, 1877-01-27
Extraordinary Scene at MOOdy'S
Meetings.
A E'rodigaG's Return.

| The finding of los, son, y ho had been pray
el for oy Mr. Moody a: bis meetings at the
Chicago Tabernacle, By request of the mans
| paren,s in Scotland, is thus described:
! Mr. Moody referred 10 the letter he had
received the commencement OF these
meetings from a broken hearted father and
mniher in Scotland, begging him 10 look out
| for their lost sUn, who had been wanderer
Tor years, during which no word had reach
ed them 20 say whether be was dead OF alive.
They thought perhaps he might have come
over to America, aud asked that Mr.. Moody
would read the letter publicly at every place
Nh-re be held meetings, so that tbrir lost
WIlli- might know that nothing but love
awaited him If he would come home. This
letter was read at the tabernacle and al Fare
we'll Hall, aud Mr, Sawyer was directed TO
watch for him III the inebrIa'es meeting, for
that was the class among when he Was only
100 certain 20 be found Il ever found at al.
4 poor fellow, homeless and helpless, pre-
senred himself among the inquirers at the re-
formed mems meeting, at the inquiry-roOm
in the Tabernacle, whose Scotch accent led
Mr. Saw yer 10 ask his name. He replied,
Will.
..Oh, you are The very man we have been
looking tor, said Brother Sawyer.
Looking Tor MP hoS Is that p
''There IL a letter for you from your father
and mother"
At this announcement the poor young man
almost tainted with surprise aud Joy.
.'He l. here today" said Mr. Moody,
land wan, be should speak few words,"
With such Il sad history for an iutroduc-
tion, 10 wonder the great audience listened
with open ears and gentle hearts while the
lost one found, slight, ford, Seo'ch laddIa,
of perhaps thirty years of age, gave the fol-
lowing account of himself:
Twenty years ago was happy boy, START
ing ont from my home in Scotland 10 school
iu d distant city. My father thought 20
make me doctor, but my mother hoped L
would be a minister. At school l Tell IN
with evil comp1nions, anG, as the result, my
life has been one long day Of debauchery, the
memory Of which has la-hrd me with whip
of scprpiaus When | MAS twenty years old
I went away to Australia, aud rushed
through that country as gold seeker. Then
growing bone sick. came back TO Europe
and landed in Amsterdam. 5iy father
came 10 meet me and after while secured
me q lt-pOISiDic pJ0i'4ph AZ q W b'SNO
house. | married one Of the sweetest little
women that ever drew the breath OF life. th5
daughter a minister and Christian. In three
wears she died Of broken heart on my ae-
count. and when | shut down the big black
cDftin Iii over her white fico | felt as II my
last homes werg gone We had one daughter
and u.hsn io,k the little child in my arms
aud b.ie her good bye, to 20 out and wan
DIR over the face Of the earth. she gave ms a
bu., a. Of iron, her tears burst into me, and
shs sid. Papa 1ill You be long away
From that time I rOamed the wide world
over. miserable, hungry. naked, blot on the
fac, OF the essrfh When / hrst came 70
Chicago irird for q while 10 do better. OF
t.ined a s1ruAtion IN 4 house which seat me
IN, 70 traYel but with plenty Of money
went back 10 my cups again. lost my sirua-
TO, lo-t nv friends, lost all Then | missed
my mother.
came into this hall, and went into The in
rniry-rOo;n after the meeting Uas over. Mr.
SAWYER asked my name, and said he had
been looking for me for six weeks, told ms
there Was letter fJr ne from my father and
mo,her Then thy prayed for me. Men
could not save me, hnt l bowed az the foot
ofrhe cro--, and asked The mercy OF Him who
d,ed on II Tor me, and He saved me- And
povr | would rather live on crust OF bread
nni.tened cnIy with my iears than to 90
hack 10 the life Of sin from which have
been saved.
A woman's head Is always lntuenc-