New-York tribune., 1896-12-07
IN OBJECT LESSON IN FAITH
AIR MoODY's ILLUSTRATION AT CAR
NEGIE HALL.

~ IMMENSE AUDIENCE LISTENS TO THE EVAN.
cE11sr-JorN THE BAPTIST AND HERoD
49,, voodv Yesterday at p. m. addressed an au-
,,snce mat completely filed Carnegie Hail. At
,ha onening of the service MI Sankey sang Il Shall
To- satisfied" and waiting and Watching" This
,as, Mr. Moody said. was the hymn they used
s;rg in the hippodrome years ago. and many re-
quests had been sent ia -'' ''' '""o' ~ ''"s II
again. =,
,,@o which relates the beheading of John the
Bantist He took the twentieth verse OF the same
ohanter for his text: For Herod feared John,
,.nou,ine that he was just man and holy. and
h..r,ad him: and when he heard him. he did
,,anv things. and heard him gladly
i've no doubt" said Mr.. Moody. that such
.A,,rs took place and If Herod had been told that
h. would hehead John he would have said: is
NV servant a dog" Yet. soon afterward. that mag
,tdcon, voice was silenced. The same rays that
III the ice harden the clay. Herod heard Joha
,,,y md did many things He may have been
.rsssn, when the Son a God baptized and
n, IN. voice of God broke the silence of 1903
wears: This is my beloved Son. in whom am well
l.assd If Herod was there he was lifted TO the
,s,, nresence of God and yet ne missed eternal
life.
=, rir-dou of heaven. What the trouble
with uerod? Some mandy -pamby Christian may
,,.,o said 10 John. 'Herod IS coming TO hear you.
49,. ,-ou must tone down your message to him.
nv of ,he sins of others, but don't talk of his
,roanber in the Army, when the surgeon would
feel for q broken bone in a patient. Pressing his
finger on the hesh' ne "ou'u "S"' D07' - "''N
No not a bit
..p,. snd bv he would touch the part affected.
.oh, OH wells the man. That time it hurt
pm, John put his finger right on the diseased
spot at once when he said. 1T Is not Ia"iu! ioi
Ses ~ have thy brothers. wife a man said the
Moody
,. That's what / like 10 be-personal. am
90, talking OF the man in the moon but right here
IN New-York and il any man or woman is living
On adultery I tell them, here and now, they can't
GET into heaven without they give it up.
Johns namc shines to-day as the sun, while
Herod appointed by Caesar-would 1t not nave
been better If he had listened 10 John
.syou NAV stife conscience for awhile but some
dav--tramp tramp tramp-ali will come before
YOU those sins you will not give up. somewhere
to-day is Herod. and he still remembers what KeP'
him out of the kingdom. What Is you: SIN! YOU
know what il is and wha, is keeping you out OF the
kingdom, On man. On. woman. Don't let that
s;n-you know just what il is; IL &C mes up pelore
YOU now-don't let ii keep you from the kingdom.
II takes as much will resis the spirit as TO re-
oeive II. Will you not decide now? You can 90 II.
Let us sing Just am. without one plea.
Those who wish may retire. TO any who visa
10 stay / viii. tell how you can get into 'he King
Few left the hall. and those who responded TO MT
Noody's invitation rad to stand IN the aisles lie
prayed and told the anxious seekers that thes
could never come into the kingdom with so fe"
sins as theirs. All who would be saved must come
as they were Christ comes TO US In our SINS ana
saves US from our sins. The gift of God was lie
eternal and f gf; all had a right to take IT,, he
said you say you've been trying. stop. Don
ivy, Inst take it, Right mere believe ii is gift
and take II. But here is where unbelief comes in.
81 have lust put something in this Bible; do you
believe it?'
A middle-aged in front said Yes sir.
Then that is faith. Why do you oe'e'e II
Because you said so.
yes You have faith in my word. II Is a Testa-
mani uaking a small Testament from between the
Bible leaves Now am going to give IL 10 you' uo
you believe that?
The hestated. 80 ..,,r fo;,h
q personal matter. VIII you take it? VIII you
IRE n man stepped to the front and reached UP TO
cut you do receive it at first raising tne pooA
out Of his reach), but do you believe you Will re-
oeiye ~?
..pacsise Won haze promised 10 give it 70 me
Yes he has faith 90 the audience; Es mao lnl ad
81 rearhing and received II. do not know , this
nan never saw him before. but he VIII Keep
vii AXE it home and read it and find Things ne
does not know are IN IT, - oo~,a ,r,o the
kingdom TAKE the gift Of Cod nowT'naS 1aka "it #
Tn,bey9 viii YOU take It. father? Take IT, Take
st. now. -, - hoid 1, Calvarv Bap-
.,1, Cbv-ch where Mr.. Sankey sang .
Mr. Moody said he would preach & 1o-ndg ''u az our
,,orroyr AZ Cooper Union. on The Returh o. "a,
Iord The meetings will continue n friHsy Nnxt
rIgb, when Mr. Moody will go 10 5ostoP,m' 80 80
Esns Sss and the Sunday following he VIII spehk
20 Women in afternoon and men IN IN ancommo ,ne
ING in order more people may py 20 enc
Sated with seats II shall say hotHtns ,yoody
class that the other may not near MI '0N'
said .tn s,a,arnert o the
.1sr, thar the Manhattan Libera! 'iu9, oi ~. u;,b
,afavettA Place had invited hln 10 cc,',, lam
charles Watts on: "Is Christlani'y VI ,r, science
.tn Wore Conducive TO Progress In Art oc'e"oe
and Morals h ,rvi,a,ion" was Mr.
M@Ssg .%9guId in Your opinion. such debate be con-
II can say nothing upon the rnpgS, suD1rSS 70 nv at
90 .inr . trbis is the first intimation nave H""
mai such a debate is under conteHip.as" conSlip,as"
Would you be party 70 such d "'
Mo- with much cmphasis.