New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-04
MESSAGE FROM EW-YORK
CHARACTER PLACED ABOVE ELo-
QUENCE
MR.. MOODY DEEPLY STIRRED BY DIR. WILL
TON MERLE SMITHS SEARCH
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East Mortified Mass Aug. 3-"There Is no
need OF sending abroad for preachers was tie
general comment heard this noon as the large auui
ence left the Auditorium, after listening " '
mon by the Rev DR.. Wilton Merle Smith, pastor OF
the Central Presbyterian Church. in New-fo rk'
From the incident Of Peters shadow faliihs upon
the sick as recorded in the NTH chapter Oh ACTS
he gave a searching sermon on the value oil chafac-
ter repeating and emphasizing Emerson "o'uS'
What you are speaks so loud l cannot near what
YOU say" Mr. Moody deeply impressed Dy the
earnest words of the preacher. who told now ne
had been helped by Mr.. Meyer and other MOI tnie'u
speakers His plea for a clean life was eloquent anu
as he referred to the text which huhe o'e' ms
study table, BE we clean" the source oil MS power
in his pulpit and among his friends in the FreSoy-
terry revealed
This evening Mr.. Moody said that this had oeeh
one OF the best days that he had ever seen IN
Mortified. He had been greatly moved. he SAID
by DR.. Shaws address on Tuesday night ana 'niS
impression had been deepened by Dr. smith ser
mon this morning. He had been praying most
earnestly for year that n revival might come IN
the churches OF America. He had never seen such
heart hunger has been manifest already III TINS
Conference. There many people here ana SO
many more writing and teegraphing that they VIII
come II they get rooms, that he has declueu 10
open the Mount Hermon buildings at once ana
give 10 those who go there not only Tree tiue
at reduced rates. There Is room for all VINO VIII
come Mr. Moody this morning again urged the
peope to send copies of The Tribune 10 tnelr
friends One man. he said, had ordered twenty-five
copies
Mr. Torrey continued his helpful dscourses on
prayer this afternoon and in the evening on Round
Top. C. II. Hadley. OF New-York, the supernteh-
dent OF the Water-st mission told the thrilihg
story OF his conversion thirteen years ago Atter
prayer this evening by the Rev DR. c. j. Young oil
the Church Of the Purltans, In New YORK. H. =
Mahie secretary of the Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society Of Boston and f. G. Thurber, OF the Amer
lean Chapel OF Paris the Rev. G. CampDell MOT
gan, OF London. preached his, first sermon lms Is
his fourth year at the Conference and Few speak
ers have been OF such great service to many people
as he The Rev. +. r. Meyer, another Northheld
favorte will be here Monday. but II Is douotiul
II either Mr. Morgan Mr.. Meyer will reach the
hearts of the people effectively than did Dr'
Smith this morning.
The following is DIR. s"dt'i's sermon in part:
THE REV. DR. SMITHS SERMON
Emerson says; What you are speaks so loud I
He meant that character told more than speech,
that what a man actually was IN his inm9st iiie
was more powerful eloquence than ne Wotas 'tSo
same thought In other words TO say that every
man cast shadow and the SHADOW IS me ntSor
OF his own character. and that shadow Is e hnI
telling for Sood or for svt SonetImTs ~ 4, brhts
and curses. rs with Jeroboam. The shadows tnat
cast are our influence, not our conscious liliu-
sciousy from what are. Every man and every
woman in this audience this morning Is tellne
telling either for against the Christ: II MAKES
little difference what may be the speech y Hak's
real influence Of his life comes from what he Is.
What you are speaks 80 i21d i 19nn2t near
sccnce yT that Interests me more than the subject Of
Induced currents. Let two wires be hung ono by
the side Of tho other and yet not IN any way
pffch arh q ]
electricity over ono wire. there will be weak re-
production Of il on the wire than hangs beneath g.
This Is the reason why. when yoa listen with your
trumpet 10 the telephone you hear DINER VOICES
have thought: the reason IS that the current on tho
wire that hangs above the wire you are using has
induced current Of the same Kind. though weak.r
phone Is attached. This f. why you can telegraph
he barFagc car AMI lct Il return again 20 Your
circuit. and hold It somcwhcrc near the wires on
wires on the pole induces a similar though weaker
current along the wire which runs out and in again
from your car. In tho way YOU send strong
current through the wire that runs in and out Of
by delicate instruments along the line, Now. my
life is The question ~ Induced currents Why was
IT, when you stood the other day before }22ur
you constantly had 10 fight the same temptation in
your own heart The reason was mat me strong
charged induced similar current In your own
heart for the moment. and you had 10 fight
against H.
POWER OF INDUCED CURRENTS
Just when you stand before any friend who
secrated there comes into your own heart the in
hed o OF 70 h pGe a ed h n
duced current when standing before that which IL
not feel aspirations to holiness when standing be
fore life that Is pure and true and Christ IKE
tho tremendous power Of this influence II IL Al
the more powerful because qnconscopsy received
are IS preaching far more powerfully to your peo-
pie than what You say. And every day, sunday
you may be the power OF your character is telling
far more than the power Of any spoken speech or
says sweet Bishop Huntington, goes out from
your least conscious hours that alters ana shaTss
that t you Que ever knew" 'If thou knowest" OK:
thine every glorious thought took root outside
Of thee and for half century pushed and borsd
W. it''' thou choose and think '''"
And now, dear, friends, ] think we are brought
Want no a to saw TH 10 ' you today namey our
eponsibiiy for the influence. OF our lives. I want
US who are preachers. and then to those OF US who
Are GnT t5n n sp h ranks * RS Se
| times il is written in Gods word. "Jeroboam, the
2e 21 Ms1a OF e ma The 10
through history with that inscription upon a., MN ~
rather take my chances with Pontius plate than
plunged a whole nation into sin.
And yet my dear friends. there are others IN me
| world OF whom II could almost be said, WHO
caused Israel TO sin?" Here. for instance, Is n
at 9 Rsad Of men ase are
| their business methods from him. who are going
reproduce I'm after life the induced current of
his honesty and Christianity or of his deceit and
trckery The business lives Of one hundred mef
are pivoted almost on the influence OF that one
| man.
INFLUENCE IN FAMILY LIFE.
| Here Is the father Of family. Many girl has
lost her Christianity, has fallen or relapsed
| 70 marry, like Gallo, "cared for none OF these
| things" Are there bright. sunny eyed children,
my man. looking into your eyes? Are there Dogs
| for whom you would cut OFF your right handI Know
to-day that the fatal influence of your indifference
| or your worldness will induce similar current IN
their young lives with all the inexorable certanIy