Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-02-26
NO. A..
THE HEIRT OF GOD.

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ent TO Harry Seeber by his daughter
an accomplished young lady in Chicago
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conform to these suggestions.
Mr.. MooDY's EVENING SERVICE.
Every seat in the Chicago Avenue
! Church last night was occupied before
the services fairly opened, and Mr..
Moody succeeded in stirring up 4
great deal of enthusiasm among the
men in regard to his scheme in form
ing male choir. He has been urging
this matter all the weel-, and large
number of men have signifed their
Willingness to join the choir and be
trained to sing gospel hymns. The
praise service which preceded the meet
ing was very earnest, the hymns being
sung with spirit by the vast assem-
blage. Mr. Moody stated that a col
lection would be taken up to pay the
expenses, and all who wanted to give
would have en opport unity. The
church is non-denominational, was free
to all, and everybody in that part of
the city that didn't have a regular
place of worship to come to that church,
and if it wasn't large enough to hold
them an addition would be built.
Before Mr.. Moody began to speak
the Rev. Mr.. Goss, pastor of the
church, read the story of the man who
went to Jericho and fell among thieves
as told in the tenth chapter of Luke,
and Mr.. Moody said that he proposedto
tell the audiance something about the
heart of God. He thought if he could
speak of tie heart of God as he wanted
10, all hearts in the audiance would be
taken captive. Men had false idea
Of Christ. They thought He was their
enemy, but he was their friend who
loved them more than anyone else. He
said that some time ago he had read
the four gospels through to find OUT
what it was that moved the heart of
Christ, and it was found that it was
chiefly the sufferings and sorrow of
othels that brought out hfs love.
Jesus Christ wanted to sympathize
with oil men. He didr't intend thew
should so on suffering. He would
remove all suffering if they would only
let J. n. The case of the leper, who
was only exiled from his home and his
family, was instanced as an illustration !
OF Chnst's love for suffering humanity
The leper, cut eff from all men, and
unable to help himself, went to Cf.ist,
end said, eff Thou wilt, Thou cans't
make me clcan," and Christ did so
with word. The lepe- ives made
clean, and returned to his home, and
there was joy there. Leprosy was
fearful diseass, but the leprosy of sin
was worse. Look al the Lomes that
had been wrecked and made desolate
BY s;n Christ, however, would re-
move all Il ) s..fier ng and tribalation
# they would only throw themselves
upon His me1ey. The case Of The
prodigal son was alluded to, and the
love Of Ohr;ss compared with the love
Of that father who made she feast on
the return Of his erring boy. Mr..
Moody sad that Re could tell them
about the heart of Christ. It was like
a great ocean. But it was ready to re-
ceiye and pardon all who would only
throw themselves upon it.
In closing Mr.. Moody said he in.
tended to change the service little.
and would ask all who would ike to
see him personally to go down stairs
into the lecture-room while the last
hymn was being sung. A great many
men took advantage OF the invitation.
Tonight there will be a song service
and social service at the church, at
which ladi's will be adr .ttei TO the
gallery end men to the main floor.
No tickets, will be required.