, 1880-07-11

amount Of money he chose to. ask for: The
lnoult of money dispensed IN, charity ~
it could be computed, would be something
enormous.
Up to the time of the fire Mr.. Moody could
not be persuaded to leave Chicago, although
Minneapolis and other distant places, taking
part in occasional meetings. About that
time trio Of very deyout women were max
ing Mr. Moody the object OF their special
greater usefulness. and to, this day those
worthy women believe that the great fire was
an act of Providence tn drive Mr.. Moody out
Of Chicago. As the fire burned ont every
thing he had, lit turned his attention to other
fields, and led to the great eyangelical efforts
that have since brought him into National
fame. If it lad not been for the fire, pro1,a-
bly, Mr.. Moody would still be III charge Of the
North Side Mission. As, it is, although alb
sent, his influence is all important factor in
its success, lust the same as his influence is
felt III many other important ana ilourishing
branches Of religious work.
On his way 10 Northtield a few'Sundays
M Moody 4Rpea ovaen 1yep aha ram Hs e
parishioners, after an absence Of several
years. The church was crowded to its ut
most, and in the after meeting there were
Tie church is built with a view to its pri-
| mary object-tlnt Of mission-school work.
It is really tabernacle holding over, two
| thousand persons, with the seats on both
nit-platform , IS largc. w With numerous seats at
! the back to accommodate 4 choir of the
formidable dimensions that used to be seen
! at his meetings in Baltimore. When tho
SeGo S fa ia s casse
nn}or tie Supcrintentent's eye, but at the
click Of a hell tic scene IS changed like magic.
| i screen is pulled down from the ceiling IN
front Of every class, and another is drawn OF, on
| adjoining; 50 thar every class Is isolated, and
| the building in MI instant divided into thirty
a,artments The average attendance is 1850
| Scholars. but some Sundays it runs over 500.
some SOM Of the classes theresre men and women
| of 10 wears Of age who are lust learn
IN IN, IT The 4 nc of religion, like the children.
! There are large classes of Swedes and other
nata"ss o,,e Glass Of SWsdes " III whe there IS
scarcely a single person who can speak a
syori 3f English. Your correspondence one
Gav ,I fo,,nd an enaigrant gir in lis class who
con1,d I;st;np1,isj1 M Entlish name hut
Wt,ndv ttTha fassln, refcrrcd IN Christ still
imo inu +s,a sform Shp Ind never heard Of the
AnostIe Peter. but at the name OF Moody her
face lighted up With bright intelligence and
n,nst ravarcptiaI reg:lrd for the renowned
t'n,,r,i'st sntars infn The feelings of these
,an;Si hnmeiy nnonie may be Inferred from
an incident which happened two Sundays
l
aE M 9itchcock the Superintendcnt,
x,,oa ~. .p~;nns - tn ;,nnress npon the scholars
~ ~ + ,,.os +ho 1n;1fh anniversary Of the e.
tn1tishment n,I T. m nf Snndav-schools in England
bv Robert Raikes. -
cMt1u.o ~ roa+s s;,,e s;nna the }rst Sunday
school Nv was started. There are a good many
yisitnrs he here today fron distance, and I
want @ ~ ses ~" fo,v "o omastans @ ahont SUNDAY.
ash sut W. oHH;tl1n,, ,vhn Is therc can
9e'i ,., rho nnn,e If the nan who started the
t,i+ te!i lGr Mie m.. n -,
ntIs i,eIonti" Kindred little hands were
r,iee.i is ali aver the house. md with some sur
liseu - - t nrnI,nr NH st;u smjjinr with
=. tu Of Snc show Of Intelligence,
III Hitchcncs said:
~ aWeil. children, who was it?"
olGkem ca;na the nro'nnt answer from every
Ed!snuui s;ela and oi ahnvc an and belnw:
"b T. Noody!''
phare "a uot Session Of The school that
Masses iv without Il ' some interesting or amusing
occur Occurrence, and It is easy to see where Mr;
Mvds anecdotes % of Which he makes such effective
aiiecoVtI en Go ~ he 1,raanted hare IN his way to
Nort,t;eid referring to the failure Of his ef-
fopts Hgts IN St Iomis to have the Governor Of
W;sso1,ri 19ies ~ 2 nardoi an ESCAPED criminal who
sar and a.,xa himself m ma1,y wears ago at
MI: w. 1nnd;'s Hnu ran',est he made most i'll
-ras:;ve ra c nassags by pointing with his left
hand and l saving: I'm yonder room, on his
Rnees .e " before ore lis God, ne received the pardon
n nf his Sins. and resolved to give his body to
=, tha -" is,r :;
The School and church contains persons OF
t almost ali nationalities. prominently Swedes,
% Sorwegians. Danes, Irish, Scotch, Italians.
! EnyiisR' and Africans. a class OF Irish,
Germans. and Italians is taught by a smart
vonng colored girl, who is exceedingly pop