The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-26

real, reproducing, and therefore fruit
bearing. BE came to plead the neces-
sity of more earnest Christian effort.
First. because of the value of human
soul; second, everym III out of Christ is
in state Of condemnation; third, be-
cause of the great activity Of the evil
one. The evil one tries TO capture every
good thing that is invented, the printing
press, the daily newspaper, the
of science, the Christian
pulpit, the Bible itself and the church.
The deYil is . regular attendant at
church fourth, there is necessity for
earnest effort, because of the light and OPP
portunities of the age in which we live.
We should indeed make the church
"boom;" fifth, because the second
coming of the Lord approacheth.
Brethren, we have stood still and have
the command is: Go forward"
Rev. G.. b. Grant, who was to have
been the other participant under this
topic, being absent, Mr.. Moody announc-
ed that after hymn by Prof. ToWner,
and another one by the whole con grega- |
ton, he would take up the question |
drawer"
Under the topics suggested by the
question drawer" Mr.. Moody said that
the requests could be included under
one line, namely: How to keep the peo-
pie from the world?
If We could only have more of the
practical life in the church. We want
plenty of the word of God, plenty
of work for God, more
we'll fed Christians. There would not
then be the need SO much to consider
that class of questions which say. is it
right to go here? Is it right to go there
to do this or to do that, Whatever you
do, eat or drink, do for the work of
God. If you can dance for the glory of
God, go on dancing If you
cau 90 to the theatre for
the glory OF God, go to the theatIe. A
liquor-selIer once said TO me, Mr..
Moody, if you can give me the chapter
and verse in the Bible that says l should
not be in my business, l will go out OF
| it, might have quoted TO him the
Golden Rule, or the passage about my
brothers keeper or many others, but
l did not resson with him by the chap
ter and verse argument. 1 simply said
to him: Do you say unto the Lord
when you sell your whisky
'Oh. Lord send this whisky out for the
glory of God" think not. l think if
he had tried this, something would have
choked him. l don't believe he could
have succeeded in saying 1t. What
could be thought of the action that
would send a hundred barrels
of rum out to Africa along
with a lot of missionaries all
for the glory of God.
This thought should regulate the
whele plan of life. Whatever you do, dc
for the glory of God.
A southern lady friend of mine oncs
said to me: Il would like to become {
Christian, but not one of your kind. My
father is a physiclsn and frequently
feels tired IN the evening and we g
: often to the theatre for recreation. Ii
become q Christian do not want to Civ
, up the theatre l said to her: Did
ever say anything in all my talks agains
. the theatre?' Why, said she, Mr.. Mood,
what do you mean" Do you ever go -!
NO. l said. l have something bette
l thanS going 1 talked with her
t long while and told her she and
viewed matters from a different stand
l point, that was all. WELL she said
you know am not going to give up tn
I theatre Sometime after that she toll
4 me that when she went to the theatr
j everything seemed changed and differed
t to her; she no longer took an interest L
t it, and when she was abou
to leave her friends told he
not to make tool of herself, and she II
9 piled, why have been making foe
: of myself all my life.' If we would tax
}. hold of the work of Christ earnestly "
would soon find that we would not hay
: to consider whether we should give u
this and give up that, we would natura
g ly give up much because we would fin
8 something better to occupy our attention
q Mr.. Moody related the story of child
o great desire TO have forbidden article
and related how one of his own lit
= children would sometimes pick up
If pair of scissors that was forbidden Il
child, and that his little girl could nj
IT get them from him by for'
d at all, but by saying, "Will
d would you not like an orange" and til
l. little fellow dropped the scissors immed
1t ately. When we take up somethir
e better, we do not feel we are giving U
st something else. The Lord does not wis
l. US to give up anything that will NAL
IL US happy.
T. The speaker rebuked the bOrd
Is Christians, as he termed them, and sd
N they should not try to enjoy both worl
D. and be jumping back from one side
is the line to the other. They are the me
CT wretched people ne had ever met. {
= said you cannot serve God and mai
lie mon; better stay in or out. He had a
ell vised border Christians to getright ov
ID to the right side of the line.
IN He spoke of the effect of bad associ
n tions on good people, and compar
lie them to the ruined voice of the cam
Of bird that had been placed under tr'
ID about which had gathered the chirpi
and chatteriGg spaTr0ws. He said th
|. It had been asserted that Christ had be
n, wounded as great 10y Peters kiss as
We the spear that was thrust into his boo
Of He spoke about the great power of 10y
ne and how easy it was to do anything
b. person that was loved. He thong
ct people who did things ON account
ct duty, rather than love, had a cold pr
IN ciple TO incite them. If love is not [
ze motive power IN Gods work you cam
to succeed.
We While Mr.. Moody, during his I
ed marks, seemed to hold very liberal vie
az concerning many popular amusement
to such as theatre-going and dancing,
e. was rather severe upon I
I present popular game knoV
u as progressive euchre. He thong
be that if children were taught
DIS home to play progressive euchre, Il
I they might soon get into bad ways, go
an gambling and from bad to worse.
in The attendance this afternoon was I
i'll largest during the convention thus f
tie Stsge, stand, aisles and all seats We
i'll crowded. During the opening exeTci'
a Prof. and Mrs. Tower sang as q dI
be "I Shall be Satisfied Mr. Moody {
livered an interesting address ON I
Bible.
DIsTRICr COURT
ia The following gentlemen compose
sir grand jury which was impsneled NJ
of day. VII. Mspes, foreman. Alex ,
ri. | Lean, L. A. GrImsley, VIM. Harvt
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