Evening journal., 1893-01-27
CRUSADE FOR CHRIST.
The Evangelists Continue
Their Onslaughts Against Sin.
MANY AUDITORS IMPRESSED.


and Sing to Crowds at the Rink-Im-
pressiye Afternoon and Evening lser-
vices-The Early Closing OF the Doors
Keep Many Of the Choir From the
Meetings.
The usual crowds attended the Moody
and Sankey meetings at the rink yes
terday afternoon and evening The
evening meeting was opened with a soug
service shortly before :, when the hall
was filled and the doors locked. Crowds
of belated preachers, singers and would.
be auditors were obliged either 10 re-
turn home or attend the overflow meet
ing in the Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church. Mr.. Sankey sang 81 do Not
Ask For Earthly Store and Come 0
Come to Me, the choir joining in the
chorus Revs. B. f. Jester, w G.
Rooms and l. l.. Wood, of Elkton. Md,
prayed.
Mr. Moody took for his text God is
Love. He said that though the text
was short there were volumes of COM
fort in it. He didn't believe there was a
sentence in the Bible that Satan is more
anxious TO blot out of the mind than
that one and he didn't believe there
was one in which Satan was more sue
cessful Many people have the idea that
God hates them because they sin. There
is nothing more false. II might Just as
well be asked why the sun shines as to
ask why God loves us, but it is true
nevertheless. He said Christ's mission
was TO teach the love of the Father to
everyone. rich aud poor, high and low,
publican and sinner He thought that
what made eternity so bitter to Judas
was the knowledge that the Lord loved
him.
No Limit TO Gods Love.
"And what love Christ's was" con.
tinued the preacher. He knew that all
his disciples would forsalSe Him, yet He
loved them We make great mistake.
my friends, when we try to measure
Gods love by our own short rule. Human
love is ehangeable; but divine love not
so. A mother loves her child more than
the child loves its mother. The strong
est human tie is a mothers love for her
child. Nothing in this wide world can sepa.
rate true mother from her child. God
has more pity than mother aud what he
wants is TO have us believe and get the
benefit of His love.
You may be ostracized from society.
you may be forsaken by all your friends,
but you have this to comfort you that
Jesus will forgive you; He will blot all
your sins, all your transgression, for He
loves with an unfading, an unchange-
able an everlasting love. You ask if
that is so why does God punish you. The
fact that God Furnishes us is one OF the
strongest proofs that he loves u.s. Was
not Adams fall followed by one of the
strongest proofs Of Gods lover You
would think that after He had sent
Christ into the world aud the world re-
jected Him, after He had sent the Holy
Ghost into the world after He had done
everything for us He could possibly do
that we should appreciate it. Come, let
us love God, let Him enter our hearts
tonight. If you are in dark room and
there is a window in it, and there is
bright, warm sunshine without. you
open the window and let the light ia
then why not open the window Of youl
hearts tonight and let in the warm sun
shine Of Gods presence2 You say, II
God loves me why is He 50 stern2 1t is
Just because God loves us that He pun
ishes us. There is not a law Of His but
is given in the highest and best interest
What commandment of His that asks OF
us anything unjust.
Give no Ear to Satan.
Don't let Satan get the advantage o.
you. He is always trying to persuade u'
TO desert God. ] honestly believe tha
when we get 20 the other world we vii
thank God for the reverses in this.
Continuing Mr.. Moody said that hI
had always thought that it was the idei
of the story of the cross TO bring ou
more fully Gods love for us. He though
that it took more love on the part of th
Father to give up the Son to die than
did on the part of the Son to die How am
one could go over the story of Calvary anl
doubt Gods love was a mystery. SOM
of the women in the audience wer
moved TO tears by the speakers affecting
recital of Abraham's Willingness TO sacri
fee his son. He told the children tina
Christ died for them aud that the
should not be ashamed to confess tina
they love Him before their schoolmates
He urged everybody TO speak for Christ
TO testify for Him, to live for Him an,
never be ashamed of Him.
At the conclusion of his discourse Nh
Moody prayed that God might rebulS
satan and that many souls might
saved at the meeting.
management Differences
During the singing Of the hymn
Jesus Lover Of Ny Soul. 1T Passet
knowledge" and "Why Not To Night
several went to the inquiry room, wheI
Mr.. Moody prayed and spoke and abou
City professed penitence
Rev o. G. Buddington lead a praye
meeting in the auditorium Many msn
bers of the choir bad been locked on
and that body was weak aud made MOI
so by the presence OF some of the aud
ence in seats heretofore reserved for tl
clergy and the singers and strange Ia,
men.
Presiding Elder L. f Barrett pr
nounced the benediction.
Much confusion was caused after q
regular service by the opening OF II
rear door which has heretofore bee
closed until the last. Those sitting ne
It were unable to hear the speakers aI
withdrew at Mr. Moody's request. Up
last night the management of the crow,
has been excellent Some friction has bet
caused by the closing of the doors al
interference with the plans of Il
ushers A conference has been held al