New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-16
TIE REVIVAL SERVICES.
MR.. MOoDYs SERMON ON EXCUSES.

CONCLUSION or TUESDAYS sUBJFCF-TIiH FOLLY OF
TRUSTING TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES - ACCEPT
ANCR OF COWS INVITATION TO BIZ FIRSr-No
EXCUSES TAKEN At TIE FINAL JUDGMENT.
OF all the huge. crude, and earnest meetings
at the Iippodromc mono have boon more largely at
tended impressive than the one yesterday aiior
nOOn Taking consideration the uuwclly size OF the
con .regatons the order and quiet Of these meetings
do credit TO the management Tho system OF
Issuing tickets. that only many may enter.
has proved TO DO excellent. and all the
details OF the regulations such Us insure IA much
comfort a. the ducst churches tho perils Of
entrance are over Mr. Moody gives his orders from the
pulpit Ike general and the result ia that the windows
are opened for fresh air at the right tmes and the doors
are closed upon tho late comers except when the "hoo
congregation rises 70 sing when their admission can
cause disturbance
Yesterdays sermon was continuance OF that OF tues
day. on the subject Of Excuses and from his experience
in the inquiry rooms, Mr. Moody could doubtless prea'h
two more without in any perceptibc degree eAhahhtnB
the theme or the interest ho creates IN IT, lie was
unusually impressive yesterday As an earnest
appeal 10 those who have no o'tensD'o rc
hyion, and q tonic to those who have, It was Of
the strongest and smiles and tears and Involuntary
amcns from those who have the most Of life were III
all parts Of tho house MIR. Moody made many stIohB
points against the for denying Christ
The sermon was foows;
W horO Yesterday afternoon duu t''h
ing remember that was speaking on Wy
some the of tho present day hII oy coz
sidarrd four OF when 1t was time to close "ah
now to commence just whore let OF, ANA meet SOME o,
the cXcLses that have to hGht-lf You VIII mo" W,
the exprossion-every day in our inquiry ROOM hlu
sunuose that to-day there hundreds Of people mere
who really want to become CEIl5taiS, buJ t'! ~
tcIng themselves that they cannot pcc'u9o 'n'y "'o
got some gOod excuses. - l., Ill.,, eos. ,i,,y
Now. another very common excuse ~ thy ny , IIvg
don't know aa they elected. Very often We una ttn
IN the inquiry stumbling over an elcciiOh WIN nI
arms folded, and say ing, II G0l mas oIrcrl me 10 "'
.g..n I,..g AND lbs
supper OF the son n am one OF the elect Dut 3l
wise there hope for ne and no chart On my DoS
there" Now let that an unconNgitcd man or H
unc0nycrtcd woman hasn't any ihInE 20 90 WIN to ny
triuc Of election. II don't belong 20 tLe N", ~
not one solitary word In scripture that teaches US l1'
ANYTHING IL said to tho unrrEcncraicd ana urchNci@t
the world Now, God Is not down nero "nyi,.
inc Won eift with one hand and, when you reach on
,i1,T h"nd To- take H. saving You not Of the
elected. | was only just mocking YOU lou ,tlhot
come" Let tell you that The Gospel oI Jts'
il Tor the world. eco ye into uii Tue word ava I,t'1
the GUsp, ~ every creature, ~oi siia anu IL ,''u
70 70 and preach TIE Gospel TO every creature II INC
Lord God doesn't offer salvation 10 - lne Eo.I" t'h
have read my Bible correctly N.I Dul nv !,
n, about election, but that is sourhus Tor those tt
it,j ~ those already within tho fold those who have
ALREADY accepted OF Gods best giit Ana thc We o h"'
IN the Scripture taught about prca, ln zoe.
trrc Of election to the uuregcnciii"n am NHi
again that uncOnye TED man mas '} ,n'hh
fo do with the doctrine Of election .o'y''T VI" :;
- ,, ord lei him take the water Of lie freely II
ODD say, this who IA gong 10 stop Hmi Al ellh ana
hell combined COulu not hlhN la'ti h''N "''
going and taking the cup o. saw i3n ), a., .,
never saw man who made az ms hllnn 70 zee, itN
tb1 You cannot DO saved because YOU ar h"t r'''d
NV don't Won carry ont the idea In your temporal
suppose some Of these farmers should say, " Wei
am hot going to pillow and plant II - A n"nsrn,' 49, 10
will give mo one ans way" suppose whoa ahl ',A
should saw, not going TO ,'nl Tor doctor |"i
La4 dccrecd whether am 10 gct we'd Cr not NiAt u
tle use ~ having all the doctors iu tLc NoN' ana
suppose when tho meeting Is over i,"g4' you 'h'' m
p .trH MD
am to get home, viii get homo somehow ~ Goa lls
deorccd that am goins To set nome 10 dinner az .
you think you would get much dinner IEcrc
Is just Ms much reason III th9t az ,I oT
things d" II God has elected me to De saved, iAry sI
lie will do aud 4 lie has not Won DO SnNed -
heat ana SPu T NJ" n e brcu,e you arr not one Of
~ tt Of the waior OF life frccly" suppose
down hero ms afternoon stranger and uird 10 get
into tho HIPPO lromc and iGc men ~ We d'oi "a
mere and go down bore TO tho Young MEMS Christian
Association aud intend 10 go In there has thry aaAre
Won a ntnbcri' Nop p" Wei. then, you cau't come
in here" And then visit tho han OF the odd Fellows.
aud when 1 apply Tor aImi,.iSn D. ' ..rt. ' H
cant come In" and with the FIcrnas"ns Those
building, FOR certain class nt suI 30, 20 a,o
down until come to Cooper Institute, a"h sec % t'i'
sign stuck up there: Pc. lecture TINS at'Th'Du'
body u stop there. And you hhd a.! tHi""th tHe
Iipe whatsoever will let him. Como unto mr "I 30
labor ana are HchNJ lApiI a'iN WIZ 90 Jos ~
S.t d ed or the ungOdly Tor sinners; ami b. you can
Troyo that you belong the world aud have sunel,
can prove that you can be saved n5Ou We're porn 10
tGa moon or the pauelS could not preach To you
should not know what 70 do with you ~ De sure bu'
the whole world Is invited to come
GLOOMY IDEAS or CHRISTIANITY
pnt tbere i, another excuse and good many OF the
Young neope siyo It, l have no doubt many Of these
little boys a girls hero say don't want to become
Christian for II do shall have TO be gloomy" kho"
that WA one Of my excuses before was converted
thought II btcaue Christian h1d fot 10 put on a
long face aud walk on nieu-! 'ha "'.'i i'5'i ",
to fe ig nor the rft, aud have no more Joy u
got into Tie other world Ia otnor words, iha' Cfl.
tiauy 10 make ine san anu gloomy anu "'TsYi'''
Knit nos that Is not religion iU' rclis'A hh"t III 'H'
yon hanFJ auI ,yy"m from Sic Goycruo- s put Illo
hls hands and tie poor man goes home {" ms I"ihy' 10
yyHat he Cospclis pardon come, nom the throne Of
Heaven and mat u not going 10 make Ms gloomy Ii ~
make him glOonyi That what the Gospel isbruHd to
he soul II you give water 10 man a. ing oil t-iet,
IiIo baTpTj Chrst ia tho water OF life. ny friends,
n does not mako people gloomy. IL makes people
1rofcss Christianity that don't have living Christ IN
tHen, and tiDsc are the people Wh9 are g'"oIy, Day
itisa living well Of giaduc-. Ana so Hlc boy nt'it
girl, young nan young naidon' uo kNq III s,, ~, m
& ~ NEE Of he true ChristIan II you
person truly happy, with JOY that tho world dorant
Know ANYTHING about you mast 80 10 thO-t tha, H'o
hsr CbrIss and have caught the spirit Tor lie brings
u. 10y and true peace and happiness.
Iint then there another class mat mas come III mere
and nm, pld 10 see them here We arc In the inquiry
room very often. There Is hardly al day OIi some
yo1ng convert gets mp IN afternoon meeting AM Ir
saws Well thought when nist came here that "ii
too bad 10 To Christ and thought he "1ud not
have me- Yes ana there may be some hoIe day CIV
iug that cxcuse-thtt tncy too bad too vale. IL may
DC that they have just come out OF the pchteh;"y II
may e that they ougIt 10 be there because they nave
brCn stcaIng or breaking the law. They bGy, "1hClO
is no nope for me AN TOO bad Thanks DC 10 God,
thrre IL not class of sinners in NGwIOk that have not
"ot s1mo representative in tho Bible. There were
,3Iu, Ia i,v bnt what Son of God saved them. That
4, ,nat tlc PharIs6os said against him. Why, THIS man
, .,.ft 4I.rcrs and cIteth with them" That Il what