, 1876-12-30
Rov. ATr. llavln, anl the instruction of tnquirA
cra was continued until the hour for the cyuu.'
Ing DTC1phiilg. ~;
EVENING SESSION.

EVENING SESSION. '"i.'.
T11a sToHr or KING A1TAD. s'
Tic thirteenth revival week closed with acr.
mon by Sfr. Moody on King Atnb. After tic
,,stlal devotional exercises ],c spoke In substance
rs follows:
I want TO take for my subject tonight n
man, Ahab, King Of Israel, tho ono Of tiiom j
havo been reading 4. Kings, Gimp. 22) man
who sold himself to do OWL. Wo used to think
In tho days Of slavery that It was very hnrd
thing for tnAn to bo sold for slavc, but no
slave was ever ao'd into such slavery az King
Ahab soll himself into. There Is an old saying,
"Evcry n,an has his prcc.n Judas liad his
price; he sold everything hc hail for
thirty pieces Of silver. Esau Ind la
price; 10 sold Ills Irithrtght for tuess
sold himself 70 pcasc dancing girl, tho laugh,
tGr Of wretchcd adulteress, mud Ahab sold
m!ist have BEEN, too. You think Ahal, sud him
himself .ths question, "iyhat am / selling my my
soul forf What Is the dar1fnR sin for tho sako
Of whtch am rejecting Chrtst1''
This Afah was vnc'llattng mnn, policy
old bigot for believing iii the Ten Command
God had given to those tghorant Hobrow
people down In the Wilderness; but rs
| Tor Him hc lived In more cu)iRllt-
ened age md Ind got past those oll notions,
Ahab was religious man, very religious innn.
every day, but man has got to havo something
more than religion. 1Ia may have soma mlscra-
bic form Of religion, and not havo any roal pisty
have Christ.
Tho .drst mistake this mnn nadc was In mar
ryinE for his wife the daughter Of hcathcn
! King. no lluuht will vc,F n etrerr+i,on h{t,,
SELF 10 Ills Kingdom. Alab was bsd enough,
nut his wlfc was thousand times worse than
aeoana, co., and 1y e s,sn0f ast s to oaon his wefsa ed
gilnpses .wc have Of this msn tl,G IT prophes i,s
Eliiah tlashes out before hin like meteor, and
ts' ,a1 nm tat t1at, Cod % VIII shut up the heavens
then lle Is caught away and Is seen no more for
thu space OF tilrco years md ak mouths. No
K!nE ever had moro faithful subject than
bitterly. Just 80 It Is with some Of yoii. You
count Jour ministers and even your mothers to
be your enemies, because they warn yo,t Of tho
evil TINT your sins are about to bring upon you.
hts enemy because warn hirna Nay. lie is
your enemy who would lure you on to ruin; ho
Is the QUO that ls doing the dovfl's work.
sHs MoT o e1e spota q Anie e E1s e to saa II @ s
down upon hls bed, aud refuses hla food 60 that
| the servants think he must he sick. The Queen
heard It, and ss,9 cotnes In aud says, "Ahah,
Nor says Aial, 'blt thero is innn I by It thc
narno Of Nabott .luEn at Jezrcci who has Vine
ynrd closc BY my paaco gardens that want for
4 garden 81 herbs. have tried 10 buy It, but
ssi S iry' E Is 's"''' the law Of M0's' ioF iii" to
-" iii get tint vineyard for your snys tho
Queen III great rago, "and It shan't cost you
HKn'ythIng, K'y| n ;a s,tfg 1di nsow 'hat Nnbot who is
so ste writes roynl decree IN tho Kings
mime, and sends 1t down to Jezrccl, and tic re-
suit OF It is TINT Naboth Is accused OF blas-
two falso witnesses, and then they take him ont
Of the city and stone hin TO delth. Word is
sent to Sanarla TINT Nabotl is dcad, and Ahab
takcs hs sasos mud rides down to lis palace Of
now can have without buying #. But nil ut
onec l'p turns pale, for there suddenly appear.
ing before him is thnt old prophet EfiIali.' lie
l!as1,'t seen him before siuco tic day Ut Mount
"1last thou killed, and ta,son posscsson,"
degs, . , liske the blood Of Naboth shall dogs lick
low did Elijah know III Ahab thoug ght tho
thing Was done tn secret; but, like tho blood Of
Abel which cried out against Cain, tile blood Of
Naoot ir crsa out against Ahab and his wretchsd
he 1A ts f' 'assnsofS sSs
is on high, and will aycngb them.
II you hayo sinned against God and sold your
sell to do any evil, don't let the year 1876 roll
ty, I'LL You repent Of your sin. Confess it,
!ilaso restitution, and return to God, who will
havo mercy upon you. Al,ab rcpeitcl and
YAH walked s9itly for awillo, but presently hS went
fulfilled.
Do you think you can tribe with God7 Do
Hou tLtnk there Is no Judgment days All, your
They will burn your hands IA tho thirty pieces
ot SILVER burned the hand Of Judas. II you have
"Tonged nny onet restore tho wrong at once.
one who hears mo makes restitution, and that
shows that God owns His truth. Tho other |
night after Ind been preaching On this subject,
young mum carlo into tito inquiry-room ~ II |
ot our businessmen to talk with hlul, and It |
was tho yury man from whom that inquirer had |
stocn money whtle IN bis employ several years
before. Thp' poor fellow confessed. his erimo
PRAYER with him, and no 5oao up saved, rejoicing
After rcciting tho miserable death Of Ahab |
Mr. Moody closed with Nh nppcal to sinners not |
to sell their souls as Afab had done.
Sinner, What does tho dovit pay you for scrv-
does eAtan promise youl Aha6 sold himself for |
garden VI herbs, and whit price arc you |
getting for your cur soult Ahab got the vlncyart,
Tor n9,tins, 9TH bIi by T. cost iim syerytlin Oh
show ail these souls WHO arc trifng Or Gurgan-
Ing with sin and satan that tho wages OF sin is
death, but that tho gift Of God IL eternal life.
Mr. Moody then closed tho meeting with a |
few words OF prayer.
The usual attcE-alcetings were then called In |
the inqulry-rooms aud MI. Sawyer started at
once for Farwe!i Hall to open ths lncn's moot
ANNOUNCEMENTS. |
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