The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-12


the man who swapped his farm for the
?"
"What would you have US to do ?"
said minister number two.
'Go to the root of evils" we an
swered, promptly. "Quit insulting
high Heaven by your senseless sancti-
mony, and demand that the precepts
and example of Jesus be followed by all
who name His name. Jesus said, Sell
all that thou hast and give to the poor
and follow me- Do you dare to do it =?
Would you espouse any cause, even for
Josus' sake, If it cost you your fanried
respectability to do so? Look at Far
we'll the sanity millionaire of Chicago,
who has been made rich by the toll of
tens of thousands of men and women,
who, being born long after he got a foot
ing on Chicago sOil-the mother earth
which God gave to every body, and of
which Farwell is humanity's legalized
robber! His name is sounded through
the land as that of a great banefactOr,
and what has he done for Jesus? He
had vacant lot or block in Chicago,
which never cost him an hours labor
he got it by inheritance or by somt
sharp trade-and he graciously allowed
a tabernacle to be erected on that ground
which cost the churches $4,000; and
because of this munificence to Moody,
the privilege is reserved to him to buy
it back for S5,000I Look at the paper ]
hold in my hand. 1t is full of "a law
suit, in which this sanity millionaire Is
opposing a poor man who cannot pay
him his claims during these hard times.
Then, go from the crowded inquiry
rooms at Farwell Hall, and instead Of
| rejoicing over the little stir among b
| lew human atoms who are finding sal
Sation, go past the groggeries and bagn
los, and take notice that for every mai
who is snatched like brand from the
burning there are tens of thousands
whom your religious legislation cannot
reach. There are thousands of women
in Chicago to-day who must do withoul
food or shelter unless they sell them
selves for life's necessaries this night
Will these saints sell what they hav,
aud help these women to be honest?"
"But there rs no sense in making sucl
requirements of Christians" said num-
Ger one.
"Who knew best, you or Jesus?
asked we.
Whereupon these good brethren
waxed exceeding wroth, and accused u'
N very pious spirit of throwing colo
water upon Brother Moody's efforts.
1.-THE trouble is, dear friends" sale
we, that in enthusing yourselves will
Moody and the interest he awakens, yoI
get so full of the little you are doinl
that you cannot see the greater worl
you should do. You remind me of thos
who pay tithes of mint, annis, ant
:ummin,' and neglect the weightier mat
ters of the law"
"Who are you, anyhow ?" asker
| numOer Two.
~ am a political missionary, sir-on
! nf that despised class who are doin
what they can to break every yoke an
ct the oppressed go free"
"You don't believe in religion, then?
] 'Never saw the time in my life whe
doubted it, SIR"
/ "You don't talk like Christian"
' "That's what men said when the
b burned the martyrs. The trouble Il
gentlemen, humanity gets hobbies. n
t sooner does one man break throug
, tenets which his mind has outgrowI
, and break down the obstacles he ell
: :ountered to succeed in planting h
thoughts degree higher, than he faI
d ;ies that he has reached the highe
Il round in the ladder of progress; and We
: Ue to the next student of the huma
= and Divine, who, standing where he hi
E led him, sees other heights, and pr
E leeds at once to climb thereto. Broth,
d Moody's success lies in the fact that |
II | 10 SdSdClOuS duu SGuSdllOudls I1S 10 q
E excellent reader of human nature, and
e grand, good man, but don't expect
Y 90 to him when l die, so don't look
= him to be saved. He is sagacior
enough to run counter to none of the a
, eepted religious securities of the worl
/ You don't catch him saying to any ma
& that has great possessions, Sell all th
II thou hast, and give to the poor to sa'
r. them from vice, and follow Jesus
If Brother Moody isn't ready to be cruC
a fed yet. He says to fallen wome
70 There are Christian homes ready to I
,e ceive and save you,' but when such
e woman ventures to ask Where? he
Of sagaciOus enough to shift the respon:
J. bility on Jesus, and dodge the questi'
u oy simply saying, Let US pray;' al
re then he changes the subject"
at "You don't do Brother Moody ju
lr tice," said number two.
i'd "Here is the verbatim report. t
le papers belong to Brother Moody, or t
RS sensation-loving crowd who back hiI
lie and they won't dare to falsify."
Ot "You are jealous of Brother Moody
e. said number one.
10 "Wherefore pr we asked, in astonis
re ment.