New-York tribune., 1876-02-23
THE REVIVAL LABORS.
Mr. MOODYS SERMON.


sIOy TO The wORI.D-MEN's PRES ING NEED Oh
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. REASONS FOR ENCoUR
AGEMENr TO TIE EvANGELIsTs - CROWDED.
MEETINGS.
Mr.. Moody In his sermon last evening con
t,ned hi, remarks on the Of Christ the Savior
OF the world The main hall Of the HIppodrome wa.
filed long before the hour Of opening tho neeths' "n
between 900 100 persons attended the services
the small hail. which are now conducted bv the Kew Dr
John Hall The Rev. George II. Hepwortb, tue rev Dr
Ormiston and Others assisted I'm the meeting When Mr
Moody ha,ended his sermon, hundreds OF persons weh
into the inquiry rooms that all the apartments designed
for this portion OF the revival work were occupied
great many persons remained to be present Mt the
services which continued in both halls during the suc
ceedng hour. The progress OF the evanyests iaoo'S
as shown in these meetings. Ia deemed encouraging III
very large degree and Mr.. Moody and Mr. Sankey nave
frcueptIy made references It, Others who have bccu
persouay acquainted with all that has been done at the
Hippodrome express the most hearty encouragement
from what they have seen.
Mr.. Moody's sermon was as follows:
You that were here last night will remember tnat
preached from the 10Th cnapter OF Luxe Ine iVn so
For ths Son of Man Is to seek ana 70 save toae
which WAS lost" did not get through wsth tha. I5As ~
last night don't know as ever WI as ions as am v vd
Garth want to speak tonight from the same eAt and
want 10 ask the audience tO ask themselves tns qIeS
to-I would like to have every one of you sx your n
selves The uuestion, "Am saved, or ain lostt For
certainly You must be- either saved or lost Now am
not asking you II you belong to some eIucn or y ~
read your Bible, or II you pray Dut ilS 'oh ouvb
strikes that IL is Question tnss nat ousrt ousn
interest every one, and every one mere ,nn oufn'
to be abo TO answer the question. Piesent , @
IL the only salvation worth having Thc lda YIN. you
may De saved at some futre tame - hot woi, , ,n n
because we may be disciplined; We may 10 taken away
with stroke; may be uscrrd INTO otefhlty vc,oio
tomorrow morning. and what we want Is prc'f ass re
people vino say that 1t Is presumptioh ot nan @ m
not TO- sav Nat If he has Reason to believe ho IL
"a cd. job says 4" know that my RedeeIner nvsin
unto lite, because we have the brethren" Peter says
Christ, according to his abundant mercy ha "R".'n
lis again to Inheritance, incorrupuble ana uhehcn
aud that fsdeth not away reserved IN ne'sen h yl
you who are kept by tue power 1f Cog ,hf1ukh & ,a
n,o rear tousS abovt that pan says For
know that II earthly bouse OF tins Ia ern cle
made with hands, eterrn. Ia the heavens ~ ~ tne
privilege of every child of God 80 know that e s saver
teach yuu Tonight II you willing 10 confess tIat yod
are lost II you will let HIM be your teacher Let us not
Am saved or am host And is tbs lost ones tit
I want to speak 10 tonight, because II was me
siuncrs not the righteous He 10 seek and 10 save
that which lost He came for no other purpose
sam he was lost because hal committed sirIs
that God dnt have any love lor MN. that God ddht
care for Linn any Now may be- speaking 10 some
tonight that think they are ~ lar rom God tbat God
hasn't any love 10 them. that he ont care Tor theb
ost you want confess that oil are sinner Christ
came to ami tn save that which was lost Christ
1oiy II want Diy plece OF IAN ., can't gee too
good title for The land The best title you can have 70
salvation lind out tuat you are lost IL wa Adams
fall that DrOug 1 out Gods 'oy God ney told Adam,
be- put him in Eden, that he loved hiDi. IL Was
after be- lost. Is ws tat very thg thab Drought
ILer, MA. an EDgllshman IN Chicago the Winter be-
fJre III 1se, who i'm rosse with tue sudden
growth Of the city. He went back To Manchester whrie
fold people about tie city only 80 years old with
al s line bindings It's colleges H. churches IL was lie
Thought, most wonderful cty. But no one seemed U
take any Int,f.si Ia Cieago But ne says, one 1ay
81.
Cnicago ire. The moment tne people heard
about Chicago lire they became sudde y Interested
about Chicago en every that lac had Tic,i Ia tell
tbout Chicago became suddenly lnLcIrsttu, dhd tneS
ne wire. that hal SIC city burnt WELL hs said.
tnrrc men thrre that couldn't hep Oht weep
III Lot tnc news e'snc That lVYOgO people were Gutisd
lcSs Immediate help was sent Ihen thcse meG oaaie
Onward nd gave tneir taoi'nas ~ "'s tno % ci'ny &
uf those In Cnicaso me wcnS to bod ON SAilhy
.,gbt J.l,u.lr,. anu IOadIy morning all Was swep,
,way. dini sloo tear over the loss oI ms
property ~ ast te came Hash ng over the wires
il,,t i.(p was cvming-ihat delegation was coming
ifOm y wEurs tDat NHs bringing cothng and food aud
money. aud men weep ike litlc ch.icn iIru IL
Uas tust tAat touched tle hoart OF Caca%o never
l.I. Amrnea 80 .u.c In NY lie iOy0. the VIiolc
wor We couln't neip Dut love others, because tney
COPS LOVE ExuIED ny ADAMS FALL
And So it WAS the calamity Of Adam that brought out
Gods love. said 10 me he wanted To be saved
lat said lie cou q nt DC slyaI until God sought him.
-,id 20 him. My ircn, how old are yolP He was 30
ars old lie sail. looked at him; AMI did God never
OK y,ur No. ~" no said IL am Ous, but
cannot be saved unless CD seeks me" do you believe
there J., ma in the City OF NrNYoik that has lived 80
years tt Christ has ut sOHght' Is there man within
tine hrars of my voice that Christ never sought acri
rhat hoy t.iin' tneie-o you Cnri,i never Solicit
.im1 rht. y0uug Lady who - lushinS S-iO yuI suppose
thli.t never Sought ter That od Lian tarrG-lo yon
LAX 'hist NJ s'S , nI., - 80 ~ ~ ~, r ~ - ,.,
70 that man isnt hcF'. Not 0ny thii Dut hc has prch
!, IN ,v.t s,i,.. Won g,r, blrn. Yud never neara
stsl spif
yoIr trat srrn,n. fou never near ne Hpr 'ci
nrc eIrI in any pnrt the world hat uat ihe son ~
nt IL as. Dius FOR You through tGai nuspc invitation
D no hand yuu trcs Walking up iIe str, ell
r ai w;s me son ol tod sckins y0u through that tract
Huu " s.eAius loui Certainly mot Silun satan
might tu, Il m your heart to profess rchal'n but 'e
unt p4t II no tine heart ol "a man tD circulate tracts,
"a l.,s gaca do that Did yol never have stranger
mp 10 sou ant i3iN f. YOU kindly nd priti wan
,nu Ia nrcoirc a CI,i,tmn Tnf was tne 80" OF God.
II, pat 80 into his heIr 10 do tldi. Vas That sGi"ns
NOlai q, my friends. II N'S ihe Son o God
-oeking for your soul through tEtt man haven't you
nad godly minister aih vita y"h and ddn's sonr
hs sprir come r'et yon thit INA 10 yo trouble at tlc
thought 81 death ana the iGd2mcntf invent y"u ict
power M tro incri!hs, ava" INK yuu away
om the wor.ai That WAS the son Of God seeking yon
iOugi that mnist or tnrough thnt sermon or truu
t.It act " lea We were IN BroOayn ionni man III
t., inquiry room tat was greatly troubled "bou. ais
Soul lie tpd me hc had had sotly, suntrd niOtHrt;
mat she hld died and he had nor picture t upon the
wall. bar ne had been living sucn miserable e ne had
10 turn tne E.cr of thaI picture toward tc wnhi that
mohcrs prayer haunted MIN 80 he could not sleep I"at
was oI God seeABs iur tnt young man throuSn
tie picture on t4e wall Io.l go nj ths ial ana say
mat Christ sought for your snui DUiit ~ into
that terrible dcus!On that you are Ia wllt Tor s0n more
LiVorab s',un From childhood ant thrOu ~ All tics1
years IL hus been seeking ior your lost soul wieh
could mako that real 10 yuu tonight.
On /! you undo, stood what n list sul was what II
cost God % rcrcm tbem, what 1t tat Cdrst
should leave tue throne oi Heaven and come down tO
ihio world lie pi,stu o. uthefs' re IhS.u Nv VI"
Plarlr,eS He passed by tine assembly m the Tempe, Tie
cr clear down !ntO the nanger lie al not tax az the
rh ami tue powerful, but he lOwly and tbe aumOlc to
Heaven BE rch yet for orr sakcs lie became poor.
o. II could see lost souls rs CHRIST saw t.en.
we would not Dc cuustltug our ease. We would he.i
ana see the salvation the God and
Heaven. II YOU could realize the reward Oi saved soul
md the puni hmeut O soul tnat has jected e. say