The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-06
Muody and Sankey-SmaII Attend.


perceptible falling off in the attendance
at the Moody and Sankey meetings in
the TaImadge Tabernacle every morn
ing. The decreased attendance was ac-
counted for on Tuesday by the election,
Wednesday by anxiety to know the re-
suit and Thursday by the rain. To-day
there is neither rain,electlon or anxiety,
and vet there is the smallest attendance
of the week. There were about hum
dred requests for prayers, and Mr.. y ed
ham, the Irish evangelist, offered pray
er, and Mr. Moody then spoke Of the ne
cessty OF prayer.
Evening ScrViceS-FulI Account.
The religious services at the Brook yn
Rink this evening were well attended,
the place being filled to lis utmost Ca
pacity. Moody gave out the hymn
Guide me, oh Thou great Jehovah,
which which was sung by the entire con-
gregation, and Rev. DR.. Armitage Of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church led in IN
earnest prayer. Mr. Sankey then sang
Gree from law, oh, happy condition,
and Mr.. Moody read n portion of the
first chapter of ST. John beginning at the
9th verse, after which be offered up
prayer. In giving out the usual an
nouncement he again impressed on
Christians the necessity of staying away
from evening services on Sunday. lie
said that if they came and occupied the
best seats the ushers would be under the
necessity of turning them out; that the
meeting on Sunday evening was to be
one for dissatisfied Christians, that Is
Christians who were not satisfied
with themselves. He took his text
from the 9th verse Of the 81 chapter OF
Genesis, "Where art thou" This was
tho first question put to man after the
fall. God WAS preacher and there were
but two in the congregation. Adam had
gone away and hid himself, and We read
tbat he heard the voice of God rs He
walked through the garden calling out
"wbcre art thou From that time to
the present men have the same faculty
of trying to hide their sins. The first
thought with man after he committed
sin was how be could conceal it, just as
if ANYTHING could be hidden from God.
MANY of US have asked ourselves the
question, at one time or another. 1t did
not matter much, however, what We
thought of ourselves as regarded our
anding in the eyes of our iellw men; tie
most important question is, now do We
stand in the eye Of God? We
NAV divide this audience into fifty
classes, but God sees only two: those who
are for Him, and those who are against
HIM. He (the speaker would like to
make three dlvisIoaS of the audience:
those protesting Christianity, back
,Iiders and those who are uncouvcrtcd.
Hc would say to protesting Christians,
where art thou? Let their minds 20
back over the years since their conversion
and see what was the effect of Their infu-
cncc-whethcr It was good or bad. Does
their neighbor know they are children Of
God, or would they have to &c and con-
suit the records of some church and see
if their names were written there. Pro-
Tossing the Church of God Is the greatest
obstacle to the conversion OF sinners.
Christians instead of beng witnesses
to the truth were for the most part false
witnesses and professors in name, yet
in the world. He was once on business
in II little town III Illinois and .0und it
greatly stirred over the death of II prom
inent local merchant. Before his death
the Doctor spoke to him about his soul,
Why" said the merchant, al have
known you for years and why, if there
is any reality in the Christian religion,
did you put oil speaking about II
until now?' The words why didn't you
tell me before?' kept ringing in the Doc
tors ear. He went the next day to tell
the merchant it was not TOO late, but the
latter SAID it WAS, and he died
uncovered. The Doctor could never
ferg1vc himself for not speaking about
Christ to his friend during the many
years of his acquaintance with him. How
many come to the Rink night after night
and vet when services are over they take
up their hats and woll out. The cry ha,
gone abroad "Am l my brothers keep
err Nine out OF every ten Christians are
stumbling blocks n the way Of unbrlIcv-
crs Sand u young man to his friend
the other night, This Christianity
is all II sham; they are all hypo
critics" "Wby;' replied his friend,
you would not call your mother a hypo.
crit?' "No' said the young man, but
do you think my mother believes wha.
she processes? Do you think ifshe believes
that am lost, that she would never tell
of it?' That is the way the world rca.
sons. M,n do not read the Bible, but they
read Christians, and the latter should be
living cpistlcs of God, read and known
of all men. Ii any protesting Christian
would begin to work he would see
mighty reformation; churches would
be SO thronged thntthr people would not
be able 70 get into them. Andrews first |
thought, after finding Christ, was to 20
and seek Peter and when he had found
him, he brought him to Jesus. He said
the Church OF Christ was asleep, and
needed Il great awakening.
Al the conclusion Of the speaker dis
course, Mr.. Sankey saEg hymn, and the
brncdiction was pronounced. An IN
quiry meeting was afterwards held in Nh
adjoining church, and was attended by