Evening journal., 1893-02-09
WARRING WICKEDNESS.
Two More Attacks on Sin at
the Rink.
THE ATTENDANCE UEABATBD
Yesterdays Services Attended by Great
Crowds-Heaven Declared TO BE a
Reality and Herod's Proximity to Sal
walton Dlscoursed Upon-Two Excellent
Sermons.


walton Dlscoursed Upon-Two Excellent
Sermons.
An immense audience was present at
the rink last night. By z o'clock the
place was full and at 7.3O o'clock crowds
were at the doors begging for admit
tance when there was not a vacant seat.
The stairs leading to the chair gallery and
to the inquiry room we're crowded.
Professor John Sweeney directed the
singing. MessTs. Sankey and King, and
Mrs. M. e. Bowman sang when the
Mists Have Rolled Away" Rev. w. f.
Avery made the opening prayer. After
prayer by Rev. DR.. Randall Professor
Sweeney sang a solo.
Mr.. Moody took for his text Luke vi,
90: "For Herod feared John, knowing
that he was a just man and a holy, and
observed him. and when he heard him he
did many things and heard him gladly. "
The preacher called attention to the fact
that while instancing biblical characters
in Tuesday nights sermon on the text
"Ye are not far from the kingdom of
God, '..he had overlooked that of Herod He
then described John the Baptist as the
prince OF preachers aud described Herod
as having been brought near the king
dom of God by Johns preaching. He
though John the Baptist was one of the
most wonderful preachers that ever
preached unto men. There was some
thing wonderful about him. He drew
and helo together the greatest audiences
that had ever assembled in or about
Jerusalem. Continuing, he said:
"The old fogies of that day complained
about sensational preaching, but the
crowds kept going out to hear him. The
preacher kept to his text. He had but
one text until Christ came. Herod must
have gone to hear John, for this text
says He heard him gladly and did
many things He must have got very
near TO the kingdom of God.
Zone day while John was preaching
to great audience, and his voice had
been ringing through the valley of the
Jordan announcing the coming of the
kingdom of heaven, he stopped suddenly.
His eye, that had been flashing, dimmed,
and his lips quivered as If he had been
smitten speechless. A murmur of sur
prise ran over the crowd. While the
people were asking each other about the
preachers wonderful change of manner,
a strange man was seen pushing through
the crowd toward John. As he ap
preached he demanded to be baptized
John refused him and said to the
stranger: 81 have need to be baptized OF
Thee.
what a moment that was. The un
compromising preacher who had moi
hesitated to condemn Herod's sin; wh
would not temper his message of rebub
to royal ears even to save his life hecam
mute before very meek aud humble
looking parsonage. He who had baptize,
hundreds Of people unto repentance wa
bowing before a master. The strange
demanded again that ohm baptize him
and he was led down iuto the water.
"See what happened As the two mel
came up out of the water a dove alight
upon the head of the stranger and a voic
out Of heaven is heard declaring: 'Tht
is my beloved son, in whom | am we
pleased The King of heaven had come
/ think Herod must have witnessed thi
scene If he did not he was told abou
it, How near the kingdom of God h
was. He sold out John had told hir
that it was not lawful for him to hav
his brothers wife, and he refused to Civ
her up.
What do you think of HerodY Thl
same Christ has come to you. What al
you going to do with Him. Think {
men and women selling Christ for whil
key. Pardon and fellowship with th
Son of God is offered to you, and its a.
ceptance depends on your will. It ma
be that you must accept tonight or you
too, may miss the Kingdom of God.
The Afternoon Meeting.
There was the usual large attendant
In the afternoon. The song service {
the opening of the exercises included tn
singing of the hymn: Sometime We
Understand, by Mrs. I. f. Pierson, a
sisted in the chorus by Mr. Sankey. III
hymn There's beautiful Land on High
was sung by Mr.. Sankey, assisted in ii
chorus by Mrs. Pierson and J. T. Clyme
Mr.. Moody chose Heaven for h
theme He said: There are a grei
many people who are ready to say thu
we know nothing about Heaven. The
believe that everything that is said aboI
Heaven is speculation. find there is
good bit said about Heaven in the Bibl
and am Of the opinion that If God d
not intend that we should know som
thing about It there would have bee
less said about 10 in His Word.
'In Heaven we shall be in the sociei
Of the angels of God-we are going
get into good society after a while. IL
me ask you TO think about your home
What is it that makes home so dear2
it the beautiful house or the fine furu
iure2 These things do not make hom
IL is the presence of those we love. IL
the presence of father and m other, or
wife and children. That is what make
Heaven, the presence of God and u
company Of Jesus and the molly angel
We are also told that in Heaven Ii
angels Of children live in the presence
God and see His face. Then Heaven is
place.
Now shall we know each othe
Moses and Elijah were recognized
heaven They had been In there mo
than 900 years, and don't believe tn
Jesus had TO introduce them. TIT
knew each other Why should we b
live that our fir ends are going to chanl
so that we shall not know them2 m
promise Of God is that we shall be sati
fed in heaven. That means that ever
thing we want shall be supplied. / W
once asked by lady who was very fol
of music II there will be any pianos
heayen. / answered. certainly If u
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