New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-17
AT THE MORNING PRAYER MEETING.
HEAVENS SPECIAL MERCY ASKED IN BEHALF
OF HUNDREDS IN AFFLICTIoN


OF HUNDREDS IN AFFLICTIoN
The days continuous series OF meetings began
wiki tho prayer and praise meeting at 10 o'clock yes
teriay morning. There were several hundred per-
sons the hall short time after the doors opened
and at Il o'clock the body OF the hall was full, and
there we're many in The galleries.
As at the previous morning prayer meetings, Mr..
Moody read list OF the letters and requests re-
ceyed for prayers for Gods help in various af'li3-
tons Those present then knel. in silent prayer
for those from whom the requests had come. Re
ouests had been made for prayers for 10 men,
women and children outside of New-York From
Norfolk, Va. plea for husband TO be re-
deemed; from the New England mountains moth
cr's request for prayer for a Maynard son. the sor
row Of her life Prayer was offered FOR -FOUR broth
ers Of this city who scor at religion: for village
where no zeal Is shown in the work OF saving souls.
and for a parent. nncty-three years old. who has
not yet been able 10 the great truth.
In a short address previous TO these prayers Mr.
Moody said that many did not think much was TO be
accomplished when many were prayed for at
once but ne OF different opinion Al ono OF
his meetings in Glasgow several years ago some
one asked prayer for the seventy thousand young
men Of the city. From then on some one prayed
for them every day. and with heart filled with IN
terest he offered prayer constantly IN their
behalf. AT the end OF the meeting there showed
more converts among these young men than in any
other class God knows every heart he sad;
"the mother bowed with sorrow, the patient wife
the fat her sister brother loving friend who sends
this message 10 the Great White Throne
After another prayer. offered by the Rev Dr.
Wharton. and hymn sung by the Mount Hermoh
Quartet and the choir. Mr. Moody then preached
short sermon. taking his text jeremiah XXI IL;
"Oh Lord God behold thou hast made the heaven
and earth by thy great power and stretched-out
arm, and there is nothing TOO hard for Thee
NOTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD.
The Impossible" said Mr.. Moody is easily
within Gods power Nothing is too great or TOO
small for HIS loving hands direction. How ready
lie Is TO reach down 10 the lowest depths and save
tho soul-sck and weary under the burden Of sin.
like to get hold Of hard cases, OF unbelevers and
those who scof at religion. II makes the victory
al the greater when they have been Won ana
shows the greatness of the Masters love
sSIn Edinburgh. at series OF meetings. man
pointed out 20 me one night as being an infdci
one who had come to the meeting to do ell he could
TO Keep The people from surrendeIins TO God Ap-
Christian?' The man replied with sneer laying
there such thing as God He accused me
there was no God lie said he had heard that !
ike to try my hard on him. determined theq
and there 70 either pray him into me grace OF G S
ncets, bn ,9sa of the exstenoi Of God He
came again the next night and the next, nut stlli
~ .own 10 another exerting himself 20 undo the
good that was being accomplished At little town
called Wycke | was preaching to the fishermen one
afternoon telling them Of the God they knew not,
when | snw my obstinate friend in the crowd AT
this meeting his former brayado ard rebcllious
spirit were not strongly in evidence and the first
Indications surrender were to be seen. some
months after came to me that the man had
becn won over at last and complete was MS
conversion that in ncekness and humility. but with
loyal stcadfast faith. he had given his life 70 the
service of the Master
"Only where a ukewarm congregation exists does
inndclism gain a hold. Don't nave the faith IN
me said Mr. Moody IN closing have II in God.
Come on whether you have faith or not. and He
Will attend 10 the rcs.. l expect great results
hat those who come and gain something from the
cast and the harvest will be grand and glorious
one" $780,
After A short interval the Rev. DR.. Wharton
preached This text was What Shall ] Do to Be
Savc1?'