The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-16

Brother Moody gave out the notices,
and then Mr.. Sankey sung
l have Savior, He's pleading in glory
A dear loving Savior, though earth friends
be few,
And now he is watching in tenderness o 'er
And oh, that my Savior were your Savior
BROTHER MOODY SAID
he had been little troubled to frd Il
text for his sermon to parnets, but as he
lett Farwell hall yesterday afternoon u
mother asked him tearfully if the meet
ings were to close with all her children
unsaved. Then the text flashed into his
mind. 1t was, Bring him unto me-"
Mark TX, 10. AS soon as this young
man was brought into the presence of
Jesus he was torn by the devil worse
than ever. 1t is often the case that
those we work for seem to get worse and
worse. But God will keep his word.
We are to hold on to prayer. We are
to pray without ceasing, and eventually
they will be answered. 1t is possible
that many people have thought that
these meetings were so great that they
would bless their children anyway. But
We must get our eyes off great meetings
and fix them on the Master. Those par
ents who have interested themselves
about others children nave seen their
own children blessed. One mother who
had been active in inquiry meetings told
Mr.. Moody that her five children had
been saved. Perhaps that mother who
spoke to Mr. Moody had only just
walked up, while some other parents
have been praying for two months.
Just as Mr.. Moody finished work in an
English city man got walked up, and
when Mr.. Moody went to another place
he moved his whole family, servants and
all, to that place, and had the pleasure
of seeing every one o. them converted.
Should not parents wake up at once and
bring their children to Christ end take
them to the throne Of grace in the arms
of faith? Parents who haven't been set
ting their children good examples will
find themselves blest by making honest
confessions to their wives and children,
and asking God to help them do better
Hear Jesus as he says, Bring him unto
me.n Have YOU wsyward, wandering
SOM You can reach him by the throne
of grace. Soon after the meetings began
here Mr.. Moody received letter from
q father and mother in Scotland, begging
that their prodigal son in Chicago whose
address they didn't know, might be hunt
cd I'D and saved. For six weeks MIR.
SAWYER has been trying to find that
nWilhe," but without success. But the
nsrents in Scotland have been earnestly
prsving for him, and last Friday night
that "Willie" got up in the lnqulry-room
and confessed his sins, and said he had
accepted the God of his parents as his
own God. five lean on God only we
shall not be disappointed. When the
father brought his son to Jesus the devil
was cast out by word. Perhaps there
hasn't been fasting Senough. Jesus said
.this cometh not but by fasting and
prsyer." If Mr.. Moody had Maynard
son he would feel like fasting. He didn't
mean abstaining from meat, but conse-
Grating all he had to God and abstaining
from the the theatre and other worldly
onnsements. Mr. Moody knew OF sew
ersl Young men who had been in the IN
ouiryIroom, and ho.hadthen goneto the
theatre, and all the serious impression
had. been effaced. How Christians could
90 10 theatres ard dances he couldn't an
derstsnd. Christ died to redeem us
from the world, and if Christians 60
hack to the world they trsmple on the
Hood Of Christ. Parents must save
their children by the family altar. They
should pray for each child by name
The troubles of children are as serious
70 them as adults, troubles are to them.
There must be more religion IN the lam
lly. Family prayers ought to be held IN
the morning when the children are
hrigbt and wide-swake. Make 1t a
niessant occasion. Let the children
roc;te verses and sing. Let
them tell about their iittle
tronhIcs, and pray over them. The Sun,
dsy school lesson ought to be studied
IN the family. Take the children 10
church even If they don't understand
n,ucb If the sermon, Don't criticlse he
minister before the children. How
many parents take the trouble 70 ASK
the Children what they learned at Sun
dsv school and at church? Children es'
the same kind OF food Ms grown people
but they want it cut up finer. II me
Minister doesn't cut it fine enough thf
parents should do it. Brother MOODY
found that his little boy didn't like Sun
dsv 40 he and his wife went to work tc
mske Sunday the pleassutest day IN thf
week. His wife told the children oiole
s,ories and now the children like sun
dsy better than on other day. Brothel
Ncojv said mothers sometimes thought
tbe;r lots were hard, b.
they did a great work
He would rather be the mother OF
Whitefeld than to be great minister
children want to be so filed with the be
Mo that there'll be no room for inidellty
parents should think not only OF theiI
own bu, of others children. He hopec
: The internal custom of Offering WINE Z
Nav Years callers would be abolished. l
was a disgrace to think that many OF gu
hest Young men will be drunk the mrs
dav of the New \ ear. Wine Is not oni.
otfsred to, but urged on New Years day
Remember that they have mothers Whos
hearts will be broken when they Know
That their sons have been drunk. L
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