Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-09
NEARING THE END.
Mr. MOODY TO CLOSE HIS MINISTRY IN
WHEELING TONIGHT
After A Long and Successful Ten Days Work-Only
One Meeting Yesterday, But Two
To-Day.

There was only one meeting held yes
terday by Mr.. Moody and people who
have found a great delight in attending
the afternoon services missed the meeting
very much, yesterday. The evening meet
ing was well attended, the large rink be
ing full clear up to the doors. The
services were opened with solo by Prof.
Towner and chorus by the choir and au-
dience,
I'm the Child of King"
"Come thou fount of every blessing
followed, after which DR.. j. I. Mcclure
offered prayer. when all the Saints get
Home" was sung and silent prayer ioi-
lowed. DIR. W. ii. Cooke made very
earnest prayer and Prof. Towner sang solo
'uTbe Three Calls, F" in a beautiful man.
ner after which Mr.. Moody made touch
ING appeal to the Throne OF Grace. Even
me- was sung and Mr.. Moody arose and
said:
THE SERMON.
I wish to call your attention to part OF
the thirty-seeond verse OF the second
chapter Of Joel, And it came to pass,
that whosoever shall call on the name OF
the Lord shall be delivered" like that
word "whOsOever," because 1T sweeps us
all in, tonight We can put the asser-
ton to test, but that is not necessary
il is true as life. Every child has two
cries, one when it is ailing and one when
il isn't, and a mother can generally dis.
tinguish between the two. God can tell
when a man is shamming, and when ne
isn't. There is no hiding your heart from
Him. You can't find where Adam called on
! God. God called on him. Cain never
called on God; if he had, he never would
have slain Abel. Seth called on the name
of the Lord; he was a man OF prayer
There was man in England once who
wanted to have prayer test; he wanted
the thing settled. He ought to have
known the matter was settled lOrg, long
ago. Are you delivered from your sins
Have YOU Gods victory over yourself,
YOUR passions, appetites and lusts? Have
Won got victory? If you haven't, God
bids us to come and
MAKE OUR WANTS KNOWN.
If Jonah had prayed on the ship before
they threw him overheard, he would never
have gone into the whales belly. Many
people get into the whales belly and into
darkness and bondage who would never
have gotten there if they had prayed II
time. They have an idea that God won't
answer your prayer. All you have to dc
is to try it; call on God and he will save
YOU. David was one of the vilest of men
and when he called on God and was ans
wered didn't he cry out HE has hearl
nv cry and delivered me out of the pit
There is no worse man now than David wa!
and wasn't his deliverance put on record
to show the efficacy of prayer? David
saws God is nigh to all who cal
uDon him. No man ever called upon the
Lord, that He wasn't nigh. No prayer
ever reaches the ear of God that won't bt
answered. If man is as vile rs is posi-
BILE for man to be, he has as much power
with God as any minister upon this plat
form, il he only acknowledges his gull
and asks for forgiveness. Don't let any
drunkaId think that God won't hear his
prayer; don't let any one in this house
think such thing. If you'll only take
, God at His word, He'll save you. Do You
mean to tell me that sinners are any worse
in Wheeling than they were in jerusalem
} Not a bit of it. While | am preaching
call on God tonight; don't wait; cry right
ont and ask God to save you; no difference
! how vile you are God will deliver You.
ISN'T GOD THE SAME
now as He always was? Wasn't the sin o
fornication, adultery and drunkenness
always lust like we have them now?
never saw q man saved who was hal
asleep; nor one who wanted to give only
balfof his heart to God Thank God fol
the promise that lChOsOerer shall call upOr
Him shall be saved. / saw young maj
in the Albany prison who was sentenced
for life for killing his wife. l asked him /
he ever PRAYED to God for deliyeranCe. He
said he had but God never answered him,
and could not convince him that God
would answer his prayer if he sought Him
in the right way. His case seemed hope
less, for ] afterwards learned that III
would not acknowledge his sin, and al
he prayed for was delivorence from prison
And that is the case with lots of mel
when they get into difficulty; they pray
to get out but they don't want to break
of with sin. There is too much OF this
attempting to cover up sin. Come right
out aud confess to God and
HE'LL SAVE YoU.
The most extraordinary cause faith in the
Bible was that of the thief who was cruel
fed. While his hands and feet wert
nailed to the cross, he cried to God to save
his soul, and his prayer was answered
right away. That was put in the Bible
for an example and that is just the way
you and ] are going to get dellVerance
You'll get it the very minute you call oil
God, and when it comes into your hear
there will be great change IL
your life, and your countenance
beams with Gods love. God is just thu
same tonight rs He was in the days of ole
and He'll save you here tonight, if you'll
only call upon Him. Let me beseech yor
to call upon your God tonight. lfyOu ar,
lost it is your fault, that you will not cal
upon Him. You can all lay hold upon
salvation; will you do it?
Mr.. Moody then invited all those whC
wanted Christ to go over to the German
Methodist Church. If you have TIT
slightest voice whispering at your breast
telling you that you should change you
life, nOurish it, it is the voice of God.
He then prayed earnestly that all sin
ners would call on God and he saved
While "ROck of Ages" was being sung
many persons went across the street Il
the church where they received the coun
sci OF Christians and many souls were
taught to see God, and were delivered.
To-day there will be two meetings-on,
at 3 p. VI. and the other at I y. NJ. Thi
meeting will conclude Mr.. MoOdys labor
among us, which have been such 4 powe
in bringing sinners TO the Cross.