Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-21
 THE EVANGELIST ON HAND. A Large Audience at the Wigwam
 to Greet Him. AN OUTLINE OF HIS WORK Was What He Gave Them Last Night-TWo Sermons on To- days Programme.
AN OUTLINE OF HIS WORK

MT. Dwight L. Moody, the noted evan gelist, arrived in the city yesterday after noon and last night he was on hand at the wigwam to begin a meeting of ten days. in which he hopes to do great good to the people of the Magic City.
 At the wigwam last night he was met by a congregation of about 1500 people and @ choir of about 100, who made music pleas ing to the ear and inspiring to the soul. After being introduced to the congregation chapter of Joshua.
 After the singing ofa hymn he began with his evenings talk, for it was simply an outline of what he expected from the people and what they ought to do in order to have results from the meetings that are directed by them.
 to go into the work with heart and soul that good might come. He wanted glo- rious meeting of this, and wasn't bashful in what he had to say, eitber.
 Among the first remarks made by the evangelist, he said: l want to tell you that you cannot do much without faith. The trouble of the day is that the people have too little faith. Now what you want is faith, for have seen many good thing wrecked without having enough faith. The man of faith, said he, looks over walls and everything; he has power that he never had before.
 After dealing at length upon the faith that should be used aud illustrating his points with pleasing anecdotes, he took up the courage that should be in the carrying on of these meetings.
 tinued, think the bulk of us are moral towards. As Sturgeon pnt it, we haven't enough stioktoitism. Now, said he, in very earnest and appealing manner, let us keep in mind that II we are going to have urged them to not drop their courage, and then began upon the enthusiasm that should exist.
 Another thing that we want is fire and enthusiasm. said MT. Moody. Look at tasss 6ack to ooOsress. They IVY worH ~ hard T and md with enthusiasm, and what we want is men full of fire and enthusiasm.
 One shall chase thousand and two put ten thousand to flight. Now, that's fact, for Eve seen 1t dons but 1t seems nqw Wa,,s that Sunday school teacher worth if he gets all his information out of little pamphlet
 Another thing we want is perseverance. If you want to succeed you must stick to thing and not be always jumping. about. said he. What want to see here is faith, with hands and legs, and l hope that 1t
 The hardest man to reach is the man who sits in the pew, and it's easier to reach a man who hagn' heard the gospel in twen- five years than it is one that has sat in pew for thirty. i've years. No man can do anything for God without he has love for his work and hope you will put plenty of love in it..
 The evangelist discussed at length what it took to make success of the meeting, and gave the people g general warming up. His talk was well received by the congrega- tion, that greeted him.
 There will be preaching this afternoon at o'clock and tonight at 8 by MT. Moody.
 The committeeman and ushers will hold a meeting in the wigwam this afternoon at o'clock, when every member is especially requested to be on hand.