New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-29
THE REVIVAL.

pEArg-BED CONvERsIoNs-A LARGE CoNGREGA-
rfoN PRESENT IN SPITE OF THE STORM.
With the rain pouring down heavily and the
wind blowing gale, five or six thousand people found
their way the Hppodrome last night The theaters
and the exhibition ut the Academy OF Design could not
expect large attendance such night but the faith
full friends and grateful listeners OF the revival were all
I'm their places al Madison Avenue Hall. Any meeting
might be taken for overflow such STORM but there
were brightness and comfort within the walls.
Mr. Moody took his text from the 18th chapter OF Acts
30th verse. His subject was Repentance theme upon
which he has heretofore said comparatively htte One
of the great stumbling blocks in the OF young con-
verts with which Mr. Moody often has to contend is the
question of overpOwerng feeling and he never ceases 10
speak against IT, setting it aside, he did again last
night. The seems 10 be general impression
In the inquiry that religious conviction
must be attended by great and overwhelm-
ing emotions and that the sober senses are
not to be trusted for conversion Because the feelings
are considered the proper pitch words have no
weight Penencs is not true penitence without tears
rome think opinions and resolutions are only snares
unless prompted by agony OF spirit Mr. Moody. on the
vther hand, save, 81 do not ask you to feel,
ask you believe You look for the expert
ence Of a Christian before you become one DO your
uty and your feelings take of themselves III
this resuect in the absence all excitement in the ap
peal to sober thoughts and evident duties this revival
takes d erent method from that which has been often
used Mr. Moody believes the plain and simple course 10
be the safer one.
The sermon follows;
Iwant TO call your attention to text you win find In
mandeth all eyerywhcre to repent because lie main
r2sSteonsness by that Man whom He hath ordained,
whereof be hath given sr unto ns an dend
You win tonight tiat have for my text e9mmana
s ans nail t"nigSt Aud now He commandeh all men
everywhere to repent Not only here in @ gu.
nave been in New-YOrk because nave not
preached repentance: want 10 tel you one tu R
n YOU do not repent you will never see the King
dom Of God. There will be no unrepentani
snners in heaven An mrepentant sinner 70 Uob oor
love Him II man does not repent lneLe - no op Pei o
him in the world to come. Now repentance Is NOT
o Who are mourning becarse III have got this
cody for sin that they ave heard OF IN oihGt
they only had more repentance, gody sorrow for
sin, tn could GENE 10 Cnrist NO one tnat is no.
fire YOU can Christian. Repentance is change OF
mind Repentance is tuning right about IN tne pa
Testament Repent, repent, repent, for why VIII We
dc ~ In the New testament It Is Repent and he horn
Cod and he m st rel mt and turn back Hun before he
can be received. When John the Baptlst rePehteu the
word of God came TO HIM in the wilderness III Duistuto
him like the fas!iug OF meteor. Hs cry was, q" Re
pent repent, tue kingdom OF Goa is at band When
Repent, for tine kingdom OF Heaven is at hand" Whe1
he sent out the seventy disciples two Dy Two, ne eGu
them u go into all tine towns and villages ana proclaim
this messa.e Repent, for TIE Knsaom OF Heaven
rst e. d HIN tSy took the Lord glory ana cru
cited Him. for tney wanted Him to have His Kingdom
Him. He would up His Kingdom in their hearts, and
that rs What He is donr now, setting up Ms hguVn IN
yolr Lear There is nor wo an mere Tonight
bat He wants to set up Ills Kingdom IN your heI III
Won will repent u sin and to God lie Will set His
King ON in your hearts this very night.
/ will tell you why you need TO repent. Because you
prson in tpe world tnat has not falls idea OF God He
tnks God IL his worst enemy and that the deVh Is hs
IN rlHnns away from God Therefore You must change
your mind ABOUT God before you repent Instead OF
SATAN being your friend AMI God being your enemy,
Just your belief, and instead OF Following satan
and serving MIN, you want TO turn right sIagh around
Tonight and take the Lord of Glory ana HIS klnsdom
will he set up your hearts great many tlhk they
cannot rep mt because tucy have not gOt hls sOloW
that they talk about They think they must be wrought
up In high state Of cling before they can repent But
fecDg not repentance great MANY persons iee ou
their fecim drive them into remorse and despair |
thought OF Tat the Young Mems Association Hall
ourers and one Thought they did not feel enough
One of them exclaimed . am lost tee Is no nOpe Ioi
DC saved gave her too much feeling. Ana that is
the way sa'an works ne nITf1 you MANS idea MILF
the command Tor ali men TO repent comes the power
God is not unjust He does not come and say to All men,
Repent" and give them the power to do It, You
uIn 10 Him aud Ave II you Will lie sets before us
we viii tni to God we will live. If refuse to turn
~ Him and reject HIM we must die
FEAR Is NOT REPENTANCE.
want 10 warn YOU about this thing-fear. Fear
not repentance / do not have much hope of soaring
men into the kin gdom OF God II you could them
IL they would be out again quickly as you got them ill.,
How many have met VINO protested religion
and thought they had true repentance when some
or out at You know how men on shpooard VIII DC
converted. In fifteen minutes the whole crew VIII DC
down on their knees crying TO God Fifteen minutes
before, they were curSing and biasphemng DGt thele
came up terrible gale and they lhnS the snip gong
~ sink aud all these turn pous instantly TINS is
fear; this is not repentaI great many nen NAM
professions their ing beds but wlen tno uanS. o
death no longer threatens and theS get well again they
get up and forget all about their conversions Int Is
fear; that lS not what we want instead VI Wal'.nE
to be worked mp TO CERTAIN piGn % aiapM ahi we
Up vnur nd that you will change company thai you
VIII turn from sin anu leave the world ana turn 10 uou
Any rel,e lefe tonight, and the LORD = viii
in: Give and save every one that Will II Nheveh
oau,t repent am sue II II does, the L1Id Goa VIII
lave mercy inan truly repens anu CONES 10 H 90
nave mercy ulon every one VINO turns from MS "f
hut 1he1e a.e a good many that sincere They
do not reilly Ieptnt IL thCr hearts. God can read le
hel % noTs Wa ther Ie, ,anee is III the heart or
A., t lead. IL II with the heart that man must pecNc
lor may have sn in ly heart aud make professions
with my nps | may believe III Him with my Bead Dut
inst.Lce take the son OF David, ta6e Absa-
IO.n. You know after he murdered his brother nc
ana en- they MANAGED gee him bacA 10 Jerusalem
W., Ia. c.ne bdcA Tie kng refused 10 zee MN Dit
Set iur 10 twice; but JOab would not come;
- ue JOabs barn fire one day. and J0ay, hearing
ofii once and he said To Aosalom, why, what
dl You 40 tut e. BecaLsel waned YOu tOcVne mere,
a. d. t.Iat would bring YOU 1 want you t. 20 10
tn King uS father and tel him am mere. lie mas
ALREADY refused Ia me, bat want you TO TAX" word
10 LIN, want hun OOne ard examine ulv, anu ii
be 90, 40, 1ad any ' ~ me; S; MN NV ~ mai WIS
iepcD1ence. good many come To Goa III Just
.nai s1'' say sso Won T 4"d no iat
In ne t49c me-" But humility repentance
lie dld tie aid not even ask fof IT.
J4ere no repcLtau,e IA HIM lie never cOhIessed
ayd said m y.u hnd 10 fault III me-" 80 David
r,insiG ed hin. ana tie result was mat AD-aioui