Year: 1875

Major did say so but your correspondent will inii-
mate that this circumstance occurred IN the days Of The
Old state banks when bills OF three dollar dcnOmina-
ton were not curiosity even II found in the de-
scribcd This circumstance however convinced The
starving that there a God; and from that
ment he became Christian ana believer in the
efficacy OF prayer From this little incident the
evangelist proceeded with a most address, IN
which he urged prayer and faith the chief Of
saNation That we must be dependent upon God was
one Of the chief IDEAS which he would nsti into the
minds OF his hearers and 10 make this point the more
forcble he cited the Of President OF the Bank
OF California he thought he was independent with
his millions OF treasure but he found his mistake. and
now the speaker asked Why should not all recog
nize our weakness and dependence upon the higher
power and resolve az once 10 become Christians God
regards with favor those who ask aud pray according TO
the holy record, and IN this connection no cited the
cases OF Martin Luther and George Whitfield.


"ARK YOUR WINDOWS OPEN TOWARD JBRusALEAW


Professor Bliss next introduced, and, with melo-
deon accompaniment sang one OF MS own songs with
the above title. II rendered with fine effect and
was generally commended as the songs OF Mr. San
key, his colaborer


Without a moments delay Mr. Moody said, 81 want
10 follow up what Colonel Whttle has said"


would like 90 call you attention 10 verse that you
will ind IN the seventh chapter Of John II the sew
enth


Ask and shall be given you; seek and yc shah find;


For thai askeh receeth and he that seeketh
hndeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened


Now in these Of the Scripture, especially in
the seventh verse, there three classes Of Chris
tlans described There's the asking, therc's the
seeking, and there's the knocking Christian. And
class. That is the best There are a good many who
are all the time asking for the Lord to bless them and
hear their prayers, and yet they never wait for His
answer, and If He should answer them they would be
more surprised than anybody else. What want, |
believe, is just this knocking class We must knock
until the answer comes, and We must expect II will
come If don't come, then let stop and look
the matter and find out why Ii won't be Gods fault
but II VIII be all ourselves Our conditions may not be
right may have feelings against Mr. AeXan-
der. may cherish grudges against him or some
else. And yet unless put them away how can |
pect that God Will hear my prayerp If am not will
ing to forgive every man how can expect that God
Is going TO forgive me? | might ask God for
ever and save me and He would not
open His ear to my peadlngs. And believe there is a
great deal OF that kind praying done doesn't get
out OF the Church, il doesn't get high your head.
II is not necessary to make long and eloquent prayers
The Lords Prayer, as 1t is commonly called IS brief;
disciples prayer for is the prayer that Christ put
into the mouth Of his disciples That prayer asks God
TO forgive us our trespasses as We forgive them that
trespass against us


Then there higher type of Christian than the ask
Ing knd-the seeking kind II we do not receive by
asking let US seek and the moment we begin TO seek
the blessing will in earnest 10 There is not
Christian here who has sought but has found God


But the best class Of Christians the knocking kind
and OF three kinds the asking, seeking and Knocking
what We want most IS a few OF the knocking Chris
tians. Just come right up and commence knocking
II the answer doesn't at once continue knocking
ana the blessing viii come


Now find most people keep their best and most
valuable goods under lock and key; and don't know
but the Lord does the same he gave Christ TO the
world, not 70 the Church No one asked Him 10 give
/
OF Calvary and made the request, so God, send Thy
Son into the world and let Him be cruched the
for mankind 1t would have been pronounced sacri-
egous. They wouldn't have allowed a man to make
such prayer And yet masked God gave up to the
world His beloved SON If He gave Christ to the world
what won't He give as the church? Ask and seek
and knock until the blessing


Now, / will give you illustration OF the case. ]
have some friends come 10 my house at a late hour
have had good deal OF company and have short OF
bread. Il know if we had had great many
to-day should have short OF bread at house
o nelphDOr Aexanders
find the lights all out and no one around so rap on
the door trapping on the organ moderately No an
swcr. Well, am very ANXIOUS 10 get some bread for
those friends who have come and 50 rap again rap
ping vigorously. Pretty soon window comes up, and
Mr.. Alexander pokes his head out little and says,
"Who's there" at is one OF your neighbors. Some
friends have come 10 see and they very hungry
and want some bread for them" Don't you think he
would give 1t TO meg II Mr. Alexander would do
that for me, won't God do moreY Haven't
you found God always ready-you, my brother, who
have arrived at the age of eighty-two years cal
ways There's man who has lived twelve years
borrowed time and has always found God faithful
Then let boldly 10 the throne of grace. And f
it is going to be pure revival it must commence with
the Church Of Cod 1t must commence with ourselves;
and then our ncighbors will be revived.


Now what we want is to 60 home tonight and let the
work commence here in our own walls and If We get
revived there will be others of friends who will be
saved We won't have TO go 10 them and tell them that
we have got II; but they will see II and feel IT, Then
men won't be so anxious TO get dfteen and twenty
cent for their money; and they will try and live
/ consistently, and not be more anxious to
make money than 10 bring souls to Christ.
\ Let The Church OF God get right and viii what
power there in religion and what Christian ZEAL with
1 the spirit OF God accomplish Tonight there
might be wave of blessing going out from this meet
/ ing that would reYoutionZe the whole Connections
valley-a mountain Of Gods people rising up TO the
love OF God as one man. And hope the day will come
when shall batter down the miserable walls Of
sectarianism, and when there will be distinction be-
tween churches but every that Is a loyal OF
God will help His glorious work along May God hasten
that day, and may that be prayer here to night.


There is not heart so hard that He cannot touch it,
While we were gone, this time, an incident occurred
that Interested me very much. While in Edinburgh
man was pointed out TO me by friend, who sald:-


Moody. that man is Chairman Of the Edinburgh Inhdel
Club" So went and sat down beside him. and said -


We'll my friend, am glad TO see you at this meeting
Are you not concerned about your welfare? He said
be didn't believe in hereafter. l said, ''Wl you


just get down your knees and let pray for you %
81 don't believe in prayer" Well tried unsuccess-
fully to get the man down his knees and finally
knelt down beside the nhdel and prayed for
him. Well, he made a good deal Of sport over
it, and met him again many times in Edinburgh after
that Well year ago last month while in the north
OF Scotland. met the man again. Placing my hand
his shoulder, | asked, Hasn't God answered the
prayerF' He replied, ''There is no God am Just the
same as | always have been II you believe in God
and answers 10 prayer do told you try your hand
on me- We'll" said, Gods time will come. There
are great many praying Tor you and have faith to
believe that you are going to be blessed Six months
ago | in Liverpool and there | got a letter
from the leading barrister OF Edinburgh telling me
that my friend the inhdel had come to Christ, and
that of his club of thirty had follow ed
his example. How it had happened he could not say
but whereas he was once blind now he could God
had answered the prayer didn't know how it was to
be answered, but | believed would be- and IL was
done. Let Us pray God to convert the sceptc He can
do II through HIS almighty power His arm is not
shortened that He cannot What want do
is 70


COME BOLDLY GOD.


believe that the reason you do receive answers
when you pray because you don't expect you do
really believe ia His answering In the first chapter Of
James, nth verse he says IF any Of you lack wisdom
let him ask OF God But let him ask IN faith nothing
wayering, for he that like a OF the sea
driven with the wind and tossed - Now, says James
don't let that think that he shall receive anything
IL we ask God and don't expect answer don't let us
turn round and say, God does not answer prayer"
We must expect and accept such failure the Church
II We don't believe. Now, there young man in
Scotland that would like to hold up here model
man. He Is young Of high position, great wealth.
LIBERAL culture and an only He and his young wfo
attended our meetings and sat through, watching the
I people and when any brought under cOnvic-
ton they said they could tell by their faces. They
would 90 right to them and talk and plead with them,
and IN this way my or one hundred people
/ yeried through their influence IL we had fifty such
Ienpe ln The Cnurchcs lrnlrhnuL lha YalleN