, 1876-11-25
MONDAY NETTING.

The requests Tor prayer wGrc reAH ny the KeV.
Mr. Davis, as follows: FSr tho saving anil
cleansing pawcr Of tho 1loly 1hpst on tho fol-
lowing: An intempcsntu father; d saloon-
keeper and his wife; three friends slaves to
drink: u musician, wandercr from truth and
fallen by drink; suntlly-school teacher taken
captive by drink; two special requests by sad
boy for Ills iutcmpcrato mother; by fallen,
broken-heartcd woman for herself; ten hus-
ban,1s presented by their wives; eight sons
by their parents; ten confirmed drunkarls
presented by different friends; avo brothers by
their sisters md brothers; ilve young men pre-
scntctl By their friends; businessman, for
whom prayer has already bcguu to bc answorcd,
thut he be whully delivered; for reformed
man that te be kept by tho power OF God nn.l
for Ills family; for tho drinking men Of sanl.
wicll, ILL.,; for an intemperate physician in this
city; for physician near Chicago slave to
drink for Christian temperance work In
Michigan; for wandering son Of Christians;
Tor MI unclc Ia Cann1a; for brother now pres-
cnt that Le bc delivered; for converted drunk
ards that they bo kept by tho power Of God.
An carucst prayer was then offered by the
Rev. A. Youkcr.
made brief address, ns fu1owa:
There 10 just one thought In the Scripture TO
which ! want To call youf attention. Every man
who 10 rcgcncrated by tho uuly Spi.it, and Inns
a new naturu glven him, Will thereby have power
to oycrcomu tho appetite for strong drink. Thts
power is wllat men want; but they will not get
II unta they gtt new ntarts. u Is nut the work
VI tho Gospel to make men better, Tut 10 mike
them oycr new by bringing them to Christ, nuu
having this nature put Into them. ln tue
sixth chapter of ucnrsis, ut tbs fifth vorse,
W. arc told, "dol saw that thy wicked
and that every Imagination .. tie thoughts of
Ills heart WIS ouy Evil continually" liz the
fourteenth Psalnl, tue sccou1 aud third verses.
the same doctrine is plnlched; "Tho
SEE II there were aliy tint did understand and
seek Go1; they were oil gone aside; they arc
ntsE}ester beson'e 'ilthy; there - Is ioas that
doeth good; no, not one." t. That which is
mains llcsh; IL never eau bcsome ANYTHING else;
that wlitcl, Is spirit Is from the Spirit.
The great trouble with thesu intempesata
men le that they arc trysug tu reform on tnttr
own strength. F!lo thing lor them 10 d9 is to
stop sryAIg, anA come Y Cod and ask Him to
Elye tnom new hearts. These men whom Christ
iins syeu lrou tbctr sins will teil you that they
don't have to stop drinking, they l.ave 10 desire
for strong drink; they i!ays put ~ the old nun,
them the other night, ''Are you a Chr.stiaut"
and he anawercd, "Yes; six months ago / found
that God vuuid take better rarr Of tnu than l
fHu m Il. Of myself and slns' that tns hAve let
1t may be mortttylng to us to admit that wo
need Keeper, but it Il trut al tho same. Who
Is there tllut call suy ILLS own heart never de-
rc.ved hint Why, my fric,nls, you hayu been
dccciyGd In yourselves uura times than YOU hAYg
hairs Oh your hcads.
1T the l7tn chapter Ut jeremiah, at tho 9th
verse, urc these words: "The hraft Is leceitful
nloyu all tiings, anu desperately wicked; who
cals know itl'' Tue GOSPEL snys Christ Knew
tcln} in # unit
that a,y should tel Him; and lle
he cannot sec tho Kingdom Of God"
Paul tells us In tho eighth u !sutnans the cur
it is cnnity itself. Wnas We wunt is q new
crcat!nu. 81 that VIC tnay look, md tnlk una
act itke nuw lncn. Some man says, ~ havo
nut strength to rusist my appetitu." OF coursc,
willis We we1o Without strength Christ died tor
the ungouly. God will nut menl yuu, but Iic
Will make you over new. This uld catnal na-
turc cantlut DO mended or improved. What VIC
righteousness; not to put tho patch on the old
garment, ur new wine iuto old noLtlcs.
II yuu rcad your Bibles carefully yuu wQl find
tnat uod does not expect any thing, good from
not G.ve 1t NIL up, and let Christ b1 all and In
all, t!1rrc Is uut puur drunkard reclng through
this slrcets oi Cnlcago to-day. but hlignt be
saved If hr would stop trusting In himself and
EDHN IL NHTlSk. 1ucFG uEG lIlutly WIZ uUFG Cut1G
lire to-tluy wl,o are snying, "OA tl,at might
have power ever my appct'tcs ail1 lusts.n Well,
Just take Christ. Aul yuu Will have It. Get tho
new Inc -rruptblo nature, and you will hate
strung uri1lN .th perfeet llntre1.
Man llas three mighty cne,uies that are too
strong lor him: thu Wtrll, thu Flesh, and the
Dcyi but llu 1las thrue mIghtlrr friends: tile
Father, tile son, aiill the Holy Ghost. Our ex-
pcet4t.un !s from Gol aud tot from ourselves.
Ar: Moody then oiitroa an cArnest prayer On
beh Ii VI tsluso for wnonl Requests hal been
mule, and Afr. SanItuy sting thu 4ospul soug,
Result llts Psrls!lssg."
NIT. aiuKRAr,
OF the Chicago Board Of Trade, was then called
OIL to repeat us experience, With he did very
effectively, taking HI a starting point tho aux
tec.th Ycrse uf tile ilrst chapter VI Romans:
It For an not as!satlcd Of tnn Gospel ot Christ,
fos 1t 1s tic powrr u Tod untO snlratEun unto
every onc tt!at be'leycth." III addition to tic
aecUunt of Ills own remarkable conversion and
du.!ytrallye frun tile appetite for strong drink,
under which hc tsa1 tAhortl Tor twvnty years,
tue substance of which has BEEN already given
III these cuualt,s. Air. Murray referred agaa to
tllat kind Of tLtrtnpcranee Witch Ia the result
VI tlu Use OF fAnry eorlials, Aromatic Dittera,
n,lu tue like, snyiAg tant fruIn his uwn pbserva-
tlon. Us well Us lruln thu boasta of tho men who
manufacture these vile ALCOHOLIC poisoua, he
know that lflnkaFd.MakinE was uurrled on by
ttlcsc proc sses to 0n alarming extent. He
spuke gratefully oG hls pastur, tho kay. Atr.
Mitchell, whom he had met on the street at
In answer to wloae prayers l,u had been happlly
c1nrertel.
Brother Murray closed with m earnest appeal
to tla tntnlstgrs from the country to 20 aoile
aud hold llp Christ In their various contnIlnItes
as the way BY wtieh druukards wero to be
saved. "lne Gospel temperance Is tho kind
VI Temperance for iHc.n
Mr. Moody then called OIL
MI. RING,
who confessed, to Ills uwa shatne brt the
Eiury of Christ, that ho had boen miserable
druHkarl f.r thirteen years; Ind lett the hume
Ut lis childhood, wlero llis father mud n,ottur
were praying f0r nin, hu1 married q wife. and
1rosol! up bull dozen homes for money to buy
lquur, had tr.etl cvrry means to recaiOI hIlll-
SELF, aud VI last Ind been brought to Christ
through q reuaask W sIr. Moody, IN which b.
quoted the text; "lIe that belluyeth on tho
Son ot God lmtl everlasting !Lle."
This H1an testified tint III nnsWer to his prayer
not only hls desire for Liquor hIt also his appc,
tito for TOBACCO lad boon taken entirely away,
lts closed with M earnest exhortatlon to moder.
ato drtnIsrs, sayl.,g, ''You may E4ya control
ogrr your appetite INV, but tho time wall come
ItUf ii HLV frii