The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-09

Rev, DR.. Cooke, Of the Second Prssby-
terrain Church, lead the second prayer.
Prof. Tower RaDga new solo, "lhe Three
Calls; :" it was very sweet selection and
wss sttcntiyely listened to.
Mr.. Moody lead in prayer: "Our Heav'
emily Father. We pray tLat tho Spirit may
stir every heart hero tonight, that He
mey DO His work thoroughly and Rend the
arrow OF conviction deep into every soul.
May the cry so up, whet must we do to
be saved Give us, We pray thee, q pente.
COsiial season here; make 1t awful
golemn here tonight. May the power Of
Thy word be upon every thing that ia
done here tonight. May cry OF mercy
20 up to Thee, for We know Thou delight.
est to hear the people cry for mercy. D,
God bring the backsliderS home; may
the prodigals return; may many hear tho
Shepherd's voice and como from out OF
the mountains Of ain, Gal! back, . God |!
VIC bcseeCh Thee, the thousands that have
sIayed from tho fold. Grant thir, our
prnyer for the sake Of Thy only Son whom
Thou sent to die for us, and Thine shall
be all the power and glory, Amen.
The congregation sang Il hear Of Show
era OF Blesalngg," and then settled itself to
listen TO Mi. Moody. He took for his
text o part OF tho 32nd verse Of the second
chapter Of Joel: "And it shall come TO
pass, that wholoeyer HhRll call Oh the
name OF The Lord shall be delivered"
TlIE SERMON.
joel was one OF the minor prophets, but
none Of them over wrote anything that
waa dearer 10 mo than tho text have
lust quoted. like that word whogoever,
beCauae 1t sweeps Us all in. You
can nut that text to tho test and
thank God you will Ind 1t eteI-
nally true. When We call, how
ever, We must DO in earnest. God can tell
when man IL Cumming and when one is
| in earnest. A portion oil to-day l spent in
| Looking up in tho Bible the places where
men called on God. Adam never called
on God but God called him. Gain never
called on God that We know. Of. OF Seth,
the ono that took Abeps place, We read
that no called on the Lord. In EUjah's
day this matter Of calling oil the Lord
was tested and proven. Several years
RSo a man in England cndeavored
to yet up q prayer toEt. II ho
had been acquainted with hla Bible
no would never have attempted that
tent he would have known that the mat.
ter was settled away back on Mount
Carmel when In The presence OF Ahab and
all bis mighty nation which was fast fol.
lowing after idolR.ry and false Gods, the
priests Of Baal prayed to their gods for
ak hours-the longest prayer meeting on
record, 10 send down fire from on high To-
consume their sacrifices, but without sue
Gees. Then Eligah prayed to the only
living God and tue fire came down aud
destroyed the sacrifice and tho altar.
ASswBRED PRAYERS.
Now, my friends, you don't haVo TO 20
on a long way 10 know whether you have
the hight God, the right Christ, In your
hearts. Are your prayers answered. Are
YOU delivered from your sins, your appe.
tites and your luSts7 II you are you can
teBtify 10 the truth OF this teEt. Here is
ptomise-w hoBoever calls on tho natl0 OF
Tho Lord shall be delivered 10 1t trre2
Have YOU called on Him az a poor sinner
and not been answered and delivered 2
Many Of 10 get into bondage and are
afraid to pray. Mr.. Moody InBdO some
points 10 illustrate with the cases Of Jonah
ard David. | don't believe there Ia a
bRCkslidBr hero that was not like David.
They failed to pray for help and power
and fell There was no ono ever fell
deeper than David did and yet God
heard his cry and dDllyerod hin. What
were these cases put on record for II II
was not 10 teach usto prRy-to call upon
the name Of tho Lord and DO delivered
When / Bsw that large body Of men In tho
enquiry room last hight ielt
like Whispering In the ear OF
each one; HprAy TO God 10
deliver you.b David Ssys that llelB nigh
% all that call Him. A singer never
called but what God was very near hin,
There Wa never a cry for help wen. up
rom one who realized his sinful
condition aud iOlt that he was In sore
need but what twas heard end answered,
GU hay that tho cases Of Seth, Elijah,
] Jonah and David arc not fair ones. tell
you that there IL not man here, be he
10 black As the world and hell can make
lin, but what, II he will call on the Lord,
10 eau be delivered.
MANAtsAIi.
Let me call your attention 10 Manasuah.
more wicked monarch mayer WAS known,
and ysl when he, Remembering 1
robably what bis father had taught him
ihen q lad, and among other things tho n