New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-11
SERVICES AT NOON.

GREATLY INCREASED ATTENDANCE AND ISIEtEsT-
MR. MOODY SPEAKS CONCERNlNG PRAYER IN
THE RIGHT SPIRIT" ASKING, SEEKING, AID
KNOCKING CHRISTIANS" - meetings. FOR
WOMEN.
There was a decided increase yesterday in
the attendance at the MONDAY services nearly every
seat In the hall being occupied. Promptly at IL O'Clock
ali the doors closed and several hundred persons
gathered the sidewalks and patiently waited until the
doors opened again at the end Of tine first hal hour
Tho services begun with the singing OF the 1l9th
Hymn ARISE. my soul, arise" and the Rev. ID. stuart
Dodge read the requests for prayers, which included
petitions for the only OF aged widow :; sister,
for her brother who is a confirmed drunkaid; FOR
family In deep afct the death OF child :; and
for the Freshman Class at Princeton College" The
Rev Dr. l.. ID. Murphy prayed for those who had been
named in the requests. Another hymn was sung ana
Mr. Moody read from H. Chronicles, v., Of the building
OF the altar OF brass in SOlomon's Temple. and sad
God heard their voices in those days and He Will hear
ours make them ia the right spirit One reason
why many prayers 20 IL that they not
In accordance with the will of God or because we nave
been sufficiently ceansed sins. Some secret
Elm may be clustering around our hearts winch lie wants
removed nis JOHN in his gospel tells us tbat u ~ w
Will be received But will say, "Wcll how am to
know what is the viii of GOdf Just tmn T. Romans
Wit. 81 "Likews e tho Spirit also hepttn Our infmi-
tics; Tor know what we should pray for as we
ought but the Spirit itself inakcih incrcession ior
leads us into Luke XII Il: And it came
TO that OF His disciples unto HIM. Lord,
teach us how Ia John also taught his disciples
have no doubt many persons here nave said Lord,
teach Ine how 10 pray" I'd rather be able pray ike
Daniel than TO preach like David. The world knows
little OF the works wrought by But words
the Dos seem empty and cold Christ replied 10 the dis
ciple. when We pray. cay Our trcr which art in
Heaven hallOwed be 1ny name" Later lie says. ASK
and 1t shall he gwen you"
In this ninth find three classes OF Christians
mentiOncd-the asking. the seeking. and the knocking
Christians There good many ~ Tie nret class
They continually asking hui do not seek III you VIII
allow me the expression they away from the mercy
seat before God has had time 10 answer thoIn Then
there the seeking Christians who are step In ad-
vance. They always try 70 ma out wAht tOd wants
them do and whore the trouble cs vlt'n themselves
There ia not Christian the face OF the earth wh0
N lie enters upon thir seeNhDinatOn, but VIII ma tiat
when bis prayers not there is something in
hls own heart which he chcTises but should give
Lastly have the knocking Christians This Ii the
ella we want here If you knock at shall! be opened"
and keep knocking until II Is. When the Holy Ghost liz
upon u.s. how every longs 10 speak and to
God Let ask for great things-tnat God may iii
with the Holy Spirit and We may learn 10 DO His Will
MI Moody said Lo hoped the fathers and mothers pres
ent would pray for the young mems meeting tonight.
and DR. Rogers asked the blessing OF Heaven upon
OF this CITY and OF this land" MI Moody pray cd 90 Son
VI God wilt Thou be here and give us greater blessing
tonight than Thou ddst in yOnder city. We know We
ssk for great things but have great God to give
them We want Thee TO teach us how TO pray" The On
tire moeting marked by fery0r and attention un
In any OF the previous MONDAY services Tho at
tendance has increased much that 1t hss been
gesed 70 hold these meetings hereafter In the large hall
kssr tas ssaediotoE had bean pronounced. Meeting