, 1881-04-26
RELIGIOUS.
Moody's Talk at the Noon Prayer
Meeting.
Meeting Of tho Chicago PresbyterT-Rcs-
oluticns Against rolygamy.

The Methodiats and Their Missionary Con-
tributionA-Baptist Ministers.
MOODY AT TIE NOON MEETING.
Tho npon.day prnycr.meettng in Farwel Hall
yester'iay, wns attended by vnxt Multitude os
peorlt, thH announcement that tho services
would be conducted by Nnody una Bankey hay.
ing proved suificently attractive to MI tho bali
TO nveFtfowlnE. Unon tho platform tho eteat
rayiyal}st aud his ma!od4ous co,leaxue Feeo Sat,-
portcd BY R largo representation from tho
various chttrchea in tho city. nearl5 every
denomination Which counts n congregation hnv-
ing It's tniniss0r or minister's, Of prominent lay
men present.
The exercises openel With tho singing by tho
congregation. Mr. eankey leading. ot the
hymn. "pm PIfgf.m." after which Mr. Moody
made bfief prhser, in which be asked cspecfal-
" that the Christian pcopIe inIRht not wavcr In
tho faith. but that thoy might by their con-
sistant daily llfo prove a fright light In this
dark city.
Mr. bankey SANG "My Ain Count.ce," after
which hr. Moody proceeded u an expedition OF
tho fourth rhnpter Of Johns General Eplstio.
Aftcs' few opening renarks upon tho earlier
vor4os Of the chapter, showing that Christ Ia
greatHr than tho world, the preacher wis inter.
ruptcd by tho continuous stream Ut now arrivals
~. ass,.o uu 80 sV'.eu s., W 'ue paseaRss uufnR
Moody's rensrka Mr. sankoy announced Gates
Ajar," which VIVA suug With great spirit by tue
| congregation.
kesumlng. Sir. Moody said TINT ali power IL
given tQ jesus In Heaven aud gu earth. Life Ia
a conitHt hi,d warfare, and tho s00Rer this Is
heea,ne q Christian that t6s whole work
@ Was done, but ho found out afterwarls
ns resst ss!xn2 i ' ra.t fs f4tbsr ans n9b .hs r.
Jo6 said, ubristai,s vii oils nst to JienVen 81 81
nan Is attumpt to f,9nt tbe wtrid Wiz hls oM1 W.
liz SfNs cailoti unon. """4" "s'p o''''3
iaerneJ by iHrse vim aouTbt II. ,nyn H. ~ s,ns W
It wns easy to love what one likes r,t she ssher
it'll mpuIso uf ySSr wSre covest pna m rn TO Se
nston nraayr sSy ,sf 1sSaa & ~ apsix ~ tae
WIN hid iust h.,aI' cnnvnrted. Il and vho,u M
wOrt,s in tf;e nreat:l,er ware :. Vnn d"n't knnw
identiy did not hnvo tbo sisht snIr.t.
| Mr. $foody. utter resdinR fn,m the ninth ia tho
that ;bere wcro - roar WHY Mhinh ihax e3.a sa
J faincd to yhich tn would chi attention. Tin
5'cd ncn fnrtx VIZ erScf c1r nct ~ 9g Ia
e1iid mnt N, M Srstiun M,,ho,,t iss fGx evina Gn
snirit az 3hrst Ths srcnt crn ~ to Htii9
str1n a + Sa enfs Gwcr ni
.nn'iy people Thought thas il thoy could SorS
| themselves into n rood state Of feeling II was
snirttnnl ,ifc Inc,ded. not ;hn cnH fnrm ~ alan,
Which rnnny reied tm. Al 4 was laid In sha
| hath iifu. and he that bath rot Tho Eon hnth no
| Tia" ~'N ~ '1''~ A''~'' NV Wv NS'' A''A~& "'
The nest thns After love I'm a9d ts wss pssss
ay aa III 2T wonn spnn 10 tng IT, a1aece 1 ~ w gov
Tia ~wf,seT ,rer., tiro = ron ,rhtcn fns,,tr6 NJ
wnys tntyirv, sco1uc6 to 6o n,,jet' Peo1,ie hid @
their seuret, dar,,ug sins wbieh they hcd on to,
Ssa 1SaI, white they dla sdis God could not bless
AMI then cnme confeasiou. RI thev confessed
t as H. ea H nhnn rao sno s1 r. 70 hn9 orex1 @
| fhn stns of tim rnsf cnnvrcrafinn nrcssnt.
TGero woro thrao ways VIZ! IN whgb TO confess sin,
% Tnora wcpa a ot"r ss hc osSt ~ Ia
confc.sri puhiiciy' nnmciys thoss which md
bssn pa6l!fiy so'n!nitisd: And agaln where 9.s
~ tS,r fnsssod r. hin AZ innv a. 6avia "nvnIcH
6s sins he lad NJ, neacr. iii whon he Ind ca,n.
w1s nnwar. and whar t,it iii f!hr4strnf;nnP nned
. T., ,b%n H. hs 1.
ieuiuui pnwer. @ which o.,tic from tho heart Of
;Ss.' ;sSsS'. Il nasdea something from do 6s.ft ii
There ys nos ebiis of S'sl Soa sho "a. d nc nas Sayc
1S 81 an9 desrea 70 wGrx as Sod 70 @ 20
| could take cnrp OF. Some Of thens conciu1cd
thas they hs not ths Shirt. Talants werc 1ivu,l
tU DO used, and II uno hal only hulr tniot,t md
qinpl0yGl Il, GM VII soon double up TO Rilt'
~. ~ IT,, .nH vas @ Mun. M Tn st' ~, tsA w
| wifi wnrk h,ft this was il irisfaEe Thrr0 wns
IN uso for waiting until next fall beiurn In.
auHurattnF . vigorous work Gods Church
nua4t 10 I'd III to'''e'' S9ate NV oaSs III 'ne
~ ;hc .cvaotecnth vorsc the ncccsxltv of bo,d
ness ID u Cbfissian attribute was dwoIt uuon. No
one was Ut for Gol's work who was not bold.
! no1 to!ti taoa 70 oc nL aNA e. c13shRs. M aaG xoeh M