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esies in the Bible strike terror to the

phesies in the Bible strike terror to the
unbeiever
Mr.. Moody then read passages from the
Bible IN connection with the prophesies
Of N!nevah. and referred to a number
Of propheses which were literally full
filled.
sooner Doubt NV Exisfencs
My dear friends, I think ! would doubt
my existence. said the speaker, sooner
than | would doubt this book. Every
one OF the prophesies TO which / have
referred have been literally fulfilled. and
yet men doubt the Bible. How can any
sane man read this book and doubt.
MIR. Moody then closed with an urgent
appeal to his hearers to bring their
Bibles with them. and also TO give
little time every day. even ten minutes,
90 take up few verses Of Scripture
and get them into their minds before
facing mankind. Said he. II you will
digest a few verses OF Scripture every
day. you won't be so liable to backsliding;
you won't get very far from Christ and
you can come back next day and get
near TO the Lord again by studying your
Bible. II could make a hundred Of you
fall In love with your Bibles. / think II
would be about the best work could do
among you; for IL would result In a great
many more than one hundred CONVEX
sions.
Mr. Moody then offered fervent
prayer. after which hymn No. ~ was
sung, and the congregation dimssed with
the benediction.
The Chi dren's Meeting.
The meeting Of the young people at the
Second Baptist church yesterday after
noon at 4 o'clock was one OF the most
interesting yet held. quite large gath
ering OF little folks were in attendance
and many OF the parents and Oledr
people as well as the young folks, listen
ed closely TO the talk by Miss Tyson. The
speaker. as heretofore. pictured the sub
tcct matter before the youthful minds
in a highly instructive and graphic way.
and the Illustrations were especially well
selected and presented. Miss Tyson is
doing a truly good work among the
children Of the city, and they seem TO
recognize this fact. They flock TO the
meetings in large numbers and listen
with close attention 10 the delightful
talks so fun Of valuable lessons Miss
Tyson will conduct a special service for
young people at the Union-Station Metho-
dist church tomorrow morning at
o'clock.
At the Colored Baptist Church.
Rev. George G. Needham preached to
the largest colored congregation he had
yet faced at the First African Baptist
church last evening. The building was
crowded TO its utmost capacity, and sew
eral hundred people had TO be turned
away. Mr.. Needham preached a strong
and convincing sermon on Psalms "
l6 The Rev. W. +. Fife. the drummer
evangelist was also present and took
part Ia the meeting. He told of his con-
version and the results Of his evangelis-
tic work.
Rev. Mr.. Willingham. the secretary
Of the Baptist Board Of Foreign Missions,
also attended the meeting. and made a
talk upon the subject My Heart Is
Fixed He impressed upon the audience
the Importance OF fixing the heart upon
God, rather than upon the world. To-
wards the close of the service Mr.. Jacobs
appeared and sang solo. About fifty
enquirers rose for pray er.
Importa for the Ushsrs.
Colonel Alonzo l.. Phillips, the chief
usher Of the Moody meetings desires
all ushers who have been assigned to
serve tomorrow afternoon to be on
hand promptly at l +. NJ. If possible. but
certainly not later than l: 80 =. NJ. Those
who have been assigned for the evening
service are requested 10 report at +.
NJ, or as soon thereafter as will be in
their power.
tsbers for sunday
The following are the ushers for sun
day afternoon, and they are requested 10
report at 1870 p. M: