The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-11-24
MOODY SPREADS THE GOSPEL.
Evangelist Appreciates the Work of
 the Newspapers.

Evangelist Appreciates the Work of
 the Newspapers
 New York, Nov. 2S.-Mr. Moody still holds the fort at Cooper Union. His audiences are something to wonder at, both in point of attendance and atten- tion. The large hall in the basement of Cooper Union is generally full at least ten minutes before the services open with a crowd overflowing with piety. Young men do not attend to morning meetings in any large num- bers, and among those that do attend nearly two-thirds come every day It is not the same with the remainder of the congregation. It is made up of new faces at every successive meet ing.
 MT, Moody preached yesterday to au- diences that the halls could not accom- modate. His discourse in the evening was levelled particularly at college boys, to whom he pointed out the sins to which they are popularly supposed to be prone.
 The usual attentive audience turned up as this morning.
 In the course of the silent prayer one of the clergymen on the platform pray ed for college students, faculty and presidents. He followed this with the prayer that God might descend into Wall street and purify the hearts of those engaged in traffic there. Follow ing him. MT Birkholz led the congrega- ton in singing the Day Star Hath Risen"
 This chorus was repeated three or four times until a full volume of tone was produced
 I've had a good deal of criticism about what I said last week about mis- sion churches" said MT. Moody. But I mean every word of it. There ought not to be one church for the rich and another for the poor They need the gospels much on Fifth avenue as they do down on Water street. You can't 'stablish mission churches without maxim discrimination between the rich and poor.
 An I want to say that the papers are spreadin' this gospel. You haven't any idear Of the power of the New York press. I'm glad to know that they are willing to help us so much.
 Dr Dixon then prayed for the papers. He invoked a blessing upon the repor- ters, and upon the editorial seaff ing that they might see the light and spread it.
 MT. Moody then exhorted the congre- gation to buy the papers and send them abroad, so that the hearts of the people in hamlets and towns throughout the country might be touched by the word as reported through the press.
 The instruction of the morning be- gan with a review of last weeks work. MT. Moody dwelt especially on after" meetings, which he said were especially useful to harrow in the seed"
 q know the seeds got to be har- rowed into the ground he continued, 'I know somethin' about farming.
 "Iwoudln't givethat," /" here he snapped his fingers, for a sermon that didn't rise inquiries. What good is it? Some reporter last week made a slip and said that I wanted every church in the country swept away. What l said was that every church that wasn't full of love ought to be swept away.
 Make up your mind that you're goin' to ask until you find exactly what these truths mean It must be made plain.'
 "Amen," said an old man in the front row
 We've got to let the people have a chance to ask exactly what we mean"
 Glory be to God said the old man, looking around triunlphantly.
 Remember John," continued MT. Moody, he was an inquirer, He asked if he was to look for another prophet besides Christ, and he never turned away an honest inquirer. His most eloquent sermons were spoken to an audience of one, or two. You know you never find any one convicted or converted in a large meeting. It takes l personal work"