Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-16
THE EVANGELlSTIC SERVICES
Conclusion of Messrs. Moody
and Sankey's Mission.
IMMENSE AUDIENCES PRESENT
Two Memorable Meetings in
the Rink Sunday.


to Not Estimate the Number OF Converts |
The farewell! services held Sunday by |
Mcssrs. Moody and Sankcy were most i'm. |
prcssive and attended by immense au- |
| diences. The meeting in the afternoon |
| was for women. and the one in the even |
| ing for men. In the afternoon there must |
have been nearly 5000 people. principally |
! women present. The inquiry room, |
| which was utilized rs gallery, was filled, |
aid the steps leading thereto were
| thrunged. In the evening no women Were |
! admitted except those who were members
| OF the choir About 1000 men were in
! attendance. The music, both afternoon
| and evening, was excellent, the GATHERINGS |
| we're greatly Interested and MIR. Moody
delivered two telling sermons. Judge
| Cullen occupied II seat on the platform at
! the mems meeting While the evening
| inquiry meeting was in progress Mr.
| Moody quietly left the building.
THE wOMES's MEETING.
At the praise service with which the
afternoon exercises began Mrs. Piersnu
! sang Come Unto Me" Mr.. Sankoy sanG
LEI the Master In MeSsrs. King, Cline
| i'atnal and Taylor sang Ashamed Of
4 Jesus" aud "NCt There il Room was
sung as a solo aud chorus, Mr.. Sankey
| being the sOluist There also was PRAYER
by Mr.. Lewis AMI others and Mr.. Moody
! reau the isl Clhltef OF lkeNelntlOil, DeHlU-
| ming with the 2lst verse.
Mr.. MoOdy's sermon was suggested hy
| the text St Luke, H.. I: And she brought
forth her iirst-born Son, and wrapped Him
4 IN swnddiing clothes, aud laid Him III q
manager, because there was no room for
them in the inn"
81 want 10 show this afternoon. il /
can" he said, THAT the world and the
| human heart arc very much like hat inn
1t BethlGhem--they have no room for
Jesus Christ The Jews had been looking
for Him for thousands of years aud when
He came they said they had no room for
Him. | imagine ! hear you say they
would have made room for Him if they
had known who He was All through
His life there was nothing but cumity and
malice towards Him no room for Him.
II must nave been very hard 10 Him, when
lie began His ministry, to he rejected hy
&a2areth, II did not want Him. He was
very unpopular there, lie went down to
tapcrnauin, where lie was popular, but
the Jews came down from Jerusalem and
other places and said hard things about
Him and soon tapernaum rejected Him
too, No city dCtcstci Him more than
jerusalem. It had no room for Him. | 10
not hear any wunan's voice in the New
Testament LITE up against Christ. He
lifted up woman and PIT her on her proper
level
After telling how badly women are
treated IN some countries he said "lt
did not believe in immortality ] would
rather be born a donkey than n
Nutia i - tngIt any, talloh ilucr VA"
sun Wn'ch wpuiu give Jesus IhflSt u Pupu,
" Wtlco'ie y ~ tAl'lt naGk ny nle
america upes nov want tilm. England
1oea hot want him Let man get w n
IonSftf37 aiia SaE lhIa hallh the Lore
E anu pc II pc h"lied. l.et Il man get up IN
ihrlauneht aiii lhehllnn hrist ana see
now iai'mig lhert VIII pe Sneers ana
tfgwns. II lie came back to-day don't
. nellcHe We would nave q better place Tor
Y Lllht man the GroSS q lhhhser' u le
T. woN'u come 70 wilmington would Wa
h!ngtOh vote INN l" come Inc women
? mlght. ne thi!Nrcn, well I'm doubtful
about them. Inc rumsellers wouldn't.
: nc gamblers, the frcqnenters OF brutheis
I ana those VINO attend bans wouldn't, J
!! don believe lie would carry ward in
y tins Gown gu don't want Him! I'm
y sorry g say y put think there arc some
ehircAes which Wouldn want lllm e
p come right away; There is too much
u igrnallsn. on haven't the right kind
. ~ Christianity III Your hearts. Many q
u fanny III inns town would rather entertain
+ q dTunkard than Jesus Christ.
lie that had honor MP in that other
y "otId gave II up To come here, where li'
'e had nothing bIt poverty. Ills cradle,
Ie beast and grave we're borrowed. He was
tue poorest man there ever was. Did yOl
I! eyer have the feeling there was no room il
TINS world iGr YOU, that nobody wantet
&c YOU? had 1t once for IS hours. Il is al
~ awful feeling, q sense OF loneliness.
~ believe Jesus CHRIST had it when lie Sazee
y up ~ heaven aud Sighed.
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