Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-10

| II to 11:30: Question Draw. d,
| l.. Moody.
ll:3O to 10: Our Young Men and
What More Can be Done for Them. l..
w. Burton, W. Z. Hatcher. ID. L..
Moody.
3: Lecture by D. L. Moody.
| 1870: Sermon.
"A resolution was adopted inviting
ministers and Christian-workers all over
the State TO attend this convention.
II will be seen that this programme
will not interfere with Mr.. Moody's
regular services at 8 p. NJ. and 1880
p. NJ.
Tomorrow the meetings will be as
on last Sunday-at Q A. NJ. for all. at
+. NJ. for women only (the meeting
being strictly for women, and no men
viii be ADMITTEDLY, at 7:30 p. NJ. for
men only (no women being admitted.
AT O'Clock p. NJ. and at 7:30 p. NJ.
the " overflow" meeting will be held
at the First Baptist church. and Rev.
George c. Needham will preach.
Meeting Last Night.
The house was packed, as usual.
Reys. W. j. Shipman and ii. c. Chca-
than led in prayer.
THE SERMON.
Mr.. Moody announced as his text
Romans, x, 9-l2. He spoke of the
fact that disciples of false religions are
proud of them, but that only professed
followers Of Jesus are ashamed to con-
fess it. But there has always been
blessing in connection with confessing
Christ.
He clearly brought out the scriptural
doctrine Of confessing Christ and cross
bearing. During the war there were
some who tried to be on both sides.
sometimes running up the Stars and
Stripes and sometimes the Stars and
Bars. These men were despised by
both armies. And so the professed |
Christian who is ashamed to show his
colors, who tries to be a Christian Sc
cretly. loses the respect of both the
world and the Church.
The difficulty with many men is that
they have not the moral courage to
stand up for their principles, but will
allow some sneering skeptic to laugh
them into hell. We ought to be
ashamed of ourselves, but never
ashamed of Christ.
What we want is Christian men and
women who will talk for Christ at
home. in their places of business
throughout the city.
He wildly illustrated, by the case of
the poor blind beggar whom Jesus re-
stored to sight and whose lips were
opened to give ringing testimony for
Christ. who told his experience to all he
met. and who had the backbone to tell
even the PhariSees that Jesus was a
prophet: who, when even his own parents
proved to be miserable trimmers, stood
irm, who tried to make disciples of
wen those proud Pharisecs, and who
,ave clear testimony for Jesus, which
las been ringing down the ages ever
ince.
lie illustrated further by the case of
Joseph Of Aramathea, who. while for a
ong time a secret disciple, was yet
lelped by Gods spirit to come forward
t the darkest hour of the worlds his
ory, confess Christ before men, give up I
ii his friends, and. in the face of popu- {
ar opinion and popular opposition,
egged the body Of Jesus and gave him
urial in his new sepulchre.
His picture of Joseph's welcome into :
lcayen was one Of the most thrilling
assages we ever heard. and his appeal |
D "secret disciples " to come out and r
onfess Christ was powerful and eff i
.ctive. a
He told touching incident of boy !
onyerted in his Mission Sunday school c
no had the courage to confess Christ 5
home. where his father carsed him. "
is brother Sneercd, and even his mo- b
Ter called the Bible "a pack of lies. -
no was instrumental in bringing the
hole family. with one exception, to
hrist.
This was probably the most powerful Il
rmon Mr.. Moody has yet preached. Il
AT the close of the sermon about fC
ghty persons rose and asked for special tC
aver. b
THE "AFTER-MEETING." ,t
Mr.. Moody went to the inquiry meet v
2 at the Broad-Street Methodist p
urch, and DR.. j. William Jones con- az
cted the half-hour prayer-meeting in =,
e hail. during which Rev. W. +. /
ans Rev. o. F. Glazebrook, of the ST
diversity of Virginia and Rev. W. j. ac a.
ipman led in prayer. III