, 1876-06-11

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What chanscs have these ycars. 80 full Of labors
and OF wide experience. made in Mr. Moody? As
were deeply impressed with The fact that God has
deait most gracioueiy with His servant. and that
ar. Moody hos been pro1tcd and attcd for wider
inetl man less single andself-forsctfu in his pur-
The characteristics which constitute him the
man he IL. and make his Individuality. are of
course wholly unchanged. The leading features Of
his mind are the same they we're three years ago.
The same masculine directncks by which be news
his wny straight to the heart OF his subject, the
same Saxon yigor by which, with genius untnught
by the schools be pounces the shortest cleareft
strongest words IN which to i',ea.nats his thousht
ing, and hik passionate carncstness these qualities
still mnrs tile man and lead him IN into his suc-
cess Aud yet they lave undergone certain modi-
In the 1r.t place. his mind works more consecu~
lively; Thc duly pres speaks OF the dinconnect~
10 superficial attention. Ills logic is not that f
method. bnt the deeper logic Of the truth. lie
grnsos the relations not Of FORMS but Of things in
Gods Word and in human experience and these
he presents with unerring accnzacy. Ills apparent
again with new and unexpected light, and with
the tremendous persistence with which he drives
one idea tn it's veryshend. tmay be, in so DOING
he rambics over tho whole chapter, bnt the cen
tFIl aim is never for a moment forgotten. IL his
do"
Ills command Of language and Of illustration il
mare extensive. 1t could hardly be otherwise.
lie is not the man to pass through the experience
he hns had without learning something Ever on
the alert for whuteyer will illnnaine or better e1
press Gods truth. he has attained remarkable &C.
1city OF expression and richness OF illustration,
That which next TO his directuess, more than any
other mental pecullarity, makes him what he is
ia what VIC nave cu1iede1,is picturiug power. Let
him describe the healing Of tho paralytic by the Sa
vlor, and when hc Is through With tue picturcs
while you know sou have often heard aud had
those ideas, you will be conscious you never heard
them pnt In that way, The condensed statement
OF Scripture has been Titaized md illuminated un-
I'll It seems to stand ont from the page in new and
without extrnyasance or wild fancy. The power
OF recovering familiar statement from the con-
monplaceness into which. in most minds It'll sure
forms recalls to mind the pictures into which John
Bunyan converts tue worn statements OF Christian
experience.
There is one Characteristic Of htr. Moody
Of his n,ind-has undergone no pereeptible change
Ills car,,eslness:tat throws white light over all
his words, is THE same now as ever lie always
was ut white heat. only, Of course. II gires added
il the hiding Of his power. lie had it when an un-
known worker he went about tho streets Of Chica-
20, besecchlug men to come to Christ It has
driven him on thcsc eighteen years. crushing down
cvefy obstacle in his path, and converting failure
into success. -s.....
In tho very prime Of life, with apparently perfect
physical health; with 4 heart evidently Kept
humble by the grace ct God . mind growing into
deeper knowledge of the truth, and with bound
| less passion for souls, We see no reason why he
should not abound more and more into good works
We join the great company OF his tslends IN onf
midst il welcome to his ola home ne . and lug % nnaye1
the Lords hands shall be upon his loins, and hlt
bow shall abide in strength.