The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-20
HATS ON IN CHURCH
Dwight L. Moody's Aston
ishing Invitation at Ber-
gen Baptist Church.
AMUsEMENTs ALL AWFUL,
Theatres and Euchre Parties r.
reconcileable With the Spirit
nal LiIe-Man and the
World.

Dwie hit L.. Moody preached to over i,oop
person. in the Bergen Baptist Church.
Clinton and Madison avenues, last night
under the auspices of the Z. M. =. "A.
The capacity of the building, which IS one
of the largest in the city, was taxed 10
it's utmost. The pews were
ably crowded. chairs filed the aisles ana
where the chairs were not, and in the
vestibule as far out as the outer door,
people were packed like sardines. A
squad of police in the vestibule, under
Sergeant Snow, preserved order. On the
platform with Mr.. Moody were the Revs.
Garrison, Brett, Herr and Allen, Score
tary Brown and members of the Y. M.
&C. A. When the body of the church was
filed and the crowd still kept pouring
in Mr.. Moody invited those standing in
the aisles to take seats about the cage
of the platform. In a minute the plat
form was crowded. While the ehureh
was filling Mr.. Dessert played a beautiful
voluntary.
The service opened with the singing OF
the hymn, Ever My Prayer" by the
congregation. DR.. Herr prayed and then
Mr.. Moody asked the people to engage IN
a few minutes of silent prayer. MI
Moody told of the work which is being
accomplished among the prisoners OF the
country and told of several wonderful
conversions among e~x-convicts. He tolo
one particularly impressive story OF the
conversion of Valentine Burke, a panK
burglar, who after his conversion became
deputy sheriff of ST. Louis, and was IN
strumental in causing the conversion OIL
many other persons. At the conclusion
of his talk Mr.. Moody asked the congre-
cation for a liberal contribution toward
his fund for the distribution of literature
in the jails. While the offering was being
taken Miss Mildred Till sang I'll GO
Where You Want Me to Co." She was
accompanied by her father.
Before beginning his discourse Mr..
Moody complained of lack of air. Il
can't ak" he said, unless 1 have air.
He ordered the ushers to pull down the
windows. When this had been done he
drew a deer breath and then said: More
air. 1 must lave more air. Throw up
the windows and turn off the heat
When this was done a number of persons
began to shiver.
eff any man fears catching cold" SAID
the evangelist. .let him put on his hat
About one hundred persons accepted
his invitation and sat throughout the SER
vice with their hats on.
Mr.. Moody said he wanted to tax OF
sthe Spirit working through the Word
Many persons he said, mourn pc
| cause they haven't had the victory they
expected. If a tree is full of sap 1t is
full of life and is bound to bring forth
fruit. II you are full of the spirit OF
God you can't help bringing forth fruit.
l would rather be used of God tonight to
get ten people filled with the Spirit
rather than to get one hundred persons
converted, for ten persons filled with the
Holy Ghost would mean the conversion
of thousands. Men and women here to-
night could ~evangeliZe this city II they
day is the belief in the Holy Ghost for
service. | was in the Church of God Tor
ten years before | heard of the Holy
| Ghost as a worker. Any Hottentot can
love those who love him., but 1t takes a
man filled with the Spirit of God to love
his enemies. The Holy Ghost never works
where there are church quarrels. He mas
| got to have unity. How many conversions
do you suppose there would have been
divided and critical or afraid OF the
Jews? 1 never yet saw a man or woman
who was filled with the Holy Ghost who
was not full of the Scripture. Ii you are
filled with the Holy Ghost you will find
life one unceasing song. People say: i
would like to be a Christian, but | can't
give up progressive euchre,' or, 1 can't
give up the. theatre A Christian IN the
world is all right, but the world in a
Christian is all wrong" !,
Mr.. Moody concluded by advising all
young men present to join the Young
| MEMS Christian Association, as it affords
the best field for Christian work.