The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-11
GODS LOVE UNFAILING,
yScHANG FABLE AND EyERLAST-
mo, SxyS 7HE ErxNGKLIsT.
=, spite Of the Iec!cment Weather Moro
Than Two Thousand People Greeted
MT. Moody at the Tabernacle.

Despite tho very inclcment weather last
,eht more than two thousand people
..,thcred at the tabernacle TO hear the
t,n,ous evangelist The rain fell upon
che big roof for while and made
loud noise. but had no effect in smother
,ag tho sound of the singers voices ON
che contrary. the choir acquitted them
selves equally as well as heretofore, and
,hcy sang with "A spirit and unity that
rnichi have Done credit TO a much larger
musical organization.
The song service was continued for
lalf an hour. as heretofore. and Mir.
Jacobs sang very impressivciy hymn No.
.t the choir and congregation joining
SD the chorus. after which Rev. Mr..
N..iham offered prayer.
ST.. Moody read passage from the
F.rst Eplstlc Of John, and Mr.. Watkins
snso Almost Persuaded
WORN THxr.
Mr. Moody announced that he had
worn text which Satan was more anxious
to blot out than any other three words
n the Bible God Is Love" There was
scarcely an unconvcrtcd soul in the house
uto did not have false ideas about Goa.
sid he Nothing could blot out these
words.
.lf YOU ask me why God loves can't
tlf YOU. i have often wondered why n
wife loves her brute OF a husband II ~
cr4s nature 10 love lie can't help 1t.
t1i loves YOU. whether you love him or
rot
han we DO love The person that feels
.haf no one In the world loves him IS
.he most wretcheQ of al moriais. They
are the kind Of people that commit sui
.ie What cen a woman care for the
resf of the world IL She hasn't the love
~ her husbandi
81 hold that Cod loves not only his
Disciples. but that he loves even those who
do not love him. During al these nine
teen hundred years 1 do not belicye
Judas Iscariot has forgotten the love OF
christ L don't believe that Judas Will
ever forget IT, IL was tn tender love OF
Christ that made Judas go of and Kill
himself There was nothing but love IN
the Lords great heart when his disciples
deserted him.
The difference between human and
divine love is that human love IS ten4-
rrrary: divine love Us Interchangeable and
nfailing. People love as long as they
ind that their friends are worthy Of
thor love. but cod loves whether you
sr worthy of His love or not. IF ]
.anvince a man that j love him. ] can
almost anything Win MN. ispNt
isgeis love. and hatred begets hatred
MOTHERS low.
Tho strongest love IS a mothers love
for h.r child. Some mothers may turn
AGAINST their own children. But they are
mnaucs I mean real women. I used to
think when I was a lite boy that /
loved my mother better than she loved
NO. ! found / was mistaken. no love
among human beings is like mothers
love for her child. And yet the mothers
lo,c is nothing to the love Of God. The
mother may forget her child. God will
never forget his children
Goods love is an everlasting love. Some
re0plo say they can't reconcile this with
fne words Of Scripture that God grows
angry with his children. | say that is
proof that God loves you. If he was
Indifferent De wouldn't grow angry with
vou Why. the very fact that / grow
angry with nay boy for doing wrong is
proof that ] am interested IN him. and
thar { love him. Don't let any man or
woman think that God doesn't love you
because he has given you commandments
go keep The very fact that God has
given YOU law shows that he loves
sou. Did you ever think that when God
pr. Adam iu the Garden Of Eden he
regcr told him hc loved him. Adams
SIM Vas the. instrument which brought
Ol' Gods anger. and IN that way showed
DIS Owe for Adam.
TIE MEASEsT MAN.
"Nlst was IL that brought home the
prllsal Son? His elder brother didn't
OH 3D. An elder brother will never bring
pf1l.sal son home. / think that elder
brother was one OF the meanest charac-
iers u history. IL was the parents love
that brought the boy home. III you can
Ind O. man or woman who can't rejoice
of
know they are not a Christian. and are
not it for the Kingdom OF Heaven. That
younger brother would have never come
home Il he had thought such a welcome
as that OF his elder brother was awaiting
him at the hands of the father. The
tr.ble these days in too many of the
clrches lis that there are too many elder
toiners enrolled in the membership.
The devil never gives. God is the
ltcr You say such is not so. for how
about the frce-lunch counter? The free
lunch counter is but q bait 90 ruin YOU
As lons as they know YOU are q rich
MANS son y0u'll get invitations To box
PARTIES 40 the theatre. progressive cuchre
parties and the like. but when your money
eo0s the invitations cease
Mr. MoodNs description OF the hrodigai
son as he appeared TO him, and The deep
love ~ thc father. was graphic ana
strong he drew a very clear and I'M
iINrrlAf comparison fNtNf'u Ai4f l'Nf 81
the father and the love OF the Lord for
DTS children.
a great many people fear they Will
leave the fatted calf and go back 10 the
htsks OF the swine" said he. Not so.
II the Christian once gets a taste of the
Sayi0ur's love he VIII have no idea of
returning. lie will be satisfied. The Lord
Is calling you tonight. You may be
stepped with whisky; You may be vile as
he'll itself. but God wants you. He's hold
ing out his great heart to YOU
Mr.. Moody closed with an earnest APP
peal 20 his hearers 10 come 10 God and
accept his love. The meeting closed after
hymn. and a meeting for inquirers was
hold ia the Young Mems Christian Asso-
cation Hall. MIR. Moody making brief
uik 10 those present.
fUFrEE MEETINGS.
Nr Moody viii preach in the taberna-
Gle this afternoon al O'Clock and to-
night at 7.S0 o'clock Tomorrow after
noon hc viii preach at 8 o'clock 10 the
white people. and a. 7.3) o'clock I'm the
evening hc VII preach to the colorcd
people
on Friday night Rev. Mr. Needham viii
preach 90 the c0lored people in the taber-
n4rIc
SO Z o'clock this morning Rev Mr.
NeeIham viii conduct the regular prayer
if. i'rs service al the Second Baptist