Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-21
Passages from Mr.. Moody.
SEEKING THE LORD.

SEEKING THE LORD.
awe are" said Mr.. Moody, to seek God
with the heart and not with the head That
is the trouble with Boston. 1t has been
seeking God with its brains and has not
found Him. The religion of Jesus Christ is
not matter of investigation, but of revela-
tion and when a man seeks God with his
heart. God reveals Himself to that man, and
not before" A man told me last night
that he would like to become II Christian,
but was not willing to give up his sins.
You might as well talk to that post as talk
to a man in that condition. If sin is dearer
to YOU than Christ and heaven with all its
glory, of course you will never see heaven"
RESTITUTION.
The story of Zacheus gave the text.
" He is asked' said Mr.. Moody, "what he
will do; and he says; will give half of
my goods to the poor; and if | have taken
anything from any man wrongfully Will
restore him fourfold.' | can just see him
going into his office at once and saying to
his chief clerk: | wish you would make
out that mans account. would like to find
ont how much taxed him Then the ac
count is brought to him. and he says I'VE
taxed him one hundred dollars too much
dollars. Make ont check for that amount,
and send it around to him. Then don't
you think that all Jericho had confidence in
Zacheus' conversion ?" Toward the close OF
his sermon Mr. Moody made an appeal to his
hearers in these words Why not let the
great question of eternity be settled tonight.
NV boy, Jesus wants you. You need not
look around you to see what boys are behind
YOU YOU are the boy. Young man, lie wants
you. lie left heaven to seek and save those
who are lost. There is a gray-haired man
over wonder. He wants you to-night has
sought for you long and often. Let cry go
up from the depths of your heart for saliva
tion. Perhaps am speaking to some one
who has wandered away from a mothers
love, or trampled on her prayers. Go back (!
go home o, may the Spirit of God fall upon
this assembly, and may the lost be found,
and the wanderers come home !"
PERSONAL WORK.
There were two brothers in London, and
one was quickened and the other converted,
and they had a brother in the south of Ire
land who was not a Christian, and they tele-
graphed him, Come at once, very impor-
tant business" Aud he came to London,
and they took him into their private office
and sat down, with streaming eyes, and told
that brother what the Lord had done for
them, and they brought him up to the meet
ing that evening and into the inquiry room
and led the man to Christ. That dispatch
was truthful, "very important business
If YOU have got brother out of the fold go
and fetch him. Do as Andrew did when he
found his brother Peter, and as Philip did
when he found his friend Nathaniel under
the fig tree, and bring him to Christ Ma
thaniel was full of prejudice, like a great
many men in Boston, full of prejudice up to
his eyes, and he said Can any good thing
come out of Nazareth" Philip was full OF
tact, and that is what we want to-day, mer
full of tact in discussing with souls. lie
said, Come and see" He knew if Ma
thaniel had one interview with the Son o.
God it would scatter all his prejudice anc
he brought him to Jesus and he never LEI
Him. just five minutes interview with til,
Son of God scattered all his prejudice ant
unbelief Aud so let us go to these mel
who are full of prejudice and tell them t.
come and see Christ. Let US Introduce then
TO the Son of God, and let us live so near t.
Christ that we can do that, and there will b
many of these men, that are bitter and full
/ of prejudice, like Nathaniel, that will b
= brought to the Son of God. A few moment
ID |
offered
REMEDY FOR SIN.
. You who were here Sunday will remem
ber that was talking about new birth an
in the ninth verse OF that same chapte
Nicodemus asks Christ, =" How can thes
things be 2" He didn't understand how
was to be born again of the Spirit. llo'
N can these things be Y' want to call you
t 4 hat ia,
He generally answered questions that wen
put to Him, especially If the man was a
q honest seeker after truth. We hear of
,c great many people nowadays who are seel
Is ers after truth Now, if you will Just motto
- Christ's answer you will find lie took hi
away back to Moses in the wilderness, an
said As Moses lifted up the serpent in Il
IN wilderness. even so must the Son OF Man
e, lifted up, that whosoever believeth on Iii
should not perish, but have everlasting Iii
For God so loved the world that He ga
as His only begotton Son, that whosoever h
cr lieveth in Him should not perish but ha
everlasting life For God sent His Son in
the world not to condemn the world, b
M that the world might be saved" Now,
a, Won want TO find out how you are to be bo
nd again, there is the answer You are to loo
MI away to Christ. You cannot save yourse
You cannot make yourself Christian "
: cannot be saved by any human instrumel
All the churches in the world cannot sa
you Christ is the only remedy that h
ever been given in this lost world for 81
a. And the moment men are willing TO
ior ceive Christ in their hearts, He is willing
I" come, and we have only TO look at Him.
-. do not have TO go TO any college or semina
em sn, TO know how to look. Thank God, Il
remedy for sin has been offered for nea
% nineteen centuries, and still it has not |,
. its power Take 1t tonight, and God "
"m give you the victory over sin, over the ile
~ the world and the devil, Is there IN
y. here who is drunkard Look at the
Of God, and you shall be liberated from yC
lice appetite, Is there a man here captive to
The lusts Look TO the Son of God and lie v
ter set you free tonight,
THE REMEDY TRIED.
- remember after the battle of Murire
mr. mn, boro, wounded soldier called me &C
,9d Of tain which | was not-and said, A" | W
to you would help me to die" | told hin
, wonld take him in nv arms if | could "A