New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-20
LETTERS STILL POUR IN.
MR. MOODY Unable TO READ ALL THE WRITE.
Xyot-TsTs FOR PRAYERS. so GREAT
is THEIR VOLUME.

Is THEIR VOLUME
.,,,.,,,, ,bo audience at the 10 o'clock morning
nray4--mce;irg yesterday was noi so large as on
r,,dav pr4a, carncs,rcss and enthusiasm wer"
.Aowo md tcrvcnt prayers were offered 10Y 'he
conversion Of unbel;evers and FOR 'ndivid'a case
~ suffering and bscksliding. Mr.. MOODY prayed
fer The cuban sufferers In :he following worcs'
90 ,;o,i remember the sufferers in CUBA 'Ne
,hen Strength 81 body well as strength OF spirit
. -, ,rrs ,h4ir Affection Grant wisdom from on
high also 20 those who are being sent 10 inc ee"!
.uN.rars ,hst their efforts may be directed not
only 20 alleviate their physical suferinss bu' mat
they msy lead their souls 10 Christ also
Even with the help OF DR.. chapman MI Moou!
said II had been found impossible TO open more
than onc-ha,f Of the great number OF reuters re-
ceived containing requests for prayer nu''
Gaia ,be .vauKells: God knows the requests the|
contain so when VIC Fray We VIII just ASK ,hA' ne
gran, ihe petitions according to HIS INFINITE WIFE,
DON &c feels they should We answered. me re-
o,,zs.s Gov ,,r,vers which Mr. Moody found time 10
~cad n,us. have numbered about three hundrep
He read them in collected form. many OF thein
h.ng requests for proyers by parents for 'hcr sons
and dauehters many from parents who have sons
addicted 10 drink requests for prayers Tor the SICK
and there was one request from woman eish'!
wears old who Is not Christian.
Mr. Moody preached a short sermon from INC
text: ASK and It shall he given. knock and II VIII
NV subject" ne said rs taken from the Ser
mon an the Mount 10 my mind the grandes' ser
mon that was preached Jesus Oh nov 'ehc"
His disciples TO preach He taught them 10 pray
IN this way the heart Is reached and touched ue
.o,,l &c awakened and precious lives are brought to
Christ He has promised that II We ask 1t Will
be given. and when we go TO Him IN fai'h lie VIII
mike all OF His promises good. You might Just as
well tell me don't exist as 10 say that prayers are
not answered We may not see the answer a.
once bu, God has failed TO hear us. II may be
that He wants 10 bring up TO higher state
that He likes company TOO well TO answer rgh'
away All we have do is 10 keep on. and In His
own appointed time the answer will come. Most
reor,a don't go 10 God until they need something
That is not the way 20 pray We ought TO make an
appointment with God every day. whether We nave
anything 10 ask or not just 10 De WIN i''''
1ha-'s tho way to stand with the Saviour ana
when we ask Of Him in faith we need not fear but
what VIC will be heard
II know A wife IN England who prayed for her
husband every day for eighteen months before her
praver wa. answered. nut her reward came nj last.
IT,, husband was an inndel and so bitter was ne
agains, religion tina; he forbade his wife 10 even
sneak TO A minister or TO attend church and ne
would no, GLOW Il bible TO be brought into his
horne But the wife made appointment with
God 70 NEE, Him alone every Gay al a certain
hour For twelve months she continued to pray
but at the end Of hat time there was not single
Indication to show that she had been heard She
decided 70 pray for six months longer, When ms
time had elapsed her husband was sun unchahgeu,
end seemingly stronger In his nhdel bch+fs Shc
asked herself then II she should continue longer Il
IL MAS Of any use 20 try 10 change ms near ana
from q soul Of love and faith she determines 20
hone and pray as lorg life lasted. Al: that was
the point Coo wanted her 20 reach! mat very uay
she found her husband or ms knees IN IN" Sal n
room where she had met God each day TOT year
and a half ana IN repentance and mcekest supnS-
sion she LED him into the glorious Agh' OF 'he
SaVloUrs love. , $500, $1,000. l.,
Wasn't this a glorious triumph; and doesn't II
shcv Ne tina; GOD docs hear ana answer every
prsve-e IT may be a long time coming but JUS as
soon as We have so; RICH; IN Ills eyes lie IS
coIrc - give lis That falling comfort and
Strength; He IS going 10 grant us thot suohmest
love and mercy that lie alone can give.
-, mny be that we viii not Eve 90 see the answer
20 our PRAYER I'm this world. but up IN the grea
hon,o above In the eternal lie, We VIII I've 10 see
inc grand rcs,:l's.