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

The exercises of the afternoon session were
begun al 3 o'clock. There 5000 people in the
house, and the meeting full Of Interest The SUBJECTS
were Inquiry Meetings: How can they Become Part OF
the Service in Churches" and "The Training OF
Young Converts ana Lay Teachers There were snort
addresses from number OF prominent clergyman, but
no qs ions and answers in the morning. ana the real
wori. Of the Convention was entered upon NE Moody
has plenty OF able assistance bat his spirit ana plans per-
yaded eycrythng There were prayers BY The Rev A. d.
VAIL the Rev Or. Ilumer OF South Carolina, and Dr.
Hall The first address was by Dr. Fish OF Newark He
said
lido moi know why Mr.. Moody has requested me to
open this discussion, except possibly thai he Is familiar
with the fact that lor long hnc nave hsi ,oe,.iuE
10 do with the inquiry meetings OF about 100 sous,
whom nave lad TIE roy ana p,lvilese 81 iniiolneins
lession OF ther lhi'h Almost uli OF ulcAI n'iNo
come through between my fingers In care u examination
and handling III ne inquiry i0o ana h'e .eS Ila'l
year o. my ministry where thc ihiuIJ ROM n ~.
Bcrn an important feature. intend III Inc fu'uf' I'D
make Inucn more OF IL than / have ever a'he,
and never 10 have, d se'Nltc-uhlesS IL Oe va
unusual ca,e-in which the inquiry does not fo.hl
To sci orr and not to draw them When was az The
Sea OF GA.ice forced my IN as Tar as couu, ana
Going on bat dd not catch single one The next day
a II lend caught tish, and the sea was lu 81
Where there are such nultitudcs OF souls ought 10
catch some them TANK the place To eaten souls Is
the inquiry one sunday night was 'aj me nom
nv mini; that hand-picktd fruit the best kind OT
fruit That Orchardnn does not pick up the NUT
keep laic in the season. but lac gets the fruit
that il picked by One apple by apple, nom
banelcseI nan Is What We want. An old woman who
had been going TO my church great while when she
her husband 10 the meeting. lie 5tiu; FOE t"cui{
years daIkcncd the door OF church OF God
come here tonight 4 had to come " Yes tne od
SAID 4" thought would Try aud do some 81 tnc
work yOu told about last night. My husband was te
nearest 10 me, and thought "Ond Desh al nome ana
There are various advantages that from this
sort ding. lind IL beneficial 10 ny people ANA me
IA form mo practical acquaintance that We form this
wav, especially with the new converts II l. moi small
matter 10 become personally acquainted win Two or
three hundred converts whom you APT to receive IA
great city like this The work of conversion l. Ony the
tTst step II The minister Is personally dealing Win
every sS IN the inquiry ROOM ne Is prepared 10 Ddlld
up and ips,.uct that soul They also form personal ac
qiaintance with each other.
In connection with the matter OF making the Inquiry
room permanent part of tie church services, It Is well
TO make the preaching service snort ana out more
and more that short services the best speak o
my SUNDAY evening services when am nandpick.ns
"a am particularly after tie sOulJ One year ago an
nounced Jhat my sunday evening sermon woud not eN
coed II or 20 minutes, and a.tcr that We Would Adjourn
10 the inquiry room. send down choir Of singers
and station IN the Nestibnle 10 be polio To those
who look TIM ~ IN, ana invite them III, anu maze
it seem pleasant to them. Ia 10 minutes II Il
all organized, and the meeting, which study "a
make social anc nee, Wiihgni any OF the stiiinea'
thai BrOtner moody says Kills every tAhs ana ever!
night We are gwen some precious sous Lei VI, mover 81
net without drawing ~ 10 see ~ the.t viii t some
fish there. Let Us strike we the IRON is not and let Us
make Il hot by stuhine, ~ DahiS oar scio5 SO COL
sumiugy fun Of the desire 90 save souls that are Tier,
present. Chat 8 with Whoi. We como III contact WI b'
cOnsOus that We earnestly after them and 50 We
| snail have inquirers the year round.
ADDRESS BY DIR. BOOTH.
! Dr. Booth then addressed the meeting as follows:
respond to RI Moodys request because 1 made up m,
mind in tine beg nnInS acluiesoe IN every direction
his and say Yes" whenever he said come. do no
! know much practically about the subject, but al
understand more or ,less that the inquiry meeting
| is on.i-tont with Tie whole truth OF the prn
clplcs We are working for How shall put the inIulr
meeting top of the Sabbath services one night IN,
charge the aitrrucoting here and Just beforehand
Brother -aukey said To After they have entered,
Won iw the net" IL was the hrst tiue had heard II
and determined would. / said, one sabbath morning
atttr preaching Oh TIE tCNt, Come Tor All Things ar
now ready" This sermon prcsuPpJses ana Involves al
| invitation now and here. IL does H.
| impiy that you are 10 away after tu
| sc,mon and spend two or three hours expose,
| 10 Che inluence oi the world tho flesh, nnd tb
devil AMI there 10 give them an opportunity
accepting Christ. sach thing as an inquiry meeting
had newer taken place under my sober ministry IN M
s,aid church, but ! resolved to do IL; and ton peoFA
came III tnot very hI5t uIst and accepted Chrsi, AM
one of the ton vas dear young man whom had Deei