The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-10-14
Facts which Suggest Volumes of Re.
Election.


When Messrs. Moody and Sankey
visited England ten years aga, and held
their gospel meetings in London, one Of
those who came under the influence of
the Evangelist and the Singer was a
MIR. Studd. He was a man 81 property.
and greatly devoted tn sporting. He
was also "a famous hunter. and the pos
SCISSOR Of valuable hunting horses and
dogs
The change in Mr.. Studd's life was
"a sudden and radical "a was that i'm his
religious views. He Instantly began
reforming his own household. The
hunters and dogs We're sold, and the
house where sporting men had been
wont To meet became a center of Chris
tian missionary work for all the neigii-
bOrbOOd.
When this happened, the two Sous Of
Mr. Studd were then lads, pursuing
their studies quietly at the famous EtOn
schSol. They were apparently not
greatly affected by the change in their
father. la course Of time they entered
Cambridge University, wher.. their
hereditary taste made them the leaders
ia athletic sports. They were amoug
the most famous cricketers of the pres
ent generation. One of them was cap
tain of the University Eleven. Again
MIR. Moody and Mr.. Sankey visited
England. These two young men, in
terested because their father had les n.
for he had died me awhile, were among
the first to become through Mr.. Moody's
Influence, protesting Christians, aud to
join the corps Of religious workers
organized by the Evangelists
Joined by other Cambridge UNDER
graduates who had come under their
Influence, they were foremost in all the
mission work. Since the return of
Moody and Sankey to America, the Ell.
thusiasm of these young men has risen
instead of declining. One of them has
decided to 90 as a missionary to China.
Not only il he to serve a. such without
pay, but he is to give a larse sum of
money To the society under the diree-
ton Of which he will be-.
The other brother has already become
a missionary at the East End of Lon
don, the poor quarter where there is
much distress and more vice. In his
work he il to be assisted by daughter
of Lady Beauchamp - pronounced
Beecham-whO was one of the sweet
singers enlisted in support of Mr..
Sankey during the long London mis-
sion. Young Studd is tn marry this
daughter of u countess, and the young
people will devote themselves and their
fortunes to the rescue of "outcast Lon
don"
Even yet the whole story has not
been told The two brothers Studd
havereceutly made visit to Cambridge
for the purpose of awakening interest
in missions. aud have been So success
ful that about thirty undergraduates
have decided to go to foreign fields TO
labor for the conversion of the heather.
There il enough ia these facts. for
they are all literally true, even To- the
names of the persons, To suggest vol
umes of reflection, not only to profess
ing Christians, but To men who are not
Christians. What difference To the
world in the life OF these men, giving
themselves for the rescuing of humans
ity from impurity and vice. and the
life as sporting men they would have
lived, had they not through Mr. Moody's
influence given themselves TO the
service of Divine Master.
Thousands of immortal souls from, all
parts of the world will hereafter trace
their rescue from vice and from pagan
ism To- the first visit of a sporting man
to one of Mr.. Moody's gospel meeting.
Ii was a grain of mustar,i-seed which
the evangelist planted that day, and
already its branches are beginning TO
thrust themselves out, ~ il about to
overshadOw the world