Daily Republican., 1879-02-15
Moody on the Sins OF the Nation.


The announcement that no one un
der fifteen years Of age would be ad-
mitted to Mr.. d. l.. Moody's afternoon
meeting for men at Rev. DR.. Leyburn's
church seemed to have the effect of
arousing a degree of curiosity, and
many men were present who are rare
ly, if ever, seen inside church. Long
before the hour fixed for the services
the aisles were blocked, every pew was
crowded ard Numbers We're compelled
to turn away. Mr.. Moody's text was
the word 'Tekel,' from the book of
Daniel. After reco uniting the feast of
Belshazzar and the circumstances IN
der which the word OF the text was
written, he said that sin did not pay.
He thought men who live in the light
Of to-day aIe worse than Belshazzar.
Neither atheists nor libertines find
fault with the decalogue, and the ten
commandments are the weights by
which all should be judged. We ought
not to make idols of our children, our
wives or our business, and yet there
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the almighty dollar. Ifa millionaire
comes into church, no matter whether
he has made his money by selling whis-
ky or swindling the widow, what bow
ing and scraping there is He thought
pictures of Christ in church are shock
ing, for the creature cannot paint the
Creator. Why do men not swear by
their mothers Because they love
them, and yet they take Gods name
in vain. There is no sin of which our
nation has been more guilty OF III for
eign lands than profanity.
If wealthy corporations are to be al
loved to run trains on Sunday and
postoffices to be thrown open OH that
day, the republic will lose its national
ity. Rather than work on Sunday he
would go to the posr-house and let the
government take care of him. There
is no need for Christians to ride on
street cars on Sunday. They ought to
90 to the nearest church or walk
People do not walk half enough in this
country. He thought, however, Sun
day is better observed in Baltimore
than in any other city. Another ma
tional sin is that men are devoid of nature
al affection. Men say the command not
to kill does not apply to them, but if
man wishes another dead in his heart, he
is a murderer. A man may be the great
est libeetine in Baltimore, but if he
wears good clothes and is college
graduate he is recognized in society
and walks up the middle aisle of the
church with his sister on his arm.
while poor, fallen women are loathed
and scorned. He was glad to know
there is an Institution for fallen women
in Baltimore, and he thought many to
whom he was speaking ought tosend
something to it as conscience money.
! The time has come now to preach a
gainst thieving, The man who takes
Is cents from his employer is as much
thief as if he had stolen $2,5OO.-
Neither moralists nor rum sellers are
ready to be weighed, and no one can
step forward and stand in the balance
unless he takes Christ with him.
WOoliey and vanTrump's Trouble.
From statement in the ''Gazette"
some of the citizens lave been made
aware that the firm of Woolley q Van
Trump, amongst the most reliable of
our insurance agents, had met with
some financial reverses, and :hat the
firm was about to call meeting of its
creditors. We We're aware OF the
whole matter couple of days before
the report appeared i'll the Gazette,
but at the request of Mr.. Woolleys, the
the senior member of the firm, We with
held the publication of the facts, feel
ing confident that the firm would be
enabled to make acceptable terms with
their creditors, without loss to either
party. but at no time, has it been ne
cessary to call meeting of creditors,
nor was such contingency seriously
contemplated.
Calling upon Mr.. Woolley, he very
willingly informed us of the cause of
the present embarrassment of the finn,
and showed US letter which had been
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frank and truthful statement, and al
luding to some errors in judgment
which in the future would be avoided.
The indulgence of the Insurance conf
panied for which the firm did business
was asked that it might be allowed to
go on profiting by the experience Of the
past. We are informed that in no case
was the proposition declined, and We
were shown letters from some of the
leading companies for which the firm
did business, in which great sympathy
was expressed, but in no case was a
lack of confidence in .he honesty and
integrity Of the firm shown.
The terms proposed by the firm
which provided Tor full payments,
but with q short extension Of time We're
gladly accepted, and Messrs. Woollty
Il VanTruiup tod TO 80 ahead upon
their own terluS offered. We make
the foregoing statement rheeriully the
substance OF which We have learned
from the Sponden:" submitted to
lis Ivy Mr.. Wooll-y, more than from any
statement OF iis own. and We witt
all VINO have mad transactions with
Mr-sr>. Woolley Il Van Trunp, ,rongrat-
ulate them upon thrgool name the lirln
has always borne fox honesty and in
| trErltv, and for tie prOmPtl'"ss with
which tA"y always transact husileS5-
Il Name which has enabled tAvm to
uantain their standing IN the coul-
uuuitF where they are 80 W"lI known
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.r.-~uu'n's, and "" feet assured thGt IT,"
honest adjustment If their dIGlWtl"r.
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