New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-10
MR.. MOODY'S SERMON.


In announcing the text of his sermon, MIR.
Moody said shall my subject tonight only two
words. courage and enthusasm-necessary qualifications
for successful work the Lords service In this chapter
read tonight four different times God tells Joshua TO be
of good courage, and He says that II be OF good
courage should be able TO stand before him all
he days life. And read that in the evening Of
his life he was successful and that man Vas
able to stand before him all his days. God fuL
nlleL His promise. God kept His word But how
careful God Is instruct him this point -Four
times 10 one chapter he says him. BE Of good
age and then you shall prosper. then you shall have
good success" And 1 have yet 10 find that God ever
uses mau that Is al the looking the dark side,
and il all the time Talking about the obstacles and look
ing at them, and is discouraged and cast down II
not these Christians that go around with their head
down ike buIrush, looking at the obstacles aud talking
about the darkness all the time that God uses They XII
every thug they touch. There is life In th' m Now
we are going succeed have got "a he OF good codr-
aye ana the moment we get eyes God and
Der who lilo ami that He has all power in Heaven ard
earth that il IL God that commands lis TO work In HIS
vineyard then 1t ia that will have courage given IA
Now " you Just take your Bibles an look carefully
through them youwl the men that have left thernf
behind them that have been successful In win
Mug souls Christ have all been men Of that stamp
You will notice that when Moses oomIn eneed. after ne
had been among the Egyptians 40 years, he thought
the time had come for him 10 commence
lis work OF delivering the captives, and be
went out and the first thing We hear
that M WAS looking this way and that way TO seeU
somcbJ ,ly called him lie not NJ for Gods work.
God hed TO Take him tho back side OF the desert for 10
wears and tho God ready 20 send him. and Moses
then looked but one way. And He sent him down into
Egypt lie had bodness aud be goes right before
the KING of Egypt and he had courage and God could
Use hun But took him 40 years To learn that Lesson.
that he must have courage sud bodness to be nj vessel
for the Masters use.
Asain We dud L Ish Mount Carmel fun " bldness-
How tho Lord used him How the Lord stood by him
How tie Lord blessed hn! But when he got his eyes on
the way, d Jezebr sent q message 10 him that size
would have his fe lie got afraid lie was not afraid OF
Anab ana the whole royalty. and he WAS not AFRAID
Of the whole nation lie stood on Mount carmel
alone and see what courage he hsdI Bur what came
over him don't know, uuess II was that h. got his eyes
OF he Lord, and when one gave bn thar mes
sage he got frightened ami God had 10 90 To nm ana ask
him hat he was doing; aud he not nj foi Gods com
munon.
BotpNFss IN SPEAKING FOR CHRIST.
That mink H. the trouble with good many of Code
peoplc We get frightened and are afraid TO speak 10
men about their souls. We lack moral courage, ana If
we hear the voice Of God speaking TO us and saying
Run and speak tO that young man." will 20 To him
meaning 10 ,to and Will really tail TO him about every
thing else aud dare not about his soul When begin
10 invite to Christ Is when the work begins. and
won't beSn uht VIC nave tne courase s'''h us anu aIo
ready 10 40 and speak with them about their souls
We read that when the apostles were brought
bsfors the council they perceived their bold.
ness. and II made All impression on the council
The Lord could use them then because they fear
less and bold Look At Peter on Pentecost when be
charged tue murder OF the son OF God upon the Jews
A little while before he had got out VI communion and
one little maid had scared him nearly out OF hs lie 80
that he swore he didn't ow Christ An! he had ms
eyes of the Master the moment get our eyes on
christ get disheartened and then God cannot use US
/ remember u few years ago got discouraged ana
could not see OF work AMI one morning,
AZ was in my study east down, one Of my Sabbath
school teachers came and wanted 10 know what
J,.romragrd about and told him, because could see
no resilf from my work; and speaking about Noah he
said: By the way did you ever study ue the CHARACTER
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