Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-21
MOODY.
A REMAR1ABLE MEETING
4 Service i'm the Tabernacle for Fallen
W0mel--Letters from Prostitutes
What they Think and how
they Feel.

A somewhat remarkable occasion in
the Tabernacle services of Moody and
Sankey in Chicago, was occasioned
by the letter OF prostitute 10 Mr..
Moody. The following account of the
matter and a quite full extract OF the
sermon is taken from the Chicago
daily papers. The Tribune OF the
14th inst, says:
Afte: the opening prayer Mr.. Moody
read the following letter, saying he
had been in doubt whether TO make il
public or not, but did so with the hope
it might do good. He declared his
earnest sympathy with the class OF
persons represented by the writer,
and during the reading there wa al
most breathless silen e. Nothing has
produced such an overwhelming i'm
preston upon an audience since the
meetings began. and the thought that
the writer, who had evidently been a
lady OF culture before her sad fall,
was probably in the house, added not
audience listened to her we'll wOrded
letter:
CHICAGO, Dec. I'D. i. Moody
DEAR SIR: am IA prostitute, and in
perusing the daily papers L am often
anxious TO hear you say something
for :, and for our class. You admit
into your presence and invite expert
ence from men who have been the
vilest rascals, whoremongers and vii
Iains on the face OF the earth. You
warn them To "come TO Christ in time
TO be saved. You have not, since
your stay in Chicago, to my knowl-
edge, said one word OF comfort TO u.s.
Several days ago noticed that you
advised young men who were living
with ~harlots" to leave them at once
and have nothing more TO do with
them" Would it not have been well
TO say, Not only come yourself,
young man, ut try and induce those
victims OF mans lus,'to come with
you?" 1 have asked myself, Am too
low To be asked by man To come tn
Christ, when God Himsel has said:
There Is none righteous, no. not
one, etc. There are young girls in
this city who are leading lives OF
shame because of the lustful passions
OF men who have joined your meet
ings. and whom you have taken into
the fold lately; what do you OF they
now care for the waits and stray ones
thus ruined? Is il right that such
things should be? Have you no word
OF comfort for Us?
Mr.. Moody. do you believe Jesus
Christ, who died TO save sinners. Is
at the last great day going To discrim-
mate between rcfor ned profligates
AMI Us who have suffered thousand
times more than they the pangs or
Disgrace and the scorn OF society on
their account?
Remember Mr.. Moody, that God Is
"A just Go :. and the rules an regula-
tions of society will not cut much fis-
ure in the end.
L think you are one-sided evan
gelist. and pander more TO the tastes OF
society than tn your entire duty. You
give yourself up TO work sor Christ
and don't half do il. Remember that
Chicago has nearly as many abandon
ed women rs men. Weneed the com
fort of Jesus Christ as much as they;
and are just as capable TO remain
steadfast in our reformation as they.
Notwithstanding we are ostracised
from society while they are admitted
into the best.
Hoping when you next speak you
will say something about our leaving
our present lives. we q. e., some OF us)
will be- there to hear what you say.
Yours, A SINFUL GIRL.
The Tribune OF the 18th inst. gives
the sermon OF Mr.. Moody, preached
on the occasion OF the service Thurs
day evening, especially devoted to
. the claims and condition OF fallen
women. The following are brief
extracts:
-The next case is much worse. You
may say 1t is like black, blacker,
blackesr, compared with the other
two. want to speak about. this
time, the eighth chapter OF John.
One woman have spoken OF was In
the house OF Pbarisee, at dinner
party. the other by the well OF Sy-
char, and now we come to the temple
porch. They had taken woman in
adultery, had caught her in the very
act. They had not got the man; they
had hold only OF the poor woman.
What a commotion there would be
here to- might IL such a scene should
take place in this tabernacle as "A
woman dragged in by her hair. The
law against these poor sinners was
most severe: fallen woman was 40
be put TO death. And now the Phari-
sees that were about To execute the
poor wretch thought to- catch the
Master. They began To put ques-
tions to Him. tempting Him and hop
ing 10 take Him in His speech. They
told Him how they had surprised the
wietched creature in the very act OF
sin, and then passed on TO tell what
the law OF Moses had fixed as the
penalty. To be stoned TO death was
tho only atoncment. "But what say.
est thou," they went on, and then en-
gerly listened. But Jesus stopped
down. and wrote on the ground. as
though he hadn't heard them. W..
don't know what he wrote. Perhaps
grace aud truth come by Jesus
Christ; perhaps he wrote that. bur
while he thus busted himself they
cried out the londer, demanding an
answer TO their question. So at length
He lifted Himself up and said: 4Hc
that is without sin amon- you. let
h M first cast stone mt her" Never
did an answer more completely serve
its purposes; you who never were
guilty OF this ofrense, just you cast
the first stone And amid the strnpg.s