The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-20
MOODY MEETINGS.
A Very Busy Sunday for the
Great Evangelist.
he speaks to . Large Audiences Last
Night sn the Necessity
Of Regeneration


Night sn the Necessity
Of Regeneration
Mr.. Moody's four meetings On Sunday
we're all well attended. the afternoon and
svensux meetings In tas zrnory being The
largest. II /. hardly nscessary 10 cay thai
ne srr1ory was jsnmed fail of people.
The meetings were beI6 AZ the times an
nouuced. IN the sunday P0sTJSTELLE-
! eExcER. the II o'clock meeting being also
I IN the armory.
The early morning meeting at so was
held nj the Methodist Protestant
church. corner OF Second and Madison
streets. whats that in thine hands" was
the taxt which Mr.. Moody had selected
from the 18th chapter OF Exodus Tor this
meeting. to show that 9 man should use
whatever God has given him and be con
tent. Samson took the jaw-bone Of an ass:
Gidecn. the empty pitcher; Moses the rod;
shamxard, the ox-goad Dorcsx, the needle,
and David, theszling stone
Al the IL O'Clock meeting. the text was.
ssfes the wicked man forszke his ways aac
the uny3zhteoHs man bis thoughts. from
the b5th chapter Of Isaiah Mr. Moody ex-
HtGlEr1 fIAI u HAL -EOt248 EA%E aV tdAC[
fhines-his sins, his thoughts aud his
ways, ard that he should take on Gods
ways
Come uni 0 me-" was the subject of the
afternoon meeting at the arnaory-"Come
unto rae, all 70 that labor and are heavy
laden, and VIII give you rest, from Lake
xiv The idea OF the evangelist was that
all men are after rest, but II can be found
only 10 Christ, not In politics. corner lots,
wealth. pleasure or anything worldly, and
the weary should take heart and seek the
free rest promised by Christ.
Al the evening meeting the key 70 NJ,
discourse was contained In the words Il
pray thee, have me excused" Mr.. Moody
left without foundation all the popular
excuses given for not wanting 10 Be G
Christian. Some rnen were in politics ana
therefore couldn't he Christians, yet,
others thought trying 20 serve God makes
them gloomy Others say there are nypocrites
liz the church, and hold that up as an ex-
else for not becoming converted; others
are afraid they wont hold our" and SO
osl, all sorts OF excuses, which simply iudi-
cafe that they do not want TO be Chris
tians. No excuse VIII be accepted By the
Lord. however, for disobsylng his com
mand and refusing his promise, which Is a
personal matter with every man.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
The rainy weather did not much inter
fere with the attendance at the armory last
night. Nf. No0dy's meeting was char
Gcterized by as much interest az ever, and
bis audience seemed 10 be about as large.
he chose for his theme '.The Gateway into
the Kingdom the text being: Except a
mas be born again he cannot enter the
kingdom of God, Jonn i'll, 5. This was
ons Of Mr.. Moody's ciearest explanations
of the gospel, bat the sermon, verbatim,
would occupy more space than can be
spared this morning. In brief, Mr. Moody
said.
There is no portion OF the Word OF God,
perhsps, with which we are more familiar
than this passage. | suppose If ! were 30
ask those In nv audience II they believed
that Jesus Christ taught the doctrine OF
the new birth, hine-tenths of them would
say: Yes. believe tie did.
Now II the words of this text are true
they embody one OF the most solemn ques-
tons thar can come before US. We can af-
rather than about this one thing. Christ
says, Except q man be born again, he can
not see the kingdom of God'-much less
inherit IL. This doctrine of the new birth
Is therefore the foundation OF all our hopes
for the world 10 come.
The doctrine OF the new birth upsetsi all
false Feligion-ail false views about tke
bible aud about God. A friend OF mine
once tsld me that in one of his after-meet-
lngs a mAn came 10 him with long list of
questions written ont for him to answer
He said: III you can answer these qaes
lions satisfactorily, have made up my
mind 10 be a Christian do you not
think" said my friend, "that you has bet
ter come TO Christ frst2 Then you can look
into these questions The man thought
that perhaps he had better do so. After he
bad received Christ, he looked again AZ his
- ktsf him
as II they had all been answered. Nico-
sieraus came with his troubled mind. and
Christ said to him, "ie must be born
again" lie was treated altogether differ
entity from what he expected, but | ven
tufe TO say that was the most blessed night
In all his life To be born again" Is the
greatest blessing that will ever come to us
In this world.
am 80 thankful that our Lord spoke of
the new birth 10 this ruler of the Jews, this
doctor OF the law. rather than to the wo-
man at the well OF Samaria, or to Matthew
the publican, or 10 Zaccheus. II He had
reserved his teachings on this great matter
for these three, or such as these, people
would have said: ''ub, yes; these publ
cans and harlots need 10 be converted;
bat I am an upright man; do not need TO
be converted" suppose Ntcodemus was
one Of the best specimens OF the people Of
Jerusalem; there was nothing on record
against him.
Now, let me say what regeneration Is
not. Ii Is not going to church very often.
see people. aud ask them ii they are
Christians. ~fes, OF course am; at least
ihisk | am: l 90 TO church every sun
day" All, but this Is not regeneration.
Others say, Il AN trying 10 do what Is
rlgh,-am / not Christian is not that a
new BIRTH" No. What has that 10 do
with being born again9 There Is yet
another claSS-fhOSe who have turned
g tanr aud fn.fnl shazs fhaE q -
regcnerated. Mo- forming a new resolu-
ton is not being born again.
Nor viii being baptized do You any good.
( Vet YOU hear people say, Why, ! have
been baptized; and was born again when
! was baptized. They believe that be
( cause they were baptized into the church
I they were baptized into the kingdom Of
God. tell You tina, is utterly impossible.
/ You may be baptized into the church aud
I vet not Do baptized into the son OF God.
/ baptism IS alf right ia its place. God for
hid that should say anything against IL.
Bat II Won put that In the place OF regeR-
Grafton, In the place OF the new birth. Il i,
aterribie mistake You cannot be baptized
I into the kingdom OF God. Except a man
I be born again he cannot see the Kingdom
( Of God" II any one reading this rests his
I hopes on anything else, oB any other foun-
daticn, ! pray that God may sweep II
away.
Another class say. Il ~ TO the Lords
Snpncr: patfAkc uniformly of the Sscra
! mrut" niessesd ordinance Jesus hath
said that a. often a. ye DO Il ye common
ogaie his death Yet. that is not being
.'tscrn agsln:" that is not passing from
( death unto life Jesus says plaiuiy-and
81 plainly that there need not be any mis-
take about B-"ENcept man be tosu Of
she spirit he cannot enter the kingdom q
God" what has sacrament 10 do With
thar What has going 10 church 10 &c
Z with hrtstE born sgsins
Another man comes mp and says, = say
nv pravprs regularly sun I say that i
not heiug born Of the Spirit IT'S yer,
soiemu question, then. that comes up Dc
icre rs; and OH shat every reader waulC
ssk hilased earnestly and faithfully
Have h.en horn again Have ! beeI
born Of the spirits Have ! passed fror
death unto aiss'
There l. class ~ men who say that spc
cial religious meetings are very good for
certain class oi people. They would B,
very good IL You could get the drVuker
ghrrs, of get The gambler there, or get 9th
90 vicious pcoplc ihcrc-that would DO
great deal % good. hut I've Do no; nee
q hc converted" To whom did christ u;
Ter thsSa words % wisdom To NicodemuS
Who was NicosicmnsF Was hc 4 drrnkare
3 gambler or thief Nc. Ne doal8 d.
was one 81 the very best men Us Jerusalem
lie Was an honorable councillor, be ~
ioavod 90 ihe sSuhesrim. be held yer
hlgA position be was an oFthssaoN nan
he wa. cue 81 The very souneess mea. an,
yet VITA, did Chris; say TO him Except
man BE- born again. he cannot see the kine
dom OF ted
Hut I can imagine so5ae enc saving
"Wbat an 7 % do csuDot create life
Z certainly CauHut save myself You Ger
faiulv eaaHu;. aud We % not claim fha
you can We tell yea that it l. ztteriy i'm