Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-20
Col. GrOsvenor's Deutal.
How ME-. Moody Touche. the Hearts
Of HIS Hearers
TWO AFFECTING STORIES To ILLUsrR
THE TEXT aGOD Is Lave

TWO AFFECTING STORIES To ILLUSTRATE
THE TEXT "GOD Is LOVE"
AT the Thursday morning meeting at the
Brooklyn Rink Mr.. Moody's text was: Sod
Il Love"-words that blaze in gas Jets over
the pulpit OF his Chicago church. lie dwelt
particularly upon Gods Christening those
whom he loves and Christening them because
he loves them, and told a story concerning
bis own little girl "She was" said he,
"only six or seven years old. and a. bright
and merry as could be, but She fell into the
habit OF getting up cross i'm the morning,
speaking rudely 10 her mother and her bro
tner. told her at last that she must be pun
lshed unless she conquered her habit; but one
morning while L was dressing heard her
little voice impatiently Gliding my wife.
After breakfast, when IL came time for her 10
go 20 school, she stepped up 10 give me a
morning kiss, but gently pushed her aside,
telling her she could not Kiss me. TIE cor
ners OF her Tiny mouth dropped. Tears welled
up into her eyes, and my heart was almost
bursting. Slowly and sadly she left the room
without trace of that childish life in her
steps That belonged 10 her age. She met her
mother i'm the hall, and with sobs choking
her voice, cried, oh, mamma, mamma. papa
VIII not kiss me. Ask him II he WON'T But
when the mother pleaded with me remained
finn, and my little girl dragged her steps
YEARLY Gown the street Ii was the FIRST
mol ming that ever refused TO kiss her, and
as stood i'm the window wept while watch
ing her Tetreaiing figure. IL seemed 20 me
that had never loved her so well before-so
strongly that i punished Der through my
own suffering. The day was long one 10
usual hour, TO be there when she returned
from school. i sat In tire same place where
She had left me, and she came timidly and
sadly TO me, threw herself in my arms aud
cried, Papa, will you forgive me" printed
a kiss on her little lips, an1 she knew thar
she had not lost her fathers love; and IN her
simple understanding she knew that had
not punished her through hate"
Later Mr.. Moody told Of the Imprisonment
and death Of the Roman Catholic Arcn-
bishop, whom the French Communists shot
in Paris In 1870. Those crazed men" said
The preacher, stock the holy man out from
his prison and shot him like dog In ths
street When they looked in his cell an hoEg
later they found cross craven on the doc
with tie word height written over its to-.
the word depth under its base, aud e
words length and breadth on either ie.
All, that Catholic Bishop well un.ler .oot
the measure of Gods love. IL covers the
cross He well knew the significance VI that
night on Calvary. He knevthe power o. the
cruciied Saviour, and he cas. himself under
its protection.
Moody and Sankey closed their revival Ia
bors in Brooklyn last night The chief power
OF the Brooklyn revival has beer felt among
the young men. Hundreds have been hope
fully converted. The young mems meetings
are TO be continued every evening under the
leadership OF Mr.. Hall, OF Washington. The
revivalsts will next week visit Philadei-
phia, where great preparations have been
made TO receive them.