The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11
HUNDREDS SOUGHT PRAYER.
MOODY'S SERMONS ON THE HOLY
SPIRIT AND THE NEW BIRTH.

Before He Can Enter Heaven the
Text of the EvangeIisCs Night
DiscOurse-The Mission and once
OF the Holy Spirit His Afternoon
Subject-The Inquiry Meeting At
tended by Over 500 People.
New Birth" was the subject on which
Mr.. Moody discoursed TO a large gather
ing last night. His text was taken from
John III, 5: Except a man be born again
of the Spirit. he cannot enter the king
dom Of heaven"
There is not a man or woman" the
evangelist said. ''in this house who doubts
that Jesus Christ taught the truth He
taught that a man must be born again
of the Spirit before he can enter Gods
kingdom. This is the only way into his
kingdom. The third chapter of Genesis
tells how man fell by sin-lost life; the
third chapter OF John tells how he can re-
gain eternal life. This chapter is one OF
the most important in the Bible. Can't
be saved because YOU were born in a
Christian land or in a Christian family"
The evangelist dweIt on the characters
Of the prodigal son and his father. One
went down through his passions; the 9TH
er through his jealousy, and envy, and
eovetousness. He impressed the fact that
satan is always active, trying
to wipe away the good seed
that are sown. Mans first BIRTH he said,
was OF flesh; Adams fall gave all a sin
Iul nature with a tendency downward He
Illustrated this in the full indulgence OF
parents pa, .n 70 child-to have his own way
The second birth was regeneration of
the heart-made of Gods nature-born
again Of the Spirit.
Mr.. Moody spoke against the making of
resolutions. They are not the new birth,
be said, for they are soon broken You
can't resolve yourself into Gods king
DOM" he said. The trouble he said
a sinful nature, and needs to be grated
with the love and spirit of God, which
G GRs I D5l4sS those wS0 tb, birth be He
selves lnfalltble and good enough for
Gods kingdom. '"rhey are bad people and
will bear watching" he said. Christ pho
tographed the natural heart in Mark 7:25
1t is impossible for a heart like that TO
serve God. Christ came to the Jews and
was received" he said, but as many as
received him afterward to them he gave
power to become sons of God. You must
be born of God. Paul was born of him
and received the Holy Spirit. He found
Christ and when he enthroned him in his
heart he had new life-he was-born
again. Man lost life by listening to the
tempter; he regains it by believing on
Christ In his word is life eternal.
The evangelist told the legend of the
swan and the crane. The crane didn't
want to go to heaven if there were no
snails there: some men like the crane
unless they they can have sV their ns sinful
desires gratified there. He dwelt upon
the work that must be done on the wicked
10 win him to God, and he illustrated the
lesson forcibly and strongly. Mr. Moody
announced in his conclusion that he
First Baptist church, where he would
pray for those who desired prayer for
themselves and their relatives and
friends, to show them the way to God
and he asked ali who desired, to go there
After the meeting as many as 500 gathered
at the inquiry meeting, where prayer
was offered.
This. afternoon, Mr.. Moody will preach
on Assurance, and Tomorrow after
noon THE Great Atonement."
At the special offering yesterday after
noon $50 was collected to distribute books
among the prisoners here and in the state
prisons.
the subject of 1.-THE Holy Spirit" show
ing the mission and office of that mem
Der of the Trinity Yesterday afternoon
he resumed the subject and spoke on the
must be sought after how one must be
born of it.
After the usual devotional services a
special Offering was taken to be devoted
to the purchase of literature for distribu-
ton IN the local and state prisons. Along
this line the evangelist related a very
pathetic story how the daughter of a
defaulting bank cashier saved her prisoner
father, who had been sent up for his
crime. Mr. Johnson, secretary of the
Young Mems Christian Association, was
appointed treasurer of the fund for this
purpose. 3
The evangelist read from Acts, pointing
out that the power of the Spirit shall come
after the amounting unto God. He showed
how the disciples received the Holy Spirit
and the power after Christ had assembled
to His Father. There are three kinds of
Christians, he said. One type is found
in Nicodemus, another in the woman at
the well of Samaria with Christ, and still
another in the character Of Paul. who
forsook earthly influence and gained
the power of the Holy Spirit. He then
dwelt on the promises held out by God,
pounded the working of the Holy Spirit,
and showed that no power could with
stand 1t, once received. Get yourself
right with God and he will pour out his
speaker said. Those who hunger after
righteous shall be filled with the Spirit.
You must be living testimony unto
Christ and pray for the Holy Spirit, for it
is written in the scripture that you must
pray for it,
1.-THE greatest blessing to me land God
has abundantly blessed mel was the day
was born of the Holy Spirit; the next
greatest was when l was Amounted OF
God, said the evangelist.
The preacher made many strong illus
trations during the sermon to show the
practical workings of the truths he ex-
to the First Baptist church, nearby, on
invitation of the evangelist, where an in
quiry meeting was held, and those who
wanted to learn more about the prom
ises of Christ and how to receive them
were talked to and shown what they must
do to be saved.