The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-07
The Evangei:sts' Farewell.
LAST DAYCFM MOODY AND S.iEkE1T
IN CHARLESTON.
Morning Service, 8 :. 3

which The Lorll spoke unto Noses
saying: Speak unto tic children
o: Israel, that they bring Inc an offer
ing, OF every man that giycth it vii
lingly with bis l.eact ye shall take
any offering. And this is the Offer
ing which ye shall take OF them, gold
and silver, and brass, and blue and
purple, and scarlet and fine linen.
and goats hair, and let them make
me sanctuary that moy dwell
among thcm.''
This chapter, said the Speaker,
corresponds with the 2jtil chapter of
Matthew, and the same idea brought
out in the days Of Moses was brought
out by Christ at q later day. and
when the Lord spoke unto Moses
saying, Speak unto the children OF
Israel that they give me an Offering"
He meant that they give it willingly.
1t mattered not whether it consisted
of gold or silver or goats hair. it was
just as acceptable to God so long is
it came from their hearts. God
wants the service Of the heart. The
Almighty, in His wisdom, wanted
every man, woman and child to take
part in the building Of the tabernacle g;
and that, said the speaker, is just
what is wanted here to-day. Every
man and woman here today should
take . hand and do what they can III
building up Gods kingdom. Ifmcn
and women are willing to call upon
Coo for Tie strength to serve Him
they can get it. God has the strength
OF a lion. but Gods lion is q lamb.
When Christ died lie died as Q lamb.
but He rose as lion. When We are
lambs God can use US. One drop of
Gods power is worth more than the
wealth Of the whole world. It was
this power Of God that enabled Moses
to deliver the children Of Israc! from
Egyptian bondage and conduct them
in safety to the promised land. II
enabled Samson to slay his enemies
with the iaw-bone of an ass, and
helped Joshua to capture the town Of
Jericho by blowing rams horn.
If God could use the ja|boDe OF
an ass or a rams horn to accomplish
what He wishes, lie can use you and
me, continued the speaker, and in
working out His will all that we have
GOT to do is to do as Moses and
Sampson and Joshua did-use what
we have got. The church would be
stronger to-day if we could get the
lukewarm and the doubters and tie
unbelievers out Of the way. 1t is
they who are keeping the church
back to-day. Why, some one has
told me that you have got over one
hundred saloons right ,iere. IF you
will only throw of indifference and
unite against them and keep ont OF
them yourselves. we will soon close
them up and make the people get out
of their hellish business. Why, in
one place that I went to, said Mr.
Moody. | found christian man en-
gagged in the liquor business, but he
said it didn't make any difference be-
cause he was in the wholesale bust
ness. | told him that the man who
retailed whiskey was like 4 man 60
Ing around with big pistol shooting
people here and there, but that he
had a great GatIing gun and was just
sweeping them down right and left
What we want is for the. Church OF
God to advance in solid column
bearing in mind Gods promise tc
Gideon. that one shall chase thou
sand. two Shell put ten thousand t.
flight. 'Hhat We walt is for the pcO
pic to look up anJ take what they
have got. remembering that nothing
is small that is done for God. Don;
be talking abou: YOU can't do am
thing. DO you believe that there Is
christian in this house who coul(
not bring a soul to Christ if he want
ed to do it? If some Of those who
are here would begin now to bring
souls to Christ there would be 4 thou
sand converts in Charleston before
long. Christ has left us down here
to represent Him. l have Otter
thought that if we had as poor q rep
resentative in heaven as lie has o.
earth, we would have q very poo
intermediator there.
Let US make up in the future to
our neglect in the past. Let us G'
what we can. never mind how SINAI
it is. Let the young men offer t'.>n'
selves a living sacrifice to God, ane
let them unit4 viii! the old in saying
Here is my body; l lay it upon TIT
alter Of Jesus Christ; take me-
What joy. What a blessing it is T.
! bo ohIa TO lao1 sO;1lS to Christ