, 1875-09-19
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sunst Of the fncidsuts Salated tn this article

ssttng snd suggestive. ought to add, also, that
an indebted to an early glimpse of its 70,
nost Of the Incidents ralated In this article.
MOODY BY MOONLIGHT.
UNIQUE SERVICE AT NoRTHFELp.
The New York papers contain lengthy 80
count cf moonlight service held by Mr. Moody
oa :Le 14th inst. Following are extracts:
Tic announced departure Of Messrs- SaIkey. B1ias
sud w.1itte from Northheld drew the rgt zudiencs
:thc rrnyrr-naeetng last evening. The church wal
srns :or @ nsussston T5sn III. Moody entered s by
tte Door # found that hundreds were outside OF
tie building who could not hnd room inside, and be
can't SPACE fronting the church. The crowd1 retired
II rapidly as they could the uaelodeon was brought
out for III; sankey. fes hehIs wete pl.eed upoa i
hymns but the speakers and the audience were fully
eatis fed with The mellow Light Of the moon
After the usual preliminary exercises, Mr.
Moody spoke from tue text, ''Chr1st died foz
me-" He said:
w2nt to read from tie SD chapter Of 1saiah,
beginning, @' For he asnil grow up before him as
scndet rlAnt and - root cut Of dry ground" and
20 OIL through the seventh verse. I want to speak
On tbs truth this te1t-christ died for u.s. wish
every could take it to himself and that It could
sink deeper into every heart This Is glad tidfngs
yladder tdinge than cytn the shepherds the
plans Of Bethlehem hesrd. when the angels heratded
Chrsss birth The only xsy 70 sase u WE for Christ
md rbs soul that ainneth it. shall de. or some
body must die for It. 1t is the swee.est, grnndest
most sublime truth In the whole world that He Was
bruited for uqu1tdes and with His stripes we
healed. There ia story Of Eapoleon L He had at
one time eent out draft aud certain DRIFT
sd VIC ad large family .na did d. not ,s1 want t. 70 &C.
friend VA Killed and buried the h.ttlcdeld. After
man was drafted but lie vent to the authorities and
eatd, You can't take me- why not ~ Il hase been
3rafted 1nd dead" You dead :" sad the amazed
man sre
mad; drafted and killed in that battle and
pured the ned" So then they turned to the books
would not give him up, and be would not BE- taken.
So they brought hiul before the Emperor and there
his claim was allowed. and be was sent home
ai.e as tie substitute. through disossaisnce Se
dad; but life is offered to al IN Christ
our Savior. Christ died In our stead. died In our
stead. Let that sink deep into eTery heart; md when
His work was finished, the mocAnEs ef she crowd
Fzthersd His hte band Of disciples about Hin for His
farewell, what WAS it He said2 $50 ye into III the
world and presen the Gospel the Gospel Of behsv.
to relieve Him 10 be damned And then be a1csnd-
cd Him raising higher and higher higher and
he say7 That you must begin just now. and with
your right hand ies 60 and preach 10 every old
Bu, We can fsncy Peter aaying. Lord, you don't
to those murderou8 men in Jerusalem, who max
treated yuu all your ufe and erucifed ypa 1t last
enoueh for them?T aYea, Pe.eF,' Christ ANSWERS;
70 70 Jerusalem, 60 hunt mp that man that sde tbs
Of :horns md Creased it into y throw, and tell
llu that starry crown. which has not one thorn.
ewaits him he Will believe on me; go hunt mp thst
man who spst MY face and tell him fred, forgive;
into my sade and tell him there h nearer wsy to my
heaxt than that; 20 find the men who pier:sd my |
hands and fest with nails, md tel tiem that IN the
fountain od blood they opened they can vash AWAY
their atna.
L theas Jerusalem sinners could be s.ssd. no ono
need ssy cannot b. sared. There enough Of the
grace Of God: and the nomsnt you say that You will
take it, light and peace will burnt upon you This night
Ae: e.. s
for mo. Won't your reason accept 1T Get down on
your kees, and make up your mind to 11so frozn them
f.the1 nd er.ndfashsr had beea % ipadeis who wa
haunted By the dreadful thought whare shall spend
until be bsean,o sInost oeaky, but was
he surety of spending it with Christ Young
ady, young man, whesu viii You spend
- plesd with st NJ uree, =. beg Of you, let
biz bs your last night with the world. Lt tho ques
teo be settled now. There never Was better time.
ory minute, this nirht and shen yoa have got the
eaoe Of God In your heart yuu wouldn't exchange it
our door. Does your hart throb7 It i Jesus ,
noelng- "Behold+ stand It the door and Knocked.
any nuan hear my voice md open ths door viii !
in to him. and vii sup with him and hs with me-"
nd do you go On zaying 70 yourself, III Any mxn," I
Il any man" "n any nan," and Edll believe it Is
ot your II il u,adness to keep him out longer.
Teeonne him IN, and then you viii shout ~ did thet
aan in Manchester, when asked him II be wanted
nsua, 4 thank God, I've gok him.
People ask me-, Nhat 1uakna you loys Christ7-
now why: because he died for me- and 50 be Is more
ne than I'll ths world fev years ago, when gold c
s n .n9 s s.aaa ~s1t
ng tine be abls to send them money, and they
lied IN BtsaneE far the Pacific Coast On the voy
. tho cry Of Fire !" rang through the ship one
j., md everybody rushed for the lfe-ponts. I
1e br thsy were launched, hlled with t
de- bodied uen hrst, Of course, rntii only one t
manned, and tbs and her suu were left | =
the deck. Ehe anrieked TO tho men to take | ;
en-. but they would only take one. Did the mother
Z No. 6he quietly clasped her boy to her boscla )
last long hss. and, dropping him into the boA:,
ID Ny boy, i you eyer aTe 70 see yous fs:he:, l.
. father, and II be lives today and epeaRa CON +
nptuousy OF that mother, what could We not say Of
wickednesa and degredatlon7 But Christ died in =
: plane, when wa were enemies and in rebellion |
I5zt died for our stn1 This il your only hope
aEe ts no other narns under heaven, Euown among !
n, whereby We may be saved. Let the great quess
n be settled Sat your face like flint toward |
aysn, and this will be the best night you spent