The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-16
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.

NonnY STEAKS OF SEEKING AND SAYING
THE LOST.
FFye's opera house was damned last night,
the cause Of so great turn out being Mr..
Moody, who had been rendered the use of
the theatre because the Armory had been
engaged for the charity ball. Indeed the
rush to hear Mr.. Moody was so great that
when o'clock struck the doors were
closed, and a big crowd OF disappointed
people were barred out to listen to the ex-
PLANTATION from the lips OF tall gray
bearded man that mot even standing room
was left inside
(" Joy cometB in the morning" that was
the hymn which opened the meeting and
which Mr.. Moody was bound 10 have
everybody sing. He insisted aud continued
TO insist upon having every one OF that
audience OF over 1900 sing. and he was so
amusing In HIS jealous persistence that it
was impossible 10 restrain the laughter
which bis remarks would provoke. The
sacred harmonies were broken by pause
long enough TO allow him TO say. II want
everybody to sing this hymn. Now II it
had been Misery cometh in the morning,
you would ell be singing / have been
waiting TO get one man over there TO sing.
Alb, ] have got him at last. some of you
are afraid TO sing because you think you
cant sing In tune. Now don't know any
thing about singing in tune, but I like 10
get chance 10 make the aiteuspt." He
made the choir sing verse, then he com
PEELED the audience TO sing one. He re-
quired the men TO sing il aud then the
women, Ito see which could sing the bet
ter" when the musical voices of the la
dies had subsidized he commented. "well,
don't know. but think the women beat
as" fLaaghter.l
Prof, Gcddcs, who had trained the choir
of 100 voices, bat who had been prevented
from leading It Tuesday aud Wednesday
evenings owing TO the sickness OF his child,
was present on the stage and kept the
singing IN time, and Mr.. Dickinson ne
eompsnled with the plano.
The theme last night was salvation for
the Los" and some of the sith chapter OF
kzckiel was read. containing the lords
promise 80 seek out aud gather his sheer"
from among the nations OF the earth. Mr.
Moody offered prayer and. after the sing
ing OF hymn aud the announcements for
to-day and sunday. he said.
want ia call your attention tonight to
The text in the 18th chapter of Luke. 10Th
verse For the sou OF man il come fo
seek and to save that which was lost -
New have always been fond Of this text.
aad al OF YOU ought 20 be fond Of il. he
cause 10 tells rs what was the mission Of
CArist en- earth. In another placr ID says
that he came not 10 condemn the world.
but that the world through Him might bp
saved. and IN another that "IIe came not
Z 20 cali ttc righteous, bur the sinners h re-
T pentanec,' Vow, rniad you. II is Christ
: seeking y9u- Ne mau ever thought about
seeking for tod until the lord Thought
Of seeking for him. when Adam slune,{
( IN the garden Of Eden, he didn't 20 sYonpd
Z seeking for God, but God called out to him.
and he heard Ills voice. Adam. where art
thon and from that time. down threurh
all these ttNp wears, GSd has always taken
F the place Of the seeker
You remember the three parallels in
+ Lake. In one OF them the shepherd has
+ lest u shcgp sud he leaves The other ninety
and nine aud goes out after that on. laSt
sheep. ! have \ brother who raises sheen
and one time be lost some OF them. told
I hitu "a never niad. TO leave the harm ward
open and they would all be hack in th,.
Z moruiny tie looked ~ me with an air 81
+ mingled pity and surprise said he '-You
kaos gpod deal morc about preaching
: than You 10 shout sheep. why III I shonisi
do that, there wUBlda't be sheep left ia
{ the nereins. No. III iast shut iheya an in
and 50 ossi and hunt up the stray ones
"All We Ike sheep have gone astgay %
know nuW Why tbs shepherd always
carried his crs0k tie leads IN his sheen
sua makes them pass under hls crook one
By cHe, ard he counts then again and
again. Sud he misses one. yes, one 81 his
sheep Is lost. see him nos going "a lafo
Inv desert after that missing sheer
gQiag 90 irta the mountains and by he
brooks, and be calls II hy name. for he "a.
them al named, and Knows every one oi
them. There be goes shout ng the name
81 thai ios; sheep, and after aNbils be no
ticcs Piece OF wool on a thorn bash. He
= ca thc irAck 81 tast sheep. sud faaliy
- nnds him. aGe he lifts the pstoT lamt
upon Ais shoulder and carries Il q is sofa
lie doeslt beat the sheep. but carries. and
Eocs hose reie.cius Mind YOU II isn't
tAe sheep wsich rcloieeS. but the shenherd
{ isn't tbc sheep seckinE and hgiasing
kame she shepherd. hat ths shsphsri
seeking aud carrying hslne the lost sheer
Did sen eysy hssT ot a shcep hri8ging bsck
s1cPaera' nia You ever bezr q = saeap
re3etciuE over a shepherd Na. ii Is IA,
shfPlcfd rho reiolfes, 8ad there i More
10y Ia heSFrs over the sinner thai repoat.
stA. over tast less sheen brought hsrf
home, thsn over sAe NINETY asa wluc
which dldaj need io0s az after I, j. the
togd uao seeks. anG who reiaioes when
lie has found tac boss siuner
iAeu herc WAS the WOMAN Hh0 had loss
the psece ~ sllyef. suppose She hat so.s
tah ot tassF teat dav aat
ste teoA iae money aaa lad Is Away. aasi
iata sas cqentcd it oteg, AMI ever asasn.
Hai taeFc we've oniY EiGe plereS 81 SILVER
NHe = a7t eal Cows bet stop - 1qztk
A.t te alne F4eces wHlcA ara nci last
Phi Z can see her sSeeHirg. Sad raoving
taf t&;e11s ans aaoklnE auts- the eafs
ass Eefius tlse iara5ggfe shesi from fhis
f.lcc o. iasii sid Sc cps suf seSTeseS
= dt.ieeGiiy tlsi she 1l@s Is a. i4sf. All.
ihca Sc Eeef ogl SIsa st,s tae nrfr6 t-s-s
y csiaf .e aud &c lases With her. Ser sse
AZ t04n- la Walca Vas lest L vaeu'4
tl.e SILVER Nhsca FsSoleei isai 5he wnpzn
sll1 asE nFlEatssrs ana triraGs on. n !sh
( Sosae asss s-uaer haHe ts-aIshs ,-5s,fs -
/ ieNlH tilzt lie tss9a Jesus Christ aud ne
aasess IL tAv heaven. exsi the saAehsy aryh-
sHSess might Fef1lce. Csat va 49, fSa
.rsseta sasrh ) taught b. Ms That GOA
place 81 the seeker.