The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-25
Anosl,er ono 81 ,rr. noot.r,. ra,ks.

Another Ono OF Mr. Moody's Talks.
:, From che BALTIMORE American OF 22d
s. Mr.. Moody Gospel talks are creating {
4 more marked impression every day. AT
meeting OF clerggmen held yesterday after
noon Mr.. Moody said that he was deeply
lgratified at the evidences which were be
looming visible OF much good having result
Il ed from the meetings already held. twa:
4 determined to put out more tickets for the
meetings next week, which will continue as
tusua.--at EntaW-P lace Baptist church In the
afternoon and at Grace Methodist Episcopal
church at night. Arrangements were also
made to hold large meetings every night In
the basement OF Grace church while the
regular meeting isgoing on upstairs. These
meetings will be for Christians, and their
main object Is to have general prayers fol-
the unconvested. These meetings will be
led by clergymen OF different denomina.
rtlons, 5tst3 /.
| The tickets for Mr.. Moody's night meet.
ings will be given out at S O'Clock on Mon.
day morning at DR.. Barclays church, corner
, Fremont and Lanvaie streets. Mr.. Moody
still complains that unquestiopabie Chris.
tians-those whose belief in Christ is as
firm rs rock-will persist in coming to his
meetings and crowding out those who do
not believe, and who are the ones he wants
W tfih w cSpeCiiiiy. - -
1 CHRIST THE SHEPHERD.
Mr.. Moody spoke yesterday on .'Christ
4 the Shepherd" prefaclns his remarks by
reading all of the 10th chapter OF John,
beginning, Verify, verify say unto you,
be that entereth not by the door into the
sheep fold, but climbeth up some other way,
the same is a thief and a robber; but he
that entereth in by the door is the shepherd
Of the sheep, to him the porter openeth,
and the sheep hear his voice, and be calleth
his own sheep by name and leadeth them
out; and when he putteth forth his own
sheep, he goeth before and the sheep fol-
low him, for they know his voice; and a
stranger they will not follow, but will flee
from him. Then said Jesus unto them,
Verify, verify l say unto you, am the
door of the sheep; am the good shepherd,
the good shepherd giveth his life for the
sheep"
Now, it would have been great condo
scension for Christ to have come down here
and ruled the whole world, but he was sat-
lsfied to be as poor shepherd. Abel was
the first shepherd we read of in Scripture
or history, but Moses and Jacob and all the
great rulers Of Israel we find were original
ly shepherds, each typical Of the Great
Shepherd that was to come. Christ has also
spoken of himself by many other names. as,
for instance. The Bread Of Life, The Light
| OF the World, The Resurrection and the
Life, and So on. find by what people say
in the inquiry that great many have
hard work to keep Christ. Now, the trou-
bic is, they look at the thing all wrong.
You must not try to keep Christ; you must
| let Christ keep you. You are weak; Christ
is strong. Whoever heard OF the sheep
taking care OF the shepherd Just so soon
as we understand that Christ can keep us
and take care Of US, just so soon will we find
everything easy. Now, there are three marks
by which Gods sheep can always be told.
You know every owner has peculiar marks
to distinguish his sheep. The first is, they
hear His voice. ....
THE VOICE OF THE SPIRIT.
We can't possibly get along il we do not
listen to that voice to guide us. The mo-
ment st. Paul heard it he was different
man. I don't think there is an expression
you will find so frequent in the New Testa-
ment rs that one OF ChriSrS, "Hear me-"
sHear me-" In that tenth chapter we read,
" Jesus answereth them, 1 told you, and
We believed not; the works that do IN my
Fathers name, they bear witness OF me !;
but We believe not, because ye are not Of my
sheep, as said unto you, my sheep know
nv voice and they follow me, and | give
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perish; neither shall any man pluck them
out OF my hand.'" Yes, even the dead shall
hear that voice and be quickened, There
are, believe, three recorded whom Christ
brought back to life, and in each case Christ
did not ask in any other name than His own.
To Lazarus He said, ''Arise, and come
FORTH" and Lazarus arose and came forth.
, Have you ever heard that voice! Has it
found the innermost recesses OF your heart
But besides hearing the voice you must
know IT, This is the test OF the Christian.
I II they know Gods voice, when they hear
a preacher say that Chrlsts spirit, and not
His body, arose from the dead, or that
Christ was not Divine, they will know that
! it is not Gods voice speaking through that
minister.
A man travelling in Palestine found that
the shepherds called their sheep by familiar
names, and the sheep would answer his
voice, but not that of any one else. To
test it the traveller dressed himself in the
Shepherds clothes, and, initiating the shep-
herds voice, called out in Arabic, "Mina,"
which means "to follow" but the sheep
would not STIR They knew the shepherds
voice, but not the strangers. The traveller
asked il the sheep were always that way.
"Oh, no." said the shepherd, "when
they're sick they'll follow any one" Now,
| think that's the way with good many Of
the Christian flock; when their souls are
sick they'll follow any sort OF doctrine, but
when they are healthy they will know the
voice OF the true Shepherd. The third
mark is they will follow Christ, the Sher-
herd. They will not try to follow, but
they will follow. There is great deal 81
difference, you know, between trying snr
doing. And then the sheep that get neagR 81
the shepherd get the most salt.
NEAREST TO CHRIST.
Those that get nearest to C'Arist get thu
most peace and Joy and cornRort. Thos'
that linger far Off don't gerrnucb. II YOU
heart is away you might as well be ava.
yourself. guess the Pro digal had set hi
heart on leaving his faith er long before h
did. II your heart is W ith the world yol
arc as much backslF Ter as il your bod,
was not in the Churc b. There is grea
security about this ST iepherd. In His car
we are as safe on ,arth as if we were il
Heaven. I'D rattle have been outside Q
Eden with CHRIST as 2 protector than t
have been insid e, like Adam was, wit
Gods displeasW resting upon him. Tn
devil can't reaf ,h you if you make Chris
your protector. Christ knows all about Ill
sheep. He kr lows all their failings. IL W
had no sailb .gs there would be no need
Il shepherd II any OF us were perfet
there wou Id be no need OF Christ. 1t
because fo7 our sinfulness that Christ VIZ
sent INT the world. In Palestine it is
conaaer i thing to see several focks OF shee
all aay ether at well and the shepherds 81
ting oro13nd smnkinp their Mines Fac