Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-10


cobs sang THE Ninety and Nine,
Mr.. Moody's theme was "Sinfuiness,
and after reading from the Dtn e"ap
ter OF Exodus. the evangelist tooh az
his text Daniel w., q: "Tekel. thou ART
weighed In the balance and found want
ing" He said: This one short verse III
the prophecy Of Daniel. tells us ali apou.
the feast OF Belshazzar in very ne"
words. One night while TINS iinp'ou'
feast was going on and they were p'a,s
ing idols. suddenly there appeared the
handwriting.
Now. did II ever occur TO you that
that chapter In Exodus which l have read
tonight was written by the same hand
the hand OF God? The speaker toid OF
how Daniel was sent for. AVID how ne
read Il and translated 1t for the King.
WEIGHED AND FOUND WANTING.
Continuing. Mr.. Moody said: 1T Is not
my object to talk about Belshazzar, but
| want to talk TO you on that SUBJECT
weighed In the balance. and found want
| ing Let us imagine that n large PAIR
| of scales were here tonight, and you
were to be weighed and judged accord
| ingly. More than half of you would find
your knees knocking together. and you
would turn pale and protest
MANY OF you want to weigh yourself
| against others. and think that you are
| better than other people. Man. that Is
| the trouble with you. You want 10 Weish
| yourself against yourself and stand be-
| fore God on your own weight and worth:
| Thou shalt have none other God but me-
Many n man worships an idol to-day
| There are as many idols in use to-day as
! there were In ancient days.
""Thou shalt not take the name or the
| Lord I'm vain Now, swearing men, come
, on Place yourselves in the scales; you
can 90 afterwards. Don'r you think that
YOU will be found wanting? Don't let any
man tell me that he can't help swearing.
| IT IL lie II Jesus Christ can't keep you
| from swearing He Is not your saviour
and you had better look for Him. one
man can't curse another. Ii takes Goa
| 10 curse"
| SWEARING AND THE SABBATH.
Mr.. Moody told OF n gentleman in the
West whom he had converted from bias
| phemy and during the course OF the re-
cital stated that when he was drum
mer'' he used TO swear. He did not stop
| 1t: IL stopped itself Don't let any man.
Mr.. Moody said. tell me that he IL n
! Christian and church member and that
he can't help swearing.
Now We come To another portion,
| Remember the Sabbath-day To Keep IT
holy | am not in favor Of strikes, but
! tell you that these corporations that
/ demand that a man shall work a. Sun
day should be taught lesson.
Then there are other ways Of breaking
the Sabbath than by working thereon
| Many Of us desecrate II weekly.
81 tell you n man that buys n Sunday
newspaper and reads 1t is not III to go 10
1 church TO listen 20 n sermon. | am glad
TO hear that you only have six issues Of
your morning papers during the week.
but why do you buy the New York papers
on Sunday? Let me say 10 you. friends,
take your stand and don't work for any
body on Gods day. Don't you DO It,.
Starve first. | am glad to say that you
are better on this subject than we are
in the North. May God give you moral
courage to stand UP TO your convictions.
Don't work on the Sabbath. and II the
question arises. What will become OF
me? leave II to God"
MURDER OUR MOTHERS.
"'Honor thy father and thy mother
touched on that last night | will put
| with that the next, Thou shalt not kill
| You wonder why | put those two to-
gether. You Americans don't hang your
worst murderers. You. man. and there
are lots Of you here tonight who goes
out at night. and gets drunk and fire.
quents brothels. knowing that you ar
killing your mother. who is at home wait
ing for you. and that you are killing her
aren't you worse than the murderer who
Kills with n knife? Are you ready TO b'
weighed, young man? Step in.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Would 10 God that | could pass this sill
by, but I can't do IT, II is growing too
fast. | don't know surer way to he'll
] hear men living in adultery who tall
about the Golden Rule. II II were YOU
daughter or your sister you would xii
the man that ruined her. How many mel
are here tonight who ought to be killed
Rest assured no adulterer can enter tn
Kingdom Of Heaven. You don't like tina
idea. do you? Neither do |. but | an
forced TO discuss il. The sin Is growinl
too extensive. Young man, If you ar
living in adultery and sin. what are yo'
going to do? Are you going down wit
IL. or are you going TO free yourself
from IL?
NEITHER STEAL NOR CONET.
Thou shalt not steal Maybe there
n young man here tonight who has take
money from his employer. and realizes hi
error II SO make restitution at once
Pay back every cent OF it. If there is
man or woman in my presence who ha
| stolen from any one. you must gave
back. No amount of psam-singing wi
save you. You have got to make restitu
ton.
Thou shalt not covet.' Thou shalt no
bear false witness
Now all Of these laws are Ike chain
each one being a link If you break on
you have severed the chain. / don't thin
there Is a man here who is willing to b
weighed on these laws tonight. None q
| em-drunkards. adulterers-all. The ma
who rents his property for brothels, th
man who puts the bottle TO his brother
lips-all are sinful, and are breakers o
Gods laws.
= II would be ready TO be weighed. Why
Because years ago | took Christ as m
Saviour. and He will save M
l Young man. get on Christs side brea
{ with sin. and when you 90 home tonight
! be able to tell your mother and you
r father that you have reformed. and Pre-
t pose To live in the future for Christ. !
I will make them happy. Come to Hin
( won't you. Come now-at this momen
: Renounce the flesh and the devil, and liy
? in the future for Christ only"
THE INQrIRY-MEETING.
Upon the conclusion Of Mr.. Moody's sol
mon Rev. Dr. Landrum prayed ferventl
for salvation for the sinner, and for the r,
. | mission or the SITS OF lHr duiltNte -
: Hatcher then took charge of the NEE
: ing. and while the choir was singing VI
! Moody went over to the Second Baptis
=, church. where he conducted an inquiry
= meeting.
, rhe Financial Aspect.
: DR.. Hatcher announced at the Nigh
I meeting that the collection Sunda
: amounted TO 500 He stated that fund
o. sufficient to reimburse the committee fc
K their outlay TO erect the tabernacle ha
A not yet been contributed. and he urge
upon all to come to-day prepared TO Civ
literally.
At a meeting of the Finance Commit
, tee yesterday II was resolved 10 ure
> upon the various churches TO collect an
forward at once the respective amount
. assessed against them TO Mr.. William
Hill at the State Bank.
= Ground has been broken for new cai
ning-factory at Port Conway, King Georl
| county. The enterprise will soon be
= operation.