New-York tribune., 1896-11-24
COOPER UNION FULL AGAIN.
MIR MOODY TELLS THOUSANDS HOW TIC
USE THEIR BIBLE.


FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST THEY
SHOULD BE. ANXIOUS TO Use
THEIR POWER.
The third week OF the Conference FOR the Deepening
OF Spiritual Life in Cooper Union opened yes'eiu"S
with the largest Monday morning audience "'''i
has gathered there. The great han was hlle"' an"
OF the thousands present the majority, II io' an "
them Christian people. received enough SAT- 10 sea
son a large part of New-York If they would carry u
10 those who are perishng in this city and lts SUP
urbs Mr. Moody said that II the people were I'Hen
with the Holy Spirit. many Of them had nec'd'eu
that they were. they would be anxious 70 use '"a'
power. Holding up his right arm. he said that Inc
only way in which he kept power In that arm was
70 keep using Il, He thought the mission Of Christian
workers was teach others the way OF lfe and that
there were hundreds of people in New-York to-day
ready TO BE- led into the light II there were Christian
people prepared to show them the way
Laying his hand affectionaiely upon his well-worn
Bible. Mr.. Moody said that students spent years IN
studying books 10 learn about the physical difficutes
OF men. and that Christian workers should study the
Word OF God which for the soul the great
Medicine Book" As doctors 20 10 their books 10
learn how to treat the body. Christian people
should to the Bible 10 learn now 10 treat the sou.
On this point he said
Some people think that one kind of prescription
will. heal all manner Of soul diseases. If we were all
I'll with some physical trouble. and Of the city
physicians should in and feel the pulse and look
the tongue of each In this ROOM and should
then prescribe codver oil for every of while
he might help some he would do positive injury 10
many more. The truth Is. medicine that viii, cure
some men will poison others The same is true of
spiritual disease. What will help one man will njure
severely the very next man. because he is suffering
from entirely different disease.
II imagine blind Bartimeus going up TO Jerusalem
from Jericho TO the man whom Christ had healed
And so you are the man who was born blind?
Tell me how YOU healed
g The Master spat on the ground and moistened
some clay and put 1t on my eyes and told me to 20
and wash in the Pool Of Sloan. and, as obeyed my
sight was restored
He put mud in your eyes! Why. He healed me
1n an entirely different way. He just spoke
and received my sight. i doubt very much whether
yon can | never knew a man who born
blind and had mud put into his eyes who could see
anything after that
g J don't what you say about your experience
or mine. l know that whereas was once blind.
now see
People ask to write to this or that friend to
tell them how be saved / can't do H. | don't
know them: You do know them. First get right
yourself and then help your brother your husband
your friend. What you will probably do is TO get
your pastor 10 do your work for you. Do your own
work Ministers have enough to do But You say
tngs is TO fit you for personal work. imagine
a a, Christian unprepared TO do Christian work,
If he Isn't ready TO do his duty. he shouldn't
be policeman. What's farmer good for if he isn't
ready? Suppose Ananias had been excused when the
Lord told him to lead Paul into the light. | would
rather have been the means of leading that man TO
Christ than to have the wealth of New-York rolling
st my feet There may be Peter or a Paul in this
house whom bne of YOU may lead to Christ. Think
what an honor would be yours II that privilege
granted you"
Souls Is Wise" This morning il viii be: How TO
Deal with People Desiring TO BE Led Into the Light"