New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-21
AT THE EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. MOODY MAKES ANOTHER APPEAL FOR FUNDS
TO PROVIDE BOOKS FOR CoNvICTs-PhR-
ABLE OF THE MARRIAGE FEAST.

AbLE of iHE FEASi.
The attendance at the afternoon meeting was. If
possible surpassed in the evening and short time
after the doors were opened not seat was 10 be
found vacant either in the body Of the hall or the
galleries although hundreds Of extra seats had
been provided.
Mr. Moody made another appeal for the purpose
10 which the onertory was devoted-the provision
Of books for the convic;s In American prisons Il
don't know he said of any work OF m!ne that
has obtained such returns this. At the last
census 1t was stated that what are called the GRIM
inal classes OF this country numbered 10000 am
sorry 10 say that there are still more now Al the
lowest calculation 500 0N Of these people are young
have said before that believe that out OK
these prisons can coma very useful men Look at
the glorious work that Jerry McAuley did before
he died He was criminal for years before he
converted.
i have declined vet" added NJ. Moody ito
send books TO al parts Of the United States when
worAers haze asked for them. Don't give with a
grudee, l don't want your gift Il you do.
After q hymn had been sung Mr.. Moody said that
he had received great many requests for personal
interviews in the week. which il had been !Inpos-
sible 10 arrange on account OF want OF time. But
IL you want TO WIRE 10 me at Chicago, he SAID.
we will answer YOU. ! am no speaking OF
letters about financial difficulties but spirtua' difi-
cult's6. | don know how the impression GOT
around that a millionaire. l an a good way
from being on". l can tell YOU that. ! get letters
asking TO- total OF about $4,000 In day some
times YOuva sot plen'y o. m!llionaires in New
York: go TO them.
Professor Townsr and Miss Updegraf sang
Saved by Grace" as a duet. This was in response
the special request o. number 0; those VINO
heard them sing the hymn in the afternoon.
LESSONS FROM A PARABLE.
NJ Moo1z took for his text the parable from the
fourteenth chapter OF ST. Luke OF the marriage
feast which the guests MADE various excuses for
attending. He said:
VOC will notice that these men were invited 70
feas, not funeral. Ny experience is that people
are genct ally pretty glad 10 so TO Dinners II inc
there that the police would be called out to Keep
order BIZ, here Is an invitation from one hi fnc
is a rOya4 invitation. Not many OF US mere ever
ge n h 10 fOyo ssed 70 Windsor Castle ana
don't suppose ! VII be.
But mere IS a royal initiation. and a real INVITA-,
tn invitation were very polite. But they al MADE
one knows they were lying The first said that he
had bought piece Of land ana wanted 10 80 10 sec
wanted 10 prove them. The third said the most alb
surd thing Of al. He said that nc nag married d
no;ice YOU laughed at those men. ! tell you
better excuses Tor not acceptag Gods lnytation;
There is man gong up ana qoW 5e6 ,s SO wse
and great as We are He SAYS th2t people skay !s
we are the heirs OF all the ages. Well II this IS
find a better excuse for refusing the invitation
c Tse .nfy ba nd hook IS fu Of cohtradic-
has read the Bible don't believe there was ever
59Gk SO SO 4Gtsd Tq we as e, '9q new we B6 n Il
! don't believe that any one who doesn't believe
in This book can be a Christian. Why? BECAUSE
i, God 100 much 10 give II tc me woTid. men
has raised UP others to stand by it. Millions have
died for f. Others say they don't understand IT.
# T0 Soad U 9nd fi 2 tbs book at one reading
Other people bring the excuse OF foreord!ha iion
They say. II We are going TO be saved we sna,i be
saved and If We are 10 be damned We VIII be
CANNED How about t4ai sysm in nd 5emP9Fa 1oa al
get hone Il You are ordained to get home. when
NJ woman who has any more TO do with election
or foreord.na,ion than with the Emperor Of Japan
don't propose 70 give pE AZ regios pcople There
God is a hard master and the devil an easy one
slave 70 lust ana rum hnds the qe ,s an
up and h tells you ne wont giye Up ms Hoery
devil docs provide rye h4d Goa YOKE so on a,s i3r
iSa cgat a fee it. Thats more Than those with
the devils yoke OF can say
AS TO HYPOCRITES
But there's another mar grinnns back there
He says he doesn't want 20 be Christian because
there are so many hypocrites in the Church. tell
Won tha, 10 one hypocr;e IL the Church there are
= hundred in the world What about the man liv-
ing d double life? Why don't you get OFT OF busi-
ness because ;here's so much hypocrisy In COM
mcrcial life? a good many won't come here he
cause they say. on. -: old Moodys mounte-
bank-a hypocr.e" What's that 10 YOU? Thark
God We don't preach about ourselves. else YOU
NIGH sit there ana throw stones a. as | know
lots OF mean things abou. myself but there's no
flaw in my Master.
"rh. last hou- c. this mission has come SAID
NJ Moody n ending his sermon The last min
jites ale coming Are you going % accept this In
vi,ator5 ! have 10: ne slightest doubt that Il -
the las, that Will come 20 some here. In month
-. . vrooL sor,A that ar. now here will be dead.
Nd ,bte * The las time they will have the cnance
w. NJ, - "re.cte- ,ben asked th>sa In the audience
Who wished TO answer GODS invitation 10 say. i
VIII" Hundreds one aiter the o'her repAea' ana
Inc meeting ended with prayer.