, 1876-12-18
The Women's Meeting in the After
noon Attended by 5000
Of the Sex.
An Immense Gathering at the
Mems Meeting in the
Evening.
The Various Biblical Invitations
to the Sinner to Come
to Christ.



Another stormy Sunday, AMI another large
audience ut tho Tabernacle at o'clock In the
morning.
It was supposed that this would be TIC Inst Of
the serlcs OF morning meetings for chrlstian
workers, but Mr.. Moody announced Tint, as he
was intending, TO spend The holidays IN Chicago
tl,cy would have another similar meeting next
% aauuay M"ounstnes s'' %' ann esl
aehtly gave no Httia plcas'!fe 10 tne o,oo' poo
pic who Ind l'ravcd the cold md tho SNOW for
the purpose of cntoying one more Of Mr.. Moody's
lIumcly talks oil nrnrttrat Christianity.
se'''sts "cle ~ upehGs. ~ sil's"ls uu lnlallla,
hyfnn' "Come, tho" tolltlt OF t'cFr blcsslug,"
followed by prayer by tho Hey. Mr.. paynter. y
solo and chorus ly Mr.. sankcy al the choir
l want to speak to yos. tltls morning. sail
Alr. Moody, about Work. Faith ts the work Ut
The mind. md work Is tho outward sign of
r. fa;t,, IA ,1eo 4 ,n,rt IN In hnSic and 80 r ,,nt
- .a.." 20 aeau oesnt W w u"tieu NV NJ su'
oas OIL Inc way. IL ucaa IL Is hot tnc 'a9th
Of tho Gospel, the faith which sRrcs the soul;
tint rtr tr"o ia'.h TIM" must ,.w,a work. ~ ,.,.
Along ana serve God without doing any work;
nnt they arc having very hard talno Ut 1t.
They arc ot no ues to anybody, mud they must
may possibly be saved, as job siys, by the akti,
nf their teeth; they ,isny mango tt, s7ucczo
into Heaven, but thcy will not Myc an abundant
entrance.
and i've, Christ eays, "Abile III Mu and l in
you; llc TINT abdeth II, Nc md / In lim bring
cth forth much fruit.a good appic-tree cali
not help bringing forth apples; 1t does not laya
Christ: they continuity bring forth fruit, Now
abiding docs not mcan three or four weeks Of
special service, but Bus days In year of work
Tor Christ. ] hear people saving What sllall
do now thete meetings arc about to closet !
condition" Whit you want is to abide III
Christ, md then you will never 20 back.
II this spirit Of revival ever goes out
Of NE want to lic right away; It seems
out It. III tho primitive days, W. read that
there were added unto the Church daily such ia
should be sascl, and SO It ought to be now. Let
nc give you text t1lat will help yo, about this
es i1oa ei ,So hast low W. tic @ Holy ~ se1ip sn.
eures, w,l!cl, arc ablo to make thee wise unto
salvation through fatl, Which is in Christ
Jcsus," II you arc going to nbde In ChrIRt,
a us wst slT liz fsst sdy s fo9s Wa%n % sn xo 5 nd
out wlmt liz has sud, for In, the
inspiration Of God, anil Is profitable for doctrine
for reproof, for correction, for instruction In
fcct, thoroughly furnished unto iii good
works.u Now, aiong with this, take tho I'D
verso Of the tst ci,apfcr Of james. s.l}ut be yo
aoers of The Word and not hearers only"
There has been no luck Ot hearers IN Chicago;
attentive hearers, too. l hnyo not seer many
Of M YOU ~, usteep s Now That power @ there would
many lucrs as hearers OF the Word. have q
SERIOUS clargc to. make agalnst you.
.nd listen well, and as suon as tlu
sermon III over nluc out OF every ten
of you ret your llats, and guthcr up your
sl,asyls, and start for home as soon as ever you
tu,,, without lifting u f!nger to help my one
into tho Kingdom uf God, You have bcun in
tho Church tcIl, l'ftecn, twenty, perhaps forty
years; but, when ask so1nu Of YOU to sneak 10
that ifnuircr who sta weeping at your ejtty. YOU
say, "dhl dear, Nc, Mr. hloo!ly, emit do Y; I
think YOU hayc beer, hearers lunE enough; Il
Is tinlo fnr you to 60 to work; II you hase lis
tened as YOU ought, yA,u tut, work. You say, NI
have not the strength; have not t,Ic wisdom;
have not tic nbiiity.h Very well, Gotl has ull
these things, and il you usk Him ior them lie
wiii Give thr,n to YOU Tor Ills wurk. ''' -
Alr. Spurgcon wns sending out some men
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