The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-03
MOODY PREACHING TO WOMEN.

Thursday afternoon the rink was
lied again with over $500 women.
he last fifty to hundred did not per-
evere to enter There were laughing
nd weeping, with tears both OF JOY
nd of sorrow.
After the us ual exercises of prayers and
Iymns sung by Evangelist Sankey, ct.
L.. Evangelist Moody spoke on The
overcoming Christian Life" giving
easons why some Christians do not
'vereome or enjoy the overcoming
'ictory.
When he was frat converted he
hought all spiritual enemies were
'ubdued. But iu a few months, he
ound he had to pull his oars against
he stream and TINT Christian life was
/ warfare. The flesh lusteth against
he Spirit" But no man is afraid OF
/ battle in which he Ia to win the VIC
,ory.
Who is he that overcometh but he
hat believeth in the Son OF God"
ireater Is He that is III full commun-
on with us than our enemies In the
world. The power within us is great
Or than the powers of the world. We
ire no match for Satan but IL we have
faith in Ghrist we got the victory. 1t
Is by faith In Him that we stand, walk,
run or light the good fight"
Tho Evangelist read the Bible ut
First John, IL: l5-lT, and Gen. LII: 6.
In both places are shown the same
three great evils, "the lust of the
flesh, the lust OF the eyes. and the
pride of life" fhe battle for Chris
tian life ID fought on these three lines.
Greater is he that overcometh than
any general In taking city. Great
er is he that ruleth his own spirit Than
he that taketh city,"
1t Is important that Christians
should not underestimate the enemies
they have to contend against. In the
civil war, the United States. in calling
at first for ninety day men. greatly
underestimated the force against tho
Union, which 1t took four Or live
years war to subdue.
The Bible says overcome the
world" What Is the world! II is any
thing that comes between the souland
God. Mr. Moody had received many
written requests to preach against the
theatre, card playing, etc.
Jesus did not lay down a multitude
Of details. He said II you love me you
will please mo. Il Cannot say what
i he world Ia to you for | cannot toll
your consciences." A woman came to
Mr.. Moody and said two or three
times in brief conversation thut she
lid not want to give up the theatre"
10 asked her II she bad either read or
heard of his using the word theatre
in his sermons In that city. She 10
piled no. Then he asked her why she
spoke Of it. Oh, she thought the meet
ings delightful and she wanted to be n
Christian. But her father and hus-
band. who were lawyers, had always
taken her to the theatre and she
didn't want to give it up. She asked
Mr.. Moody why he did not go. He
said he had no desire to go. He had
better and that was Christ.
she concluded she would be q Chris
tian but she would not give up the
theatre.
He parted with her saying: "Well.
my dear woman, YOU let Christ have
the first place In yoNr heart and you
can go TO The theatre all you want
to-" She was surprised but said she
would. At subsequent interview she
/ old him Of her conversion, and that
when she went to the theatre 1t looked
MI strange to her, and she said to her
husband This is no place for me, |
must go home." ION, don't" said he
people have heard you have been
converted and it will make ridicule
md scandal for you TO go out. Don't
make fool of yourself" But out she
went and was exceedingly happy and
hnd never wanted to attend the theatre
sir ce.
II the theatre. card playing. speeu.
latfng. getting guests drunk at ban
quets or the wicked world in any
shape comes between you and Christ
SO that you do not love prayer. Bible,
reading and the Christian life cast the
evil out.
Another enemy Is the flesh. This Is
IA still greater enemy. You can resist
the devil and he will ilee from you
.Iiut ii Scotch divine has S1id the more
you resist the flesh the more IL will
stick to you.
Captain Trotter, when asked by a
lady what WAS his greatest enemy, re-
piled, my SELF. "Ah!,n said s..the
.kIrg has taken up MS abode With
you" WI en- the ship is in tho water
,ho is all right, but when the water is
in the ship she is all wrong. AS Chris.
lians, we are all right with the world
|outside. ard all wrong whom the world
gets in us. II do pity border Chris
Itians." A man asked Billy Cornish. a
miner. "how he liked the WORLD" He
replied he didn't know, for no hadn't
been IN 1t for twelve years"
"Border Christians are like the
apple tree on tho boundary line OF 4
mans farm. One half oyerhung on
his side and the other half was on I'll c
road side. BY custom the boys claim
ed the apples and ciubbed the tree sc
Imueh that the owner had to club his
side too or get no apples. The boys
were SO alert to get the apples ahead
~ Of fhn IN n
his share, that The apples did not have
time to get fully ripe before the tree
was barren of ali fruit. So ii is with
border Christians they get dubbed
for their misdolnGs by the Chri 5tians
in the church, they get cluhhed lyi III
world and they get clubbed allaround.
Iit il better to overcome the verdi
What is the ilesh2 Appetite. lust,
temper, jealousy. etc. 1t will cure
jealousy to do the person you are
Jealous of favors. Temper is bad In
the home. The boys and girls do moi
like it and get out OIL the street. The
grace OF God gives self-eontrol.
The sentiments and feelings Of Other
people toward you are controlled by
the same law as the bows echo en- the
skirts Of the forest. When he called
had names they came back to his ears
IliIt ltoChtti " iiFii tdiitA
Ipl3asant names they came back to
him. A Connecticut man said to his
friend he was going out West to gel
away from bad neighbors.
We'll, replied the friend. you will
find the Same kind out there" Another
inau who had the same neighbors, said
Ito the same friend that his onlyregret
in moving was in parting with such
good nelghbors.' oh" said tn,
friend. never mind, you'll have TIL,
same kind where you arc going ST
life is but an echo after all. my
friend, II you want to know why yol
don't like your nesghhofs go and lool
in The looking glass (lauEhter). They
arc just like you.
Tie speaker illustrated growth il
igrace by tho experience between II hus
ltund and wife. he man had told hin
he wanted n religion like his wilai
because it kept her while he had K
keep his.
The devil sometimes tries to vii
away from Christ by prosperity, flat
terry, abuse, ridicule and in all sorts o
iways.
First Cor. HILLS was read, ahow
ling that there are Christians who vii
lust barely get into Heaven md b
saved so as by fire.
Eight rewards to those who over
come were auotad: l.. Eat of th'
tree of life. E" .. No part in the se,,
land DEATH 8. "Given to eat of hid
den mama A. Power over tho ma
itions J" 5. Clothed in white" q. 'Pil
lar in the temple" 40 sit with m,
on my throne g. ''Shail inherit al
things"
Bon't the world look smail2 Ar,
you going TO let the theater or an.
worldly pleasure keep you out O
these rewards to those who overcome