The Portland daily press., 1896-10-26

land people remem Der it. He has the
same homely manner, the same energy
and executive force in moving his audi
ence into hearty participation in the
services, and the same effective and SIM
PIE eloquenoe in presenting the truths
of life and eternity.
The meetings were under the general
charge of Secretary Garland of the Y.
NJ. CA, and were very generally partici-
rated in by the people of the churches,
irrespective of minationa1 divis-
ons. Mr.. A. B. Hall, of the First Bap-
tist, led the chorus choir of about forty,
who had place on the stage. MIR. Will
liam II. Davis was pianist.
The meeting in the afternoon as well
as the succeeding ones. was opened by
the singing of the familiar gospel
hymns, such as calling today" etc.,
the audiences participating.
The attendance at the afternoon meet.
ing was large, filing three quarters of
the seating capacity Of the hall. There
was q fair representation of the clergy
men of the city on the platform, and
they participated in the services by lead
ing In prayer in the intervals of the sing
ing.
Before beginning his sermon Mr.. Moody
called attention to the fact that the Grim
inal Glasses in this country number $780,
GOO. In 1850 in Massachusetts, there was
one prisoner to every 800 people In 1880
there was one to 500. and in 1895, one
to every $50. This showed how large and
increasing a class there is behind the
bars. Mr.. Moody narrated ais expert
ences in visiting the jails, where he
speaks and distri butes Spurgeon's SER
mons and other good reading. In the jail
at Birmingham, Ala, these efforts have
dons SO well that recently nine con-
viots were admitted to Presbyterian
church, although they were still in the
prison. At stated intervals Mr.. Moody
has book issued, copies of which are
sent free to men and women who are
willing to distribute them to the prison
ers in the lails. All the proceeds of the
collection Saturday afternoon, after the
bills were paid. went to the fund for these
books. Mr.. Moody says that when a man
is in jail. away from his old haunts and
companions, is good time TO get at
him.
Mr.. MOODY BEGAN HIS SERMON
by saying that he supposed there was not
man or woman who had the Christian
spirit who did not wish to be useful.
He was then going to speak of the Chris
tian spirit. You could not reach this
world by education, money or culture.
The only agency is the spirit of God,
supernatural agency. as the Bible is
supernatural book. The Holy Spirit is
person, and the word cit" should not be
applied to it. In the Bible the pronoun
"He'' is used in speaking Of the Holy
Ghost. If the Holy Ghost does not work,
the greatest oratory will not convert.
These elegant, polished, thoughtful and
eloquent discourses are not sufficient to
convert alone. They never will. The Holy
Ghost is needed. Many people do not like
a meeting where He Is present The
Holy Ghost is no fatterer. He makes
people uncomfortable. There are many
like the man who liked his minister be-
cause he never preached on religion or
politics. There are others who are mad
and gruff when they feel the Holy Ghost
at work. They are more hopeful casss
than the eyes, yes. yes" ones. 1 have
seen the Eyes, yes" people sit under SER
mons 20 years, the gospel rolling off
their bald heaos like oil off mouse.
Mr.. Moody said he was much more
troubled about the people in the churches
than about those out. There must be
conviction and conversion in the church