Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-05
BUT ONE WEEK MORE.
Mr.. Moody 10 Close His Richmond Meet
Ing Next Wednesday Night.
WHAT CHRIST IS TO US


Tug sermon
Meeting Last Night.
Mr.. Moody will preach twelve more SER
mons In Richmond. In other words, he
Will end his labors here next Wednes-
day night and leave in other hands the
work so well begun by him.
The evangelist made this announcement
yesterday at both OF his meetings. He
did this, he said so that any one having
friends that they desired brought under
the Gospel In these meetings would have
ample opportunity to get them to come.
Mr. Moody expressed the earnest hope
that the services conducted by himself
might prove but the beginning OF great
revival OF religion here.
Thus far AIR Moody's meeting has been
g decided success. He has had large con-
gregations his sermons have been earn
est and effective, the singing under the
direction Of Mr. Jacobs has been excel
lent and there has been a general re-
llgious awakening throughout the city.
badly be even larger, as many people
from points near by will come to hear
the renowned preacher.
What Christ Il to Us.
The tabernacle was only about half filed
yesterday afternoon when the meeting
began. Mr. Jacobs opened the services
by singing Some Sweet Day" The
choir sang several hymns. after which
Rev. a. J. Frlstoe. Of Petersburg, and
Rev. Dr. Cooper offered prayer Mr..
Jacobs sang, There is a Green llill Far
Away" During the offertory the choir
sang two hymns.
II want now" said Mr. Moody. "to
call your attention 70 subject, rather
than text: What Christ is TO us;
What Christ wants to be- TO us 1t VIII
take more than one afternoon TO tell
what Christ wants 10 be-. to US. / don't
propose to tell you all lie wants to be.
but | can tell you some Of the things lie
wants TO be 10 us. DO you know to-day
that the world is flied with religion?
Everybody has some religion. We don't
want people 10 give UP their religion-we
want them to give up sin. There are a
great many people who have historical
Christ. They don't know Christ as lie
wants TO be known. but from a historical
standpoint only. They don't know Christ
as a Saviour.
Is \ PERSONAL SAVIOUR.
Some one once asked a young divine
how he knew that Christ was divine. He
replied. somewhat embarrassed, Because
he saves me'-a pretty good answer. l
think. We don't worship n dead jew,
We worship n living Christ. He has burst
the bands and come out Of the grave,
and he is able to save TO the uttermost
advise yOu friends, TO let him save
YOU to-day. Never a pope. a minister. or
priest saved a child. They can't do it,.
Christ alone can save you.
Now, let IA pass on TO Christ as de-
liyerer. II YOU are a slave to your tenn
per. you don't know Christ as a deliverer
If YOU are a slave 10 your appetite. you
don't know Christ as a deliverer. Some
people think they are Christians, yet
when they lose their temper they Will
swear Mighty small Christians, these.
II you are a slave TO any vice you arc
not delivered"
TO COMBAT THE DEVIL
The minister then discussed the three
afflicted men spoken Of by Mark. and
told of their deliverance by Christ. "Oh,"
he continued, Il do thank my God that
lie sent Christ into this world TO combat
the devil for US Jesus Christ Is daily
saving men throughout the world, and
is casting the devils out of them. | be-
leve that the greatest devil We have TO
curse us to-day Is that rum devil. 60
forth and tell the drunkards that Christ
is willing and able TO save them. Bring
them 10 Christ; lie will save them.
Lots of people in here to-day do not
recognize the touch Of faith. There is
all the difference in the world between
the touch of faith and the touch of the
crowd"
lie told the story of the diseased woman
who was healed by simply touching the
garment OF Christ, and. continuing, said:
II hope that there are lots Of you here
that will touch His garment to-day. lie
IS the great healer. lie can heal you.
Bring on your sins, your diseases, and
he will heal them. People say they are
dead. / don't care how dead you are,
Christ can raise you. You may be as
dead as this railing. and He will raise
you. II you want TO be delivered, II you
want to be healed, if you want 10 be
raised come TO Christ.
Il AM THE WAY"
people say they cant come. They
don't know which way TO go. There are
so many Creeds. Here are our friends, tie
Catholics, they say they are the tue
apostolic church: then the Episcopal
brethren, they also claim TO be the trde
apostolic church; then the followers of
John Wesley tell us that ,heir's is the
way; then DR.. Hatcher will tell us that
the Baptist way is the right way, and
he will invite you TO come mis- way. But
what does Christ say am the way"
You come TO Christ, no matter bv which
way. so you come TO Christ. ANA. my
friend, you will be right. ! once saw a
picture of Christ standing knocking at a
door. with a lamp in His hand. and
thought / would buy it. | went along,
and commenced to think about it. and il
suddenly occurred to me what does Christ
want with "A lamp? and then / did not
want the picture. i am the light said
Christ. Come, get in the light.
There are people who ask you after you
have been converted how you feel, and
they will continue to ask you that ques-
ton each day. Why man, you don't have
TO find Christ through your feelings. Come
to Him. Get by His side.
SHOULD SHED LIGHT.
Mr.. Moody told of his having conducte I'd
services in the country years. ago, wher
each person, as they came 10 the meeting
would bring a candle and light 1t. thereby
giving enough light to see by. Now le
each OF US give a little light" said he
at the meetings. You can give as mucf
light as a tallowdip, can't you? You laugh
but there are lots OF you who don't ever
shed that much light Now We come on L
the Lord as shepherd. How many o
you could sing from your heart "The Lore
Is Nv Shepherd?' When in the North o.
Scotland | had a meeting and 300 peopl,
were there | gave them the 23d Psalm
and told them to sing 1t, and my soul,
thought that they would take the roo
off of the house. ] asked them TO sins
IL again. and said that l only
wanted> those who could sins
il from their heart to stand up and sin;
it. One or two started IL up. and two o
three joined in. but ! never heard pOore
singing in my life Nothing but a sicl
sheep will follow n stranger. How man.
sick sheep are In this audience. Are yol
a sick sheep. are you. and you? Iol
don't want TO admit it, do you? A shep
herd knows every sheep in his flock by III
feelings. So Christ as our Shephert
knows US. He knows that man who can
pass by a whiskey shop. that woman VIII
has an irritable disposition. Christ know
you. The Lord is your shepherd, If yo'
want Him, did you ever think Of that
Ii would be worth the wealth of the worlt
TO you.
CHRIST AS A TEACHER.
II would like TO take up Christ as
teacher to-day. but | am afraid l won
have time. Just let me say. If there is
skeptic or an infidel in this audience TO
day | hope he will go TO Christ in
teachable disposition, and he will teacl
him the ways of Christianity"
Mr. Moody told of n prominent iurist Al