Omaha daily bee., 1877-01-16
MOODY'S ADVICE TO UNEM-
PLOYEB WORKINGMEN.

Public opinion may differ, arr
and does in fact, upon the merits
of spasmodic reform brought about
by the exciting appeals of religious
revivslists The effect of such ap-
peals like the appeal itself is merely
temporary. There is a peculiar de-
gree of mesmeric power In the inn
passioned and studied elequence Of
these trained speakers that like the
whirlwind carries the will Of the
nearer with itself, but when the
storm ceases theonly propellingpow-
er remaining is its momentum and
when that ceases the effect is once
more lost. Occasionally, however,
when, with impsssioned e%loquence,
the speaker appeals direct upon the
reason rather than the weakness of
bis audience, the result has a bene-
fetal and lasting effect. Mr..
Moody's sermon last Friday at Chi
cago as reported in the Chicago Tn
blne is one OF these sensible efforts.
His advice TO workingmen is so full
Of good sense that we reproduce it,
as it is for the consideration espe-
cislly Of those who are out of work
And now q word about work.
Earn the bread you eat. would
rather earn five cents than some one
give me FIVE dollars. There Is no
hope of a mans reformation who
does not go to work. Laziness be
longs TO the old creation. 1 don't
know what to do, and / don't see
what God can do, with a lazy man.
Ii you can get only % cents a day
20 to work for that. Some one
once tried to abuse q Senator by
saving that he used to black boots.
"Didn't 1 black them well?" he
answered. Work is honorable.
Any honest work is better than
idleness. Black boots, or carry a
hot, or carry in coal; and il you can
only earn five cents a day, live on
five cents a day. Don't go in debt.
Some of you think it is hard that
there is no work to be found; that
people are 60 suspicious of you.
Well, they have reason for it; you
are only just out of the rum-shop;
You are just getting IN to the first
round of the ladder; but if they
find that you are really q true man,
tl,en there Will be people to trust
you and give you employment. It
Is because there are 60 many hypc-
critics In the world that people are
afraid to put confidence In you, and
predict that you Will not hold out,
Don't think you are STOPPING be-
cause you have to work for less than
you got before. Do your poor rough
work well, and you will find better
work to do.
Another thing. some Of you are
in the bsbito 4 lying. I have heard
of Que who processes to be a reform
ed man who has been lying; and
what a disgrace that is to a good
cause. Now, let me say to you, be
truthful If YOU have to tell the
worst about yourself, don'tlie. Own
mp to the truth, for it il better and
So rer that the worst should be known.
Here is a mau Just out of the Peni
Tertiary, who gets a place Of trust,
and one Of his old pals comes in and
threstens to blow On him unless he
puts up S25. But il he can answer,
"My master knows all about me,n
he Is a free man, in spite of his past
disgrace.
l want you to take this advice
kindly; i give il from my heart.
If you don't get OH as well as you
wish, don't go back into sin. One
OF the young converts was tempted
10 GO to selling liquor again /; but let
your motto be. "Trust in God" and
you can resist temptation, and come
off victorious over the world, the
fiesl and the devil.