New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-04
WITH YOUNG MEN
Mr.. MooDYs SERMON.

IrssONs FROM TIE STORY OF TIKI PRoDiGAL Son
APPLICATION OF THE BIBLE EARRATIYE-AP
PEAIs TO ALL WANDERERS FROM GoD-FRUIIs
OF TuE LABoRs AMONG YOUNG MEN,
The revival meeting last evening was practi-
cally for young men, although the audience was Oh e
same general character before. Mr. MoOdys Sermon
wa, drawn from the story OF the Prodigl Son. and
,ts application was especially made " way
ward young men, urging them TO return "
their parents who had not ceased To love
them and branching out from this idea to the love OF
God for sinners tile Joy made tn heaven over thet
repentance and return. Tho subject matter OF the ser
mon was made ap almost entirely OF AN eiaOOrauoh VI
the Bible narrative In the application OF TINS Story 70
everyday lie Mr.. Moody embraced all tramps and out
t m the snbot and said would take all night for the
nro1ip Ia I'm this city to pass before the audience but
although they mad money, friends, character teSn
mony and all enjoyment they lad never lost theh
love "Oh will you not come home tonight he
said.
This sermon was wholly addressed 70 young men. In
deed the main tendency OF the revival Efforts seems W
e toward the salvation Of this class Meetings are held
for ladies ON Sunday afternoons and every day they
meet privately In the Rutgers Presbyterian Church
Much good has been doDo Ia thcse private meetings,
SAID but 1t Is impossible to judge much Of is extent a.
only ladies are admitted 10 tho meetings. Bdi
the work among the young men Ia open anu
10 a larger degree be estimated The meetings Tor
speak OF them the most extraordinary demonstrations
of the kind that they have ever Last night
certainly the noteworthy that has been held When
the finished the young men thronged thr
doors and passagoways leading 20 the small hall un
every seat had been led In the and no more could
aud entrance so dy took charge OF the services and
many young spoke of their religious experience
Mr. sankey sang In low, sweet, and powerfully meg
netic tone the hymn Come home. wnnderer. you are
weary at heart" Hundreds drawn into the inlnir
rooms and Christian workers found ample rewards for
their labor with them.
Nr. Moodys sermon WAS follows:
We have for subject tonight ore OF
the 18TH OF Luke There Ia not person ~
his audience here Tonight but who Is rs Wen ae-
Probably taere is not prodgal IN l Dnt tna
knows the story as contained IN is cn'n,er OF o LuSe
y man IN IN away from cod All we Ike sheep
ag~ gone aslray :" every turned TOO cas a"ay
This FrUdiEal went away without any reason tIat W
know Of; not told that bis fat er was unnnh 70
him. hut 1 think, however, that the father male
MISTAKE. | think If | bal son mat wanted
TO divide up my PROPERTY and let nm .b ntt
matte a great m'staFe 20 give aim the money a gren
many people are m ug mat m'ase id i han s s
ot.cr II is the man who has al the money INT ne
wants to spend and nothing 10 do. wheu that youus
his portion, his failcr bad better pave sdd' 20.
had better wait until your iatHcr has GONE Whrn
the poiigIl son got tnnt wnich coming 10 him,
says ne altered his gOods oh together, nnd took mS
,iirupy into "A FAR country Well lie considered pop
nI i'm tat distant cndujTyniost men who have p nt'
Of money and nothing 10 do ace very popular Dat a."
long ms popularity lasts are not ioi, Dec use W.
do not know Just how Ong his money he'd our
But is friends gathered round him; nc hai good man!
until his IN ncy was gone, ana then the FOOT hu
We up tie act at all t"oSe te called hls illerd
bad been aitor his money and no. hlni tiy %eIe Thu,
ast ne came want Dil You ever stop 10 MINK no"
many pydiS' n1'f , s.e III S "s and 1Ga
we could bing them up here aid let t mem
pas, L. mont OF lh.s h'en'ne' 49," IT ossrInb"j
uue-,rimp, amp ulI -',l"iJ ~ ~ 80 80,
aud rucc EcW IOE IL iuli OF riodigals. - .! inv
not only rit elrihY PARENTS they nave sent many
OF tnosc partnts 10 an untncy grave. Aud how many
have turned their backs upon 'od AMI have Wandered
I do not know where the prodisal son in this story
went TO- perhaps ~ Egypt pryb s ne went 10 lehPh'
bnt q at as far away 10 lie could from home. Perhaps
nr wanted 10 get aNay irn noine restraint "hd h"iI'
~ W III . i.u ~ ~ nv et .a. wien be- ySuny
men ne that expression. great many young men
EN- 10 iorect tnt they lave 10 reap Wh"t
Trey SOW teniutL II mnu Sows hinaih' ne reps -
lusIl; n a man tio wiuL I've rella the whri" nj;
IL u only question ~ time ID, VII surely come 20 wan
.onc day An thrse eaitnly streams become dry som
dtt: hr viii surely e. want. We rai that Wheh
liz rr,disl'- muucy was all sou"' iahn' struck ina
Ind ANA l. ere he was alone. IN s.rinSe country
Ia great wau.. All his hiirs werr gone now ic naJ
los. every of them; Ac thotEtt NJ hsi sud nan!
friends. blt thcy were now al gone. II thry hai ha'
I.,sn so.s la thusr days, you wOnd nave seen hlni
hanging round pawn snop liwn.ns w,t ne hld iei,.
TAe i.D1s WOKE away ir"h home are ION P,''l '
Las worn his SHOES aud his NOT got scH to pawn
Lore stripped But Lc i!lI u'll 20 du''
be-. uAe great niauy men VA 'e'c dyn f'l l'tI %,
In have respect for ir prodga.' rcaise Lc ia 20
10 NurE. 10 Was yry huuiOi occupation u d. sure
bat II nu could not stt What "e Whht,u .e MiS wing :"
d. most al, t.is rdtLcf t4an to beg; ana tnot" - NJ
laanrr u,Dui aDu possible tna Jt~ iH.h 81" I,c' s"'ht
b.. Ls ua a. w,us 4, 40 tiat L. a siet may 81 tho-'
p.o.r wnu now cil"l t,a"po ~o'dd % u "0tA We
would al Lave sympahy t"I tn,m'
d GIADAIIpN or tux PRoDIGAr.
Tho prodl.al -ot down very low. but he DID not get
down low enough u beg; he went To work ins work
was very mean n eouI not nave been IN mran'r oe-
cu,aton tIan feeding thO'a swine. WAeh the back
slider goes away God he 0ss all the blessing OF hls
work and the rod gal lost all bis. lie had no home.
nuu who away from God has got nome; he has
Turn d ms blck upon his home, and there waa
no home him thee among sirangrrs IL the strangers
had attempted Ia giye hIn a LGm' u would not nave
among strangers, cUatless, shUoes-, hdtlrhS; some
oI TIE young men In that c"ul,ry ctuc hi"hS'
come Of tIe very fcn p.rap thai nid 20 nis money
AWAY from him-fb men HahDed IA t"osr ia! rs lhty
do ana tLeY prubt by siid Lo0A al l'it TOOL "e
came down hcic with $4,000 only t"O "r iAic" Fedt
n - IN IL Is all squandcTod" Toe very men WHO
mad got hi. money dM"y Ho" l,m o"s-h y, MAJ 80
,n.ng hms II up aud saying them. lOu
S S s ,ni SIS San o Aud a. ghsd ssd s
Your T. Tiers srrvnnts-why, you have not go' ans
tIer" No one believed hiin; uc 'd "'i MS tes'noh'
And Just every hacksdr tron God lost hs tcsi-
mouy You never can get any ,' Tor tIr SOU ~ ,.,t
dcvii's country There lac WIZ, away from h'fn" hlaN
in. iOOd eHwine ~Oull tat-hoOne ""nd Htr
Lin even that. lie would fan nave flied his belly
win the that the swine ala eat bin hli taken
Inn away from hoe' away from Eodi ule Pohl iS NJ"
dId Ia ever get ndcA
suppose you proh-a al want Ia know how he got
back and you want 20 know ho" to get BACK Selves
hdn.re.s OF yuu tonight. Wal thc man boBsu Ia
come 20 huns II he up to tue fact I. ~
the best friend he had IN the world Was hi>
lttUrr 1he.c tniug that the piodiga never
los ne iDst Ms work. ho lost hs food. his home, his
testimony: but he never lost his iaGnrr's love HIS
father loved him right through II all mud thai
good many men, living In sin, wonder why
Il Is tnat God does not answer their prayers.
We'll, God loves them t"o much To answer
Tier prayers. Suppose tho SON bad wrttn
bis tatltrr Letter, ing ua Ia want, suppose yOu
rcu me soao money" Tue fitner would have loved
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