The New York herald., 1875-10-18
The Last Sunday of the Great
Evangelist in North6eld.
THE RESULTS OF HIS LAB0RS.
Effect of Unitarian Opposition Upon
the Revival.
A SERMON ON PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
A Solemn Warning to Professed Christians
Who Object to Methods.
The New York Pulpit on the Com
ing Religious Campaign.
A SERMON ON PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
GOD is MY HEADLIGHT"

Additional interest attached to Mr. Moodys service
to-day from the fact that it was his last Sunday in
Northhed Mr.. Moody began his work here on Sep
tember O. and the past six weeks have been season
that the village win forget Hundreds have been
awakened 10 the higher objects of life, and have
been brought Christ Mr.. Moody's work has been
great thing for the Old North Congregational church.
the society Of which having been for years divided
old dispute about the selling of the pews has
been reunited and harmonzed and old men, who had
not been in the church ediace for ten
years, have renewed their at
tachment The obliteraton Of these old causes
OF estrangement is small thing to have
accomplished but that is not all that has accrued to
the society through Mr.. Moody's presence. A large
circle Of and women young men and maidens
have been converted and viii strengthen the old
church. The young lady converts hold Independent
prayer meetings by themselves weekday evenings
do also the young by themselves, and every week
the number Of attendants increased Nor is this ALL
dor grace has been limited the North church but
permcatng tho entire community has passed the
Unitarians' lines, where the minister in command Of
the forces threw out picket the alarm
given and followed it with an actual offensive assault
upon evangelical methods and doctrine.
sUNDERLAND's OPPOSITION
surprised the village, but caused more than mo-
mentary hesitation with the people large. Though
the bluT farmers might be unconverted yet their com
made the majority Of them wonder at resist
to a revival being made by body OF professed
Christians They thought it would be in keeping
r the Unitarans should lend hand and go for sinners
instead of laying back and crticisng Mr. Moody's
ihods, assailng any doctrines The Northfeld
farmer has pretty square head his shoulders Not
Dnly has the unseemly Unitarian opposition not him
hcrcd Mr. Moody's work. but his zeal has benefited
Mr. Sundcrland's people, who, after hearing
Moody, have taken interest in reli-
gon, and while some have Joined Sunderands
church account OF always having attended It, still
others of that society have of late heard Mr. Moody
altogether and it would not be strange if Mr.. sunder-
lands recent opposition should eventuate in
division OF his society," for there not few of his
people who did not wish to 60 far that sermon
would push them and who have since shown their
preference for Moody and the North church
MooDY's SUCCESS.
The effect outside OF Northhold, in this vicinity Of
MT Moody's work can never be estimated The multi
iudes that have poured in from the surrounding towns
speaks. Those who have attended this series OF Mr.
Moody's religious appeals and revival awakenings
laugh at the outside criticisms made upon him, owl
nently by those who little understand him. The latest
is that Mr. Moody is bit Ike the late Charles
q. Finney The author Of that sage observation might
have made 1t yet more sage by adding nor like any
ese.n Moodys ways his own, and ali the
better for being SO Any insincere imitation
would fail. His simplicity, earnestness enthu-
that which the New Haven professors depore the lack
of and gives him an influence which even they might
envy; and though he may not havc what New Haven
would consider education his experience and natural
abilities give him the key to the popular heart His
brothers say that he does not read the newspaper
notices Of himself The great reputation, almost
paralleed, that Nr Moody has at SO carly age
qured, cannot be sustained without corresponding
effort Much is expected Of him that he may use his
great reputation wisely and we'll The importance Of
his prominent position Is recognized by evangelical
Christians everywhere and it be safely said that
Mr. Moody's future ls made subject OF prayer
by the country that God VIII order all
labors In his town has been rewarded with abund-
ant success and there reason to suppose the
success will follow him to Brooklyn
THE SERVICES.
The old church was crowded to the aiscs this
afternoon, and the meeting opened BY the singing
a trusting, Lord, in Thee
b. f. Jacobs tho great Sunday school worker Of
Chicago who had preached in the morning, led in
prayer, and i was followed by Mr. Moody's favorte
hymn,
Tell m the old, old story.
After which Mr. Moody read the Gfty.frst Psalm re-
marking upon the lesson as foIows:-
REMARKS
You find here the Psamist getting home 10 himself
II IS good thing for US TO get home ourselves.
ind good many men live the failings Of others.
Now the King here got down to himself and said ooh
Lord wash me II God washes Is we shall be clean
great trouble with is they try TO wash them
selves when God washes our soul II ls clean for
eternity. IL God hides sins they hidden;
can find them II 20 attempt TO hide sins they will
como to light again. In London once went place
figures, was ono who had murdered his wife and COW
cred mp his sin 50 well they could not find the
uerer. But at last his conscience up him a
witness against hn and he went into court and stood
NJ and confessed the and he was hung II you
Poe your sns be sure they wall find you out but il God
hides them they hidden out OF love for my soul He
hath put my sins behind His back | like TO think of
The Lord as restorer 1t the Lord that restores u.s.
not we ourselves What we want is TO live on the
power OF the Gospel great trouble Is that peope arc
living on old forms and dead crccds Now let us sing
the good ole hymn
od The Word dufs sinpo
After the singing Of this hymn Mr. Moody said he
would speak upon part OF the ninth verse OF the third
chapter OF Genesis Nv here art tbouYn
SERMON
The first question asked OF man after the fall not
where s thy ncghoor where Is tins man or that man.
but Where art thouy don't know | was ever
IN place where people lived much on
one kind of food as in Northdcld. That is
lat that food. II is poor food for the soul
what others faults thceS We do come before
God In families, but by one must pass up TO
Him. Now ask yourselves these questions. .-Where
am j? Who am II Where am going tot l have
lalked with some here who think they have no here
after. II a man thinks he better than oxen,
might well preach to the oxen 1t is little account
what the people IN the town think Of you, but is Of
great Importance how you stand IN the sight of God
Who're art thou2 No sooner had the news reached
God that Adam bad fallen than down came God God
Tas the seeker. Adam ought 20 have been. He ought
70 have cried up and down Edeu Cod where art thou2
But IL was the voice Of grace, the voice OF God.
doubt If Adam has had sorwho has not heard it.
WHERE All ~
3dke an autumn leaf weavers shuttle my lifo will
eoon bc gone but where am There three classes
here this afternoon that wish to speak to:-They who
profess Christ, those who have wandered away and |
those who never made profession. Processing Chris
Hans ask yourselves what are you doing Tor Cody
After twenty years OF Christian profession have
learned one thing man Is either great stumbling block
or nc Is ahelp He be doing good evil There is
no neutral ground When the devil wants 10 do work
he goes 70 Christian. Satan aims high. When ho |
wanted one to condemn Christ he got CaIphas when he
wanted man 10 betFay Him he got a disoipo when he
wanted nun to deny Him he got Peer. This question
which ask you to ask yourselves
homo to me. ! about to leave you
nave been Lere two months Have I
done all mRht9 think not wish / might have
Deen more faithful | might have won more souls
Let lne thought come home ~ you, have you been a
vessel laE The Masters psaS TRink Of the luxury Of