The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-04
FOURTH edition


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THE GREAT KEyIyALIocoNT
Satan's Force VIII BE Routed Again
During the Coming Week-iast
Nights sermon.
Evangelists Moody and Sankey yes
| terday afternoon decided to continue
tho work In this city another week,
and when the announcement was
made at the evening meeting last
night, it was received with evident
pleasure by the large audience. In
speaking OF the decision during his
sermon, he said there was u Gel ain
man IN tho west who had tried to him
dor him III the work.
He had also heard that some oppo-
siton talk had teen going on through
out this city, and he held that this was
sufficient proof that the dovll was be-
ing routed and the people are becom-
| ing awakened. He therefore main.
tain ed that he might Win these ene-
mics to Jesus Christ.
Tho song service consisted OF the
| singing OF hymns Nos. 10, ~. 36 and
| iii. A quartette composed Of Messrs
Pickles, sanl.ey and King and Mrs. Nj.
u. bowman sang hymn No. 1903.
Tho regular service was opened by
| singing the hymn Let us Crown
( Him, (l35l. MIR. Sankey sang Fad
| ing Away which hymn he sang at
the funeral oil tile late Charles Ii.
Spurgeon.
The chorus was sung a5 n quartette
composed of Messrs. Sankey, Pickles.
King ard Mrs Bowman Rev. b. +.
Jester prayed. BY request MIR, Sankey
again sang, Me Ain Countrle'' in tho
Scotch dialect Rev. @. f. Hendricks
a second prayer. Hymn No. was
sung, which wac followed by few
inmates In silent PRAYER. Mr.. Moody
then prayed, thanking God for the
work which had been accomplished
during tine week and asked for success
| during the coming one.
Mrs. Mark y. bowman then sang II
| Do Not Ask For Earthly Store" In an
inspiring spirit. The audience was
! was greatly moved by the singing OF
the selection.
Mr.. Moody then took up the sermon
of tho evening. AT the after meeting
/ on Thursday night he had asked that
the different ministers quote scrip
tu"al passages on the way of life to
seeking souls. AMI among the ones
given was this: And II shall como to
PISS that whatsoever shall call upon
| the name OF the lord shall DO saved. )"
AT that time he said he would talk on
that subject and he took those words
as his text. They are recorded in Ro.
mans. -.
lie said in part: "This is another
one of the golden texts in tho Bible.
joel wrote about this subject, rs did
also Peter and Paul preach about 1t.
This Is Il wonderful statement. Who
sohNer. 1t makes no difference wheth-
nn De lew or Camilla Adam
Shah, or Judas would have criod for
mercy. ] believe God would have
heard their cries. He heard tho cry OF
tito wicked Manassa, a man / don't
suppose who was surpassed by any
one throughout the Bible. But God
heard his cry while he was III prison
David committed one of the vilest
sins hut he says He hath taken mo
FROM Il horrible pitt II God had haard
those cries will he not hear yonr5?'
Men arc children; tl!ey have two
erica cry OF distress and IAN only
make believe" crv. They often make
y pretended cry, but when they make
Their try of distress God always hears
them ana answers It,
Nv hosoever shall call upon the
name OF the Lord shall he saved. You
viii notice that Peter preached about
this subject on the day oil Pentecost.
Now il those dews could be saved can
YOU nott Ms | see Peter standing
preaching that sermon. canimagine
seeing a man pushing through the
crowd SAYING, Peter, | am the Roman
soldier who thrust the sword in the
side OF the Master. 10 You mean to
say that can be saved? Peter saws
4 yes.
can see another man pushing his
way through the crowd and saying,
Peter, ! nm tho man who took the
rcra and struck Jesus Christ on the
head, driving those thorns into his
head.' DO you mean That can lie
saved Another one ! can see coming,
saying. Peter, | am the man who
made tile crown of thurns. do you say
! can he save q Yes saws Peter he
say whatsoever shall call upon my
name lie shall be savea.S
N0H0 Of You nave any one 20 Diane
If you leave this meeting without be-
ing converted except yourself. This
invitation is to Won MS much as it was
to those Jews ON tho dav Of pentecost.
DO you believe this: fltan ii you do
turn to God this moment. Don't lot
: Satai. STOP You from using Your own
Judgment. Ii he heard that lepefs cry
. will he hot hear your cry
/ Perhaps you say Jesus Christ was
different in those dnys. Jesus Christ
is the same yesterday, to-day and for.
ever.
lie IS right here tonight as true ne
! when iie watiteti on this earth. and he
! VIII hear you tonight iGst rs he heard
: the old prophet Elijah on Mount ear
, mel. Ion tell me that God is NOT
the 5arne II your cry is an earnest
, one. yen will be pardoned abundant.
". True prayer Is the wish of the
+ hn1Ft and lvbnn tHiQ 10 a ir
will Receive an answer.
| once knew OF little boy who had
. been sent away from his home to that
!, of u friend =. The littta fellow hnt
!. never neen taught how TO pray, bui
I realizing there VAS Il God who wonlt
7 help him in the trouble. thought III
= would a}7i, him for strength.
ihn little fello% had just been taught
the alphabet, so ono morning he wa,
found in the field in the attitude 0
a prayer isptns the letters OF the alpha
" bet DO YOU think that God could no
! understand tGat prayer? ICES. he coHli
II Interpret whlt the little fellow Wnnte
Ii and can assure you that the praye
z. WIS answered.
II This passage is the drltnliard,s also
Men wont you beileve it? What STU
. pid mon you are il you don't. Ism
ID Christ Letter than all tile whi9key /
: Ilt lillltl ibS.
If Some ono may say, Il am halt in
N toNtcnted NOW, do you say that / ca
c be saved2' Yes, YOU can ami that iii
nj mcdiatcly, think drinkards hon
is lie nearest thing to llel on th
earth, SO men turn from he curse {
r. r.tn and change your home INTO II
RI lie Heaven. hope some Of You ma
n say whom You go home, Mary, let IL
80 see tse Bit!ey" Your wife may qaAt
~ from head 10 foot, fearing That y6
Il. want To PAWN ii Tor drink, rs you HAY
dnue cSelytiIiEg else
a. No. don't winlt to pawn It, ] w
z. up at tho rink to-night ana heaI
Moody. -aN, 1t siihll conn TO pass TIN
IT. whatsoever calls upon this name pf II
~ Lord snail IN saved | want 10 see
l3 a. tha1 Is there. So Mary looks over Il
IN EGni5 AMI 1T last finds the words Ne
il is liere. Read it for me And aft
sh9 does il they have a prayer. Wht
20 the cttilsittsn snl4 the iattIAr the he
day hing h0uc his wages somstllii
wllRsh ne has never done hefare, I'm
. commence 10 wonder what has cDl
over Him.
J. la! night they have another pray
and tie children ire aIsO GunSerte
is not that home Il little Ieaya