Year: 1875

MOODY AND SANKEY.


Ine morning meeting at the Tabernacle yesterday
was well attended, for the most part by very earnest
religious congregation After the reading OF about 200
requests for prayers, Rev Mr. Kellogg of Troy offered
prayer and after the singing or the I33d hymn Mr.
Moody read tho l07th Psalm, in which he found tcxt
for his discourse.


MR. MooDY's REMARKS


Mr. Moody, In treating OF the lesson conveyed ia the
passage, SAID that II man has been saved the nrst
thing he should do to confess to Christ A great
many did not get the blessing Of the Lord because they
did confess In verses it was shown that
they were crying out for help. He asked a woman on
occasion If she ever prayed, and she said ssOh
yes whenever am IN trouble pray" He sorry
to say that about the way with most Of There
friend Of his who always came 10 him when he
in trouble. Now, he did not care much for thas
mans friendship He hoped that they would not hest
tate to praise God for His kindness and that no one
would speak unless he had something 70 say in praise
Of the Lord for His goodness.


ssWe Praise Thee Oh Cod . was next sung Then
Deacon Hawley rose, and said that In his Sabbath
school yesterday they omitted the usual closine
exercises and 500 scholars remained for prayers In
the inquiry meeting held aerward seven professed to
have been saved.


Mr.. George O. Bell testified that three sisters with
wnom he conversed at the inquiry meeting proessed
70 DO converted MIR. Morry, from the young mems
meeting In Clermont avenue reported that they had
glorious times and large number Of conversions.


me Rev DR. Talmage said that they had an excellent
inquiry had been presented.


Mr. Sankey related the Of young scotchman, .
civil engineer which had come directly under his own
observation in tho inquiry meeting he was an inf
del, but his mother had prayed for him and written to
him requesting him to go TO the meetings He had
finally yielded, and had been converted 10 God Tho
young in the congregation and confirmed
the statement OF Mr.. sankey by relating his own expe-
rence


Several young converts related their exporiencea
and the meeting was dismissed


EVENING MEETINa-oHRIsT ON TRIAL-FRHNDs


AND ENEMIES AS wITNEssEs-LAsT EVENING


AT THE RINK.


Last evening the crowd at the Rink seemed even
greater than tho previous evening. The meeting
was opened by the singing OF the 10th hymn


Come thou fount Of every blessing,
which followed by prayer and the fifteenth
hymn, sung by Mr. sankcy solo. Mr.. Moody then
read Of the twenty chapter of Matthew after
which Mr.. Sankey sung the thirty ninth hymn, the
congregation joining


II STORY"


Mr.. Moody made the announcements for the
present week, and said: d:-s'We don't want the
same people here in the evening who come I'm
tho afternoon, and we going TO have .
meeting from nine to ten Wednesday, Thursday and
FRIDAY evenings for clerks who cannot get away earlier
and don't want to the people at that meet
ing who come to the half past meeting We hope
by this means to give a hearing TO all the people
/ wish TO call your attention to the twenty ysecond
chapter of Matthew fortyseco verse The question
is, ''What think ye OF Chrst2n The Saducees and
Pharisees had each come asking Him questions they
thought he could not answer but He had answered. and
now had asked the Pharisee sWhat think We OF
Chrst9n They did not believe in the divinity Of the
Lord Jesus Chrst-did not believe He had come from
Heaven The Jews thought He mpostor; they
said He was the son Of David, but David called Him
Lord, and he would not call his own son Lord.


NV friends, what think ye OF Christ? | would like
TO ask you what you think Of him as teacher and
preacher and physicians But the important ques-
tion is Was he God made manifest in the flesh III he
was nothing more than the Son OF David then we are
guilty OF man worship. would like TO bring up
few witnesses on this question. will be fair and take
both friends and enemies take the Pharsees first the
bitterest enemies he had; they thought hewas pos
sessed OF the devil Listen to their testimony why
this man receveth sinners and eateth with them"
Thank God he does What would become OF us II He did
not2 Take individuals There was Calphas He held tho
highest ecclesiastical position in the Church. Ask
him what he thinks Il adjure thee to tell
me, Art thou tho living GodYn What think you
Of tnat2 VIII you join the Pharisees and cry, Hang
Himf Here was Hebrew governor; he examined
Let the Governors wife-we will admit
women in this She sent messenger 10 her hus-
band saying, "Have thou nothing to do with that just
person, ior have suffered much in dream
ing him. There is her testimony Pll sum
mon Judas he knew more about Him than
the sermon on the mount Let us see what Judas says
after he had sold Him for thirty pieces OF silver II
have betrayed innocent bood.n Even that prince OF
traitors confessed remorse. Another the centurion
he had charge of the Roman soldiers and he had charge
OF tnat executon-see what he says, "Irue that was
the Son OF God.n


summon one more witness Satan himself Tho
devils cried out 'Has Thou to torment before
time ~ Even the devil





Not soul was permitted by Jehovah to speak i'll Oh
His Son.


/ want to bring up some OF His friends now
John the Baptist says ~ have recorded that this
the Son OF Godn See what John the beloved disciple
says OF Him. "He is tue root and offspring Of David
the bright and morning starr Let bring up
Thomas, who would not believe that the Lord had
risen without putting his hand the wounds and when
Christ told him TO do he cried out, MY Lord and
my God;n that is what he thought Of Him.


would like to summon Pau-he was the great
blasphemer Saul, OF Tarsus, thought he going to


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this sect OF tho Nazareno. Instead or that he the
greatest champion Christ had. After inter-
view with Him he said, 'Henceorth live for Him"
What think you of Christ, o sinnerY


Let hear the testimony OF the angels on the plains
OF Bethlehcm-I bring you good tidings Of great JOY
for unto you is born to-day Saviour" That IS what
they thought Of Him.


just one more witness. Tho time God spoke whilo
Christ earth to tell what He thought Of
Him. He says:-'This IS my beloved Son, in whom
! well pleased; hear Him." That Is what God
thought Of Him.


o. may this audience think we'll OF Him, and if you
think well OF Him you will be willing to speak for Him
and about HIM. every disciple ought to be preacher
Put the question to yourselves, what think ye Of
Christi"


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