Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-06

that next week would ask them what they
them until then TO decide. As the audience
was dismissed and filed out Of the hall the
fire alarm bell I'm the next square tolled out
a general alarm. A little while after that
pillows of fire and flame, forty feet high
came rolling down that street. and people
had TO fee for their lives That hall was
destroyed and hundreds of people In that
portion of the city persisted IN that great
lire; IL was the Chicago confederation I
never saw that audience again to ask them
what they intended to do with Christ: many
OF them went into eternity that night with
that question still unanswered. I viii
neve- again give an audience time 10 think
about II; they must decide at once.
The Question Now.
THE question is. will you obey God this
night? Will you do it? You say YOU don't
know what the will of God Is Well, just
take your Bible and il will tell you. To be-
gin with. you know that God wants you TO
break with sin, don't you? Well. you have
that for a starter
What God wants today is a man or wo-
man who will obey, VIII He find them here
tonight? Never mind the why's and where-
torres, but obey. Some people sit down and
say. Wei. I don't know why God wants
me to do this thing Never mind the ores-
uoning, just obey"
NJ Moody closed the sermon with a tray.
Tprn1rkAa
bly, earnest and powerful invocation A..
IiVered In his simple and unaffected way,
yet which stirred the vast audience 10 an
appreclable degree He prayed that the
next two days. the closing DAVIS of thess
meetings. might be attended with creat re.
suits; that the wo-d of God would come 10
the people and turn them 10 the though, 20
their eternal life. He begged that the re-
ports OF the sermons in the newspaoe-s
might do a good work: that the renorts
might go into the haunts OF sin and yice
and be read by despairing sinners brinrtna
them TO a realization of their condition and
the way out of ii. As NJ. Moody proceeded
his voice grew impassioned and his sem
fences were punctuated by frequent echoes
OF amen! from the clergymen on thu
platform and in the audience.
Rev. DIR. BartIetrs Address.
AT the after-meeting the Rev. DR.. Bart.
lett was introduced to the audience n.
said that when MIR. Moody asked him "a
preach he had been overcome with ,hs
sense OF responsibility upon him. He had
then asked God from the depths of his heart
TO take possession of him by the Holy
Ghost.
IF ] had a case for any ore Of .,ou h.
iore the supreme Court, involving 500 600
now L would work for you, how YOU would
WORK; ana yet there is a case before you
tohight involving your eternal life. Is IL
possible Tor You tonight to avail yourself Of
GODS help? Yes. You have the opportun-
lty TO do IT. What is il to be saved? To be
true friend Of Jesus. II is simple Turn
your back upon your sin, / beseech YOU in
Chrlsts sake, be YOU reconciled To Goa
Every person within hearing OF my voice
now can be saved
Il was preacher in Chicago that night
1 OF which Mr.. Moody spoke / came out ~
my church that night and saw a small light
over on the west side. / walked down ana
saw that 1t was but a small fire I went
nome and went to bed. Soon afterward 1
heard the rumble and roar Of the flames
and got up and saw that great confiagra-
/ ZION. 1t begun by a COW kicking over n
kerosene lamp in e stable. There are con-
hagrations i'm the human heart which be-
GIN with small blazes Just that way.
IF YOU are weak and vaciIla ding take
Gods help. Accept Jesus Christ tonight"
! bishop Hurst Introduced.
Then Bishop Hurst was introduced He
said that one of the first thoughts which
comes TO the new Christian is, why have
/ not done this before" That was one Of the
first thoughts I had and the greatest sur
prise was why had been waiting That 10
the experience of everyone: why have they
wasted their life to this time. Let me tell
you that you have not moment to lose
Another thought is, 'can I keep my re-
/ Hgicng. Look at these two men of God
Mr.. Moody and Mr.. Sankey. They have
! beer preaching and singing for thirty years
ana their work grows greater all the time
Take the first step and God Will do the
/ rest.