Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-03
A GREAT AWAKENING
PROMISED As A Result OF Mr.. NOeDf's
REVIVAL MEETINGS.
Yesterdays Meetings Very Successfd-hany Peo-
pie Ask 70 See the Lord at Last Even
ing's Inquiry Meeting.

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the cold onlooker sees the effects Of Mr..
Moody's talks and the good work he az
complishes at the evening meetings. All
the ministers in the city and Christian
workers of all denominations have entered
earnestly into the work and the result
will no doubt be glorious.
THE AFTERNOON MEETING
yesterday at the First Presbyterian Church
was very largely attended, and was I'M
doubtedly prolific of much good.
The services were opened by singing
Guide Me, o, Thou Great jehovah after
which fervent prayer was offered by
Rev. r. Rush Swope, of st. Matthews T..
f. Church, followed by Mr.. Moody, In a
brief supplementary invocation. Prof. d..
P. Towner, a well known evangelist, who
assists Mr.. Moody in his work, arrived
yesterday and took charge of the choir, the
result being very noticeable i'm
provement. At the request of Mr..
Moody he sang No. "a in the
Gospel Choir" LAS l wandered through
the Homestead. He has full, rich
baritone voice and sings with much ex-
preston. At the conclusion of the song
Rev. W. II. Lester, Of West Alexander,
offered very devout prayer, followed by
brief season of silent prayer.
Mr.. Moody began his remarks by say
ing that the meeting was little peculiar,
being somewhat different from the others.
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with those who have been awakened. |
don't have much hope of any effective
work till Christians know how to lead Others
into the light When you were awakened
God let some goOdly man or woman break
to you the bread of life. | want you to
take your paper and pencil and take down
some good points when | come to them.
Christ encourages people to come to Him
and ask forgiveness. You can't deal with
all people by the same plans | will lay be-
fore you, because
PEOPLE ARE VERY UNLIKE.
Christ had way of dealing with men
that we have not, and what we want is to
get rs near Christ rs possible. A friend OF
mine said he had theory to bring up his
family, but seven children were given him,
and each one different, 50 his theories
were all upset. want TO throw out few
points on spiritual discernment and tact.
No two persons in the audience are alike,
and what may be good counsel for one is
not for the other. 4 man who was awak-
ened on moving machine while working
in field, thought because he was saved
that way that everybody else should 90 to
that field and be saved.
Do not put in your experience before n
man has been awakened for he may have
received Christ in different way, and
your experience may lead him to believe
he is mistaken. We want to bripg man
intelligently to Jesus Christ We
don't want people to look for your expert
ence but want them to have one of their
own. If we bring them right down TO the
Bible, they will have hope of eternity.
We must deal with men one by one; it is
one by one they must come to Christ. |
don't believe in wholesale salvation. Be
cause people come TO church, feel bad and
then feel good, is no sign they are con-
verted. Very often sermons 90 Il mile over
the heads of people and never touch 4
single case; therefore we should have
after meetings. fla man has been i'm
pressed,
STRIKE WHILE TIE IRON Is HOT.
Let the service be about an hour long, and
if there is any one in the house who is
awakened, take him aside and pray fol
him after the regular service. 1t would
take an ear thquake to get him TO rise be-
fore the whole audience and ask for
PRAYERS. Let us have inquiry
meetings for church workers. We also
want to pay attention to the
backsliders. Read the book of Jeremiah
if you want to see what God says TO back
sliders They are indeed, tender and
touching words. We must pay great deal
of attention to the backsliders for many a
man and woman would become
power in Christian work if
they were brought back to Christ.
Read jeremiah ii and I3 Many people
imagine they are backsliders who never
slid forward. Read also the 10Th verse of
the same chap. would like to take up
the verse to-day and show you the truths
it contains. | find the hardest people to
deal with are the children of backsliders.
II is an awful thing to have children mock
you rs backsliders. would like TO have
the whole afternoon to talk on backsliders.
The law isn't given to save man hut to
wound him. He must know he is wound
ed before he wants to be healed. Read the
9TH chapter and DIST verse.
A may will say, now my heart is too
hard and | can't come TO Christ. You
must come and have your heart softened.
II you can't come free come bound; if you
can't walk, creep to Jesus. Adam was
the only man who ever lost his life by
believing the devil. No man can believe
in God without changing his life. Some
cannot walk or talk, but all can believe in
God He never deceived any one, but the
devil has. Has God ever broken his
word with man? For over 5000 years
man and devil have been trying to break
it, and there would be jubilee in hell TO-
day if they could.
MAN WILL DECEIVE YOU,
but God never. One reason so many are
away from the Cross is that they are
ashamed to confess Christ, we must preach
restitution. What God wants isrghteous-
ness. You will say, suppose sin after
became Christian. never came across
a Christian who did not If you say you
heven't; you lie; God has made provision
for sin. A good many people are afraid TO
become Christians because they can't leap
into full, round Christian life all ut once
God keeps your soul and mine. God
doesn't say that it is necessary TO feel;
sometimes you have TO go against your
own feelings. Let feelings take care of
themselves and turn TO God. would
rather know a thing than TO merely feel
it. | want you to hunt up the following
verses and read them: Mark xiv, 60;
First Corinthians XIV, AZ; First John v, 20;
same xvii, 3; Matthew xviii, 20.
Never tell a man or woman they are con-
verted; let God tell them. want all the
ladies and gentlemen to bring their Bibles
when they attend these meetings. | feel
the Spirit o. God broodiug over the whole
city, and have not seen brighter prospects
for a great religious awakening in year.
Every mother should take the privilege OF