New-York tribune., 1875-10-11
THE REVIVAL MOVEMENT.

[FRou SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRTDUNEI
NORTHFIELD, Mass, Oct. 1O.-Mr Moody,
the evangelist always makes point so to order the
OF his that they will not interfere with the
regular devotional exercises OF the town or city where ne
may he laboring. His meeting IN the Congregations
Church to-day held at p. IN. large
assembage, for this little town, came together and
the house filed. Half dozen bouquets decked the
pulpit and the little cottage organ standing beneath Mr.
Moody shared the pulpit with the Rev. Mr. Clark, the
pastor OF the church. and four deacons The discourse
personal appeal to the people OF North
field to embrace religion.
He seemed to throw more energy his sermon to-
day than any previous occasion OF his appearance
here and in few minutes many in the audience were in
tears when the close he asked those who desired the
prayers Of Christians to stand than 70 rose 10
their feet There first short service OF song before
Mr. Moody in after which the meeting was opened
with the hymn
Ilove to tell the story
OF unseen things above
One OF Mr.. Moodys collection. After prayer ny MI
Clark the / Ith Hymn Of the collection was sung. Mr.
Moody read the 10th chapter of st. Luke fhe para
BILE OF the Priest the Levite aud the Good Samaritan,
and made the following comments upon it,
You can always tell the religion of Jesus Christ. You
tell whether man has the spirit OF Jesus ChIlst ny
his actions and %an aas Gas mo mot y to
save Sn fHGn % dro@ anu drunSSrds grave he
has not the heart Of Christ There are nowadays,
wounded man like the religion that goes down to
Mounted lie did not say, Now poor mau, come up
here and will help YOU but he got down nSs nniai
on, leading the beast. That IL the klnd OF
religion that we want,whch will make men go d9Tn TS
priest and the eys up ana a saW @ ana cse
BY sr the he wM @aT end Ss oil % into s1a
had been like many OF us he would have have said; c,
sIsSs, sty Poor % sSs tt a s10'RSs %a, o
only a Samaritan would help him but ne
saw the mans suffering That is the kind of religion
want NOWADAYS We are not to stop to ask where man
was born, or who he came irom We only want to know
that he is suffering wish every one here would ask
himself the question Have any intent in my heart
guard their neighbore rather than praise them.
That not acting in WAY a .n Lat M rs St sCw we
viii speak OF men unless We can speak good of them
II q man has trippcd and fallen, it is not In accordance
with the spirit OF Christ to bazen ali over the town
Nothhcld needs the gospel just as much AS any other
town. All are alike.
Mr. Moody took as the text Of his remarks Luke, chap
For the Son of Man ~ come 10 seek ana 10 save inat
which lost" He said:
contend that any who reads the Bible will find
out that God the sinner There is great deal Of diff
ference between hating sin and hating the sinner God
save them from He came. not to condemn the world,
not TO make miserable and wrechcd because We
We wond not have known that God loved sin had
Brought oui Gods love 1t was Chicagos calamity that
brought ont the love and compassion Of England for it,
fsndS sI II Wns the thought that God gave Christ FOR my
sake that reused me. ! contend th.t the love OF
Man is come TO seek and To save that which lost.
read in the third chapter OF Romans that all have come
short Of the law OF God We all need Savior. and in
the fullness OF time Christ There may he some
here saving Christ never sought Tor me- asked
he answered. Then my friend said |, - there is
use in your trying to come. Did y9n ON never never
Well then my friend God has been seeking for you The
fact that you sssye sa o has sp@sr e mat , o
your soul. Why, You never hear 's sermon that
Sss sermon as to seeking yS hGa AFTER 'y' ''i Have yd IN
never taken up that s;. blessed Bible AN and
mve moi some Of YOU sot letter, from praying mothers
asking you 10 be- Christians That is the son of God
the wife Of your bosom has been taken from YOU That
is the Son of Man setkns after your SOU soul My friends
sought after your souli Have You not been IN
@ss9si s, when fS oostsr Of the Master SG" %s SEa
and you have felt there terrible time coming when
you to go into another wordi How was IN those
NOT Thought you really ought To become Christian
Has there not been still small voice calling you TO
want 10 Sal your attention ctos tS the oSHi wSFa
a9s for Se PeeVG minutes What ''1 Ee loss of
soul means there would not he dry eye IN this assem-
easS when r he sO eame down here He was in carsi
when he went on Calvary aud endured that cruel deaat
souii I have seen thousands OF men going around
the globe in search Of health; aud yon mourn Urn
how much more reason Il mere 10 sorrow
for who has lost his soul How the nation mas mas
Charlie Ross Thousands and thousands Oi dollars have
me loss that child compared with the loss of soul
Why there is hope ior that father ana mother
5isv.r hs child On look aen at he % G Smss Rs Rs qs
been made desoate by sons going down To drunkaros
graves not G m ~ y"n y r"% With "f the loss Of SoW
have boy. No but God knows how love hin; but
tell yon WIN an my hT a bow won" womd rather bar
him die with the hope that might see him IN Heaven,
than that lie should grow up 10 manhood ana ole WITHOUT
When that splendid steamship went TO pieces of the
coast of Newfoundland, few years ago, there was
young business board from Chicago. dispatch
came that he was lost His wife was plunged INTO deep
mourning His mOthe heart was brOkes and there was
great wsling among the friends little while after,
ward there came dispatcll-" saved = and
saved in a beautiful frame The son OF Man Is on
this earth and can save yS4 ,oSht you % T M eI Io MN
Satan and Christ Satan ofcrs US riches end honors and
Is able to give peace aud joy comfort that the world
knows not of. can't tell YOU how anxious have been
for this meeting tonight have been praying that God
might give baptism OF grace. Praying fathers and
praying mothers cannot help You lOu must walk alone
when You to the valley OF the shadow OF death
Mr. Moody closed his remarks by asking: IL there
any who wish to have pray for them let them rise TO
their feet" One young girl and man and woman fag
past the prime OF life stood up Are there no others -
he asked. "Who would like to be prayed for Three
more stood up. Would you just ask silently what the
Lord would have you TO do r. came appeangly from
the pulpit There were twelve persons stand
ing IF there is one more that would like 10
be remembered in prayer, let him rise" Six
more were added to the number standing. THAT was
quite number there still others y continued
Mr. Moody. and "A few more arose. Mr.. Moody again
smoke viii all who have to believe they have
been saved rise ~ Half the congregation stood up Mr.
Moody then offered earnest prayer that they might
live aud manifest Gods spirit TO a dying world"