, 1876-10-30
In which lie Introduces tho story
OF the Three Hebrew
Children.
z" Sinner Excuses the Subject Of
Pertinent Remarks in the Alter
noon and Evening.
Mr.. MoodY's Sermon on "Thc Blood y
Criticised by tho Rev. Brooke
Ilorforl,
Who Pronounces It Unscrlp-
tural and Degrading.
DANIEL,

workers, ~ to the number of 4, 500 gathered at tho
Tabernacle 10 hcar Mr.. Eoodyta favortc address
on Daniel. Th!a lecture has history. Years ago
tho Ncv. nr. Punshon. the great Wesleyan
preacher from, England, gsye his lecture ut Farwel
11all on "panicl In Babylon" Brother Moody
was Of tho delighted lstcncrs, and when II wha
over lie said 10 himself. snow, why can't study
MP them Dlblc characters and preach about 'cnl y
The Immediate result OF this Inspiration OF rosclation
was series OF biographical dise0urses ut the mil
OH twelve successive Sunday evenings. some OF
wtc, 3ir. stoody afterwards repeated with grcat
acceptance at conventions and other public gather.
ings, both East md West. 1t was tho making Of
those sGrnlons that gave him such a personal &C.
qualntanco with tho men and women OF tho Dlblc
whom l,e lma been able To Introduce to hundreds Of
Thousands OF people With tho familiarity Of an old
and ihtimnte friend.
To him those Scripture characters are real men
and women, and he makes them seem as rcal to hIs
audience na 10 hfmeclt.
It tis little surprising at 1rst 10 see tlose ancient
wogthcs behaving themselves like citizens Of Lon
don Or Chicago: wearing tuodcrn costumes. speak.
Ing English In AIr. Moody's own vcrnacular, aud
permitting them to turn their heads aud hearts In
side out, in orJer TO show his hearers what III going
on In there. But when tho effect Of tho a.ock has
passed away, the force and moral Of their story
begins 10 bc appreciated It scarcely could be, II
set forth with Oriental statclincss Of language, and
covered Will, the dust ct remote antiquity.
Shatrich, Mcs1,ael!, and Abe<lnego. tumottng Into
sebucladnezzuss fiery furnace, In eroadcl 10th ooats
sa Kn ia a IT, 't
In d methodist class .nectng, ami not always in
| grammatical style. Dnt there is no sma'l adsan.
their trtnA and trlutHls come home 70 mems own
hearts, making them feel that The Scriptures arc
aIlo d. IN tic times of the propile4 and upostle.
The report Of this most popular Of all MI
Noody's addresscs, which q sIscn below; Is y
as gtyen by Him on several occaaone md published
II tic volume entitled Up. L. Moody and ills
oodys owl, peeulIar I thas ss cser sppeafed
THE pnonEr DANIEL IN Nn. Moopy's VERSION.
ie the frat thing w ask is: What was tic secrot
Of biz success: Well. my friends, II tel you
s IL As aS w oss.a Sss
tlans never yet on iniato terr.a With thsIr God,
and ~ they never nmonnt 70 much; But Daniel
Abraham, mud thu God Of 1saac, and tlo God Of
Jacob; Md that was what put such courage into
There Is another very important thing about
Daniel: he was able to sny Hol u the right tst1e.
tcl Jon. my friends, 1t would BE- great thing to1
away frof, iho doa of. their fathaf aud mother: :
Of hin, int; proba5iy abont II. The King Nebuci:
adnezza1 ha1 given orders 70 tala a. soms the bcss
Gn& hSaett boys M s oSsew S%y saStySs ~ y
be tasusHt tho iungnago and Learning Of fhc Chal
Wmrs tMho n ~ - In lit anjsI nurnsc @ Ii hts ca1t
;at l,u would not dele himself viii, tho portIon oi
.lle ktng'n ,ncat, uor with tho WING which hG
uod io.b,udiag lin 10 eat meat OF drink wi,ie
willc, hid been offered to idols; and Daniel knuw
that the Kings meat a'.d the Kings wine bad Gecu
If hc lad been litc good ulaMy of our modc,n
ci,rislanr, lie woai syc aaald soa,cthag hkc tlls
ys.f In III way 20 ts jsw Of oa srb. II t. at
Wers q oniy % oinr III Jer.sac never would d
ii 10 tas world. tut reilly dnr't veg how We IS
gs n" ~ nv s,e,a n orer: M ani II hs ,bou, sar o.
our disobci'snee. i,eal. would come otr II no
riyE as ihnt. ' '~fs~>~>1 ~ ''''' '''~"
That's it; the devil told him 10 do In nabylon a
cou,asc to s,and VI, 10 ti,e Inv Of its Uud nnd W,
Consequences. Never mind the consequences
| Theirs wasnt any snch ward in his dictionary whr1
It came to pbeying thu law OF his tlot. II,
was bound to Do it. lct thu consequences be- whu
'biy %S1 yai spr what I. says hero in ILLS eighth vers
Of The arst chnpterY :Daniel purpoueA iu III
&c: th,y pnquoss 10 do rsst, int thsy o,iy pur
ioxc In thcir hra,s, nrd ihAt aoesN't amnant i
much I! yoa ars gtng 70 ts clsi*,'as yon a,!.
teWEith tbe .htayt u,un Ss.!eye.N un.o rizhseoas
ness" -,
So when the scryant who hud charge Of then
ihfsu yonns Friends told a,, .asy cnu!dn', Cd. ti,
, meat aud tjfuk that vine bccuss It wus agaI,.h
. tGu law Of ihoir tiud.
. | Lock nj tLAtI unntct doesn't try to dodge th
cucstton nj III: be- siyss ths tfun reason r,Et ou
!. II onr,. V"
. uIn afraid souc os yon II you had been In hi
p]ncr would hays trsI to hide bellEud susnu u
' en.cD' Ynn womb NV VAN weren't very we'll; .
tiat lacut aud Wine didn't earce with YOU. No .
whv 10 emit cut lie Kings ulent or urink til
| Einy's wjnc, an1 haye no aouh The man respect
. c lin foF Il. .slut. rays he, .it won't do i
ali. j: YOU don't esl It, tho king wifi lind It oul
i, hu ii Ak YOU what ti,u matter is aud then sAa
= iosp NV head Az well ~ you 1T
ma ,u1ise IN .at and wutur to drj1E aud src tpW "
4 gst nsoMg ua IT, - @ "
anI al the cnd Of len days they wvrp thu fsttest ap
Ms1 ,uuEIng Of tbu Whu{u crowd.
s.mr I,en,tn link wIn,. mikes Them loot, bette
| md ti,at fhsy cmn't gut aE,nv wi,huuL it. LuuE
ticir red nUsts and 1oatrll iaccsl tell you,
It | IN tbe Wur,l and liz srucs OF uod.
n Thrrs was 20 Il suld1ar down in Tennessee when
- ,vn. t,,ora - ur.n1 strnnv' hsartv f"Iow' WI
was fsstota,n1 tjnu Inv. Wi,ei tho army ".