New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-14

pealed 20 ali who were able 10 do so. to attend
the prayer meetings at 10 o'clock each morn
ing.
AT THE AFTERNOON MEETING.
Mr. MOODY OUTLINES HIS PROGRAMME AND
breaches AN ELooU ENT sERMoN-BooKER
T. WASHINGTON ALSO SPEAKS.
The Grand Central Palace was filled to rs utmos.
capacity a short time after the doors opened
in the afternoon. The meeting began at o'clock
Mr.. Moody began the proceedings with prayer
after which hymns and prayer were alternated
until his address There excellent choir
led by Professor J. II. Burke. Professor d. B.
Towner sang his own hymn. Paul and Silas." and
the Mount Hermon and Yale Quartets also sang
Among those the platform, besides the choir
and singers. Booker T. Washington, Of the
Tuskegee Institute: the Rev. Dr. A. c. Dixon. the
Rev. J. A. Gutterdge. Of Syracuse University; the
Rev. Daniel s Toy. the Rev s. V. Robinson and
William Z. Dodge. Mr.. Dodge and the Rev DR..
A. c. Dixon were among those who offered prayer
MI Moody began his address by saying that ne
was glad TO he back among his old friends in New
York. 1t had been diflcult to find any hall which
could be occupied continuously for eight days and
that why the meetings were in the Grand Cen
trial Palace, instead OF where they were previously
held. Mr. Moody then proceeded:
There is 10 be new departure IN these meetings
It's success will depend on you. not on me The
morning til 10 at night. From 10 TO Il in the morn
Ing there will be prayer and Il YOU don't consider
that important enough 10 attend the meetings
won't amount 70 much as TAR as their success goes
have received requests from every state IN the
Union TO ask us TO take their burdens 70 goa IN
prayer. and II any Of you want us TO 90 me sane
just write what you want and SSs 10 the of Pha
de,pha. and others viii speak ! didn't B ENJOY th4t
WashingtSn has just turned up. / am going to
ask him 10 speak az soon as ! am through. lie
something from him. This alters the Rr3gramme
somewhat and ! expect thaI the'e VII, OT n, nay
had a programme yet that was not smashed before
was through with 1t.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO"
What we want to do in these meetings is to get
hold OF the men who don't want to come. Some
come in Just to hear the singing for a few min
utes. but something in the music or in the words
touches them. and It is then that YOU have to help
them You Christian people must gel nold OF them
ways and byWays and conpe people TO come IN,
rich or poor II makes no difference. ana there are
ny never who without faith that
s sSGa do any good wo f' himself Mors harm
done by Christian people predicting defeat than
ieve that something Is to be accomplished here,
retire at once and be assured that II you believe
truly that good not only can come but VIII come
Of these meetings the good Will be done; Was
o. PeniTrSost' or baoyIon " t,go DanGi went
bear on your friends that you possibly can and If
you haE Sev Viii be h Spry wc T hye
In the army OF the lsraelites who believed mat
not only believed that but also believed that God
would help him ard SO he went forth and slew the
Joshus. from the twelve tribes to view the Prom
ised Land. ten reported that IT was land flowing
also but two said that there might be giants but
they were not afraid OF them God would help his
i%S out But az Who Knows the Of the eG @
I',p Oua here
cause don't care anything about them. 1t IS
the Calebs and the Joshuas we want to hear about.
Have you got any caebs around here? There
had three hundred. yes OF one hundred such
they Tire other spies said that compared with the
giants they themselves seemed as grass-hoppers.
But Caleb and Joshua said that The giants we're
only as grass;hoppers compared with them be-
Wbc they 8 naG '9f the orG m @ you on DC
because there Is 100 much wckedness here? or
out with 1000 men against l25Coo. But he wanted
even less than 1000 50 long as he had men with
they came to some water, and such as stayed to
drink he left behind. such as first stopped to
snatch drink with their hands while they kept
running he took with him. There were only
three hundred Of them. but that was enough Yes.
con ana the enemy were yslnqushed The world
never three hundred such men at any time
since then.
THEN THE WORK WILL BE DONE
My dear friends what want 10 recognize IS
that II have faith In the God OF Gideon the
work Will be done. | would rather have faith than
a.. the gold IN the KlOndke. Another thing that
;ol:Sws closely on fa,th Is COURAGE. The trouble
defy YOU 10 find anywhere in the Bible that God
ever made use o. a coward. lie has no use for
them. Ii does lot take namby-pambv man 10
make Christian. as some people seem to think.
We want the man Of courage now Have Won II
God invites you 10 go INTO the highways and by
ways. the courage 20 DO his bidding?
Another thing that want a enthusiasm So
many people seem 10 think that enthusiasm and r.
ligion shouldn't together As soon "A YOU speak
about enthusiasm about Gods work they can II
saloons OF NcW-Iork In one night Than IN an the
churches OF the city IN twelve years. Let stocks 20
down Ave points. What excitement there is down.
town. or let one newspaper beat another on some
element In the Office o, the paper that rot left
The only thing We are told We mustn't get excited
or enthusiastic about T. religion Why often single
man Is worth ten thousand because he has enthtsi-
asm. Phil Sheridan was worth ten thousand men
any day. Some names alone can INSPIRE thousands
didn't Ike everything about Garibaldi. but DID
there was a Ere and they thought iha, every one
was saved TIL little child seen NJ a window
a fireman started up the ladder. but when ne had
his courage failed MIN ard he wayered Tben
some one In the crowd called out Cheer him" And
they cheered him TIL they hoarse. 1t gave
MN i, fresh courage and the child was saved That
SHOWS what enthusiasm can do Even n Won can',
DO the work yourself. you car cheer Tie others
One snhi chase thousand and two shall put ten
thno1sann 10 night How do know IL? because
any day wac " SOU an 'housand
Another quality. that Charles spurgeon used IN
hose Of US who wan. a' TO se1, ny,b necessary
which most Americans lack. Keep on nxhtinr