, 1876-06-03

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SERVICES CONDUCTED Dr MR. MOODY.
The announcement that Mr, Moody would
conduct tho noon-day prayer meeting ut Farwell
Hall yesterday drew nn Immense audience.
Long before Ia o'clock every scat YVES occupied,
md numbers hud to coutcnt themselves with
stundiu,ruom.
After tho usual preliminary exercises, Mr..
Moody came forward, Bible tn hand, and pro-
rcedcd to read and comment on the fifth chapter
Of Luke. After rcuding that portion about the
fishermen, tho great evangelist said little
about fishing for souls. 1t was one of the best
moves that ever WIS made by the 7. N. c, A.
when they opcnet1 the store On Madison street.
When men went a-,'slaing they wanted to go
where tile fishes congrcgatcd, ana this was just
what was dono III opening the store on this great
tl,orouGhfaTe. II men would not come where
they were, they should go to them. Alter
slst him with 1t, the haul was SO great. They
should all initiate th!s-tlrop their little differ
| cnccs an1 70 to work and try nnd catch the
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knees. saying "Dcpast from me, for ain Z sinful
t.lan, Lorl."
Nothing, said Mr.. Moody, filled man with
,s humility 1s suceess Si,, To- he,,r t1k ,nnt th"t
this feeling. Simon Peter was ahtonishe;l " TIC
largo draft, but when men followed Christ they
eut,ld not hclp. catching men. II they we're un-
they did not follow Christ, but rather their own
schemes und devices. When tho disciples got to
lN,,d utter this, they "forsook all aud followed
Him." To ho successful III the work Of saving
souls men had to give up their worldly business;
their hcarts should be set upon things, al'ose,
sacrifice: Tell' man where fo could make a
s w Sa1ss s. 9s en III Il css so%a %ste pasfs
tlro1el, dark aud troubled wnters. They
lad I'll their hearts upon cnrthly idols, Instead
Of heavenly pursuits, md they were suffering IN
have al hour with Christ tian possess bali the
wDr1l, II Il man accumulated u wholl world
and did not know Christ, he was but poor
miserable hcggar utter oil.
lcprusy'" was next given. People ware setting
up tospitulh for imcurables tn EUROPE aud this
co,sntry. When Christ liye,l, however, there
to T,e crc y INV, auytg; M tic only thing necessary fur
djseasc,l pcseor. was filth In lis divine ply
t!eia,s, Al! they had to Do was to speak their
faitl, and their cure WAS perfected; Let any uu,
Glenn soul present ,scyo 9s tho eper did, an u,
of sn Lcprosy pf the body was not1-
iug compared with leprosy Of an. , The
srnG5 h ony dfoys tc% years. but dn Il,
of on KEEP, man fruln Hod, al1d had thrown IL
blight over the rurth. II there wna q sinner
present lit lt!n do Us tho poor lcpcE did; There
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Christ, u man could 60 right up and be saved
wlt,n,1It any Introduction. Three classes Of Ieu-
pic attended such meetings US thcsc. Tlu FIRST
xuut ut ut curiosity; the sccollA tlsd nut 60 for
tu ci'ioy tlc meeting; aud thy Third attended to
ret guol, and thru 10 transmit 1t to others.
The circumstances connected with the
eaiy Vi ths p,s.nt;i pas1sa nI"'' o were r1 1sv
,S,Iei Wea,i lind, -''1 said Nj. Mocdy, TINT Tic
i,nrortnn1t, truth connected w!th THY m!rarto
wna the asl-saxlnE powsr Ut iaish , a,.d lr5slst
tic u,o,1 whu gut tl,c rAlse,l auc fuso tile pres
err.: Of our Lord. sucll fa!tl and cncrsy was
psrs !" Glsa5a a odsy r. i thy rtIs,sa ts 9S5s 6s
wlsictl maj! WA 1ct down through thu ROOT %
thc. feet Of chrst.-a E9od p,aee Tor poor pal
e's sinners jesus said to tAo pogrf 3f, erea,urS,
Tor ti.at alsd WA astosl!slscd, hnd tho scrites
t AMI rllarisccs questioned our Lords power 10
forgive sil1. Nuw, although We. lived In the
cs eent9ry an d ii. III tss 1lessns sE, ",
doubted thes 81 ,,llivin!ty at ,t chtlstt; s; bnt
us SO often disputed. 10 show The dountsrs ',,,
nandcd the mai! to take Up his bed an!l walk.
This had ELECT the l'lart4ees, for they
"wsro il'ed with fea1 sayng We i,s hays ,..a seen
st.a%Fs 5 tEs t1n Y sass th sfs fst XII
believers could bring down u blessing Oh Chi:
eago, even Us the faith of the four men resulted
M sr1g TITS 1or a %an Of III rys,Sa h &s
y trept Into tho Church ot God was thu cause ol
t much Ut the antagonIsln to religion which ex
\ tstci: by cutiyasing q passton fur souls, as!d
ses woaS S*F bo bssse
l suits follow. 1t Wps easy to save tht
:, foI God. II the world was created out Of uoti.
i | AR sinners lIa wished tho old pflM{tIYe daft