Evening star., 1894-03-01

suffer from the consequences OF my sinful
conduct" He spoke of the man who In
anger with his master sowed thistles with
the wheat, and when the seed came up
and the master saw the thistles In the field.
where they had never been before, re called
the man and asked him to account for those
thistles. Then the man in a burst Of peni-
tence confessed his fault, and reminded his
master that he had once said that IL he
should be I'm fault and should repent and
should confess his fault that the master
would forgive him. Now" said the serv-
ant. i hold you to your word" His master
said that he would forgive him. that hs
would keep his word. but said he to the
servant, You must go out and reap that field
Of wheat" And so, said Mr. Moody ihere
are certain things you have to suffer for ~
you do them, but God will forgive ff YOU
only ask Him.
An Impressive silence.
Mr.. Moody concluded with one OF those
powerful personal appeals which mark his
public utterances. He exhorted the men
and the women TO receive the message OF
good news which he had brought them ana
to accept it now. He told them that they
were free agents and it was theirs to
choose. He then led in an earnest fer
vent prayer. in which he asked that the
presence OF Gods spirit would be manifest
in the audience, and pausing in his invoca-
ton he said, And while the voice OF man
is hushed may the voice of God be heard
in this hall" An impressive pause followed
and throughout that immense hall the au-
dlence sat with bowed heads I'm hushed si-
lence. Mr.. Moody stood with his head
bowed, and then after a short interval he
again led in audible prayer. He prayed that
as God has spoken to Saul that He should
speak to the people here tonight.
At the conclusion of the prayer the choir
sang and an opportunity was given to those
IN the audience who We're unable TO remain
longer 10 retire from the hall Only a few
went away and their places were quickly
hlled by others who had stood patieatly
throughout the services.
When the hall was again quiet Rev T.
b. Bailey Of the Central Mission led in
prayer. Then MIR Moody again spoke, The
solemn exhortation with which he closed
his discourse seemed 10 have left a strong
influence with him. and he told the people
now useless II was that men should speak
to them. II was not preaching he told
them, that would save them. but a willing
ness to be saved.
DR. Hamlin's Appeal.
He called on Rev. Dr. Hamlin. the pastor
OF the Church Of the Covenant, to say a
few words. and the latter. coming forward,
| made simple but effective appeal TO the
unconverted. He said that from all indica-
tions he was convinced that the Holy Spirit
was most graciously present in the hall
/ lie thought that there were many hundreds
in the audience who wanted to be saved
and who would be glad to make the good
news which had been proclaimed TO them a
personal matter. He said that he wished
I 10 speak to those who are not Christians:
he did not mean altogether those who were
not church members. nor those who had
never made a profession of faith in Christ
but he wanted TO talk to all those who In
| their hearts felt that they We're not Chris
| tians. He then spoke of three stems that
were necessary. First he said, you must
4 know that you need the Gospel He then
asked those who knew this TO rise and
quite number. in response, stood on their
feet.
The second step. DR.. Hamlin explained. 10
TO know that Christ is able TO save you:
not Mr. Moody or some one else, but YOU.
He asked those who believed that Christ
was able ana willing TO do this for them TO
indicate 1t by rising, and again a number
/ responded.
The third step, Dr. Hamlin explained. was
simple decision. He wished that they could
all get rid of the idea that some great revo-
! luton, some revulsion, was needed. All
! that was wanted was decision, something
/ just as simple to decide TO come TO this
| han tonight He told an incident showing
how simple and businesslike was decision
and be made an earnest plea that all make
4 the decision at once. Again he invited
! those 10 arise who were willing TO take
! sponded.
A feryent prayer was then offered by DIR.
Hamln for those who had thus expressed
! their decision.
The conversational meeting then followed.
Watching for His Coming.
Mr.. Moody's theme in the afternoon was
| the promise OF the Lord 20 return He
spoke of the glorious hope of this promise.
and said that like all Gods promises. it
was good and would be kept He dweit
upon the advantage OF keeping a constant
watching for His coming. Nothing can
so help TO take us out Of the deadly whirl-
! pool of the world: Of the whirlpool of FASH
! ion; of the whirlpool of society like con-
| slant watching for the coming of the Lord
! God has told you to do il, and IL is safe TO
30 what He tells you. Don't mind what
| the soothing world says. If He tells you TO
| run. run; if He tells you TO stand stand: !:
| II lie tells you TO watch, watch The safest
| and surest way, my friends. is to do what
| the Lord God Almighty tells you"
He said that the world was doomed to
be destroyed twice, once by water and
once by fire. Ii had already been DESTROYED
| by flood and it would be again by fire. He
| said Pauls last letter TO Timothy prophe-
! sled the terribly perilous times that were
| TO come in the last days before the destruc-
| ton, and asked if they were not here.
Mr.. Moody continued at some length ex-
/ horting his hearers to shape their lives so
that they would be among the blessed who
should meet the Lord on His return TO the
1 world. and closed with a plea for the sal
| walton OF all. A conversational meeting
| followed.
Important for Christians.
To the Editor OF The Evening Star:
! VIII you allow me to add a suggestion
to the printed suggestion that to serve
their purposes some device to keep Chris
tians away from the Moody meetings must
be adopted. I think the attendance of
Christians of just as great importance as
| of those who are not. If Gods fire burns
| in the hearts of Christians many may be
converted through their instrumentality-
| as well Mr.. Moody's-and his teachings
may show them the danger of lying like Q
becalmei vessel on the sea Of life.