The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-07
MOODY AND sASKEY In COLUMBIA.
Sm,L. Account of tho Farewell Meeting
Giving IL Good Idea of All.
(Fi0m the Daily Rec0r6.)

(F}0m the Daily Rec0rd.)
Columbia, population, m]etaphuri-
cally speaking, poured en muSSe Into
the Opera House again last night, al
eager to catch the last words that fell
from Mr.. Moody's lips and TO hear
tho sweet symphony that came from
Mr.. Sankey's voice. AS ON the pre-
ceding night standing room was in
demand.
The services were opened by sing
ing "A!ong The River OF Time We
Glide" Messrs. Bliss and Sankey
both took part in the vocal exercises.
"Christ ltecciveth Sinful Men" was
next sung; after which the congrega-
ton was led in PRAYER by the Rev.
JAS. III. Thornwell. In response TO a
number of requests, Mr.. Sankey sang
the NINETY and Nine" with his ac-
customed sweetness and expressions.
Ring the Bells of Heaven" was then
sung by the whole assemblage, and
Mr.. Moody stepped forward and made
going into the regular sermon. These
remarks were made mainly in the
interest of the Young Mems Christian
Association, with u view of strength
ening the work of this organization
and of cnlisting sympathy in its behalf.
lie was strongly in favor Of the Y. NJ.
&. A. and, said he, 81 want to com
mend it to you. 1t is n great institu-
tuition and should have your warmcst
sympathy. Such al organization with a
nicely arranged place for young men
to meet and spend their evenings L
think is needed. There should be a
well equipped building in this city,
costing from ten to twenty thousand
dollars, for the use of the Y. Nj. G. A,
with reading rooms, gymnasium and
such like, that would attract and
interest the young. Your churches
are closed at night through the week,
but your saloons and places of vice are
not. l don't think it is the love of
liquor, but that innate desire for
~sociability, that attracts young men.
They want some place to spend their
they'll find it. Business men should
take hold Of this matter; it's a good
Investment. But you say ''it costs
something" To be sure il docs: but
arc not your young men worth spend
ing something on? 1t cost $4,000 in
Pennsylvania not long ago to hang q
yonng a Don't you think it much
better to pay for saving than hanging
him? The Y. NJ. e.. a. had been the
means Of accomplishing great good,
and he hoped it would be upheld here.
When he had concluded this little talk
he announced the tex for his farewell
sermon Mark, 18th Chapter, part Of
the 34Lh verse: "Thou art not far
from he kingdom of God"
Mr.. Moody commenced by saying
that the men that thought they were
nearest the kingdom of God in Christ's
day, the Pharisccs, were in fact the
farlhcst from it. They believed in
their external devotion, but these arc
of little consequence. There are Il
good msnv here tonight that | believe
arc not far from Gods Kingdom. The
past few nights I've seen it in this hall.
| want you to become truly persuaded
tonight. Thousands make shipwrc"k
OF their souls by trying to compromise
with God. You can't get into His
Kingdom without making a full, clean
sweep. There arc onl two road. i IN
this world, dear friends. One leads
up to heaven and the other down TO
hell. If YOU arc holding on to any
secret sin may God help you to give it
up right now. If there are any here
tonight who have made up theirmipG>
not to become Christians it were better
for them never to hear another
The gospel either hardens or sutlcns.
That is the teaching of Gods word.
There are preachers here to night who
have people in their congregation that
nothing will move. They have be-
come SO hardened that preaching has
no effect now upon them. May YOU
make up your minds this hour not to
be satisfied by being near the Kingdom
of God, but may you make up your
minds to enter in. My friends, we
may never meet again, but I beg,
whatever YOU do, do not miss Gods
Kingdom. We bear the cross here for
only Il little while and lay i. down to
take up our crow in heaven. Arc
you going to let some companions
laugh you out Of becoming Il Christian?
If any II wants to sneCr ut Chris.
tianity let them snccr, but | beg You to
take your stand for Christ.
This brief and disconnected svnop-
sis gives but a faint idea of this mag
n%ificcnt and feeling discourse. 1t was
listened to with rapt and sincere at
t%ention, the closing sentences were
fraught with pathos and touched deep
ly the emotions of the vast asscmblage.
AS soon as he finished his sermon
Mr.. Moody took his leave from the
Opera House, in order that he might
90 to the inquiry meeting Mt the Wash
ington Street Church. The Rev. a.
Coke Smith led the services for the
remainder Of the evening. "Thcrc is
a Fountain Filled with Hood" cal
most Persuaded" and "BcI ond the
Smiling and the Weeping" were sung
by the chorus choir. The Rev. l.. NJ.
Little offered n special prayer that
Gods blessing might rest upon the
inquiry meeting, and the congregation
was then dismissed with the benediction
by the Rev. o. a. Darby.
Money for the Hendricks Monament.
John Holman, of Indiana, who has