, 1875-02-28

manifested. Mr. Moonhouss has been in CHI.
cago, but aa he is comparative stranger here
the following sketch Of the character of his
work, and OF tho nzn himself. written for tht
Con3regationalist BY the Rev. S. Il. Lee, 'o1
Cleveland, will be found OF peculiar interest.
Harry 1Soorhouse csEe to Cleveland upon tbs inrt-
taton Of the Young Mems Christian Association, and
held three meetings oay Tor hvc da5s When he LET
the word Thousands Of Christian hearts lifted NJ
to love God and His hesed Book 1nare than ever be
fore. ...
His services aTo called Bblereadirgs, but the term
does not accurately describe them. A Undertaking
generally, is tho reading Of selection of passages o1
Scripture certain tcp1c, in certain prescribed
order. and which has It's .alua in the accumulated
weight Of Gods wnr1is. the reading being done by
different persons in the 1oeeng, under tho direction
Of leader Mr. Moorhoase REQUESTS psope to bring
their Bibles, which rauy do and more do not but
lecss and readsa the nasnges himself. Neither Is his
does not attempt to- unfold the fun n,eaning Of the
passages which he reads NOR to maks his hearcts ae-
quainted with the Word of God. His services Is ix
tnre Of reading, Of calling cut The striking truths
from tho passage, and Of making very pertinent OBJ
seryauons on them He do;s not endsayor 20 much 70
them feel its power. It is in hts hand not much an
instructive treatise. as sword, End be certainly
and holds to It, though with free range ktndred
matters. one day, when he would Inspire strong
took the words fear not" found in the Scripture
He began with the first In the case Of Abram took
few in Isaiah, and closed with the last in Revelation,
md express in very vondedal manner the duty to
fear not. Illustrations drawn from life, or fran bis
own experience, are sometimes employed, but not
often.
Again, he took pcrsonal history ko thu. Of Peter,
and drew out Of a progress the richest and mast help
fu1 V}ewB Of Christian living.
Again, he took tho contrast, Instituted in tho first
shaptsr APT ot 5enn between W and tt grass md 6roh
11o.es with tho deeds and life Of Christ; the doctrine
being that the law ksti, but Christ nlaaeth =liye.
Iha tendency Of bis services is to send his heszers
awny profoundly impressed with God the Savior Of
men. uia thoroughly evangelical view of Christ Is
indicated In the remark that the Episte to the He
bre.s is Tue key to the Old Testament; hs calvniio
tendency IL In the assertion that the Epise to tho
Romans ia tha key TO the New Testament. .
Years ago, our fathers Nei'e deeply vsrscd in the
Scriptures but they used them theological, to esab
lsl certain Cardinal doctrhea. Recently, Ito revival
Of Dihs study seems to hs,a brought tbs Christian
public 70 appreciate il - source of various ard
precious knowledge, historical and practical. Harry
Moorhouse finds in the Bhlo Person, only Person,
and that Person Is the power Of Cod unto salyaton
Born in humble lie, bred b1acEsmth called upon
st watering III England to read chapter and
offer prayer sabbzth no clergyman being pres-
en., learning, second occaAon, how interesting
tie Bible might he to himself and to others he wss
Led along step by step to take np ha great work Of
ago, visiting Mr.. Moody IN Chicago. finding him not
much fn the habit Of using the BbIo comment
go Evangelist, then famous, to lock up his book
c,Bes and study the Eihe only, for year His In
tuence aucn, that, during tho past year, haga
heard Of Mr. Moody IN Great Britain, .sanding up,
Bible in hand, reading and expound1ng Il. word of |
God to assembled thousands who listen to obsy and
turn to Christ
The secret Of this wonderful history il. that Harry
aoorhouse, not foolisbly ignoring bApe, reads tho
Bible continually in its own Light. He reads book
then rcada it again and again, until ha is filled with it
=" praying always with all prnyor and zupplicaion
ia the SpritD God bliss hin, and raise up an army
OF SUCH who shall be ahlo to tho word Of God
power
THE REV DIT. SHAW.
for thirty years pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church Of Rochester, n. T., writes IS follows re-
garding the recent iaboEs Of Henry Moorhouse
in that city:
No since my day h.s cvar the hearth Of tho
people as Henry atoorhouss. He is wonder in his
way simple, original, christhse in his character BE
s eongenial worker, and fro first to Last tere has
aeen nothing ut which could take exception. That |
lis been my experience. wish God would send him
1i:her again.
Ar. Moorhouse will hold union Gospel meet
ngs on the West Side, in tho Third Presbyterian
Church, beginning Monday, March l. Bible
eadings in the afternoon and preaching in the
.yeniDg. The success attending his efforts
n our Eastern cities has been most marked,
one OF Pentecostal times.