Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-13

ence, TO be prepared to join the hease"'y
choir. While our singing mere mas pesn
exceedingly sweet, II cannot compare 70
what we will hear In Heaven wren 'he
redeemed souls shall sing the songs OF
Moses and the Lamb. Somehow | can't
get on to the tunes here much, but Will
meet YOU up there. Let us all be there
| and sing together"
EARNEST PRAYER TO ALL.
Mr.. Moody then led in prayer. during
,yhIch no gave thanks for the spirit OF
| hrotherIv love which had pervaded the
meetings. He prayed that the tie that
binds may grow stronger and stronger,
asked God to guide the pens of the re-
porters present. that they might carry
| the Word OF God throughout the land.
and besought salvation for all-singers,
reporters. ushers. policemen. and the au'
dience.
Upon the conclusion OF the prayer. DR..
Hatcher announced that II was the de-
sire Of the ministers present to have some
one TO reply to Mr.. Moody's expression
| OF thanks, but" said he, "Mr. Moody IL
an awfuly stubborn man about soma
things. and he will not let us do 1t. Wa
want II understood that We have fraternal
| feelings for our brother. and would ex-
press them publicly II he did not object
so strenuouSiy."
| liked to do the talking himself. He then
asked the congregation to sing Dare To
lie n Daniel" and made them repeat the
chorus several times.
THE CHARACTER OF DANIEL.
When this splendid song had been len
dered TO his satisfaction he said: II want
character OF Daniel. / Believe that hun.
dreds of people go wrong because they
don't know how to say no. People who
succeed have got TO have the moral
courage 10 take their stand. When you
take stand il you believe II Is tight
| stick to IT, Daniel was one OF the great
est characters that ever lived He had
| the strength OF his convictions
I'VE have got lots Of head religion.
| but that isn't what we want. We want
religion in the heart Then the head,
| the hands, the feet and all Will be all
right. We want Christianity now like
Daniels. Do you know that there are
| lots OF people who will do things away
| from home that they would not dare TO
| do at home? Lots OF people when they
go abroad fail 10 observe the Sabbath.
| They travel on Gods day. and go sight
| ing on Gods day. They would not dare
| to do these things at home. a man once
quoted "a passage TO me. which he said
| his acts abroad: When in Rome do as
| Rome does
"You may laugh. but lots of you fol-
| low that maxim. as though it were from
| the Bible. Give me few Daniels now
and will turn this republic upside down.
right side up"
y BEAUTIFUL DISCOURSE.
Mr. Moody's sermon throughout dealt
with Daniel. and In its entirety was n
beautiful word painting. He wildly por-
| trayed the greatnets in Daniels life. and.
| although he went into number Of i'm
| aginative fights. he confined himself
| closely 10 his subject. the prophecies OF
Daniel. After telling in beautiful Ian
guage OF Daniels captivity. Mr.. Moody
| said. Now. if any of your modern Chris
| tians had have been there they would
| have told him not to be too conscientious
| over his duty TO his God. and not to
put himself in dsfavor with the govern
ment. Daniel took his stand. He stood
| by God and God stood by him. You
young converts are going to have hard
| time Of II for the next thirty days, but
| stand up for God and He'll stand by
you. Overcome the first great tempta-
| ton and others viii be more easily met"
The drift Of Mr.. Moody's entire sermon.
which was one OF the best that he
preac hed here was TO show the firm and
abiding faith of Daniel and the three Jews
| who were taken with him to the land Of
| the Chaldeans. and that neither the fiery
| furnace nor the lions den had any ter
| rors for them. Their delverance by the
Hand Of God from what seemed certain
and horrible death was used with telling
effect by the earnest minister to show
that the Lord will at all times and under
the darkest circumstances keep from
harm those who look 10 Him through the
eye Of faith, and trusting in His promises.
NEBUCHADNEZzAR DREAM
The speakers description of the scene
that followed Daniels Interpretation of
NebuchadnezZar's memorable dream after
all of the wise men had been found unable
to DO so. was very realistic The wise
men were condemned to death for not
being able to tell and interpret the dream,
and Daniel and his friends came under
the same sentence. But the prophet said
he thought lie could comply with the
kings wishes. If given little time.
And" Mr.. Moody added parenthetically.
"the first prayer-meetinG I'm Babylon $
history was probably held that night"
"If there had been any newspapers In
that day" the evangelist slyly observed
in connection with Daniels declaration,
tho next morning that he could read the
dream, chow eager they would have been
to have gotten that choice piece Of news
and to have published 1t TO the world.
And everybody would have bought the
papers. too. to read the remarkable story"
The speaker continued the interesting
story of Daniels elevation to high office,
and urged the new converts TO take Il
lesson and stand firm in the faith.
GOD WAS WITH THEM.
The refusal OF Shadrack. Meshack. and
Abednego to bow down to the golden
image, their deliverance from the fiery
furnace without hair singed, and only
the bonds burned away, the plot by which
Daniel was cast in the lions den. where
he slept sweetly and emerged unframed
when the anxious king who loved him
called early in the morning, We're pictured.
and referring to their replies that their
God was able to save them. the minister
said that was the kind Of pluck he liked
TO see He urged his hearers to follow the
examples of these true followers of Christ,
and not to let anything swerve them from
their duty to God.
THE STONE GROWS LARGER.
| Mr.. Moody took occasion TO say that
many politicians made the mistake Of not
adopting Daniel as their model and do
right for rights sake. leaving the re-
suits 10 God. He wished more politicians
could have been present to hear this SER
mon. Referring to that portion Of Ne
buchadneZZar's first dream. in which he
saw round stone cut from the noun
tain side without hands or chisel Mr.
Moody said this signaized the Church of
Christ, which will eventually crush out
all kingdoms and kinds of snfulness,
grinding them to dust, which will be
waited away by the winds. In closing
the speaker made an earnest appeal TO
all to become a part of this pillar Of
faith and righteousness. and said the day
would come when the will of God will
reign here as 1t does In Heaven. Whis-
key, he said, will then be out Of the way
and the. e will be no dancing or theatre
going Christians. He urged his hearers
to have stiff backbones and unbending
knees to resist sin in all its forms.
PRAYER FOR MR.. MOODY.
Mr. Moody said he wanted every sinner
in the house to meet him over at the
Young Mems Christian Association Hall.
and was about TO retire, when Dr. Tudor
asked Him TO remain a moment and let
a special prayer be offered for him and
the success of his work Or. Hatcher
offered this prayer, which was a pecu-
llarly tender one of thanksgiving He
thanked God for Mr.. Moody's coming.
and asked that every word spoken by
him be blessed by the Spirit 10 the good
was asked on Mr.. Moody and his work
both as an evangelist and as an educator.
Dr. Hatcher asked that Mr.. Moody might