Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-31
GIVE UP YOUR SINS.
Mr.. Moody Makes an Earnest and Tender
Appeal 10 The UnSOdly.
ACCEPT THE WHOLE TRUTH.
uis Sermon on the Bible Convincing
Argument That 1t Il All True or
Nome fs-Futurc Meetings.

Abou, 1000 people gathered in tho taber-
naclc yesterday afternoon 20 hear Mr..
Moody speak on the Bible.
Tho ovangelists entered tho building
about 2.30 O'Clock and started the sing
ing. At O'clock Mr.. Jacobs opened the
meeting with a solo. "Behold. What
love" Jesus. Lover OF My Sour was
sung by the congregation standing. after
which Mr.. Bliss offered prayer. AT the
Cross. At the Cross" was sung by tho
congregation. and MIR. Jacobs sung "Clng
e. the Bible" Rev. Mr.. Van Houton. OF
Manchester. offered prayer, and Mr..
Moody made the announcement for the
meetings during next week. Il Am Thine.
O Lord" was sung by the congregation
Nj Moody then advanced TO the front Of
the platform. and after cautioning the
ushcrs TO see that quiet was maintained
during the sermon said: Il want TO call
xour attention TO the Word of God Itself
today. I have come here 10 preach the
Word Of God ana IT is well that we should
take o look nj what I am going to preach
about We want GOOD. healthy Chris
tMne- working Christians. No work viii
stand except a. be founded on the Word
Of cod II YOU are just coming here 10
sh,d % few tears md say that you had u
good time you will not get much out of
them. n is "a good thing TO love the Bible
When Wc pray we talk TO God, and when
We read Tho Bible GODS Word He is
talking 20 as. We Will not know how to
tax % Cod unless we read His Word
III
rnf know how 10 talk TO Him, but we
viii not know how 10 work for Him. If
vrI were going into battle for your life
you wolll like to know something about
thr mctUe that was I'm your sword: ia
os'.r words. you would like 10 have con-
r..nle In o. So It is with the Bible II
500 are going 90 do battle for Christ YOU
want 90 Dee ahle 10 depend on His Book.
CONFIDENCE IL HIS WORD.
"Th,Ic is tendency in the North to
Q.. up parts az tn" Bible. l hope that
Such i- not the case down here. We must
have confidence in Gods Word When
J.oiI. h,r.r 90 give UP parts Of the Bible
Do i- nnt very long before they have given
r9 uotr. ana SO on until they have given
up th, whole Book. ] have often said THAI
WHOM I give up a portion Of the Bible /
am aous 90 give mp the whole thing.
What Is the use In spending i've years IN
B.. i.r minutes som" people ask me Il
] uluk the whole Bible is inspired No.
DON'T When the devil told the lie in
al. garden he was not inspired. but some
49,. WAs inspired 70 write about It.
"NuN. talk about believing in the New
ami ola Testament What portion is
there iu the New Testament that you can
rlt find in the Oll2 In Matthew alone
there are 100 quotations from the Old
uf
four Gospels, ana there are Ia quotations
Lihsu from the ola Testament.
"Therc are 80 quotations In Revelations
taI,r frcr the ola Testdmg:. 1t is alb
surl for men 10 take one portion OF the
Bible and throw ont the rest
Another thing. there is not thing in
that O1 Testament that men are Cayil-
ling about that God did not set His seal
- when lie was down here. Men say,
You don't believe iu the story Of those
five cities being destroyed by fire. Sodom
and Gomarrah and those three others
Certainly. They were buying ANA selling
until Judgment came and swept them
away. And so II shall bc IN the coming
OF The Son of God
BELIEVE THE WHOLE BIBLE.
"N,n say. YOU don't believe in the
story of Elijah being fed hy that widow
o. you" Certainly. Christ said there were
many widows i'm the days of Elijah. but
Elijah WAS fti hy only one widow. Why!
Christ believed 10. ~" referred 90 il Him
SELF lie set His seal 20 Il. The Son of
Col believed it. and shall the servant
O.. above his master" Men say. DO YOU
believe the story about the lsraelites
being fei on manuaY Certainly. AS
Moses lifted up n, serpent i'm the viii
Geruess even So must the Son Of Man be
lifted up He connected that with His
own cross. And then at last they look
as Wise as owls and say, You certainly
dom: believe in the story Of Jonah and
the whale Yes I believe in that. When
/ give that up ! am going TO give up the
resurrection. As you get along i'm life
and you have perhaps as many friends
on the other side Of the river as you
have on this. YOU will get about as much
comfort out Of the story of Jonah "a
any other story In the Bible. May God
help us 10 hold on 10 IL, Jesus connected
that With His osn resurrection. In Mat
thew they said thrice SHOW US a sign
And He said that the only sign should
ho the story Of Jonah in the whales
belly. Christ believed that Jonah went
into The whales belly. and are you going
70 be- His disciple and be- wiser than He?
80 LIMIT To GODS POWER.
"1isn say 1T is a physical lmpossiblity
Tor "a Wh4iv 70 swallow man.. II says
'frf4 prepared a great 41ll iidl u
enough. H. God created "A whale. couldn't
Iis create a nsh large enough to swallow
mani He can create a FISH large enough /
:. swallow the whole world AT one SWai-
llqy. Do IS astonishing how men are snecr-
.,r aa3 fcering at the idea that God
couldn't do II. 4 friend Of mine was
r'lus back 10 Scotland. and he heard a
couple ~ those little modern philosophers
Discussing the bible. one said, The 81 Z
l.o says that Balkans ass spoke. NOW,
! am A scientific man. and have taken /
the pains 10 examine an ASS mouth, ana /
81 les So formed that 1t couldn't sneak
Iir was gong 10 toss the whole Bible over /
because Balaam's ass couldn't speak. /
Tr friend said he stood il just as long F
.- boo could and finally he said, An, 1
man. you make an ass and ! VIII make /
lm speak, The idea that the God VINO /
made the ass couldn't speak through ms |
mouth pid you ever hear such stun? /
And Yet this was one Of your modern |
I.I lsoQhers.
"such men as these may come ana go, |
INT the ol! Book keeps on living This .
appeared % strike the audience just
i.shi as there were loud cries Of "Amen, /
Amen. cmanatug from all parts OF the /
IlI-ing
TAKE ALL OR NONE.
"Thon there are people who tell as /
fNIf the liDle ~ gong out or uaie. " ny, D.
my friend :; is just coming into date. F.
Look at the Bible societies that are daily
dl. trlbuUng thousands OF them one
house ia London. l. my knowledge. has
I..i bought 10000 OF them. Then there .
ir another class OF people. who say. OF .
course. j believe the Bible, but / don't .
believe the supernatural part Wen. .
I.w. n yuu are going 20 throw out that .
.rt. YOU might just as well burn IL up. .
ami throw s.; away. There is 10 part Of .
tl- Bible that doesn't teach supernatural /
things. You read that God went up from ,
talking with Abraham. Now II that .
o.u't take place. then the man that wrote ,
Genesis knew he was telling a lie. and .
Cut gOes Genesis. You so into Exodus /
and there are the ten plaques and Moses +
going through the Red sea the water
coming out Of the rock. and all those
supernatural thirgs Now il those things .
were not 80 the man that wrote IL knew
that he was telling deliberate. wilful [
Die. out goes Exodus. You go into Num- /
lcrs and there II Moses making a brass /
serpent. which n put on 10 a pole and the |
Ieoplc are healed. II that didn't take
place out goes that book. And so you can
e. into all the books OF the Old Tesla
ment. and there is not one that hasn't
something supernatural In H.