The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-26
then he was on earth. and did

when he was on earth, and did
not get what John and Andrew did.
They heard His matchless parallels and saw His
/ Wondrous deeds and went away without receiv-
His gifts. He WAS followed from many differ
| ent motives-curosity, greatly. They wanted to
see Him do these things They liked to see how
! it was done-how He healed the leper. how the
| palsied man took up his bed and walked how
the blind was made to see. They had a curiosity
TO know how the bread tasted with which Ho
had fed the mutitudes. There were those
who shouted ''Hosanna,' and afterwards cried
out with the mob Away with Him." Here and
| there one sought Him for what He was.
venture to say that there is not a Christian
man here who will not say Christ has been grow
ing on him all the time from the day Of his con-
/ version. Nearly every public man looks small
when we get near him and become familiar with
| him. Not so with Christ. The nearer you come
| to Him the greater He grows. The bet
ter you know Him the more you think
OF Him. | think If this audience is sifted, as
many different kinds of people will DO found as
| in the days of Christ, brought here by as many
/ different motives. No8., l say to YOU if you are
! determined not to be Christian you had better
will be worse for you if you hear and refuse to
accept Seek the Lord while He may be found,
and call upon Him while He is near"
| A good many think they are seeking the Lord
when they are not They are seeking for feel
ings. Never mind the feelings. they will take
| care of themselves. A Scotchman told me he
had been seeking the Lord forty years, and had
never found him. told him he had not made
| the search. He had not tried. / saw man
leaning up against tree, his hands in his peck
cts, and l said to him: my friend, don't
| you want to be Christian9' He drawled
out, u have no objection Now, a man will
| never be saved with that spirit A man is not
| to seek the Lord with his head, but with his
! heart. Don't you believe the Lord can be found
! here tonight? The text says seek him while he
| may be found; not next week. Perhaps next
| week you may not be able to seek him. Suppose
| should tell you that this afternoon, on this
platform, between and o'clock had lost
a diamond, and l would give $4,000 to the
| man or boy who should find it. All, wouldn't
| you HINT for it, All the police in this city
couldn't keep you from this platform. Isn't a
mans life worth more than $40, 0C0a If you were
called upon to give up that amount or your life
which would you give2 Why your money; as
| with your life gone the money would be of no
use to You. Yet here is your eternal life in
| question Eternity in heaven with our glorious
| Creator.
| The third text is a commands "Seek first the
kingdom of God and his Righteousness and all
| these things shall be added unto you" Seek the
! kingdom of God first That means to night, be-
fore. you go home. think this Nation does not
| need more preaching, but somebody to go
through it with the voice of trumpet to bring
people to a decision. How long
malt between ns two n opn0n Wake Wake
life. If Jesus stood here to night he would say:
| ''Seek first the kingdom of God and His right
eousness and all things shall be added unto you"
| On, in how many Bibles given by mothers and
| fathers to their sons is that text marked! I
| have. no doubt there are more than a score in
| this audience tonight who have such Bible, with
that text marked by loving mothers hand.
When was sixteen years old l was working
| in field hoeing corn, and man working with
me began weeping bitterly. | asked him what
was the trouble He was a native of that town
and when he left home his mother had given
him a Bible with that text-SIatthew vi, So
marked. He went away looking for work He
Went to church, that from habit. and
strange to say the first church he went
into the preacher gave out that
text-the one his mother had marked But he
was determined not to be converted lie went
to another place, and again he went to the church
in Difference to his mother Strangely enough
the preacher gave out the same text. He hard
ened his heart At still another place where he
went into church, and again the same text. 1t
troubled him. He said to himself, I'll wait till
I'm settled in life He was settled in life He
owned that farm. He had wife and two
children. He cried II haven't heard sermon
since that touched me. My heart is as hard as
stone. When l was converted one of the first
things that came into my head was lion" I
heard from home that he had become deranged
and had been sent to an asylum. They said he
would point his finger at one and say: ''Seek first
the kingdom of God and His righteousness
Then he became idiot1c. l went
to see him Lon" said I, ''do
you remember me!" He stared at me with va
can't eyes, and pointing his finger, mumbled
seek first the kingdom Of God and His right
eousness' His mind was clean gone The text
was all that was left. The next summer I re-
turned and he was in his grave He lies in the
same graveyard where my father and brother
are buried"
1t would be impossible to describe the effect of
this upon the audience. There were sobs from
strong men all over the room. Mr. Moodys face
was in glow shining through his tears.
This was his closing service. At the conclu-
sion of his sermon--if it can be called a sermon
"a large number Of persons retired with him
into the large room down stairs and prayers
were offered up for and with those who became
converts.
There have been many Quaker bonnets in the
audiences Truly, the mothers in Israel have
been aroused.
Mr.. Moody looks like, or rather not unlike,
several indianapolis people. He would fit into
group composed of Senator Harrison, John Fl.
Holiday, Theo. p. Haughey and Dr. III. II. Allen.
He looks little like each one of them.
Mr.. Moody's work is restoration of the COS
pei in this city" said minister Yesterday "He
has given the lecture business, which has been
taking the place OF the gospel in of our
puplts, severe shock. | think the injury will
be permanent"
New Albany note: Evangelist Moody will ar
rive in the city on Saturday morning, and will
be the guest of Hon. W. G.. DePauw East Main
issued 2, 800 tickets, and none will be admitted
to the opera house but those holding tickets of
admission.
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The Swain Court Martial.
indianapolis News.
In the Swain case President Arthur's re-
peated refusal to accept the finding of the court
martial until he finally bulldozed the court into
to- 1.AAc