The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-24

evangelist arrived yesterday morning on the
train from Richmond, and went directly 10
zhe church. He Immediately began tie
xeryices in true Y. NJ c. A. fashion without
wsiting for any formalities. by requesting
are aud ence to rise while the 100th psalm
was DeiDg sung.
1s as well known to the people OF America as
perhaps any other person. The Story o. bis
work. and scially that part where ne Ia
barred with Ira ID sankey, - famous IN Ga
roue and America The wonderful s1cCs,S Of
these two men have been the theme - N suy
a conversation, and al Re familiar With IT,
NJ Moody isa man OF large giFth several
II cbes under six feet high, aud CT srrons.
though agreeable presence The 10 ser pa-r
OF bis face is covered with beard bat TIE
lines and contour Of the upper part
preaiVe OF al agreeable demeaDor suggest
i've a habitual good nature De IS a man,
appaSntly, who realizes and recognizes the
burdens Of humanity, but who Is not de-
pressed by them. 4 tendency To corpulency
does not interfere with q remarkable mo5il-
iiy OF cOuntenRnce-desLite the fact that
the eyes are partially concealed when the
lace Is wYeathed in smiles
The church was not by any means as full
- ~ wss expected TO be. the audience being
j. tie auditorium, and but very tew in the
galleries Among large cOnc0uTse OF MIC
listers on the platform were Messrs. Mcleod.
Walk, Marine. Gillett Carrier, Day Duncan,
Mitchell Schaal Rawls Neighb0r, Wells
Hunter, Rondthaier, Bright. Walker
Thompson aud Bassets. from this city; Revs.
II. a. DulaDey, Plainfed; T. G Stuart Bra.
III r. W. Darst and A. a Morris Mob IS
vile Z. 2. WithersooOn, DauviLe; C0tton
o. Southport Brown, OF Wabash; Ktmmsr,
OF Terre Haute, and Guild. OF Greencastle
DR.. Mcleod read passage from the second.
chapter Of the Acts of the Apostles, after
which the large choir sang Bring in tue
Sbeerers." number of prayers we're then
offered, lnterepereed with singing, ailer
which Mr. Moody arose and said: "rhe OBJ
lect of this convention Is not TO have any
one SPEAKER exhaust the themes under dis
cussion, but to give all an opportunity to
throw out hints that NAV be great benefit
to the hearers. Let the friends speak briefly
and TO the point. First, let us unite in ST.
lent prayer"
Folawing this exercise Pref. sVomner, OF
Cir cnnati sang The Man OF SORROW
Rev. John Baltzly opened the discussion on
sHow to secure preparation for Christian
work" Mr. Baltzly said the first thing was
IL feel the divine inspiration, and the spirit
of prayer is essential Ia order that Christian
work should be accomplished. After an
other song by Professor V0mner, Mr.. Moody
said: Every man is qualified for Gods
work If God Is with him. The Lords
thoughts are not your Thoughts God often
chooses lowly and mean instruments.
Christianity has been on the defensive long
give Many ''amens."l Some people only
make one mistake; they are so afraid OF
making one that they never do anything.
is there nobody who wants to say anything
on this ques tion? Let Us arise aud sing
t'Wo.k, for the Night Is Coming Then
followed prayer by Rev. A. II. Carrier.
How 10 Reach the Germans was the
next subject, opened by Rev. j. G. Schsal.
Sir. Schaal said there are about 100000
Germans 10 this country, OF which number
he thought one half is Catholic or OF Catholic
sympathies. There ere 10 COO German COM
municants Of Protestant churches, and their
friends and relatives prababiy increase the
Germ an Protestant cbuTch.going element
20 SEQ eco This caves large num5sr OF
non church goers among the Germans Tue
average German can not eee wDy glass Of
vine or beer can interfere with his personal
salvation F." ssid the speaker. This view
he brings with him. and 1t il strengthened
by certain elements in tnis country. Those
who are lighting temperance are not so much
the Germans as the salOonists and the inf
dss. Now how 10 reach the Ger.
mans? We say through the Germans.
When the immigrant Is addressed in
his mother tongue mis- confidence is the
more readily obtained. The ssloonists IN
dersteDd that the German IS touched ny
zbe German tongue and this suggests TO the
church that the way TO draw him TO church
is through bis native language We mus,
reach them by personal efforts We can not
reach them through revival alone. The
Sunday schools has wonderful inhuen CO In
reaching the Germans. Christian boarding
houses ia The cities for tie accommodation
of the poor Immigrants would do much TO
draw them from the saloons" The speaker
closed with q siroug appel FOR help In the
work OF the eyabgeiization OF the Germsn
poI ulafiou.
Dr Roudthsler. Of the Tabsrnacle Church,
followed Mr. Schaal. and ne IN turn was TOT
lowed BY J. ". Munhsli who spoke OF the
results accomplished through the German
speaking branch of the Y NJ. G. A Tine
German moves slow, but when be moves II
counts sDd influence are at work nov under
1he y. II. c. A to persuade hini
10 move. The distinction between
the German and the Datchmsu
II that The former soon own.
eryfhing in his neighbofhoOd, AID be
genes a stGTcY citizen, while the latter
cones over to this country with pocket
full OF dynamite, drinks too much sar and
Joins al the fCciaiistlc and communists or
gar izations" The subject was further dis
cussed ny George W. Cobb, Secretary o. tGS
.Railwsy y. NJ c. A., aud by Rev. A. II. Car
xiar Mr. Moody finally arose and said:
Kney TIE brother over here who knows
German. I've hardly got the English yet
envy the man who can get an audience o
1wo or three thousand Germans 1t is I
good deal easier to get up here on this plat
form and tell the audience of their sin
thar is to get down among them an
work The priest who looked 81 toe ma
sick % The ROADSIDE pornsps p'tis'
him, and perhaps determlnel 10 60 down 4
Jerusalem and contribute s. worth oil sou
xalve for him. The way TO do when you Sc
sick man Is 70 get down like the Ssmarits
nid He didn't pull out a MANUSCRIPT ga
read forty minute sermon. fnen "a
Samaritan took out oil; a good many ne
carry vinegar around with them, and p0u
1T ont on all human sores. When the sttaar
rsn put the wounded Jew on his mule an
csrried him 20 On inn, all pre- odices meite
sw.x Ike snow before the noon day sun-
Nov the time has como for the noonda
r1sxer meeting. Let Us rise and sing,
Ills the blessed hour OF prayer"
The exercises in the afternoon was oDeas