Evening journal., 1893-01-31
THE RINK STILL TAXED.
The Large AuditoriumCro
At Last Nights Services.
THE REWARD OF EARLY SEEKING.

THE REWARD OF EARLY SEEKING.
MIR. Moody Discourses Upon the Gospel
Assurance Of Reward to Those who Seek
the Lord without Delay--A Crowded
Overflow A1eeting-Last OF the General
Meetings.
The crowd at the rink last night tested
the utmost capacity of the house At z 10
the auditorium was completely filed and
the doors were closed upon crowd of
disappointed ones. as numerous, almost
as the one inside. The overflow meeting
at the Delaware Avenue Baptist Church
was also attended by throngs
The evenings service began as usual
with song and prayer. Mr.. Sankey sang
as solos hymns ia and %, the choir as
sisting in the chorus. Jesus Lover of
My Soul was sung very impressively by
the congregation. Revs. S. M. Morgan
and NJ. e. Bonman prayed.
After reading scriptural lesson from
John, j. Mr.. Moody announced his text
as Seek ye the Lord, while He may be
found. Call ye upon Him while He is
near. He spoke as follows;
mo man ever sought God in vain, If
he sought in earnest. get tired of half
heartedness Seek the Lord not with
your head, but with your heart The
way to seek the Lord is to seelr Him as
you seek for anything else you want
If you want drink of water would you
hesitate to ask fer it? If you wanted
bread you would know how TO ask for It,
The best prayer for a seeker of the Lord
il o chort oup. .ord hQln mo
Seek first the kingdom of God and
his glory never mind your temporal
needs-for all these things will be added
unto you Seek this kingdom as you
would seek health, or as you would seek
a valuable diamond lost on this floor. If
a $40. coo diamond was lost here and the
owner offered that much reward for its
s return, the people would be scrambling
n aud jumping all over the floor hunting
4 for it. They would stay here all night.
& There are not police enough in the city
4 to keep the crowd out of the doors.
f There is a gift more valuable offered
E here to night The gift of God is
8 eternal life No man can tell the story
8 of that life. 1t is life in the city OF
g God; life in a city without cemetery or
81 a hearse-a city full of eternal life
where life is eternal youth
"Ssek ye first the kingdom of God.
81 Temporal things are but the dust in a
balance compared with life eternal
The usual prayer and inquiry meetings
81 were held after the regular service
n Several professed conversion.
Mr. Sankey and Rev. Lafayette Marks
addressed the overflow meetings
Last nights meetings concluded the
series of night services for a mixed
8 congregation. Tonight and until and
including Friday night the meeting will
be for men only in the rink, and for
women only in Delaware Avenue
Church, where Rev. Dr. Ellis, of Bati-
more, will conduct the services. The
afternoon N eetings in the rink will be
'or women. This arrangement, it was
announced, was not because of an In
ention to preach different gospels to the
iifferent sexes, but because a large class
If both could be reached thereby.
Mr. and Mrs. William II. Wanamaker
IF Philadelphia, attended last nights
Meetings
Mr.. Emerson Knew What no Wanted.
"Those who know Mr.. Emerson best,
aid Miss Louisa NJ Alcott, 'were as
,ured that what seemed the decline Of
MS faculties in his latter years was
argely but q seeming. Itwas only words
ne could not command at viii. His very
'orgetfulness Of the names of things
would often give occasion for a fash o
lis quaint, shrewd wit. l remember
lnce he started for his usual walk, wher
light shower came up, and he returned
or his umbrella.
"IIe could not remember the word um
lrella, and we, who had not noticed tn
hover, had no clcw to what he wa
earching for. Another walking sticl
vas brought him, another hat, fresl
kerchief, only to be refused with tina
lerplexed shake Of the head. i want
aid he at last-'l want-that thing
hat your friends always-borrow-anl
lever-bring backr Could any one fai
o recognize that description? -Bostoi
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