New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-18
MR. MOODY'S SERMON.


speaking upon the text IN tins tnild chapter OF
John, We must lee born again" Now want Ia call
yoar attention tonight TO the Little word must ia tAr
same chapter The son al Man must be- iifycd zap. !
ir remedy FOR, when 1t was time to close
last evening. | had not an opportunity TO take
up the subject want. the present
OCCASION to take M the whore left of don't
snow but somr went away disappointed Oy hearing TIE
statement that they mast bo BON again. They must
have said DO wish ne had not left OF soon; wish
e had gone OF and ,Oid me now must 30 born again
tod helping mc, IL try 10 tell II To you tonight, and
would ASK while to do thus that Christians would
up cod their hearts in prayer. that the way be-
made plain that every one my come into The kDsIom
Of God.
LIT Ms see how God able to unto the utmost.
want Won the Am and lJth Of that chl
ter: THAT lftcd up the serpent in the wilder
ness even the al Miu bo lifted az, that who
.uryer beieyrth Him shall not perish bnt nave "tcr
nal lie" "Tnat whatsoever bccvcth IN Iim shall not
perish but have cnicrnal hfc' let me tell
those who are unsayci within these walls 10
might what Goi has done for you. lie has done every
tiYns that lie could do toward your saiYdii0n. 1ou
need not wait for God To- do anything more In one
place lie asks the question what could lie do lie
sent III. prophet, aud they Killed them. and then H.
sent lis beloved son aud they murdered HIM. Aul AT
last lie ha, the Holy Ghost to convince %, 81 sin aud
how We are to bo sayod. We are all sinners.
and every man and woman knows their
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night To tell you tine rcmo, Tor sn, AMI 10 tell you how
yuu are to saved FROM Jc,i, came ut" the world
save that which lost. for hoI huOwr- there - %"
ulinr given unto Iurn whereby tr"' can be- saved but
through uc name Of Jesus Christ our Lord aud rgau,
'Ilr. ha be- called Jesus, ior IL" shall save HIS people
from their ,ins." 40 nee die II be but put his
tiust C.ust. There Is no salvation III any iins else
os in any other name. The Apostles prcacIc 40 other
doctrine or any other name. All their word that
Christ d-d FOR sake. Take the second chapter of
tcis and YOU may read from there fousA All tie
chapters and there hardly one but speak Of Christi
death and Christ cucied Of Christ yinS for thee; al
using again for thee; Of ascending into Heaven for
thee and OF coming again for thee That is tdc Gospel
o. H. Paul and 81 Peter; that Ia thc gospel that ste
phcn preached when they condemned him To death
Pan preached that at Antioch. cornth. and Ephcsus
Yes Christ crucihcd-lhnt is tine remedy Tor sin We
IA great many murInur because God permitted
in to como INTO the world. They 1t IL 4
,reat mystery. Well. | say, too, 1t is great
mystery. You may reco!ect how 1t also WAS "A
nysery 10 Ioratius Bonar. He said that although
il great mystery how sin came into the world 1t
was greater III ,story how God came here to bear the
blunt Of il Himself We could speak all the time about
the origin sins how 1t came int the world but that
il not going help us. II soc man tumble into the
and going To DROWN 1t would do no good for me {"
lit down and bow head ana indulge In deep thought
and reAso ding how hc 10 get there. The great
question wOul then he how lie to bc got out just
look over your own life. You can prove that you
sinner and have need Of repentance: If you cant do
II to your own satisfaction there OF your neigh
bOrs no doubt who eau do IL FOR you.
TIE REMEDi FOR sIN.
And right here in the remedy for ain. In the
third chapter OF John told how To be
saved namely. by Him who lifted UP the
Just Moses lifted up the brazcn serpent in the wilder
ness so must the son of Man be lifted up that whose
that beleveth Him should not perish but have
everlasting life. And here some men complain and say
that 1t is very unreasonable that they should be held
spousble for the sin o six thousand years IL
not long ago that man was talking to me about
the Injustice OF being co demned on account
OF having sinncd six thousand years
ago II there is man hero tonight Who
Is gong answer in that way tell him IL Is not going
do ann any good II you are lOst u wii not Do ON ac
cunt Adams sin. " WE'LL some saJ, " that i
strange statement for you to make. Mr. Moody. Well,
dare do Trims IT strange. wonder what some Of
tneologldns think Of IT VINO are present here tonight
what % some o, the is'Is on ths pat'orn s'y !"
| would like 10 Fnow YET let me say u hsaih-l VII
OF adams ain that you will b. lost, II
you arc lost. why, Mr. Moody. that In paradoa-how
Well let illustrate IT then and perhaps you VIII he
able understand II. Suppose am dy ing with con
sum ton which inherited from my father or mother.
did get II by faut OF my own. by any neglect Of
my physician. and to The best physicians, and they al
give me up. hey say ] am incurabe; must die; !
have not thirty DAYS Ia live Wen, friend hapc To
come along AMI looks nj aud says: Moody,
you have got the consumption" 81 know IL yrry
well; don't want any one Ia teal me that But he
says. there Teincdy-a remedy tell y0u. Let me
have your attention want to cal your attention To H.
toll Won there IL "A remedy" But, sir. don't believe
10. nave ircd the leading physicians III this country
and IN Europe, and they tell me there Ii no hope u
you know ME, Moody you have known me for years"
" Yes, Sir" " DO yOu tEink. then. would tell you
faisehOOd! No. " Well. ,cn years ago was ~ tar
gone. ] was given up by The PHYSICIANS To die, but
took this medicine aud IL cured me am perfectly well
look at mo" say that II Is very strangc
case Yes, IL quay be strange but IL l. fact That
medicine cured me take this medicine and IL Will cure
you. Although IL has cost great deal. ID shall
cost you anything Although the salvation al Jesus
CnrlsL as Tree Tho air IL cost God the richest jewel
heaven. lie had 10 give His only Son; give ali He had
He had only SON, and He gave Him. Do not
make light Of H. then. beg Of you" We'll" say, 81
would IKE Ia believe yOu but this IL contrary 10
IIenr-uN thla nv flend MY