The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-06
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Evangelist Moody Offers Valuable Hints 10
The Large Audience.
WHERE CAN We OBTAIN REST
Not in Congress or Among Million
aires-But Among the Disciples Of
Christ-A Sunday Evening Service
at Frothingham's Evange-
list Schivera Will Bring the Other
Mission Tent to Scranton.

Evangelist Moody will address a
meeting Of men at the rockingham
theater on Sunday evening Mt 8p. IN.
II will be preceded by service OF
song.
Mr.. Bliss and Mr.. Schivera will re.
main in Scranton and carry on the SER
vices until the end Of September. Mr..
Moody lays great stress upon the i'm
portanee Of tent meetings, as they are
the means of reaching the people who
are regarded as not bsing so easily
within the reach Of the churches. At
7.30 p. m special feature will be a
male chorus Of sixty voices and an or
| chestra.
Mr.. Moody will probably address a
meeting in the West Side Gospel tent.
but no definite arrangements have as
yet been made as Mr.. Moody, who ia
subject to weakness of the heart, has
been forbidden by his physeian to
preach in any but q we'll ventilated
room.
Mr.. Schivera, who has conducted
very successful mission services in
Pittston, will bring large tent capa-
BILE Of seating about 1900 persons to
Scranton, but the location has not yet
been decided upon. Mr.. Schivera is
most successful in his mission among
the foreigners, and quickly enlists
their sympathy and succeeds in insur-
ing their presence at his meetings, when
the various churches have failed in
their ondeavors to draw them into
their communion.
The o'clock meeting at Elm Park
church yesterday afternoon was
marked by an increased attendance.
Mr. Moody walked up the aislss and
selected several ladies as choir, who
discharged their duties most Of
ficiently. Mr.. Stebbins and Caswallon
Davies gave selections from the gospel
tunes.
STUDY OF THE BIBLE.
Mr.. Moodv's subject was How to
Study the Bible" and he gave most
interesting address containing practl-
cal hints. and suggested that people
should take one book at time, giving
it telescope and microscopic view,
a telescope view by going through it
10 understand the connections between
one chapter and the other az we'll as
the continuity of the book, and a mi.
croScopic view by reading it minutely
and in detail and carefully pondering
over each verse. Mr.. Moody also gave
summary of the benefits resulting
from revivals and demonstrated how
each church sprung from rsvivals. He
renewed his invitation to young men
for this evenings sermon upon 'The
Prophet Daniel" and stated that the
body Of the church would be- reserved
for them.
An increased congregation in Elm
Park church last evening eloquently
testified to the wonderful and lasting
influence Of Mr.. Moody upon the
thousands Mr.. Stebbins again con-
Quoted the preliminary service of song.
which was heartily Joined in by the
vast congregation. e
Before the sermon, DR.. Robinson
stated that noble mission work had been
carried on in the two valleys for some
months. and from Wilkes-Barre the
army OF tents were moving upward
and meeting the enemy with their
heavenly ammunition, and had been
most successful in conquering un-
righteousness and asked the offerings
OF the congregation toward the ex-
penses OF the movement,
MooDY's EVENING SERMON.
Mr.. Moody said he would speak upon
one Of Christ's promises which was the
most precious. During his remarks he
said In part:
There are some promises made to us all
which are conditional and some which
are unconditional, but this promise Is
purely an unconditional one and for all,
Come Unto me ye that are weary and heavy
laden and l will give You rest" Where
can we find this ''rest" in the worldP |
would not look for 1t among the million
aires where there is never rest. Neither
would / look for 1t in the congress, where
in the lower house they are always fight
ing to get into the senate and from there
to the white house and there surely is the
last place would look for rest. Rest will
never be found in honor or fame. would
60 among the disciples Of Jesus Christ who
had found this rest thirty or forty years
ago.
The promise was also true or its untruth
would have been found out during the last
1900 years. The promise was also very
comprehensive as it was for all, starting
with that gentleman in the front seat OF
the gallery and including you all right to
the choir behind.
l have seen many people who seem to
make virtue of carrying their troubles
and Juggling them around with them wher-
ever they went. 1t was like blast of east
wind in March to meet them. Those peo-
pie. when they come to the service, fancy
they lose their troubles and drop them in
the pew, but as soon as the benedictlon Is
pronounced they grab them up again.
Mr. Moody then went on to discuss
the word yoke and was most happy In
his lucid explanations which were
J manifestly appreciated by the audi
ence.
Mr.. Moody will preach in the
Elm Park church at 4 o'clock this af-
ternoon and as previously announced
at 8 p. m. will speak upon ''The
Prophet Daniel" The address will | @
to man. for whom the body of the
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