New-York tribune., 1896-11-25
KID-GLOVED CHRISTIANITY
MIR. MOODY IS TIRED OF THAT KIND.

HE WANTS MEN AND WOMEN WHO BELIEVE IN
CHRIST TO SHOW THEIR FAITH BY THEIR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND con
cENTRATIoH NEEDED.
Mr. Moody said yesterday afternoon ''a' '"'
peope on the front seats in Cooper Union cn"ns'"
pretty often He considered that good sisn'
Some one had asked him not to be so personal
but he said that he was here to stir people up
'You say YOU want drawing preachers ne s'i"'
noint,ng to two or three people who were espccia"!
favored so far as seats were concerned "h"'
YOU want Is not dra wing preachers your P"''o'"
want drawing Christians" Then the smile "n'"
usunlly spreads the audicnc" S'ar'c" li''"
IN. platform where tie ministers were s'uns'
..you can rut a fame Of fire in the pulpit con
timed Mr. Moody and If there arc blocks OF Ice
In the news there won't be much warmth III TIE
church am tired of this kd-gloved chFist"nl'E'
this amby-pamby sort
In giving OIL. the notices the speaker sdi" '"''
he would preach this morrng on the topic How
to Iead Rackslidcrs Back into the Light lie
eaid he thought there were about aS man! ""Nn-
Gliding Christians TO the acre In New-fork as III
INV town that he had ever visited. IN 'he "i''
noon he will preach on The Good SaH'''i'"''
In the morning Mr. Moody preached upon As
.uronce" In the afternoon lac spoke on 'Fivc
.Opa Things taking five texts: 'Onc th'hs thou
,ocLost" zone thing I know "One thing Is need
On, zone IS your Master" and This one th'ng
do" The "one thing that the rich young ruier
,.cL.d no said was eternal life. lie anoec
abruptly: THE only thing a dead man lacks Is me
The only thing sick man lacks Is heai'h' Inc
onIv thing beggar lacks Is money. Take an inch
ont OF that gasppe: II isn't much pipe pu' II
,neans a difference between light ana no hsh''
There are a good many rails In one or the great
express lines between here and Chicago take OUT
ono and the train is ditched. The one thihe
man lacks who is not a Christian Is eternal ire
Relieve in Christ and then so to work
Zone thing know 1t is good thins 10 Hno"
iona thing There great many men WHO
rar,v know great many things; 1t would De
vastly better for them if they knew one thing ana
Knew II thoroughly Many of Gods children lack
assurance 1t IS well for them to know what the
Bible teaches about their salvation. One 'nhs Is
needful' Mary and Martha were both Christians
II IL a good thing 10 serve. but II Is also soou
thing a better thing at times. to sit AT the
Masters feet There must be fellowship com,
munion with the Master and that Is experienced
when we initiate Mary and sit at me Ieet OF JefuS
One is your Master You cannot serve 'Iod alu
Mammon When a man is trying 10 please a god-
less world and trying TO please 'hris'' TOO "e
makes a failure of life. 49,. -
This one thing do One of the greatest com
pliments | ever had when some one sald that
MOODY was narrow bigoted man; man OF one
that is to serve Christ. And another man said,
yes he's a man of one book And SAID lnahk
God that have one book. the Bible. and one idca'
10 the Master. , 1890 ..
Mr. Moody in closing. said that there were tWo
fion'' and concentration" He made an enectiVe
plea for individuals TO go TO those who were not
christians and carry to them the Gospel message