The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-29
MOODY AND sANKEY.

over O. 900 persons attended the MONDAY services at
the Hppodrome yesterday and despite the terrible
storm that ragged last night fully that number we're
present at the eight O'Clock meeting. At noon Rev.
Mr.. Rogers read the usual requests for prayer and
Rev. DIR. Armitage offered the prayer. Mr..
Moody spoke on 'Joseph of Arimathea "
He said Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
have each told of Joseph or Armathea, and each
tells different things about his character Matthew
says that he boldly to Plate to ask the body OF
Jesus John says he a disciple, but secretly, for
fear OF the Jews and Luke that he good and just
man and had not consented TO Christs death. II
Joseph OF Arimathea who took down Christs body
from the cross, and this act or his has come down
through ages and each one OF us can do something for
Christ matter how small it is will live forever We
reclaim sinner some poor, darEened soul some
wretched drunkard who knows not God, and whom, II
we lead him to Christ Will do 1t for his sake. Mr.
Tier the singing OF the hymn, "Here Lord, give my
self away the meeting concluded with prayer by
Bishop Redule, Of the Moravian Church
The meeting last evening opened with the congrega-
hon and choir singing, II Heard the Voice OF Jesus
the Bells OF Heaven" wllh more envenng air, was
Iung Mr. Sankey Sung solo, with great effect
Knocking, Knocking, Who Is ThereY'
Mr.. Moody spoke on 'Repentance.n His text
rom Acts xvii, 303lAnd the times of this ignorance
Sod winked out; but now commandeth all men every
where repent Because he hath appointed day. the
which he will judge the world IN righteousness. ~ He
kaid:-l have been found fault with because did not
preach repentance before but preacn IL now and
say that no one can enter the kingdom OF heaven
unless he repcnts and repentance consists in turning
night about to God and going Gods way. IL don't
consist IN merely uttering formulas OF prayer and cry
ing out IN agony going to church. For II We 90
right in and in evil courses tnerc is
repentance about IT, Some people think they must
have certain sort OF feeling when they truly repent
THIS talk about feeling leads great many people
Astray. Some have too much feeling, and they expe
ricnce sort OF spasmodc sorrow Tor their offences
that never lasts any time. What Is necessary Is
that should study Gods Word, become
convinced that he is dong wrong has
been walking IN the way OF Satan >nstead
oil the way OF God and from the wrong path at
once. The repentance OF fear is no repentance When
a on board vessel which is gong down, who has
spent his life in sin and death threatening him,
may have rcpented but he is fortunate enough be
saved from the wreck and goes on in his sins as
before, how much of repentance IL there about
thatY In TACT II Is very hard 10 say how many death
bed repentances Christ accepts, but know would
not like to trust my salvation to deaihbed repent
1t seems like insult 10 God TO bring HIM the
arcgs OF Q wasted life ut the last hour Mr.. Moody
very fecitous IN several OF his Illustrations OF
rue repentance, and made decided effect his
auditory He called them wait until
morrow but TO come that night, Tor delays always
dangerous, and no man knew what tomorrow might
bring forth.
The inquiry rooms were never 50 crowded US they
last evening, and the Young Mems Prayer Meet
Ing in the Fourth avenue hall exceptionally well
attended
To-day the Christian Convention OF Ministers and
aym meet In the Madison avenue hall, and will
linue through the week