The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-05
MOODY ON ASSURANCE
Tells How Christians Can Become POSSeSSOrS
Of IL
DISCOURSE IN The EVENING

TAU something 10 odY fpou' "SS"oS
for Workingmen-Said There Was
Tendency to Discredit the Book OF
Daniel and Thereupon He Made an
Eloquent Plea for the Preservation
of the Scriptures as They Stand. "a.
The Moody mission services began
Yesterday at p. m. at Elm Park
church, when Mr.. Moody addressed
large audience upen Assurance, bas-
ing his remarks upon St John. Xxx, 81.
A gentleman once approached him
with request that he would recon-
mend q book upon Assurance" and ne
told him that the best book was by o
man named John. The gentleman re-
ferred to asked whether the author was
an Englishman and was surprised to
find that the Bible was referred to.
Such was the case with hundreds,
said Mr., Moody, who read every book
but the Bible and are surprised that
they cannot get assurance. When he
was converted and got assurance he
thought that every Christian should
wear an outward badge, but after ex-
psrience Of years he thought different,
as every rogue and hypocrite could
wear badge, and God knew the best
place by placing 1t In the heart Of man.
Some Christians were kind, even tenn
pered and with o smile for every
one; others were snappish. cross
and impatient. Which class, he
asked bis audience with some en-
phasis, do you belong to2 would not,
he said. give that much for tons Of the
latter class, at the same time giving an
emphatic snap with his fingers Mr..
Moody went on to refer to other points
bearing npon his subject and was
diligently followed by large number
who were we'll provided with Bibles
and read his quotations. He expressed
himself delighted with the large mum.
Der who had brought their Bibles with
them and trusted that everybody would
do likewise at the remaining afternoon
meetings.
SERVICE IN THE EVENING.
Once more the capacioua Elm Park
church was filled at the evening ser
vice and many attended at an early
hour to enjoy the excellent singing
which is conducted by Mr.. Stebbins
previous to the servi,e
The Elm Park church quartette dis
coursed some sweet music during the
preliminary service after which Mr..
Moody made an announcement with
regard to the workingmen's mission,
and stated that in May he began TO
work among the workingmen in the
Wyoming valley and after three
months absence he was highly graft
fed to observe the great success of the
mission.
Last Saturday he addressed 1,J00
workingmen in the tent at Pittston.
The work would be removed from
Plttston to Scranton in few days and
he asked them all to work for the sue
cess of the movement. Many people
with poor clothes would not attend a
church, but there was every possibility
OF getting them into a tent. Let the
mothers bring their babies with them.
In order to encourage the mothers to do
so he once announced in England that
no woman would be allowed in the
meeting without q baby in arms. and
the result was that 1, 100 babies were in
the meeting. He felt that the move
ment would be successful and asked
the meeting to make a collection to-
wards defraying the expenses
JONAH AND THE WHALE
Mr.. Moody in commencing his ser.
mon expressed his JOY to see 80 many
young men present and extended q
hearty invitation to attend on Thurs
day evening, when he would speak on
the "Prophst Daniel" Last night he
addressed his remarks upon the book
of Daniel. and stated that thers was q
tendency in and out Of the church to
throw discredit upon this book, but il
they gave up one portion of the Bible
let them give it all up Mr.. Moody
then denounced in strong terms the &C.
ton of those people who stated tina,
they did not believe in certain portions
of Holy Scriptures, and as an instance
quoted the stand taken that the whale
could not swallow Jonah, as its mouth
was not sufficiently large. "Why," he
exclaimed, God could make fish
with mouth large enough to swallow
this church and all the people in it. y
The idea that God could not create
such fish to upset the Scriptures.
Other men, he remarked, would not
believe in supernatural things and
therefore wanted to do away with all
the books. Why II the men who wrote
those supernatural incidents in the Bi.
BILE did not believe In them, they were
writing deliberate lie. There was
something supernatural In everything
connected with the life of Christ, and
all His life had been propbesied and
these prophesies had been fulfilled. The
idea Of q man who calling himself q
disciple Of Christ, finding fault with
the only book of his SAVIOUR. There
were many things which man
could not understand. He
had read it for forty years, and if he
understood 1t at first all interest in i,
would have gone, but it was as fresh
to him as ever and thank God, he de-
clared, that he did not understand the
whole OF it inasmuch as 1t was 9
source Of continual new interest tc
him. He recollected one man who spoke
against the Bible and declared we
wanted new one, and he was asked
which was the first book, Genesis OF
Revelations. swell, i can't exactly tell,
but | know we want a new Bible"
KNOW THE LEAST ABOUT 1T.
The men who wanted new Bible
were the men who knew least of It.
There was no book 80 misjudged as the
old Book. and men who hesitated tc
give an opinion on other books withou,
thorough perusal, freely criticised
the Bible without being able to quote
one verse OF its contents. The besl
answer to skeptical men was the mum,
ber of prophecies that had been full
filed. Two hundred prophecies from
God to Christ had been fulfilled, ant
that 400 years before the coming Of
Christ.
1t was be emphasized, easier for him
to believe the Bible than D. L, Moody.
His heart had deceived him a 1,OOt