Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-06

tnu> who, nStcao OF rtautnk Hh W.
t.lre or abusing him for the prejudice q
jew had against Samaritan, at once
dismountcd, poured oil into his wounds,
put him on his own beast, and carried
him to an inn without stopping to en-
auirc whether il was Presbyterian,
Baptist, Methodist, Episcopal, or Luthe-
ran innI, where he took money out ofhis
pocket, had the stranger properly cared
for, and agreed to be responsible for any
further expense that might arise. He
said that all Of the priests and Leyites
in Jerusalem would have argued in vain
10 convince that man that the Samari-
tan, who had shown him practical SYM
pathy, was not "his neighbor," rather
than those of his own country and
creed who had "passed by on the other
side" and left him to his fate.
And so we must show practical sym
pathy if we would do men good. Don't
laugh at the poor. drunkard, but get
loving arms around him and seek by
practical help to reclaim him. When
we see a case of sorrow and want let US
try to act on the motto "Put your
self in his place." and this will pre-
pare us to work for his good.
In the true eloquencc Of the heart
Mr.. Moody told the story Of his leaving
home an orphan boy to make his own
fortune, and Of how, when the briny
tears of the boy in strange town were
coming, he met kind-hearted old gen
tIeman who put his hand on his head,
spoke to him kind words of counsel,
and gave him penny as small token
of his interest. The penny had long
since been lost but those loving words
of sympathy for the orphan boy had
been echoing in his heart ever since, and
the impress Of those loving hands was
on his head to-day.
He concluded with touching story
of the visit he made to the family OF
drunken father in Chicago, whose bright
little girl had been drowned while gath
ering driftwood for her mother, and OF
how his own little girl by her childish
prattle had brought him to ''put him
selfin the place I" Of the stricken mother,
and to exercise practical sympathy,
which resulted in the purchase by his
Sunday school of lot in the cemetery
where needy children were buried, and
carried the sunshine of sympathy to
many darkened homes.
He closed with an earnest appeal for
more practical sympathy, that we may
rescue the perishing, comfort the sor-
rowing, and help the needy.
The above bare outline gives very
imperfect idea Of the power OF Mr..
Moody's sermon, which abounded in
sharp hits which sometimes raised an
audible SMILE" and was full of ten
der pathos which frequently brought
tears to eyes "unused to the melting
mood" lie caught the crowd with his
first sentence and held them to his last
word.
Afternoon Meeting.
II was announced that the meeting al
3 p. NJ. would be for women, and long
before the appointed hour the house
was filed. When the service began II
was packed, while crowds turned away
disappointed when the doors were
locked.
After the devotional exercises, during
which Rev. Drs. Read and Pollard lee
| in prayer, Mr.. Moody announced as ms
text "God is Love-" and preached
| simple, tender, and very effective ser
mon.
He brought out the unchangeablc
unfailing. everlasting love Of God, anC
made very clear the distinction that Goo
loves the sinner while He hates his sin
He touchingly brought out the love o
God to the afIlicted--the comfort o
Gods Word for the afflicted, and tn
teaching of Gods Word that our Chris
tian friends who die only go before t.
await our coming.
He closed the service at o'clocl
promptly. and spent twenty minutes II
a prayer-meeting in concert with tn
4" Week of Prayer" appointed by tn
Evangelical Alliance.
Rev. Mr.. Evans, of the Park-Plac
| Methodist church Rev. j. b. llutson
of the Pine-Street Baptist church, an'
Rev. j. William Jones led in prayer.
MIR. MOODY ON LEE AND JACKSON.
| At the close of this g after meeting
Mr.. Moody came forward, and said tina
the Master teaches that - if thou brin
thy gift to the altar, and there remen
berest that thy brother hath augh
against thee, leave there thy gift befor
the altar, and 60 thy way first be re
conciled to thy brother, and then com
and offer thy gift"
He had heard that some of his brt
thren in Richmond had somethin
against him because Of the report tha
he had in one of his sermons in Me-
York attacked the character of Lee an
Jackson. He wanted to say publicl
and most emphatically that he had bee
incorrectly reported that he had mere
either in New York or elseweere, uttel
ed word in disparagement Of Lee c
jackson. 1t was morally impossib
; that he could have done so, for, while
northern man in all of his sympathiC
and feelings, he had always cherishe
the highest admiration and respect Il
Lee and Jackson-n only as grei
generals. but as Christians and gcntl
men. His sermons had all been sten'
graphically reported and published, an
he defied anyone to find sentence
f his derogatory to the character Of elth'
Lee or jackson.
He had gone from New York to Al
gusta, Ca, and surely he would NJ
have received there the warm greetin
|, which the people gave him if he ha
been guilty of these charges nor wou
he have been received as he had bee
, during his six months stay and work
Baltimore.
But he wished further to say that
, he had at any time said in any ofhis sc
mons anything which has given often
to people Of the South, he asked q
|, forgiveness Of his brethren. He want
, union of hearts and hands in this wor
The sunday.Night Meeting.