New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-25
HUM 0RS
GOD HEARS BOYS PRA YERS.
Mr.. MOODY TALKS ABOUT THE SIMPLICITY
OF RELIGION.
THE AUDIENCE LARGE AND ATrESTIvE-Ax
UNUSUAL DEMAND FOR TICKETS.

UNUSUAL DEMAND FOR TICKETS.
Mr. Moody completed his series Of sermons to the
messenger boys last evening at Chickering Hall. Inc
house was well filled and all the boys paid the strctst
attention To his interesting address. Many OF them
remained for the inquiry meeting, when look pace
aft r the sermon, and showed that they lad ho'
listened 10 the sermons in vain. Aftcr asking the bows
TO prevent one another from falling asleep during the
sermon Mr. Moody took his text from the second
ch,p,er of Acts IT shall come 10 pass that whose
ever shall call upon the name OF the Lord shall be
saved"
Three thousand people. said Mr.. Moody, had been
saved on the day that Peter had preached from that
text. shortly aftcrward 5000 more men haa also
received salvation in answer 10 their calls upon IN,
name OF the Lord Among them had been men Of the
worst kind God would hear the prayer Of any boy
20 day Just as lie had heard the prayers OF The men
in the days OF Pcter. But II was necessary Tor them
10 pray from the heart. He wished TO save all boys
They should not be afraid that God would not UNDER
stand their prayers. lie could interpret anything
II only sprang from the heart
"A little child H. said. twas once heard repeat
ing the alphabei while kneelng. When asked what
he was doing he answered that he was praying ana
that he knew God could spell out what he wished
when he heard the letters. That boys prayer was
heard my boys because it from the heart II
Won eyer want God 10 have mercy on YOU pray Tor H.
When Christ once gets into your heart. you will love
To pray then II you BOYS ever get acquainted with
Jesus you will never be able 10 get enough OF HIM.
Ask you, and you will become the instrn-
ment Of salvation u Others. II Is written, ana
child shall lead them Many fathers and mothers
have been saved by the voices OF tneir chidleh up
lifted in prayer
Every boy here become a Christian. The
Lord invites you to come to Him. He wants you TO
come some Of you may think It is hard TO become
Christian but it is not hard. The way OF the trans
grcssor is hard But Christ will get into your heart
easily Jesus came into the world "a save boys.
Don't be laughed out Of anything, boys. boy
who allows himself 70 be laughed ont of being good
never amounts 10 anything lie will become drunk
ard or become bad man. Dare 10 do right IS 'ie
motto to follow. You can afford to have people laugh
AZ YOU II IS better 10 have all the world sheer az
you than to have Jesus frown upon YOU You are
not too young 70 come 10 Jesus, not one OF you.
They should take Christ at HIS word
Mr. Moody added. " lie had promised
keep His promise Mr. Moody had seen many bad
men call upon Gcd and be saved IN consequence
He many boys call upon Jesus and be saNei'
too Now boys" he continued. maybe our psti'
will not cross again. maybe We snsii h9t see on,
another again during our lives on earti- ba' 20 .'s
forget these lessons when YOU nave hsatu IL .l,'
place. Christ calls 10 all Jews ucntu.e nea' t'i
all welcomed 10y the savior l.et ,loherihg hait
always be associated IN your minds with lhe lessons
which yoi have had Of Christ
Don't YOU want to pray Remember. then; a
little prayer which ~oman who LAD essn bs, ne@, ie
learned. II Is but mort one" Lord nelp n yo,,
You can that prayer when runnins errand,, lou
can n>c At all time, and In all places; WI ISt
not try 4 now - and In response 10 Mr MOODY
l,,ues the BOYS repeated the three words IN chorus
That prayer" continued me 'AnSeiist' rl nav
said a million times in my lifetime. ] an al"af> IN
need 81 IL. | started ont IN life as poor a any "t
,ol NV father died when Wa~ four year, olc anu
had 10 work for my self because the creditors haa
taken all the money which my father hid left u.
Tne Lord helned me ! never asked in vain. II loI,
saw il tonight the answer will come tonight. Ana
there IS another PRAYER. which i also short wish
Won 10 learn IT, II i, God be merciful 10 NE
sinner say that PRAYER tonight. Il will be an
,wcrcd" Nr. Moody rlo>et the services WIN
PRAYER asking Gods blessing upon his work anon,
The messenger boys OF New York.
The demand 90" tickets for Mr. Moody meetinsS
tlli, week ha. been unusually great All the ucket'
for this evenings meeting have been gwen OUT:
Tickets however. for The services IN the thnr.n "
the Holy Trinity. ar Forty -second-st and Madison
ave. tn, morning 10 so o'clock. and for the ser.
vices In the Collegiate church AZ Fntllave AMI
Twenty ninth s. this afternoon. also for the SCI.
vices IN the same churches tomorrow, THURSDAY ana
Friday can he obtained AZ Association Han, Fourth
ave aud Te>nty third 4.