Evening journal., 1893-02-06
ROUTING THE UNGODLY.
Evangelism's Third Week Be-
gun Auspiciously at the Rink.
GREAT CROWDS AT BOTH MEETINGS.

The Third aud Last Week OF the Moody |
and sankey Services Begun with Two
Impressive Meetings-Ono Hundred
Men Ask for Prayers After the Even-
ing Sermon.
Immense audiences were In attendance
at the two meetings in the rink yester-
day. The afternoon meeting was for
women and that at NJ sht for men
The meeting last night was the largest
mems meeting of the series This sug
gested to Mr.. Moody the holding of
mems prayer meeting In the Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church ON every night
this week after the preaching st the rink.
The meetings were arranged and will be
under the direction Of Rev Mr.. pierson,
of Baltimore. who will arrive here to-day.
Last nights meeting was remarkable
one because of the marked evidence of
a widespread religious revival Many
men voluntarily asked the prayers of re-
ligious people.
The Evening sermon.
Taking as his text the parable Of tho
great supper, particularly the portion re-
lating TO the excuses of the three men,
who declined 90 accept invitations 80 at
| tend He thought there were many
men present who would give excuses as
trivial as these for refusing an invitation
90 the feast Of the Bridegroom-the feast
prepared Of God, and at great expense.
He said
"The first one Of these men had bought
a piece OF land and wanted TO 20 60 look
at it. Does any think that the man had
bought that land without having walked
an over iti that he had not stepped of
its length and breadthg II was real
estate and had been right there ever
since the world was made. There was
no possibility Of It's being taken away.
Ny friends, this was sham excuse.
The other man had bought five oxen and
he wanted to 20 try them Can any one
believe that this man had his oxen yoled
up 80 he could drive them that nlght2
He, too, was shamming. The third man
had married a wife He was more foolish
than the others. Why didn't he take his
wife with himg Young wives like 10 60
to feasts They like TO 60 to show of
their husbands-may be to show that
they have got a husband.
"Men have been making excuses ever
since Adam sinned, and they are at it
, yet. There Is a man right out there
, now, who, II l were to 20 to him and ask
him to 20 with me 90 the after meeting
he would say Please excuse me. He
would pull out his watch and say that
he had promised his wife to be home at
! 5 80. That is the old trick. Adam
lodged behind his wife when he was &C
3 cuaed Of SHINING All these excuses are
e foolish, but ! challenge any one here TO
night to give a better one
% Men who want to find an excuse FOL
not becoming a Christian begin by growl
ing about the Bible They want new
Bible. / have found these men, but
never found one who had read the olC
q Bible through found one who did not
( even know which was the first and last
/ book of the Bible. Another man says he
] don't understand the Bible am glaC
there are passages in the Bible / don't
understand Passages that men cannot
understand That is the best proof that
is Is from God The wisest theologiani
who have given their lives TO study oI
E the grand old book acknowledge wheT
s through that they have only been able Q,
skim over the surface of IT, It's depths
D. are too great for human measurement.
y Another excuse is 10 Is a hard thing
I TO be a Christian The greatest lie thai
has been brought from hell TO the eartt
, is that God Is a hard master Don't yor
{ think It. is much better 20 have God will
you than 90 have Him against your
want TO say it emphatically here
. TO night, my God is not hard master
/ The way of the trangressor is hard, bu
= the way Of the just groweth brighter an'
4 brighter unto the perfect day
Never Mind the Hypocrites.
"Another man refuses 10 be a Chris
! tian because there are so many hypo
critics in the chnrch. Yes, there ar
I hypocrites in the church and have beel
ever since Judas sold Jesus for thirtl
4 pieces Of silver. There are a good man.
out Of the church ] throw down thi
+ challenge / will find 100 hypocrites out
a side the church for every one that can b
4 found in It, Suppose there are hypo
critics in the church, / am not asking yOl
I, to be hypocrte. am asking you to b
\ a Christian. / ask you TO follow Christ.
At the close Of the sermon Mr.. Mood
asked those present who would acccp
= the invitation TO respond TO it by sayin
~ 81 will The answers 10 this reques
= began near the stand Some Of tn
u working Christians present answere
Il and were stopped by the preacher. Ii
!, explained that he wanted recruits, an
!, wished 10 hear from the unconverte
men Of the audience Then the answer
h. began anew. They came from all part
u Of the house and kept up until It wa
estimated that nearly POO persons ha
p ans swered.
Mr. Moody asked all those who wishe
,r an interest i'm the prayers that wa
- about to be offered for the conversion
. inquirers 10 rise TO their feet Abou
100 persons rose and stood during n
Vi prayer.
VI The attendance at the inquiry rooi
was larger at the conclusion Of the sci
n vice than at any time since the meeting
,e began.
The Afternoon Service.
The crowd began assembling at tn
rink Yesterday afternoon at o'clock an
s. at . so o'clock, an hour before the advel
,e tised time for beginning the service, th
rink was full At 3 o'clock the mus
began with the singing Of the hymn
Of Nos. % and "a by the congregation
S Mr.. SanlSey sang "She Only Touched u
d. Hem Of His Garments, and "Watehin
)n and Waiting.
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