Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-29
THE WORK OF THE SPIRIT.
Mr.. Moody breaches to Packed Audience
IN This Sut,fect.

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on This Subject.
The evening meeting was even more
largely attended than any OF the previous
ones held In the Grace-Street Baptist
church. Every available inch Of space
was occupied
Mr.. Sankey opened the services with
SOLO "Only Remember Me" He said he
heard this piece sung at Mr.. Spurgeons
funeral. The chorus was sung by the
choir. which had been removed from the
gallery and occupied the eastern portion
OF the main audience hall. Rev a. X.
Moore offered prayer. after which Mr.
Sankey sang Il Shall be Satisfied"
Rev. Or. Hiden asked Divine blessing
on the meeting. Mr.. Sankey then sang
Nothing but Leaves" DIR. Hatcher
called upon the ushers to take up col
lection, during which the choir sang
softly. "There Shall be Showers Of Bless
ings." Mr. Jacobs, by request, sang
Take Time to he Holy" DR.. Cooper
announced that until the weather per-
mitted, the tabernacle would not again
be occupied. ard the services would be
continued in the same churches Inc
congregation sang Come, Holy Spirit
after which MIR. Moody advanced to the
Atpht VI lne bidtioIH'
TALK on THE SPIRIT.
81 want TO call your attention tonight"
he said ITO the work of the Spirit. l am
s. years old, and the first great blessing
that came to me was when | was born
In the Spirit. and the second was when
| was Amounted of the Spirit. Now. that
Is what ] want TO talk to you about.
| was in the Church ter years before ]
knew that the work Of the Holy Ghost
was different from that of the Father
and Son.
Il remember hearing an old man get
up in meeting, ana say that the Holy
Spirit was a person. ! thought he had
gone crazy. 1 afterwards found out
that he was correct. and that the Holy
Spirit was person. 1t takes the Holy
Ghost 10 convince a man OF the exceeding
sinfulness of unbelief. ! believe that you
might fiji this building with people, and
the angel Gabriel, with all his eloquence,
might preach to them. and without the
assistance of the Holy Ghost, | don't be-
lieve ne would convict one person.
Mr.. Moody spoke OF man who SAID ne
liked one church because II never bothered
with religion or politics, and SAID that
man was afraid OF the Holy Ghost. The
Spirit of God applies the truth. II makes
people lt'l uIfbllIpi llbl's L w H''' -
pie convicted Of God. the moment they en-
tered church. That IS the finger OF
Of God. the Holy Ghost.
Love Is Spontaneous. and when we love
God IL comes over us suddenly. When
q man loves God he is fun Of peace and
happiness. You can sum M your prayers
IN a very few words after all: Lord make
me 10 love You"
FILLS Us WITH HOPE.
Another thing that the Spirit Of God
does Is to- fill you with hope. Let DR..
Hatcher come into the pulpit without
hope and cast down, II will be in every
pew in this church-all over IT within
thirty days. and the whole church Will
80 to pieces. | tell you that Is a fact.
/ pity any man who has lost hope. | tell
you. my friend, you had better go and
ask Gods help If you are in the ministry.
where the Spirit of the Lord is there
IS liberty" the evangelist continued.
How is 1t; is there liberty among your
churches? Have you got the kind Of peo-
pie around here that can talk politics all
day long but can't talk religion. Sound
can't travel without atmosphere. Liberty
IS the atmosphere Of the Holy Ghost. II
there is a big church row going on the
Holy Ghost can't live there. 1t IS easy
TO preach when people pray, but II Is hard
10 lTtdCu 10 tIllifr. II bbli lthF ~ AIMS
10 find fault: any fool can do that. /
often have people tell me how II preach.
tell them all: "Go at il yours III. There
IS plenty of room. See Th1. you do
when you try it,"
The evangelist then addressed himself to
fault-nnders i'm the church. and how they
talk. and said If you don't believe me see
what you hear when you get home. 1t
was the Holy Ghost that carried convic-
ton to the 5000 Jews.
If | had TO convict an audience | had
rather so out and break stone. But all
have to do now is To stand up and
preach Christ, and he does the convicting.
To attempt 10 call up spirits or to have
anything to do with these spirits is dis
honoring the Holy Ghost. These report
ers down here think they give you the
news. Pshaw They can't give you any
thing except what has already passed.
The Holy Ghost gives us the news of the
future. The Bible is the news. You never
saw a man or woman in your life (anl
these ministers on the platform here can't
deny it, who was fun of the Holy Ghost
that was not fun Of the Scripture. | have
known men who could not quote one line
- Scripture. / know they couldn't, but
as soon as they were converted the Scrip
lures poured out of their mouths like
rain from the clouds
BRINGS Us COMFORT.
THE Holy Ghost comforts You never
heard Of an infdel comforting any one,
did you? They tear down everything and
give you nothing in it's place. \ Goddess
choir is mighty near as hurtful to a church
as a quarrel in the congregation.
know We not that ye are the temple
Of the Holy Ghost and that the spirit Of
God dwols within you" Now don't get
mad. If you go out you'll hurt the meet
ing. But don't you think that the body
ought to be kept clean? What does that
man think who was asked not 10 chew
tobacco in here last night. Do you think
it is fair TO your friends for you men 10
use tobacco? When | see a man satu-
rated with tobacco | always feel sorry
for his wife and his daughter
John" the speaker said further on,
gives us three types of Christians. and
think you VIII find them all here. There
Is the Nicodemus type They are here
kinder ID. D.. LII. DIS Of the church.
Then. there is the woman that went to
the well to get "A pitcher of water and
thanked God that she got well full
she got great deal more than Nicodemus
did. y man one told me that he had a
good well except that il froze UP in the
winter and dried up in the summer
There are great many people like that
well right here tonight.
"Oh man. get filed with the spirit Of
God. Get filed by Heavens measure
full up and running over. Lots Of people
say they can't get filed with religion
until they get emptied. Well. that is
foolshncss.
TURN ON THE LIGHT.
Suppose when the people came here last
Sunday to dedicate this church IL had
been fourd that Or. Hatcher and the trus-
tees had forgotten to have any windows
put In, or gas or electric lights, and Won
should call for light, and they should hire
100 men with pals to bail out the dark
ness, you would think they were crazy.
What you~want TO do is 10 turn on the
light, and the darkness will soon be driven
out. i tell you there are lots of US who
are pumping out of dry we'll. Wouldn't
II be great day for Richmond IL the
Holy Ghost were to fall on us right now.
Mother. that boy OF yours would be con-
verted then; that husband OF yours would
be brought to Christ. Wouldn't you be
glad TO see it? Let's pray for II. If there
is any body who needs the Spirit of the
Holy Ghost more than does a mother who
has a family to train for God and eterni-
~, I'd like TO know who they are. II
you want this power. let US come right
out and ask for IT,
Man. get down; you can't conquer un-
less you stoop. II you want God to use