The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-26
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'oice was supplemented by the clear and
weet tones that were produced by the
adY, whose pleasing sounds blended
most harmoniously with those of her
husband.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock Mr.. Moody |
arose and said, I'VE will open the con-
Vention by singing the I101stI psalm and
I would like the whole congregation to
rise and JON in the singing of this good
old hymn" The doxolODp which tol.
lowed was sung with a stirring interest
which was increased by Mr.. Moody's
words snow all on the doxology."
At the close of the doxoIoey Mr..
Moody stood erect and SAID with a
peculiarly forcible expression .sLst
US look to God for His blessing" at the
same tine asking Rev. Il. w. George of
Topeka, TO pronounce the invocation,
which was brief and appropriate and
delivered with an earnest and effective
grace.
Now" said Mr.. Moody, "let US con-
hnue in silent prayer. Let US all pray"
Then for few moments the immense
assemblage was so still and quiet that
the room seemed to be vacant ana only
possessed by silence.
81 will ask Prof. Towner and wife to
sing Il am Redeemed said Mr.. Moody,
ana the professor and his wife again
favored their listeners with a beautiful
number.
Mr.. Moody then said, LET US again
invite Gods blessing" The evangelist
then uttered the fervent prayer;
Our heavenly Father we thank thee
that the story of the REDEMPTION has
reached US. We thank thee that we can
stand on redemption ground. We ask
that every one of US be given the divine
power to aid US in giving what we Can
for the glory of the Almighty
on high. May the blessings of
God in heaven be upon US and the lnflu-
ence OF these meetings reach out into all
parts of this state and may there be one
spirit in concert, that the glory may
be to Christ. May this be the desire OF
every heart. Nav Chrlst be uppermost
IN our hearts. Bless US richly, every soul,
strengthen the weak and give the weary
rest. Let all be filed with the glory Of
God and Christ shall have the glory
Amen.
''Let US all rise and sing the familiar
hymn No. 1856; everybody sing" SAID
Mr.. Moody and the choir and the audi
eRce Joined in the words "Oh, Where
are the Reapers."
Rev. L. P. Broad, state evangelist, of
Topeka, then read a scrIptural lesson
from the 4th chapter of st. Johns Cos
pei referring to Christ's conversation
with the woman of Ssmaria.
The entire assembly then, at the re-
quest OF Mr.. Mood sang without rising
the 15Oth hymn, Iii Rsspers OF Life's
Harvest"
"Before speak," said Mr. Moody, "I
am going to ask Prof. Town. to sing
the 14Oth hymn, 'HalIeluj h! What q
Sayiorp All of you will please join in
singing the last line of each verse;"
Following the singing, Mr.. Moody be-
gan his
OPENING ADDRESS.
l want to call your attention to a few
verses to be found in the 25th chapter Of
Exodus:
Speak unto the children of Israel, that they
bring ne an Offering: OF every man that
glyeth It Willingly with his heart, ye shall
| ing which We shall take of them; gold
| and silver and brass, and blue, and purple,
and rams skins dyed red, and badgers SKINS,
and oil for the light, and spices tor amounting
/ oil, and for sweet incense.
If one has neither gold and silver and
brings brass as his offering it is accepta
1 10 20 ha no. =
and brings brass, it Is not acceptable to
the Almighty. If he has gold and silver
and brings silver it is not acceptable, He
must bring the best he has, and
however poor it may be it will be accept.
able. The Lord asks US to love Him
simply because He loves US. He asks
for blue, purple, fine linen and goats
hair. Thank God the goats HAIR is there
If little child brought even two goats
hairs, which conld be easily found, OF
even one goats hair, the offering was just
as acceptable as the richest
The smallest and weakest in the world
can have something to DO. Let all dc
something, however little. Let all bring
something to help build the temple
Let US all do something, small though il
seem to be.
Gods law is use or lose.' Each one
has ten talents or less or one talent
Let the one with but q single talent ust
that anu add to it. When all realIzt
that each talent, however small, is 10 bt
used and improved, the temple
of Zion will go up rapidly
Use even the one talen
and at the end of your life the Lord vii
say, "Well done, thou good and faithful
servant"
God Is not unreasonable. Each shoul1
find his talent and go to work Improv
ing it.
God loves to use the weak and ever
the foolish. He takes them up and in
stills into them his power and makes
them mighty. One drop of Gods powe
is worth q ton of all other power. 'Fiv,
things says Paul, God cherishes, thu
weak, the foolish, the wise, the despised
and the things which are not God'
thoughts and ways are not mans. H
delights to take up the veal
and foolish things of this earth
When he wanted a book written wher,
did he go for an author? Did he q
to highly educated and cultured man
No, but to a swearing Bedford tinker
He goes to Gideon TO get an all pow
erful army to fight agains. indian.
In all ages God has taken up the veal
things. This is the hard lesson for u
things to do the work.
/ remember receiving once a trac
from some unknown source. The trac
was about Moses going down into Egypt
When the Lord sought Moses, Nose
made one excuse after another, and salt
that he had nothing to do with ant
could do nothing toward lifting tn
Egyptians out of bondage. what
said the Lord, lis that in thy hand - 4
rod With that rod Ye shall do tn
will of Cod I can imagine Nose
going down into Egypt and meeting on
of the modern free thinkers who says T.
Moses: What do you expect to sue
coed? You dol You are crazy. Yol
expect to deliver 100000 souls with
rodi'
Here was Moses to deliver with
rod for what this country recently e1
pended half q million OF human live!
mint of money and four or five year
of time. Here Is one man doing it wit
dry stick. but then behind it was th
power of God.
Moses had only to use the rod t
J turn water into blood, to set the plague
: upon the king, to besiege him with file
F and, 10, the great king was influenced
The king refused to llberate the peopl
and Moses said, 4 will bring on plagu
, of frogs.' Bring on your frogs, am N
afraid said Pharaoh. Moses did brin
+ them on. The king could not tuT
around without seeing a frog, he coul
. not get in bed without meeting them,
3 put on his shoes only TO find frogs
D them. Frogs were everywhere. IL
q rod did the work. The king says ri
:, me of these frogs and take every ma
woman and child Moses opened Il
Red sea with his rod He smote Il
q rock with it and water burst forth.
n The lesson is, use what you have, HOY
ever small that talent may be.
When the Lord would aid Samson
3 his war against the Philistines, what d
J. he do? He tock the jaw bone of an q
and with II Samson slew his enemlt
What We want is Gods power 1t W
Gods power, linked to that jaw-bor
/ that did the work.
I'll The church would be stronger tod
| if the doubtful ones in il were out of q