, 1876-11-02
Christ Able and Willing to Care for
Those Who Lean on Him.
MIR. Moody Exro.1ntls the Miracle
Of tho Lonvcs and Fishes.
Comfort for tho Afflicted and Sympathy
for tho Broken Hearted.
The Inquiry Rooms Largely At
tended by Anxious Seekers.


cftgc at faFWcll Hull yesterday consisted OF cx.
c.lrstonlsts from Joliet. eix ear.lomls IT people
cnt,ic up tn attend Tho meetings, nutwlthstard-
Ing the mud nntl rain.
Tllc requests for Irayer, hfty-eighti IN n.lntcr,
were read by tho lley. Mr. Erdsnnti. Among
them were requests bythctnsrycs from physt-
cinn In Fairort, ILL.,, commercial traveller out
Of Chicago, for nnn Wild lclarcs himself to l,u
tic chief Of sinners, a,ll from IL sumlay-schnot
teacher WHO Is ut wurI; III the diamond te1tlB In
Soutl, Africn, asking for prayers for his own
conversion. Prayer was also drs!rch for Hor-
folk, W.; for n revival In Springfield, VI; for |
Sunday yscl,ool class OF eight yunng 'altcs; for |
thu meeting Of businessmen tn Cincinnati; fur |
four brothers by I'LL aEc sister, ufstl for ven.
crablc father nearly % years old; also bya
daughter for llur father, 10 ycnrs of asc, and
llcr agel mott,cr WHO Is sick; MISC fur Il sun and |
crring daughter by their mother. Prayer wns
tllcn offered by tic l'cv. Dr. Noyes, Ut tho prcs-
by.crlan Church Mt Evanston.
TitrAppEEss.
Tic lesson for to-day, Battl Mr. Moody, Is tho
sixth chapter uf Jul.n. We might write over
this chapter, =" Bread, ,"-brca1 for the hungry,
bread from Heaven. All tho Evaugcllsts Gtyc
MI nccs,lnt of ts miracle, feeding the nlslltt.
tide With tho tive loaycs and three fishes, but
John brings out to ilea moro fully than the
| rest, that Christ is thu Bread Of Lilo from
| Heaven.
| In tho opening OF this cl.autcr the people arc
trying 10 make Hin King, and Mt the cluso OF It
they urc trying to klli Him. They were ready
cr0ugh to fhllow Hin us loi'g Ny lie fed tlcnl+
| but when 1Iu begun to sEtrltuatze the miracle,
at.l ask them to bcltGyc on Him rs the enn ot
God and sAvlorsbf thu world, u great !lnauy wcnt
lack, uud followed Him no more. It was just
ovcr W r here ou The North Side. Just advertise
| pienie or festival wleru there vas rDng to Je
son,ethine to cat, a,d Tie school would ba out
in full igree: We wonld tlnti people then who
year. Now Christ Mccuses tesc people OF just
"berausc SO dIsi cat 1T tie luavcs'; md that Is
stand nro,lua on the edges Of tic church, saying
unto themselves. Cuu's VIC nuke something
out Of this thtngf'
lIero ii the il!tL anu sixth verses Christ Is try;
Ing Pill lips faith, by asking lin, "Wlsnce sllall
wu buy brca.l that they SHOULD catt" Philip
answering eays thut " suo pennywurths Of brcait
snilleSnt for tleu. thu every ons .nny nay
sun, bceause that waa the extent Of the money
In their little trcaeur5, only about $40. But
five barley loayes and two small tslses,
Ills lunch, md when lie !lud given tilanks lIe
distributed to the disciples. and tho Disciples
fed the multitude with It. Then, when nll rad
eaten enough s'Id twelyc bas;uts s1is, i ILL., o. M t,e
tllcir u,inls oil from the brcad that perislctn,
mud 10 set them to thinking of tue dread Of
Life. They said unto Him, ,'Wl,at shall we 10
tiat We might work tls wor';s # uolt" Per,
l.ps sotnr of tlleu lad bi. families, mud wanted
, to know how to make small amount Of PRO.
Visions 60 g9pd WV; Jesus a1'sWere.i Mfh1s his
Is thu word q God. il.at yoH ls hslgye y only nn
j. TINT little wur4, "bc!!cye.' Yul can't go any
1atis on ti,at i word ord SBcevs" Tic psopo replica:
tlescrt." ."No," says Christ,- Muses. didn't
my such thing; 1t was MY Fntlur that gave
you tut bread, niu now ltu gives .yo1t
Ills Son, who Is the trno Bread of Lille. Yer
ily, say unto yol lIc tint helicreth o Nc hath
everlasting life. Your tHthtrs did cut lnaina II,
!, the wericss and are dead. mn the Llyi'';;;
J, prcnu wsIcl, cltle down from Heaven; II my
.llau cat of this bread he shall live forever, nn'l
viii give for the lltr q the world"
"Do yuu believe thnt Is lltcralt" Yes"
saitl; 4 it s literal III tlsIs se,ssc Our minds asc
to iced upon tls rcai} personal Christ, A1
not upon rrccds and do@nns md dry notions
t ot tueology," ,"-pret,y dry feeaIIE that, but
: sclv.a upon sonethu: drtrr yet, Ticy wer.
! trying tt live oil the fnltngs OF their telEhburs
!. tcll you, my fscnds you'll get terribly lean Il
t you try III lve Oil surl, dry ttutcr us tint.
Then thee ~ u,Iother thought. FiGnty o.
, 1nupic never iculIl to feed themselves. ParuNt'
;. luke great curr tu 1curh slIr!r ft'c children Il
+" do tllis. You suay 2Lrny the mother tHStng, "De
s, look a. tho uabS l'c a.; Is hssn$ to- fsS.
there nre IN thu Church wlln lcVcr e:lr'l To fcet
themselves. They 20 around to gct onc lntti
istrr nt.cs aslu,,rr to feed tlcn!, steud q com
u luz tn Christ, MD takInE tle Bread vi Lssr 10
u lizard of very sklfully madc bccs, Will
springs IN thcIu, Il, that they nlovcd about mn
you could iartsly tel, thcul frum tt' rca! Iis
bees, wien thry were put lown amongst them
n The maker pt1zzled suol nnliy pcuple wIt!
them, TIL ut last sulncD,ly 'outl.l out how +
" expose tho trI.l;; he jnat put t!oNh \ It'll
for Ii right away. y, It Is III ti!c Church, thus
whu have thu tsite 1ifc III them k'aye guoa salar
alpctI,rs fur ttsu breasl ot l.ttc.
iou rc,ueuller that wllcH the children Q
81 thck If nla,lsla, md were almost rcnly tu =
x buck tnto captivity A.at for the eaic VI Evltf
s5 sons VI tho Egyptian unt,s, lceks, nn! Ent
isk New that is st w wv way y1. %,' Hs5'St n II
II praycv-cvtInE, mil The faulty altar, ulnl lTy t
Il sutisy ttcuselYes Will The !lvntrss, a.lner1s
~ aud Ithrs worldly a't.ascncsits, ami thy at
~ iunIsl1r! half ii dcall hrrausu they do III
u. feed IN tls Heavenly Inat fuu tan a1way
<. tell II minister wt!n frctls Ills people with II!
~ brcad Vi Life l'y the crowd Vi l'u"gry sou'
that uIways iotl !" hear HIN. u,,,,.
Uuu ntbrc Yerac, ,--t!lu lllty-fuurt!L "Nlos
catrtl My 1rBlt n1ih tlTi'Ilitth NY bloo lat
or rternal 'lfc, aa,tl Will raise HIN III tho lus
/. day." rGnlcnt~r once E"lIE tnt" ETnvsS.sr
~ III England, uni "rer the GATEWAY. were tnrs
u, w.rs; "TiEs sGA ALLtIlsG AuA1A.h l'tlallss lot
uo.l, tllIs Christ, who Is lin N,en1 ai l.ilu t" i
III .I.is world, IL our pa'se .! rcslt,rcel.nn ir".
tho dead, a;ld o4r eternal llfc IN the world
tr ! come.
- Prayer was then offered by tile Rcv. D
T. T.: Ttu.mt,au., full Ut ilcer emotion, AMI riclt
u IL Scripture references aA.l l'stitlo..s.
IN. TIE NEXT atEakfsH
'|n wis the Key. Dr.. tluu4win. ~ wls!," said h
y: .'to e;lll yol.r attent!u tu thu wny the peo,'
set the bread. Thu l.orl mlsht have .akrt n"s
tlgIr u,,,ctites So tIlat tteY Wouldn't have Iet
: hungry, b,lt that w.st Ills way. Tl,u !lisri
.r. were tu have lrt III this al!sinrss. WI re:
. HERE wrrc h,NAI men. Annthcr acronHt ~.
.lcsi,lys w..ru au.l children which wuuid s'
!, ,Inl,, I've 5,tpO n,rr. sly iUnn tn all, Wit.
W. w"ull hs Ir..rty iau arfeve. tr WHOM e;svi! III
ii the 'iisv!plsa .'s!,iGat,l t ttsad: NJ, i;
!. s,srIusiUE there HU Christians ~ te VI
| u LHHlH1 ltnt h"IItA Hale ~ "'oat W."
IN. apiece (ur lis to carry the s'rs!i II letu: sur