Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-29
GRAHDEsT OF THE MEETINGS
WAS MR.. MooDY's SABBATH AT
TERNooN EFFORT.
"ooMB UNTO ME. ALL YE THAT
LABOR AND ARE HEAVY LADEN,
AND / WILL GIVE YOU REST"
TAKEN FOR THE TEXr-NIGHT
SERVICES.

taken and hundreds stood outside
peeping through the cracks and try
Ing to hear the singing and the words
that Brother Moody spoke. The largo
Fort Worth contingent that delights in
turning out TO a Moody meeting was
augmented by hundreds from Dallas
Denton, benson, weatheiford. Gran
4 bury. Cicburne and other places in
this seotlon OF the state. Tho interest
exhibited WIS boundicss, The preach
ers were juat as thick as usual.
The goug service opeled with good,
OLD fashioned. Methodist hymn. the air
Of which lB as distinctly Methodist as
are the words. "Brlng Forth the Royal
baden. and drown Him Lord Of All,
etc Several uthor sweet songs We're
given before Brother Baker prayed.
Followed by Brother Cassil.
Mr. Sankoy and Mrs. Clark sang as a
duet NO 1s5--
There Is u green hill far away.
Without II city wall;
Where the dear Lord was oruci0ed
Who died TO save us all.
Chorus;
Oh. dearly, dearly has He loved,
And We must Ire Him. too.
And trust In His redcemlng blood
An try HIS works 10 do.
Or. Wells asked that tka offerings
might be liberal. citing the fact that
the Lord loved a cheerful giver. MIR.
Moody prayed that Pontecostal bless
,nB8 might come upon the whole OF the
vast audience Tho Immense thrOng
Wus hushcd and oNpectunt. Hundreds
Were there who mad never heard Mr..
Moody, ana their anticipation was
wide. The tcndorost plcty, the deep
est devotion, showed In every Chris
tldn'b face, and uubelioyurs felt that
thcre WAS something In the very air
they We're unable TO comprehend
higher something that WAS worth NOR.
KHAN reputation could realize or than
wealth could buy. Mr. Moody was nj
his best. HIS voice was strong, cleur
anu MS manner was animated He
seemed to feel the need OF great
meeting that afternoon. and reminded
aus hearers that they would never be
hc said! S'
II shall read from Matthew. Xxx; H..
Come unto mo, all yc that labor ana
are hgavy laden, and I win give you
Mr. Cummings sang Lead Kindly
hbht Amid the Enclrcllng Gloom"
a. solo.
Then Mr.. Moody began again: "Thia
meeting Is ripe for prayer meeting, and
pcklnhlng tomorrow ono VIII be hold
SN'ly morning at 10 o'clock Mt tho
IlFst Presbyterian MI. Dogeit,s
tnurch i hope each one will be- well
attended. We can do much good In
prayer meeting IL We VIII. Tomorrow
NVaaEl AFTERNOON, by request. 1 loo
luFe on Assurance do pray that n
great good may result from these meat
lhbs' Tor, rs TO myself 1 never ry-
poet TO pass this way again. [ Wnnt
10 can your undivided attention To the
ru PROMISES OF al Ills promises,
thlA / nave read is the RWoetp4t u..
force take It up. let me talk oh Cola
hrohlsrs. am one OF those who be-
ieNt you might aB well try tn him
the sun from the heavens us To brs1tf
one OF God'b promises Ilo never made
IN nc was unable 10 keep. and he
never made one he didn't niinu som,
OF Gods promises are made on cD Avail
uoh, IN the sith palam He savs N,
heou thing Will withhold from tbas,
VINO walk uprlghuy' / like tn dn ns
900 commands, Then / can nnd
hay feNerently, keep Him To his
49, ~ my henrt ~ right. / can exc
"a, ~ prayers TO be answered. God
told Adam Christ was coming rinI
sue hr would send the Holy ghnat ma
M Ton days Che Holy Ghost nnnenrad
INC LORD has promised 10 como ng,in
ahu lie Will Promises werp mndn ia
the Jews and others that don't nnni,,
NJ hu'' thanlt God, thia Of ny text
Appues 80 an. Every living u,,rtai
black and white, mortnls or ,,yer,, -, ,s,i'
thu every cline, come In ON this. isn,t
nut n glorious thought, Abr,bn,,,,
~ nhoWeu what God could do. Not
nv good thine has failed. Como urto
~, an We mat labor and are heavv
Hph' ana j VIII give You rest Ny
yn,na oaay ana ny burden Hight. Man.
vi""i,' arc you IN pursuit OF rcst
why 10 You 20 Into saloons ana M
lsid hlllsf Do You 20 into tboy.,
places 1orklnE reatY '"''o
iou Know you don't get rest or noocc
sneh places, There Is only enc plasc
ua,i5 Ivy le found That is calvary.
Nvule heNor 30 among your ntiIIt,,,-
hfea 10 find peace ana rss,
iely IL eaten up by love OF money
rvulu never so among YOUR load ara ~
snlpn' thpHe who 20 TO two or tbrN.s
'pps a week and run after the neweqt
anu ltteHt coat. for peace and
- would never 10 10 your tyreat
MN tenatora and congressmen ~ -
q = non u man goes ia the houae m ro,,
vsenteuNes he wants to be n se,,ot,l
nvh ne gets Into the senate no WANT
p,eah into the White house az ali
,huu5ea IN the United States there
Wy least peace In the oxpr,ift,,,
nlhslon. DO you suppose CleveIand
uny rest or pcacel Why these
eporters tglanclng at the presa ,a,,sS
I've nun up and write him down iIc
punou ana worried half to death
" NE Is continual round or yeSn,
pa. God made our hearts Too III, sHr
tH world. Ho made them for two
IN tell you where to 10 for rest ana
eaue on this earth. do among M
aNiples OF Jesus OF Nazareth. There
re hundreds here thia Afternoon yyho
toula say they had found rest there 10
ley were asked. Moses coulan,t 49,
iyen rest. Al one time he didn,t ha,,s
himself. When he wanted TO 70 to
le promised land and God wouldn.t
MIN. Moses never had rest M
poste, no patriarch. no one but The
ora ever spoke OF giving rest. IA \
hd before. this text takes ~ MI IN
am talking TO all Of YOU now rh,n ii,
od, Jeeus Is a sin-bearer and n hurt
fn-pearer MS we'll. When your load
NAVY why don't You take II 10 mo
ota9 HASN'T he promised to give Won
Nhat we need n joyful church
lnlo sinners hago the idea fse. q
nrnuen must go around with sane
inonl9us look and long face. WHY.
triends' Christians are tho nan.
fst ana most Joyful people on ssrth
)me mlsled people borrow ali Tho
ouple they can md They diu way
4Htto inc futuro and get trouble ANA
rrow from all conditions Take vo,,r
r rrows aud troubles to the son ~ cod