New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-24
DO ALL MEN HAVE DETILSR
Mr.. MOODY SAYS THEY HAVE.
DESCRIBING TRUE REPENTANCE AND ITS
SPURIOUS SUBSTITUTES.

SPURIOUS SUBSTITUTES.
No greater proof Of tho interest in Mr.. Moods's
work cond probably be given than the three large
audiences which listened 10 his addresses yesterday at
Chckering Hall where he preached to the nesScnscr
boys and men oi the postal service IN the afternoon
at Association Hall where he preached to Young men
and again in the evening at Chckcrins Hail. where
he continued his talk the messenger boys. Moro
than an hour before he arrived at Association Han
the large room crowded to it, utmost capacity
Although the sermon was 10 Young men. many men
whose hair was gray in tie chairs or stood In the
aisleS galleries.
The Lord could not forgive man who did not
wish to bee forgiven. Mr.. Moody sad. II would be
wrong 10 think that He could. II We wanted our SINS
forgiven The first thing 10 do wa 10 COMICS then'
at Is said Of Bunyan." continued Mr. Moody that
while workin- in the field he heard voc" saving
wit tloa foi-aAc thy way and 20 10 Heaven OK
wilt thou continue thou art and 20 10 hell Johh
Eunyan acted upon that. The same question j.
prescntcd 10 all Of MS We all have to meet IT, !
was once asked how ! accounted for the fact that
although Nahomct was born 600 year alter
Christ he had many more d'S'lp'c'
than had the saviour. answered
that could explain It easily. Because man could
remain in the darkest paths Of sin and SIN DC h
disciple Of Mahomc. but in order to be disciple
Of Christ he had to for>akc his wicked ways. The
me-
Men who were anchored to sin. Mr.. Moody con
tinucd Ind to loose the chains before they could
he saved. The reason that men often made no prog
rcs, toward good life was because they were
anch orcd down - some sin. \ boat that was
an hnrcd could not be rOwcd up stream Men often
said that they had tried to do better. But they did
rot try in the right manner. II no use to try
to forgive one, self cod had t. do the forgvin,.
II was lie against whom we sinncd. God could not
help Us unless confessed beforehand some men
said that they did feel their sins they wished
20 feel them. But GOD commanded men {" repent
not TO feel only. II W. not enough. n many be
loved for men t. enter mccilng. work them selves
up and shed few tea. obedience Wa, not a
matter Of feeling. Mr. Moody had had to 20 against
his feelings often in order 10 obey Goi's will. II \
revolver held in front Of mans lace. he did
the will Of the holder without feeling that he wished
10 do so.
Repentance must be \ could stand
up 10 his neck in water FOR whole day and be 10
more acceptable 10 tod. Doing pcnancc not
pcntancc. Neither va, conviction alone sufficient.
There were more than 10000 people !n Ne" >orA
convinced that they were DONG wro"S.
has hi. face toward Dod away from c,-i That
roadway which all mcn trod. Ecp'utu'' "a, an
evangelist. had tao SOD, ana sent them into the
Nine,Ad. or" Promised that b" would work and
went NOT The other aid Dee would not work bat
decided to do 80 ai"r~nrd. That $50, repentance.
We must Change our direction. soldier go. orc
a-kcd what had occurred when Dee became ,hff fili.
He answered talt '''d had cried Hat. Ati.flrn
Right about ia'c' ard b" hid oic. 90 orders. lie
simply changed Al, direction and went toward tod
instead Of away from Him
There were ure. great oh.t,cic, VT Noa-y said.
I" our changing ue direction OF maf'llns. They
were our thonsAi,. OUT -ln- ana oar alI. Men must
rVc up ,hcr ii'i-ii, u they wished q" Dee .it7i.
ont dolDs 40. they. Apacscr. ,ola uot become
children u rod D'd often made men q, uau
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