The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-05
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who was brought 70 Christ by q story Of g
pendulum which thought otall the swing
ing II would have to do before the clock
was worn out, and becoming dismayed at
the prospect, resolved to stop; but again
thinking, OH 1t ia only one stroke az
time, went on ticking. This lady had
been appalled, by the thought Of how hard
II would be 10 live for Christ day after
day and year alter year; but hearing the
story Of the pendulum, sha resolved TO
try godly life, letting the future care oil
ITSELF She bought q clock with q long
pendulum aud set It up in her room TO
remind her, aud the servants called her
"L9dy Pendulum" Mr.. Moody gets an
annual letter from her, and she says "the
old pendulum is still swinging" She has
9 boy at school in this country and several
in England.
WORK AFTER SALVATION.
She was saved first, Her work came
An Old scotChman said II took two to
convert him. Being asked who they were,
he said God and himself,
"WhRt did you doT he was asked,
" did eyerythingI could against 1t, and
God did the rest"
It Ia amusing sometimes To hear people
talk about working out their salvation be-
fore they get 1t. II must be the other
way, salvation first and work afterwards,
Paul said, at Is not to him that worketh,
but believeth, 10 BIO saved"
Lots Of people are kept out OF the King
dom Of God by good works. l have
known whole communities where all the
people were trying to get to heaven by
good works. They will not accept saliva
ton as q gift, Lots Of people would take
salvation II It cost q price, but they can't
| get II that way, and II they could, my,
how they would boast In heaven They
would be Just like these sell,made mem
no doubt you have them here in Wheel
ing--thsy 90 around Boosting: "Look at
me; I'm q self,made man, came to
this town thirty years ago without q cent?
now I'm worth my hundred thousand
dollarsl" ! don't know whether you
have them here; they have most every
where; know lots Of them In Chicago.
II one OF you were to get to Heaven by
good works you would not be able to lit
the song Of Jesus and the Lamb. You
would have to get of in corner by your.
self with little harp Of your own and
sing NJ Saved Myself"
lie told a story OF Sunday School
teacher who offered all his pupils his
watch as q gift, They all refused but one
little bit ola fellow, who took the teacher
at his word. When the other boys found
he had really given him the watch they
were paralyzsd with amazsment.
This story caused laugh. You people
are laughing at yourself, said Mr., Moody.
There Ia not an unsaved person In the
house this afternoon that Is not In the
same position as the boys who refused the
watch as gilt.
WORK AND GRACE.
After you are. saved It is time enough
to talk aboutwork. have no sympathy
for a lazy Christian. You ought to work
because you are saved, not to he saved ;
work from the cross, not toward 1t. You
| will notice that before tue cross there Is
no writer who ssys 80 much about works
as Paul, After the Cross he says nothing
at all OF works.
have talked before Of grace to live by;
want TO press 1t again today, for am o
great deal more anxious about the Chris.
tiaNs than the sinners. II you have grace
| II will enable you TO control your temper,
TO govern your appetites, to subduo your
passions. Grace will enable wife to
stand up against the persecution Of 9 bus.
band, father to bring up his children
! tell you tho greatest obstacle In the
world to the cause Of Christ 10 the church.
do not fear these infdels who go up and
down lGGtnrins against Christ half as
much as do cold and formal Grganlya'
ton Of QhristianA. What you want Is
grace. There is plenty Of grace for you.
| II you haVn't got 1t you dent draw upon
the fountain head enough. II enough
were given at once TO do you all
your life you would be flooded, Only
keep your soul In communication with
God. Don't talk about your past expert
ence; that is too much like Lying Oh stale
MAMMA, The 4sraelites, you know,
gathered enough each day for the needs Of
that day, except that on Saturday they
gathered enough TO last over Sunday.
Now days q good many Christians seem
to think they can gather enough mama
on Sunday toilaat over seven days. You
must draw your supply daily or you can.
not grow In grace.
LIFE AND THE DREAD OF LIPR.
Mr., Moody called attention to the pas.
sage In John wi: Az HE that bellevstb
on no hath everlasting lite,'i and said he
hid always regarded this as a precious
text, but never until lately noticed the
significant posltlon Of the next verse;
VI am the bread Of lie"
Life and the bread! 81 life alongside Of
It'll When q child is born you have TO
feed 1t, don't your And when man is
born again God will feed the new Lie.
Fhere ID peace Tor the past, grace for
the present and glory for tho future. The
darker It Is the brighter your light will
shine. Some people gay grace Is depend.
| ent on health, or constitution, or temperA.
ment, Grace can lit you above all these
things; that's what It's for.
He told Of O man In Dundee, Scotland,
who had been confined to his bed fol
forty years, often In agony, yet the grace
OF God sustained him, and Mr.. Moody
said he thought he was the happiest
christian he ever saw. "Ithink," said he,
Hthe angels must stop In their flight over
Dundee To be refreshed"
He spoke OF the glory before the chris.
tian, and quoted the saying OF one OF the
Bonars. Everything before the true be.
lever Is glorious" This, he saidy led
him to examine into the texts which told
OF the glory In store for ehIistiRnB, and he
quoted Q number OF these.
Speaking Of death, he said there was
nothing for Christian 10 fear in death /;
It is like moving out Of the old log cabin
into palace. Thank God I make some
thing by death There Is a passage Ia the
Bible In, the 23d Psalm-which Is inCor.
porated in nearly all the burial services.
"Burial seryloe'-that Is an unfortunate
expression Paul did not speak 90. He
\ says "sow1 In corruption; raised in In.
corrupHon;" death is the gateway Of
heaven"
LIGHT in THE VALLEY.
But 80 often we hear, "Yea, though l
walk through the dark valley Of the
shadoYtoi death, I fear no eyil.N The
Bible doesn't say Clark" think II was
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