New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-03
EyANGELISTS' APPEALS.
,rp MnnnY.s sERMoN.

AtIY lNp PofNrEDIY TO ACCEPT CHRIST.
Noticeable features in all of DR. MOodys
preaening ere the depth Of feeling and abundance OF
Ideas which be unable to express Many times no
snr under very strong emotions. and his thoughts come
a. fost ard sometimes such confused forms, that
he is wholly unable TO ind relief in woruS'
Last evening" no more deeply moved Una"
he has ever been before since he came to New-ior lis
teme was the compassion Of Christ and was more pa
he than almost any other OF producing such an enee'
upon him go with me-" he said. up Mount calvary
tn-neht 10 where the Son Of God hangs between TWO
thieves and before the Roman centurion smiles iaim IN
tho side with spear hear Him say Father forgive them'
for they know not what they do lie also reorIeu to
Tho savior weeping Jerusalem, aud said that wher
aver Tfe saw human suffering "the great heart Of the Son
of God was moved with compassion" won't you re
eeive him." he asked in almost piteous tones ana do
Won see no beauty in him that you likeH" Turning 70
several Gentlemen in the pulpit he called them
nv pame and said Didn't you come here In
Crists name !" and being answered In the Affirmative
be faced The audience and leaned the railing say
ing I'm haweeping vO O.. All the Soa of GOd Is here
tonight Do You doubt t7" Near the close OF the dis
course Mr.. Moody pointed toward young man III
the audience near tic stage. and said won't you nave
Him Young mani won't you have Him t0n'ghtf
Eyes" came the reply. "wen, thank God" sind the
evangelist we've been praying for That young man two
or three days"
A large overflow meeting was held in tho small hail.
and tho Rev Dr. s. H. Tying jr. took charge OF IT, "hen
NF, Moody finished hl5 btfnOb NtiN BtV"e ""i"NN''
passed the yOrng mems meeting, Which was as III"
II fervor as on the former evening
In the afternoon yesterday Mr.. Moody spoke 20 Chris
tans ON the labors of the inquiry room giving them ad-
rice as 10 tie best manner Of using the Bible in Their
work.
Mr. Moodys sermon Is follows;
Iwant to call your attention this evening TO inst one
wor-CompsssCn soms TINE ag% c rGSt ~ ee what
A. WINS fhat moved Him 10 compassion, for read often
a. is lie while He was down here, that He moved
~ ran tli,IIgh His lie and found those passages Of
Scripture that tell us what moved HIM VITA cOnlsson
these words: And Jesus went forth and saw great
multitude and was moved WIN q, eonpaso sgwm n
fitude aud He was moved with compassion, ana ne lie
heSe ea t H M lad need OF IT, There didn't any
need to tell Him what was in inc hearts 0i ING peoe
When I 81 md before an audience Ike This, cannot
read Ii,r bist,rg Lut lie knew the histO each one
IL SAYS m one place in Scripture "oac heart ko its
own bitterness" and when Corst stood before mlii
fude ike lis H. the particular bitterness III ach
heart could read every mans lio rap{ lie knew
ttnde he least o. he Son Of God moved with com
passion int as ~ tn ieS cenS 70 VIZ With viz their aad
story, aud with broken hearts Their beloved IN Stef
hadiasi been beheadcd by the wicked King; they had
Just buried tie heaGess body nd caMo 10 jesus 70 t.
All their sorrow Him. II was the best tbiilg th they
JesIs could. no one lad tie same compassion
with them that Je-us had. In all our troubles
tbe footsteps o. Johns disciples, and tell it all Him
lie gh-prest that c0n be touched with our NJ
had 10 follow in the footsteps Of the dseileS ne aG 70
lay down II life Tor Tat nation but He forgot AL soons
moved with COnpaSsiun He sought u 40 then goOu'
In Marx q It chapter aud 41st verse) there IS story
that brDg out Tie conf Of Crist There came To
n, NOW 10 ecmrarsic The poor lerer was iuI of
leprosy head lie was rotten win lelrosy
oar us imagine how tie leler Told Ills whole story 10
Christ, ami ii the very best thing he could do:
He had no friends to be interested tir dSr on arn
loved mother, but they could not Dc tleie
b,p p tosiing hiin but uTdombtedy some one had
some day cut al iited up his voice ANA tOd mn
cnre MN OF the iepos that ne was quite thtt lie
could do H. bec4Jsc He lad performed mirse'S equal
ask Him. THIS epcr told his sad stOry-let us bring tGit
down u oan day suppose tnai any ono ID tliis
and tie law required lin 70 leave home wat scene
elt wife Of his BOSOM len his Offspring, win the
thought that lac never as 10 see them AGAIN ~ Wa
woi Sc than had to so into living sepieheT'
to Yani nom home vile, rom mother, Ia Ier cniiden'
frieuds ani live outside OF TIE walls Of ~ CITY.
And wae he Was out there II any nlan shOuld oo !!
near him he had Ia erJ, Uncleahl uncican uneeAh
He hal 70 wear certain kind o. garment 80 'na' an
men snOdld know lim You can see IAN outside OF tue
walls city IL might happ IN the course OF yotis
that came out and shouted al the top Oh las
voice, ana told hIId tbat LIS te child Was d9 Ing uu lie
could not go 10 sc his dying enid or comfort
remain banisiIed while ls body Was IOttng
WITH terrible dsCae, with no loved ilebds 20 care
for him. nothing IL do 10 occupy hs time Inat was se
condition VI the pO1r lepsr, ANA n Zen ne 4earI tHat
Jesus could cure hnn. le went 10 hhn ANA slI i1ru
my pltiiul story. Lord have mercy ulon
with compassion. ana lIc reached out His naad and
tOuchcd idm. 1Ee law forbade Hin ih5 l'-iofi'ade
any t1ucBng ni-but tlat great heat was moved,
and lie touched man. aRd the Iic touched
him TIE leprJsy gone; Ia liod thai mo-
Ia went nOBio AMI to 81 ais @4lc ana Idniy "Aat
great blessing had come u him
THE LEPRosY OF SIN.
Did you ever stop to think the eprcsy OF sin is
thousand times than THAI Eastern lcpgOsyi All
that IL oou do destroy tie body IL might eat
out the e,e 1t might of nd, IL might cat OF the
IOO-but think Of the cprOsy of sin! II brought angels
from heaven, from the highes. nights of glory down.
not only INTO this world, hut into the very PIT
OF hell. satan lifted hgn haielujIiis Of
heaven but ,u brought linn Oui OF heaven down
into darAness. Look INTO tie home of the dru1ikar
look INFO the hOae 81 tue ubortne Ook INFO tic nome
OF the harriet the homes wnO Nv
ing In an Ihe leprOsy Of SIN thousand tGes
fhn tie Eastern lerosy oi tie body but IL the poor
Dcr, ali polluted VITA Sn; WIN come 1 70 Ch'i ,s
S SsS SAY gay, Isaa about Lord Thou ai'' canSt
have compassion UP me- Thou eanst tahe away tnis
desrr for sin; If T-ou Wit Thou csnst save .e. ne
u Hin; He te very best riend that yri have IL -
sas tar we lIgle5 here Tonight the son OF Cod lie
mas come 10 Aeip yen; lie this assembly
we cannot see Hin with the bodily eye but we
can win lhe eve of faith and lie viii every sinner
who win co,ue la Him tslnight3 My dear fri,n.s will
yOu not 20 HIM and ash linn To have mercy ana
compassion upon y0ni II were an artist won u lAr
Jetser coming 10 Cod and te OF God acH-
ing out his hand and touching anil cleansing aim
AUdI arGist, would hke TO draw another
pe, ana Lang IL up ON yondea wall tat YOU iog't
that Of the iather thas came 10 Chrlst win lbs
Peter James and john, AID there lie met Ellah tle
Prophet and oses the law-giVer Heaven and earth
and he had oxen 10 lin that memorable uSit on tne
mountain In Ito morning, when He came down.
and some were LAUGHING and talking; they hal
been trying east ey spirit out 0 this Oo! and Cid
that man loved boy has heart wrapped W IN That
child tEe BOY was not only deal aud dnmt BAT he