New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-17


visitors in the summer and the Seminary and Train
ing School girls in the winter indebted chiefly
for the material comforts which they enjoy.
Mr.. Moody is as fortunate in mis- relatives as in
his choice OF evangelisic workers lie has only the
best His son. W r. Moody. is the financial repre-
sentative OF the Mount Hermon School: his son-in-
law. a. P. Fit, is the superintendent and editor OF
the Bible Institute Coportage Association. and his
nephew manages successfully the hotel and the
Seminary buildings.
PRACTICAL WORDS FROM DR.. MEYER.
OF the many addresses which Dr. Meyer has de-
lvered none more practical than the one in
which he gave exposition Of the prophecy OF
Malachi. -efore beginning the Bible study ne said:
Last nigh; for the first time many of you out
wardly surrendered to Christ. don't know
whether you have been feeling your pulse this
morning as l did the morning after my first sur
render II you have been feeling your pulse 10 see
WOW don't feel nm much different but think that is
all right The Lord Jesus wants you TO learn 10
live in the attitude of your will and Of faith AMI
If He were to give you lot of happy feelings you
would just live on them. and as long as they last
but II they subsidized and they might subsde very
easily II you were overstraned Eervously. Christ
surrendered will and altogether indet endent OF the
feeling Of emotion had to go on on, for many days
in an hour and after few days of reckoning that
Jesus did take what gave lie LED me INTO OF the
first phase Of uncomfortable JOY That may come.
After explaining the prophecy. DR.. Meyer said;
The priests had turned aside out Of the way, and
had caused many to stumble. because when the
Gods priests will 60 to the theatre. then al MS
worldly friends say IF he goes can go Va IL me
God and robs of It's authority and inspiratb09n ion all
the people In the congregation that near MIN 70
speak will follow suit.
LAXITY IN MORALS.
So they had fallen in their service and their
character. And the result was threefold: Laxity
in morals in creed and in the use Of money. There
was first a laxiiy in morals. Divorce was the first
result Of laxity Of the priest-laxity in the nome
Mfe-because religion IS the bond Of home life Ana
then. second there was a l1xity in creed In the me
second chapter. seventeenth verse: 'fe have
wearied the Lord with your words. Yet We say
wherein have we wearied Him? In that He satin;
The lord and He deighteth in them" That Is
good deal like Universalism. Haven't you heard
fSi say ON II IS al ''S'''' '''u - 'e'
And third there was great laxity in the use Of
money. In the third chapter; seventh and e1ghtaa
verses: "Will a rob God? Yet ye have ropoed
me. But We say. wherein have we robbed thee!
curse; for We have robbed me, even this whole
nation" l should like very much TO ask wnether
England and America are not under TINS category
to-day-whether in our expenditure upon TOBACCO
or our expenditures strong drink or in the way
hand-in this gambling and betting mania. and
the tremendous expenditure we ma IN ,b,s Min
the expenditure upon missions, may we not an lee!
today that the laxity which began with the priests
Of the House Of God IS still in existence now?
AMERICA A RELIGIOUS NATION.
You say to me- stop for a moment. You say
see what you are working up TO, but stop Tor
moment Are you perfectly right in comparing the
state of Israel as you have it here delineated with
the state either Of your own country, England or
our country. America? feel that am addressing
your country as religious people to an extent
that dare not address my own country. VIII
say that We religious people In so Tar as We
maintain the estabshea church ana the 0utwa sn
afraid that amounts 10 very little. on the othe'
hand. your great people have always been rengl-
GUS people; mean In is Inception ana IouIua.cn
I have Just been reading again cnaracterlstic
work Of my friend DR. Brown, in which ne tens
the story Of the Pilgrim Fathers. Your great
Nation has grown out Of that movement as the
tree grows out Of an acorn Your forefathers came
on, and settled in this land that they might nave
liberty 10 worship God. And this great Nation Is
distinctly religious and Christian.
| am lust going 10 take seriatm the various stop
ping places through the temple, and al each want
to ask myself as priest; and want 10 ask evety
are therefore prlesis-for He made you priests and
ministers OF Cod-I want 10 ask YOU whether you
are Ike this priesthood. polluted? -.
tenth verse and you hear the cry 70 priests Bring
The whole thes mo The sprehSue ina. there h may
a mans religion Is certainly gagged by The way
ne treats his money as hot weather or colo Is
here IS gagged. / believe, pretty closely by the
amount Of money you are giving away IN proper
ton 10 your means. And we have Just got TO begin
Now young man and young woman. begin TO do
to-day what did years ago. GIVE at least your
tenth You young married people, when money
begins 10 In, Il doesn'; indicate that you are
al once 10 take a bigger house-it may be that you
Portable. bu, give the surpusage away 20 God And
you OF business who have MADE enough 10 pro-
not sure whether the Lord who made you able
win money doesn't expec; you TO stop IL business