The New York herald., 1875-09-12
MR.. MooDY's ADLREss.

Mr. Moody, introducing himself then commenced
he effective and powerful address which he has
delivered since reaching the country In a few words
he rs announced that he had received request from
mother for prayers for the conversion Of her SON. and
from father for an earnest petition 10 God for the
young men of Mortified.
The prayer having been offered, Mr Moody read part
I the thirty fourth chapter Of Ezekiel following
n with characteristic exposition OF few
verses Of the fifteenth chapter OF Luke
the parable OF the good shepherd and the
sheep Probably, said Mr. Moody better
,uanted with this chapter than any other in the whole
Bible Yet how often we lose sight OF the grand
ruth il conveys-that God takes the place
If the seeker No sought for God
antn God sought for him. The arst thing
That took place after the fall Of Adam God seeking
for him Why, Adam ought to have wandered up aud
town crying "where, where is my Cody" But ia
Head OF this It was God wh6 cried out Adam Adam
shere art thous' Remember that 1t is God who
Always seeks first for the sinner and the moment that
he sinner seeks God there Is unon--the soul will
pome in contact with the living Goa Now the great
roube is people try to find God with their heads and
not their hearts When addressing meeting in Lon
ton some time ago made the statement that | could
sel the time when every in that
audience would be converted. They were amazed.
They thought that was proclaming myself prophet
,r a son Of a prophet and speaking unadvisedy
with nv lips But tell them | could, and that
from the Word Of God They would every one
DO converted when they searched for God
iwith all their hearts Halfheartedness is the curse
Dfthe Church and the world to-day fyou really want
70 find God to nght-any of you that arc not Chris
hans-seek for Him with all your hearts You will not
have to 70 home, but you find him right here IN
he pew where you Again, say, we must bear IN
mind that the place Of the seeker, and the
moment the sinner feels his need Of Christ then viii lie
BE found.
Now as 10 the parable in Luke We find here that a
sheep has left the nock and has gone oEt into the
silderness. when he has the flock in the fold the
shepherd counts them and lnds only ninety nine.
swell" he says 'Tye got hundred sheep; where's the
stherf Perhaps didn't count right" So he counts
again, and still is gone Perhaps he counts them
Ihird time still he make only ninety nine. What
docs be doY he fasens the ninctynine their fold and
goes out TO look for that poor, wandering sheep
rhat the sheep looking for the shepherd but the
thepherd looking for the sheep II is Gods work 10
Ind u.s. Ills sheep, and keep US safe
Now this man went until he found the lost sheep. He
rent into the fields Now, him walk along the
,rook side and into the woods, every while
stopping and listening aud calling the sheep by name
ut no sound Is heard Again he stops
lbl he hears faint bieatns aiar or he
ollows along the direction Of the sound Here on a
,ush "A n small piece Of white WOOL and he says Now
I nm on his track " and away be goes BE calls ana
he sheep answers and he finds II and takes tendery
mon his shoulder aud brings 1t back
M brssher told me something the other hishs AND