Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-19
MIR. MOODY,S LAST DAY.
The Meeting at the Congregations
Church This Morning.


| The Meeting at the Congregational
Church This Morning.
THR EVANGELIST TELLS HIS HEARERS HOW TO USE
THEIR BURIED TALENTs-QUEsTIoNs ANSWERED.
HOW TO REACH THE YOUNG MEN AND HOW TO RUN
PRAYBR-MRET1NG.
The congregational church was packed to over
flowing before ten O'Clock, when the last days ses-
sion OF the convention OF Christian workers was
opened. Before Mr.. Moody arrived DR.. Bartlett
stated that it was desired that Christians holding
tickets should give their tickets for this evening to
their unconverted friends. When Mr.. Moody
arrived he started the large assembly at once to
singing hymns.
"BCRIED TALENT"
When the opening exercises were over Mr.. Moody
announced that the topic for the morning was
"Buried Talent" and that Rev. DR.. A. w. Pitzer
would open the discussion He read first the para
ble from 25th chapter OF Matthew, OF the servant
who buried his talent He said that many persons
supposed this parable the same as that report
ed In Luke of the servant who was given a pound,
and that the parallels had been mixed The Holy
Ghost, however did not mix things in that way.
There was not soul here. he Said that owned any
were only the stewards. This servant had not
wasted his talent; he had taken the very best care
or tt-had preserved 1t for his master He referred
10 those who went to everlasting punishment, not
1or what they had done, but for what they had
failed to do. The parable said that the master
came and called the servants to reckoning
DR.. PitZer declared that he believed in the per-
sonal return of Jesus Christ the right hand OF
God to Judge mankind. He believed they were to
the Lord Christ In bodily glory-among other
things to reckon with his servants, TO ask what
they had done with their talents The talent
spoken OF meant $500 in American money. Dr.
A. T. Pearson, OF Philadelphia, says that the
church OF God In America had enough money
locked up in jeweTy and plate to send the gospel in
talents were ours to use. There other talents
also, to use He was not talking OF octette choirs
or anything OF that Sort but there were eyes that
could see and tongues that could sing and speak
for Christ. He thought good many persons had
an idea that none but the ordained minister need
do any thing for Christ. There's were lawyers here
who could go to the courthouse and electrify q
jury. but when they came to a prayer-meeting they
we're dumb as an oyster. Their talents were buried
He hoped that this convention would result in in
ducing some OF them to dig up their talents He
referred to men OF splendid business and executive
ability whose talents were needed in the church.
YOUNG MEN WHO KNOW EVERYTHING.
When DR.. Pitzer concluded and hymn was
sung Mr. Moody stepped forward and said he
thought there were great many in the church OF
God that wanted to work, but did not know just
% how to begin They did not know how to get
started. Therefore 1t was very important that
leaders in the churches should take great pains
when young converts came in to set them at work.
call up some example of person who had gone
forward in the work. There were good many
persons here who would give their money, but that
was not 1t. God wanted them; they must give
themselves He referred TO a young man Of high
social standing In London who had gone to the
Seven Dials and worked among the wretched youth
there. He would take these boys and educate
them Now he has 5000 OF these young
men I1 around ar him: He has many young men from
said Mr.. Moody. "a young man is wiser then
than he will ever be again in his iife.. He knows
more then than his father or his grandsire. or all
the grandSireS he ever had"
CHRISTIAN WORKERS IN LONDON
He described the cricket grounds and the country
place this man used for the benefit of these boys,
to keep them from temptation. "You can't make
diamonds" said Mr. Moody, shut you can hunt
them up and that man is hunting up diamonds in
London and polishing them for the Lord" He said
that it was not money that was needed so much as
work. He referred to the work OF Rev. Mr.. Nc
Caull. In Paris. He said that there were hundreds
and thousands in this country who could work in
their cities. There was man in London who drew
his cheek every Friday for f5OO, and scattered it
from one end OF the world to the other in the work
of the Lord, yet that man spent five hours every
day OF his life In the hospitals praying with and
little cholrs in London that visited the sick @ and and
sang for them. He mentioned also one Institution
Of o., ss ladies Of the first society in London,
se sngs VISITING the Gay oafkes of see
in the city. lie thought that such an institution
% would & be good thing IN this country He thought
they had any quantity OF ladies In the church who
could do such work. He believed that the spirit
VI
right into these homes He firmly believed that
If there is not something done In country they
an alarmist,' said Mr. Moody, s'buJ l believe we
are living in critical time" He said he remem-
bered in Scotland a few Years ago, when people
laughed at such fears, saying the government
could put down the threatened trouble The gov
ernment however, had not done it. Real estate in
1t was worth ten years ago. Mr.. Moody told one
or two touching little stories Of work done in hos
they could with the talent given them.
THE QUESTION DRAWER
After a brief interlude OF prayer and song, Mr.
Moody opened the "questiOn drawer" There was
little pile OF slips OF paper on the desk, contain
ing questions, which had been sent up by persons
In the n 9S x @ a nMS9y Sp
question: "How can we get church members to
work?" He suggested, first, cottage meetings
kitchen meetings, meetings In the homes OF people
There were great many mothers he said. who
could never attend religious meetings. They should
go to them. Those who could sing should use
their talent He spoke also OF mothers meetings.
where good, cOnsecrated mothers could talk to
other mothers. He believed good many men go
wretched: when they go home the wife has long
list OF complaints to make, the children are dirty
the dinner is not ready. so he went to the public
house and tried to be jolly. He thought these good
mothers could do good II they could meet and talk
with men OF that kind
The next question which Mr. Moody read was:
young men?" He said the important thing was to
win their confidence. he suggested meeting the
young men socially: then giving them questions to
hunt up.
AN HOUR LONG ENOUGH.
The next question: "How long do you think that
we should have church services?" MI Moody
thought an hour was long enough for a religious
meeting. He noticed a great many people got tired
II the services were an hour and half 1t was bet
ter he thought to make the services Short eSpeci-
ally In evangelical or gospel meetings.
Mr. MOODY ON SINGING.
The next question was "How can we get the
people to sing?'
Mr.. Moody said he thought he had answered that
question already by what he had done here 81
never saw an audience" he remarked, "that you
couldn't get music OF some kind out OF. The hard
est crowd ever saw was the Chinese In San Fran
cisco. but we did get them to try to sing anyhow.
We got them to open their mouths" He said he
thought the ministers should sing, even II they
could not sing very well. 81 don't know one note
OF Ages from Jesus Lover Of My SOur-that is the
tune; know The words. Yet l always pitch
in and sing, and sing from my heart.
tell MIR. Sankey that sing as well as he can from
the heart. Sometimes when l am singing near
him and get the wrong note he says Get away
half an hour or more before the service to hear the
singing. like 1t. 1t sort OF keys me up" He said
be did not know how preacher could preach who
had his choir far away from him and sat down and
read over his notes during the singing He gave
many instances OF the effect of singing in the
meetings, where the gospel was carried on the
wing OF song
The next qnestion was, "What more can be done
for our young men?" Mr. Moody said he regarded
the young men as the most hopeful class He said