The New York herald., 1876-02-25
MOODY AND SANKEY.

The attendance at the meetings seems to bo
falling of Yesterday not than 4500 were pres
ent. The meeting was opened with tho singing of the
nry-ninth hymn which is not a very spirited air
The congregation bowed their heads in silent prayer
while Mr.. Hepworth read the requests for prayer
Among them we're requests for prayer from the stu
dents OF Columbia College and Cornell University and
vassar College
Mr. Moody said:-our subject to-day is oHope.n |
have no doubt If every here asked the ques-
tion every one would be found with hope Now, the
question is, Have we got true hope-a good hopep
Is II hope that viii stand death and
Judgment9 false hope is worse than
no hope at all The hope OF hypocrite shall perish
hope that don't purify the heart is false hope
suppose there is not an unjust man in all New York
but has hope. But God says II shall perish. nnd
great many who sinking lower and lower every
year, becoming moro and more confirmed in
some sin, and yet they tell you they hope
they will be better by and by But what is
10th Psalm, nth verse-"Happy is he that
hath the God of Jacob Tor his help whose hope is in
the Lord" II hope Is In anything IL is false
one. five have not the hope OF Christ hope is
worthless. Turn again TO Proverbs, x, 2s-"The
hope OF the righteous shall be gaddened the expcca-
Psalm thirty second yerse-"The wicked are driven
away their wckedness but the righteous hath hope in
his death great many the word hope regard
their own salvation. II We look carefully we will SEQ
II is used IN regard Christs resurrection He that
beieveth the Lord hath eternal fe.n We have it.
we don't hope for IL IL we have got Christ born
In us II we have eternal life, VIC say we
dont hope we know. Let lay hold Of this little
word 'faith' and then have the hope that Christ
will raise these bodies again; We shall hear the trump
Of Cod That is the hope Of the Church-Chrst CON-
ing back again. Christ has risen and become the
FIRST fruits, and ali who believe Him shall rise.
That hope Look IN the first episte OF Peter,
third chapter ntecnth yerse"But sanctify the Lord
God in your hearts, and be ready always to give
answer every that askeih you tho OF the
hope that "a within you" Many people get much
offended II you ask them II they saved The apostle
says-"Bc ready give a reason for your hope that
to answer, because may be summoned TO judg-
ment any day. Now, what Is your hopei Isl
false oneS 1fnis give u up and lay hold upon tho
true hope II you have Il not, just make up your
minds 10 have t before you leave this building, and
you can have Il Christ VIII form IN you the hope OF
glory.
Drs Anderson and White made addresses on tho
same subject, and also DR.. Hall Mr.. Sankcy sung the
sixty sixth hymn ~ solo
Among those the platform we're Rev DR. Tying,
Sr., Episcopal; Rev. Dr. osborn, Baptist Rev. DR.
Anderson, Baptist; Rev Or. Holme, Baptist Rev Mr..
Hepworth Congregatonalist; Rev. Mr.. Murphy, Pres
Il byteran; Rev Mr.. Freeman, Haverstraw; Rev. MI
| Davis, Methodist Rev. Mr. Clark, Methodist; A. G.
Arnold, Church OF the Disciples; Rev. Mr.. Peisted
Congregat'onalist; Rev. Dr. Hail. Presbyterian; Rev
| Dr. Conklyn, Presbyterian; Rev. DR. White
The womens meeting was held ia the church AZ the
| corner Of r~entv-ninih sirssi and Madison Avenna