Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-07

save you. lie haS the 1""N''
Him to-day. Don't delay
THE INQUIRY MEETING.
Az the conclusion OF the sermon Mr..
Moody asked all 90 come over 10 'ne
inquiry meeting at the Young Mon LITE
tian Association, ana ABOUT 81" p'opie IT,
sponded. - - ,ho
meeting. and after Offering prayer. cahed
ON Rev. j. G. Rosser To talk 10 inc con-
creeation The young minister mace an
earnest appeal for sinners TO come. KeV.
Mr.. Lacey offered prayer and then as
missed the congregation Win the pehe-
dicton.
The Confession of Christ
Al the night meeting the taperhacIe
was filed. every seat both on the rostrum
I'D en- tho body OF the edince being occu-
pied The men are availing themselves vi
The seats reserved for them. ana th'N are
turning out in large numbers every h'sn''
| The meeting was opened with prayer pS
Rev. Asbury Christian. During the Irals'
service the choir sang number OF 'oSPei
HYMNS Mcssrs fleming, hu"ler' Zen
net and Smith rendered very n"'t'lE'
| Il Am the Way" During the ou'itp'E
the choir sang LET the Saviour IN. Kew
! Ur Cannon invoked Divine blessing
! Mr. Noodv's theme was confession oi
! Christ and his text was taken from
Romans \. 9. ~. II. THAT If thou sha'l
confess with thy mouth the L"ru Jesus,
ana shalt believe IA thine heart that Goa
hath raised linn from the drad' t"ou
| shalt be saved
For with the hear man belicVeth unto
righteousness: and with the mouth con-
fcssion is made unto salvation
/ "t'or the Scripture saycth, WhosocVcr
belieycth on Him shall not be ashamed.
CONFESS. AND DON'T BE ASHAMED.
The evangelist said: "You'll notice there
| are three things IA thes" three verses
| First. believe with the heart, second con
fcss II with the mouth: third' doh ne
| ashamed Of H. don't believe thef'
| is a soul in my hearing tonight OF YOU
do these three iEings but what eternal Ire
! is yours.
I'm venture to say there IS hardly a
| p.rsou in this house but what believes
| Jesus Christ is The son Of God. hut You
know in that 10Th verse there IS pit
that men stumble into. They believe, but
| they are not willing TO confess
I've never moi a man wno ha3 false
religion bur what is proud of it,
"INc never seen man That embraced
! an error but what was proud of u. MI
! the time / preached IN salt Lake ti'y
| never found Norman but what was
| proud Of tn fact. / have never seen
| Chinaman but what Was proud of Tho doc
| triuc Of Coufuciue. I've never seen
/ NIohamn.d3r lIt what was proud OF it,
! INT Jesus Christ came into the world %
! saw. MS. and vet It's the only religion that
| mon are ashamed OF. You will never got
| into the kingdom Of cod If you are
| ashamed OF Jesus Christ.
MEN OBJECT TO CONFESSING.
| "Whv is il Christ has SO few discirlos?
! Because men don't Ike O. confess him
! Vb.y dom, wan, 10 o., d., tho way Of the
! cross When Christ was I'm Caesarca DE
asked .W-holn 81, mon say am They
/ r,,. dfrf,r.ut answers and tben Christ
| .i3ut whom do Won saw am Peter am
! ey.r,3 .Tbo1 art the Son Of the living
God And Christ said. blessed art thou
/ Peter lie bi,s--s the man that coufes-es
/ him boldly. II ther" was q bachelor TO
Z Heaven Ip.S 81 people Nnul GET I'D mat
way. Thcy are ashamed - take the cross
anu 70 I'D by 'hrlsts way. ! would no.
give a rap for It man who would sneak
mo lhe hinedom ~ Cod.
- IN" people nave ON idea that when
they join the churCn they confess
Christ for all time. but w" are & confess
him daily. Take up your Cross daily
and follow ne W. are 10 confess him
iu business. in politics. in cVoTythin-. We
can't confess him sunday ana deny him
Monday. II "a man agrees tp d. a soldier
and IS willing 10 fight. but don't want 10
wear the uniform. don't want people -
lee -.fFf. .a1. f.f d..