The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-08
and sankey Prayer Meeting.

lvn tabernacle was filled this morning
Mr.. Sankey was not present and Key
Fred Bell took his place, leading the
singing OF "Jesus Lover Of My Soul"
Nearer My God to Thee" and other
hymns. Mr.. Moody said he had great
many requests for prayer, and all but
four asked for prayers for others. de
wished to hear more people request
ing prayers for themselves. he
spoke on BLESSED are they who
do hunger and thirst after righteous
ness" lie hoped they all thirsted after IT..
He did, and he prayed God might fill
him with it. Mr.. Ncedham offered
PRAYER ard was followed by representa-
tive clergymen Of the several denomi-
nations. After the congregation was dis
missed Mr.. Moody called the clergymen
about the platform for conference, In
which Mr.. II. w. Beecher participated E
Their principal busiaess was laying out
work for next week.
The Tabernacle meeting yesterday af-
ternoon WAS by far the largest since the
advent of Moody and Sankey.
The Services Yesterday.
new YORK, November 7.-Thousands
attended the Moody and Sankey services
held at the Brooklyn Rink to-day. At
the meeting in the morning the large
building was filled with people. Sankey
sung several of his favortc hymns.
Moodys discourse was interspersed with
number of touching stories, which af-
fected many of the audience to tears.
Two or three thousand people were una
BILE 10 gain admission to the Rlnk.
Moody discoursed from the seventh verse
of the second chapter OF st. Luke. He
urged his congregation to Danish pride
and the love of the world from their hearts
and make room for God. Sankey sang
at the close knocking at the Door
The services ut night were exclusively
for the benefit of sinners, and all those
who confessed themselves such were
furnished with tickets of admission.
Probably the morning congregation
was made up of Sabbath School teachers.
Moody's discourse was about love and
sympathy. lie said, in substance, it
was love that ought TO promote ali our
work for God, and not duty. 1t Is glo-
riou. privilege to serve God by working
for him. When people complain that
they are not successful, it must be be-
cause they are working only out Of II
sense Of duty, and not because they are
SO full of love that they cant help it
when man gets up in prayer meeting
and SAYS he would not have risen to say
anything, but he felt 1t II duty TO do so,
he throws chill over the meeting. II
he has nothing to say, he has no business
to get up. Love works because it likes
to do il and asks ho questions. When
the huSbandnuG went out 10 hire labOrers
those who started ~ work ut the last
hour without asking any queS-
tons got as much hire as those
who would not 20 without
making bargain; SO we must not look
ut il in a cold business light, 50 much
work for so much money, but enter the
vinevard without asking questions; ;
whatsoever is right the Master will pay
us. We will succeed il it is only love
that prompts us. Here Mr.. Moody re-
lated au anecdote told him by Il
clergyman in England who
won whole family by having
smiled to some children IN Il certain win
dow whenever he passed 1t. We must be
ALWAYS Joyous and cheery and then the
world will know that our religion is Il
reality and that we believe what we pro-
fess. don't like to see people wearing
a long face and all the time talking
about their daily duty. Suppose should
say to NV mother down in Northteld
"Mother, you are getting old now. You
were always kind to me; think it will
be my duty TO come and see you
every week" Would not she Say, "If you
come because it is u duty, you need not
come at all" Suppose give my wife Il
present and say, at is my dutyto give it
to you;' would not she say, "Iou can
keep your present Men say they can
not see how some other men can do so
much for God without break
ing down. They do not
break down, because they work out
of love and not for duty. 1t is needless
burdens that break man down; love
can do everything; | never saw any
one whose heart was full Of love that
did not win his way to the hearts Of
others; Sunday school teacher can win
first tho confidence of scholars and then
hand them over to Christ. Mr. Moody
here told an ale ting story Of
returned missionarys wife talk
ing leave of her children for Christ's
sake TO 20 again to India with the divine
strength given her for the hour. She
parted from them, not with tears, but
with smile, that they might remember
that she sacrificed them cheerfully. She
died before she saw them again The
audience were moved to tears at the
pathetic recital. He continued; Some
Of YOU may say, i could not do that well!
Right here in all your comforts and
where your children can gather around
you, cant you go out INTO the lanes and
get hold OF some dirty, ragged little boy,
and lead him to Christ? There is an
avenue to the hardest heart, and love
will find some way 10 reach 1t.
Moody's evening DISCOURSE to women
only, was frem the text; "And they laid
Him in amanger, because there WAS no
room for Him IN the inn The Israelites,
for 1000 years, had been looking for
the promised one; for years the prophets
had been prophesying Of Him. No sooner
did man fall than the promise of Him
was given. All along through the ages
each mother of Israel expected to be the
mother of the Messiah, yet when He did
come there was no room nor welcome for
Him. Well, some OF You will
say, if they had known He WAS
the promised one they would have
welcomed Him. Well, will they receive
HIM now? Are you ready to receive HIM
now? There has been more said and
written about Him than about any
hundred men living. Every one Of you
has got your Bible at home to tell You
about Him. All around and about you
are witnesses to tell you how He has
brought them out of the pit, and put Il
pnyy song in their mouths Yet YOU will