The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-13
THE REVIVAL CLOSES.


After Three Weeks Of Success The,
Evangclists Speak for The Last Time.
Evangelists Dwight L. Moody and
Ira ID. Sankey last night closed their
three weeks crusade against Sin In
this city. The meeting last night was
In many respects tho most remarka
BILE one of tho series, the plain teach
ing OF the Gospel az taught by Mr..
Moody going home to many and the
result was that many fiocked to the
inquiry room to know the way of life.
Mr.. Moody stated that this was APP
parently only the beginning OF great
revival. and II the new converts would I
start TO work with the Christian PEG.
pie of this city. Wilmington would
yet see harvest OF precious souls
br ought Into the kingdom Of God.
During the evangelists stay here
there has never been seen such an in.
forest taken In religious work. Mr.
Moody attributes this TO the combined
effort which has been put forth by the
Christian people of this city. Not.
only have the citizens appreciated the
opportunity OF hearing the evange-I
lists, but hundreds OF people from
outside this State attended them. 1t.
Is estimated that fully 10000 people.
attended the meetings.
After the preaching service Mr..
Moody asked Gods blessing on tho
usiiers who had worked so faithfully
during the three weeks. and that the
police officers might be watchmen in
Gods Kingdom. lie also prayed for
the newspaper writer's who had sentl
the Word OF God to those whom heI
had been unable to reach. The en-
treaty closed with a desire that II tho
aes9mh,uge never met again on this
earth that they would ON the other
shore.
=. he choir, which has been under the
leadership of Professor j. +. Clymer,
also deserves great credit for the in
terest tile members took In the work.
Never befora has there been such a
body OF singers heard in this city. Mr..
Moody eomplimented the singers
highly, saying that never before had
he heard the songs of Zion sung more
sweetly than they had been by VIII
miugton's musical talent.
THE LAST SERVICE.
There were about 1000 people In the
rink at the closing service, a large
number of these being women. The
song service consisted of the singing of
tho hymns: The Lord Bless Thee, /" 232
Holy Ghost With Life Divine" II;
Narrow and Straight" O; Faith Is
the Victory, III; Let us Crown Him /"
1875; God be with you till we meet
again" 209; Blessed Assurance" 90
Revs. Swartz. Jewell and Mr. Moody
prayed.
Mr., Sankey sang Eternity and
Mrs. Plerson sang along the River Of
Time" and "'rhe Sons OF Cod" Mes.
Sis. King, Cline, Taylor and Tatnall
sang BE not Afraid, when Mr.. Moody
took up his text.
| He read from Luke XII. 18. The les.
son was OF tho parable OF the rich man
who had inherited great earthly posses.
sions and had failed to lay UP treas
IRE in Heaven. He sud In part; "Ihls
man lived In an important period of
the worlds history. | can Imagine
that this wealthy farmer had stood on
his porch and had seen Jesus Christ go
| by on his way to Jerusalem. believe
he had frequently heard the preaching
| of John the Baptist. That he had seon
| the lepers cleansed, the blind given
| their sight and the sick made whole,
| but no was so busy with his worldly
| possessions, that he could not listc n
to them"
| Many to-day would call that man a
successful and shrewd business man.
The parable doesn't say that the man
was in any diareputable business nor
that he had gotten his riches through
cheating his fellow-man. People
would call him successful man, but
God calls him fool. When God
speaks of fool he means man who
lives without any hope of eternal life
and therefore God called The man so.
Now let's see why God took tho para.
bio from this man. Some people to-
day would say the man was as good us
some OF the church members, but
why do men take the weakest of Gods
people as his representatives Why do
they not take the giants? When party
wants man to represent them they
do not take the smallest man. bus the
giant. Why don't they take such men
as David In Babylon2
That man may have been noble,
but what was wanting la him was he
had nothing laid up in Heaven. He
had not sought first the Kingdom OF
God and His righteousness. He was
n covetous man. and you never heard
Of such man in the Bible who haG
been converted. While this man was
planning TO build larger barns to hold
his possessions, he had failed to talk
God Into them. Such men are max
ing q wreck of life.
One night | can see the farmer lay.
Ing out his plans, when towards mid,
night the angel OF death appears. The
man pleads to be allowed life for 8
short time, but without avail The
soul and the body had to separate
that night, and he was without hope
Frienu5, let the worldly treasure go
but don't miss laying up that treas
IRE iii Heaven. In eternity this mar
was pauper.
Men, this IL solemn meeting to
men. You and may never NEE
again. There will DO a day wheI
mans doom Ia sealed, as when Cos
destroyed the people In Noah's time
There may DO men here who are
within a week of death and yet they
have no hope of eternal life. WI
should all be ready, for God may say
this night thy soul shall be requirec
OF thee" 0, that you all may beeom,
, rich In Jesus Christ to night. Men ne
glect this too long The greatest ca
iamities ever heard of were through
neglect. 1t is great danger to ne
glect your souls salvation. II yot
would neglect your health you woult
soon be dead would you not2 Man Il
the current Of life moving rapidly OIL
to eternity but what will become o
your seul2 Are you going to neglect it
| We tdll y dHpth W JtOilibtiiiutt- 1t
terrible thing to tritie with God
Don't make the mistake this rich maj
made.
Mr.. Moody then made an earnes
entreaty, which was responded to b.
, l35 men in tina audience who sis;litiet
their want OF Jesus Christ by risin &
The inquiry room was also we'll lille
after the meetings were over.
Tonight II general praise serric
will be held in tho rink. All OF tn
preachers in the city will be prssen
\ and many take part, The choir wi
also be present. All those who hay
been benoliLted by the meeting shoul
attend and receive another blessing.
Unsolicited.
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