Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-17

THE MOODY MEETINGS.
Interesting Services To-day at the Con.
greEationas Church.
The Congregational church was again crowded
this morning. when the second days session OF the
convention OF Christian workers was opened Many
twenty minutes or half On hour before Mr. Moody
arrived Mr. Wi lson exercised his choir upon some
OF the spirited hymns in the book used for the
sion. T he church seemed to be well filed long
before ten O'Clock, but the skillful ushers still
found places to dispose Of the streams OF people who
continued 10 pour In at the door. Mr. Moody came
upon the platform few minutes before
ten O'Clock, much with the same air as
practical business man breaks into his
ONCE in the morning ready for his days work.
The seats on the platform were then nearly all
taken by the ministers OF the city. Mr. Moody,
Land" and when that was sung gave out the hymn
II VIII sing OF my Redeemer," having the assembly
MAKING ssV pe as so Deea
death, who had requested prayer.
~: scriptural selection, prayer by Rev. A. ":
Pitzer, another hymn, then Mr.. Moody arose and
discussion on
"THE USE OF THR BIBLE IN CHRISTIAN WORK"
Dr. Faunce stated that Dr.. Gregory, who had
been appointed to open this discussion YVES unable
to attend He then gave an interesting talk OF the
Bible rs a useful book. He thought that II the
Bible could not be used with skeptics it was de-
fectve work, but be maintained that 1t could be so
used effectively. God had text for every skepttc
as well as for every Christian. DR.. Faunce spoke
also OF men whom he described as gospel hardened,
who had attended meeting after meeting without
effect These, he said. could be reached by the
spirit OF God He referred to what recently oc-
Cured to a friend of his. While he was in his
stable, at twenty minutes past nine, the words sud
oenly came to him, Snow is the accepted time"
Just at that time, at the church near by seven Of
his friends were praying for him. He received the
spirit right there in the stable.
When Dr. Fauncc concluded DR.. Bartlett said he
knew that the assemblage would like to hear from
MI. Moody on that subject at length.
MIR. MooDYs DISCOURSE.
MI. Moody first gave out q hymn. After 1t was
sung he stood up, took on his glasses and begun
to speak. He had been surprised, he said, to find
that some confessed Christians did not attach the
same authority 10 the Old Testament as to the new
III were going to give up any portion OF the
blole" ne SAID, ~ would Jet the Whole thing 90 at
and there was no use taking five years for It." He
referred to the derisiOn with which some persons
spoke of the Old Testament stories or the story
or Jonah, he said, 1t was argued that the mouth OF
whale was so small that it could not swallow
Jonah: Now the Bible said that God prepared a
great fish that swallowed Jonah" 81 have great
admiration" said Mr. Moody, 'for the co1ored
woman who said that II the Bible said God pre-
pared great man to swallow the whale she would
He referred to people whom he described as read
ing the Bible with the penknife and cutting out
this and cutting out that 1t would not long be-
fore they would cut every page from Genesis to
Revelations. II they cut out the Old Testament
the question arose as to how much of the New
Testament they would retain He referred to the
many passages from the Old Testament quoted in
the New Testament. When Christ said 1.-THE
Old Testament, because they had no New Tesla
ment then. II they wanted something that was
going to last, they must get in love with the word
OF God. 1t would keep the fires on the altar burn
Ing all the year around
how TO KEEP RED HOT 365 DAYS IN THE YEAR.
''If you want something" said Mr.. Moody, "that
will keep you red hot 365 days in the year you must
get in love with the word Of God" Mr.. Moody
spoke OF this as age Of miracles. He referred to
the 2OO,0O0,O0O Bibles printed by the British and
American publication societies and to the fact that
the whole revised New Testament was telegraphed
to newspaper and sold in the streets. "Lest some
1nf1del will deny 1t In few years. said Mr. Moody,
81 got copy and put 1t into my pocket" He re-
ferred to men who thought the Bible old and worn
out. They preferred their newspapers.
THE BIBLE A A NEws-GIyER.
snow, II you want to get the news" said Mr..
Moody, "you will have to go to the Bible These
newspapers" he added, pointing to the reporters,
"tell you only what has taken place. II you want
70 nnd out what Is going TO take place you will
have to go to the Bible. 1t Is full OF news full Of
truth and everything you want"
Mi. Moody referred to the fact that many per-
claiming to be Christians talked against sud
den conversions. He did not believe in any other
II would like TO see" he said, "some OF our mod
ern philosophers who talk against sudden CONVEX
Sons in the arctic regions"
He pictured such person advising man who
had stolen 81 600 TO steal only $500 the next year,
then to steal still less the next year and finally
reach gradually the point OF conversions or drunk
ard. who had beaten his wife fifty times IN the
year. TO beat her only twenty five times the next
year, and in that way break off gradually The
BLDG saws let him who has stolen
1t did not take man great while TO turn around.
In Scotland, he said, when he talked Of tha Bible
woman brought his Bible with him, and when he
made mistake they showed 1t to him. In this
country one can preach ANYTHING, and the hearers
don't know IT, He believed that was the reason so
many people were carried away by every new
hereSy. He thought people ought to bring their
Bibles with them to the church. That they ought
to have Bibles in large print not have so much
smoked glass and stained glass in the windows, so
that everyone could see plainly He said that was
sand Bible meetings held In London drawing rooms
every night 1t was very common thing in the
homes OF the nobility, In the evening, for The
wants to come in; the tables to be cleared off, lot
OF Baxter Bibles brought in, and the whole house
hold so TO studying the Bible II seemed TO him to
be much better than to be dancing until two or
three o'clock in the morning; much better than the
light gossip OF the present day He thought would
De good thing to start right here in Washington.
sweeter. He said they wanted In this country more
expository preachingy
THE KIND OF PREACHING PEOPLE LIKE
Mr.. Moody described Rev. DR.. Bowers method of
preaching In Scotland expounding the episte to
Galatians, and did it 80 elrectuaIly that all over
the church men and women, deeply touched, were
wiping the mist from their eyes. Don't YOU
think" he said "people like that kind OF preach
ing?" Many persons in the gathering answered.
"YeS." Mr.. Moody spoke OF arttnciaI Christians
who did not care for the Word. He said there was
man who declared he could make an artificial bee
which could not be told from a real bee Another
man said he could tell the difference So the real
bee and the artificial bee were placed upon table
The man then dropped some honey on table and
the real bee disclosed itself by going the honey
SO the real Christian wanted the honey of the
Word. When Mr.. Moody closed prayer was Of
fered By Rev. A. F. Steele, of st. Marks P. E.
church
After hymn was sung Mr.. Moody announced
that Monday from II to 12 O'Clock there would be
q question drawer for one hour, when questions
relating to practical Christian work would be
answered. "You needn't" he said, "write out any
questions about doctrines, for If you do you will
waste time They will not be answered.
Rev. Dr. Bartlett then opened the discussion OF
the question,
show TO PROMOTE REvIvALsn
eve ministers" he said, "put ourselves in here
or are put In here simply as foils to Mr. Moody to
give him rest' He described what in his view was
the nature OF revival and the need OF reyiyaIs
He spoke OF the decienSiOn that is inevitable In q
community where there was no revival The
power In the divine economy which brought
the soul into contact with God was the
Holy Ghost. 1t was the Holy Ghost that
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