New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17
MOODY CHAPEL OPENED.
BIRTHDAY GIFT TO THE EVANGELIST
A SERMON BY HIM ON THE EIGHTH W
ROMANs-MR RAER ANSWERS
Lay rELEGRAPH TO THE ThiBUNE'l

what Mr. Moody formerly called Temptation hoch'
He said that he gave 1t that name. thinking tia'
some one might be tempted to buiid chape4 theIe
for the Mount Hermon school. The Kew. r. d..
Never Of London and Henry NJ. Moore or boston,
conceived the plan of raising fund of SSooc"' haf
IN Great Britain and half In this country. TO be
presented 10 Mr.. Moody for a chapel building when
ne was sixty years old. This was done. ana SlocVo
additional has been raised as the oudihs Is
larger and better than the original plans called for
bronze tablet In the vestibule says; This chapel
was erected by the united contributions of Chris
tian friends IN Great Britain and the United States
for the glory OF God and TO be perpetual witness
. 10 their unity IN the service of Christ
More than 10 900 persons present at the open
ing this afternoon. Mr. Moody did not attend the
services fearing doubtless that something might
be said regarding the man whose advancing years
suggested the building Flags representing Eng
land and America were stretched across the plat
form, and ferns and godenrod were freely used In
decorating the desk. The building inside and out
side Is beautiful well worthy Of him for whose
sake II erected. Mr.. Moore presided, and ad-
dresses made by Mr.. Meyer. the Rev. G.
Campbell Morgan and DR.. Arthur T. Pierson
George c. Stebbins and F. H. Jacobs led the singing
and each sang n solo. Mr. Meyer and DR.. Weston,
OF Crozier Seminary offered prayer The opening
hymn was IAN Hail the Power Of Jesus Name"
The fine organ in the chapel given by two
sisters in New-York whose names not given,
and one Of them gave the hymnbooks for the use Of
Jhe students.
As the building IS not completed and free from
debt. II could not be dedicated to-day One friend
has offered clock for the tower and another
bell. This will make It necessary to raise the
tower fifty feet. costing about $500 additional No
offering taken to-day, the simple announce
ment being made that any one desiring TO help
complete tho building might have opportunity
of doing
The following Is his sermon delivered on Satur-
Ga nj oh I'm n and ho, ha
preach:
seem to me the most famous Of ali his writings
One is the thirteenth chapter Of First Corinthians.
think i is the grandest thing Paul ever wrote:
chapter What day Would i3u dawn Sn' for ' u.s. And
sn turn to the hfteen5h chapter Of the same
awaits snd think 5ha no%
have ave found Paps best chapter but when turn
demnaton" and ending with NO separation 1t,
no faults or inhrmities but IT does say thank God
that there Is to be no no, contemplation. There Is
in his day now and eternal night is before him.
is before him In John it, S. we G read: He that
heleveh on the Son hath everlasting life, and he
the wrath Of God abdeth on him" Turn again
that heareth my word and beeveth on him m" that
sent me, hath everlasting life and shall not come
not will pass but is passed
ton. sonship and heirship If God is your Father
I'll fear Is gone; Let me read the fourth and fifth
be fulfilled in US who walk not after the flesh but
after the spirit For they that after the flesh
are the se the hss of the Osp T5e
fesh az and the spirit divide AZ men Observe the
esh % he minds the things Of the esh % he /:
Hd % 5a9 pe5s Il he svsn6 ad eP
fore 5ad n not sTe mS sm My o. ss0 oS
the assh cannot please Coo; The flesh has its
Fs eau en '0f me a n that he ya and al
vorced religion from his moral character. Some
fis5 the ass9 'ae spi5i not ha5d e fs Ell
h sD manes which are AS1e G' fore
nication.. uncleanness lasciviousness. idolatry,
strife seditons' heTesies envyngs murders 5
drunkenness. revellings and such like" These are
are the works Of the Spirit Love JOY. peace
iongsuffering gentleness GOODNESS faith, meek
. them.
BORDER CHRISTIANS
Many people will tell you that If man IS sincere
qs hs p to the his ss he he an, Of s s Ny
pose go to bank ana no hand IN check for 5000
cashier says. You, haven't any money on deposit
here" No" ! reply nor anywhere else Then
sarnestness / am terribly sincere" Yes. terribly BY
sincere, but the probability is that 1 would be put
in asylum within ten hours If l attempted 10
draw. money on my .earnestness, no matter how
sincere might be- You can't get into heaven on
and got into the Promised Land in the appointed
thing nor the other. In the Civil War there were
several border States, netcer one thing nor the
towns in Kentucky, for example. where some Of
The people kept two flags. II they saw a Confed-
crate flag and they would shout themselves Roarse
IOr [he SCUM; II onio9 regiment appeared up
shout themselves hoarse for the Union In bor-
The soldiers Of Both ARMIES Mere T1 ed 'R With ca5
tempt Tor such hypocrisy and they burned their
Christ and the flesh. 1t can't be done. If we
live IL the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit"
provoking one another. envying one anothert'%
Mothers ask me frequently If it is not strange that
and the saviour and saw: no it "a" would be-
stranger If they did The carnal mind is enmty
carnal mind likes the world; he takes to it natu-
rally He has his human religion. human wisdom
Daniel says that men shall run TO and fro. and
eousness shall be increased. but wisdom. human
wisdom: The boy OF ten to-day knows than
men diq at hfty at the beginning OF this century
com does not mean that people are walking in the
Week in the pursuit Of Wealth or piessSTe ana drag
IKE snail on Sunday. Think Of the card parties
beers attend, When was In Pittsburg large num-
~ ae 10 the city sr one SUNDAY night to 20
among them were several church people. But If
the carnal mind Is enmy 10 God what are you
going TO do with II? Why not destroy II? Get rid
OF II at once But away with the contemplate body.
But there Is brighter side. Paul says in Romans
YIN; =; But ye are not in the flesh but I'm the
Spirit II so be that the Spirit Of God dwell in you
Now. u any man have not the Spirit Of God he is
none or his How, ask again, is a man going TO
tel whether he is Christian? What did Christ
say BY this shall all men know that We are my
disciples II ye have love one toward another I
used TO wish that Christians would wear a badge
so that could know when met one. My heart so
overlooked with love for Christ's people that
wanted 10 know when saw one. But I have got
that desire. II Christians had A badge every
hypocrite in the country would have one on before
tomorrow night. oh. the love OF God how the
Church Of Christ needs 1t to-day / verify believe
that every church which has not the love OF God
In the hearts of It's members Is a stumbling block
J do not believe that God wants the ministers
preaching 70 empty pews The great need OF the
world to-day is love. II we 20 out cher
ishing love in our hearts for those are going TO
try and reach every barrier VIII be swept out OF