The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-11-25

christians and send In sinners, or else
there are no sinners in Brooklyn. On
Thursday next, at the evening service, a
collection will be taken up for the bene-
of the Young Mems Christian Associa
ton ofBrooklyn, which is 81, 900 in debt
Mr.. Moody does not believe, he says, in
''going into debt for christianity" He
was particular to inform the congrega-
btion that the money was not for himself
y nor Mr.. Sankey, and that they wanted
none. He then read the twenty-hrst
chapter Of Revelations beginning at the
twenty verse, and Mr.. Sankey sang
tthe thirteenth hymn. ~ know not the
hour when my Lord will come" The
sermon was continuation ofhis discourse
at Monday nights service, II pray thee
,hayed me excused" He did not have
time at that meeting to review all the ex-
cuses offered by those invited to thewed-
ding supper of the Lamb, and last night
81 he spoke of the others that came to his
mind, The first excuse which he talked
of was the one given by so many back
ward, unregenerate of not being elected.
Mr.. Moody believes in the doctrine of
election, but he is of the opinion that
no unconyerted person has any reason
, to trouble himself or herself about this
matter inasmuch as Paul wrote to the
rdChurch, and God has said, "Whosoever
ID viii, let him take of the water of life
20 freelyH ba. nauoa ia'Has' .'A l'I." 3
-a.ol DEVELOPMENT OF THE REVELATIONS,
o. Mr.. Moody has an idea, he says, that
after Christ had been in Heaven thirty
or forty years, and Paul had written his
.=sepistle, that Sod caught John on the Isle
OF Patmos and told him to write at his
dictation. After John was about ceasing
his labors, God thought that he might
finish by stating that whoever was bap-
tized might enter the kingdom of heav-
5den.N "But," said John, there will be
millions of souls that can't be baptized"
"Wellpsaid God, 'write it that whoever
will worship me shall be saved" "Many
souls will not get a chance to worship
YOU" said John. "Then write, whose |
ever will, let him take the water of life |
freely, ," said God, and such were his in |
structions. The entire doctrine of cleo |
ton for sinners Mr.. Moody said was con-
tanned in that last statement, and has no |
sympathy with persons who use the eX
cuse fnot being elected. 1t is a mystery
to him why people cannot act with as
much reason in spiritual as temporal
matters, and be closed his talk on elec-
ton with burst of enthusiasm, inviting
the audience to partake of the water of
life, somewhat as Hawthornes Town
Plumb invited the rustic population to
drink "Here tits free;;" "walk up and
drink nothing to pay )" twill doyou
good; "here, all of you, drink" "take it
Tonight" there's plenty for every
one," &c. s2u'0L
NOT ENOUGH TIME, rs aI
81 The second excuse alluded to by the
speaker wrs the "lack of time" with
which so many are suffering. The men
whom he stopped in the street to talk
knowledged that they were badly in
need of it, but ifhe could make it conve-
nent to call another time, as the were
under such tremendous pressure and
had no time, they would listen to him.
The moment he inquired about wo-
mans soul she had to run off home and
put the babies to bed God offers you,
starving and thirsty human beings, the
bread and water of life, and you have no
time or are afraid that it will makeyou
gloomy to eat and drink These excuses
are the devils lies, and you will believe
and cherish them, .(Lowering his voice
to a conversational tone) Satan has a
clock When you are young he puts it
back and says; Put it off, When you
get old he sets the clock way ahead, and
murmurs Too late Don't be deceived
by him. 1t is never too soon nor never
too late to partake of the wedding supper
ofthe Lord, and the invitation is to all,
young and old, CRATE and small. Do you
hear? Everybody is invited. You and |.
/. Not one left out in the cold. Oh,
come the feast"
NONE toe WICKED.
The next excuse which Mr.. Moody has
met with in his salvation employment is
the cry of "rm too bad" He consider
ed that the 1imsiest excuse ever invent
ed by any person ofsense, andlhe mildly
inquired of those presenting that pretext
how they were going to become better.
There was no reply, and while the audi
ence was waiting to be told, gray head
ed enthusiast on the front row .audibly
echoed Mr.. Moodys question.
"I'll tell you, my friends" said Moody,
shaking his head and fGrefnger simuta-
neously with the pronunciation of each
word, "you can't get rid of sin without
God. Because you are bad he invites
you to come. All you've got to do is to
prove yourself sinner to him and he
will receive you, if you will let him. You
don't want to dress up in new robes be-
fore confessing. Go justas you are, in
cased in sin. There was once an artist
who wished to paint picture of the re-
turn of the prodigal son, and he tried to
obtain some model for the character of
the prodigal In walking through the
street he met a beggar, the very image
of his imaginary prodigal, and he entered
into conversation with and engaged him
to call at the artists studio on the follow
ing,week. On the day appointed the
beggar came TO the studio. AS he enter
ed the artist bowed and inquired the OBJ
ject of his visit. Why, you met me on
the street one day last week and asked
me to. call at your studio said the man. 4
'Yor are mistaken, said the artist. I !,
lneversaw you before in my liie. made an
appointment with beggar TO come here
to-day I am he replied the mrn and
as was coming to suchsa fine place, |
thoughtful fix up little' Of course ,
the artist could not use.him." !
REASONS AS AN EXCUSE,
o. Another class of people whom Moody IA
has met tell him that their intellect will
not let them partake Of the wedding sup