The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-12
MEETING ALMOST OVER.
ONLY ONE MORE SERMON ny MR..
MOODY 40 THI7E PEOPLE.
TO Night Tie viii Preach to tho CoIored
Population-uis Theme Last Night
Almost Persuaded

ANOTHER Of those grand spectacles which
can De- created only by the assembly of
many human forms divine and the intel
iiecncc that looks up from myriad faces.
,,as presented again in the great taberna-
Gle last evening.
a large part OF the tabernacle was re-
served for men. and every seat and every
available space IN the great building
WAS filled.
The choir was on hand IN fun ranks.
and under the careful training OF Mr..
Tlcobs sang the new hymns OF two weeks
ago with full volume and fine effect.
The leader sang a solo and then Rev.
Or. Il. Rice. Of Alexandra, offered an
earnest prayer
Afier more singing by the choir Mr..
Moody stepped forward and in the term
De- always uses impressively. said: Let
AS AN look 10 God for his blessings and
bow our heads in silent prayer" and then
after a moment OF impressive silence.
"Let us Join in the prayer that Christ
taught his disciples
Then. led by Or. Cooper. the great
audience repeated in unison the words
OF the Lords Prayer. their voices undu-
iatlng IN waves Of sound.
Dr. Hatcher chairman Of The committee,
made "a brief address, asking Tor an
offering. lie explained the origin Of the
Moody meetings. and said MI. Moody
came al the united and earnest invita-
ZION OF all the ministers OF the evangelical
denominations in Richmond, and at the
earnest desire of the people, that on ac-
count Of this desire and the lack OF
place Of sufficient size the committee
Quilt the tabernacle.
lie stated that the committee was far
short OF the amount they expected from
the popular collections. He spoke feel
ingly Of the great good done to the city,
the hundreds Of men who have been lifted
up. and the hundreds of people who had
been aroused. Mr.. Moody added a few
words % Dr. Hatchers appeal, and said:
81 am especially anxious to see the
Christians pay their bills promptly.
understand that YOU owe $1,000 on the
building across the street the Young
Mems Christian Association. / wish you
would pay 10 off. That institution Is a
great blessing 90 this city. 1t is kept open
day and night and is a perpetual fountain
looking constantly after the welfare Of
young men. People say il is give give.
AN the time. but the purpose rs "a good
one and YOU should respond freely
Vow YOU Mcihodists cry amen. you
Trcsbyterians nod your heads. and you
Ep.scopalians put your hands down i'm
your pockets How about the BaDtists?
a voice cried on they viii come in. of
course. said Mr. Moody.
At the close Of song by the choir
7fr Moody said. "Now l want you 10
sing Dr. Hatcher's hymn No. a2S The
choir then sung, God Bless YOU" with
a. win.
Between the verses Mr.. Moody inter-
t..tcd the remark that he called that
BIS Richmond hymn. that he aid not
know 20 was in the book until he ar
lnel here.
When the choir were through he said.
'N0W sing my hymn" and the choir
sang the lIst Psalm, ia very sweet and
effective style
SIR. Moody read several verses from
fhe Twelfth chapter of Mark. and the
congregation rose and sung very i'm
pressively, God be with You Till we Meet
Again
THE TEXT.
SIR. Moody took as his text a part of
the 3ith verse of the 18th chapter OF
Mark. Chou art not far from the King
dom Of Cod
think they would have been inclined
90 assassinate Christ on that day II ne
bad not said these words.
Die answered the Pharisees so wisely
shat ne turned them away satisfied
cod can read men. but men don't think
~ That IN this day. They only know
about religion externally; they know
nothing about Christ in their hearts
know such great crowds would not
le gathered here If many of them were
got close TO the Kingdom Of God.
Many a person here has been given an
opportunity since this tabernacle was
built and one of the sad things about
closing up these meetings Is that so
many are near the Kingdom OF Cod. ana
nat they are not in II.
Are YOU going TO meet me at the right
hand OF God. or are you going 70 miss
Teaven2 That is the great question.
rn speaking of the eloquence of John
the Baptist. he said any man could get
an audience in a city like Richmond,
when backed by all the preachers and
the reporters present TO print me ser
mons. but John the Baptist was dressed
poorlv and came out Of the wilderness
looking very unattractve and was un-
known and yet they took MN lot the
prophet Elijah.
lie preached day after day 10 great
crowds. vet he had but one text Repent
sc Of your sins. the Messiah cometh.
He described Herod as being murder
er for beheading John the Baptist. but
said that al one time he believed Herod
was very near TO the Kingdom OF
IIeaven-when he listened TO the preach
ing of John the Baptist. Herod said he
would go and listen for himself IL IS
good thing for a man TO listen for him
self Thousands OF people INp-udl are
listening through other people.
JUST A CHURCH MEMBER.
A man came TO me to-day and said
ne was all right. because he belonged to
the church-and his breath was roek-
Ing with the smell of whisky. The
church will never save any man unless
he will give up his cups. The church
won't do YOU any good unless you re-
pent OF your sins-go and pull on the
mask.
When E,arod heard she preaching of John
che did many things He stopped drink
ing. ne stopped taking brides; ne ana
many things" There is not preacher
in Richmond who has not had inQuiiers
near unto the Kingdom Of Cod Wnen
they have turned away and been ten
times worse than ever-the hardening
process had set in
He described the coming Of CHRIST ana
lis baptism by John. and the sensation
that the fuldment of Johns prophecy
must have caused.
The trouble said he. is the same with
this audience that IL was with Herod.
DE tried 10 compromise. He believed
that John was "A heaven-sent messen-
ger. but he would not give up every
thing II there had been any OF you
Weakened Christians there with John
you would have told him not 10 speak
h4rohlv 10 HcrOd. that HerOd was a