Year: 1876

SERVICES AT THE HIPPoDRoME YESTERDAY


JOY AS AN EIEMENT OF CHRISTIANITY.


The attendance at the Hippodrome yesterday noon
was better than the day before but the meeting hall
on Madison only about halifuL large pro
portion OF the congregation ladies The proceed
ings opened with the singing Of the 1880 hrmn


Mr. A. G. Arnold then read the following requests for
prayer:-For the comfort and conversion OF young
father and mother who have lost their only child from
agonized sister for only brother; IRON two other
sisters conversion two brothers. for one who
has yielded to great temptation and the
sary strength from twelve mothers for their children
from six wives for their husbands from forty -threc
ladies for dear friends from sister that her brother
may be brought to Christ he is about to 60 to the
far West; for lumber OF out OF work, VINO wish
employment; for an orly son. who has expressed him.
self Christian, but has given himself up dssipa-
tion; for lady who is struggling with perplexing
doubts from a conductor Tor brother conductor and
for all the employed the train; for the 1iongs
Institute Virginia. that II may be visited by stirring
revival from broken hearted wife for her poor hus-
band, who has been led away from the true path


Alter the singing of the Seventy first hymn Mr..
Moody preached on the subject OF the day-'Joy" He
said-I doubt mans conversion who has not joy.
IL man who thought he converted last night told
he had not JOY should not believe in his thorough
conviction. There is the backsliders prayer, Gre
store unto tho joys OF thy salvation" The way to
keep that JOY is to study the Word and work. When
the word is thoroughly studied by you then give II
out People say, why is it that many ministers
break DOWN. Some think 1t is overwork. IL is
nothing Of the kind; II Is irctting They have
not joy, for the jov OF the Lord is thy strength With
Joy YOU shall draw OF the wells of salvation
There three kinds Of JOY in the Bible-thc JOY OF
finding Christ, the JOY OF seeing others converted and
the JOY that John speaks of-tne Joy of seeing the dis
nInl m ct =.
'These things have spoken unto you that my JOY might
remain in you" When We have JOY how easy II IS to
our hearts all the world it. II is not
sermons that convert men, II is our lives. Mr. Sankey
sung the 10th hymn, commencing Joy TO the world,
the day come. the whole congregation joining in


now HE CAME TO JESUS.


After the singing of the converted recited his
pcrenco He said:-Strangc as II may appear to many
oil you present a few weeks ago unhappy, but
since then have found thatjoy About three weeks
thought ol coming to New York live !, 900 miles
away. My family tried TO persuade me not to, but
ie some power drawing to this city the same power
brought to this building and to the inquiry room.
met gentleman from Boston and we walked together
TO the st. Nicholas Hotel and he talked 10 me or
Christ The next day went 10 the inquiry room and Mr.
Moody introduced me to lady, whose look OF internal
JOY and benevoencc struck me. She talked TO me for
along time. The next day came again and found this
lady working with two other young men, and the look
OF holy joy her face could not be mistaken. That
night went home and prayed, and that night became
a Christian.


Rev. Charles +. Deems of the Church OF the
Strangers, followed the young man. He took for his
text Well done thou good and faithful servant enter
into the joy of the Lord" He said:-rhcre Is no use
my friend, when we havo once found the Joy Of tho
Lord that we should relapse into dyspeptic wrctchod
ness We find the JOY while we are here on earth,
and we can keep 1t, tor there Is even Joy IN sorrow
five put our full trust in God, firmly believing that
in ali emergencies can rely on Him, and never IN
vain This habit OF looking back into the little petty
cares and troubles this world when have much
to look forward to-it is foolish Let us shout out Tor
the Lord, and with all banners flying. Let US
all gifts TO praise Him and serve Him; our clo
qucnce, Wits our honor musical gis--all our
talents in the furtherapce of His work Let the world
in our face the JOY that is IN our heart


Mr.. Sankey then rose to sing the hymn "Joy and
Sorrow but before dong said that the words OF Dr.
Deems struck keynote, that Christians ought not 10
have such long faces and look II they predes
tined awful fate Instead OF being Intended
enter the JOY of the Lord forever smiling face
a pleasing address kind, thoughtful solictude
brings mure souls 10 God than ever 4 long dyspeptic
face with mHch preaching. Mr.. Sankey con-
tnued at some length on this subject and concluded
by singing the above mentioned hymn. Mr.. Moody
gave the benediction "May the grace Of God ABIDE
with thee" and then announced that there would
four O'Clock meeting.


A woMAS's


held at O'Clock In the Fourth avenue hall yes
terday. Mrs. Keane, of Philadelphia presiding