Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-16


ough his acquaintance with the Word Of
the Lord. He rejOiced that God had been
making bare His arm in their midst. He
hoped the work would 60 Nh and that they
would be brought to the fold and love of
God.
The choir sang "The Lord is Coming"
l)r. llDbbins asked who would like to be
remembered in PRAYER and several arose.
The Rev. 4. =. Terry, pastor Of st. Pauls
NJ. II. Church, led ia prayer
Calling the uShcrS Or. Dnhhins sum
moncd then from their gallery and re.
qlestcd them to assemble in the two main
aiSles near the platform. When they had
taken their positions he got them 70 turn
around so that the people could look AT
them. Next he thanked them on behalf
of the ministers for what they had done
for the convenience and comfort Of the
throngs and invoked Gods blessing on
them.
Chief Usher James H. tppleby spoke Of
the arduous duty they had been called
upon to perform and said they had done
their hest To satisfy the people. They
would forgive from the Bottom of their
hearts what had been said against them
and he hoped any seeming hGrshness on
their part would be forgotten.
SunmonnS the newspaper mcnin front
OF the platform Dir. DobDins thanked them,
| on behalf Of the ministers, for their re,
| they would get the grace of God in their
hearts and WELD their pens for the right.
| lie also thanked the choir and said Mr..
| Moody had told him he never had better
choir back of him than the one here. lie
| invoked Gods blessing on the vOCnlists
and said he hoped every one Of them
| would have a voice i'll the song OF the
| Lamb above.
lie further said there were laymcn
| whose sound business experience and iudg
| ment contributed to the success Of the
| meetings. They were present every after
noon and evening and contributed liher-
! ally to the expense. Little had been said
about expense There had been two oppor-
! tunlties for thank offerings, but more han
| that nothing had been said or done about
expense. Moody and Sankey had been in
| yited mere before the laymcn hai been
fairly consulted II was 4 big thing to
| undertake. but the laymen stood hy the
| ministers nublv No little Of the financial
success Of the undertaking was due 10 job
| IL. Jackson the chairman OF the finance
| and executive committees. as well Us to
! those associated With him, "Mayttod bless
| them y he exclaimed. \ general express
4 sion from the audience ought to be had.
| lie thanked the owners Of the rink for
making the building comfortable, Tile
| committee on cards and advertising and
The police were also remembered.
II think" said DIR. Dubbins. I'VE have
enjoyed Il great blessing These meetings
constitute the greatest event in my life.
never saw clearly until now how much
beauty there is IN the Bible for a reader.
10 me Mr., Moody is one of the most re-
| markable men of tins last half of the
century, May God grant that he may live
many a day. Let rs follow him and Mr..
Sankey i'll our prayers
i Many persons pledged themselves to do
1 al far "a 81 ~, l,u
held in the churches after which "lilcst
be the Tie was sung
Evangelist Piersun said he was glad to
see so many ministers there. II was Il grand
thing for all 10 be united in the work of
Christ. 10 combat with the evils Of to-day
we've got to be united. We've got to stand
shoulder to shoulder as Christians.
DIR. Dobbns announCcdth hat through the
generosity Of a layman 1000 copies of
The Way TO God had been Obtained for
free distribution among the converts and
those who joined church.
job ii. Jackson said he would say as a
layman, and lie knew lie was yoicing the
sentiments Of thousands OF laymen. that
he thanked God for the coming of Moody,
He thought the effects would 90 down into
eternity. The men and women who had
been brought to Christ lie wished he
had the power and knowledge to figure it
out. A thousand homes had been reached
Possibly the number was trebled. Maybe
1900 had been brought TO Christ, been
brought i'll contact with the fruit of the
Labor there, Many a house that was not q
home had been made one. lie re.
joiced that man who went
to soc told him that during the three
weeks the saloons and cigar stores
were nearly deserted. Men had been per,
suaded TO take their wages home, instead
OF leaving them IN the saloons and cigar
stores. Ii we had the saloons out of the
way we would not need any protection
(llere here. by achorus). With the saloon
gone we could compete with all the paIipel
labor Of the world. A workimgman wht
does not waste his life, who docs not SpenC
his nights Carousing, can do % per cent
more work than the man who does. II
there had been made at the eyangelistlC
services the noise that was made ut III,
political meetings there would have beer
u boot and cry, If band had beer
brought to the services 1t would have
been said There goes the salvation
Army" He rejoiced not only over the
effect which is visible, but over the
effect which is to come. Their,
will be better people and better
homes. All are welcome to his
church and pew. He did not believe any
church i'll the city would turn its back Oh
man hecauseof his condition MIR. Moody's
preaching was the planest he had cyeI
right to their faces, Brethren, that's thu
kind Of preaching We want p lie has
heard in this city sermons in which 1
minister chased AN idea aud when he got i
cofnercd there was nothing in it. Thu