The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-12-11
MOODY ON DANIEL.
The Sermon Impressed Every One Who
Heard II.
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Mr.. Moody delivered his famous
sermon on Daniel in the tabernacle
Yesterday afternoon. Despite the
Exposition, nearly two thousand peo-
ple gathered under the spacious roof.
This sermon is perhaps the most
noted of all the sermons which MIR.
Moody has preached. 1t is a master
piece Of eloquence and shows at the
same time the magnificent resources OF
his mind.
The following is the sermon in full:
"About six hundred years be-
fore Jesus Christ lived in Jerusalem
the city was besieged and taken by an
Assyrian monarch, who carried away
many prisoners of the leading men of
Judea; among others young man
named Daniel, which means, God is
my Judge 49,, ~.
early education, but we have good
reason to believe he had gcdly
mother and godly training. Daniel
is one Of the few characters in the
Bible in the story of whose life we
find no bolt, the path of whose pill
grimage is not crossed by some black
shadow. When we read the life Of
such a wonderful man, it is well to
pause and ask ourselves the question,
what was the secret Of his success ?
What was it that enabled him to walk
SO that even the holy spirit could
write his biography without single
fault being found in it !?
"Of course, you will say that the
God of Abraham was with him. SO
he was; and that was really the secret
of his success. But there is another
thought [ want to impress upon you,
and that is-he had backbone he
had force of character he had learn
ed to say NO at the right time.
Many man has been lost because he
could not do this.
''There are very few men in the
Bible who have not something on
record against them; you can reckon
the whole number Of such upon your
fingers. But here is man whose
light began to shine in his early youth,
and went on shining right down to the
evening of life. No cloud appears to
have crossed the path between him
and his God. He seems to have
walked with an unclouded sun. And
if there is anything against him the
holy spirit has not put it on record.
We know, of course, that Daniel was
not perfect; for he had fallen nature
like the rest of us; none but Jesus
Christ ever was perfect on this earth.
We find in Daniels prayer that he
humbled himself and made confession
Of sin; for he knew there was nothing
good in him but the new nature had
taken such possession of him that the
sold man was down and the new
man reigned triumphant. The first
thing we hear Of Daniel is that great
temptation has crossed his path. 1t
is a question if any young man has
come up from the country into one OF
our great cities without meeting with
some temptation. God will not have
man whom He cannot test.
"When temptation came to Daniel
he was able to say No ! and it would
be a good thing if all young men would
follow his example, and when they
are tempted say NO !. at the right
time and stick to it. Soon after Dan
iel had been taken to Babylon the
great king, Nebucbadnezzar, gave
orders that certain of the young cap
tives who were good looking and had
no blemish should be broug ht to the
kings palace and should be placed
under the charge Of tutors and eunuchs
to be instructed in all the wisdom OF
the Chaldeans. Daniel did not object
to learn there is no harm in Chris
tian getting all the useful information
he can. But there was something
more. The Hebrew youths were ap-
pointed daily provision of the kings
meat and of the wine which he drank,
that they might be fit to stand in the
presence of the king. But Daniel had
conscientious scruples about taking
this meat and this wine. Now, just
suppose some Christian Of the nine
teenth century had met Daniel; he
would, perhaps, have begun by giving
him advice something after this sort:
Tt was quite right, Daniel, when you
were at Jerusalem, where it is the law
not to eat that which is offered to
idols; but, my dear fellow, you must
consider you are not in Jerusalem
now, but at Babylon ; and you must
give in little Such advice would
have been just in harmony with the
adage, when you are at Rome, do as
the Romans do. Then the adviser
would very likely have continued:
Think, that if you humor the king
just little now, he will be very likely
to take you into favor some day, and
you will get into Office. Consider
what good you may then have it in
your power to do to others. And, be-
sides, if the king hears that you are
refusing his meat, he will perhaps
have your head cut off, and then what
good will you be able to do ? There
are great many Christians to-day
who act upon advice somewhat re-
sembling this, and who thereby live
miserable, wretched life. So he took
his stand at Babylon and purposed in
his heart that he would not be defled
with the meat and wine of the king:
"People now resolve in their heads
but Daniel purposed in his heart. A
resolve made in the head does not
stand long but if we let it get right
down into our hearts, it will be more
likely to endure. When Daniel took
his stand for God, then God stood by
him. He would have no paltry COM
promise. Oh, the curse of this COM
promise between the church and the
world 1t is the ruin of God s church
to-day. can imagine that I see that
officer, Melzar, when Daniel told him
he could not eat the king 8 meat or
drink his wire. why, what do you
mean ? Is there anything wrong with
either They are the very best the
land can produce 7 No, said Dan