The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-24
MOODYS LAST NIGHT.
Notable Meeting at the Over
Crowded Armory.
The Evangelist Urges His Hearers
TO step fnte the Kingdom
Of God.

Yesterday witnessed the farewell ser
vices Of Dwight l. Moody in Seattle. and
the morning. afternoon and eTeDing adj
dresses yer. attended BY audiences seldom
witnessed in the Qaeen City. Il may be
said without exagzeretion that standing
room ONLY was afforded those WHO pressed
to hear. perhaps for the last time. the
man who In his day has spoken TO more
people throughout the Englishspssking
world than any other living nsn. The vast
eoneourse Of people that thronged ball and
gallery IN the spacious Arnory building
Last night speaks volumes for the power
Mr. Moody possesses In presenting Christ
ian truth in . popular manner. he Is u
compromising IN his dealing with inrnor-
atty and strikes with sledge hammer
blows at ell the evils which exist. without
caring whom it may offend Man likes
msnliness In his fellow man. however,
and wherever IL ID displayed, and M.
Mocdy's extremely muscular uttersnees
commend themselves 10 men not only for
their honesty and fearlessness but for the
intense esrpesgness which perTades them
Before opening last nights services Mr..
Moody appealed 70 his audience on behalf
Of the new Y. VI. G. A. building, which re-
quires additional funds for its construc-
ton. Hats were passed around, and, iudg-
ing from the number Of those who contrib
uted, quite a sum must have been realized.
The hymn, God be with you till we meet
again. was Joined in by the whole assem-
bly,. and as the great volume OF sound
rolled sonorousiy from floor TO roof and 1
back again, the Sc ne was not only solemn /.
but peculiarly affecting. The evangelist /
then thanked God, in prayer, for the broth /
eriy spirit which mad existed since the f1rst 1
meeting here, aud invoked blessing on 1
the Y. NJ. G, A. institution In Seattle, which 4
he prayed might be made the most en-
Gent on the American continent The
young men of Seattle were remembered.
and Ii was specially duplicated that Ged
would break the power OF the saloons over Il
them. Prayer was followed by the hymn.
4" Out from the grave He arose" which was
finely rendered BY the choir. Moody spoke
from the text, Thou art not far from i
the Kingdom Of God" his object being
TO bring 10 final decision those who were
hesitating to take the final step. The young
scribe to whom these words were spoken
would be taken by an ordinary man as
scofser, but Christ who was omaiscient
could read his thoughts and tell bis mind.
The text was applicable to great many
men and women In the meeting. who had
been impressed bat yet fingered. The
evangelist believed Il would be far better
for men not 20 be In pressed at ell than. sf-
ter they had such experience, 20 fall back
softens mems hearts or hsrdens them.
some are pel-hardened and stifie their
50 that no sermon can affect
them. Herod was referred 10 by the speak
err as a man who could not have been far
from the kingdom OF God, because he
heard the words OF John the Baptist glad
ly: but Herod retained his darling sin and
was shut out OF the kingdom. Herod did
many things. but he failed to do one; and,
as with Herod 50 with many present they
INDUCED In one sin which precluded them
from the fall freedom Of the children
Christ it must be clean
move; everything must be given up. PLATE
had to decide what he would do with
Christ. IL was personal matter with him:
and SO with all, every man must decide for
himself what he will do with Jesus
The preacher believed that Judas must
have often been compelled TO throw on the
mask OF hypocrisy when he saw the works
and heard the words OF Christ. Some men
like Judas retain the mask, aud say when
questioned on their religious condition,
"Oh, I'm all right" when, In reality, all Is
wrong. All present were enjoined To get
into the kingdom not near IL, Ike the
young scribe, Agrlppa, Festus and Herod.
II think q good deal OF Seattle" said Mr.
Moody In conclusion. land am deeply af.
fected on this occasion because there are
many here whom shall not probably meet
again In the flesh, who have not yet made
the fnai decision" A death bed scene was
then pictured by the evangelist in a most
graphic and realistic manner. In which
man who had refused the proffered pardon
sgain aud again, passed away aspirsting
his own condemnation in the text The
harvest is past. the summer is ended and
am not saved Don't miss heaven my
friends; don't miss eternal life.'
Mr.. Moody leaves to-day for Tacoma.