New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-21
AT THE AFTERNOON MEETING.
ADVANCEMENT AS TO THE MONEY RAISED FOR
THE CUBANs-THB PREACHERS TALK
on CHRIsT's LIFE


THE cUBANs-THB PREACHERS TALK
on CHRIsT's LIFE.
AIS o'clock Yesterday afternoon there was not
sea- vacant in the VII - OF the immense hall ard
the ushers were obliged 20 tell the HUNDREDS who
continued 10 pour UP 10 the doors that they mus;
take their choice OF finding possible standirg-room
or keeping away
NJ Moody announced that about $500 had been
realized at the collection Sa: urday afternoon IN
al % the starving Cubans and that re expected
some additional contributions would bring the
amount I'D 70 $500 Some wrote to me"
ADDED Nj. Moody Saying that he thought the
Catholics should look out fo- their OWE poor God
help such shrvelled soul"
After he expenses Of these meetings have been
paid" NJ Moody continued, all the balance Will
60 % putting books 81 the hands Of the prisoners
IN ovr Iais. I writing little book about the
Ten Commandments which will be OF: nexc month.
u vii only make about one hundred and twenty
I'VE pages and Will contain the G commandments
and a few words about each II will cost less than
j cents None of YOU 50 poor that YOU can't
afford 70 SEND one or two Of these books 70 the
prisons Don't write any more grumbling letters.
: haven't time TO read them. Grumbie If !ou wan'
20. but don't bother me-
After the hymn Saved by Grace" had been sung
as q duet. DR.. Dixon offered prayer. IN the course
o. his prayer ne thanked God for thOsJ who had
been converted in the course OF the mission.
NJ Moody then read some verses from the TWEEN
ty-hrst chapter o. Revelations and the fifteenth
chapter % -. John after which the Noun, Her
mon Quartz; sang The Rock Of Ages by re-
quest and the choir and congregation sang Near
er Ny God. Thee with great fervor.
TIE TENT CHOSEN.
Nj Moody preached from part Of S.. Luke. ii. Z:
And they laid Him IN mangeI. because there
no room for them in the inn The preacher
SAID.
For fouT thousand years ever true sam of Goa
Messiah. From the Tine OF Adams SIN II n@d been
promised that the seed CT the woman sha. bTulSe
coming Q; The Son q Ga has been ne irqe si.t-
tude Of every child Of Coo for SIX thousand years
Ard ye: when He came here WASH, room for
b6 SesTj1s 80 tbe daaf ber,V FOR the cap'iyes
10; 10 take Nte but 70 give Hfe-and yet He found
taat there WASH room fo- Him.
Perhaps you vii say: "But Il the Jews had
ONLY known who tie was. they would have hailed
Him wiki enth -slasM. have given Him roya,
welcome b; when nc was men came from ne
E ltue while afterward and proclaimed VINO
He IS hey objected 10 His coming much thai
se-oo bad all ne male caAaien killed When he
sfgsn 70 preach n. mission sion. iaf% would fg nave
leafe MS own town. never 70 return again. Inen
r. |eH H. 70 Ca9f tI ana Tor 5me ~Ss je
I'm Iddeny necsnle famous over all The country;
bur r was rot long before the town became too
HIS head Jerusalem never offered Him The free
eart..y prince l remember. when the Prince OF
Wales came 70 Chicago what excitement there
o. % 81 10Y aus n Tbo the Prare ~
Il IS mystery 20 me why the Jews don't rise UP
3: one man now and receive me Saviour. When
a'e ;o'd. many lett Him and there remained just
A,,e handful Of poor. desspised disciples He
re 0lras o. the air have nests bu' the Son OF
51sa5o in Taich he LAST SURE e5,ea was
riding was on borrowed animal Even HIS grave
W. borrowed grave.
Have The times go; 20 be any better Do we
Nhen He vs. alive? There Is no part Of the whole
ms oeen more prrclaired and nor" earnestly pro
Gained 'hau In America. But does America wan,
America people were asked whether they wanted
Jesus chris, 20 come again and reign over them.
10 rou believe taat He would carry single
CONT Or single ward. or sing" precinct
WILLING TO TALK.
Ny friends people are willing enough 10 talk
ABOUT theology and religion and all the rest o. it,
or waen q comes 10 The question of . personal
taHsi re.sr.ng over them Gear that there would
De very .t'.e room ror Him. DO you think the
f'ea, associations would wan Him their leader
'le C-1 Fe.lo9s OF -le Tree M1sous: DO you think
he go-'.eal parties would wan, him. Would the
Demoora.s ere 10 be led uy Him. or tho Repubii-
s s,, believe 'acy would rather vo,e 70: The
si.s,est aia Hslara on earth ihan for Hin.
rS0Ne J- !oI are shaking NOlf ht@IS All right
Saahc en-. te. you. f. = one Thing 10 talk
about Jesus Christ and quite another thing 10
AVE j 90 come and reign as Lord and Master
t1o" o. sos suppose The rumseuers would care
ssSo-t MIN interfering win her business; How DO
;vu intnK dishonest firms would Ike Him 10 exam
.tt -ht-. rodgers And oven 10 q good many o.
.Ie e'-r-te - am afraid that j. u were put 10
ue vote trrv wouldn't care about lii.n. There
,mosio Dc socl many things ia lie would have
., tel yol. don't believe that here vii be any
yeace on Garth tN He comes. n t. darkcs, before
ggs"n. snd Garkne.s seems 10 be gathering around.
.N " j. ordained that Christ shall reign on earth.
90 - IS tie dIy o. ever GOOD Christian 10 pray
-, Ms quick coming and 10 pray hat all Do IN
ia 4n2s that arc now destroying the world
my tooa ht quickly destroyed Oy His reign
a. y, ourselves just because y" won't let The Son
:. DOC come into homes and hearts and reign
60 mere - moi man or woman so low de-
lt.',1 detiac"i 100 New-GOrk who. = ne invites I
Ss1s C1-.st 20 come INTO his heart will not have
~ prayer answered fic wiI come. However
mack tae heart that seeks Him He Will come
o.. en- JUST as sue as J d that Won ana are TO-
re-. o-ear mat tAe nOur viii come when every
We. ala woman here VIII need Him and need Him |
49, Iil'. Won have. some 81 yOI. heaIih ana !
- pity and happiness 1T the present time and /
~. MIN you can get along very wT without Him |
nese Hin | "'''' '"-' .'' - '''' ''- van
Mi. MOODY then Ga his own graphic forcible /
-, irrational way told The story % Lazarus and |
so sisters. Martha and Mary. He painted
.. sHAOe word-pctIre 0; The illness and death /
fror.- .E as and the scene when he was raised !
% - &c oeao ov Christ When Mr. Moody came |
= thss passage he Gospel IN which me grief |
S~"ear az Laxerass death 70 reco1aeo' ne