The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-02
CHESTS OFFICE WORK.


Prayers written For--Christ Casts Out
The Ram Davii Shadow Chasing
Copious Tears-Nearly 1000 VI omen
Together.
The Rink was filled with intensely
interested women again on Wednes-
day afternoon.
At $ o'clock Mrs. Peunypacker's
hymn, ''Uil That Had Wings Like Il
Dove,h was sung as solo by Evange-
list Ira b. Saiiiey. 1t was comforting
to the great audience of over $500
women, WHO were hushed in silence.
Rev. D. q. Buddington led In pray
er. I'VE pray Thee, D God. that ev-
cry thing that is done here to-day may
, he for Tiny glory.n y Il II rs there
anything more that we can do that
, will be for the salvation OF the people
of this city,"
''t cremation Hymn"was sung. Re-
quests torprayers were road by Rev.
VIM. p. Swartz. They were for "a
dear father" "that a back Sudden
husband and wife might return to the
Saviour" fora young man WHO had
taken to drink and was estranged
, from his wife" FOR II se1faring man
by an ugoni1ed, widowed motEer," fol
. myself" to restore my mind Tor
, know all thinga are possible with
J God, n"for a son." for an only son who
is skeptic," for man In the prime oil
iife," for backslidden husband" and
a brother '.aHdn for an intempefate
son. The requests came from Ian
caster, Philadelphia, Wilmington and
, Baltimore.
MI. Swartz prayed Mr.. Spnkey sang
"97" as solo, during which the first
tears of tile meeting were shed. Rev.
Richard b. Cook, ID. ID. prayed. I'VE
feel our need and look to ''Thee"# =
I"Fill our hearts with divine love and
increase our power, faith and hope.
y May success attend the preaching
and the truth eone to lis rs the pa th
of God. Draw us nearer to Thee and
help us to draw nearer to our fellow
men,"
! Come Thou, Almighty King, was
sung by more than thousand voices
. in unison. Mr.. Moody SAID in part
and purpoft. there were soIne 200 to
800 seats that might have been oc3u-
pied by ladies al Z 80 o'clock last oven.
ing had they been there. Let the men
know that all who come now are get
ting seats. | want to call your atten
tion to subject rather than text, to
ct hrist and His Work' or rather to
''W hat Christ does for us and in us,
and what lie wants to be to each of
US"
1t will tako all eternity to tell all
there is about Christ. III try to tell Il
little.
I /. Christ,s office is to be our Saviour.
i"lIe shall lie the Saviour OF His PEG.
nlo for He shall save them from their
SINS
Many of you have wrong IDEA of
Jesus Christ. IL you are not getting q
victory oyer sin there is something
radically wrong in your hope. Throw
1T to the winds ana get better one.
! The right idea Is Christ shall TO my
delight and my song" Some get to
Calvary aud then stop. Christ Is not
only Saviour but Il deliverer. The
children OF Israel" were delivered
out OF bondage in Egypt and then out
of tho wilderness. Christ wants His
people to live in the land OF joy and
promise.
! have very little sympathy with tho
idea that Christ leaves His people in
sorrow. Tho Evangelist read at length
from Tx. IL, showing the relationship
Iof God TO His people and His character
las deliverer.
In the fifth chapter of Mark we learn
THAT Jesus Christ delivered three as
hopeless cases as can be found In the
Bible: /. The raying maniuc among
tho tomGs that chains could hot bind.
One OF tho greatest devils that is ours
ling the people Is the rum Ievll, and 10
hot Christ casting him cut in answer
TO prayer?
2. Tie woman withan issue Of blood
for twelve years. A descriptive
summary of the sufferings Of women,
under diseases, medicines and treat
lnent, was given, with Illustrative APP
lplication to the audience.
8. The bringing TO life of the dead
daughter OF jarus.
| ] am tho way said Chaist. First join
Christ and then let him lead you into
the church. Take Him to lie your way,
your light and your life. The speak
ier read a practical summary of the
I"Oitice Work OF Christ and another
ESSAY on Needs"
The darkness is driven ont by letting
the light in. When a boy MI. Moody
had chased his shadow without catch
Ing it, and had still greater fun i'll dis
covering, WITHDRAWING down Il noun
ttainS side one day, that his shadow
chased him. 1t had taught him one
of the sweetest lessons OF his life. Let
us always keep our faces towards tho
Son OF righteousness, and then the
shadows of lilies sorrows will be be-
hind uD al the time.
Argument would not overcome
learned skeptics but holding up jesus
Christ would. The preachers expert.
Ienee with learned iurist, who became
converted by the faith OF his wife who
pray ell for him 81 yeurs, and the de-
seliption OF that conversion, WIS so
eloquent that tears lloWCd copiousiy.
After conversion the first testimony
Mr.. Moody heard from him was Il
have enjoyed more the last three
months than III forty years OF my Tor.
mer life"
Alter prayer by DR.. DobbIns great
number of the unconverted, the back
lSllders and those who We're bearing
burdens went to the Inquiry room ut
a O'Clock. short prayer meeting fol-
lowed in the main hall. DOM G. lARK-
NESS, Reporter.