Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-13
"MHERE ART THOUG"
An Admirable Sermon by Mr
moOdy.

An Admirable Sermon Dy Mr.
Moody.
Mr.. Moody did hard days work yes
terday. In the morning he held service
at Pasadena, which brought together one
of the biggest congregations ever seen Ia
that place, and at O'Clock IN
the afternoon he appeared on the
platform at the Pavilion to deliver
his promised Bible lecture on "Assur-
ance." There was very large
attendance present to participate in the
impressive proceedings, which were rem
dered very effective by praise service
conducted by Miss Boole and Mr.. Steb-
bins. 1t was half-past o'clock ere Mr.;
Moody left the hall, yet he was on hand
again before 80, when as large an audi
e5ce as on the preceding occasions filled
The mighty building to overfowing. The
usual PRAYERS and hymns were first given,
and then the evangelist delivered what
proved to be the strongest sermon
he has. SO far, given in this city.
Thoroughly carried away by his subject,
he took his auditors with him, and there
was breathless silence as his sweeps OF
i'm agery found vent in eloquent and
passionate words. The text chosen was
the 9th verse of the 3rd chapter OF
Genesis, "Where art thou, and before
reading it Mr.. Moody said that it was
the oldest text in the Bible, and the first
voice that came from heaven after the
Fall. "It was not the voice of anger"
said the orator, 'but of loving father,
calling to his children in tones
of anguish at their loss. Ask yourselves
the questions that doubtless Adam and
Eve coniured up in that first habitation
of man. who am I?' what am I|
tWhere am l going to-? "In speaking on
the subject" continued the evangelist,
sI will divide my audience tonight into
three claeses-those that profess to be
Christians, the backsliders, and those
that have never tasted the Joys
of heavenly inspiration. Now to
the first section let me tonight
enforce the meaning of those
words where art thou The greatest
obstacle and hindrancs to the gospel is
lethargy, for thinking that you are
Christians, you are satisfied. Mothers
and fathers, pause and ask yourselves II
you are not standing in the way of your
own children. A son of noted minis
ter who was as equally famed for his
piety as his father, was asked If it was
him. No, he' replied, 'it was his life.'
Example is better than precept-a
thousand times better. at this
afternoons prayer service l was
very much affected to hear resounding
from all parts of the hall: Pray for my
wayward boy;' Pray for my mis-.
guided son. The heartbroken words of
the mothers who spoke them sank deep
into my heart, but l could not help
thinking: is there not something wrong
in our homes that is causing all this l
remember reading in the papers of a
father and his child being out on the
top of a plateau. The parent firing,
lay down and slept. When he
awoke his babe was gone and, rushing
with a dread suspicion in his mind to
the edge of the precipice, he saw his in
FAINT lying at the foot, mangled and dead.
Are not some of you asleep even now
while your children are going astray.
Mother, where is your boy tonight?
have often noticed that at meetings like
these the percentage of young men is re-
markably small. Why is it? Walk
down any of the principal streets
of the city and look into
the saloons, billiard halls and
gambling dens and that is where you will
find them. 1t is a mistake parents to
give your boys night-keys, for it is hel p
ing them on to their ruin. Have you
heard of the father who was climb ng
the rocky hill, and careless of himself,
WAS picking out a stony road when sudden
ly he heard voice saying, Papa take a
safe path for l am coming too and turn
ing, he saw his little daughter following
him. Think of those words parents, for
the path you are taking, your children
will follow.
"As to the backsliders, we'll, have you
ever heard any of them talk? They are
always complaining of churches, hypo-
critics, etc., but let them answer the
words of Christ, What iniquity have
you found in Me?' You who have left
God will reap untold sorrow some day,
for in the words of Holy Scriptures
Thine own wickedness shall correct
thee, thy iniquities shall reproee thee.
''Now for the third section, those who
have never followed in the footsteps oi
Christ. Look back on your lives and
you who have passed middle age will
see the tom bstones glittering of the loved
ones you have lost. Do you want to
meet them again? There is only one
place in which you can see your sainted
mother or loved babe once more, and
that is in heaven. Everything that
is good and pure is beckoning you on tc
better world; everything that is carnal
and sinful is calling you to remain here
And il, perchance, some of you have nc
one beyond the river of life to beckon
you on, think of the Son of God, who
died nineteen hundred years ago-He is
calling you.
FOR PERJURY.
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