, 1875-06-13


resolute concentration Of his hto to single pur-
Pose, and so be glres you the intansest essenco
th&t can te e1t14cted OUT Of ono idoa- Thoss ot
LII who 90 back to the old fight for freedom do
not remainder Brother Moody among the tight
cru. He MAS busy already, as hs nould
divine spirit Of Christ #aa crying to him in the
cl2nk Of every fetter and tho moan Of every
slave, but he did not hear Him. II tho latter
april days Of 81 again, whom we caugh: the dag
and bound it about our pulpita tor = aign, eod
could hardly see each other through our tears W
We Sang .Ame1ica," " aud rushed 10 our public
Enlis and squa! es. and stood shoulder TO should
er, and forgot, perhaps, ne had souls to save in
the inrolerablo pa1n tha* seized IA ny an moaus
to sare the nation, and all tho churches and min-
1sters rero welded for the time into the one great
purpose, Brother Moody had no pzzt OF 10.
that Is now memorable in that awful movement.
dc regretted, indeed, one Sunday grand deul-
onatratlou Our city made uyer sixteen Of oar
slain who were brought homo for public burial,
because It seemed to interfere for the moment
with precious Work he had under nay OF bring
Ing eoula to ChriaE
When again We were rushing to Pttsburg
Landing 10 holp the wounded and held = nee:-
ing on the steanaboat he told ia cur business
when ne got th9le YVES to ssTe souls ''No, no.
one Answered, ''Wo ara to save bodies, and
leave souls for the tineto God. We are to min
store Of noutshlnent. and cheezfol words aad
tender touches about dreadful hurts SO as to
help the poor follows back to life" 'tYes, that
ls true as fAr an it goes very eminent MINIS
tcE replied put it does not go far
bodies both. Wo must point these wounded
men to JesuA, and tell them about the thief On
the Cross. That cannot do for one," the
dissenter replied finally I'VE had no time At
Donelson for anything but nursing 1t ~iu be-
the sams at Pit.sb1ae Landing. and whom TO-
member who these men are-our nobler aud
brArer brothers, ~ho went out fronl their homes
white We stayed safe in ours, and fought and
fell while no neve- risSed scratch in this great
quArIel-I should be ashamed to point them to
the thief on the Cross, or any other thief- It
would be 116ul; to their Whte manhood"
But this WAS Brother Moody's way then as it is
noN. Saving souls rose before his mind with
such an awful background OF bllss OF WOO that
the blessed ministtatons OH which We were
really seus out were in dauKor OF being for
gotten, aud it TIE had caught hi5 spirit We ahood
hare added fewer to fewer, while the kindly
human world that could tr1st such
men Just as they were to tho tender
mercy Of Gcd would have cried shame On us.
Yet the man lad 3 human ho~r. in hls III east too,
aod dtd nurse and tend tae Men AZ be found
time to do it outside his main purpose; but, go
far rs Eas able to watch Llr, LIS great busi-
ness vns saving souls
And this il Brother Moody to-day, in Whatever
light VIZ look At him. Na-u1e, krt, science, his-
tory. aud life are no:Alug to h4u1, and vanity.
except ~ they can ba made the means to this
ouo o1H 43EllH 1111l LQo ml18lC OF LQe Kf3nQeG1
o1a1orlos, with al the voices and instruments
this Bldo Of heaven to interpret them, and they
of no account lu comparison With Sansey. Show
him all the pictures that hare storned the heart
of tie world, he would not caro- Tor them II all
until he found Scripture piece for tha
the portentoua figures the ceiling
OF the old Farwe Hall would do just
as we'll ~ th> best. Plo up all the poetry
Which has poured out Of the human heart from
kn,w
OF David, With whatever beside be found IN tne
Bible, few scorea OF hvuus, and pelhaps Pol
locks Course OF Time" from the pr1celesa
treasure, aud leaye the rest to their fnte. have
no doubt, indeed. that bis own little hyInn-book
would be caught out OF the N1eck Of ulAttar in
preference TO Shakespeare, it the question c.Juld
come up for his personal cholce ~ to which OF
these books must pass unto eternal oblivion.
Now we need not be at any LOSS about thu SECOND
secret OF B:o1her Moody's power WHOM we real
ixe what forca gathers to head =, any soul Of
| native original quality when the 1hole rni-
versa can be brouS1. down to this diamond
| point It is tho mill.onaire's secret in
| nonoy-making. the elier Bennetts &c.
| George stephensou's in the locomotive
| Co5deu's in free trade, Gar16on's in equAl hu-
nan rights, aud Father Mathews iu the oatva-
ton OF MS couutrymen from the curse Of whisky.
| Wherever we fud q man OF one purpose, hufu-
ing. aching and alive to the tips OF n;s tingera
| out we find "a 1naste1-splr1t Which can compel
tho stars in their courne to help do its work
We need not seek the solution ct our problem in
the supernatural. 1t is as natural u the down.
pour OF Niaga:a,-aud Brother Moody il one Of
thoso mon. Que iIea has seized llm aud o'ds
hin; no will work for l.: watch for It, ss4ryo for
it, 1--we from hand to mouth, and turn away from
al re7A1d except that rhlcn comes IN his work,
aud doubt not he vonli have starved nlany
time but for the constant care men like John i.
FarWett koDt over his little home.
Another secret is that within these
limits in which he thinks AMI
acts, Brother Moody is real human person. 4
man OF no culture, bound BY 10 ec.leslas:icaI
bonds, bis heart plays freo and strong, and il
full Of WARM red blood. raid | went to hear
l4im the last time Le spoke III Chicago. wan
very much struck by hls sermon. First, there
Wa statement OF the FalI,-how tuat wo sra
all lost past human hope. T thought uo Ianorel
thero very much, stumbled, and hammered, Md
seemed to Like it no lcoro than no like to g,re
our children b;ttec draughk, aud he seemed
glad when it WAS over. Then he began to talk
10 us about the PITY and Iowa aud free grace q.
God in Jesus Christ, and hero lie was tho; o,,gs:Y
At homo. Ills voico fell into teuder cadences,
touched With q w!nsome p2thos that nude
weep ; he talked with us man To mau, perfectly
free from the pulpit mhnucr; told rs stories Of
hapless men and women who had been lifted
great toye, and then what Brother MoolY said in
tho sermon Brother Sauhey sauS in tho psalm,
until there seemed to be uroodipg joy aatl
peace over tho whole p;sce, and every sin-slck
man and woman could sea the way open TO /
better life.
In book all about this work Some one senels
me from New Yor!i, they ro+.ce i'll Scotland now
shy he seems OF talking about nell uo only
mentions tho dismal doom cuce IL q particular
sermon, and tGen 1t is the he'll tho drnnkard
makes for himself here and now. think can
understapd this 10 is IS shy Of hell Id Fathsr
Taylor was, because it hurts bin TO hng the ugly
dea into his thoughts Of the love OF God and
the pity OF his Christ. This book opens With Z
falsehood The wrl:cr says Brother Moody
knew nothing OF the gospel Of the grace
OF God until be wGs IT, He told me onee he
Was r.ised an Unitarian, and he aaYs just what
this w1itor aays. that he learnt nothing from Us
OF tho Gospel The truth is be learnt nothing
else from us but the GoHpcl, and that is what
makes him so shy OF those harsh and bitter
things that would deforp aud dedle it: be can
10 more shake OF the sweet. pure nurture
Of our faith in the fatherhood OF God, th-n be
can shake of his o1u manhood Sir David
Brewster brought c curious s+ons onca to meet
ing Of philosophers, gem in which u photo
graph had been taken by natu1ai process tnen
tho etono was buried, and when it came up ag4lc
into tbs sun, and Brewster found it. the picture
came gradually ont OF its heart, but in the dark
IL ~orld ti,aannear II ia he eecrat nf ali tha+ ID