Year: 1875

to rest. It would be grand thing if all
the tavern-keepers would make restitution
by giving up that which they received by
means of their hellish business Oh YOU
can be saved if you will only come to Christ
he is waiting and offering you immorted
life. IF there had been any other means
for the escape of the sinner, do you think
God would have given up his only Son to
die upon the cross at Calvary? You sinners
can all find Jesus You must come to him
as the poor prisoner who acknowledged
that he was full of sin The Lord Jesus
is seeking for all that are lost. Won't you
try to give him your heart and tonight
become a Christian After the sermon a
large number arose for prayer and went
into the inquiry room.


Every evening large audiences assemble,
and the class of people in attendance show
that the interest with the masses is deepen
ing. Long before the doors are opened
large crowds gather about them, and to
doors on Thirteenth and Juniper Streets
have had to be opened. 1t is evident
spirit of inquiry pervades the city, and the
crowd is not drawn simply by curisity. The
singing of the large choir well repay the
early comers for the hour and half of
patient waiting. On Wednesday evening
Mr. Moody announced as his text, 'The
Son of man is come to seek and to save
that which was lost" He said he had not
gotten through with the subject the previous
evening, and proposed to continue it this
evening He said because men are lost
they need Il Saviour. Don't think because
you are a sinner God does not want to have
anything to do with you. The sermon was
replete with telling incidents and Scriptural
Illustrations. In the latter Mr.. Moody
possibly excels all other He brings Bible
incident and scenes so vividly before an
audience that one might almost think they
had occurred few days ago and in a
neighboring city. The evening he spoke
of the man healed of the palsy, whose
friends let him down from the roof; the
audience were hushed in such deep stiffness
that it seemed as if they could almost bear
the slow measured step of the four men as
they wended their way through the streets
Of Capernaum, and, as in the narrative,
they let down their sick friend from the
roof every one looked up to see him as he
descended Thursday the attendance al
noon was very large, and the meeting was
intensely interesting. Ga Thursday even
ing the text was, ''Seek ye the Lord while
he may be found call upon him while he
is near" He got the attention Of the i'm
mense audience at once by a homely, telling
Illustration, and kept it to the close. 1t
made deep impression when he said you
can find Christ right here in this building
tonight, if you will only seek him. Dc
you believe that sinners can find Christ
here tonight, Dr. Hatfield Turning tC
DIR. HatGeld) l certainly do, said DR.
Hatfield. Do you DR.. Smith, Mr.. Moody
continued. Mr.. Smith said that he haC
no doubt of it, and Mr.. Moody said that
from the letters he is constantly receiving
he is convinced that God is striving with
many heart in this city. Why, l wouldn


dare even to advise you to go home to reat
your Bibles and pray. No,o is the accepted
time, and some of you may not even llv'
to get home tonight. Mr.. Moody related
with telling effect the following persona
illustration In my native village. goo'
many years ago, a young man started on
to seek his fortune, as we call it. Befor
he left home his mother gave this text t


take with him "Scek first the kingdom
of God and its Righteousness, and all thes
things shall be added unto you" Th
young man got as far as neighborin!
village by the next Sunday (for there wer


no railroads in those days, and he had t


walk, and in the morning he went t
church, and the minister preached fror
the very text his mother had given him


In the evening he went to another church
and there the minister preached from til
same text The words made a strong I'M
preston on his mind, but he was not con
verted, and after awhile he went hom
again. In the meantime, | left home an


was converted and when went home O.


a visit thought would try to show hin


how to seek But when asked my mothe


whether he was still living on the old farm


she said, in surprise: Why, didn't | writ


to you about him ? He has become crazy
and is in a lunatic asylum; and the onl


thing he says is Seek first the kingdor


of God and its ri ighteousness, and all thes


things shall be added unto you. " \ shor


time after that when | was home again,


heard that he had become an idiot, an


that his parents had taken him home agar


So | went to see him, and asked hir


whether he knew me. But he gave IN


only vacant stare, and, pointing his fnge


at me, said 'Young man, seek first tn
kingdom of God and its righteousness, an
all these things shall be added unto you.
A few weeks ago, when | was home agar


| went to the old graveyard on the hill,
see my fathers grave, The chill autumn
winds rustled the dry leaves at my fee
and as [ looked down to see the last res
ing place of my father, saw there, only
few yards away, the grave of this mai
He had put off too long.


At the close of this sermon he read th
following letter which he had received ju: