Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-10
SONG AND SERMON.
MIR. D. L. xooDrs MEETINGS.
Crowds Greater Than Ever-"Nearer, NJ
God, to Thee "-Mr. Mesdy's sermsns-Over.
few s1eefinss.

God, 70 Ibee mrs moooy sefmoot-Ove
Few Meetings.
II is impossible to report the Mood
meetings without frequent use Of tn
same terms, as there is samencss ]
the rush of seats and the incidents cor
nected Herewith. Mr.. Moody has goI
ten the attention Of the city and of tn
surrounding country completely. an
the crowd at each service is Unite
only by the capacity of the hall.
| Yesterday afternoon was no excep
ton to the rule, and half an hour befor
the time for the service the hall wa
packed to its utmost capacity.
| Mr. Moody took charge Of the NEE.
ing and showed his generalship in get
ting every one in the congregation
platform, floor, and galleries al
unitihg--to join in the singing. Bu
when he asked the choir to rest, anc
put the vast crowd on NEARER, My God
to Thee" there went up volume o.
sacred song such as is rarely heard.
At 2:45 part of the choir were sent
to the overflow" meeting at Cente-
nary church. conducted by Rev. George
C. Needham, and Mr.. Moody at once
had their vacant seats filed by those
standing in the sisles.
Rev. Otis Glazebrook, of the Uni
versity Of Virginia, and Rev. j. B. Tur-
pin, of Charlottesville, led in prayer.
THE SERMON.
Mr.. Moody said that he would call
attention to some new things man
will have when he becomes Gods child /:
/. He will have. as shown in the
third chapter of John, new heart. He
regarded no doctrine more fully taught
in Gods Word than that Of the new
birth. lie brought this out clearly and
fully. Whosoever is born of God
overcometh the world" and the man
who is doing this has this evidence of
the new birth.
Man was failure in Eden-a failure
under the lava failure under the
prophets-and will be failure under
the Gospel dispensation unless he is
"bom of God " and hid in Christ. He
insisted on the absolute necessity of
the new birth, and of its transcendent
Importance above every other question.
We talk about the "reforms of the
age" but far above all reforms -
must be placed the rcgenerating power
Of Gods spirit.
2. The converted man is a "new
creature "a new man in new clothes,
and everything seems new to him.
3. He will get new nature. There
will still be battle on hand. He had
found the flesh the hardest enemy to
conquer. Resist the devil, and he will
flee from you. Resist the flesh, and it
will cleaye to you. But if man is
really "born of God" he will ulti-
mately get the victory through Gods
promised help. He illustrated this
very wildly from Scripture examples,
and pointedly called upon Christians to
eAdnlue themselves.
He very ably refuted the idea that |
men who have no conflict with Satan
are safe, and illustrated it with a telling
story of an old Virginia judge and his
bOdy-seryant.
4. He will get new name. Christian.
disciple. saint, are names which only
true children Of God have a right to
wear.
5. lie will get new way-will leave
he old broad way which leads to de-
and enter the new and living.
he straight and narrow way.
The objection which men make to en-
ering the new way is the cross that
tands in the way, the self-denial which
{ requires. But there are better things
n the new way, and God will give
hose things.
Christ does not come with rigid pro-
but lie shows us something
etter.
He illustrated the expulsive power of
ital godliness in the heart by the story
{ lady who wanted to discuss with
i'm before her conversion the propriety
{ going to the theatre. He declined to
nter into the discussion, telling her
nat the one thing for her to do was to
o to Christ for salvation, to become a
,al Christian. and then. if she wanted
90 to the theatre and could glorify
cd by doing so, to 90 by all means. {
he was happily converted. and told {
i'm afterwards that she had lost all I
ste for theatre-going, as she had found ]
better in the service of Christ. |
So he once told a distiller who OBJ
cted to something he had said against
&c liquor traffic that if he could sell
hiskey to the glory Of God by all
cans to do so. But he would advise c
m first to test the matter by rolling II
1t one hundred barrels of whiskey. G
ID then praying over them that God u
ould bless their mission and intensity D
cir effects. He afterwards copcluded IL
at he could not do this, and quit the II
sineSs.
.. He will give us a new tongue, and
t new songs in our mouth. When a =
urch is cold they are willing for four :
ople and big organ to lead the mu- ri
:. but when they are revived they f.
mt a II to join in singing Gods praise.
8. We want new food. The Bible will C.
a new book to the true conyert-the II
ead on which his soul will constantly in
d. =,
I. He will want new friends and new Al
'ociations. A really converted man "
j want to join the church, because he AZ
j find there congenial spirits. III
:. And finally he will have a new -;
ly and a new home. 90
He made a striking summing-up of
above points, and earnestly urged nj
h one out of Christ to come and seek cb
sr these "new things" by simple r.
st in Jesus.
Dr.. Read led in prayer.
THE " AFTER-MEETING. -
his meeting was conducted by Mr.. -,
ody. The choir led the congregation b.
delightful service of song" 49,
r. DIR. Curry, Rev. George C. Need r.
D, Mr.. Clarke (secretary of the
mo Man'c rbr;ct;or Aeeoo;o4;o.,N