The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-07-12
SERVICES In THE OPEN AIR
BEV. ADDISON MOORE ADDRESSES,
THE Y. M. O. 4. MEETING.

Cornet and Choir Lead Sinsing-Earnest
and Cosmopolitan AudienGe-Hev. DIR.
Meserve Next Sunday.
The second open-air evangelistic SER
vice under the auspices of the Y. M. c.
A. was held at o'clock yesterday at
ternoon on the steps of Center church.
A large number of ladies were present
to help in the singing which was led
by a choir from the association under
the direction of Francis Potter The
sound Of the cornet played by A. j.
Bamberg drew many to the service,
and they formed in a great seni-circle
before the church. 1t was thorough
| ly cosmopolitan assembly, nearly every
race and nationality in New Haven be-
ing represented. Good, old-fashioned
gospel hymns were sung by the choir
and as many of the audience as could.
Mr.. Edward F. Mcintosh, secretary Of
the local Y. M. c. A., offered prayer,
and F. M Ward introduced Rev. Addi-
son Moore, pastor of the First Baptist
church. ....
Mr. Moore delivered a stirring evan
gelistic address, dwelling upon the text
For the gift Of God Is eternal life, but
the wages Of sin is DEATH" He illus
| trated and gave point to his address
by using variety of apt anecdotes and
Illustrations, once addressing himself
directly to the former subjects of King
Humbert in the audience.
1 A ftpy- fny.r inc wv rams IRIS Mr.
Moore said, in part:
Il want to talk to you a little about
man whom know and whom you
ought all to know. But for the sake of
illustration let us suppose that l had
| piece of land fenced in so that people
could not get at it easily. Within the
grounds there are some trees-cherry
trees, let us say-but the cherries on
! the trees, though tempting to look at,
| are not at all good; in@fact. they are
| very bitter, and If you should eat them
they would sicken you mortally, no
doubt about it at all. Now, suppose I
come to you and say there are some
cherries over there. and If you don't
mind tearing your hands and rending
your garments OH the barbed wire, 1
will help you so you can take from
CNCiy tlCt III Lie pldIC diiN ca ~ yotI
hearts content But when you are
through picking all the cherries you
want there is great and mighty, an
invincible giant, coming to destroy you.
Would you accept my offer to help
yourself? Would you run the risk Of
death for a few paltry cherries? And
yet that bit of Imagination is the story
| Of sin and the wages thereof. A great
| " ,,s,Y ,Iy tJa1 ~
and are, that they may enjoy the delu-
| sive pleasures of this world, and when
| it is all over, when they have drunk
| the cup to the FULL their wages is
| DEATH
Rev. Mr. Moore than continued argu-
| ing the penalty of an outraged con-
| science, and claimed that serving God
brings no sting of remorseful regret.
He also spoke of the righteous mans
temptations. He said that in fulfill
| ment of hts promise God adds strength
to strength under temptation, enabling
| the beset one to resist VIGOROUSLY
Mr.. Moore went on to speak Of mans
inherent fear, dread and horror Of
| death, and said that life is something
| that all desire superlatively. "This
| free gift of Cod he said, sis life-life
eternal, the sum total of mans final
desire. II is life through Jesus Christ
that He offers you and me-" Mr. Moore
| closed with a fervid exhortation to his
| listeners
1 A slight sprinkle Of rain sent a large
part of the audience hurrying away be-
fore the meeting was over
Next Sunday Rev. DR.. I. C. Meserve,
pastor of Davenport church, will adj
dress the meeting. A small organ will
be added to the cornet and choir to
swell the song service