The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-28
LEFT THE TABERNACLE
ND WORsHTPPED Al 7HE GRACE
sTR8ET-BAP1IsT en- URCH.
M. Moody Could Stand Cold Weather but
nota March B.i,zsrd--IniercstinE Ser
vices Iesierdsy-Iarg. crowd.

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,. occupied the seats nearest the plat
l.-m. their bodies filed with cold and
..,r minds with thoughts Of rheumatism
..l pneumonia, waiting patiently for the
eating 20 take place one hour hence.
cold draugh,s played hide and seek up
.~a down their spinal exterior. and assoc
..fiois Of mustard plasters. cough syrup
..l flannel bandages danced before their
.-.ntal visions as the cold, wintry air
snrp, up through the open floor.
D., seemed q regular case OF get out or
f-..ze out. when Colonel Philips. the
I..f Of ushcrs. announced mat the meet
.-.s would hc held at the Grace-Street
Baptist church.
mis- splendid edince. like nearly all the
other Christian churches conveniently To-
.ateI. had been placed at the disposal
~ ihe committee.
Air. Moody. sensible Of the discomforts
- fhc tabernacle under the conditions
~ tAc prevailing temperature. watched
fae weather anNiously. and at 2 o'clock
,I.rhoncd the y NJ. G. 4. that he
floaeht 10 cNpedient 20 abandon the Ia
ferracle until The weather should get
warmer
AS soon as the notice was given the
,.uencc arose on masse and FASTENED TO
,.e church. for fear the building would
i4 crowded before they arrived. Ihe
f,rqe church. however was ample 10
arcomm0daie that number and many
more but bv the time the great preacher
arrived the building was well filled, and,
fsough no preparation had been MADE ior
holding services therein. IL was very
comfortable. in comparison with the
0ren tabernacle.
4 scotch Song.
small organ. brought from the sun
day school room. was placed on the ros-
--.m. and Mr. Sankcy opened the ser
,-e T. few minutes before o'clock by
.rcing tho familiar hymn. ALAS. ard
rl My Saviour Bleed" assisted by Mr..
Jacobs. and the congregation joining IN.
..Is.eel Assurance" and Nearer the
cross" were also sung, with Mr.. Tibbitts
af Doe organ. and Rev. Or. W. ). Young
lci in prayer
After the singing Of anothes familiar
hymn Mr. Moody called on MIR. Sankey
81. sing My Ain Countrie.'
Nr Sankey prefaced the song with
tref history OF its origin. He said some
...rs ago a Scotch family came 10 this
..-try. In the family was a girl named
r.-y. who died Ia California three years
e. and that she wrote the words Of the
s1ect hymn when turning with longing
to her native land.
l,r Sankey sang the words in the Scotch
dialect very impressiveiy. his remarkably
rsaoufnt voice filling the reccsses Of the
church with harmony.
Rev. ". v Tudor. ID. D., was called
on md offered an earnest prayer for
success 10 the meetings. Mr.. Sankey then
sung the hymn. Pray Brothers. Pray
bv Rev. Horatious Bonar. of Scotland
whom Mr.. Sankey said was to him the
greatest hymn-writer Of the day
Nr. sankcy sings the words of a hymn
ass well as the tune. and il is due I'm
large measure To this great gift that
tley are $50 inspiring and impressive.
Mr Moody. when Mr.. Sankey was
through with his solo. called on the choir
to sing sweet Hour of Prayer" and,
standing as they sung. the entire CON
ererauon joined IN with a will and rem
dared the grand old hymn in fine style.
Must 8eiicve the Reporters
SIR. Moody. before commencing to
preach. made some very humorous re-
marks about the tabernacle lie said the |
temperature Of the tabernacle would be |
taken with a thermometer, and that he
would return TO il as soon as it was
warm enough not 10 be 50 extremely I'M
cmfCr'abie.
be- said he could stand good deal of
.od and had preached i'm Scotland when
De- could see his breath a yard in front
of him. but that he had 10 admit that
ODE tabernacle was little too much even
iar him.
Mr Moody said ne did not want the
people 10 catch cold. but he wanted them
i0 catch fire and warm the old building
DID, Said he: "'rhe newspapers say IL
rM be warm by Wednesday. and OF
course we must believe what the re-
Iorters say"
Alr. Moody preached for thirty minutes.
dropping and scattering pearls Of thought
ike a refreshing shower on every side
AS ne spoke. The great preacher, who
u.s. low Of statute found the handsome
brass reading desk too high. and taking |
small Bible. held IL In his hand part |
W the time. and talked in cJnversa- |
flnal tone
Ills subject was prayer. and Mr.. Moody |
faid he would speak on the elements OF |
prayer. ten in number. and as ne could |
not get through with all Of the ten, he |
would proceed with them at another !
time.
Re said be would rather pray like |
Daniel than preach like Gabriel. What |
we wanted these days was not preachers, |
bat praying men and women.
10 rs nor always the man who breaches. |
It may boz the man in the pew or some |
htd-uIien suffering one who has the |
most power ia Heaven.
he told of an incident In England |
where when he asked those who wanted !
to become Christians TO rise. and nearly !
the entire congregation rose. He thought |
hey had not understood. At the after |
meeting he gave a similar invitation. and |
Cd sim larger number arose. lie again |
thought he was misunderstood and left |
the next day. was sent for 10 come back |
ts.1
~ the number who stood up the day |
before. fnquiring around he found that |
there was a bed-ridden woman who had |
been praying for two months for him |
90 come 10 that church He said he at
ir.buted that great visit OF the Spirit OF |
Cod 10 the faith and prayer Of that |
woman. and that the second visit OF him
saf and Mr. Sankey TO that country
Has due more than anything else 70 that
woman
Alteration the First Element.
said he. the first element Of prayer is
adoration When we see God. then we
commence 10 appreciate his infinite good
hess and see that he is pure and holy,
and great and that we are vile and sin
il. Mr.. Moody quoted number OF
Instances Of prayer in the Bible. where
he element OF alteration was plain. and
passing on. gave the second element Of
prayer as confessing OF sin.
Said he believers have sins as well
as unbelievers have them. When we get
in a sinful state We need something 10
straighten as out. Sin in the soul is
Ike a hidden bullet In the body We
can have no health rs long as the bullet
H hidden I'm our flesh. we can have no
happiness as long as sin is In the heart
unoonfessed. believe that the old penta-
costial lire would come 10 Richmond II We