Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-23
MOODY ON POWER OF THE SPIRIT
az christians would Use the splr,ra
innuence-A Well of E,erias,inr
""ter-Enrnest work Would bring
In Addition to the Church.

"S mas thore been such an
enormous attendance as today at both
the afternoon and night services. Ex.
cursion trains and the regular tra,ns
an day brought in people from every
direction. The seating capacity of tho
tabernacle had been enlarged by plae-
ing benches in the aisles along Tie
sides OF the building. but still many
heiS compelled 10 stand throughout
that it pleased him TO hear the so,,n5s
OF babies in the audience. This after
noon he was we'll pleased
As usual services began sharply Mt
10y p m. with hymn from the choir
which seemed POSSESSED of renewed
energy and an additional touch Of
melody today supposed to be caused
ny me presence Of the immense con-
MT. Moody's sermon of today was a
continuation Of that OF yesterday. 0The
Holy Spirit and His Work"
Yesterday he endeavored 10 show
that the Holy Ghost came into the
world to I'LL us with the teachings OF
Christ, to comfort us, etc. To-day ba
Holy Spirit. '"e
MI. Moody said that since his long
years OF work, eudeayoring 10 get mo
world to believe. he now thinks that on
the day of Pentlcost, when 5000 Jews
were converted. was enacted the
greatest miracle on record.
Continuing, he said: I'VE can divide
the church into three classes, which
are represented in three chapters of
John. First by Nicodemus. second by
the samaritan woman at the we'll. and
John. Va
Peter, James and John had power.
Nlcodemus had influence"
The Samaritan woman came to the
well 10 get tumbler OF water and got
water OF life"
Mr., Moody said that he believed II
the church Of God in America would
pc guided by the seventh chapter Of
John that 1t would have a second PEN
tlcost; that he used to think the scrip
tural passage was river of life. but
II Is rivers" He thought that one
river was enough but It Is rivers. lie
said that we hadn't got to go back
into ancient history to get evidences
Of the wonderful flow Of the rivers OF
life, Look at the great Charles spur
geon and his work In London. Spur
looks as II God said "Spurgeon go to
London; I'll let rivers flow from you
Spurgeon went, and you have read
Of the enormous congregat tons that
greeted him on all occaslons. Ills SER
mons Were printed and sent all over
the world, translated INFO every Ian
guage. Sturgeon societies and chuN hes
We're established everywhere.
Mr.. Moody said he had an idea
that the church had overlooked this
gift. They have mislald 1t.
He then showed The uselessness Of
work without a result and proved
that If the work was OF the proper mt
ture the result would invariably fol-
low. lis 1t not he said, the true
attitude of every church to be con-
stantly trying to bring forth fruit
Many men and women are contented
to work without accomplishing any
thing
Mr.. Moody compared the hard work.
ing and little accomplishing CHRISTIAN
to the old style pump. He said he re-
membered when they used to have
a lever and you would pump and pump
and pump, and sometimes you would
have to put water in the pump TO make
IL work. This was lots Of pumping
ana not much water. That's good
thing IL YOU can find nothing better
but now we have gone down into the
earth $500 feet and we have the arte.
sian water. From the artesian wen
plenty of water bubbles up and no
pumping is necessary. ,,
Every child Of God should be IKE
an artesian well. II we can't get an
nrtesian well, if we can't procure u
fonnt OF living water let's get it up
but N we Gun and 1t Is In our reaeh
lois do II. Some say they try but can't
yet thls power. Mr.. Moody said that he
never saw a man or woman that hun
Couldn't get il.
II we pray we may have old Penti-
cost back again.
He said he knew of church that had
500 members which on one occasion at
a revival was delighted at procurlns
fifty additions. lie believed that when
you see twelve converted you coulu see
isfied 49,,
"a man once said he had gooa wen
with two exeeptlonss-it would ife tte
summer. What do ! want with a a., wen
like that. Yet lots OF people would pe
satisfied. II We were living IKE goa
would have us live we would De ike Tue
river that flows on forever"
He said that II you thie" . eI.Si' i ~
stagnant water II WIZ I a. n,,u he
quickly hurled away. IL satan pou ura
things into the blood OF thoS IT, ths' al, arI