Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-16
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 Aamissance as she Evening serviee- A Powerful Talk on Repentance. Dwight L. Moody the great evangelist, his wife and son accompanying him, arrived in town Saturday, and took rooms at the New Haven house. In the evening Mir. Moody addressed a throng of about 300 Yale stu. dents at Dwight hall. He Is but little changed in appearance since the great revival meetings he conducted in this city, years ago when many hundreds, were converted and large accsssions were made to the churches. He has the snme readiness of utterance, the same plain, vigorous directness ofesppeal, the same unassuming sincerity and earnest- ness of manner and the same felicity and copiousness of apt illustration.
 In his Bible talk to the students last Satur- day evening. MT. Moody spoke of the little acts and deeds of men and of their impor- tance a far as they are connected with Christisn work. He repeated numberless quotations from the Bible, and his address was illustrated by frequent extracts from his own work, the most interesting of which was the manner in which he himself had been induced to devote his life, as he expresses it, to leading souls to Christ. At Bassell Chapel Yesterday Morning.
 Battell chapel was crowded to hear the famous evangelist yesterday morning. The service was specially for the students of the university. MT. Moody took for his text John 8. lii: "Exoept man be born again. he cannot see the kingdom of God;" and went on to show the necessity of regeneration and what regeneration was. He said that tInv ~S1. .NN fhA oEop hv and that they were not spoken to bad man, but to . moral man of high repute. This truth is one that Is presented very clearly, but there seems to bea good deal of mist about it. Regeneration ia . new birth; 1t is the A, B, c of Gods Bible, and it is the key to all other doctrines. It is the greatest bless ing this aide of heaven. There is no spiritual life in the flesh, for spiritual life is from above. No man Is saved because he has Christisn parents. We do not inherit Gods grace. Ell had wicked sons and David had his Absalom. The only way to get into the kingdom of God is to be born into 1t. A young man once said to MT. Moody that he vaa Christian because he went to church. Not bit of 1t, Satan goes to church. He ie not only down in the billiard and drinking saloons, but he Is also where every preacher is presenting the gospel. A man ia not Christian because he is member of a church. Profession does not make anything. Christianity is 6 possession. A beggar Is not millionaire because he has on new suit of clothes. A benevolent man Is not necessarily a Chris tian. The text does not say, "Exceps man be benevolent he cannot see the kingdom of God" But someone eays we have got to work out our salvation with fear and trem- work out what we have not got. A father tells his boy to spend thousand dollars carefully, but it cannot be spent unless the boy has it. We have got to have salvation before we can work it out. Resolutions do not avail anything. Why, if all the resolutions you have made this year were written out on paper it would take ten hours to draw them off. Regenera- tion is not to give up some of the sins and hold on to the rest.
 Then MT. Moody went on to illustrate by story after story what 1t was to be "born again." and closed his sermon with most tell ing effect by an incident which happened in the war.
 MT. Moody undoubtedly made an impress sion on the students as he pictured out be- fore them so effectively just the scenes of every day college life, and evoked laughter several times as he struck the pulse of student life.
 The Evangelist on Repentance.
 Another overfowing congregation greeted the evangelist in the evening. Battell chapel was filled to its utmost, and nearly hun- dred were unable to gain admittanoe. MT. Moody chose his text from the 55th chapter of Isaiah: 'Let the wicked forsaks their way. He will abundantly pardon"
 You can't find man that's living in any kind of sin but that he's got religion, said the evangelist. It Is righteousness that must save us. To be disciple of Jesus Christ . man must give up As sin. This is just what . man don't like to do. If men could get into the kingdom of heaven without forsak- ing their sins, there would be great rush. Millions would pour into the kingdom. But this fs not the way to salvation. Men won der why 1t Is they can't get on. There can be no fellowship between your soul and all men now ard everywhere to repent. God has done all he is ever going to do. Salvation Ia complete. It was wrought out when Christ was nailed to the cross. It only waits for man to aocept 1t.
 Salvation can not be brought about through fear. It isn't that. You can't scare . man into the Kingdom of God. Did you ever go into court and see man sentenced to i've or ten yearsi See the tears run down
 
 him go and he will steal your watch before night. This isn't true repentance. The criminal is only sorry because he is caught. Feeling isn't repentance at all. You can't stand in the cold and shiv- CT all night and think you are touching the heart of God with your penanoe. You do. not get nearer to Him. Conviction is one thing and repent ancs is another. Repentance is not only Hxxk L. <. viotion. Repentance means turn turn action A soldier was once asked how he was converted. Said he. The Lord said to me, Halt Right about face Ready And that's all 1t is. Change your mind about God. Change your mind about Him. I'd like to ask one question. How can God forgive sa man who can't give up his sin Some think God too merciful, too good, too kind.hearted to punish sin. don't believe any one will ever see the Kingdom of God without repentance. It would develop g father forgave every wrong doing unless the boy was really sorry forit. The will must be broken. The road to heaven is as straight as the aisle down this church; but there is . oross right In the middle of 1t. I've always said, if there was side door to heaven, men would slip in that way by the hundreds and cit down as If they had always been there. Gods thoughts are as much above ours e his heaven is above our heads. Educate, some people say. Give man . little geography, astronomy, geology. But don't you know that the brightest men that ever lived have gone down and down till they have been lost. I'd rath CT sec . cross man, one that gets mad and slams the doors after hin, than one who smiles and says, Yes, Yes, to everything you soy. and keeps on living as he has done just the same. never In my life saw man eel his will up not to do . certain thing but God made him do 1t. It h by breaking e stub born will that salvation is attained. Look and zee what contempt men fling upon tho oross and see how it Is lifting up this bad world.
 The last part of the text, 'Hs will abund. antly pardon" needs good deal of notice We all believe that God will pardon, and pardon abundantly, bountifully. When God looks down into your heart and mind and sees that beautiful flower of repentance, God grsets 1t with Q pardon without delay. Ht never fails. A human parent may make [ mistake, bat God never ovsrlooks true sigr of repentance. Contrition never goes un noticed by God. Make up your minds to night that if you have sin you will break it Many . time have lifted up my heart te pray for the young men of Yale. Oh. brsal your sini fir have any influence with you going to separate. You are going home Garry the joyful tidings back with you ts your mothers aud friends. It will be tn, Rladdsst present you oeuld take them. l will mako their hearts dance within for jo] as they have never danced before. shoull like to pray with you all, but will not kes] this great audience in waitfnR.s should lik