Evening journal., 1893-02-02

BY the Parable of the Prodigal Son.
Christ the Only True Teacher.
About oue.quarter of the seats in the
rink last night were filled by women
and men from the meeting at Delaware
Avenue Church which was adjourned for
that purpose. The gathering mani
tested a strong reverential spirit and the
singing at times was of great volume
The afternoon women's meeting was. as
usual, crowded.
At the evening service, which began
at 7.15, Mr. Sankey sang "What a Won
derful Saviour" and Where is My
Wandering Boy Tonight" the choir
assisting in the chorus of the former and
J. r. King in the chorus of the latter.
Messrs Sankey, King and Pickles and
Mrs. Bowman sang Speed Away
ol Sermon ON the Prodigal Son.
Mr. Moody read the parable of the
prodigal son from Luke, aud taking that
story as his text delivered forcible dis
course on the results of sin and the
readiness of God to forgive the sinner
He said, in prefactory way, that he had
been requested TO preach to moral men,
therefore at the following mems meet
ing, tonight, he would take up the elder
brother.
Il thiuk." said he, that the whole
human family is made up of such people
as the two brothers / have been reading
about tonight. l always sympathize
with rich mems sons. Most men think
they don't need sympathy; they haven't
half chance It's wonderful if a rich
mans son turns out t. be anything at
all nowadays. He has to face the
greatest te nptations.
The rich man of the parable had two
sons. They couldn't agree on anything
and We're in constant strife. The
younger one, when he got his share of
the money, went away to a foreign
country. He lived life of luxury aud
ease as long as his money lasted and no
doubt enjoyed the company Of many com
panions. You will always find men
ready to help you down But when his
money was gone their came q great
famine on the land The devils coun-
try will have a famine some day. There
is a certain fascination in sins season
but by and by it turns to gall and bit
terness
Continuing the speaker said that the
only thing The devil had been known to
give was a free lunch and that was only
given as a bait
This young man lost every thing but
his fathers love- That love brought
him home. l can see him one morning
when he was thinking about his home.
He had found out that there are two
ends to a road. There is something at
the end opposite Heaven; don't you be
lieve that2 That man was thinking of
his old home and his father was think
ing of his son.
THE old man had gone to the honse-
top to pray. No doubt he prayed for this
wandering boy. He saw him afar off
and, although be appeared like a tramp.
he knew him. He did not call a servant
TO 60 fetch the boy. His love was too
great and his Joy tco fun for that. lie
ran to meet him. The boy had fixed up
a nice little speech and wanted to ask
him TO accept him as a servant. he was
willing TO 60 to the servants quar-
ters; but mark what happened. The
father fell upon the boys neck and wept
for Joy and the prodigal cried out:
Father, / have sinned, ] am no longer
worthy to be thy son. Did that father
think that about his SOM MOI I think
hear him shout Go kill that fatted
calf. What a feast that was. Do you
think that boy wanted to go back to the
swine herds and husks of Egypt?
"This is tue one Bible story that tells
us what causes Joy in Heaven. A new
sinner that had repented. My dear
friends, come back to your fathers home
tonight"
he concluded the discourse by reciting
an affecting story of father searching
for his son in the army hospital after the
battle of the wilderness. All through
the wards it was announced John
Thompson. your father wants you,
until the father and son were united.
81 come TO you TO night to tell you
that your Father wants to forgive your
sins and blot them out
About seventy-fve attended the in
quiry meeting which followed. Rev. Il
l. Hubbard conducted the prayer meet
ing. An affecting address was made by
Mrs. Roberta A. Matlack
The Afternoon Service.
A number Of letters, requesting prayer
for friends, were read at the Afternoon
meeting. Some of them came from
Philadelphia and Baltimore.
After reaching the fifth chapter ot
Mark the preacher said; Here are men
toned three of the hardest casss in tn,
Bible. Here is a madman, who If h,
were living now would be in n hospita
for the insane here was woman VIII,
had an issue of blood, and who would BE-
pronounced an incurable and sent to an
asylum. The devil was driven out o
the madman and the woman was cured
She had probably been to Damascu
and to Jerusalem 10 try the best phvsl
clans and had come home hopeless Sh
had spent all her wealth and bad gro
poor in pocket and BODY. She must hav
been poor, frail thing. Now she hear
of Jesus. She pushed her way throug
the crowd and putting out her long, bon
arm she touched the hem of the Savior
garments. She was Instantly curet
Jesus turning asked: "Who touche
MeG' To the disciples this was curiou
question. Who touched Him. in such
rushing, iostling crowd as that, it wa
impossible for them to know. They di
not know the touch of faith That
the difficulty 10 day. The nes
case was that Of JaiIuss daughte
The girl was dead Jesus never preaohe
funeral sermon He broke up every II
neral He attended He spoke TO this gi
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