, 1876-10-02
MOODY and SANkEY.
Opening Services Attending
the Great Revival at
the Tabernacle.
The Morning Meeting Attended
by Fully Seven Thou
sand People.
Over Eight Thousand Crowd
the Edifice at the After
noon Service.
An "0verplus Meeting" Organized
at Farweu Hall and Largely
Attended;
To Aid the Cause Of tho Master,
Unbelief, Prejudice, and
Sectarianism Must
Be Banished.
God Calling for Every One to
Spread the Glad Tid-
ings Throughout
the Land.
Encouraging Words to Ministers,
Sunday-SchooI T Teachers, Par
ents, land Young Men.
Some Thrilling Stories About the
Conversion of Sinners.
Encouraging Words to Ministers,
Sunday-SchooI Teachers, Par
ents, land Young Men.
Some Thrilling Stories About the
Conversion of Sinners.

In appointing Ills first meeting at o'clock on
Sunday morning, Mr.. Moody was, In tho opin-
lon Of many Of bis brethren, putting the zeal
and picty Vi the good people Of Chicago ia a
rather dangerous strain, but tho result fully
justified the measure, for wheu lie came to ha
preacling-dcsk cxact,y at The hour. lie found
awaiting him an audience Of 1000 people.
Everything was ready and in perfect order.
The grrat tabernacle, which the evangelist de-
elares 10 be the best yet erected for his use, Ia
decorated with texts OF Scripture. painted in
great rcd and bluck letters on the white walls
and gallery fronts; on the cast, II am the
resurrection aud tic lifc;'t on the north, "Tho
blood Of Jesus Christ, Ills Son, cleanseth
lis from all sin;' OIL tho south, lie that be-
llevcth on the Son hath everlasting ltfc;" and
Oh the wall behind the platform, with the EN-
phat!s painted In, Is tho text, SNOW Is the day
of salvatton." The building Is well lighted,
and the whole effect was cheerful, rcs.tll, d.
yotlUnal.
G. O. Trusdcll, General Superintendent Of
the Chicago Relief md Aid Suclcty, filled the
tho lcadiug n,cn In uur inost prominent city
churches, whose Office WIS Indicated by II badge
OF ribbon, instead OF tic traditional long poles
Or wantls 80 fa.uiar to the attendants Of t!,esc
ha,l been tested On Saturday evening by the
choir, mud were pronounced rerfcet.
At a quarter before s Nlr. 2tchblns and his
COO singers gave, With ringing effect, tho hymn,
Wcptal*e Thee, q God.
For the Son Ut Thy love.
On tho platform were the Rev. Drs. Goodwin,
Edwards, Gibson, Mitchell, Williamson, Thomp-
s0n, Hitchcock, Anderson, Chamberlain, Wood !;
Bishop Cheney; Pastors callwo!!, Martin, can.
Bethel; tho venerable Dr. William Bccci'cr, and
others. DR.. Tiffany vas In tho reporters gal.
lcry.
In his blunt and straightforward style, afE.
Moody came forward %, an1 a., saId want to E've
Of watcEword for these meetings: "Not by
tha s' Lord" W iiaye got 10 takc our % %min!s % oa
these large meetings and fix them on God. II
west It must como from God. Now let ua ail
slug the hymn,
Joy to the wosldl
Tho Lord IL come.
It Is not III tho books hut 1t Is In your hcnrts.'
After singing, the Rev. Dr.. Goodwin offered
prayer, his volcc trembling with emotion: md
tho great multitude felt tilat inAu wna speak
tng to Gul IN their Oclalf on whom tho Spirit
Ut Power had descended. Thou, after the hymn
~ Need Thee Eyery Hour" Nj; sanksy sung
however, lifting up his voice for Gods blessing
upon the singing as weli as npun tho preaching
fn the nacctings which werc 10 bo held, Athl that
the Gospcl might be carried, OIL tho wings Of
"When first can,o IN here, y said Mr.. Moody,
.s ant saw TINT tuxt, I am the Resurrection
and tic Life satd to nysclf, TINT Ia just tho
chapter to opcn with. Wn want tho Iesurrec-
read tho account Of tic raising Of Lazarus, iu
tho eleventh chapter OF Joln.
Another sung by Mr.. Sankcy.
jfarkt tic voice o! JcsuA crying,
Who shall 20 and work lo.dayr
Another hymn was sung. by. the whole con.
gEegation, md thcil Mr.. atoody announced Ills
text:
Jesus said, take ye away .thc stoae.-JoAn Il. ,
T1r SERMON. ...
Nov, haven't nny doubt that nearly all this
congregation arc ltolsIng for blessing in CHI
| cng0,-1f you ure nut yotl ought Ia be,-and 1t
| tl,trn IL not great blessing u! tlleac meetings
| It will he our own fault. God Is always rpaiIy
| to bless. know t!.cta nre so1no people who
say, 1--WE must wait Gods time; thero Is n set
tIH.o to fuyor Ziol;" hut tell yOn, my friends,
tic sui t!mo 70 favor zo'' Is when We arc ready.
t;ol will tlo Ills work IT We will only ao ours.
why's he aonlcbody to roll away the stone.
s%ay iii iiisefiS well, 20 'As ite @ eold o eat It
that isn't Il,s way. Ilo might sem; tlown
not; tl,ut is part 81 tho work tl!at mnn catl
DO, and ulan must dn t. beforo tiuu will ito Ills.
S1any people wander why tlul docs mt answer
their rraycrs.,, Why tlocsn,t llo save my proal-
| Efltt 60Hs hH1 A0stH 14o UEsS NY
l,,s!,a,,.lt God delights to raise t'lu seml; llo
delights to save tlrl,llkarts, and great Blnuera Of
every other sort, ! hayu sccl, 1t. llayo lived
auoI,g sl,eh works OF saving grnce fnr tho lust
two years. have seen the grace Of tod raiau 4
tlruu6nnl nut Of his grave ii su, put new lfiu
intu him, take tho appetite Tor strong drink
away from tsin,. and nuke hi.r. . new, clean
nlan, sulsl AMI hu&ly. Gul eal, do these ta[ngs.
hut l,,an has something tn do tlrst. There are
some stoncs to bu takcn away. We arc not
ready TO advance yet; ttleru must .be u etstlng
down before thcru Ia h raising up. .'st We r.:
gard intq,llly IN our lleasts. tho Lurd will
Hot hear u.s. much less wll! Hs answer us.
some people wonder that there arc not moro
| conversions. 1w0ndeF that tllero afs 50 1nany.
wonder how God can convert ~ n.any slnnela
with sucls Christians ~ lfu has to work with.
Let those who arc anxtoua about the salvation
ot their soma aud husbands ask themselves,
What sort of = Christian aln II What is my
priyatc lifof Whit do my family think Of nc
Have they any Confidence In my, pietyt | tell
yoa, my friends, theru's 40 usu Il your going tu
tAlk to your family or your nelghbors about
OF use. Whae would bs the usp Of \ man whu
bud tho smallpox going around alnoug llta
neighbors tn4ultlMg after tAeir healthf They
| would say, "Get cured yourself belore YOU colpc
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