Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-11
THE BIBLE AND GODS LOVE.
These the Themes Upon Which the Evan.
gelist Preached Yesterday.

on account of the heavy rain which fell
yesterday, only about COO people gathered
NJ the tabernacle at the afternoon SER
vice. The building began to leak very
pereeptibiy, and Mr.. Moody invited his
audience to the Second Baptist church,
IN which place the meeting was held.
About nifty members or the large choir
were present and rendered the several
gospel hymns very sweetly. The meeting
was opened with prayer by Rev. Or.
Young. Mr.. Jacobs sang See the Secret
OF His Presence"
Il like these rainy-day meetings" COM
meneed Mr.. Moody, we can all get
together better. l thought j would talk
to you to-day about His Word. If you
want to feel comfortable get a littla-of
the Word. There are a great many min
listers who use the Bible only as a text
book. and then they wonder why their
congregations do not love the Bible. y
tree does not know that IL Is growing,
but IL it Is a real live tree it grows. SO
1t IL with US. IL we read the Bible our
Christianity grows. Ii is an inner life"
Mr.. Moody here read a number of quo
tations which he styled nuggets. and said
that he had gathered them everywhere.
THE KEY TO HEAVEN.
The Word of God IL the key to
Heaven" he continued. Now, | want
TO talk To you about how TO study the
Bible. God makes everybody different.
None OF us think alike. or even look
alike If we had the making of people
we would put them In mould, and they
would all be exactly alike. Wouldn't
that be awfully monotonous Now. some
people will read the Bible verse at a
time. and others will read chapters at a
time. A good way TO read IL is TO take
q whole book at a time. Then, another
good way is to take certain subjects and
topics and go through with them" He
recommended the use OF Alexander Cru
den's concordance.
He told OF once when ne had studied
the grace OF God for weeks, and had
gotten full Of IL. he had found 1t nee
essary TO tell some one Of It. 81 went
out on the street" he said. "and. stop
ping the first man 7 met, | told him all
about 1t. He thought I was crazy. but
could not help that, I had TO tell 1t,
and did"
LET GOD BE WITH YOU.
Now. let's get back to the word. 4
am with thee / tell you. when God is
with man he has nothing TO fear. 4
will help thee Isn't that an assurance?
Suppose you were a month behind In
your house rent. II you believe In His
proussse YOU won't fear the landlord, will
you? A man who has Gods right hand
win not 90 into whiskey shop. You
see people standing on the corner. shak-
ing hands and talking, and so Il IL with
the Lord. He just takes hold Of the
sinners hand and holds 1t. Now. take
the 10sd Palm. Sd, 4th. and 9Th verses:
who fors.veth all thine iniquities;
VINO heslsth all thy diseases:
"'Who rsdesmeth thy life from de-
&ruction: who crowneth thee with low
ing kindness and tender mercies:'
Who satisnsth thy mouth with good
things. 80 that thy youth Is renewed like
a.. the eagles
ARE PRECIOUS PROMISES.
II have read those verses 100 times, and
never saw the beauty q them uatn q
few moaths ago. Here we have forgive
moss, redemption. hes>eag. GROWING. and
satisfa C tion.''
Mr.. Moody referred 70 the sist psalm.
and IN that eonAsction related his ex-
pesteness oa ~ as.lassd sessmer sprasuA
ana told how a. promises OF God loomed
up before hjm during the week in which
no |uss In irpm1nsnt peril Of going down
woeh che sAle. Contiaung he said: ''Oh.
the promises OF God! Hsw they will
hear ,xev ~ Nothing could be so sweet
- O. ~ osid o9 His promises this