The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-02
THE rRoDIoAL'sRET
Evangelist Moody Relates This Reauti

~ tsop oNloCh tubb isBHl IIt uOOIt
at the Rink were thrown open to wo
men, there being about 500 unoceupiet
seats In the building. There wei.
about 1000 mausrresent.
The song service included the sing
ing OF hymns Ill, 10 and 1879. A quar-
tette. composed of Messrs. Sanlley
King, Pickles and Mrs. Mark G. Bow
man sang speed Away
The regular service was opened b,
singing hymn No. 208, Rock OF Ages.
the audience standing. Rev. w. L
Bainbridge led In prayer. where Ii
My Wandering Boy was sung as
solo and duet by Messrs. King and
Sankey. Rev. George Il. Thompson
again prayed, when Mr. Moody read u!
a scripture lesson from st. IIuke'a gos
pei XIV, beginning with verse eleven
Hymn No. 20i was then sung wher
the speaker took UP tho text OF the
evening
lie said in part: Il want to call your
attention tonight to this ProdigaI
Son. This young man Is one OF the
best known in history. | have been
requested to speak about moral men,
but will do that tomorrow night
when | will have something to say
about the slder.brotticr, who appears
| In this story. l have received many
abusive letters for saying that have
great sympathy for rich mems sons
But want to say that they have q
hard time of it In their lives, and IL d
rich MANS son who amounts to any.
thing III this day Is remarkable indi-
vidual, their fathers riches shut
them out OF tho way of life. They
have no incentives such us spur poor
boy to rise i'll the world, and therefore
| nl.iSLn. la. ftpIV thprA il. r.,g II
to make Il man OF him self
We'll, this prodigal was the son ola
! rich man. lie could not agree with
his elder brother. they being far apart
as the moon and sun. He further did
not like home restraint and conse.
quently the father had hard time to
get along with tho boy. Tho young
ieslow wanted to 20 down into Egypt
and have good time with his inhpri-
lance. So cen sec him rs he leaves
the homs, tho father weeping and per.
5uadins min not to, but without avail.
Ie arrives in EEyDt, becomes intro
| ducef to tho society women of that
town and moves in the upper tom
! circle of society. He smoked the best
cigars. drank the finest wine and drove
| about In Il carriage drawn by u pair vi
beautiful horses.
He had plenty of money and
nothing to do and this Is the ruin
| alton OF any young man. In tho course
OF live years he has. 81 wandered all his
| substance. | can see him standing
| about tho pawnshop pawning his fine
| clothes ana lastly the ring the siEnet
OF sonship, At last tho prodigal sees
that famine will soon visit the coun-
| ny and some day famine will strike
the Devils Kingdom. There is faei.
| ion n al In n / ,vttl
| when everyone saw what the prodi.
gal had aquanaered they would not
| help him. The Devil never does give.
| God is the glyer. In large cities you
| aee the sign free lunch displayed
! from nearly every saloon. This is the
/ Doyips bait TO get ali the money you
have Ho does not intend to give you
anything"
There was ono thing about thi
young man that / like. He would
not steal nor beg, lie at last resolved
| to go to work but no ono would have
| Inn. Gods law is our law. He at
| last found an occupation, tho mean-
ast one In those days. IL was OF watch
ing swine. When saton gets you In
his GIRL he is going to hold you and
| tinally binds yeu until il is Impossible
TO FREQ yourself. Notice what the
| young man won't away from his home
| with and SOC what he has now. No
clothes, no reputation and no friends.
| Yea, every man who 10 u sinner loosee
| Ills good natne. But this son had not
Iust his fathers love.
"Do you know what brought him
| bHck2 It, was that fathers love. So
on a certain morning see him sitting
in the Held looking aftor the swine.
| lie begins to think now. | wi9h |
amid trat r.. f,I- I
the prodigat you do not take time to
consider, His mind begins to go back
to his old home his father and elisr
brother. He says do not my fathers
servants fare more sumptlously than
| FAT last he says II will arise and 40
| to my Father" Pride now comes Into
his heart as he says look at me, Il
miserable tramp | don't balioyo my
father Will welcome mo-" IL IL pride
/ that Keeps many man out of the
Kingdom oil God. You say what
will people say II | become a Chris
| tan 2. What difference does it make as
it is right TO serye God.
The young man said. Il will arise +"
lie had NJ last got consent OF his mind.
and whom you got tie consent OF your
minds YOU will go To Christ. Then
there Will las Il shout around the throne
OF God. Prepare the best robe, a Sin
her Is coming home. Get the ring and
put 1t on his iinEerH Man, it wont
take you long to got home after you
get consent vi your minds. II dldn'l
take the prodigal long to get To hi
home.
can SEQ the old father at his home
praying that his son might at last
como home. White tho prayer is bein.
made tho prodig2i l5 on his way home
panI,lEa n n nt,FnIIty CniI ,Stba.,a ,r.,..r
a tramp" But he WIS a Son Of God.
The father is still upon the housetop
praying, and as is .ls usual custom, II,
looks down the road which took hi,
son away. lie sees u man coming
along TINT way. lilo can tell his son
by his walk. God can tell all HE PEG
Pile. Down the old man comes from the
housetop. Tie elder brother asks
whats the matter with father, 4
haven't seen him run for TWENTY
years 2 Ills servants arc all startled
at their masters conduct. At last they
see him coming into the palace with
the supposed tramp.
XIII that fntted calf and bring forth
the test robe cries the old man. After
the feast had been prepared i DON'T
believe tha old man could eat, as hel
was SO full of joy, Was not thisl
young man converted? Soma say II
don't want TO become christian, us II
am afraid will 20 back. DO you
think the pfodigal thought he wanted
to go back into Egypt? No! rhenl
come to your Fathers house and hei
will prepare tha'fatted calf and thaIeI
will be great rejoicing in tho kinHdonE
oil God oNer your raturn.h
The sermon was closed by Mr.. l.
Moody relating an incident OF the bat
lie of the Wilderness. An old man.
whose son was in General Grantsl
army. had heard that his son wast
wounded and In a hospital near the
battle iield. The old man hurried
from tent to tent. crying, "Johnl
Thompson, your father wants you.'i
At last the father hears faint eryB
coming from one OF the wards. 1t Isl
that OF his son, and the two are soon
embraced in each others arms ma the|
sou Is brought back to lilo by hls
fathers love.
so dear friends / am here to.nigh |
TO tell you that year fnther Is loot;ingI
Tor you. lie wants TO nurse you back
10 life 10 life eternal. VIII you GOMEZ
to Him that you might hayo light, and
ii moro HhUndantly?n
Prayer was then made by Mr..
Mood and he the,! retired to the I'M
quiry room, leaving Rey Il. l.. Hub.
bard in charge OF tie prayer meetlng.i
ITHy CTS We're offered by Rev. Daniel
Green, a. n ilysnro and lewis Todd
and Mrs, Robert A. MatIacli made a
touching address,
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