The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-06

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From the baltimore sun.
Evangelists Mood and Sankey babe
farewell to their Baltimore audiences
yesterday and to-day they will leave
the city to work In new fields. They
have been in Baltimore for three
weeks, having extended their original
engagement of two weeks because of
the great success of the meetings.
The average attendance at the ser.
vices. which were hold twice day.
was 5000. and there were occasions
disappointed visitors tailed to gain
admission to tho Cyclorama Building.
| A large number protested CONVEX
sion and registered their names on the
cards circulated for the purpose, and
these cards have been sent To the pas
| tors OF the various churches Of the de-
nominations for which the CONVEX Is
expressed preference. Mr. Moody will
conduct meetings for week In Char
lotte. n. G., beginning March s, after
which he will commence work at Will
mington, N. O.
The last opportunity for Baltim ore
women to hear tho preaching and sing
ing oil the evangelists attracted thou
sands TO the Cyclonma Building on
Sunday afternoon. By 8 O'Clock the
building held all 1t could accommo-
date and the meeting WIS, therefore,
begun. though it was half hour be-
fore the appointed time. Many were
turned away,
Mr.. Moody announced his text. "And
they laid Him In the manager, for there
was not room In the Inn"
! Tho sermon was substantially the
same as that delivered at the rink In
our city on this subject.
MIR hnti " rnlnta Iba story Of Mary
and Martha ,,nd of their sorrow over
their Ge;td brother Lazarus tie spoke
Of his own brothers conversion an,
the comfort that lie had In tho SAINT
words with which Christ had consoled
Mary and Martha: "lle will rise again.
Nj my persons in tho great audien &C
wept
pr. James Carey Thomas opened tn
night services for men with prayer
After singing the hymns Let TIL
Savior in" AMI God he With you Til
We Meet again." Mr.. Moody saddle
! the Mayor OF Baltimore get up a feas
and yon would DO on hand. Io
; would not cast around for an excus
} to absent yourselves. Yesterday
> blizzard would not keep one OF you
ex-Presidcnt Harrison had invited 20
to feast. We common people ar
never invited to the White House bu
am hero to invite you TO royt
feast, and now you ali have persont
Invitation to be present
o Tho origin of excuses Is as ole
man. Adam made the first excus
: and IL was mighty mean one whe
/. he blamed Eve, Excuses are tho de
I Wis cradle TO rock you of to sleep.
d rs God Il hard master?' A spont'
y neouS MOI was the answer froI
!, the audience. That's right" contil
~ ued MIR. Moody, send that lie RICH
i back to hell. Ask the prisoner or tn
- man suffering from the ellcct9 OF dc
y lirium tramens II Tie way Of lhe tram
> gre7sor is not hard Christ came t
save sinners, not the righteous; 3
don't give the excuse that you thin
d yourself unfit. Too many peoplt
i, however think themselves too goo
to be Cllri 5tInns.
=, zone man says he don't ltKe sensa
" tional preaching. lie wants TO !
i converted when there is 10 excite
ment. Go out and become Il Chris
10 tian In graveyard or anywhere els
% just SO you become one"
Mr.. Moody concluded by sayin
Vt that he was in Baltimore fourtee
t, years ago. and II lie came back fou
teen years hence and found some {
the new converts enlisted In Christ
work it would make him happy. III
closing scenes OF the meeting wei
\, affecting.
- A night meeting at the Lyceum file
~, -, the theatre most of the audience b6iT
10 ludias. 1t was for Mr.. Moody's co
m verts of fourteen years ago. Judi
- ID. Graud Wright conducted tho ST.
:, vices and made an address. Othe
who spoke We're John Courtney, Tot
l., Hall, Beniamin +. Jenkins and Robe
% liutchisun. Mr.. Sankcy sang "Wh
~ Shall the Harvest Be?' w. A. Woo
" ridge delivered n prayer. Anon
~ others OIL the stage We're ii. Clay u
: vail, representing Baker Street Mi
sion. and Joseph Price. ono OF Il
founders OF the Sailors Mission,