, 1876-06-05

ters wig shoul., d" tto wo5h. They may do # +
to do It. There will nrycr lie thorough rcfnr-
n'at lon Of this work until thn pulpit n1id people
nrc Ia earnest. All tl,e worl,l wAnts fs Cl,r|et.
missed, but the world pauuot got nloug witlnMt
nnl work in season NIT! out of 4rasou
We will SEQ men daily a.lt'cl to tic Chnrrl, of
GOD. let II" not 6s 1ooking fur strength, but
for Hcaknr.s.
There ts one danger would 1Ike tn warn the
Church Of here. San,e mny sny, VIC hive g"t
lnrge building now, nfec Sunlay-sclsool rtn,,'l,
n G onr. sS s;,, . ,rsrnsS'"g v @ nc @ u @ H. II"
n,urrnw ,-an1 nm afmi.! !sornc may bc di.lh,se,l
70 lny down arxl sleep, Tie I.nrl to!d Gideon
he Ind too many neh AMI to take thctn down
Il ero the Ssssk o"y I'D So s e f ns IL Ye1 so" s
rather hive 500 men whose hearts were right
thnn $1,000 tint hrc 1cnninE npon the nr,n u
i!csll uInl tonrtfng the pr!zr nnaa aayinE, !" We
vii hayc great vfctory NOW ''rca''so We laso
Mr.; Moody, thrn told q woman goine to
the PURPOSE OF getting her sona converted. Sic
sseeeei,ed' Gna ere hay!ng li shGrtly A.
she devoted herself to the work of the inquiry
meetings SUD did goo,l service for Christ. Her
husband and herself nscd to prny every
night Tor Mr.; Moody ,, md ii eo,sor'.
go%s Oh has Lee bee .uesesstui m g" acet "sse, II 10
many people praying for US. This lady sai.l she
bad latl herself utit for Gods work. ! wish II
In y letter TO me, Now, l have tho pleasure 10
tell you that have the names of 15O that llayc
bccn converted through my efortF*" She l,asl
their addresses, she knew where they lived, md
she Ind gnnc an'l visited tllenl a,l wrote them
lCttErR. PrEtfy IrtltNl work. Fnsnit 1t tThrV
that bc Wise slinll shine rs the brightness Of tu
ffrnnnlcnt, and they that turn many t" right
co,sncss as the stars above" II know my
lending onc nun to Christ than tn havu
monument Of pure gold over my grave
reaching frO,u Garth to lcnyen. would rather
have some Que come to my grave mud tlrop n
tear, and say 4 was through my influence that
they came to the Savior.
Down East some titio ago wills 4 ,nad TINT
led Unc III tic Etrl tn heruInc II Christian. II
was small act, wasn't III Tint girl, grew up
9 ho ysry sol1y wso,na nnafhe!s 4 tIs mother
nll ten Of tosc. children arc eminent worlscrs
in this cal,sc Of Christ. You may lend TINT
little boy to Christ. and llc Will 70 out and
bless the world. Il thy Ind had rnrers
Of rctcr's work: But IL WINS the greatest work
ever done wlCn Peter, OIL the tlay OF rcntccust,
brought 5000 souls to Christ III one sermon.
You may lead one to Christ, md ic may lead
TINT be wise shall SLIM ns the brightness Of
the armament, and they that turn many to
Righteousness rs the stars above"
4 few years ago was caaletl tn 80 down Into
from 4 1ninister to come down md
help him. l got in nhuut 2 o'clock,
in tie aftcrnoon-it was one Ut your Western
towns-nnd tho minister took me to u house 10
house, whlyl, was just tilied With women on
their knees In prayer. As went In, It tcrmtd d
as If they were 1T the very gate 0f heaven.
They sSemcd 70 be wrestling ~ prayer with
God. fic took ine nff to M did elder who was
tic salvation Of SOULS. After We, ran,e out.
the e s' ssats q things s'A hePc .' NJ '%ss Ss
no. not, haa l,,s c9nysrsioI r,, ~ hsre % for sIx,
senior elder and he ia dying. Tic doctor told
and lie told then! he wns burdencd for the enlya-
tion Of souls. They were so bad he couhn't
nTonsc them. lie sent for the ,nalc members ,'l
bis church. Tic could not rouse them. 11e se1,t
fol the women and We SEQ the reanlt. We lave
hdu TINT women's praycr-tneetlug for two
weeks, md We believe tlicir prayers must be
less there tssotnethtng good IT. store forus. Invent
| to TINT church aud everybody prayed with us.
II seemed as II VIC were benting against the ulr,
1llnt night, abn,st midnight, ono Of the widest
y
went to his fathers room and sail: Father,
can't sleep tonight; my sins arc troubling
me-. The fatllerha bocn protesting Chris:
tian for some time, and that that vas allItust
for hs son he had to pray for himself. Tie next
nnrning ho told TINT In the church, and can't
tel yon how It impressed tl!e
ooPs; TIT II M ngh Taen W. preached
inside Of twensy-four hours every child whose
parents belonged TO TINT church Wna converted
to God. God caino suddenly to Ills temple.
And thus YOU SEQ what Il sick, dying mnn run
It ts tho power Of prayer we want after all.
ters iii the city. don't believe thcrus has ever
bren period when wo have hnd us many " sc
We want moro power. There arc Sermons
crpcet to haye d revival bcro We
must mug b9 down OH our faces in prayer before
you parents than That there should be q revival,
aud your SONS anil daughters saved. How mnny
families hnye been plunged Into mourning f0r
Wayw4rd chiidrenl II We had q pure revival
here they might be saved and become Of com
God that VIC may hayc, right llcre In this build
Ing, pure revival II religion, that your Sons
and danghters may bc saved anu become Il bless
ing to yon. Nov that insldelity has crept iitt,,
the church, very few believe In the conversion oi
children We should never forget that this
church has grown out Of II snhbathsrllool, and
hope the children will come hrro every morning
aud evening, as we'll as to tllc Sabbath.
school, and that the church Will b. known u
the ciildren'a church, aud hope the Gospel
will be taught 10 plain that the children May
understand It. II TINT Is done, then the grown
people Will understand It, The knsl1f preach
Ing TINT interests the children interests tlsy
fathers and mothers After relating several IN.
ecdotes nbout tho conversion uf children, Mt.
Moody concluded az follows: Fathers aud moth
ers, don't rest until your children arc brought
Into tho fold Of God, and their nun.es aro writ.
ten IN this Lamb'a Book 0f Eternal Life, and
they become heirs Of ctrrna! life. There Is not
better field In all Christcnlom to work 10.
Christ than right here, and l hope TINT rnnny
WI come forward and say that they want some.
thing to do for the Lord.
The service was brought to close In the
usual manner.
MAN.
EEnMDN nv PROP. swIS1.
Prof. Swing preached it MpVtrker'S vestnrdny