, 1875-11-06
MOODY AND SAMkEY,

fallinc-On in the attendance at tho MootIr 8n{1
fankcy prngct-nlcc:!nG+ nell in tho Tanago
Tnl,ernaclo every morning. Tho tfecrcaaol At
tendance was accounted for on Iheslay l.y tho
election: on Wednoadny by tho anxiety to know
tho result, aud on Thursday By tho rain. To-
day thoro ia neither election, anxiety about 1t,
nor min, and vet tcEo In tho SMALLEST attendance
of the weak. yhoro wcro about 1DO requests for
rraycr, aud Air. Noadham. tho Irish evangelist,
offered ferycnt nra'cr. Aflor hymn,
Mr.. Moody sroko on tho efficacy and necessity Of
PRAYER, and recommended his hearers 10 road tho
eleventh chapter OF John, At loast once a dny
until Friday next. winch Ia tho dag sat npart for
fasting nnd prayer, aud nsls God tha. thoir pray
ora might 10 answcred, md tint they might To
separated from tho would. number rose for
prayers, ard number requested prayers for
those who wcte lying Ill. Mr.. Moody tton
lrayed, aud said: "To-moirow wo will have
meeting for dissatisfied Christians, aud all those
who arc satisfied eau stav away. Tho meetings.
70 far have appeared to ho attended, only by
Christian people and members OF churches"
PLYMOUTH cllCncH AND MOODY.
Plymouth Church has adopted 4 resolution
providing that Nfr. Deecllcr and his ucncons CON-
for With MIR. Moody, an! that thoy DO author
ize1. il tho evangelist has no objectlons to All
nolince the first OF les Of daily ra. cr-oet-
ii,Rs for next Monday morning. In tho discus-
sion Of thls subject, ono number said: {" Let
us show enough Christian fpirit TO 80 with the
othtrs to tue meetings. III tho Tabc,naclc. Let
ts show no desire 70 stAnd nlaof tion, our sister
churches, oson though they may not ba cordial
toward uB,"
lic would say: "Professing Christiar. vi,cro
ait thouf" Let their n,lnis 40 back over the
years since their conversion. anl 500 sruAt uaH
tho effect nf their intlunnca; whether It Va. for
God or agssnst Him. Do slicir neishbora knoH
thoy aso children, Or III order to lind out would
they have to 20 Rnd consult the rccurttn Of sonne
church aud SEQ II their names wero written
there. PsofeAsiug tho Churci, Of God ia tho
greatest obhtacte to conversion of sinners.
CHRISTIANS, instead OF bong Witnesses to tic
truth. we're, for tho MOST part, fatso witnosBeH
professors in name. vet off i'll tho world He
was once oil business In little town
in Illinois, and found it greatly stirred
1s"[ Tue otota dsah bs Of o, prominent oca
9o 5 sboa liz s sou asaeh S Sssss ss Fas s
merchant, II havo known you for great
many Years, md, il there s any rcHtity ii tho
chriatian religion, wby did you put OF speaking
about 1t unti! now7" TITO words "wIy did you
doctors ears. lilo went neat DAY to ten
the mcrchaus it was not ret TOO late. but the
latter said 1t whs, md 10 died upcunvertetl. The
doctor could novor forgive himself for not
Hos many, como to tho rink night after hight
aud rerhapa tue 1uan citing ne1t
to them id weeping, yet wlion the
services Are over, they tako up. their
ten Christians are Btumt,ug block In tue way
Of uubolioverd. SAID young mai,
to his friend tho Other night /" This
~ ssnsa shs s 1sy eua iFs ya s
would not cal! your mn.hor hyrocrite !"
''Why, no." said tic yonng man. "but do YOU
think my mother believes whnt she profcascs7
Do you think. IL she holtoves that / am lost
tho way thoy would reason. Men lo not read
tho Hlble but they read Christians, and tic lat
ter. should DO living ep,Htlcs OF God. read
aud known Of al! mon. II every
would yoe mighty reformation. Tho churcLes
would ho no throngod that the poopla would not
be abie to get iuto them. Andrews first thought
after finding ChIlat was to 50 and heok Peter,
and whom he had found him ho brought lin to
Jcsus. Tho Church OF Christ was asleep, and
needed great aNakenlng.
A. shs conclusion Of the spcakeg'a discourse,
Mr. sankey sang hymn, aud the behadictlon
was pronounced.
An inquiry meeting was afterwards held In tho
adjoining church, aud was attended by luauy
poope.
LAST NIGHTS xzEr1xo.
Religions sezvtcos at tho proollYn Rink Tins
evening were well attended, the place being
e s byan sess is'sso ma oh III hexS asG diss
Jehovah" which wss sting by the cutiro co,grs-
gatfou and the Rev: Dr. Atmitage. Of Tho Fifth
Avenue baptist Church, led In oarueAt
prayer: NJ. sankoy then sang, ~ troo from
Law, Oh, Happy Conuition, !" And Nj. Moody read
portion Of tho tst chapter Of 1T. John, begin.
Mug at tho Gth vcrso, after which lie offered
prayer. In giving ont tho uHual announcements
be ngaln Impressed on Christlaus tho
saoS q e aad 1 sSSssf sSst s'Ffss s
came and occupied tho best Aeala tho us.lern
would be under the necessity 0f turning them
out. Tho meeting OH Sunday oyotng waA 10 10
one for Dissatisfied Christians that WHs. Chris
took his to1 from tho 9th varyo OF tls I'd chan.
ter Of GenctH, Whore art tbou +" This was the
fist question put to tuan after tho fail. tod was
pfeAchoF thcn. and thoEc waro but two iu tho
himself, aud wo read that 10 heard ito voice of
dod as l,o walkei! though the Kardal,. cailbg
out, "where art tl,oui" F.om That time 10 ths
present men have the uano faculty Of irving 10
lido the's alnB. Tie !irss thought with mau
altar fls committed sin waa al 10 how ho could
conceal 1t. JuAt aH It anythinH could be hidden
from God. Mauy of III have asked ourselves
the question at QUO tsao or another. It lid uot
matter mut b, however, what We thought Of our
selves as regarded our Standing IN tho
question ID. "1loW do We stand In tue eye OF
0oi!" Wo may dlvids this aud,once Into fifty
cassest but God Hsas only two those who arc
for Him, and those who are apaiust Him, us
(the apeaker) would like to mako three diytsiona
Of tho alianco: profassng Christian. bark-
Bl!dGr, and uucOhye5toa Man.
OPINIONS up CLERdYMxN,
Mr.. Doecher lAs1 Banlay morui1lx prayoti for
"slloso wandering oyangelints," Aossya. Moody
aud sankey asking that thoy might not ha rall-
derad yals, Or self-connclous by tho praises uf
u,en, hut attrbuto all tho fruits Of their work to
tho boneisoenoe Of God. Ills own praise OF tho
BY no meaus unqualified. III his aertnoa ho SAID
Le had llstoned recently with profound Interest
to the words Of the evangests. Az a minister
Is had not often been his privilege to hcas 30
atlrrlug sornlon from 1ayruall. lie reJoicoa
heart Mnd sou! In tho success God had given
Moody. lle had not basa 10 moved Tor \ sroat
wlito aa wheu lie hAw QUO wurshipar rising to
ask tho congregation to pray for q brother. a1i-
other tor 4 tHther and q third for q husband or
4 chilli. ifu heard aiF. Moody speak OF ,nces-
saut prayer, uRausworet! for tifteeu Years, and
rotate several touching instaaoBa OF tho abiding
faith that was " last rewarded. ''Ah, hIr,
Moody" said Mr. Dcechsr. you were mistaken