New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-30

vo,rnup after for years Tho inquiry meeting - acc9Th
Inc to the plan of the Gospel as proclamation. n,
difficulty Is that all sermons are not mere opatons
and theories OF Christianity, sueh an % coe;,
suoqs and a6sa Su1 TnSn 10 sppeEded 10 the cross
when it Is bleeding with tears ana son npac only Zen
come There Will be fifty who viii go away ana 92lc
the next night probably. Look Of tins assenOy. hSu
IL simple Gospel hreaenen ~ 9,n,ry but as prOca-
nation and il has held NewYork for month ana
a egese dIsbnnd dV cur police force Applause
Charles Dcknes eight years ago went into me NeIoa
Theater in the East End Of London. He sat OoklhE III
telling the story OF converting phiosophe5l, ~ hr
such an audience would gather at the 1--WE Iohts
in New-York Mr. Dickens, whose hear, grew enderer
as he drew the grave looked u, i nt 80 r
way Of life hear the story OF your saved Phios1Ptn aa
but" said he "when aman goes 70 ionuo1 ta. W. rcs
the story OF the dying thief on the Cross %oi IN ~
forgaye and preach that London VIII be sisht u
see" Well, New York has seen it; 1t is here
SUGGESTIONS FROM MR.. MOODY.
Mr. Moody closed the discussion ON this SUBJECT speak
ing as follows:
II the ministers would encourage their members to be
scattered among the audience, to never mind their pew
but sit back by the door il need be- or IN the gaey'
where they can watch the faces OF the audience,
it would be goo NJ, tn'n Sifo wonId 20 and
sit among them, they said, to watch l9f sous m
they any one who seemed lnpresSeu oS Ho i IN
to him after the meeting and lax VIII hn. nnSg
the conversions in that church during inc last Id us
had
could only have from 80 to 80 members OF lie ciin
whose business just TO watch, and YOU layheh anu
laywomen 10 afterward clinch them in Inc pest way IN
regular churches Is to et the Worhels 81 hS IL
the net in You will get good many nshcs IL
INV stranger coming into church likes 70 have some
one speak him, He does not feel lnsulted NJ al ~
church. il some one asks him into the inquiry room
il makes him happy and cheers NM Two !onl'5
had i tan With t broRc and id
m hey Were
curchi They gave the name OF te church where 'Fg
he minister Of that church" They said We don't
20 there any moio we nave gone there oi siN
years and no one has spoken to u.s..
4 man vas preaching about Christians recognizing
each other in heaven and some one said, a." sl nc
one place where preached where there was no special
Old circs building where was held, and men talk
ing Ia other men here and there said TO the secretary
OF the Young Mems Christian Association Wh9 sOr up
the meeting Who are those men" lie SAID "Iley
through the hall, and preaching ana % W, thn
for souls out OF the oO o, each and were talk.
ing and preaching with them. We nave been asleep oS
rn1Tsh Wnen the aity wake up and try and help
the minister the minister will preach better II the
minister finds ne has not been drawing ne net rkh III 4
d. Lnftrr: Inc will prepare the with that one
thing in view. VIII this draw men 70 Christ -
,io not see how can preach without inquiry
scotland said he did not believe III disturbing inc upIcs
sion II ne had made an imprc he did not want any
one To say anything lie SAID Alter you SOW inc ssel
You don't and dig up 70 see whether it has Is
slTouted" But told hin "Ine FARMERS al nafro" II
IN after 1t Is sowcd." lApplause.I
TRAINING CONVERTS AND TEACHERS.
The subject for the next hour announced as The
Training of Young Converts and Lay Teachers" Upon
this tone Dr. Stephen ii. Tying, jr.,spoke IA foows;s
our failure TO tram young converts in the fath mas
resulted in the pre- srut LcOdlcean condition OF tne
church. II the young converts who IN NE LAST zen eaIs
been brought no the churches III ths cry '
systematically and perseyeringy instructor III you
WorI and III methods Of worh, We should uot De 80
greatly surprised at the occurrences "a 81 ,b nv
past four weeks, and l am satlshed that
very ruuch diSnonor Is done TO me , Holy
Ghost i'm cons quencc OF the failure OF the chuIch
10 .rain its converts. People constantly say, ID You
ink the converts in this revival are gOnS 10 SUCK
That viii drpend upon the faithluness OF the church.,
AMI in the failure OF very many Of them the Holy Ghost
~ar Inc rrbukc of our laZiness. In reference 10
As Trainings IL 10 me there are three ustlhct ne
artiDeujS In the word the worship ana III inc WORK
81 the church. Some OF the converts come INTO our
churches from skcptcal life ignorant even vi tue success
sion OF the books OF the Bible Most OF the B.De Is an
uusuow territory, aud need 10 tram our young coll
yrlts in the texts Of the word a.,
would limit them to testimony in speaking before the
Church dO not believe IN experience meetings lor
vouu, converts When we cOnlesslng Christ We are
sls Gut wncn we protesting religion we are on dai
gcrrUs grounds When some one asAeI BISHOP ntlsw0
OI Il. .nmund d" Bishop tayc yOu much bunlIy y nc
said, None 10 speak or MOst people nave TOO hluch
t. s.eak Of =. =,
wo. ol upon. Everybody IS thinking now -i-ltyS, Niy
doe. not the pastor take care OF ms am wandering
sheep AID Ought to be looked amer Du o Pas h VI
not IN his relation the analogy OF the shepherd To e
iui. The Church ought To be BODY OF WOrhors. Inc
yOsug convert ought to be trained IN ms pace as u
worker and the pastor Is the leader OF the "orh' nc
Is te general lie is TO do what thlS man las bcth
doing here six weeks past, DOsSES everybody III
rcciing everybody in the way in wmen ne Is To- ms
work lie him specially every to work, II posi-
BILE, IN the line or his secular occupation IGt nun use =
SUFFERING ana ia Ls ssnmcntS OF work consult mo sec
uir occupation Ol tHe MAI. Thus Is tDtt yOuhS cOh-
Vorts very soon become strong officers for CHRIST.