New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-27
THE NEED OF REGENERATION.
MR. MOODY SPEAKS on THAT DOCTRINE.
rrxn ,Nryr,1, ONE. HE sAYs-ATTEND-
ING CHURCH AND PRAYING NOT

Another large congregation gathered III thc 'i'"o"
OF The Holy Trinity, Madisonavc ana rory so'o'u '
AT 10 80 a. IN. Yesterday TO hear Ar. Moouy pIea'"
After the Introductory music and prayer by tie Rev
ID E. Wapole Warren, Dir. Moody namco INC tn,u
ehaptcr of John as the subject OF MS talN' ING
aoct,pe NJ regeneraton he said, one OF the most
,r,nortant doctrines in the Bible 1t taught 'ho
necessity of being born again in 0rder 10 see INC n5
dom Of God. Mr.. Moody looked upon the '"Hu map
tr Of John as one of the pivotal chapters Oh te Holy
Book. lie had observed that when peopie Mer'
straight and clear upon the doctrine OF regeneration
which n contained they were straight and clear upon
most of the doctrines in the Eibic.
Nr Moody din not wish TO lift up his voice against
my ordinances of tho Church The Church was tho
dearest thing 10 Cod But 1t was no sign or pro-"
that people feared God because they went 70 chdfch
Neither was it sign that man or woman was
rri,d Of God because he or she read the Bible Many
peopc did that who had rot the least interest IN ue
KINGDOM OF God Neither was it a sign of being son
of God TO say prayers. Prayers c0uh DC sslo anu ~
main unheaid. That not enough, Other people
cried that they did not need 10 fear because they @u
bcen baptizcd But that not enough People OF
oil kinds were baptized Judas had been baptized, yet
be had BETRAYED Christ while tho smell Of the wine was
on his lips. A.,
people might 20 through all the ordinances OF the
Church keep them and fulfil them to the letter. anu
vet not be Christians. One man had salu tna' ro
generation was all the good in a man coming out OF
then? We were in the first place, bad ana oepra'eu
from nature All our troubles came from inc hcar''
EVIL things did not spring from the hps' from inc
hands from the legs they spraDg from the heart As
long as the heart wrong We were all wrong
Regeneration was more necessary than culture
Culture was good enough IN its way, but 1t was not
the urncjpal thing. Regeneration was the Sealesl
Messing that GCi could slower upon man " nav
heen the greatest blessing that ever came 70 me IL
hos been with nc for thirty years IL nus me up
! am not the same that | was before tnIlst
lifted me up People say it Is a myth. We'll II II Is
n myth il i most glorious myth 1t IS foy LOT any
one 10 saw that il is a myth il Is Gr-I realty.
Tho CHRISTIANS of NewYOrI should so ont among INC
highways and hedges and tell the people OF ms bcsse9
recencratjon Many drunkalds OF New orh hau
neycr heard of the doctrine. Nothing could save ten
INT This old doctrine. Christians themselves shoun
hold tic doctrine OF regeneration constantly IN nlnu.
II was better to neglect ten thousand otcr tnSs tah
Ia NEGLECT the opportunity to be born aran. ,,
Mr. Moody also preached in the COLLEGIATE Churcli
Cifth-ave and Twenty min I-st in the afternoon ana
H. the Rev Dr. ThOmpsOn's church, at NadlsOn-aNc
aud Fiftv-third-st.. last evening. He VIII prcach
again today in the same three churches.
Encouraged BY the large meeting OF men IN As>OVid
fion Hall last sunday afternoon, Mr.: MoOuN VII
hold meetings for Young men only IN the same pace
saturday evening at Z O'Clock. sunday afternoon az
Ais and SUNDAY evening at 9 O'Clock llHHets oi
admission securing seats can be had upon apphcaIlom
either by mail in person, at AsSociaiioh nan;
George {. Stebbins and male ch0rns VIII coiluuct
tie music