New-York tribune., 1885-10-19
MOODY AND SANKEY.>I
MEETINGS BEGUN IN BRooME-srRER,
CROWDS GATHERING IN THE NEW TABERyAcrv :.
HEAR THE PyANGFIIsTa ~


HEAR THE RvANGRLIsTs
At the new BroOme Street Tabernacle NIL,
was dedicated on Saturday evening Messrs. MOOD ~
sankey began three days service yesterday n,o
People began to assemble about the entrances at a9c
a. IN. The doors were thrown open at 10 O'CLOCK
the body OF tho church full Comic, ., u .s
Gospel Hymns Consolidated" were furnished. And NJ
Sankey improved the time while the galleries ~
fllnA by singing with the whole congregation sever,
OF the most familiar hymns. At 1890 Nj. Moody y.v
out the hymn, There shall be showers OF bessIns.,
Then followed ave shall know as are known Ar.
a prayer by william L. Dodge, Mr. Moody sad rh,.
enterprise has $4,000 and not cent ha, bs
paid by the people OF the Deighborhood The chp,o,
ought to be made selfsuppOrting. want col.ct,oa
taken up right away. II you have not boxes enouyh
here is my hat. l would like to have It filed vii.
money" While the collection being taken he sa,a
II glad TO see those two little girls In front OF ma
dropping in their pennies. II the building Ia ev.,
crowded tonight we have arranged Tor oyerfox
meeting. But we will not turn out any one who ia nm.
converted We will turn out some OF these Christina,
and they may have a meeting by themselves downst.
Mr. sankey and viii stay here"
In his sermon he said in part 81 believe thar. 4.
nothing so little understood both in the church and on,
as the free grace Of God. So many think they have %.
to do something. They think they must In some vav
buy Gods favor. There is not money enough In New
York to buy It. The gift of God is eternal e' Va.
a
gift 1t is worth going through the world on hand,
and knees for, worth climbing mountains and swim
ming rivers for; but you can't buy 1t, nor IT, W.
must work from the Cross because we are saved and
not toward get saved. No man did less than PAM
to earn his salvation, man did more after he had been
saved by free gr IL Civil War arrested
as a spy and ordered to be shot. He was kept In hs
guard-house waiting for his time Of execution and
every time he saw Union soldier he would heap mama,
OF abuse Abraham Lincoln II seemed as IL ka
laid awake nights to find names bad enough
The day OF execution lie heard the officers sen
outside. Tie usual set OF names were upon his lips Ts
officer opened the door and holding out paper sad.
Here's your pardon you are free. Abraham Lincoln
had he done that Lincoln should pardon him He de-
,eryed to hanged. That is grace free, unmerited
favor Law says, Thou shaltj grace says, II You
love you WILL do SO and So
But YOU are told to work out your own salvation
then work it out There Will be no boastng in heaven
DO you think man will ever get to heaven with III,
spirit OF that elder brother In the parable Why he would
trrn around and scott his poor miserable brother,
would strike Mary Magdelene in the face, because shs
held his mead! Ii wonder he did not fall back
lie could strike balspce with God. and God was
his debtor every time But there Will be no boasng m
heaven. And when He has saved you by His grace Hs
VIII keep you in the same way You Christians that arc
afraid OK falling, you do keep GOd-He keeps yoa
and lie gives grace you need 1t. The pipes from ms
reservoir supply water as the city uses II II the Whole
volume OF water for the year came down az once i,
would. mood u.s. II all Gods grace for lifetime was
gyeu at the moment Of conversion 1t would food cur
souls. lie provides II as We can use It,"
At the inquiry meeting which followed the sermon
twenty-five persons FOR prayers for themselves
prayed Tor. Three o'clock the hour need for
the afternoon meeting, but only few gallery seats
empty fifteen minutes before that hour. The service Ot
song BEGAN at 2:3O, anu while Mr. cankey
ang the large choir on the platform IN singing Gospel
hymns, Mr. Moody, with true apostolic spirit, Ia
The BOwery inviting men and women t. the meeting
When rhe large auditorium had been greatly enlargelby
throwing all the adjoining rooms and every sea.
taken, II was found that many who were anxious
hear the wordrenOwned ev1rgelists woald have oeOme
tfa fhpr4 . - lp SrrK KlpesN Nsaif
Mr. Moody, "by singing Jesus, Lover Of Ny s"ulg"
Ouyet Chapel, and then MIR. Sankcy sang " Ny Own
COuntree,' preacing IL with the remark: This "a
scotch song may the singing inspire hearts
dera Tor the better county The first verse OF tho
hymn was:
am far from my ONE an I'm weary aitervhiles,
Forth lJnseLIor hone-1ring n AN my rather we.cl,
rnnect b. m con,en. unt min, cen do see
he shining gttcs . leayen an my aha colntres
r is sTsr SiitIey fr my FsthsT made ~ re g g
Iu e;e sights an these .onns s as naethng b. 10 NE
MI Moody's text was d" God Is love- and he said
among other things: found huudreds Of young mea
IN the Bowcry today wanderlns aroanl win no pAes
to 90 Bring them IN mere LIT them feel that this
their non ant when they are converted they VIII mako
good workers. Every family tnis side OF Bleeckcrst
should feel that IL has been LEFT legacy OF $1,000
IN having tins beautiful church erected hero IL IS
your, use it, Lock your houses aud come al OF yod,
and bring he BABIES Come and get new ideas o. Cot
There not unsaved soul Ia the world today but has
ing teach SINFUL man tlat lie Is love- II you ask
why lie Is love- viii ask you why the sun sh ncs Tie
erS, You know why you love wUrhl son. You can!
help IT, Much " your wrong idea NJ God from the
false theology taught by our parents. was trIl
The other day amt mother toll her chd that II ls
dtint stop crying she would haLd him over 10 tile police
the station That mother lied; IL + We'll 10
call things by their proper nuncs.
- Then again. We use our short rule 20 measure Gods
owe. We cannot understand why the saviour
had su-h love for Peter, vino ssOrs
that he didn't know Him. Ho might
nave rcproved HIM. calling to mind an that He had dOne
for him and all Po;er had promised hat lie "ny looked
Peter II there is back,lIer here to-day hope lie
Will give yOu such look lie Peter that you, ko
tha, other rrring disciple. may return 10 Him.
Inc love OF 4 mother In Vermont for her who
hanged used Illustration OF the saviour, love
for sinners. Mr. Moody then drew graphic picture Of
the attending the return OF the prodiga and
advised every young mau to cause that Joy Ia Heaven
mentioned Ia the Scripture narrative which followed to
decsi0u Will arise and go 10 my father The young
man had line speech with when he going 20 meet
his fatarr added Mr. Moody but he only 10 a" nave
suned" After tho sermon lttysx persons asked 70 D.
prayed for and inquiry meeting held IL Oue u
the lower rooms
Tho eyeula, meeting a large one. The prayer
be ore the service was followed by The Ninety ald
text BE not deceived; whatsoever man sOyctI thas
shall he also reap" lie said in part:
" Every man who soWsrNpects 10 reap. Every maa
who sOws expects To reap more than he has sOW adex
reap himself 10 makes ference whe ,Aerhe
knows what kind OF seed he has not lt takes
LONGER 70 reap what he has sOwn than 10 sew IT, MI
Moody then proceeded 10 show that could Tot reap
one what they had sOwn alone. but mothers aud
sisters fathers aud brothers reap with them aud
for them share also ~ their harvest Of shame No
druukards daughter could be free from the ln aud dis
but Is making father. mother. brother, sister and,
what - hundred fold worse. wife and children, may
be. share in the reapng OF long harvest OF shame AID
disgrace, "a tie rrsut Ot what may have been bGt ole
short hours sowing"
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