 6ed Il after the Rink ser
closed and about twenty-five inquircrs entered
\ the inquiry room and cOnversed with by Mcssrs.
Moody and sankey and others The young mems
meeting in the Reformed church not largely at.
tended 1t has been and fewer persons stood mp
prayers. In respects the interest TO be
waning IN these meetings