New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-28
MOODY AND SANKEY.


SAFE ARRIVAL OF MR., sASKEY FROM EUROPE
APPEARANCE OF THE Co-woRKERs AT COOPER
INsTITUTE-sERMON BY Mr.. MOODY.
Ira ID. Sankey. the revival singer, arrived
In New-York from Europe on Saturday on the CITY OF
Berlin OF the nman Line. number OF his friends hau
arranged to down the bay on the revenue cutter '"
f. Chandler 10 welcome him. but, on account Oh Tue
heavy fog which hung the water throughout the
day. the steamer was not reported until after she had
passed Sandy Hook. The time was then TOO snort i'll
which to inform those who had intended to go and the
welcome was therefore deferred until the landing was
made Mr.. Sankey was accompanied by his VIE anu
child, and all are in excellent health Although MI
sankey went abroad TO seek rest and reerson lie re-
spopded freely to the demands made upon him In Eng
land and on the Continent OF Europe. Mr. Moody came
from bis home in Northheld Mass. to NewYork to
meet Mr. sankey the entire party met at the Metro
politaI Hotel.
g. w. Sawyer who is conducting series OF Gospel
Temperance meetings at Cooper Union yesterday
ayaed himself OF the presence OF Messrs. Moody ana
sankey in the city 10 give additional interest 10 the
meetings, and at the time to give the friends OF MI
sankey an opportunity to welcome him home Although
3 o'clock was the hour at which the meeting was
opened the crowd began to assembly in the street before
3 aud within minutes after the doors were opened
every seat In the great hall occupied, and the sew
eral entrances were blockadcd with men ana women
The stage which has been enlarged for the necessiues
of these meetings. occupied by about 300 adies ana
gentlemen, who compose the choir piano and parlor
organ stood near together in the centre Mr.. sankey
entering took his seat at the organ By the SIDE Oh L.
T.. Thatcher, who led the singing.
Shortly before O'clock Mr.. Moody made his appear
ance at the rear the PLATFORM end the audience broke
into applause Hastily advancing he raised MS heeo say
ing hush hush he cid and seating himself al
table bowed his head for few moments In silent prayer
He announced hymn, and Lne service OF sohS was
for
He VIII Hide Me-" after which Mr Moody OneLeu a
short prayer Mr.. sankey addressed few remarks 10
the audience expressing his pleasure at returning hoe
and commencing the work III which Mr. Sawyer Is en-
Mr. Moody then read chapter in the Bible, after
which called for the singing OF the hymn, entitled
Come" Before the singing Mr.. Moody related an anec
doe OF who had been led to conversion by It, The
speaker said that the man In giving bis experience
told him that the did not touch hln put ne was
impressed by the constant utterance OF that simple
word come It rrated MIN to r near ne Spr er re-
ing, mad with the preacher and MAD with hlinsen;
Now SAID Mr. Moody gS q oct sar man GsU TSs
man went to that night but could not get that word
out of his mind. The pillow seemed TO say come. the
bed seemed to say "cQme" and everything IN the room
seemed TO say come" He got out Of bed found the
hymn book aud by and ny got mad that he put the book
in fire. The next day he was Wretched ana thought ne
would 20 back the meeting. When he entered was
e gTns m Su Finally " the man got another hymn,
book and read toe hymn over ana over Then he
made his mind 20 come. aud he came just as ne was
with ali his sin. all his profanity, all his drunkenness
with him" .,,,.,, -.
IN.
coed. When It ended he SAID: And now my text
Just that word that has been sung, and II can
make of my sermon sort OF a hammer TO drive that
nail home WITH shall have accomplished Inv object.
a the text Is short enough aud If you cannot re-
The Lvth chapter Of Isaiah aud the 80 verse says
Incline your ear and come unto me, and your
10 voice OF God There is no chance OF getting man
to think until you get his ear. We are apt b lend
mon and say, that's good hit at neigh4or Of mine.
/ wish he wa. here tins afternoon" Or per
hind you, or in front of you, to whom the
sermon seems addressed We are very generous with
his sermons all away and didn't take any OF them home
beeye that man man goes 10 oW SnS ne ys
attended church for twenty years and never became
Iny business In church would review the past week
and zee where had made mistake, and then would
says hear ana shall live" When God speaks we
can afford 10 listen.
ton IL come and see" You may talk about the beauty
Jesus Christ but you cannot make man until he
sees with his eyes. You cannot describe that
beauty. Our souls are born spiritually blind. and
they can nothing until they open in CHRIST.
some men say that the whole plan OF redemption is
mystery and that they do not understand but God
says. Come ana let reason together" Aud lie
are are heavy laGen and i viii give you rest"
He dd not say, al VIII send 1t TO you" lie
SAYS. Come unto me aud Will give you rest" The
trouble Is tnat many bring their burdens to Him and
carry them away again Iney x to Their closets and
throw II open al HIS ieet put when thef get up again
they swing their burdens over their shoulders
and 70 Ana all mat are athrst are asked 10
ana az life freely without money aud
price. Christ the living fountain which never
runs dry IL has DerG flowing on FOR nineteen hundred
years. the druukard and the hrot, the thief and
vagabond II they WILL press 10 this fountain OF life.
Too many ministers only give cbaR There are some
who give iu wheat, but there are good many men IL
the pulpit who do not know the Gospel themselves.
been with Christ number Of years. Every year
1 seem TO reach n mountain top and to get a fresh
glimpse OF Hin and He still better and beau
tful further
After the singing Of another hymn services we're
concluded by Mr. Moody VINO pronounced the benedlc-
ton. At The meeting IN the evening Mr.. sankey
number of the hymns with which his so famil-
larry assOcated and Mr.. Moody made the address. At
the conclusion Of the meeting crOWds gathered around
the platform and shook hands with the two gentlemen