The New York herald., 1876-03-16
MOODY AND sANKEY.


The crowds that attend at the MONDAY meetings. at
the Hppodrome continue increase and the choir Is
always strong. Yesterday number OF elegantly
dressed and evidently fashionable ladies' occupied the
front seat and assisted Mr.. Sankey. The womena
meetings, which are held at O'Clock, draw great
numbers OF church members well those who are
nqcrers after Christ The services opened yesier-
day noon with the singing Of the hymn,
"TRke the name Of Jesus with you"
Mr. Moody spoke of "Peace." He said:-There is no
peace but the peace Of Christ aud there Is no man
this world has peace unless he in Christ There IL
no peace for the wicked Let them have money and
all worldly gifts and possessions and n they do not
have Christ they have peace But let any one look
at the Christian and notice his face In the midst
Of anxiety dire trouble and trbulatOn there Is look
OF heavenly peace on his face, as II he stood high
mountain aud looked down the world around him
with a calm assurance that God would bring him out
OF all his trouDle AMI suffering. Let pray for thh
peace Let US go to Christ and accept with Joy what
lie has freely offered Us.
Rev Mr. Snodyrass of Goshen, Orange county and
Rev. A. D. Vail followed Mr.. Moody, also did the
Rev DR.. stephen Tying Jr. The meeting concluded
with the singing OF the hymn "Jesus loves me-"
The number OF inqulrers yesterday was bsyond all
precedent and the room. were not closed till three
O'Clock, when II became necessary 10 prepare Tor ths
afternoon meeting
J. The afternoon mcetlng attended by at least
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the liT,h hymn, Ny faith looks up 70
Thee" and ater prayer Mr. Moody continued to
speak the subject OF the previous day. sex
cuses." One OF the excuses he said. gwen by people
who are invited, why they accept Christ's iny
taon that they are not OF the elect 1t Is one OF the
most foolish OF all excuses tor Christ did not como on
earth Tor the elect but Tor snners aud II was one oi
the reproaches hurled ut HIM that thieves came
near Him and He spoke to them. There is No one so
low vile, 50 lost to all virtue that cannot approach
Him II he VIII, and If he comes with Il true heart no
Will be received. And then again. there some who
tell yon that they are waiting MI they get better but
God does not want you ~ wait at all There is
cessty OF liking and putting other clothes wher
you are gong TO put on the livery of heaven There
! once celebrated painter who wanted a model Tor
painting 'srhe Prodlgal SON" He met a begsar OF
tramp the street one day, and the appearance
was the very thing he wanted He stopped him aud
asked HIM if he would to his studio on the
following day at a certain hour. The tramp said be
would. At the hour mentioned he appeared. The
painter let HIM, In and SAID -We sir, what Is your
| businessg" "Dd you not meet me yesterday in the
street, and make an engag, ment with mey" replied
the clothes you had on? 20 asked the painter 81 bor
! rowed other to come to you sir was the
answer. "Wcll, you can go now; you are OF no use
TO me. ! wanted you as you were Yesterday"
On, my friends these excusesthese futile, foolish
who ought to know better; from men and women
who have read the Bible and know it and believe II
But they are so immersed IN the things Of this world
they do not want TO think OF anything else. They
keep putting of till II is too late, and they die with
out ever fndlng and accepting Christ Now, IN thii
blessed time pray cd that all here be brought
| TO know Jesus and love Him. There Is great re-
yival pcrvadng this CITY, ana all avail ourselves
OF II when The prayers OF hundreds OF thousands OF
Christians going to Heaven for help aud God Ia
showcrng down His blessings in answer TO tiese pray
ers in untold prouson.
Mr.. Sankey then sang the hymn 'Watching and Watt
ing for Nc ~ amid profound silence.
Al the evening there 1900 people
In the Madison avenue hall, and the choir NUN
bered about 800 The proceedings opened with The
singing of the eighty hth hymn, Jesus Lover Of Ny
Soul by the whole congregation, and the volume oi
sound produced almost dcaeninP. a short prayer
by one ofthc assisting clergymen which was followed by
Mr. Sankey singing tue hymn II Love to Tell the Story"
and then Mr. Moody read the twenty first chapter OF
Revelations and prayed eryeny Tor the congregation
present that they might be all brought to Christ Mf
Sankcy again sang the hymn, "Waching and Waiting
for Me" Mr. Moody repeated the sermon OF the alter
noon, Excuses, with some few additions He spokt
very strongly 10 the people that make the
stercoyped excuse, ''Have not time Just now,
/ who still vo TO the age of sixty and
( seventy years, and yet have found
that necessary moment OF time 10 look after their
souls salvation. He also spoke OF the people who
1 won't be converted because they do not feel
/ right People, he said, who to Christ when
they have only spasmodc feeling seldom stay In the
path. when the shortved feeling vanishcs they fall
hack into their old way. Mr. Moody concluded with
long and prayer to the people to make their
minds that night to be present at the marriage supper
! OF the Lamb Suppose, he said write this note:-"
/ To ruE KING HEAvEx:--
Whle sitting In the Hippo irome March Is 1876,
eeved invitation to the marriage supper
OF your only begotten Son. respectfully decline the In
vitation.
Will any man sign that's Nol But when you 60 out
of this place tonight without accepting Christ you
refuse the invitation OF Christ
/ Glory" then sung. and the meeting dis
4 missed.