New-York tribune., 1876-02-21
Mp. MOODY'S SERMON.

yrant 40 call vour attention this afternoon 10
verso in tho third chapter of Genesis, rsit si 'he
ninth verse" Whore art thou i-the hrsl question lh''
ga nut to man after hls fall God IN respect TO ADAM
fakes the position Of The first seeker Ada'h' 'el NJ
fall oueht to have gone up and down 'hFoAPh"ht VIC
earth crying 80. my God. where art lbouf Dut' III
stead OF that God takes the place OF the first seeker ana
for 900 years this has been rolling down through
the ages II is question In my mind Adam ever hAu
sou or daughter that hes not, ~ some !eicf ~ h'
I,fe asked himself that question, Wbcrt am WHO
am f. and where am going tor And II seems 70 NC
one of the most solemn questions In The "od 'i ""i'
Ana nav before wo 20 with the sermon, wont you
inst AK Yourselves that question, Tor todhy
,rc ,eaut to. get home to ourselves We "Eo
b,,nc TO some church and who AZ least mant M an
ot ward profession while our hearts are fd from 'oo Ao
o,,e who draw near To God with their lip, whore
healt are afar olc ask ourselves h"nesiy 'oiSf,
40 mo bvnocrli. Where an II "Where nrt thou
mot =, tue question. . thai might 90 home 10 hay
and get back TO ourselves and fnd ou where 80 ore NOT
4, onr own not in the sight of our De'ShD'r bu
in tlc sigbt Of God II IL Of very little account where
,yo are in the sight OF ncigbor hut u oI N'l i
uoriance where we arc IN the sight OF COD
There are three classes OF persons wont 10 np'a" u"
this afternoon First those that noiefS 10 DC
Let liz ask ourselves Whore aud is 1t ii pro
,son wa have go-we who profess TO he followers oi
Christi Now tho question for " II, "Do We io'o"
Unnl Are We like Hint" Lot our minds 80 pacE
over the past week, of month, or year beAi 'h'm
fans can you think Of anything YOU nav.
done for God Can you point 7" any one
t,, has been made better by your living in tie world
For contoud that are either doing good or We arc
not and we arc either great blessing or great curse
There Is 10 class OF people that can q" III 10 INJURY "
c caue OF Christ than those who make profession no
do nothjpQ and are lukewaim. In there any one Whoh
living on cold profession Of Christ ana don't possess
him The world stumblca over you ihey tiDh 'nhs'F
a,i.y "a sell" myth. ouce heard young h''i say
uo Christianity is s"i o farce, ana ali 'hiistiahs
are hypocrites." "what" said ono wne o'cfhedrl hiH
I'D, Won believe ell Christians are hypocrite9' heS'i
do" "Your mother is Christian, and you "ou'dht
call your mother hypocrito, would you!' ""el," stId
ts youpg man. won't call my mother hypocriie, Tor
that wouldn't be respectful, but win say thi1, my
mother don't believe what she professes DO Son ihihN
my mother really thinks am lost ond wont talk WIN
me personally and pray with me- Ana 'hihs ''o
young Dlan had the argument
II there Il any reality the religion of Jesus Christ Jet
s show II out Let show II in our conversation let Gs
sho a. In our nfe 80 that the world shall not there
:, no,ng in IT, One Lones, praying mother do'e more
for Christ than all tho books thet were ever written
Won are living cpstlcs read hy all men" Taik about
IN. fase -Ins" OF the day! don't fear them bali -
much IA do these Christians Who do hohne but make
,rofcss,nns Jukevnrmness Is the worst IAN you
,,,e got Let IFS have that swept sway and then the
Lord will work in His owl people. once reno nh nc
count in which was much interested OF 'a'"ef VINO
took his little child out one sabsth INTO 'ho ne'" M"
hIo he Law down under tree the little child was gather
ing little fowers and blades Oh si"s'' ".' ;" , w.
ch,,as, language called them "pretty, pretty The
father fell asleep and the little child wandered away
when he ayoke from his slumber the rrt tbougnt hht
camo into bis mind was "Where Is my ehiIa' nc
called at the top OF his voice. but all he could near was
the echo of his own voice coming back TO HIM he ran