The New York herald., 1875-10-25

you must not expect great a work IN this country
There are great difficulties IN the way Well If you
| don't expect YOU won't have It.
EXPECT TO HAVE GREATER WORK.
hope that every man right along Will take the land at
once. There is nothing TO hinder my friends II God
/ delights IN u.s. We can say with Joshua why
snle 70 80 UP ana take ,ne and How easy = would be
| people Of the nationi How would be FOR tho
/ Lord TO pour down such bIcssingl Those ten men
who with Joshua and Caleb had their eyes nxed
on the great walls OF the city and upon
the sons of Anak, and upon the giants, but
Caleb and Joshua lifted their eyes above those walls
ana they saw HIM who sat upon the throne can
Imagine Joshua as he game back and IN answer 70
through the Red Seat When lost In the wilder
did He open His hand and give us heavenly
ioodY When we're aIhirst and had no water did lie
not strike the rock and make the water bubble out
II we will we are able TO 20 up and take the land
That is the difference between the of faith and the
man or unbcleE Would to God that we could sweep
away this wretched unbeeL
All the ordained and orthodox the left Of the
preacher aglow with admiration II Is not conven
tonal preaching 1t must be like what Peter the Her
lifted up armies of Crusaders with-simple words,
but such rolled in mental furnace, and, when
made red hot fred from heavy artillery with double
charges OF powder
our God is able and what we want 70 do is 20 move
forward, trusting in God believing that God Is ablelto
great things and will do them for all who ask them
God is able let us not limit the power OF the Holy One
OF Israel Let lift up yonder and see Him
that steth at the right hand OF God IAN power IN
heaven and earth is given to me-" What arc your rum
II the power of God be exerted
THIS
those will become trophies of His and power
in this land. II we 10 have churches ned with
fear and unbelief and we do not expect blessing
aeon ssna and Ss us q GOO a00R a ni sear
mind that II there is to be work in
Brooklyn must take places in the ranks do the
work and leave to God tho glory The minute you begin
to lift up man, and say 1t is this that
| wrought God will withdraw from il when Gideon
led his men 10 the brook and said, Let all those that
afraid step out % 600 wheeled OF the line Poor
| Gideon would like 10 have him then. But
after ~ 600 had wheeled out OF the line there were
TO- 900 lett God said There too many" And the
question put to these again and 700 wheeled out
| OF the bne and there were only 300 men
| LETT But they had faith. think IL John Wesley
who said II he had 100 that loved nothing but God
he would convert the world and shut up the gates Of
| hell inside OF six weeks These 100 such
men Then another thought, my friends. II We are
going to have work in this country must learn this
lesson-that is must let God work in HIS own way.
This idea OF laying out plans Tor going TO work AL
wrong. When the Holy Ghost comes He will work out
| the way for Himself He will make His own channel,
and what you Is to be simply meet for Masters
use. You must not give the glory TO this man or that
man.
| THIS CAPITAL sI'
have got to do away with, and must just simply
| stand in our places like Gideons 800 You must
say "Let me do anything, or let take any position
at ALL only lot God be gorihed." Gods ways not
ways. Many times men have been looking Tor God
/ To appear in the West and He from the opposite
| direction Why when Joshua, the son Of Nun, com
manded the seven priests blowing seven trumpcts or
rams horns to march around the walls OF the city or
Jericho times II there had been many reporters
present there here to-day what fun they would
\ have made or them. They would have said II
was the most absurd sight that seen, to
! 600, 900 men walking around the walls OF Jericho, fol-
! lowed by seven priests blowing rams horns The
| idea OF DIR. Tamage Dr. Burlington and DR.. Cuyler,
and four other Doctors or Brooklyn, going around the
| walls of the city blowing rams horns They would
horns they should at least have silver trumpets But
! God may take rams horns-He may take empty
pitchers to do His work. That is the lesson God has
been trying to teach His people Tor the last years
He takes the weakest things 70 confound the mighty
! We must let God take His way. And let US take
| this lesson TO heart, that we are
MARK WAY
70 work. We must be like Joshua A man said, in
one of our conventions Scotland that there was
q man in the whole camp OF Israel but knew that God
could any one Of them TO slay Goliath; but there
was only one man that believed God would do it, That
/ IL what must bclieve-that God will in this
work II We to have work in this country it must
be from individual efort-from each man getting right
down and trying to reach his negnbo OF each young
trying to reach some companion and bring him to
! Christ. II l had voice this morning | would
like shout in the Of the 40 600 ministers of this
Republic 'Shall we go up and take the andr" Why,
i believe II the ministers would work energeticay
there would be the greatest reformation the world has
ever seem but we must say farewell to worldly follow
ng must bid adieu to church fairs and bazaars and
dancing and church aInusements Then we can say 70
the ministers OF Brooklyn this morning, Shal we 80
| up and take the landf Shall we so up at once, Dr.
Budingtons Shall we go up At once, DR.. CuyierY
MR.. STEWART, ARE You READY"
| These questions, put directly to the gentlemen
named they behind the speaker the platform,
Turning again to the audience, Mr. Moody
All ready Then let 60 up and take the land. Let
have the faith OF Caleb and Joshua, and the Church
will be filed and this miserable unbele that has been
barrier so long will be swept away II had the
trumpet OF God reach the TO- 600 teachers OF America
would ask them each TO bring one soul to Christ.
way to Mount Zion If every teacher
would lead pupil to the Lamb that chascth
away a sHe ean sns 2, .Ie woua M IKE 70 70
Christian Associations. i would like TO ask them,
''shal 80 up and take the landy Shall go up
and take the land in the name Of CODY oh, may the
spirit OF God upon this morning. and the Lord
may use US in this work
The speakers voice died away and the congregation
moved restively in their and drew long breaths.
Turning the OF his hymn book Mr. Moody
said, a want Mr. Sankcy to sing now only an Armor
Bearer" In response to the call Mr.. sankey sang,
with thrilling effect, the closing hymn
Only an armor bearer proudly stand
Waiting 10 follow At the Kings command;
Marching If onward shall tho order be,
Standing by my Captain, serving faithfully.
Chorus We the battle cryi Forward the call
See the laltering ones backward they fall
Surely the Captain may depend on me,
Though but an armor bearer may be.
Only an armor bearer, now in the field
Guarding a shining helmet sword and shield,
Waiting 70 hear the thrilling battle cry,
Ready then 10 answer, master, here am l."
Only an arnor bearer yet may share
Glory immortal, and bright crown wear
IT, In The battle, TO my trust Pm true,
Mine shall be the honors in the Grand Review
THE AFTERNOON MEETING.
Double the number of people that went to attend the
morning meeting the Rink wendcd their way there
in the afternoon Fully 10, 600 were assembled solid
mass in front and above and below the Rink when
the doors were thrown up scene OF greater confu
sion, OF pushing, jostlihg and scrambling seldom
ever before In the morning there posi-
decorum compared TO the fearful rush Of the after
noon. The Brooklyn sanitary police squad, numbering
forty five men, under Sergeant Rogers held the doors
on Vanderbilt and Cermont avenues. Al twenty
minutes to three these doors opened
and the immense throng OF people moved Ike
one man forward TO the openings. The crush as