Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-03-15
Moody.isns.

We have taken the pains to rul the following
extracts from the sermons and sayings Of Mr..
Moody, in the New York city meetings now in pro
gress. It is truly wonderful what power bis anec-
dotes have to thrill us, even on the printed page,
devoid Of the voice utterlng them. Herein lies a
chief characteristic Of the man, and to it he owes
a large measure Of bis success:
In Glasgow they were telling me Of
scene that occurred when Dr.. Aruott was
preaching there A woman was in great dis
tress about her rent. She could not pay it,
and so he took some money, aud went around
to the house, went 10 the door and knocked.
lie listened, and thought he heard the foot
steps Of some one inside, and so he knocked
still louder; but after waiting some time, he
went away disappointed. 4 few days after
ward he met the lady on the street in Glas-
gov, and told her that he heard she had been
ia great distress and he went around 10 help
her; aud the woman threw up both hands
and said " Why, doctor, that was not you
Wa it was in the house all the time,
and thought it was the landlord coming
around TO get the rent, and kept the door
bolted." Now Christ comes to bless. lie
don't come to demand.
We little know how much may be won by
a smile If we're going to reach the world
we must get the wrinkles out of our brows.
" God so loved the world that lie gave His
only begotten Son that is the gospel
Napoleon Bonaparte once sent out a draft
A man was drafted who did not want to co.
a friend volunteered TO 60 in his place. He
went into the army and was killed. A second
draft was made, aud by some accident the
same man was drafted again. but he said to
D.. % l.. f.l- I'm Aanl
died on such battlefield" Why, man,
you are crazy" said the officer You are
not dead. YOU are alive aud well before me"
" No, sin" said the man, am dead. The
law has no claim on me- look at the roll.
They looked, and found another name writ
ten against his They insisted; he carried
his case before the Emperor, who said that
he was right, his friend had died for him.
Christ died for Inc. The wages Of sin is
death. Christ has received this payment.
1t is the hight Of folly to bear this burden,
when We can SO easily step ont from under it.
| think a good deal Of all the work done
in Sabbath-school is lost, because We try to
teach Gods truth 10 children before their
hearts have been given TO Christ.
Now, Satan either tries to make men be
lieye that they are good enough without sal
walton, or if he cant make them believe
that he tries to tell them that they are SO bad
God won't have anything to do with them.
In Brooklyn | saw young man go by
without any arms. My friend pointed him
out, aud told me his sad story. When the
war broke out he felt it to be his duty TO
20 to the front. lie was engaged to be mar
ried and while ia the army letters passed fire.
quently between him and his intepded wife.
After the battle OF the Wilderness, the young
lady looked anxiOusly for the accustomed
letter. At last one came in strange hand.
She opened it with trembling fingers, and
read these words We have fought ter
rible battle | have been wounded so aw-
fully that | shall never be able 10 support
YOU more. friend writes this for me. |
love YOU more tenderly than ever but re-
lease YOU from your promise. ! will not ask
you to Join your life with the MANNED life OF
mine" That letter was never answered.
The next train that left. the young lady was
on it. She went TO the hospital. She found
out the number of his cot, and she went
down the aisle, between the long rows OF
wounded men. At last she saw the number ;
she threw her arms around his neck, and
said III not desert you. III take care OF
YOU" lie did not resist her love. They
were married, aud there is no happier couple
than this one. You are dependent on an
other. Christ says III take care Of you.
III take YOU to this bosom Of mine That
young man could have spurued her love; he
could-but didn't. Surely, you can be saved
ii YOU accept the salvation Of Him.
In London, in 1872 one Sunday morning,
a minister said TO me, " | want you to notice
that family there in one Of the front seats,
and when we 90 home | want to tell you
their story" When we got home asked
him for the story, and he said, All that
family was won by a smile" " Why" said
| elbows that 2" Well" said he, as |
was walking down street one day saw a
child at a window it smiled, and smiled
and we bowed So it was the second time
| bowed, she bowed. 1t was not long before
there was another child, and had got in a
habit of looking and bowing, and pretty
soon the group grew, and at last, as | went
| by, a lady was with them. didn't knew
/ the children expected it, and so | bowed tc
I to them all, And the mother saw ! was q
/ minister, because | carried a Bible every
/ SUNDAY morning. So the children followed
me the next Sunday, and found was min
/ ister Aud they thought ! was the greatest
/ preacher, and their parents must hear me
/ A minister who is kind to a child, and gives
! him a pat on the head, why the children vii
/ think he is the greatest preacher in the
world. Kindness goes a great way. Anc
to make a long story short, the father an(
mother and five children were converted, anC
they are going to join our church next sun
day" Wonto Christ by a smile. We mus
get the wrinkles out of our brows, and w'
must have smiling faces.
| don't know but pharisaism is as bad a
drunkenness, and find you can just sum NJ
the whole human race into about two head
the Publican aud the Pharisee Nonder j
an orchard, and in that orchard there ar
two apple miserable, sour, bitter
Stop, one of them is bare; they are worth
less Why are they good for nothing Wei
one tree has got five hundred apples, and th
other has got five. There is no difference
The fact is, the tree is bad. One man ma
have more fruit than another, but the frui
is bad--from the old Adam stock.
If you want to go TO heaven, the frs
thing is to make up your mind to go. II
want TO go to Chicago, the first thing d
is TO make up my mind to go. And if yo
are willing to 80 to Christ, there is no powe
on earth can keep you away. Now, thes
men who say they can't come, Just be homes
and put in the right word, and say you won
come.
Now the question comes, "Who will n
cept of Him 2" But can imagine there
man down in the audience who will sa,
"Well, don't think man can be saved !
easy. | don't believe in these sudden col
versions. | don't believe a man can come
here and be saved at once" What is it Go
has got ? Is it "a gift ? Now we read
the sixth chapter of Romans, il is gift
"The wages of sin is death, but the gift
God is eternal life through Jesus Christ OF
Lord" Now, ii a man is saved, there mni
he one minute when he has not got the gil
and there must be another minute when !
has it. And that is what it is represents
in the Bible IL is gift. "Well, some on
/. saws, Haven't got to feel something b
: fore | can be saved How much have
I. got to give up" "Give up your sins
No, You have never TO give them up, for
you take Christ they will go Of themselve
They will all flee away in the dim pas
But you can't do it of yourself. ! tried (.
Z a long time TO give up my sins of mysel
and i couldn't do it. But the moment
= took Christ he snapped the cords, and