The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-03
MOODY,S WORK.
Where the Great Evangelist Secures His
Men and His Money.

Where the Great Evangelist Secures His
Men and His Money.
[from the Chicago Tribunel
Any one who had seen Brother Moody
sitting in the abandoned saloon-shanty on
the North Side holding small colored
boy on his lap, and trying lab riously,
by the light of one candle, 10
teach the little fellow the parable Of
the prodigal son, the teacher himself
having to stop occasionally to spell out
the longest words, and being obliged to.
skip some of them altogether, would
have been surprised to learn that this
man was one day to become Bishop.
Bishop Moody Not with diocese III
the usual form, but with an organized
company of the first evangeiists IN Eng
land and America under his dir, ction,
for whose services in speaking and sing
ing he receives applications, and whom
he assigns to fields of labor with 10 less
of Episcopal authority than that exer-
cised by grand old Bishop Asbury him
self. More than this, and more than
Bishop Asbury or any other Bishop ever
was, Mr.. Moody is personally RESPONSE
BILE for the support Of these men and
of the Lord and the exercise of consum-
mate judgment, he calls to his assistance
in carrying forward a scheme OF evan
gelistic work which already embraces
two great nations, and which he believes
will ultimately embrace the whole Eng
disappearing world. To some of these
men he has paid a regular salary others
share with him in the gifts of the
people ; and still others, who have some
other resources, are authorized to draw
from his treasury to supply any short
comings of their own.
In view of these facts people are in
clined to ask two questions. First, How
does Mr.. Moody get his men and Sec
ond, Where does he get his money
Both questions admit of the same an
swer ; the men aud the money are sent
to him from the Lord. There is very
large class of Christian people who be-
lieve that Mr.. Moody is ii prophet Of
God, raised up to be the leader Of an es-
sentially new movement in the church,
which new movement has become q ne
cessity from the constantly incr asing
Journalism and materialism which have
cursed the ordinary methods OF religious
work. The means of Gods Providence
are always sufficient for its ends. Thus
the necessary funds for sustaining the
men required to carry on this movement
are placed in Mr.. Moody's Lands by de-
vout men and women who feel moved Of
God TO make this disposition of por-
ton of their wealth.
Mr.. Moody asks money Of no one but
of Him to whom belongs the world and
the fullness thereof. AS he once said of
himself in this city years ago, "God is
rich, and am working for Him."
His methods are partly apostolic and
partly providential. He has read that
the Savior sent out His disciples Two by
two (; therefore, he captures Mr.. Sankey
as comrade for himself, and sends out
Whittle and Bliss, Needham and Steb-
bins, and now is understood to be look
ing out for two musical brethren to Join
Messrs. Moorehouse and lngliss IN a
similar dual work for the Lord. Here
there is system, with Mr.. Moody at its
head, whereby 1t appears that he already
has the substance If not the form and
name of an evangelistic, apostolic Bishop.
10 him seem TO be committed also the
gifts of the Holy Spirit, for on no hui
man supposition can the crowds be ac-
counted for which flock TO listen to his
homely words, or the freedom and glad
ness with which our Oldest and most
honored clergy, as well as laity, accept
him as leader in the greatest revival
movement that any of them have ever
seen. "This is the Lords work, and it
Is marvellous in our eyes.