Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-26
Growing in the Good Work for Which They Are Intended.
HUNDREDS OF SINNERS
Showing Their Appreciation of the Word of God as Ex-
 pounded by the Evangel.

last night in the w1gWam was aDout equal to that of the night before, and there was manifested an increased interest in the en- thusiasm and manner in which the noted evangel is reaching down into the hearts Of men and women. His work is beginning to tell, and his stay promises to be more fruitful now than it did few days ago.
 A special feature, which goes to prove that he is making great religious progress, is the fact that such large numb oers stay and take part in the after meetings.
 Night after night the number of those who stay have been increasing, and last night when MT. Moody asked the uncon- verted to come and take front seats, that he might preach them short sermon and show them the way out of sin, a large num- Der presented themselves. This evidences the fact that the people are becoming more and more interested.
 The open air meetings last night, while there were no conversions, were largely at tended, and the ministers who expounded the word of God on the street corners brought many to the wigwam that otber- wise would not have gone. They not only carried many from the streets, but the ones carried had become interested and warmed up.
 While the collectors were taking up the usual collection Dr. Hale stated that while it did not speak we'll for some people, nevertheless it was fact that a great deal of whispering went on the night before.
 This being disturbing to those who wanted to hear the sermon, 1t was decided to have policeman at the door to take out any person or persons creating unneces- sary disturbance which prevented others from hearing.
 He stated that talking and whispering must be stopped during the sermon, and if 1t was not done some one would be made a lesson of. He was sorry to make the State- ment, but it was ia sct that had to be rem edied.
 A praise service was held, which was made special feature because of the good singing and the interest displayed by the congregation.
 Mir. Moody had the audience to stand and sing q hymn 50 as to give all those who did not want to stay and hear the ser- mon chancs to go out. He wanted all those who remained to keep quiet, that others might hear what he had to say.
 Alter the singing of this hymn he asked the ushers to close the doors and to let no one raise any disturbance or walk down the aislee.
 He wanted to call the attention of the congregation to one of Christs best prom ises, and alter predicting 1t with few re- marks read the following: "Come unto me, all ye that are heavy laden, and will give you rest.'
 He began his argument upon the value of that promise ,and after discussing |. for some time said that until Jesus Christ ca me into the world no man would have uttered such words as those contained in tie text, for they would have been con- sidered blasphe nous. He declared that it would then have been blasphemy for Elijah to have attempted it.
 he said what the people of today want and what they have always wanted is rest, that thing which so many people upon this earth spend thousands and even millions of dollars in bunting. He argued that man in sin could find no rest, no matter W hat he did, without he gave himself up to God.
 He talked at length upon the manner in which professional men looked and strived to get to the head ot their profession, and that they thought when they arrived at this pinnacle they would find rest. He as- sured those who held such ideas that they would be mistaken in every case.
 He declared that the only way to secure rest was for one to give himself up to God, who would send it in abundance. He thanked God that there was rest for the weary.
 The text, he said applied as well to saint as to sinner, for it teaches that Christ not only casts away sin, but that itremoves burdens from the shoulders of the heavy laden. His plea was for every one to come to Christ, and if they could not come as Il saint to come as a sinner.
 He laughed at the ideas some people held about giving up themselves to God, and contended that it was all mistaken idea that they were wanted to come with some. thing good. This WAS all a mistake, for God wanted them to come with their sins, that they might be cleansed and made white as snow.
 It is a good thing to take a promise and hold to it, was his idea, and he explained that person did not have to go with his head down, thinking about God all the time, to be true to him and to keep his promises.
 He described the way to Heaven as being as straight as aD arrow. and that right in went around, over or under, would cause him to always carry burden. If this cross is taken up the burden is re- moved and all will be light and easy.
 God has way of peace, rest and joy, he said, aud if this way is taken these will be had.
 He paid his respects to that set of people who wanted to be Christians, but didn't want the world to know it.. In his eye this never had and never would work, for a man had to come out boldly and assert him. self to be on the Lord s side. He believed that there had been thousands of this kind of people who had been lost.
 Rest, he assured bis congregation, could be found upon the bosom of Christ.
 After the sermon was ended he made the people clear the front seats and had those who were not Christians to take them, as he wanted to preach them an after sermon. A large number took the front seats and he preached for short while words of reli- gious truths. This sermon did immense