New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-20
THE REVIVAL.

| DELAY.
| As rule there are more men than women
at these revival meetings. but tho congregations on sum
day afternoons look IL religion were indeed matter
for women and children" 1t is not often that somany
thousands of women Alone Of all ages and condtohs'
assemble together in sympathy and no other cause per
haps could secure such attendance The reviVa IN
terest Is undated II it Is Mr.. Moody's religion whioh
makes him so alert md enthusiastic 1t must be great
boom And it is surprising that so many come eagerly
forward to share IT, Much stress is laid upon accepting
Christ and many are converted every day After the
gloom OF last week the hail seemed unusually bright yes
terday Mr. Moody's text. What seek yer was per-
| sonal question to each one in the audience
| The rs follows:
There are two things want to call your attention TO
this afternoon The is he.words OF the LIST chap
ter OF John 10th and the second IA IN the otn
chnper of Matthew 3d verso The first text the first
words that fe from the lips Of Christ at the commence
mcnt of HIS ministry. IL was the question re put 70
sse INC o Set one afternoon aboue o'clock John
the Baptist stood with two OF his disciples ana Jesus o,
up his hand and POINTED to the man on In the distance
and said Behold the S OF G S bseyea dsep
and Andrew left their old master and went together
TO him and said what seek yc" Thought this after
noon would Ike for few moments 10 eau your AFTER en-
ton to that and press that question home upon te
people here | would like to have all OF you ask your,
selves the questions. What are you seeklhgi Mhat ui
noon What do these great crowds OF people here mean
| day after day, week after week IL, D..
Christ and they had every kind OF I've fof seeking
Him. Thoro were some who came OUT OF CURIOSITY lust
who Him because they hal friends that were
blessed There was who came with The hope of
getting the fishes. And there stall another
elias, tIat were trying murder Him and get Hin out
Of tho way; they watching Him and striving to get
Him into some conversation In which they ng1t entahge
bring Him before The sanhc.irim and cause
i@ De son Gesa Sought s Him for What they
cond set and others sonShl HIM 9r Wat ne ws %nt t
seeking what they got. but who are seek
ne Him for what He 4 personally nave no donpt o
order no identified with Him. because they ta9ngm
Le would set aP an e @ So and that
he might become the che: treasurer OF Such hhsolAi
and ierhnps peter thought that lo might become tine
chief secretary; and whc tine zbedee found ont
that WIS spiritual Kinglon that lie was to establish
| their molcr came aud ASKED OF Christ that her sons
| might he pa.cd the one upon HIS right hand ara
the her upon Iii left All tie tinc durnghls ministry
aud that precisely the spirit to-day one of orr great
est troubles and one gr r1n WHY H a wS not r p@ in
oar motives FOR seeking HID say thrle - MOI h'n
dayl WHO LIS come here for blessing FROM God, AMI
who had that motive, but WIZ ftt H. U.''as
hard AMI co.d a. ever Wayl Because they nave ho'
Womb m Ike 20 s Won To take this brief question
80 your tO-,ay, What seek yer Mhat ar" yod
after ,n leo,ni r WA my'SG c,, 80 .o5
friends ~ mine were coming did not nave ans plft;u
ir in?!'f AK a gi Mat lid G t ' come for Wa
came To s,r the crowd; heart there great many
anon and women here aui thOa-ht y woad DO won
Irr.n XII 10 re-, - many together" man tod me
the Other dag that BE 10 see the chairs lie sed he
heard there we're 10000 eLalr al ~ ole L&i' an '
20 s'e thom Thank God, that man s9t eahaEat
In the Gospel net that very nshi' ana nope
some o,hors that come Just out 9i Ic.nosiH
Gospel not Eat To retur TO question, What brought
you hcr, ! ialy over there Jays, came u hrit
have heard TO Word preached an tired Of IL, anl
II LaI ny way ab3GtIt wOud rather got 10 ui 30
out soon the singing - oEr..' bht " any OF y.N
lave como here with such mptye- and VIII change yoii
minds after you 81. hor. .d "Il SECS TO '.I' 20 no
il.t ~ 60 Ding You may have come Ecto 10 mae'
sport II the meeting; y"l my hal. col. h.tS 90 rug
md change yo. hiud Lord Jesus WIN birsa 'ou 60.
dly aud forgive yOd, aad ,Gis Ll - mo Dese meethS
yOa uycr was 1t ~ yOrr Nc Il yJa ~.
cons kINGyOT 10 Il. SOUGHT FIi.5r.
Now want t. call your at.sn'ion 20 The other text
spoke Of 5Iy text b. JotA question and command.
The question is what seek yci' AMI TIE comiHan" -
dis S3cS go Ag,t tho kingdom o. God and lis right
,ousncts AMI al "a things shalt 100 added unto jo.
Ts u,t 49, much command that H. th't You shall
c Llfsloi OF Col AMI H., righteousness 49, it- com
maud that SHALL not swear. IL ~ one al tlu cpuiuHa
of tho B.b.r. Jrss vixen tic was do ~ bore ~ i1a
memorable sctmoI IN tn' Mount, said >'rE NEST tho
Kin ion ~ cod" Chat was g. CON" ns; IL MAS 10 come
~ lcad q! ever ihin- csc ina 'i'rrs wy are iot
our waJs GODS dfh' are IL. rt '.11fn.' "'l w.
PIT ls God puts hr't; ~aai wo pat nfs, lie .a i's,
hc whole TINS j. Reversed NoH! VIC 40 "o' H'h. 10
seek ne kingdom ot Col iii. hc have Gpod miny
uiu1- tat mast ATTENDED IT, b.0-C wv rrsA ire King
b. con. eri. tEoy always tuna thcy have some p''as
uoa, 10 make beforehand. Now, iriS b lid H' h'-i
command today j. was 80 man, hulN.'J,9i yeas
ago DOyou tiiHS n hc NA3 on ,arth .o-iJ lie "oyn
| alter thai o,mmana 10 }ou "a hh a. NgWi ~ loI
| lic woud tell FOu 10 sock liz hinlom I'd some
luurc tiue Every dag W. hear 81 pc ~ "y ms sun
trci nave MOI OD.ytd tnls command % 80 bfst iie
| iina,,n OF Cod ono reason chat Peopl' do not 'ce@
tina; God Is r,dl, aui that .e has hh3.o' !na '",
they can fni Hin bat tIy ~ IL. ish, q" ta @
something. IL,o i not person. IA sl's ~ ~ VITO s
Ia tiuIsi II pr0l. vii 20 sex Tor temporal things.
dop't servo 20 slow tBdt You do ao believe tat God
| an aud Il briJ:. any oi these elmer tliug.
i.cnn,r Cgfs,il., III, father Was q worldly naa fil
~ aIn;Io agl desire 10 80 GA. III, son went - hin
ard told him is l5 The E;er iuri'l aIOHdu III =
| Ion.slm. nt pat dsslti,toi oo-. nui sld: " My
son You gye made mistake. You had better wall until
vOu gc established ~ business; wait a.! you S' Oil'Fi
en- vel 10 be,oin- "A Christian" Does any young
here believe that Nol EnOw what tho rich inal ~ mo
! in oLsincss; ho had made iots OF money; his good
were increasing every year AZ la5t ~ r., an unusually
and s'orehouses. He fcli o. being able 10 ENJOY
binsl he vas happy and concntrd - ~ thnSht now
his bank account Vas swelling SOU, lHh, "a ~ cas-
thou hast much goods laid up Tor many daJo re never
thought OF the i9nFe tic present. wa, a. pc sStoa
dread and startling summons, Thou iCOl this n.t my
soul sll be- regn OF tnee lie Ild 70 Leave an these
things behind him; death tndtched nm away, ahi ne
los; ire heaven he had neglected to make suo oil on
earth.
heard n story OF young lady who WIS deeply con-
cornsl her soul Her father and mother, however
were worldly people. They Thought lightly OF her serious
wishes, they did syInpath.zo with her state oil mind
They made up their minds that sho should not become
Christian, and tried every way they could tq dicOurase
ner notions about religion At last they thought they
would get up large patty, and thus with saYety ana
pleasure back To ho world 50 they made every
preparation FOR gay times ey even sent 10 neighbour
Ia y tow