Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-13
MOODY PAPERS.
MIR. Moody In baltimore.
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Having la my last gwen you some
al tho chief characteristics ct Mr..
Moody will proceed TO give some OF
the effects oi his preaching, There is
always two sides 10 u question which !
don't know In this letter how better to
deseribe than the GU tsideand tle Inside,
The first represent ihe~rlass who don't
like Mr.. Moody's preaching; They com
prise large class certainly, and are
made up Of most harmonious clements;
they all agree and form solid phalann
against him; they are composed OF those
who believe that church is NIL saving,
who preach church, instead ot Christ,
tho sell righteous, the worldly wise, tho
wealthy without charity the proud,
yam-ylorious, and seltglorious, tho
lfuiyersalists, Doists, Atheists and IN
ti,lels, and In TACT NIL those who ieol ho
has struck some point Ia their natures
they don't like, such ~ money worship
pcrs, fame seekers, golden rule vinlators,
and SUNDAY Christians, those arr tho
the outsiders. The second IL likewise q
large class, who have tho faith to take
Ciol ut his word, and are composed oi
those who confess themselves sinners,
the humble. wealthy, rharitable, the
poor, the believers In the attoncment
of Christ alone, and who, when hit
hard by his power, confess their weak
ness and are thankful Of another like
| II. Paul, who has the holiness 10 preach
the truth, recognizing the fact that "our
hest friends are those who tell US OF our
faults aud short comings," These are
| the insiders
One of the hest symptoms now ap-
parent IL the Jealous work with which
be has Impressed Christians that he can
10 nothing without their hearty CO.
operation and prayers, and invoking the
blessing Of God upon their united efforts.
| So strong has been this feeling that
Episcopalians, Methodists, Prcsbytc.
rians, Bapusts, Lutherans, the United
Brethren aud all, forgetting Tor II while
their sccts and denominations, have
ioiued most heartily together 10 work
Iur Christ. and n0f ior denominations,
The beautiful prccepts oi divine teach
INK never shone forth with greater bril-
liancy than now that these Christians
! have entered so heartily into this work
and iorgctiul Of the narrow partitions OF
mere form, recognize tho Gospd and
Church OF Christ ~ belonging to
no particular sect, but are
all lahorcrs together in Gods vineyard.
Ilc has ~ shed abroad in their hearts
the love Of God that in the inquiry
meeting the other evening prominent
Christian remarked, ~ am member ct
tho - church, but ! just wish we
could drop AFOREMENTIONED names, and
! all Protestant denominations would
muster under one name alone, and that
name "Christ's Church. II MIR. Moody
has accomplished this much alone, VIZ:
tho blottiug out at sectarlanisil, liz has
done wonderful work, and l honestly
believe that he has made great stride
towards il, and ii you were to visit tho
enquiry meetings, as also tho churches
where he breaches, you would see all
al the above mentioned denominations
in most hearty cooperation with him.
The question al church IL never men.
toned Ia II convert, ~ To which church
he shall join, by these co-worsars: no
arguments ar porsuasions are broached
Ia him: he il earnestly requested To
search the Scriptures, and then to JOIN
the church most Congcnial Ia his ideas
and feelings; that all the churches are
good enough; that churches cannot
save, hut are tho houses at
the Good Shepherd, aud II
Christ tx the head ordinances
being nothing more than the
answer uf u good conscience toward God,
The convert, by searching the Scrip
lures, can soon find the church that
suitS his ideas, IA regards ordinances,
the best. How these united efforts put
Ia naught scohers at various church doe
trinrs. They are unable, by these evl.
dcuccs, to throw up Ia converts tho
sarcasm that there can Z o much united
effort in tho various churches on nc
count of church Ctarianism. They all
feel they arc brothers IN Christ, that
Christ in their great captain and they
are the "Sol,liers OF His Cross, the dit
icrrnt denominations being bnt the RI
gincntal uniform they wear, and tina,
many regiments make up tho grand
army. hut all banded together, fighting
in the same army Tor the one great end
| anu lllNl tIl'l NtNaN'is hh'' Ni''h ""
denominations unite III this good work
how their efforts are blessed, Ii ia use
less To- repeat that the meetings, botl
afternoon and evening, are oNerwhelm
ingly attended and many turned away
iur want u( capacity a. hold The vast Us
scmhlagr that flock to hear MIR. Moody
Tie preached four times last Sunday, he
ginning nj the peniicntiary IN the morn
Ing aud is un,rng, Many are seekers
aud the enquiry rooms alter the ser
mons are crowded with those who IN,
seekers aud praying, working Chris
tiaus. Tie has touched the hearts u
many scotlcrs. and even Of some profess
cal inhdcls that were attracted at frs
hy curiosity alone. Any one can mp
prove Mr. Moody, lie is plain, simpl,
aud sympathIsing. lie would no, have
YOU think iur moment Ut such thought
would deter YOU from seeking an inter
view with HIM that he is the man thai
two continents ring with the ouloglum'
ui his power lie is nothing; Christ IL
all. God should receive all the glory
Young converts are devoted Ia him. anC
| know oi ayoung man III this city lwht
as a public speaker the papers hay,
spoken OF in Gathering terms, and who
through the fundamentally Of Mr.
Moody. has been converted who says
When my eyes look for the last tint
on Mr., Moody, when he takes his de
parture from this place, will feel as I
| have gaxcd Tor the last time on the
best friend | over had in this world,
You would ask, "ln what particular
does his power EXIST" lanswer: His
simplicity Of preaching, his cloqucnce
aud his thorough knowledge of human
nature, He knows mere OF human
feeling, sympathy and the natural man
than any have ever heard speak; yet
he represses animal feeling and excite
ment Ho would not have his efforts to
appeal To feeling, but to tho heart. That
loveani sympathy begct love; that Gods
love Tor the world and for the worst,
sinner is the strongest tie between God
and man. as mans love for his fellow
man. He showed this So plainly in a
sermon the other day when he said ''as
sinner, he thought tina, God was al.
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