, 1876-04-03
MpOpY's VIEWS.

All AhIFAEsIlHN CVNfL+AaAAAuEt
At the cloetug session Of tho Chraatlnn Con-
vention In Now York, on Ihuraday last, Mr..
Moody announced himself as being Wiling to
anBwer auy questions, and to tho Inquiry, How
can you Introduce new hymna Into tho Bcryico2
ho replicd, "Why, sing them some oycnang In
connection With the old ones. Then, would
have tho pcoplo have tho song-books at homo,
10 TINT they could slug the hymns &hore and be-
como familiar with them. think, II tho matter
was properly managed, We could soon ill evcry
lane and da.k alley with joyful song."
Q.-WLat would you do II You could not got
people to come 10 hear = preaching service
A.-Get thom to como to hear tho Gospel nuog.
[App!Ause.l ..
Q.-What Ia tho host book for tho inquiry
room Al should Bay book written by John.
[Laughtor aud applauso.] ..,
Q;-1Iow ean you wake np dnll @ prayer-1nee,ts,, ,s,
iug7 Awake up yourself. The audience will
aoon catch tho spark Of life. Hhugater.l
Q.-uow can you 60! eldoss to 10 sAor. in their
yonlarkn7 A.-Do short yourself. sot good
example; they'll follow It. lApplauael
tous aorvices7 A.-Form numoer Of Chris
ttau young men into baud Of workorB aud lot
them go among the youuG men Of tha town, and
kindly invite them 70 atteud tho BaEvices. Iu
my own experience bhye found thai they VIII
come, IL thoy ace that . personal interest," Is
Bhovn In thom.
Q.-Iy church IL sadly in debt; would you
rooommoud q falr to hclp pay III A.-You
nustn't ask such question Of mo without OK
pectIng an upgraclous nnswer, I am bitterly
opposed TO Mi 1atrn. You do not know thelr
effect In tho WeBt "a I do. TheKa is nothing
that ~ opens tho church to tho worid AZ those
miaerRblo Church bazaa1B. ! romntnbor was
noyer so mortified AZ whom read IN a Western
paper tho advertisement that for Is conta any
mhn could kiss the lanlsomest woman In tho
tair. I say that 1t is = sinful ahan,e. for which
tho Church should blush. We eau nsyoE hold a
fair but tho doy1i gets III after . mhilo. Why,
than In a church orocted with money raised by
theao means. [Applauso.l
Q,-Ilow can yon got CHURCH membora TO work 7
A-Keep them out Of these fairs. tLaughter.l ]
This Is very important question. Now, there
a1o many in tho Church who poasoss executive
ability, and who could set otheTs TO work 1t That
branch Of Christian labor 10 which they are bast
| sduptod. You could reaoti tho sick In this way.
could reach tho inildala In thia way. II ls thia
personal work that tolls Ia the and. Just las
these people ou. Of the Church know that you
feel an interest In their wcfaro, and thoir hearts
will respond TO your sympathetle enosta 20
There was . hquoE.doslor In Chicago who had
| four children, whom he was training BY cxam
plo 10 become inhdos. met one Of them
qsy d!sttsnnE nao 3ssss tasn'Sad exs5sst
to Try aud win thoso children back into tho FigA
path. / went to tho m.n'a saloon next day. ape
told him my er1and. and he told mo to got out
aud ! had 10 90 faAsar than camo. But
thought would 10 baok when he Vas sn hotts
humor. went again. and ho ordered mo out
but tho third time callad found Lin In com
pA1atiye good hulnor. lla said: "Now, 10,
hers, young man. YOU road palnes Age o
msnt through" Well sgrsod, although knu,
ho had the best end Of the bargain, neyor hat
10 hard task in my Ito ~ accomplishing m,
ahhte. I used 70 moot the liquor-deales quit
often Astor that, and 10 alHays wsut0l to tall
shout the sage Of Reason." / inquired how h
wsa getting on, and fluxlly tried TO psssuad
him 70 como 70 church; "well" l. l.
10 your chu1choa, But you mustn't expect :
lnouopolizs all tho meeting, want 10 talk my
self little" said "agroed you shall hAy
tho lrat forty-fye minutes aud + will occupy III
next fftecu." The po1t day when ! oAne
] found he had gone to frieud's heeanse his ow
saloon WAS not big enough. I had brought
. littla child with me, but ~ soon ~ saw th
} assembisgsI began to regret It. There vel
thloyea, drunlar1s aud loaters thals, ahsft<
Of criminal LIE. solus pt thsm hslis.od ths4
, wa Bsylos, and aomo OF Asm didn't. 1hey =
Wrapgliug among themselves, and ca4 n
! | almost 10 bl0H4 before th3 tQEt