The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-14


crs,f.sh man. There was not man
ia All Saul's army but who believed
that God could use him. but there
was one little lad. called David, out
side that great army, who peileveu
that God would use him, and he went
out and killed Goliath"
don't fear any talk about infideiity.
IT Is the fearful and faithless within
the church OF which am most AFRAID.
Won remember when Moses sent OUT
the 70 spies from Kadesh-Barnea TO go
M into the land OF Canaan and bring
hsck a truthful report, that they came
hack with what Is called in congress
majority and minority report. The
10 came back with report that the
| land was filed with giants, that there
were great walled cities can I'M
agine the spies saying to the en-
Canned children of Israel, why, you
ought 70 have seen those giants, We
were ike grasshoppers alongside OF
them. We had to look up
this yay at themi" Then Caleb
and Joshua came back with the big
punches of grapes, that they could
hardly carry, and reported that il was
truly land flowing with milk and
honey. And so they may say to you,
why there are giants in Seattle,
there are saloonkeepers in Seattle,
there are wicked men in Seattle" Ii
doesn't matter il there are. We want
to be like Caleb and Joshua and have
faith enough TO believe that God can
conquer the giants for us, and that he
will. That is faith, that he will. The
giants of the promised land did not
prevent the children OF Israel from
taking possession of it, and neither
will the giants of this or any other city
prevent the church of God from pos
sessing the land
After faith comes courage. All OF
Gods men have been men of courage.
They have not been towards, not
timid, not fearful. We want men OF
boldness, not those who are always
predicting defeat.
Another thing we want is en-
thusiasm. Enthusiasm means in
Cod We want men full of fire. L
know men in churches who dolorously
shake their heads and wiring their
hands and say enthusiasm is undue
excitement" had rather have zeal
without knowledge than knowledge
without zeal. Look at the enthusiasm
here in Seattle. Look at your news
papers, your merchants, your BUSH
ness men. / havn't met Seattle man
anywhere who hasn't been full
of enthusiasm for his town. Tacoma
| is nowhere. [Laughter.] | like IT..
School superintendent and teachers
need enthusiasm. | don't like to see
teacher who enters his class without
knowledge of what he is going to
teach. | love to see a preacher who
enters his pulpit full of fire and enthu-
siasm. We want enthusiasm in
the Lords work. never see
the name of Garibaldi in the
papers but what | read what is
said about him. Why? Because
his name was a synonym OF en-
thusiasm. l didn't always admire
his Judgment, but / did his enthu-
siasm. Many a man will be saved if
you will only cheer him on. Many a
drunkard will be rescued if you will
only reach down and pull him out of
the gutter. Encourage him. It's a
good thing.
Mr.. Moody then made reference to
"Chet'' Terry, who experienced relig-
ion at one of his meetings in Victoria.
One of your papers here said a man
in Victoria had gone mad" because
he was converted and desired to make
restitution to the government of all
he had swindled it out of. The man
placed two lots in my hands, and am
to sell them and turn the proceeds over
to the government. So you
call that "going mad?" Would
to God we had 500 more madmen like
that one! We want renewal of
downright righteousness and upright
ness. II man has been a rascal, the
best thing for him to do is to reform.
If he makes restitution for any wrong
he has done, let him be called "mad.
He can afford to be mad" at that
rate. Seattle wants all the "madmen"
she can contain.
Another thing We want is psrsever-
ance. Ii we do not succeed this week,
let US try again next, and the next.
Hold on with tight grip. Fight it
out on this line il it takes all summer.
If you go after man to bring him to
your terms, and don't get him to-day,
try tomorrow and the next day, and
the next. Don't stick at methods il
they are out of the regular routine. If
they are irregular don't hesitate. Call
around on skeptics and induce them
to come to these meetings. Let them
say Moody is mountebank, bar
barian. But keep at him till you bring
him out.
Still another essential Tor successful
work is love of God. A successful
lawyer need have no love for his
clients, nor even doctor for his pa
tents, but no man can do Gods work
without the love of God in his heart.
III Il IL F..
God ii they took little tin-horns
long, because there would be
they manifest in other methods. Don't
do thing simply because it is your
duty. Abolish the word "duty" 1t
Is the greatest privilege this side of
heaven to be able to work for God.
Let's get rid of the word duty" |
don't believe there is a heart so hard
but love can penetrate it. Show love
for your fellows. Men like to have
some one care for them.
John Wanamaker told me he had a
theory that no boy should be turned
out OF Sunday-school because of bad
conduct. But this pretty little theory
was entirely upset by the turbulent
aud malicious, and behaved so badly
in his classes, and used such vile
language, even before his teachers,
that he decided to turn him out the
following Sunday But one OF the
young lady teachers. beautiful and
wealthy young lady, came to him and
asked him for charge of the tough boy.
Wanamaker consented. and the
courageous young lady took him.
She put him in her class, but
the boy stubbornness and meanness
were rs bad as ever, and he
repealed the young lady's advances
and even spat in her face. The boy
refused to let her walk home with
him, and the persevefing young lady
had weli-nigh exhausted every effort,
when she thought OF q scheme for
subduing him. She told him to come
10 her house the next day and he
would find package for him. The
boy said he didn't want her old bum
die" But his curiosity overcame his
perverseness, and the next day he
called at the house and got
the package. 1t contained a
nice coat and vest and necktie and a
touching little note, telling the youth
she would always be friend to him
and asking him TO call on her ii ever
he got into trouble. That reached the
heart of the boy, and the following
day he called on the young lady and
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