New-York tribune., 1876-03-02
REVIVAL INFLUENCES.
MD MnnnY,S SERMON.

MFN'S MEEIING-fkDOFo VT iiA' is'"''
GEL,STS' SUCCESS.
The Moody and Sankey meetings yesterday
nov,l no decline IN interest In the evening the snow
,o,n Vv,s r,werl,ss to prevent the usual large al
tendance Long before tho services opened the man
hau was flied. and large number poured into tnc
smaller room. whore the Rev. stephen II
Tvpx ir took charge OF tho meeting. AFTER MI,
Moody had ceased preaching. the ladies' were repuoou
90 remain in the same room for 10 minutes A.tn""e
thev had been in the hall hour, they ula ho'
hsng thcr seats until requested TO assemble IN COM
naet body I'm the center OF the room. Inc mon "o'o
ashed 10 retire to the FOurthave hail. and ala so III sucn
Isrgs numbers ~ TO iu completely the aisles ana
,..s.-o-vsvs for some time Those who thus
,.ssed in together with those already present In
that ROOM formed the largest audience that has
ep seen in that meeting since the first week OF the re-
yval large part of the choir occupied the stage ana
Mr. Moody aud a number OF city clergymen ana active
Iaymen sat on the small stage. These two meetings
were very earnest and effective and large Numbers were
Induced 20 90 INTO the surrounding inquiry rooms
Mr. Moody took a very active part in the services with
the Young men, his custom. He Is very rueb graft
fed AT the sooess Of the work among the young men,
md be always e1ets himself with an unusual degree OF
real whenever holding meetings for them The interest
among them to I've constantly dcepcuihg nc"
converts arc obtained every ght and from the remarks
thev make in the meeting, It is evident that oeep
re- gious ooling is rapidly spreading among thein'
Mr. No dy preached last evening on the means OF OBJ
raining savaton Tie discourse was an elaboration "i
oht which h. has expressed before, but At was vaiied
With new illustrations al d occasional fresh example
his ori.nity o; expressive and novel ways OF euc
dating his idca< The sermon was rs follows:
IT ke my text this evening from the 10th chaptor OF
Acts IN 4 yriAe-a What must do to be saveuf" AT
onr a trtuoou meeting there were quite number got
up and told how they had been saved III Inc past Two
Seks one yonng IN n rose ai'i said that he had been
saved SIn the LIST hour asked him how II w'is ana
lie said IL was IN the noon PRAYER hoeunI5, I Tmpd
Jesus Chrst lie said the Lord saved him right
woud try and ge hold OF one else t-rSut IN the
same way The only way TO ho saved Is 10 believe N @ te
Ird esii, Christ TINS question: asked vi raul anu oiihe
isths most importdnt that can br asked oy a hnm,h
being u Ills world. Laye no donD' thdt evs'J % man
and woman in this house to night has at tOne
time or other asked tnls question: " what Si in'si
dor Many aud many te, WI, VISA try SOT,a map a, OF
business gets up the morning aud asks, What inuss
40 to-d,T What shall / do to make moSt money!
liz G,I ies and il is hard to make both ends meet
IL Is Lard a e nOtt tLat are coming uHt bu'
there is q goq deal important question tnan th M
when man IL aud asks what he must dO 10 S'No uis
me- ana even not 10 Important question as We
have Drioio Us tonight man lad DctSi l"sc the nc
At lie BODY tau ihe OF the soul. and 1t is 0etier TO
~ in bankruptcy and lose 81, tMoash i@huo III ous
e,s tlau - iaii O your suul
e highest to the o%est 1t Is on eve every " daT ,
On t resi- OF TAI Iucstion and ask, what must idoto DC
sa,eaP' IL not what must my brother 40, Vi W
he savcd. want bring out ihat car!inai ldct TO-
uight-to buns home TO ourselves " MAJ % tl'' 40
~ be- saved e. Now the answer was " Dcltst on tLe
Lord Christ aBd thou srlt DE saved Simply 20
of nalkind py uatut. lie was slnucr he Was ALREADY
con ,nncd and ;, nat he wanted MAS salvation. Wnai
me wantcd Ms 10 Know sould do to be sive,i-
tHat is What every sinner To know when lac be-
cones arOs aud awakened no thhhs ho ~ SUM-
tang To do TINS PhihppEin JAIOr iCld 70 uo
10 pray earnestly. M weep ana mo'"n "nI i"S'' % Iir
do y nauce ana cry ai9na upon Eo1' Find Tnoy Tncy
said. believe on tLo Lord Jesus Christ
saou but tIy whole houS," jus Simply "believe"
mans mind Is aiwaJs al cod ~ tho charac'et O Wna
u viii uiac you .d. ii yOu believe 10 Is bdu news u
viii s,nu you aW. sOnowid. We "ahs 20 ldhe Uou % az
and ana ~ ,p %H s1d Vr I3 wgo'e house rtiolctd
saw In thc next II tat he iold Low Ch'la'
iocci Al ~ eau Iiae men below that tne GosIN l.
eUod news It vii hh t.en wnh 81 'dnes., often n,ar
people LAY, "hhy do not have IN, Jog M'NS @ Leau
tAai oin,Is have when ty are cOnNeitodf IL b,dse
yuu 80 not bchuyc t1e Goslfi II g'Id news u you uu' II
could Dot help uAAlhg you hiu h'L ,i'nu w.
Ali elio Ci,a-O wltn i, vile and iOur clldieh
VINO we're going tO France A.ttr theJ S4lcd rs hihe
went cu be htFt iCVAins al ue P'poas ~ SEQ % t '
steamer lad arIV a. A II u dd not ailYo nheh uho'
they Lad u0t a. rived. and Dccue alarmed ON the
t4ird bc almost r'ntic WI "nAie'y One uay %H,h
hp lld u,cJIlt iuUs, mad VITA auAc.y AM hid DceL
m"Dt TO s"' ., r, 20 al as 'is r,-irn Sae eape TO II
watciy grave IHst Otd ucws wnica made .n very
sad. suppose % IN d,si'tvn iad sad, ~ tno Sraot
OF God cd. not Ony H sci hG all ihe d'iiJ;
thai would have beru good news, and ne would nave
rejoic,d When ouo stars Eo "a news - makes nm sad
ana Wien &c Ie..s btu news 10 b'ahes him sad
AIs,LNGLis on GO d NEWS
There wcre iEOso ltp,r,, tLe messengers ~ho
brought tAe news that the % ARMY had gone, at
whch ~ many pjOced. There are great many
who are wug believe the GOSPEL, If they can have
some polite messenger. ILey sIy You DO not believe
We would 10 and such minister, do yOut We do
Hat behave iu thai kind OF reaching" Now d; bJy
brings yOI d.siHtcL containing good h'ws you
60 look 80 See VINO the boy Is 40 lCui
tits 80 IN preaching, ne'or mhd who brings yod thc
news Of tie GUsi Ca; what you want Is 10 Dc sd'od
When the brought To- oanaih, peopl- rushed
out Oi tue gale and came wEeru Icy could 81 good
news. We sac ~ tLe oth ehdpter OI Acts that Pnllp
down and reached TIE GVslel dhd t,oc WAC Sea'
10y cI,J because thcy DcheYed tnc uosi el "i
Jesus Callst 80 tuclc Was Sooi u h"s Of"usit 10 ot
marin twi,C. once was Wien TIE lel cIs brOusht
tn news the army had oit, ANA once When PAlp
went down ana picachDd Lie gospel ivHsht Maut 70
iaAe Il 80 pas tnt every SOL can understand what IL
saved. hiaa sal Ia one Oi our meetings some
tine agO that ho I'D been AZ lcais IN learning thfee
tnings. flst thnS was that he eodid
MT do anything towards his own saliva,
ti too Tae second thiIg that God dd not iequire
han do anything; ana te tnlrd thng was tat Crls
lad done IL al in elf These tlnigs were worth Know
lug II is did lake hun lOry years TO learn lheul
N0u csun,t do anything to"ald saving yourself
you cannot WORK sdigat.On. Ii IS "a WORK OF
tue mind aud not OF tine body. Though II Is
Of fa.n. ~ certainly Is not WOfhluSi you
sau ii not say That trusting wa. working. OF Iiat 6e
Ii.yis mans testimony was working the first thins
was tLa could nO do nythus; the second Mas t1a
Cod ala not requ 10 do anything; ana the third
WAS that Jsus CHRIST had do ~ all, All at you nave
10 ID believe IN the finished Work O Jesus Chrs
Wlen he sad IL Is flushed" meant what He SAID
HI flashed il is Omleltd, and all tSlt poor mOtas
Nj at shi I 40 70 &c savcdl Accept OF Jesus Christ
peroaal take linn In your heart now; let ko Of your
scif. cca-e all your Efforts, and just lay hOid Oh
Hun. There once two mLeIs VINO used 10 keel
gnt tLe would 20 the stream IN is boat. and
get ont hunIied yards above tue dan and from
back. OnS night the miller Tell asleep, and wden
he awOke he found he was only Few yarns
from the dAm lie seized the oar, aud paRcd
against stream. tut he fOu the current WAS 40 saw
age taat could hcadway. lie Inalagod Ia The
Uftle twg that twg began to live way the rVOte
and ne kne that II Il dd give way be woui Do lost lie