New-York tribune., 1896-11-21
GOSPEL INTEREST DEEPENS.
THE MOODY MEETINGS TO BE CON
TTNI'ED
C1ERGYM.;N ASKED TO OPEN THEIR CHURCHES
FOR SPECIAL. MEETINGS-THE OLD
TIME SPIRIT MANIFEST.

cLERGYM;N ASKED TO OPEN THEIR CHURCHES
FOR SPECIAL MEETINGs-THE OLD
TINE SPIRIT MANIFEST.
Il have heard Mr. Moody preach many times and
l never heard him equal his effort OF to-day" said
friend OF the evangelist at the close Of the second
meeting In Cooper Union yesterday. Il was Mr..
Moody's sixth sermon on the Holy Spirit delivered
to substantially the same people He said in the
morning that he mad been engaged In evangelistic
work FOR thirty years. and he had never taken more
pleasure In series Of meetings than In those which
now being held in this city. Tomorrow after
noon he will preach in Carnegie Hall. and on Monday
morning will resume his Cooper Union meetings. His
first subject will be- How Use the Bible in Soul
winning.
SO widespread has become the interest In the pres
ent series OF meetings that the clergym"n attending
the Moody meetings have issued an appeal their
brethren within fifty miles of the city urging them 20
begin evening services next week that those unable
TO attend the meetings may receive the benefits in
part. through the AID of evangests working witn the
cergymen. Dr Dixon expressed the hope fhat a
fund ~ 5000 could be raised io help the weaker
churches In securing special assistance Checks for
this fund for the regular work Of he Cooper Union
meetings which costs about slCo day. may he sen,
to ". H. Socum. president Of Tho Eas; River Savings
Institution. No. Chambers-st or TO Dr. \. {. Dixon.
No. % South Oxford-s,.. Brooklyn.
\ large number Of clergymcn In Ncw-York and
brooklyn. jersey city Newark. Orange. Crawford.
Bayonne. Elizabeth. Yonkcr- ami other suburban
towns are al every meeting. and n"ary hun
drcd have me, with the committee having chars, u
the services 10 express their desire that Mr. Moody
should continue the Cooper Union and Carnegie Hall
services preaching twice day long the present
intcros, is manifested anI tHit special meetings
should be- held IN every uIrt - Greater N"H-i ork
and IT. vicinity Nj Moody dec'aies that he hi~
never seen Ncw-YOTk stirred relson-iy as BE- Is toe
day.
Mr Moody used manv illustrations yesterday. sonir
Of which will never be rnireI from ihc memory u
those VINO heard saw hem for b" Illustrated MS
themes by appealing 10 The eye ~ vel as th' car
He believes that VII receive me Holy Spirit ac-
cording 20 their capacity On his way 20 h" meeting
he bought iwo cups the -ma.l.s, ole iha. he could
find and the large@ one ihtt n~ could secure. Hold
Ing tn" tiny cup ana saucer ln hls hand. De- poured
about a Tablespoonful OF wat,r i,'0 %. and t W.
Mid 30 the brim rhs cup he .la. r.prceeu;el
many Christian th"y We're hil'el fD.i hn' 'hey 81
not contain much.
Holding the cup 10 III. hand. ~ .di. po's any
body want this 4 80. said " oman in ir' rl'r
We'll YOU may have H." he replied handing BE- o. her
After ih" meeting he rcrip"n; sought out Nj Nooif
and ir.ed - pay him fof ,hc cup SAYING ihat ah"
received salvation thr result of h. preaching !
am glai of tha'" ne replied Jersey. but sou cam
buy the cup from ans NOR" than YOU con nNt
salvation. You mus, accept hem both - gitf-
Taking the larger cup. which h,li siiy b'"iHil
ne nli"i tna' n,o dioiil NE & ,.,. .',' az
this also was carried away go trophy IS me- 'i'"
Taxing an empty ,lmblcr he sad tina, lots Of pe,.
pie were ,ryins go empy thcmse ve. ~ ,sih-nf,
the Spirit Ising MS hand ltdl" he tfi'd ~ sci
the air Oui of th" iumb"r 20 iAc Amusement - in'
great audience Then WIKI thc water pitcher he
soon nled the tImhcs and asked his hearers W l"fe
is the afr nov 2' An argument an hour lonr - Juld
no have been 80 effective This simple Illustration
He enforced another lesson with The AID Oi lantern
saying that many Christians were Ike men cifINing
lanterns which contained no oi or II thcv ""f" hcd
they had no; been lighted II suppose every man ln
Tew-York thinks ho ha- religion. You talk 10 him
about Christianity. and h. bring on his oi hni"n
and totes II around. Oh yes. hhF" religion. ana
he shows the old lantern.