The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-30
THE TABERNACLE AGAIN
MOODY MrETixGs WILL HERE
AFTER re HELD THERE.
,,sut $500 People Listen TO tho Famous
r,angelist-Nccessary Qualifications
OF Christian Workers.

.., we're anxious 10 hear the word Of
...s over three Of the largest churches In
CITY. Those who were interested in
az Moody's coming have. up TO the
...-t time been sadly disappointed.
-t.nsands OF people who were anxious
hear MIR. Moody had to be turned
.,av each day from the churches for
.. lack OF room. Gracc-Street Baptist
..r.h. the house OF worship where Mr..
,..lv held forth was crowded each
.. nearly an hour before the begin
-e Of the services each time.
rbe building committee decided yestcr
AK as Rev Or Landrum. its chair
ran. stated 10 "a representative OF The
r.mfs. not 90 let this state Of affairs
continue any longer The members OF
,re committee felt that it was not doing
.stce 20 the community and TO those
.-ferestcd In Mr.. Moody's presence, 10
have the meetings take place any longer
I'm different churches IL was determined
frat beginning with last evening. all meet
res in which MIR. Moody is 10 speak
ull be hereafter held in the tabernacle
Tho weather having moderated 10 some
,f.ut this decision seems TO ne just
lre Besides the building committee nave
,.lde some vast improvements IN the
it.rior OF the building A force of men
mas set at work yesterday 10 cover the
..lcs Of the interior OF the structure with
t.syv paper so as to exclude the cold
.- and hv o'clock this afternoon
weather strips will have been nailed TO
Gao floor from underneath. in order 10
r-.veut the draft from entering the build
ing from below. The middle entrance on
tae Fifth street side has been hidden
lv a blind built OF boards and reaching
"a
audience viii be protested against the
cold whenever those doors are opened
Four large stoves have been placed where
thev can be of the best advantage to-
wards making the atmosphere in the
building comfortable and "A large sized
stove will be set in the centre Of the
building this morning.
More l. CHIT.
Do the east end Of the building row
o. ncandescent electric lights has been
stretched across the platform 50 as to
rle more light 10 the members Of the
chorus sitting In the rear.
colonel A. l.. Phillips and his corps Of
n.aers were at their posts promptly at
60 o'clock last evening to assign the
rsbuc 10 seats as fast as they poured
into the building Major kuyk was also
ar hand with the hospital corps Of the
Fist regiment. the members Of which
were stationed IN various parts Of the
tabernacle in case Of any emergency.
ON account OF the incement weather il
was decided not 20 admit anyone through
any other door than the middle door on
Fifth street and this arrangement worked
very we'll for IL kept the building com
f0rtably warm.
The Services Begin
About o'clock the song service began,
conducted by Mr.. i. H. Jacobs, about
sIx hundred members of the chorus being
rreeent The bad weather apparently.
Kent a great many people at home, but
sftu the audience numbered about $500
Nr Moody announced that hereafter
an meetings would be held in the taber-
nlcle. and that the committee expected
fo make The place very comfortable. 81
believe 10 has been very expensive TO put
un this building" Mr.. Moody said. "and
think we had better take up collection
right now. IL is a little chilly, anyway, and |
taf VIII make YOU warm.
IAN those Of you who are Christians |
here in the building" continued Mr.. |
Moody after the collection had been |
taken up. please raise your hands, for |
! DO not want 10 preach TO nOn-Christians |
l1ll they are here" \ large majority OF !
those present raised their hands.
Tomorrow afternoon" said the |
.|fahHIf VIII Nlfdh NA AAlt i'4hlff ~ |
please bring your Bibles with you. To- |
morrow night ] will talk to non-Chrs- |
tans if you bring them with you; IL !
not / will talk to you and make il UNI |
g0mf0rtable for YOU
Qua ifioations of Christian Workers.
Tonight ] will speak on some of the |
qualifications which all Christian work /
ers must have in order to be successful. |
lu the first place. We want faith. We be- |
Ntve that God can work here in Rich /
mond, but we must have faith also 10
believe that be win work here, and that /
Doe can work through us You believe |
God can use you. but YOU must take
step I'm advgnce and believe that he Will
YORK through You. a man who does not
believe this is not worth much
Another element which Christian work
crs mus, have is courage; such courage
as Joshua had when he took Jericho \
man that has not courage is not fit for |
Gods service. If a Christian is told to
speak 10 non-Christian about his sal
walton De must do it.
Ihen again we must have enthusiasm
good many people are afraid of enthu-
s1sm they think 10 might turn ont TO be
ltnaiicism or wild fire. or too much eX-
element I have been engaged in Gods
work over twenty-five years and i have
is more excitement Ia your whisky shops
Boz Richmond I'm one night than in all
the churches in twelve months In those
shops they knock each other down and
hll each other. Your business men want
YOUR stocks 10 20 up; you want re-
wal In business, and why not also a
revival In righteousness? Who were your
sIrccssfm generals? only those who
Went into the battles with fire and en-
ituslasm. Was not Stonewall jackson
worth more than ten regiments. and was
np, Phil Sheridan. On our side, worth
more than ten regiments? ] do not ad-
mire Gafibaldfs judgment very much,
hlt ] do admire his enthusiasm. We
want 10 be on fire. Some times just a
shaking Of hands will fiji AS with enthu-
aasn Let one man be full Of fire and
ea'ausiasm and he will chase a thou
md. some men are worth a thousand
Many men will be rescued in this town
curing the next ten days If you and |
are on fire. II you cannot go out in the
near ~ the battle. Just cheer some one
500 and help him keep from grumbling.
Don 80 around croaking. This is not
ile way II is to be done" Never mind
DOW some one else does H.
stick 10 4.
perseverance Is another necessary ele-
ment Keep right on. II this thing breaks
down on Sunday. Il will succeed on Mon
lHy. don't be discouraged but stick 10 |