New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-04
Mr.. MooDY'S TRAINING AND METRoDS

| NIX. AOODI IhdIniNG AND hEIHOUM
MISSIONARY AND sUNDAY-scHooL wORK-rHE EVAN
aELlsr's EARLY LABoRs-CHANGE IN HIS MAN.
| MIR OF PRKAcHING--nIs GREAT THEME, "GOD
rs LOVE "-PLEAsURB IN Has REVIVAL EFFoRrS
Something has already been said in The
TRIBUNE OF tine simplicity OF Mr. Moody's religious 10
lief and It has been enlarged and intensified through
Sunday school and missionary work. The subject DO
serves further remark IL IL now more than ID wears
the evangelist became thoroughly devoted to the
Christian cause In the beginning his sermons and adj
dro sea large extent composed OF Incidents oo-
curing in his experience and though based upon
scIfptura text the in WHICH he labored furnished
large part OF the material for them. Ideas aud sns
gcsons thus continually coming to his mind, and
he adopted plan Of placing the notes OF all bis ser
mons in large envelopes, and as be gathered new
thought appropriate story he caretuv
made note of IT and placed it ia the proper envelope
Frequ nifty he heard sermon that pleased him. and
when next he addressed his people, he preaehed az
much of the sermon as he could remeihoeE' ana
added it such suggestions as came TO MS own nina
OF Is harmless plagiarism he made 80 secret as no
often to cergymen that he had been preaching
their sermous Lead NJ most active lie among people
of two wiley different cassos-Chrstian workers Ike
himself and the suffering OF Chcago-his daily ex
percnco furnished him with stores Of material which
Was carefully lodged In his memory or distributed In the
envelopes Any one who hears him preach VIII bc I'M
pressed Win the VI hlS 81
res Many persons have seriously questioned whether
he has not invented tn for his purpose but his friends
give these facts showing that they present actual occur
reuces. Until about six years ago Mr.. Moodys
training for his evangelical WORK had extend
ed no further than this. Tie had read his
Bible but he lad not studied IT, It's truths lac believed
and urged upon lis with all tho earnesness u
his nature expoundng them by means OF his pathetic
stories an closing with eIvid cxhortations From the
Bible he addured elaborate system OF moras but IN
this Book upied for him fuld hardly larger than
hat I'LL by the writings Of Contucius or the teachings
u the Stoics or It's spirituality he taught e OF the
universal love God he TO large extent Ignorant
In or about the year 1870 boy preacher" "a he
term a himself whom Mr. Moody had met In England,
su, him word one day that he would be In Chicago
aud would he glad 10 preach for him MIR. Moody "s
ont Of the city on Sunday. and the young
Englishman occupied his pulpit. preaching from
the text God so loved the world that lie
gave His only bogoten Son. that wsOsO~yer belieyeh in
Him should perish but should have everlasting lf@
Tue sermon repeated every evening during the week
10 immense congre cations. Mr. Moody came home and
was astonshel at the entbusasm OF his people. He
intimate with the young preacher and sought TO
learn OF his Tie was toll that men
,oud preach COTS Word and not their own They should
study the be aud not theology To do tis, only one
book needed. and that was the B.be ltseL hr.
Moody thou GIT OF this advice. Tie began 10 study ha
Bible and that his methods had been 20 teacb men
own hearts and the wcbedness OF the world. But he
Termed salvation should come through acceptance
of the gifrs which Christ offered To all As man
tinle.h in his heart Is be-" became the po'estsr Of
his tcachings lie made rapid pr gross In his studies,
md won't TO Europe for further Aid. A
B,gsier Bible, with an index OF subjects, Crudeps
Concordance and commentaries comprised his text
books. While in Dublin friend gave BIN the l.Dle ne
the meetings. On the ay-leaf it bears tie ms rpon,
d L. Meody. Dublin, December, 1872 God Is Love.
n l. ANn RI U.fa no
.occo covers and turned edges This volume has been
Mr. MuOdy's constant companion II appears as II u had
sen eu years seryiC Some OF the leaves are HOra
rough with USAGE while nearly all tic margins have
JEROME yellow with many iinger-marks. In the oid
rosaucut nearly oyery page Is annotited rely; h
para this tre OF those parts treat ng Of the history
4 the srarlites the chosen people 81 God But Ia the
N,w Testament the pages are annOtat in black ies
lul blie nk 10 a wonderful extent on many pages 80
mark may be counted Someilmf a Iew words are ut
d-lsculc or cntiie verse Is mcosed III PACK uhe&
f,t- rr or IoIr words u9eIs'ol.u o 1a,r an
ink. while mysterious numbers OF letters appear on
nearly every page. Around the marcus anu az Us
heads OF chapters few words may oen he found com
metng "a on a ueighborins verse referring TO some
otnrr passage There is scarcely page u the New Iss
0uut,d while in places the whole margin Is fed
w.ln aud scarcely verse has escaped Mr. hOodys
In the Bible readings which Mr.. Moody gave in Brook
IN, rhe thorough acquaintance nc Ead gained VIII tns
Bibs was very evident. When 10 ding a chapter he
would name kindred verses and give thelr places WIN
the utmost tSCy nm inc mo a as" neSis9s liz
wide study OF the Bible, though In less marked
Stole stud -have formed him what h. Ia aud constitute
the reservoirs from Which the material of MS sermons
Ir,wn His limiUd general education WIS Obtained
tr,u A COUNTRY school business expert nee AMI the
lfss acluantnte he has made with m,n OF the world
aud learned clrrgymen have iurnshei INN the ienA,u
lcr OF us eucasiOn. OF his imperfect school learning
ne ia plinfuly aware and has Uttered much from the
annnyiucr which II gives hun. In his prayers and ser
mons he onaily mentons THIS poor stammeilhs
ton cue" About the time he began his Undertaking.
n thi country-in which he has met witR
success tn:t lea'ts writer to eau linn one
he nd serious mis- vings about the iuture OF ms werE
Even now he often expresses his Ief over some nils
p.l.f ul
| mnnler But he has changed imnlulJclF Mllhlh INV
years His early adj some one Sa hi %
lgo. says the contrast not ween WAT he was ,eu a"
| now is simply Amazing" When ne was ~ yStTs ~
pe he left LA Massachusetts, home and went 20 bOs'Ou
Aeersnn ,yh0 s1w nun then says " There was ur more
OF the mountain than ot the schools III us conNe.sa
mi nsnnrr lie went away with Otuer p'eiy than
a lave for lila widowed mother and sturdy det.rnlna-
tiou bc honest nan. Among tue ooys ~ ~
,ys a leading sprit and but for tao enreates OF hs
n,,,ther wond have been dismissed by the te1cier:
| To any one VINO studies Mr. MOOdys belief u WllNI!
soon aplcar that Gods love for the world Is ARE ant
controlling clement The scripture quotation On t1o ny
of his BigsEtr Bible was Vel chosen D! tAs Que c
wrote IL. In his old Chicago church thdt scnt'hts
il love- was conslieuosy iotieeu " sSl ahaut he
bcrweli Hail. London the words werc p@,el aDV' Ths
uuipit Mr. Moody has sermon with u az text ~.
! young Engshmln made revolution III MS te,NeI.,
views lie ~ longer caches that men must WORK uul h
saiyation hat lys, 1--WE WORK because We are sA'Su
We don't to be saved We work nun the crOS' ""
| not toward H. -, al, a,is an I'm.
tsse pleasure, witch few other men seem 10 Jaw -
equal degtee In their work. His friends s| no a.
the most cheerful aud coutentcd OF men Ills iaco 49,,
picture of hrah Despite his geGt oxerfons nc h s
ar ws weary. For twoycars he poaehoi h H.. is
| nrrcs he has already IahOred fDr fOur months Ao1
,en INCREASINGLY active aud he seems AZ stuhs hJ.
! earnest aid IA "a good spirits M Nhen Ho WA
work -
| RIJRENsTFINs DESPERATE INGENUITY.
| Az the mailman In RAYMOND Street Jali 10