, 1876-12-29
Mr.. Moody Expounds the Parable
of the Sower, and Describes
Tho Manner in Which the Word Is
Received by tho World.
In the Evening He Pleads for tho Re.
demption Of Farwell Hall,
Which Groans Under an Indebt-
edness OF $4,000
Tho Woman's Christian Association aud
It's Special Mission.
TIE NOON SERVICES

There Was still further improvement In tho Mt
tcudanro Mt tho Tabernacle yesterday. nbuut
9, sou persons being prc1cnt. After the lynn,
"SWcut Hour Of Prayer" the following greguests
were rcad by tho Rev. Mr.. Davis: For church
and pastor In this city; tho church and pastor
at 1ura; for father; for O husband ly n vito
who l,as prayed for him for twenty years; BY u
mother TINT her only child might 10 saved
nov; by wife and mother for her family,
especially for her husband In trouble; by
young convert that Hod would restore her to
health; BY wito for herself ind family; for
thu stuttcnts Of tho German Theological Col
lcge ut Bcrea, O.; for an inyatld brother and
hts friend; by his mother for sick and absent
sul; for swcsl'sl, family; for tiny friends at
hnmc;" for laty In tho city slckw consui,tp-
tion, who does not feel really to die; for
nephew md a brother in t1le dark; for lawyer
IN Dubuque; for tho conversion Ut tivu yuung
mcu, anl others.
Charles N. Morctun, State Secretary for Illinois
OF the Young MEMS Christian AasoGntion. Mr..
Moody read tho parable Ut thu sowtr, from Ills
thirtecnth chaptcr of Matthew, an!l also Chrsts
cxpM,,atlon OF It, which a proceeded to asnpltsy
and Illustrate, as follows:
! have been askcl aloi,t those who have been
converted during tho past tlrce mouths, whcth-
er they might NIL be cxucctcd to hold out.
,tny "a ii ,rn. trjth, t1,o rrnnt whnt,
followed Jesus; sotno aro after tho fishes url
loavcs, somc follow Him bccausc thu current
nlb;cs .arcf,,liv thev Wn1,1,l ind n,,s j1ow
n i that sotnn mn nconln wIo 0't nrotcss
Ersa ws Mo e.r s;S s ra r. But da tbs not wnyio s
a."nI Il. ani in.tnnS RI ,rn;nrs ~ ti,r tnn,,irr,
Ssn,m ~ ~, ~", sn mrmhcr fnr tnstrttnm ti,sv
arc too proud 10 confess tt,clr Ignorance, aud 50
is NM n th,. rhnrTcs n5rainst fhcsn ,nnaiinrs
thnt thcr main snn,S ,rct ,rI,rso Tim ti,es. vc1n
h"ftro ri,at ,s trEo. IN i:nsnrI !. ,s ~
lcatl unto death to those who l.oar it but do
n,ynkc,, linn w.IlI ,nai;e mn in,t,r.ssn II. thnm
Ti,e tro,;Ijn ,yIti "t,,or noon,e 4. thcv ,ovc mt
nasSSoas snoaEi iona & yoaaE $'a% II, il ~, "
NM hittcrtv nnNosrI In f'is i,c;ns n rhrstiam.
mi em wns Hnsitntiur ''ts ~, tint nrr,,,,nt
pcrl,aus so1no NAV try to drown their
convictions BY golnE 10 some plaec ii am',se-
Christian, lIfc. md sata iii tl,u tIllu staIl,Is
rra,y tn catti,' nwnv I'm rnni mr. sccii. These ure
ths rst s"ss % mcntionra n .ho nars.hle. INV
The sceond ylass are those WHO 20 With the
Int tl,nir "ons,ienccs nrn not renehed. I know
NM ~o,, win nr,,fcxs.a n hnvc .",, convcrtc,1
in thrsn neetnss. wiIo i,us not ,,aiI llis tuarti
n ".'a se as tat os ss ~, ao d
~ ,rH @ on,S1' VI H. s so ,ree +, sn Ktu o"r oom III
NJ nust M crow re- VI anwn in f1umilty as we'll as up in
urufeaslon. % TIlorcar re grcat ,aany pcopIo wi,o,
TransffS,,ratfon Will f;hrIst. WHO fursaks lin,
w1'sn W. ..",nsa r. f3rthsc,an'ne. ".'o e A-'"'
'Thc thIrd riass nrn thnsa who. )Ikc 1,ot IN
smloi,. aro unfruitfl by rcason Of tic cares ares Of Of
Ill.,. f,s Wo,d t nn t1 nrtv Of r rces @
ca~,, t!hri.t}"na thnu this Wnot n snorc vo,,
It'll; % % vol. iayo ave. ronc into tlcbt. and tukcn gtcat
rsEs anu nov l thts the a ,cs a1c ,n, e an
T. ur' "5 INV AMI test,fv fnr rhrts hn.
cn,'.r ti3crc !. sn,shIw nrssr,t tint vn,, ',r,.
iIow illany ! people ther,u arc IN CIicago to.duy
+" 1s'rint htonsI IT.. III M i,nti: u Fvcrv
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mud ti'at Is at; tley % iiayu no reward; every.
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