The New York herald., 1876-02-29
FvENING SERVICE

AS at the MONDAY services the evening meeting at
the Hippodrome last night poorly attended. The
hall was about half full and most Of the assemblage
were composed of the male Alter the singing of
the hymn, ''Thcre Were Ninety Nine" !" Mr.. Moody
announced TO the congregation that the subject for to-
days MONDAY meeting "Joy" and next
Sunday morning, when he wanted to gather all the
young possible together the subject would be
"DanieL" Admittance would be by ticket Five
thousand tickets would be left at the Young Mems
Christian Association and 2 900 would be kept in the
building. ANY person applying during the week would
be provided with one. He then preached on "Faithn
Ho sad-I imagine hear some one say, ''That is
very dry subject, and II knew that was the subject
/ would hardly come out such night this" But il
is a very important subcct-one which all hope
of salvation lies There three things about faith
knowledge and the laying hold The
best definition | can find OF faith is de-
pendence the veracity of another, and
hnDod S % SsI sboug ee no o. nng
we have faith INF We must have faith IN God and in
the promises of the Lord Jesus Christ, His The
reason we have so many socaled backsliders is that
they were never converted to God They may have
been converted to churches or TO men. Some OF
them were, perhaps merely taken with
the minister whom they heard preach, or
the congregation, perhaps II you truly converted
to the Lord Jesus Christ you will find strength and
grace continue in the way OF the Lord Turn tho
prophecy OF Jeremiah, chapter xviii, 15-"Blessed is
the man who truscth in the Lord and whose hope the
may lose faith, but If in God never lose It.
Some people think to have faith in Christ IL must
by some sudden blow, some miraculous turn in
ordinary affairs But there is nothing of the kind
necessary, Is only necessary study the Word of
God and believe what He says If firmly believe
the Word Of God will Neither lie steal, murder
commit any OF the crimes against God There
people again who say it don't make any difference
what believes If he is only sincere There
a greater lie come from the pits OF hell | will
illustrate it, There two mon once who had charge
of balloon. They thought 1t fastened by two
ropes. and IL was only fastened by one. They united
this rope and the balloon started RISE OF
the men caught hold OF the and the other OF the
rope. They were both swept into mid air and were
never heard of again. Those men sincere, but
their sincerity availedl them not Have faith God
Look to Jesus, the Author and Finisher There
a young prophet that God down Bethel TO
prophesy against Bethel, and He told him not TO
in Bethel to back the way hc went
and the young prophet went directed and left there
without eating, though the Prince of the CITY invited
the gates an old prophet met him and said that an
angel appeared and said that he, the young
prophet should eat with him. The young prophet
accepted this invitation. because he believed II
from angel But he soon undeceived, for
while he eating he heard the OF God calling
on him. and he left Immediately, ana on his return he
slain. This prophet had more faith in the angel
than ho had in God, and he punished.
Now, never knew man or woman
who had faith in God who ever lost by II or failed
to accomplish the work God laid out for him to do
How many you will say yourselves that God true?
hope there will be great many, and wish all that
have any doubts to go INTO the inquiry aud there
become satisfied of the love and mercy OF the Lord
Jesus Christ
AT the conclusion Of the general meeting the men
were invited into the Fourth avenue hall where they
remained for threequarters Of an hour singing and
praying Several recent converts got up and gave
their experience and others asked for the prayers OF
the assembage for strength TO continue IN the good
work The women remained in the large hail. and Or.
Tying and Mr. Sankey conducted special prayer
their benefit.