, 1877-01-07
serv;ees During the Week Of Prayer
Pastoral-Letter by Bishop
Cheney.
4 Jewish Opinion OF Jesus-."Mpltiplicity
Of Dissenting Sects In
England.
MITES and Personals at Home and
Abroad---Church Services
To-Day.

TIE SECRET or HIS SUCCESS.

which has been witnessed in Chicago and til
Northwest, chiefly through the 1abors Of th
rrs,pelist, the man himself becomes subjet
Of interest, cot only to professional religion
;s,s- hut to ali who take an interest iu the he1r
frl forces and influences which operate on hi
usn society. The question is often asked
How comes it that this man, with none of th
traditional preparation for the work OF th
Christian ministry, 50 far surpasses all the me
Of bis time ii those yery lines OF work 70
which they hare had lifelong trimming an
experepce! Nhy do leading clergyme
Of all Evangelical orders accept him a
spiritual autocat, and, for the tim
being, make it part of their dut,
and their ptety to do what he directs and he
levc what tic ssys! Why do people by hun
dreds and thousands go to inquire OF him ant
Of those whom he designates concerning thos,
things which are plainly written down in books
snd which are supposed to be constant,
preached in a1l orthodox pulpitss What ani
why are those wonderful results called couyer
siorsi and bow is it that Mr. Moody is SO muct
more srccesssul ia reaching those results thar
others who are his equals in purity of life, and
tis supenors in almost everything else!
The fart which, more than any other, accounts
for the wonderful going out OF the community
,othis Chicago John the Baptist is that he pro-
tesses supernatural things. For all the
reItious results Of human power and wisdom
be has a supreme contempt. What difference
does 1t make with lost sinner whether he was
veil up in classical literature, OF was a man of
elegance and tastee What doth it profit a min
4ar 10 mad = nc 1n1@~
End the writings Of the Fathers, If be does not
know how to bring sinners to Christ! He has
read in the Bible that the things which are seen
Ee Eetenpural or temporary, but the things which
ate not seen are eternal, and he believes it and
Its UPON It. The harmonies Of law amount to
nfhing With hun; he only inquiries OF =
nsn whether he is in harmony with
9: does not believe, i q sinner does not
tlere IN Jesus Christ as his personal Redeemer
nd Sasior, he is lost, and the moment he comes
y believe It, he is saved. II any one asks him
e1E be knows that, he mas only one answer:
"t9d % sa's so;;" and that, With him, is the end
This familiarity With the supernatural world
a5pe2ss IN his habits Of life He asks for Divine
cfectaoa 1t every step Of his plans and of their
e1ecu1ion; the concurrent voices Of good men
sea women are only useful rs indications Of
naat is the will OF God in any given case.
ae has absotute faith in everything he
tpds promised in the Bible; he would
uast the supply Of all his wants,
= = yell as those Of his family, on text in
Matthew, Or especially in john, as readily as on
q a*f'tea = contract signed BY John V. Farwcll or
n'sht !1eak or die but God can never do either.
~ l. pseo 70 oe one Of Mr. Mooly's favorite say
'nss IN reference to his temporal needs. 0t1oti
z, nci1, and am working for Him.,
", ius quesuon once settled, money becomes
- 4 seFsant, while to most men it is the master
= maa ~ London offered him thousand pounds
Just to SIT for his photograph, which he
,aI;snan1i} ,;s;.t fe.used7 the thing did not seem
.,rna, aa1 q, money was OF 10 possible conse-
,ans nusaee. nhea once man becomes superior to
mankind ~ e'1e N'e'' ~
nesaes NJ. Moody believes in inspiration: /.
s,.n1:a ~ as osn inspiration. He knows that God
rr,as roas un1o the fathers by the apostles and
thu;s hopMts, ana he thinks He is speaking unto
one eW1u.ea Whas oy the Evangelists Of whom he is
bs: ~ Maea he speaks what be feels that God
5oa.H s soia nm, not Plus himself could be more
thesa 49,, refreshing and rqassuring, in
,nss, ua!s ol RELIGIOUS deIetantcis1n, to ind
aS n, ose,1ng t1 in God and Heaven aud the Bible
,;nds ~ ~! ~ might; such believer readily
e. h eIl"g and following as tcacll-
s.ho,ore u confessed by eminent Biblical |
!nto The e. ndfs d;y;rpp prayed his wa5 further
,nGu than they have even Been able TO dir With
# ,ha ;5u aaa grammar; he has learned to laugh |
[hin1s ~ mea o. trying to understand spiritual |
b. -, y hatasal neaus. Ii text bothers him,
mi ~ solne other text to explain it, and Il that
hin 49,. ~ ae Taxes it straight to God and asks
.ad erna. oa. II, The result of all this is hind
. sur1r;ea VI Biblical learning which Is both
on;s se ~, ana revelation to the church and the
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