Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-06
aunday ct the 7. u. q. A.

INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE INTER-
NATIONAL CoNvENTIoN-MR. MOODY.
/ &C., &C., &C.
On Sunday evening last, being ladies'
day, large audience assembled in the Y.
NJ. g. A. room, President McIlhany, in
place of the appointed leader, Mr.. Frank
West, leading the meeting.
Capt. T. G. Morton, one of the Staunton
delegates to the
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
IN BALTIMORE,
gave highly interesting talk of about
three-fourths of an hours duration about
| his stay in Baltimore. He said he could
never cease to be grateful to the Asso-
citation for affording him the opportunity
of being at that great convention. he
saw more there of what the grace of God
and the love of God has made men than he
ever expected to see in this world. He
WAS sure he could not give an adequate
| description Of all he saw, and it he could
was afraid some one else would want to go
the next time, and he wanted to be sent
| again himself. The Association building,
where the convention met, is just COM
pleted at a cost of $3.50, 600, and is one of
the finest buildings in the city. 1t was
interesting to see who was there by the
names of The States pasted on the backs OF
the seats. Virginia and Kentucky were
near the front, and Maine a few seats
back. The speaker noticed
HOW THE STATES WE'RE REPRESENTED.
On the first inspection Michigan had
only one delegate presenG, but when ne
made the rounds gain four or live more
We're added to the nMmber. There was
good assemblage from all the States, and
some from the other side OF the ocean.
A man was there who had come from
Australia-16.O 900 miles away. A delegate
from Canada would make remark and he
would be answered by the Georgia dele
gate, and then Kansas wonld be answered
by Mississippi, and Switzerland 10y Aus
tralia. Those who had not witnessed the
scene could have very little idea of the pow
or Of this Association and the vastness OF its
work. The, principal part OF the business
was devoted to hearing from the secre-
taries. These secretaries might more
properly be termed. missionaries. There
are 121 now connected with the Associa-
ton, while in 1871 there were only 20.
They are employed by the Association to
travel about to represent their different
causes-work among the railway and col
lege men and commercial travellers, in the
Southern and Western States and in the
army and among the Germans and tho
colored people. One of these secretaries
had travelled $4,000 miles during the past
year on Association work.
THE RAILROAD WORK
was highly interesting. A Detroit con-
ductor got up and made little talk. He
said. speaking of the way in which all de-
nominations should work together in the
Association, s'If we have Presbyterian
ballast, Episcopalian through rails, Metho-
dist fire in the engine and Baptist water in
the boiler we shall run the cars right
through to heaven" The secretary who
represented college work brought with
him about so college boys and two or
three professors The German secretary.
Won Schlumenback, was a German OF
noble blood and converted infidel. He
gave an account of how he became changed
from the most hardened scoffer to a most
jealous Christian worker. Years ago he
was
LEADER AMONG THE GERMAN
INFIDELs.
He enjoyed nothing so much az getting
with Christian and demolishing him
with his arguments. On one occasion he
was thrown in company with Methodist
preacher at the house Of a Christian lady.
To his Joy the minister very soon tackled
him upon his infdelity. They commenced
an argument, and in about ten minutes
time the preacher was utterly defeated.
| At the conclusion of this contest the lady
of the house invited him to write down
the advan tages of infdelity while she did
the same with regard to Christianity.
They did SO, and in five minutes he was
the worst whipped man in the country.
After this he became very unhappy and
1fsgan to entertain doubts as to the correct
n .ss of his opinions. On one occasion,
while advancing some of his infidel argu-
me, ITS. a lady remarked to him, "Y our
mo, her, suppose. was an inhdel ~ Inc
ouest ion touched him deeply, knowing his
mothe TO have been al earnest Christian
woman. and it was the means of his con-
version. There were many other interest
ing 1nsta nces Of conversion related by the
different delegates present.
There was more interest, the speaker
said, centesed around
MR. MOODY
than any person in the body, and when ne
WAS unanimously elected president every
BODY seemed delighted. But he did not
make first-rate presiding officer. not un
derstanding the different points OF order'
sc. But when he came to preach and
talk and sing, then could be seen what the
man was. The speaker was Informed that
when MI. M. commenced his work IN
Chicago his earnestness was mistaken for
fanaticism. The people called him Crazy
| Moody. When they began to REALMS the
good that he was doing they called him
Brother Moody. and now that he has es-
tablshed himself as a giant in his work,
and has won the admiration and respect
of all he is called Mr.. Moody. One OF his
INQUIRY MEETING,
which the speaker attended, was the
most impressive he ever witnessed.
Almost everybody was IN tears. and down
upon their knees. MIR. Moody's strength
lies in his earnestness and his faith. He
prays as if he fully expected his prayer to
be answered right then and there. On
Sunday he held farewell meeting in the
penitentiary. Many of the convicts shed