, 1876-12-18
Mr.. Hannon believes that 1url Is ssccrcted so1nc-
where IN the city.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

~ the hdEtpf q IHd 1F+9uFt.
Cft1cAao, Dee. 1G, 1S1J.--lt Ia generally con-
Mr.. Needy, considering tho Temptation 10 be-
como "pu1cd up" which Ills marvellous SUCCESS
engentcrs, 10 to gratifying degree al, l,cxcn,plar
Of humility. OF course, thcru arc hundreds Ut
people, hero md elsewhere, who have CONC
through THUR attachment for tho mnn, aud by
virtue Of that 1npulse Of human nature whlch
worships success, to regard the great reylvallst
as a,i oracle. What "Ntr Moody snya' has; IN
religious Circles, quite as much potency as w!at
"Mrs. Gr.intly aays" may have In society, gen
blamed, however.
1t Inns pretty generally been recognized as ono
Of tho psiup elements Of Alr. Moudy's SUCCESS
TINT lie has revealed hotti the tact anl 1ratenlal
vcrela, rs between the widely differing ttcnonl-
tlntions Of Christians. GcnorIca1ly, Christians
hrc one: gcncrc pr'mc,ptes only enter i'!to the
sssentta. work Of sotl:snvlnu, hcncc sir:: A1ooly
ting differences which, though possibly neccssa-
ry. belong to the specifically human III organize
tton, antl not TO tic divine fundamental which
lrGeste. ali llunasl organizations;
from tic start. This Important fact makes tho
gratuitons uttcrances Of Mr. AfuohY with refer
cnrc to secret societies, recently, all the moro
without exc,tse an1 thy 'hass certainly greatly
incmbcrcl that during the Convention. recently,
among the s'qucstfons" propounicd was oiie
ruyering. this yrxed question. Mr.. Momly
answered It nj sot,le length, a''d, Us many then
sneeIs @ ss% % o p y ss asso A. s wa,
his friends who differed from him materially
wrre nut disposed to he critical. sAt
tlc 3 o'clock lecture, however, on last
ghu,sSY s e M may ~ a,s o a,i a at,l t dss. MSy s% 1
used language which was boil, ccnsurious and
bitter against l,is brethren who ci,Rnccd to be
members. Considering, tho fact tint liberal
percentage of thc, ministers and workers., as
basc helped 70 nu!so tln glorious results Ut the
past ten weeks possible, ARE ,ncsnbrrs OF, or
synpatiszcrs, with, some nt these sumo secret
socictlcs, stIc1i II colrsu IL simply unlar,. an1
T'lnusail1s Ut tho most devoted Christians
nro members Of some so-callcI secret society,
With which they stand conncctcd possibly, us
onc Of tho ways Of doing good at,d enlarging
their opportunities for usefulness.
Dy what authority does Mr.. Moody slt In
Judgment on thu lives, and essay .to keep tho
cons:fcncos Of, lfs brcthrcni II It CONES
within tic Legitimate sphere Of n,nn III his
subject WY not rs regards politics or church.. lr
nletnbefsip' We nrrsuno Mr. Muotly las nn
opinion aa t0 which political pnrty Is ncurcst
r'iEit; w W''y not DECIDE foF his brethren aud
inerc human organization known us baptist Or
Methodist Church ts no less humatl than tho
Order of ;Siasons Or Odd Fcllows,-wl,y not DE-
cItl9 which Is preferable aud till his brothreni
THO writer l.as been a BympathLzcr With Mr..
Moody's work, and helper III tic application
Of his methods {npt all of which Arc perhaps
entirely wfsc), and In perfect kindness would
now suggest that, IN the couluct Of Ills future
more the spirit Of true Christian Charity and
humility, remembering that Ills Master '1onE
since oinfnDusty inquired: "Who Is he TINT
judgeth another maii's scryautl"
A AfrylsTEit.