The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-12

Chicago. and that when he chose new home he
would settle IN 1t a Christian. In the mean time
could take care " hi own soul.
DISCERNING a DEATH BED SCENE.
"Ono week later he was stricken down again,
ana Whtn | Vent to sta'd 10y his bedside he
avoided my glance as would ahun'ed criminal.
lie begged me- not To prav for him, but for her
who was 80 sOOn to oe n widow; but / fell on
my knees and tired to lit plea to God for the
poor wretch For the first time in my life the
heaven seemed TO be of hard and rlittering
brass. lcould not penetrate them. felt that
ing man grew cold, his mind wandered. and b,s
lti's ceuselcsely repeated, The harvest II past,
the summer Is ended, and am not saved. l
stood 10y his bedside until the western sun
went down, md stll came those despair
ing words, each tine huskier than the
last ana the devoted wife knet by
him uniil ut midni lit he died Bending
her eartp catch his lust dying words hoping that
MS burden might he made lighter as he passed
away sue heaid MN whisuef with terror Ia his
weak voice The harvest Is past, the summer
= ended, aud IN not saved aud wo wrai ped
nlu ~ Onristlcs' Stroud, pl iced him in
Cnristl.ss collin, and carried him tO II Chrstless
eiavc. a. the preacher spoke his voice grew
iouEh and husky, whispering In penetrating
Key thhi reached "a far hs when moment later
he shouted. " Son, iemembei.' II YOU are urn
In your resolve that YOU will come here only to
letr and scoH, ana that You will never be
Christian, stay away he memory oi the
spurn"d opportunity Will not bc blotteJ out.
and your he'll viii tie m de moro miserable by
the recule ucn Il the WORD rejected. hut II
You Wuuid e~care tho muatiun of he'll, come
now WAIT not Tor the morrow the morrow 10
not your
lnE BRETHREN srnLLnorxp.
Al no time s,nco the rcyiyllists commenced
th,ir ~ rk in ir OkNn " Mr. Moody been SO
successful IN hOlging hi5 audience hreathle-s
and -pciltuunI. lie Ia, preached heaven. ana
M rev. ana grace, and mrn and women h We
wept. l. 81 nignt he nrclrned beil. ana faces
grew pale .id terrified, did tde immense num-
her that passed. into tue .uuIir, room proved
how m'n quaied under his lash. those who
remained cuud scarcely sang, and the chorus
vs. We X aud broken.
ny - To-,
niEht. and those present sang with NJ SInLet
dIt M hour before Mr.. Moody arrived and
, "h'is -, s."eie gi"wlhg IN numOers. With them
thc SIN :'r a. stIli the favoric. They listened to
M III. strongly wrought r@sns or his pl iutiye
hsmhS' ana thc whispering II the crowd many
oi whom We.e only boys, was hushod. Mr.
aM3odl pre- ,cned again the sermon be had just
point IL his training ~ an orator.
Ihg same Iefvor glowed, the same bitter de-
pathos melted his voice M in the Rink. He
spoke as though Lis words aud thoughts
came rushing upon. him without All ef-
sponthneous sympathy. by unex aected passion.
Yet ne did not uepTt from tue order oi mis-
sentence In the most vehement passages WAS
reneated without the ch nge of a single word.
Nhen he stopped. NJ Sankcy saul. ana then,
Nouon, during which. Il the request Of the
nIcacn'r IL nv Whp wished t. he PRAYED for
hh,it on tle II '"f ana hurled theit faces In the
cushion, ~ tne pews. While they STD knelt. Mr..
MoOlN "i.u others went To IN IN. anu kueclng
by thrir Il ic. talked quietly wi h them.
Io-dav j. To ue observed n dty OF fasting
ana ! aver hy M, Il ut the BROOKLYN churcne-,
hut tuere will hc no special JOINT services except
at meeting 81 clerESmeu e. the Las College at
seven O'cl iCk tuis morning.
I,I-night T. the last nigpt that admission o the
hiuk Is to be uufegutated. All next week the
meetings are 20 be ticheted, and IS lar as posi-
ble, the tickets will lie placed in the hands Of
those oniy vino are not cn lrch goers.
Tue uptown Union meetings Dr scuddcrs
cnurch VIII continue all winter II the reiisiius
10 mi tfn.lrt.
saturday IN rning the mceiug Is to ~ especially
for young girls