St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-05-11
Mr.. Moody Makes an Explanation

HE DOESN'T WORK FOR MONEY.
Before the services one of his last
days in Boston, Mr.. Moody made the
following personal statement:
On Thursday at all the meetings
there will be collection taken up for
the expenses of the meetings, thank
offering, and we would like to have
every man give as the Lord has pros
pered him or as his heart is inclined to
give. We do not want man to give
unless he gives his heart with it. We
do not want any one going off COM
planning that there has been too much
money spent if you do not want to
give, do not give. The amount desired
is $4,000; $4,000 to defray the ex-
penses up to the time of closing the
present series of meetings, and the re-
mainder to secure the use of the Tab
ernacle for gospel purposes for year.
l could not stand here to ask for this
collection if | were to carry off any part
of it. There have been some very eX-
aggerated rumors that we were en-
ployed to come for so many thousand
dollars, ten, fifteen, twenty, or even
thirty thousand dollars. Now let me
L.
Snow of the fremont Bank, who is
Treasurer of the Committee that have
puf up the building and have paid al
the bills, aud not one dollar of it is
coming to us. We not only raised
enough money to pay the expenses il
Chicago, but $4,000 to pay the debt
on tie Young Mems Christian AsSocia-
lion. Then some one writes to an in
tidel paper that Moody and Sankey had
ct the money in their pockets pretty
good pay for three months work. We
find "a good many people that believe it.
If we took money from the public it
would be we'll to report what we did
with it, and how much we received. As
there never has been any collection for
us and we are not employed by the
public or any committee, do not know
that it is necessary for me to say any,
thing to justify myself in the way
have been employed the past sixteen
years, but when l gave up my business
sixteen years ago, after three months of
the severest struggle of my life whether
/ should go for dollars and cents or for
souls, from that day to this | have no
more lived for money than | have lived
for water. My friends have blamed me
because have not laiu aside something
for my family. Some of them insisted
upon my wife having some money, and
they bought her Il home in the country,
and the rumOr is that it cost $4,000.
and $50, 900 to furnish it. The home
cost $500 and there have been some
improvements, and the furniture and
everything cost $4,000. 1t belongs to
my wife and children. My father died
at the early age of Al, and if died to-
morrow there will be a IOOf over the
heads ofmy wife and children. Voices
"Thank God"
Some one said in the inquiry room,
certain man would not come because
paid 81 900 for a horse. Take off $3.50
and you will find it right. AS far as
dollars and cents are concerned, | could
make more in one night than have
made in Boston. | have been offered
$500 a night for "A lecture. Ihave been |
offered $500, $500, $500 night TO lee
ture, when | might talk an hour and
then go to comfortable hotel but as
it is now, work at the Tabernacle ali |
day and talk till midnight with in
quirers, and when / am done have
hardly strength enough to go to my
room. If you want to attack me, do
not attack me there. | have weak
nesses, but they are not in that direc-
ton. If had come for money it would
have been in some other work. ZAP
plause.) l detest that applause.
The royalty on the hymn books
amounted last year to $6S, 900, but it
all went to three trustees, and not one
dollar came into the hands of Mr.. San
key or myself. 1t belongs to us as much
as the income of your business belongs
to you, but we give it up. We do not
want one dollar of your money in Bos-
ton. Give it to the Lord as long as you
please. l would rather live on crust
of bread than have people think we
came for your money. If any young
man here wants to go into the work of
the Lord for money, advise him not
to do it. Now don't want any one to
go off and say that we preach for roth
ing, for we do not. We preach for
souls, and the Lord takes care of us. /
never have known what it is to want
money in the sixteen years | have been
at work for Him. The Lord has taken
good care of me, and | have not known
what it is to want.
This statement was received with
great satisfaction by the congregation,
and there were many EXPLANATIONS ex-
ofsympathy with Mr.. Moody.