New-York tribune., 1876-03-11
MR.. MOODY'S PREACHING.
A SERMON ON TREASURES IN HEAVEN.

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IooDY--A QUESTION FOR CHRISTIANS TO An
.wRR-NECEssrTY or SEPARATION FROM THE
-oRLD-THE CHURCH NOT PLACE OF REST
,Ess0N OF ST. PAULs LIFE.
IT. Moody continued yesterday afternoon
subject OF Heaven on which he preached Thursday
he hall full many had to find seats on the steps
eadng up TO the choir aud few less fortunate found
none at all. The most common incidents that happen
every day become novel and significant when Mr. Moody
applies them, weaving them in with grave re-
linous questions, and tine yesterday
full Of these strong and homey Illus
trations any he has preached in this city Everybody
listens and follows him. feeling the force Of what he says
whether touched and seriously awakened by 1t or not
His great faith in God and his wholesome views Of life,
overwhom all argument, and lie leads his followers to
Christ II there had never sheen question raised as to
the premises which he for granted and II there
other way to 20.
He began with the injunction TO lay up treasures in
Heaven. He said that Christianity suffered from
those who have accumulated too much wealth here than
from those who have too little they Ike balloons
which have much ballast to above the housetops;
sand would have 10 be thrown out before they could
hope TO reach the skies. The church place where
people seemed to rest not to work. but Christ said
that that rest only in Heaven, and there. TOO,
the reward Mr. sankey and Mr.. Thatcher sang together
Oh to be over yOnder."
The sermon was as follows:
Yesterday YOU remember our subject was Heaven
and We were trying To md out who there; and
want TO take the subject ngt up where left of and
call your attention 10 the Cth chapter OF Matthew and
mp for yourselves treasures upon earh where moth and
rust doth corrupt and where thieves break through and
steal bat lay up for yourselves in heaven
where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt and
Now If living the Lord would have live, our
treasures lad in heaven and not laid up on the
panfnl hours and great deal Of trouble If wo would
just obey that portion of Scripture, and lay mp our
in haQy and nnf "a l.
jl-t as much command that we lay up our
treasures IN heaven aud not upon the earth as ii ia that
sa not steal God tells Us plainly: Lay not up for
yourselves treasures earth, where moth and st doth
corrupt and where thieves break through and steal bat
lay up for yourselves treasures IN heayen where moth
break throHgi and steal" it command
Now, U don't take long to tell where mans treasure
IL dOni take long TO ma out where mans heart IS
You talk with man five minutes and if he has rot ms
heart upon any object you find it out if that is
your aim, aud now you want to hnd out where mans
tOr you know that the Bible tells rs Where your treas
there snail your heart Dc also And the reason
VIC have SO many carthy-nndcd people and so
the many have their woie hcart set npon earthly pleas
ucs and 0bcCs and the few have their treasures laid
up in heaven II your treasure Is here. you will all the
tune bc disappointed and trouble aud trial when the
Lord has told you plainly TO lay UP your treasures in
break through ard steal Now you talk with n man a
TAX about money, and If he loves money is making
money and longing for more how his eye viii light up
that his Whole face &indes mp, for you have
touched MS hcaH ana Tie subject dearest 10 !
him. If it is pleasure, 1t is passion |
speak about it and de Is ntcreseda at once Bul the cAd
OF God who has got his treasures yOndcr lpOnting up
wardl when you talk about heaven, you VIII see his |
heart is there, and mans heart Is ia heaven ii 10 moi
effort for him To- Gak about II at ALL He cannot help
IT, and affections are set cn things above ana not
on this caIth 1t VIII be easy Tor s to i've fof God Now
here is the commando Lay mp for yourselves tIcas
ures on the oarth but Lay up your treasures IN heaven
A QUESTION FOR CHRISTIANS.
Now my friends ask yourselves tho question, Where is
your Or in other words, Where your heart'
When you find ont that then you will find cut where
your treasure is. In the 10th chapter of Hebrews 18th
verse. these words: These all died IN faith, not
haying received TIE promises but having them afar
or and persuaded to them, and embraced them and
confessed thai they strangers aud pg grnis
earth For they that say such Things declare plainly that
tHey scc caitry Then in fhe i0til verse OF that sc
chapter, speaking OF Abraham IL " For he looked
Tor city which hath foundations. whose builder aud
maker il Cod" the moment Abraham caught sight OF |
that city he proclaimed himself pilgrim and stranger
The wegatcred plains Of SOdOm hal no temptation for
him. lie declared plainly that he another county
better country lie had turned his heart from this
fccting word, aud sOdom with all ITS tempta-
tions DIDN'T tempt linn lie had got something
should enGGfc when sodOm should nave been swept
away and He had got His eye fixed upon that city 10 lay
much he has got laid up in this world he has not got
hs treasure laid up IN heaven couple OF friends OF
farmers TO get him to give some money for the sodcrs,
and during tgir stay there he took them upon the cupoa
gHcr eyes could reach over that beautiful rolling
prairie, and thcy said That is very NICE" and it
Look that farm. and that, and that" ana these were
fdlus all stocked and improved and fenced and they
ali nine" He showed them the town where he !
lived, which had been named for him, q
great hail, and building lOts and those WcIe |
without faIhng and am worth al this" but whom
got t Uugh my friend said How much have yOu got
Ssy Very Wei what tlst meant "Wlat have ydE go.
nor got anything there" "WhT.D saws nv friend
what a nisiakei A man Of ycIr Intelligence
aud 1orethought and JUDGMENT TO aiLass al
you win have 10 leave it all You cannot take farthn-
with yOu buj YOU must die bcsgarcd ahd aupcr, ana
tie tears rolled down his Oh cks be said Il docs look
foolish" Let few months after he died. as he h1d
lived, aud lis pfortrty passed 20 OILERS ANA Wes
all trre is 10 live f0r, and leave IT, many OF them, 10
their children 70 make tie way down to hell easy for
those chdren one generation accumuatcS wealth for
thc next TO sTuander It and 70 ruin soul and body.
\ great many people wondering why they don't
power Tne question very easily answered. You
gos your treasure down here IL Is not necessary for
man To have money 10 have his treasure down here Hc
idol OF his chlcrcn, aud that the reason that tney
and DO DO" as s. God tells us, We w %oaId ' mount
mp, it were Wings and would get nearer TO heaven
every day We wonld get heavenly minded III our con
ycrstiOn and have less trouble than And 80 my
friends, ct Ms lust ask ourselves to-day where IS our
dongl What is the aim OF our livcsl Are just living
10 accumulate money or to get position IL Tie world
Tor our chldrrni Or arc we trying 10 secure those |
treasures which can safely lay up in heaven, becOm
ing rich toward GOdi
SAFE TREASURES TO LAY Up.
have known men VINO nave been up in balloons and |
they have told that when they want to rise higher
they Just throw OF the sand with which they
ballast the balloon. Now, believe reason why 50
many people earthly minded and have little Of the
spirit OF Heaven that they have got too much ballast
the shape CT love for earthly joys and and what
You viii rise higher. | heard Of man the
other day who said he aid not know what tO !
with a a ep p.VF