New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-19
THE SAME OLD GOSPEL
Mr.. MOODY WILL PREACH no OTHER.
4 CROWDED AUDIENCE HEARS HIM BEGIN HIS

4 CROWDED AUDIENCE HEARS HIM BEGIN HIS
FOURTH SERIES or SERMONS HERE.
Mr. Moody began his fonrth series Of sermons in
the Collegiate Church at Fiftllavc and Twenty ninth
ST. yesterday morning. The body aises and galleries
Of the church filled with people. as usual Mr.
Moody spoke upon the Book Of Acts which. he SAID
dealt with Christ in the Church and what lie did in
His exaltation The works Of men ceased weh their
death: the works of Christ had hardly begun when
lie taken away: The Book Of Acts was called
the Acts Of the APOSTLES: It really the acts OF
Christ In II the last words which Christ had
spoken TO His apostles They were an cxhortaon 10
testify Of Him. and preach the Gospel in the utter
most parts Of the earth. In those words lay the
motive for sending missionaries 10 heather countries
and its justification. That Church which took no IN
tcrest in spreading the Gospel In far distant lands
would grow cold and lose its influence
The Book Of Acts might, he said. be divided into
three parts the founding Of the Church. the growth OF
the Church and the sending Of the missionaries
There ten great sermons in Acts. five II which
had been preached by Peter. by stephen and fonr
by Paul They should be studied because they showed
the kind of sermons which could turn the world up
side down in those distant days. There would be
better results today If more apostolic sermons wert
preached The longest not always tho
best. Eternity alone could tell the power often of
a single word. Peter and John had been cnjoincd TO
preaching in the name Of Christ
But they had replied that they would
obey God rather than Men did not need snch
structures They liked them There was not
enough preaching in Chrst's name. 1t took no pluck
to 90 with the current. II required bravery how
ever. 10 against il. Those unlcttcrcd men been
dcspScd. but they had stood up for God. God had
upheld them despite the frowns Of the upper ten
We should disregard the fashions in teaching Christ
People at the old doctrine Of the Atone
mcnt But 1t ought % be heard and listened to- Tho
With. l-lrlst p.iI.d IA, lac
cred up with rhetoric that IT could not be seen The
world can get along without You and me- added Mr..
Moody, but 1t cannot get along without CHRIST.
The power God rested he said upon those preachers
in those early days. The power Of God was ucrd'd
People should pray that II rest upon the MN
listers now. that they might preach with the old Pcu-
teCOstal power. Of the greatest sermons In the
Book Of Acts had been preached by layman. stephen.
He had no title above that Of deacon. There was not
even reverend Ia hi, name. Tie deacon, 81 TINS
day should preach also. Many people had no Oh
jectons to hearing about Moses anu the prophets. but
when they heard Of Christ they began 10 howl.
Devils were In today just they were in thrsrs
time They ought to be- cast ont. IL interesting
to contra. Nose, and stephen We knew all about the
life Of Moses hut we knew little about h, death. We
knew little. the other hand. Of the life Of stephen.
hut VIC knew all about hi, death. stephen shining
face" had Influenced Paul.
The expression eve are witncssce.' occurred often
In the sermons 81 fcter. ~" iorh'r' Won" "'"'c
him of repeating. Bui should not be- afraid #
repetition. some men said that minister 'hpnM
preach differently e. different people. h' people 81
NcW York were peculiar. they said. and should not
be- addressed the people III the ,'uniIt We .h"Hd
not believe such saving. Nj. Moody said. Human
nature was the same world over. u was cor
IuV The Jesus had wished To- cor. mp IN" rft'c
If t,ud and keep il from the Gcuiilc-. lut Peter
and paul prca he'd th. grace # God e. them. PAM
had Tot feared preach the same truths a. ffi"!
and John had preached The gospel AWAY, remained
the same. 1t could not De- imprN'' uppn. IHri
had Hre. tItf j a D.
heard Peter. He had preached u Al AtAcn. some
people said that he had failed at Athens IL va, hoi
a failure.
The A,hcnians were also a peculiar people. They
were lust ~ peculiar a. NcV Workers DAY. l'ut
Inc vi.c mon and philosophers which Peter and John
had also preached lc had preached 10 without fear
m other places. too. n" devil VT N"", .1''' "'''
f,uut nj, canal when IL. had got bold ~ Paul
Nr Moody preached also ln Or. Thompson. 'hnrch
al Madison and ilii, third q. IL Nl l" A"in
ac,n his mornn. at the Collegiate Church AT 10 80
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