The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-25

! mower. 30 much: without power 90 g.
rhare "a an engine hidden away do"h y"
| the basement there, and IL you sc. 80
room with the power you rave 10 ras
Il. without the power IL comes a.
| That,s The way with a lot OF Christians.
rhov rent their premises without power.
Referring TO sinners who want 10 try ~
reform and get rid Of sin before accept
,ng Christ. Mr.. Moody said: "What nom
eeose, Suppose / want to- get TINS s,ass'
nlied with water. and say, on. its nIeu
with air: I must get the air out VI ~
before I can fill it, How do you suppose
I would get along trying 10 pour ~
air out? Here Is the way wouln 40 IT,
nickinr I'D the pitcher that stoou -"
the desk beside him, and pouring ,ne
water into the glass. y wouiu set 'o
water into It. and hat would take ca.e
~ the air. Get your hearts filled Win
Righteousness and the love Of God, and
there will not be any room In them ior
SIM"
.Nanv n man and woman won't come
N a church where they know they are
going to hear the truth. because tney
know they will be made uncomfortable.
They are like a man l heard say once
that he liked TO go 10 n church whtre
they did not preach politics or religion.
yes Of course, he did. Then he did not
have anything to disturb him, but couid
sleep right on. | have had lots OF people
get mad when l was preaching, ana get
IN and stamp right out, and siam the
door after them. But, bless you, mat IL
not a very bad sign. When you get a
man mad. and ready TO take issue WIN
you. there is some hope or convincing
him. 1t is these people who ere always
agreeing with you. and then going out
and agreeing with the first uugodiy scot-
fer that they may meet with, that are
the hard ones TO reach
81 tell you, we are all Of us. a mighty
poor lot. / hear folks speak Of naturally
good people. But that kind Of people Is
mighty scarce. Suppose a fellow should
come to Washington. and say he could
photograph the human heart. How many
people in the city do you suppose would
dare to nave theirs taken. Mighty few,
I tell you. Why? Because we do not
like to see ourselves how up in true
cc.ors. But when we primp up. look
very fine, and get a good picture. why
then we order about fourteen dozen. The
truth of the matter is. we try 10 white
wash our bodies, but leave our hearts as
black as ever"
II hear people talking about culture.
but / tell you / have heard so much
talk about it that / am sick and tired OF
It. Suppose l should take an acre lot
and plough It this way and that way,
day in and day out. pretty soon some one
would want to know what l was plant
ing, and when / would tell them that l
wasn't planting anything, just cultivating
Il. they'd be very apt 10 say that II was
about time for me 10 begin planting
some seeds. They'd be right. too. Don't
wait until il is too late. Begin at once;
stop cultivating. The soil is ripe. Think,
think-it is thinking of what we are, and
what we should be. that saves us"
"A mother brought her little child TO
one Of my meetings one night, and be-
came separated from her in the crowd.
She was distracted. and went about call
ing. Mary. Mary but could get no reply.
At last, when she was almost crazy. she
found her daughter sitting demurely in
the front seat. She asked the child why
she had not answered her call, and the
baby replied, oh, / wasn't lost. | didn't
know you were calling me- That's the
way with a good many protesting Chris
tians. They listen TO what 1 say, and
remark TO themselves: That doesn't mean
me; he means John Brown. Nv no.
ticed those things about Brown myself"