The Portland daily press., 1884-10-21
MOODY MEETINGS.
Second Day Of the Christian
Workers Convention.
IMMENSE CROWDS GATHER IN
CITY HALL-NEw SPEAKERS AND
ABSTRACTS OF REMARKS.

ed IN the singing Of the gospel hymns before
the opening of the regular meeting. The
ministers of the city were present, and other
pastors from various sections of the county and
State. 1t was pleasant to see so many eager
faces, deeply interested in the opportunity af-
forded them OF hearing the voice of one so
highly honored OF God in leading souls into
his kingdom.
AT the hour OF 10 the congregation sung the
hymns, "Loi the Day of God is Breaking and
'Nearer, My God, TO Thee,' and Rev. Mr..
Lowden, of the Free Baptist Church, led in
prayer. The hymn was sung, "Oh, the
Growing Day is Coming" after which Mr..
Moody read the 1884 psalm and 1 Cor. xiii,
the former enioining brotherly love, and the
latter charity. The choir sang the hymn,
simply Trusting" A few moments were
spent By the congregation in silent prayer, and
then prayer wss offered by Rev. Mr.. Adams,
OF the Congress Street Methodist Church, tol-
lowed by Mr.. Moody in earnest prayer for the
divine blessing on the convention. Hymn No.
3S5 was sung, "There is no love, true love;
and the heart grows warm" The discussion
was then opened upon the given subject.
"How TO REACH THE NoN-cHURcH GoERs"
Mr.. Moody commenced by saying he wanted the
singers directly about him. He wanted often to
have hymn sung suitable to the subject; and how
coud this be done with the cLoir away off or all
the hymns previously selected. If the people don't
come to the services, there must be some fault
with the service 1t is bad to sing the old hvmns
that are generally so drowned Ia the modern music
that they seem TO be in an unknown tongue. Have
i've tunes and good many of them SO as to charm
the people in. The masses love good singing: ii ia
means OF grace and viii help to save them Some
will object, but there will always be some to do this:
| ye we must go ahead; we must look out for the
nineteen rather than for the one. Then we must
have spec days of meeting; it will draw the at
tentlfn of people ard will come All the
| churches of London are now holding mis-.
sion meetings of ten days of deem Interest.
But let churches give up fairs suppers and all the
mise abe devices r getting money for the Lord.
Again, some good people are actually afraid of a
revival. Tney don't object to interest and excite.
ment in everything else; but when there is little
excitement Ia religion they are shocked Why! has
there LOT been a time of revival ii the whole his
tory of G DIS church? But the great obstacle we
have is in the co d. dead churches. How can we do
snything % f'p the outlying masses over these dead
churches? But some are afraid of working through
new and Irregular instruments But God will work
6y HIS own instruments, and we must be- willing
Tor IL I'M 10 do so. Jonathan Edwards speaks of the
wonderful work done in few days of revival;
people Will quote him theology but not on re
vivals. Nearly every modern denomination bad ils
origin IN Til 10 OF revival. But many still will cry
| out against undue excitement. OH that there were
more of It'll The speaker once went to a horse race
ana saw more excitement in one afternoon than he
ever saw about religion in many years; and vet the
| papers said nothing about undue excitement. A
| good many declaim about revivals who never &c
| near religious meeting. returning from
lada once declared in the hearing of a missionary
| that he had never yet a converted native
| though he had spent years in India The mi sion
airy asked him il he had ever tiger IN Ibdiaf
| Tiger? Yes! and he had killed numbers of them.
| But, said the missionary, II have lived in India
| twenty years, and yet never a tiger" why
was thisY Because the skeptical man did not go to
look for converted natives, and the missionary did
one went TO nd tige 8, and the other CONVERTS and
| some irrehgious men see no good in reyiyals. fr
| the reason that they never go where they are
So If we want to get az these non-church goers let
us hold meetings for them. Let the wellto-do in
terest themselves in helping the less favored in al
tend ing cAuIc Oh. Let the mothers with their ba.
bies, come to church. and don't let us feel disturb
ed at it. Why should not the little ones be brough,
to Gods house. ct them b. gin ia their very in
fancy 10 20 TO church. and when they are older they
will not give up the habit.
The speaker was taken 10 church regularly by his
mother years before he could understand the SER
mon, and he biesses that mother for the training.
Ministers should have something Tor the children
| they should be interested in them notice them
| ps each to them, and expect their conversion.
heV. A. 3. Lagd spoke OF his interest in the sub
| ject. He thought that when God called men to re-
| pentance, he aroused them to unusual excitement
Those who repent and are converted in revivas are
az wont to and firm in after life as any converts
God brings men to new life suddenly. He pardons
a once; Lot after long time. If we do not each
the masses by these regular ways, let get down
to the irregular ways ~ he speaker felt that his
fault was lack of earnest, soulstirring desire to
reach ii EN-. May this series of meetings result in
| giving that desire, was his earnest PRAYER CON
version is instantaneous. If must be convict
ed OF sin long time, and wait for DELAY ing God
to hear their pi aver, how could the thief on the
| cross have been saved? Whenever and wherever a
penitent soul looked to God in faith for pardon AT
| that moment God would hear and answer by the
| instant bestowa of forgiying grace Let the Lord
| work by whom he would al d as he would; and let
us be quick to fall in with his ways if we would
rsach the unsaved multitudes and rescue the per.
| ishing
Mr.. Moody spoke of the Bible instances of con
version. and said that most of them were instanta
neous, ,-Zacchaus the penitent thief the sinful anc
suffering ones who sought the Savior's help fol
| bodily health and soul-heang, and were at once
| heard aud helped.
| The hymn was sung, sResume thy work"
Rev. Mr. Bashford, of the Chestnut stree,
church, led in prayer.
| Rev. Mr. Bayley of the State street church spoke
of the Importance of being interested for others
| Every converted into the church shoul1 he con
| sidered m Isl nary worker. Our religion is toe
| self-centered. We must look into our own hearts
| Often in selecting church. we ask where we can
have the best time? Where can we enjoy the best
preaching, the most congenial society? Not wnere
| we Can do most good, or where we are most needed
Let us be unselhsh and seek to serve God in work
| ing where, and as, he would have us.
Rev. Mr.. bashford of Chestnut street church
said: We must not stand too much upon our dgni.
ty. Let us Dc ready to gointo every oren door anC
| let us be ready TO open the door Ourselves. DOM
| let us thiuk that we must not seek the children
| now; but wait for them to serve apprenticeship
| offered to US now. and to do it with all our heart
Rev Mr.. Wright of st. Lawrence street church
said: We must have working Christian men anc
| women In the churches. The pastors cannot do al
the work; the members must take bold of 1t. Dc
| they say they have no time? They must hLd time
for 1t is the work God calls them TO do,
| The hymn was sung "Repeat the story o'el
and o'er," the congregation standing.
| A question was sent in "Ought not the peo
| pie to dress simply, so as to reach the less fa
| vored?"
| Mr.. Moody spoke of the Importance of persona
| efforts and sacrifice. He said: A rich stu
| dent. when he went to Princeton. chose very
ain clothing SO as to get more influence over the
less favored ones. 1t was, like the Master forget
ting himself and his own ease and pleasure in order
10 DO good to others. Such ought ever TO be The
| spirit of the followers of Jesus.
Kew MIR LeLacheur of Pine street church, said
feel like asking my people to go to church in theil
work day clothes for we must give up some things
/ If we would reach the mass of the non-churct
1 goers. When men of the world wished to attract
the crowd they furnished something attractive
| they offered every inducement for them to come
Let us be wise with the wisdom of this world wheI
| we plan for God work.
Key. Mr. Lowden of the Free Baptist church
| spoke OF the need OF taking pains to seek men, We
must adapi our &C ion to the work we are to do
Let us delight TO become fishers of men and plau
| wisely in our work.
| Rev. MIR Daniels of the Second Parish church
said sit is not the pastors chief work to please
| his people nor is it his work to ill the church
/
| fathers-the christian fathers? to pray wi b the
| children-how reach the men of the community?
Mr. Moody said that in order to reach the men
You must have men to reach. About free churches
he thought it might be eli have every other pew
free. IL is bard, for those who are poor and vet
want to attend church. not to be able to have the
gospel.
One asked MIR. Moody ii it was not enough to get
the chidre into the church. mo" he said ssbet-
ter do away with thesunday school, if il is going
keep Inc people away from the church. Don't be
inhospitabe. The strangers don't like TO feel that
thy are intruding. Let us meet them with a warm
welcome; give them grasp of the hand at the door
they Will come again whether the pews are rented
or free.
| Rev. Mr.. Dalton of st. Stephens church thought
that the chr rches are too COSTLY they should be
plain buildings but how expensively are they
| built; and so the expenses doubled. And then
ches and they must nave high salaries. He thought
that free churches left most of the expenses to be
borne by a few of the liberal ones. MIR. Moody
thought the Catholic churches to be essentially
Tree. Mr.. Dalton thought the attendants at those
| churches paid more than those of any other de-
nomination.
The hymn was sung, "The blessed hour OF
| prayer" and while this was singing the con.
| gregstion was dismissed. But more than a
thousand remained at tho prayer meeting,
and MIR. Moody requested that all should be
| seated directly around him. The hymn was
sung, "Sweet hour of prayer, and Rev. Mr..
Ladd led in prayer, and his was followed by
another prayer. The hymn was sung, "More
| n;u ha