Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-10-19

A POWERFUL AND Effective DIsCouRsE-As
IMMENSE ATTENDANCE.

POWERFUL AND Effective DIstouRsE-AS
IMMENSE ATTENDANCE.
The announcement that Mr.. Moody would
deliver an address on temperance. Sunday
afternoon, at City Hall, was sufficient to
attract thither ali immense audience, floor,
platform and galleries being crowded to
their utmost capacity, while scores remain
ed standing throughout the service.
The meeting commenced with singing,
Mr.. sankey (playing the accompaniment
on piano, instead of cabinet organ, as
usuaD rendering that beautiful ani touch
ing hymn:
Sowing thr seed in the morning fair.
sOwins the seed in the nOnn-d 4y glare;
SOW ns the seed IN the fading light,
sowing the seed in the sOlem n night
On What steli the harvest 40. oh. what shall
INC harvest be
and the audience following his lead on
Cowper familiar hymn, There is a soun-
tain filled with blood
Mr.. Moody then read from the tenth
chapter OF Sc. Luke the parable Of the Good
Samaritan and Mr.. Sankey followed with
the affecting hymn, addressed to the
fathers,-'''I would like to de- said Will
lie, If my father would die too. Mr..
Moody thea spoke, as follows;
Mr.. MOODY 5 ADDRESS.
After referring to the pleasure he felt in
addressing reformed mems club, he said we
have heard great deal, of late years, about
reform administrative reform. political re-
form, temperance reform. But the longer
live the more convinced am that no true
reform can be brought about except by the
Son OF Man. So ! will name a text for the
basis of NY remarks this aiternoon-the
eighteenth verse Of the fourth chapter of St
Luke:
The Spirit of tnr Lord is upon me, because He
hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor
lie hath sent me TO heal the broken hearted, TO
preach deliverance to the captives. and recovering
Of 81 g to the blind, to set at liberty them that are
bruised, 10 preach the acceptable year Of the Lord
Our Lords baptism and the declaration
that He was Gods beloved Son, and His
temptation by. and repulse of, the devil.
created great interest and excitement
throughout Palestine, and especially in
Nazareth and when Jesus returned there
lie went into the synagogue on the Sabbath,
and the parchment was given Hin, and de
spoke from the text Originally given in
lsaiah) have just read. But His hearers
thrust Him out of the city, and would have
cast him over precipice. | wish to call at
tention to the seven things Jesus came to
dO-to preach the Gospel to the poor; to
heal the broken hearted; to preach deliver
ance to the captlyes and recovering OF sight
to the blind; to set the bOndmen free, and
to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
There is not drunkard here to-day but
what God can save. If rum and Its doings
are not the work of the devil don know
what is. Jesus was anOlnted to preach the
Gospel. He was by no means the first
amounted. Moses. Elijah. Samson, Joshua,
Gideon, and prophets. priests and patriarchs
In all ages were anointed. But the Spirit
came on Christ lie did not come to be a
great military communicate break down
the power of the Cr sars, whose sway at that
time extended over the known world-nor
To preach great sermons. lie came to
preach the Gospel. There is nc word so
misunderstood as that. The Gospel is the
gladdest news that ever came from Heaven
to earth. The word means good news.
Every one Is glad to hear good news. Ii
would not take fifteen minutes to prove the
world mad-for it is the height of madness
to reject such glad tidings. Suppose a man
was stricken with mortal disease and the
hour of death was approaching, and |
should 20 to him and tell him OF certain
remedy-wOuld he not be mad if he didn't
take the remedy? Now. God has remedy
for sIn;--it is Christ in the heart. mai
0ught TO be glad to hear that he can have
complete victory over his sins. Suppose the
case of man tho has been a drunkard for
twenty years. He has, it may be, promised
his wife over and over again to reform, and
again and again he falls; until at last be
says, ut is of no use; the cup has con-
quered me-" He joins reform club, be
signs the pledge. he takes an oath-and yet
he falls. Suppose such man comes here
to-day-twenty years q slave to the cup
he believes the Gospel, that Christ will give
him deliverance, he receives Christ, and he
wins the victory.
One of my best and dearest friends was a
drunksrd for twenty-one years. He became
a tramp: his wife obtained q divorce and
remarked; he did not see his son for years,
and his family supposed that he had long
! filled drunkards grave. Five years ago,
at Poughkeepsle. he went, intoxicated, into
a lawyers office. The lawyer kept him
| there for hye hours, until he became sober,
aud then be talked to him. He himself had
been a drunkard, and in this case he proceed
to be a Good Samaritan. lie told him the
story OF Naaman, the leper, and that Christ
could take away ms leprOsy. The drunk
ards heart was touched, and he has never
since taken a drop ofliquor.
God can keep every man safe who trusts
Him. You can't subdue Your appetite
alone The iron will OF man is not strong
enough. But Christ can keep you; he
comes for that. How il it done Receive
the gift Of God-just receive it. Ii is
sgift worth more than all the world. The
universal offer for the whole world is,
whatsoever will. let him come" You
say. But | am not ht"-God says,
UhOsOerer WiH." God pardon Is free for
| all-ior the lowest, yilest sinner. II a man
wants it, all he has to do is to take it.
Go to the drunkards home, with the
heart-broken wife, the squslid children,
the broken furniture. the sorrow and the
desolation-a place as near hell as you can
get, on earth. If that drunkard comes hero
to-day he is told he can be saved. Light
breaks in upon him. He opens his heart
and receives Christ. he says to himself,
IF the pure, holy Ssviour-purer than
air, purer than light-will come to my
heart | will receive him''-and the Lord
comes in. The drunkard's appetite for
liquor is,gone. Instead OF hating, be loves
the whole world. He goes home and tells
his wife, and renews his promises OF re-
formation, of love and kindness, and they
pray together. Three months later go to
that home and mark the dIherence-happI-
ness and joy in place OF misery, and love
in place of hate. Christ can do this in
every drunkard's home. lie came not to
call the righteous, but sinners TO repent
ance. II you are as black as hell itself He
will help you. An English friend
of mine was greatly surprised and
impressed with the rapid growth OF the city
OF Chicago; and on his return he spoke
about il at length to his Manchester congre-
CATION. None, however, felt much interest
in the subject. But suddenly came the
peua of tho fro M GhiPayo Detn-
Der. 1871, and then the Englishmen's hearts
were touched men wept with sympathy,
and soon the news flashed across the cable
that assistance was coming from Manchester.
Ii is mans calamlties that bring out Gods
love. tod loves every sinner He will
hold you up. Drunkard, put your hand ID
the hand of the Lord Jesus, and He will
help you. Christians, reformed men, you
who have not fallen, 20 TO the poor drunk
ards and tell them this. 1t Is only from
blindness that men do not see this. Let us
pray that God Who came to set the captive
tree and bind the broken hearts, will come
and help every sinner here.
Mr. Moody then addressed a touching and
fervent prayer To the Throne OF Grace; and.
sitter the singing of The Ninety and Nine"
by Mr.. Ssnkey, pronounced the benedlctIOu-
The address was one of the best, the most
effective and most powerful of the kind ever
delivered 10 this city and was, throughout,
listened to with the protOundest attention
by the immense audience.
Chitteuden County Court.-Sepuem Term.
HON. JOHN PIERPoINT. PaEs1DrsG JUDGE
Hon. T T. D. j. C "a A'n'fnHf Judges.
TUESDAY. Oct. I6
The r1urt oDenpl at tuo O'cloek vester-