The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-25

might have done, and then, without warning,
touched the organ lightly and chanted few
possessed VI strange effect and a marked re-
SUIT, arousing to Keen attention the great as
Then, while the feelings were kindlod, Mr..
Moody spoke upon the probabilities OF a sue
cesstul revival in religion In America, choosing
for his text:
Let US go up ~ and possess IT. for well
ahle to overcome IT,
"Therc has been" said he, "a cry heard
through all the nation for a revival OF religion,
and as often as II has como to my ears has come
the warning. DO not think that you can be as
successful mere as IN England, There are oh,
stacles In the way What are those Obstacles
saw there Is but one, and that Is the unbolcf
that exists In the churches OF Christ. There ~
the last one sinners and enemies cannot stOp
us. but It needs tho power Of every church In the
land to push us through. The question arises
aud possess the land We are ablsd rIct every
heart decide that the river shall be &ossed aud
the land possessed, aud the desired result will
be accomplished; but we cannot get revival
unless we expect 1t. We must expect II and
labor for 1t. and then we will get It, Look now
AT the surroundings OF the camp on the shores
OF the kadesh.
now MEN SAW THINGS DIFFERENTLY
The nation on one side OF the stream had
paused aud sent a committee over the water to
look at the land and TO make report. Tne
Lord had told them TO take the land, that 1t was
n good and fruitful land hut they delayed TO
SEQ whether the Lord told them the truth, and
when the committee returned there were two
reports, a majority and a minority report
they are the two, you may he sure, who
brought back that big bunch Of grapes (;
but the majority members talked about
seeing men who were large that
they were no more than as grasshopUers
by their side, and said that they had rather go
back to Egypt and make bricks without straw,
and be for ever In bondage, than to go over and
be eaten up by the giants. They remembered
not that the Lord had told them to posses the
land, or IL they remembered His words, they did
not believe them. Tie has said plainly to US I;
Possess the land II Is yours And u we will
trust liim,we need not fear the power Of she rum
sellers, of sinners, or Of our enemies against
But u we are going to be successful We must
| withdraw ourselves from the glory OF the con-
hict, for IL IL not we who fight, but God through
us. H0 can labor with hundred as well as with
| thousand, and to him must all the Rlory VI
that Gods way Is not our way. You would not,
| u YOU wanted to capture great walled city
ike Jericho, 20 To work IN the way that ho did.
You would laugh ut the idea Of seven priests
| besieging the ciiy with seven rams horns and
| Brooklyn were going to wage long and deadly
| war aganst the devil here In BROOKLYN, aud were
| going to batter down his hiding places with
rams horns, you would ridiculo the plan and
| II finally YOU listened tn 1t, you would want u
amended, You would say that It was absurd
| for DIR. Ialmage to ride around on "A horse blow
| inc n rams horn, and you would want to get
| him golden bucle or at least silver one. and
| then you might be willing to embrace the plan
But Gods way Is not your way. and God can
| work his euro when YOU cannot
MOODY CA1ECHISING THE PREACHERS.
| 81 would like" continued the speaker IN AZ
| extremely earnest manner and with rapid words
| "to speak through a rams horn to the foft3
| thousand ministers In the United states, to ash
| whether they are ready to fall into line, end Il
| GO up aud possess the land. Are you ready DR.
| Cuylery" cried Mr. Moody, leaning over his rail
| ing and reaching with his outstretched hanC
| close to DR.. Cuyler's face. " ars you readyi" DIR
| Cuyler bowed his head and then the question
was put To Dr. Budington, who likewise ben
| his head. And are You ready, Mr.. Stuart-Mr
Stuart OF Philadelphia. ars YOU readyf' shoutcC
the evangelist, and Mr. stuart Of Philadelphia
with his eve kndled with enthusiasm, half rOs
from bis chair and replied, IAN ready"
Then, after another hymn, the benedictioi
was pronounced and the services closed. The,
had lasted only an hour
81 declare" said DIR. Cuyler TO his neighhor
this has been great awakening for Brooklyn
people There Is not another man In the worl,
but Moody who could have got them out Of bee
on SUNDAY morning at any such hour. why
you know" continued he, There arc lots q
them who think that they can get around to |
o'clock services. who were up In time to stan,
out here before the doors were opeuedT'