, 1876-11-20

AFTERNOON SERVICE.
THERE WAS NO AooAr Fon HIM IN THE INF.
The attendance at the afternoon services Mt
the Tabernacle wac nbout tho samo as on pre-
vtous sundays-that Is, afterit wns full enough
we're loft on tho outside to organize another
fair-stzcd meeting. Tho eerylecs opened with
the clghty.sovcnth hymn Of tho collection, sung
by tic a,,dienco, after which tho Rov. Mr.. At
kinson offered prayer. Mr.. sankoy tlcn sang
"Belsod the Bridegroom Cometh with thrill
Ing effect.
Neforo beginning tho sermon, Mr.. Moody m
noulccd that special request for prayer had
been preferred for a lady, whu had come many
milcs to attend tho services, but found after oil
that she had not conviction. Mr.. Moody addcd
that II any ons desired TO DO saved he should
come as ho Was; he rould not convict himself
that was Coda work. Ho then offered up q
foryont prayer for tho lady In question.
After the gighty-frst hymuhad beeu sung, Mr..
Moody read as tho lesson for the day portions
Of the fourteenth chapter Of John and tho four
teonth chapter Of Luke.
In beginning hIs sermon Mr.. Moody related
tho saying OF child whose mother had rcprov-
cd It for always being in tho way, and who, when
upon dying bed few weeks afterward, re-
called the llasty remark to tho borrowing moth
CT, saying: "Do you suppose, mother, that
there will bo room for mo III heaven; will be
In the wny Of tho angels thore1", Some one,
tho speaker said, had written song about tho
story, and, at his request, Mr. 6ankuy sang the
little ballad with pathos and eyldout effect upon
tho audience.
MIR. Moody took for his toxt.
And they laid Him In a mangor because thoro was
no room, for them tn tho lnn.-Luke, H.,7.
want to show that our hearts arc like the iun
In tho sacred story; there Is no room In them
for Christ. Fer a,ooq years tie world lad been
csying, and the mothers Of 1arael had been prny-
ing and hoping that they might BE- tho mother
Of that chiid, md now Ho has arrived, We Ind
tint liz is laid in a borrowed cradle. "rhcrc
aid aid glory Of tho upper worffd. liz
might have boon born IL palace
came poor for your sako pnd miae. Ile passed
by mansions and thrones and dominions, and
went down into \ manager. His cradle wns not
only borrowed, but almost everything that Ho
rodo Into Jerusalotn on; 1lo met Ills disciples
IN n borrowed chamber, md u was o borrowed
grave they lnid Him In. When the Prince Of
Wales calllo to this country what welcome
for him. When. tho Prince d Kussla came to
tlfs country New York felt honorcd tint
she lad aueil guest. The Pr1nce OF Wales haa
been In 1udia, and what o reception he Inns boen
TO do hlln honor. When tho Prince Of Heaven
cumo down, what kind Of a reception did lie
meet with Thoro were no l,ullclujahs from
the .penplo; 11c found tint there was no room
Jerusalem for Hin. When liz arrived at Joru.
salem, not only ta,r KEpg but ull Jerusalem was
troubled, md every tEaN thut llau been looking
for Him eecnlcd to DO troubled, and tho wholo
cttv Is excited.
And has the world grown bcttor1 Ia not this
world nbout like TINT little town III Bethlehem
there IL no room for lliml What milton wauts
Hin tu-daya Docs this nation want Him Sup
poae 70" sl.ou|s! put i to populnr yote, lton,t
that would vote for Him. Docs England want
l1!nl England aud the United States arc per-
haps tho most Chrlstlanizcd countries gu tho
g!ohc, but ! dont believe there Ia 4 town in En-
Hin. In fact, might say, does the Church Of
God want lIinl We havegot tho forms, WI arc
satisfied With them, but wv deny tho power. l
uni ashasnyd to say tint thcrc aro many ot our
wo,sld bo a different state Of things In tho
C!uirvl. Of God today II Christ should con,c.
The tine onco was when tho world ran after the
G t t. n9 i sou a1 sntstea ,e oo 'o 81 as s
literary entertainments which tllcy have In so!nc
churches they wouldn't have lftm there; II IIe
should 20 down to the Boar4 Of Trade they
WoAluik HAYc Nhl tMeTei ue W0ulunL DO
partner to look over their acconnts. Men can't
hnd my room for the Church In thelr business.
hox e w s9Sd H.. " to Msef9 d1 yoa t1ink
seu I a9 s. " II cSngs.' g an, ana "au;
~, "Ho Is TO seea, liz '' is TOO tos
1si honest " aeR wen e1s, @ !" T' aHs rsa
! personal God the world don't want Him, tho
| nat!ons Of the eartl. dol''t want Him. o, my
friends, there u iEo room for ChFst yet Il would
believe tho m1tonu'n would soon be hero.
| When Ilo went TO DeeapolIs lie found nan
| there filled with devils aud lie cnst out those
devils, ana the mon of Dccano'is eane out and
nay I ask q: & 1as 's Ssnis Where is
lie wanted: who wal,ts Hint WAcro Is thcrs
room FOR th9 Son Vt G.l: WHO will nuke room
for ll!mi" lwondert& therois any onB hero That
think / hays hai tfat feeling ior day.
l renlcnber two tlays whcn l felt as II no ono
wantc4 mt. felt Us II there was no room for
nc: Fot ubu9t forty-elght hours ! had that
when llsst went 10 a great city aud asked Tor
had no work to gsye. 1t sseu,s TO mo Us II that
must hayo ,t'i heeil te fosllnE of ch,i.t. ilis
didn't want HIN. liz went into caapesnaun,
they d!dn't want Him there. Jerusalem, didn't
wait Him, there was no room. To Inc, tlleru IL
Que VI thu most touching verses In thu Bible,
chapter Of Join. bclicyo II Is liz
only place whero Christ was left alone.
Every man went to llis own house, aul Jesus
wont TO The Mount Of oliycs.h / haye often
that Mount. have often wlshcd that could
| have had house near by to which could have
takcu Him. But, after az, II had boon there
J should lago been just like the rest. And per
| hans II m that ntfnnrnhl. mona htnt, re q
similar oeeason When lie said, "Tlle foxca lave
hoes aud tho birds Of the air have nests, but tla
son ef Aian hath not where to lay Ills heal."
Thanks w to Gud thera wa pl4co, ! have
say4 that Martha received lliu. into her A6use.
1t was tho best thing TINT Martha over did |;
and DO you think she eyer regretted III Little
dld she know that hes loved brother WAS soon