New-York tribune., 1890-03-28
FAITH, NOT REASON, SAVES.
so SAYS MR.. MOODY, THE EVANGELIST.
a LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS HIM WITH INTENSE
INTEREST.

In accordance with many requests Mr. Moooy con
t;nued his sermon on Regeneration and the lhiru
Chauter OF John In the Church OF thc Hois
TRINITY al Madison-ave and Forty secondst'' yesNr
dav morning The congregation, which compie'ey
euoa the ehurch was much larger even than usual.
40 sermon which Mr.. Moody has preached since ne
hogan his evangestic work In this city mas peeh
,,s,ened 10 with more intense interest. 1t was
,n,crspersed with many affecting stories and s'rN-
ing descriptions of touching scenes which MI Moouy
had witnessed during his career Al It's closo 'ne'c
were few dry eyes in the large house. ana "hen
Mr. Moody requested those persons to rise VINO oe
sired the prayers of the congregation almost ioo
peoplc stood up. The after meeting, "mch "ds
held in the chapel Of the church. was ATTENDED Ds
almost half Of the great congregation and Tor haif
an hour longer Mr.. Moody gave counsel ana ADVICE
10 the seekers after salvation.
we ars 10 be parakers Of the Divine nature
said the evangelist after the introduc'ory i"us,o'
which Yesterday was also unusually excellent iho
ro,ura, man lie added did not love spiritual things.
When he was born again it was diherent' ana nc
hogan 10 think of other things. How could one DC
hor, arain? Ncoicmus had asked that question.
S,codcmus had known Of the lifting up of the serpent
in the Wilderness and Christ had recalled that IN
cidcnt to him. That was q way OF 0nls'' "o
was continually teaching object lessons TO hls Peop'o
all through the carly ages. The brazen serpent on
tbc mole in the wilderness had had great sign"
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upon It in faith had been cured. II had con"ano
from God. No man could be saved unless he ooeyeo
the voice of God That too, had been proven IN 'he
wilderness. God had provided a remedy lor
every bitten lsraelite. 1t hao Only o',,
necessary TO look upon the pole and be healed. lo
look was all that was necessary for us we do ho'
need 70 be graduates of theological semnares or even
~ colleges TO learn how to look. II was only he0oS
sary to raise the eyes toward Heaven. i""' va.
Gods remedy and that would save every SINNER 10
rras folly 10 begin to discuss the philosophy Oh re-
iicion God was above reason Ihere "eio '''
things in this life which could not reason OUT.
Who can reason ont death :! asheu "'' 49, -
swho can tell why VIC should not live longer VINO
Nv oaso, out the mysteries of the heavens, OF
astronomy or of this Garth Who can reason OUT Jus.
,rhv things growi Who reason out the laws oI
our body? No. my friends, there are many 'hnss Az
This natural world which cannot be c2pialhcu .,
reasoning And when a man tries TO reason out uoo
and the things of Heaven he has more than nc can
dos Charles Spurgeon. added Mr. MOODY ilau SSht at
That he had been converted by looking at the & Ilso
are made differently and consututeo uiiie'eS coSrmon
am so constituted that cant Deheve' ,st thew are
syrh 70 believe only what they can reason out Inc,
cali it nonsense to do anything else lney Sv cod has
ian them reason il not for Yes some men ID
Sid Israel thought the same ana tnes grod rem
cause they did not accept ts 'ni' tHe air we
srsathe, but my friends it cost bo,oy5S GSd sdn one
lie MS only o and SneSN dearly If s'iUsSu @an is lost lost
IS because he spurns the remedy; NOW yon "au can
salvation look at the cross OF M mis- audience
,ssiits fs 70 9on init It is the aeG te %S way
ran ,e Ioodv also preached in the Collegiate Church
& M rTc1iy w fe eV Dr. T6ompsons church at Madison
ave and Eighty third ST.. In the evening" "o VI"
follow tho same programme To-Day