New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-25
THE REVIVAL.
MR.. MOODY's SERMON.

HEARERS
The main hall of the HippodrOme was
crowded last evening Mr. Moody preached on "drsce
which he defined 70 be unmerited mercy" In response
10 many requests Mr. sankey sang Hold the FORT ana
asled the choir aud congregation to join him In the
chorus The Rev. DR. Howard Crosby sat in the pulpit
and offered the opening prayer. Instead OF reanng
chapter from the Bible before the sermon. rs has been
his custom. Mr. Moody gave a few moments to sient
prayer aud asked a blessing upon the meeting Hts
sermon rs follows:
am going 20 take tonight a subject rather than
text want 20 talk 10 you about free grace say ieS
ssy inst grace There is a sermon Just in the meaning
of the word I is of those words that are very niue
Thre ge great many that psItakers Of the spirit
of Christ or OF grace that don't know ls meaning !
think IL is good idea 10 60 10 Websters dictionary ana
look up the meaning OF these words that we hear SO Oeh
bur don't fully understand f0u seldom 90 INTO re-
Ijcious assembly but you hear the word grace. ana
YET araker OF the grace OF God fcr wars DeVle
knew what ii meant could not tel Tue ulneIeHvc o
tween grace and law. Now grace means unHihlteu
mercy, undescrved favor, or unmerited love had a
he Was not m 10 be saved lie said there no hope
for him because he had snncd all his life aud thoie was
nothins good in him was very much gratlfed to hear
him say that There Is hope for that mannd suppose
he is here tO-ngntnd TN re Is hope fOf any man VINO
thinks there is nothing good in him. That was le lesson
Christ tried to teach the Jcwsthe lesson OF grace but
they trying TO provo themselves 70 pe otter man
other people They were of the scCd OF ApTddin uuu
under the Mosaic law and better than the people ABOUT
hem ~, 49,. ...,.u tim, has
been lowing through tho world these hundreds OF years
know been tf!lnS 10 Iuu tue e"u'VS
OF the Mic. Noddh IL DC as pIonIaoao " ~ Ii
The source of grace, because this is stream we art az
rGait,r oi JoLn lie I4h and I7th verses: Aud the
Word WAS made flesh aud dweit among US, huu
gesot Gsned Of is f Father full Of grace and
Then the 17Ih verse: . For the law Is giESn p}
TAen in the sta chapter Of RoBaIS the IJtA HolsS,
"But the Cn,nsc, 50 also Is ne Irce gut no,
through the Olfense many Ice dead much nOo the
grace OF Got and tue g by grace when Is ny Que man
Jesus Christ hath abuuuGed unto many" lEe.o IL IL
nil ituD u
Paus eps,lc Corinthians the LIST elallef a lhe
Father ana from the Lord jesus CAst. thank my God
always year ochal Tor the grace oil GOD when Is
given You by Jesus christ" Now bear III mind uit ne
* the God o AL grace. We wouldn't know any iniis
about gracc II IL wasn't for Jesus Srst, h r ten
about grace, but they dJht hhO" iluch aaout % ~
bankers they tdE ABOUT grace ii you want 90 oo'lo"
thousand dollars: you can gave -Ood eocui'y' ."UJ wa
let you have ~ ana Cdhe your hOte' anu you -
your ana sly. 50 inaay months after dae pioiIt
10 paw a thousand dollars" Then they give you "hdt
est for those tiree dag That aint grace IAa wheh
Would sell every ching you have got and make you pay
the go Grace Is giving tue interest, principal ana a'.
God lie is Inc God of ali grace He wants to zeal IA
grace; ne wans deal VITA that unmtriteu mercy un
deserv ri favor. uumentcd love; and II God dOht lOVe
until wOr.Ly OF HIs love- lie wont nave time
Tor very mucn love for HIN, He Ii Tie GOA oi al sr~ce
10 WHOM GRACE Is OFFERED.
Unto whom docs tie offer gracei would like to have
YOU trn to your Bibles to two three tho 2ls
chapter Of Matthew the 2sth vetse: But what think
YET certain man had two sons and he came to the
first aud said son. 70 work to-day In my vineyard lie
answered and said, will not but aferward De reened
and went And came 10 the second and said likewise
But lac answered and said. 20, sir; aud went not
Whether Of them twain did the will OF his fathcrf They
say unto him. Toe first Jesus saith unto them Verify
say unto yOu That the pubcaus and the haots 20 into
the kingdom OF God before you" Whyi Because he
loved hose pnDcaus and arlots more han he dld those
Pharisees No; II because they wouldn't repent
because they wouldn't tile grace. They didn't believe
they needed tue grace OF God man Wh'
believes
Whyi Because you haven't got to "Crk
10 convince nlnkAat lost Now here is a man mat
said lie wCud. co. and then he saw hat ne Was wrong
ana repcntcd and went. and ts uIaa Vas he mn ma,
who Will cfcut ana turn 10 Cod Cod VIII ave lhin
1t don't ANY difference what your lie has been IN
the past lie "i thl 10 SnS 'at " -, -, 81, 70 ,.
was preaching one sundN M church wbere thrre wa,
sa IN 10 Vile and woId liiS To stay aud talk
ia ad sS do i" talk WiGh you" They All got up
sha~d nod Wen / was going out | saw a man
s,f,,1r behind the furnace Iic nad any aui
6o w.s Weeping bitterly. said Ny friend WHAT Is tn:
trouble I" sc SAID. You told me ton shi tlat could
be saved that tie grace of God would reach me You
told me that there Was nj man 50 iar gone At the
grace OF God would reach him" lie sad " en. al
exiie from ny IiuIy nave drunk up $4,000 "itba
the last lev n1IDis; nave drunk NJ TIC coat on ny
back and n tLeie hope tOr a poor sinner IKE me i
should 10 bc sayed" 1T was lust hke cap Of 10
fresLluoDt tIi6 % that man dd MT care sINe hh
place 10 say light. took all interest Ia I ud got
hiIn coat. and SIX months a'tr tn"t Mhrh iot Ihi-
cAgO iUI l.uropuIOur months ftrrtdt man Wa one vi
tue earnest CHRISTIAN meu Knew. Inc Lord
man. TIC itaco O God can save luSt suo Al they "i
Ony rcpelt 4 don't care n0% low he has D-cohe, Tue
grace Oi God can purge Liza VI All SIN and place ann
aDOnk the Oossod la pro- OftOh ds H,ih Is S'ine'
much Tie grace OI God iOOdAd I"efe iSL d
but tAa the grace of God WA eNc Iih Tie Nie'OiS
/ want you to tuin a mo4ient to passage you WILL
Ana m te 1tn chapter OF .iark: d" And nom t.cI,e re
arOa,, and won't !nO the b,rd'is Of Tyre ai n"on ami
entered aud would have no man An'" Ii (;
but lie coula NOT he MD rOr CERTAIN woman whose
young dausaef hau au uneio@n spirit L,ad ANN "nd
came and Ioll nis feet. Ihc woman ""s GIcch, "
SyTV-PnOIicIh by nation ana sho byrOdSht iilh ga.
lie would cas-. devil UuJ OF daughter. Bnt
Jesus I~J AAc children hst 30 h4e for
and cast il unto he dogs Il she ans "ciod and oud
unto HIM, Iys LOd; Yet the dOs uaoef the '1e Sdi
OF tao clIdfUu's crumbs Aud lie said uhto Isr, fct
this saying gO ty tue deNlI a. gone 0it Oh ihl
daugl,el." Now, jist see low Christ de,t via tat
wOman-a syn! Oentcau, Gentle size o.dhJ belong
10 tie seed 81 Abraham t all lie came 10 sdf" Ills own
but His own received linn not. Christ was willing TO
land t,4J lie was de,'sous to shower e.doe
upon wouldn't take H. but iEis woman belonged 10 "A
dHefent people gust hear her story. wonder whdt
would hapiDa Il Chrst should come ana Sledh that way
now suppose lilo should come mo tlis assembly and
a. se AMI woman aud cal her OOg Hhy, taat
SyTo-PhGnc.n woman might have said, can lne dos
Tak iiac tutt! Why Know woman WHO DelDn-s
10 the seed Az .in VINO itvCe down me, aad she
10 aht niclnest WOatl Ia the hoi-iJOfhVOi
am as good a. Is amy day" ohe might have gone
tltutIOn oondlllOn- But jesus Ohly said that ~
her just or ANA alter calling hcr doS shc "iy
broke fOIth intO dcspaIug cry, % ce, L0fd-yes.
Lord" Christ ad sid ~ wac ihOie blessed 10 give imam
~ receive .oOs Ills place and received His bess-
ing and dis coln.l.nds satisfied 10 he ii
only a crunb Vns lie heard her petition D. in-
stead Of g'Ius her a cranlh. che got whole
Loaf And at you got tue fullest OcneiccDce OF
Christ II you hu heaTt mp to HIM On that many
would but ust ia her pacr, uudeIs ana how low and
unworthy thcy .f.. and cry unto jesus IL you do,
Christ Will Mt and bless you but then the eat
trouble IS IL 'le wil Iot confess tnat thcy as, c
worst feat,r the present Time. 1hey thnA
- prince. Instead oil uOlnS tAa they
feaI 40 selI-c elt ANA proud Inal they come always
In san a.