The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-27
Third EDITION,


GOD Is LOVE.
~ Was Isecauas of This That God
Died For Us Thoush We Wero Sin
ners.
z The Moody and Sankey meetings
1re growing In interest nightly. Many
who were unable to hear Mr.. Moody
+ on the previous night. made their ap-
pDnrance very early last evening, and
10 great was tho rush that at ten MN
mites before Z o'cluck the doors of tho
rink were ordered closed. At that
time up TO $50 O'Clock about 1900 pep-
pie COLLECTED, who We're very Indignant
& bocause they could not gain admit
lance.
When 1t was announced that an
Ioveriiow meeting would be held, the
cr0wd proceeded To Delaware Avenue
. Baptist Church where lev. ". IL.
+ Hainhrldge had charge OF the service.
4 and 1t was estimated there we're fully
1900 people present. Mir. Sdnkey sang
! = solo and prayers were Offered by
I various minister's.
5 Prevtous TO the regular meeting in the
( rink. the choir sang hymns Nos. 1870,
( 3S. u and Is At Z O'Clock Key. john
= 4ftfOOAilo olltlGu nB llulA
Was Never Told, was HeXt sung, when
Rev. J. l.. Wood led again In prayer.
The choir sang another hymn follow
oil by a solo by Mir. Sahkey.
b Mr. Moody then read scripture les
4on from the fourtAchapter OF Johns
first eplstle, begiuniiig with the eighth
verse. He then sarnonucrd his text.
saying: ITO night fhnve very short
x text to talk to you about. but | think
8 you will find us much i'll it rs you
1nTouid In volume, There arc only
hiree words In 1t md they are:
"God Is Love: don't believe there
b another sentence Ia the Bible that
bOthers Satan more. He Is constantly
making PEOPLE believe that God Is not
Love but he is unjust. For the past
5000 years he has thus been deceiviug
Tie peoples II IS a false idea. God
does love us. There are many who
think because they will not accept Go u
he 10 angry and hates them"
This Is another false idea God docs
= love you and will continue to do Sc
until Tie end Of time.
M For the past 80 years Satan.has beer
s endeaVorlnR To make me believe that
God is hot love. But no has not been
nhle 10 crowd mo from that rock and
by the grace or God l am there to
n night. / would doubt my existence
rather than donbt tue fact that Go,
does not love me. 1t Is GODS nature
10 love because God is love. Why
does the sun shine? Because 1t wou,t
be impossible for IL 10 refuse. as 1t i,
ts Ats nature to do so. When Chris
walked upon this earth ana met any
poor soul he always helped it. Thl.
was because of love In the heart OF
tie Almighty.
"lle loved his disciples unto the end
even to the time of his death ON tn
cross. He loved Judas. who belraye
him, and Peter, who denied hin,
They received nothing hut love iron
him. 50 don't you begin TO tueasur
Gods love with your short tape for il
will be an imposslbility.'
Human loYe Is very change(li. bu
1t is not so with Gods love. 1t re
mains Interchangeable. You will ais
notice that it drscettls. human low
Is similar In this respect, Every pa
\ rent knows that he OF She loves IL
Child more than the child loves II
paiei t.
"a certain young man In a Vcr mon
town was Charged with murder liz
different counts during tho trial
the mt thHr of the prisoner sat weet
ing III the court room Many asked
k~how can that mother love that Scout
mothers heart for ii-a boy, and whe
he had beon sentenced TO death sl
Pleaded in vain for hBr sons litO. Ate
De Ind been hanged She saw tuat til
body had respectIbie iutertueut.
This was all because of that mott
ets babe, ami on uytus of a broke
heart she asked thai her body be plat
ed with that of he. son in tho prlsu
yard. Then what love there mus
M Ia Ia. aNt
FOR us. mothers love is sllonge
than death.
The prophet Ks can inothe
Forget her ohld l say that she cIi
but God cannot, aAl ne WATTS you All,
j 10 believe It. Although you are
sa sinner hO loves you. lie viii blot on
= your Sins and cover your iniIultie
Gods love Is uueeuslng, unchtngt
eble and everlasting, Oh, that man,
might receive il TO night.
Now, some may say II God is 10y
WHY does he punish Lie WICKED Ii
Ia diSploleGl 10 5uG L. .aT3 tramp u
nn'ler foot All ti,=iligh ths agn9 II
has laid down pans -. the sLlyatu
OF man, but they haze all breu refllssl
he sent his own sou To die Tor us. 49,
still he has ie the Holy Ghost, wlut
Is here toni siIG. What IN jre can b
do 10 prove his love Toward lis 2
Others may ask. II God Is low
why is he 80 rigid IN his laws" Tri
ths coinmtnGeuL, lhuu AHalt \
Steal lo dent wait anyone to ste
anything from you do you! Nc
then. don't you steal anything III
law is not rigid. Is ii? Thou Sn.
Not Bear False Witness Against At
HelghbOr You don't wait any one
TILL any uutrutn ab5lt you, do 20
Well, don't yoa lie SPOUT any one oil
Now, that is not Il Ggtd law is il
Then say that Gods Laws are to o
l,ilest and best tntctNst. = ceItR
father once rafli-el to allaw his So
u climb the teees in hIs yard, Ihe
Tie it!UHs coal Atl8t understand wi
fllelr father would not L.; them 20
INTO the frees, SO en- ore occasion o
q pt the little ia! lows citmbsd 10 the I,
when hu letl and seriously iujur
himself lie thol learned why l.
tnllier was 50 rigid IN that respect
''DuHL yuu think hs does not 10
yoG hetause hc lago down lis rol
malIinGut5 FOR You 70 be govern
by. FnruuGh Cots love tuiist Ii
given freely Tor liz, sc then do
doubt n- IuFo hut turn to him and
will 1DHndaIly pardon" He clos
the text with ali appeal to The you
| people to not be p5named to o.
CHRIST III tine pubic zehOOls.
Moody thon Oteg5l Pa yer, ail
which a large humber udlOuupd
Ale inquiry room
''Jesas Loser OF iy soul" was EN-
At the hcS inning a tho prayer ri
uriG9. Hymas numJ.r li6 lJ). 81,
bud ii we're sung, intsrsper4
"a Oh pray el BY EsYs VI Hn-Oh IL
M P. OTIS Roy. o q Budding
- had charge Of lhs maetiHg AT
Singing tti54 tIIEB3+jsY ia ijp,ts Is,.4