New-York tribune., 1896-11-30


CATION IN CARNEGIE HALL. AND MOVES
MANY TO TEARS BY HIS APPEALS.
Long before O'Clock. the hour which the Moody
revival meeting in Carnegie Hall begin yes:er-
day there a vacent in the vast hall: the
boxes were filed and the galleries crowded Several
hymns sung by the great congregation in spirit
ell style and then Mr.. Moody read from the Second
Epistle OF Peter lie announced that he would go
into the Old Testament for his text which was from
the seventh chapter OF Genesis: And the Lord said
unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the
Ark"
You will notice" he said. that the Lord spoke to
Noah. Not prophet any other man. but the
Lord; and when the Lord speaks You and can afford
10 listen No such warning the Lord gave TO this
man given a before since" Mr.
Moody referred TO Noahs He said ii was n
good thing that men did not live to such age in
day 10 allow them TO perfect their hellish
pans
1t would be awful state of things" he said
'lf allowed to live long as this now OF
course. Noah mocked at and Iidicued. | sup
pose they had alcohol in those days and Noah was
made the but; Of many joke in the saloons for his
building of the ark and his belief in the words God
suppose that If they had had theatres those days
they would have had a scene showing Noah building
his ark. and II there newspapers they would
have had pictures every few weeks showing how the
building of the ark progressing. and then II they
had had a press association there would have been
sent all through the country every week story
with the headlines: Noah and His Folly The people
did believe in him. and there persons to-day
who 90 not believe in God. Why. told me
some time ago that the world was created by force
and matter working together Think of that said
0 him: IF YOU thrown together that way it's
a wonder your tongue is not top OF your head, or
of your arms is not growing of your back
People actually will not believe in God. but they will
believe In all that nonsense about force and matter
working together.
Now. in those days OF Noah there were also those
who believed In God but said He merciful
punish sin. that there difference hereafter
for the godly and the ungodly. According to them
the unrghteous all swept away and taken right
up Heaven while the only righteous man was left
here to wade through the flood
There were also those who said Noah deaf
not 10 hear all the gibes that directed at him.
But he wasn't deaf but that ne heard Gods voice.
and what we want to-day who want to hear
Gods voice. Some persons want to be in the ma
Jority wouldn't give a snap for q man who was
content 20 drift along. We want who will stand
out and keep to that stand. Noah not with the
majority before the flood but inside of ten days after
Noah was In the majority You be OF that
There is last year coming all of u.s." went on
the speaker impressively "and want to ask you II
you were summoned to-day would you be inside Of
the ark ark or not? It's easy to snser at the Bible but
old book will be worth more than all New-York. In
Spe 0l al nse ne ba M the e day M am when the ark
To-day want TO speak especially 10 the fathers.
to m s the Ana sna o h %
m are s all the o chTe b al I'M nv her the Lord
sweeping over the world. Many are being swept
away by vices, and is 1t not time get into the ark
the Church of Christi"
Mr. Moody said he wanted the theirs especially TO
look after the children. He said he had never seen
such an interest as these revivals were arousng
Hundreds Of letters day. he said came TO him ask
ang for his prayers for the senders and he believed
that the grace OF God coming over this city.
''lnfdelity. he said, has like a foe into the
Church We are not teaching children know
Christ. We think these different days from those
in which Christ said: Suffer the little children
come unto me-
In closing Mr. Moody told story contrasting two
fathers. one who brought his son to love God and
the other who had never prayed with his He told
impresslvely OF the death-bed Of these two
sons and the anguish of the father who prayed
and moved many OF his hearer to tears.
In his prayer following the sermon Mr. Moody was
especially impressive. The doors OF the ark were
wide open. he said and he called all to enter. He
prayed God speak to those In Carnegie Hall as
he had spoken Paul. and to the children as he had
spoken 70 Samuel Speak to us o Lord" he cried.
while the voices OF men still" and after this
-here came long pause The silence deeply i'm
presslve. Not sound came from the immense audi