The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-31
THOSE FREE-THINKERS.
Mr. MOODY sQUELCHBs SOME OF
TaEIK ARGUMENTS.
n. speaks Words of Wisdom to Q Large
Gathering, and Urges Them to stick
20 Their Bibies-The Singing.

che Bible, and tie influence thc scriptures
rsa upon Christian work and Christian
he. The spacious room was much more
,-,fortablc than heretofore. the paper
,.,ine on the walls serving 10 keep out
ne chilly winds and few present COM
tlaincd OF the cold
rno song service. at 2:30 o'clock. was
.rened with hymn No. 40. Il Am Comins
r.rd" IN which the choir sang with
tre.r usual skill and religious spirit. The
chorus was especially inspiring. and the
,.rrfcgation Joined in and the refrain
ranr from all over the building.
MI. Moody then urged the congregation
20 provide themselves with the words
~ the songs. Said he. 1T VIII DO you
GOOD 10 pronounce the words. whether you
Know anything about music or not
AIr Jacobs who directed the choir. then
announced hymn No. o.. after the singing
q which hymn Ne. 20 was sung. and the
congregation began 10 get slightly more
warmed up. After several more hymns
ny the choir. Mir Jacobs sang. at the
request Of Mr.. Moody. hymn No. 49,
Behold. What Love" His strong. clear
voice filled the entire room. and the eN-
preston ne gave 10 the song was un-
usually attractive. and The choir joined IN
the chorus with enthusiasm.
Hymn No. 2G. "'rhe Lords My Shep-
herd" was rendered with fine erect by
the choir after which Mr.. Moody an
rounccd that the service would be opened
hv hymn 30. 90. Jesus Lover Of My
soul" This old familiar hymn appealed
10 the musical element In every one
present. and the entire congregation join
IA In with genuine enthusiasm
Mr. Bliss then offered a fervent prayer.
asking Gods blessing upon the meeting
and the congregation, and Mr. Jacobs
sang hymn y. III. "Cling TO the Bible"
a.. Mil rrrftf oh he
election was marked. and had pro-
found effect upon his hearers
Rev. Mr.. Van HOuten. Of Manchester
then lead I'm prayer. after which the col
Lection was taken.
Fu,ure Meetings.
MIR Moody then announced that no
services would be held in the tabernacle
to-day. lie also announced that Miss Ty
son would hold her regular meeting this
afternoon at 4 o'clock. and also on Sun
day afternoon at the Second Bap-
list church. Mr. Jacobs said he
would hold meeting Of the
choir at the y. NJ. G.. A. this
evening for the purpose OF receiving
me members Of the Washington choir,
who would be present.
Meetings will be held at the tabernacle
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock, and
also AZ 1880 o'clock in the evening. and
overflow meetings will be held at the
Second Presbyterian and Second Baptist
churches. The meetings will be contin-
uel DO the tabernacle every afternoon and
evening next week. except Saturday, at
and 40 o'clock.
The Word of cod.
Mr Moody opened his discourse by
saving Dee wished 10 call attention 10 the
word OF God itself He came here TO
preach the word and that is what he
wanted the people 10 get acquainted with
SO work can stand. said he, unless II
ig based upon the word Of God. David
prayed that God would quicken him
according 10 his word. according to his
precept That is the kind of quickening
we want. II YOU are brought into con-
tact with the Bible, the work will 20 on.
Prayer meetings are very important
When / pray / talk TO God, hut when /
read the Bible. God talks TO me. 1t
IS just as important for God TO talk TO
me as for me 90 talk TO him.
Tie spirit without the word is of no
avail There is a tendency in the North.
Im sorry 20 say, 10 give up portions Of
the Bible Some people say they believe
the New Testament, but not the Old Tes-
lament We haven't got two books. 1t
is al Scripture. the Old Testament just
as much as the New. II man begins
Oh cut the Scriptures he'll soon have no
Bible The Scriptures are inspired. The
teIrkedness OF some Of the characters
are not inspired. but those who wrote
the Book were inspired TO do the writ
ill.,
believe the story Of Noah and the
ark Just as much as | do the writings OF
Matthew. 10 is very evident that Matthew
believed it. If / throw out the story
of Noah and the ark and the story that
the children OF Israel were led for forty
days with mamma from Heaven, I've got
TO throw out the works of Matthew.
nah and The WhaI..
believe the story Of Jonah and the
whale II God created the universe he
can create a FISH with a mouth large
enough TO swallow everybody in this
building. If we bring God on the scene,
there's no trouble at all
IL we begin % doubt and cut the state
ments OF the Bible. we soon won't have
any scripture. The wise men have gone
down into the bowels Of the earth and
dug up fossils 10 prove errors in the
Bible. and 10 try 10 prove that the
Scripture are not true. They can't DO
It. The man who said that he had ex-
amined an ass's mouth. and knew it was
Impossible for Balaam's ass 10 speak,
was answered very wisely by the Scotch
man who told him If he would make an
ass be the ScOtchman) would make the
animal talk
Some people say they believe the natur-
az things IN the Bible, but not the super
natural things. l say there are more
supernatural things in the New Tesla
ment than in all the rest of The Scrip
lures. They accept the New Tesla
ment. but not the Old: and yet the
New Testament endorses the Old and
again and again quotes from IT,
We don't worship "a dead jew. Christ
ls sim alive If be wasn't this audience
wouldn't be here to-day. In the book Of
Matthew alone are one hundred quota
lions from the Old Testament. and an
equally large number proportionately
With the space.
DO you've got a preacher that believes
ile New Testament ana not the Old, you
Dad better get up and get out OF the
church.
Men are always saying this and that
are not authentic; that the original says
tp and SO. What care we for the or.gi-
mar: This text just as We have Il, is
GOOD enough for plain mortals like you
and me.
man says he doesn't believe any
INNS unless he can understand il, or
unless he can see IL. He doesn't under
stand all the workings OF his physical
organism; yet they are working. He
never saw his brains nor heart. How
does he know he has any? That theory
is absurd These modern free thinkers
are Wild in their views.
thflsts work is spread all over the
world. and missionaries are being sent
al over the globe Heaven and Garth