The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-06-30

but the sin that dweileth in us is TOO
strong for human remedies, too rampant
for the social reformcr's pruning hook
Dean Of Peterborough.
A Marvellous Movement.
Some of our readers are familiar with
Mr. Moody's experience three years ago
among the students of Oxford and Cam
bridge universities. They will remem-
Der how the first meeting was broken up
by the disorderly conduct of the students,
the subsequent conversion of some OF the
most eminent, the dedication of few to
the foreign missionary service at their
own expense, and the farewell meeting
in Exeter Hall, which was not large
enough to contain the crowd. Incidents
of their work are given as follows by
Rev. DR.. Zabriskie in the Christian In
telhgencsr:
The missionary party shipped for Suez
in vessel whose captain was notorious
infdel, blasphemer and drunkard. III
YOU can convert that captain" those who
knew him said, 'we will believe" The
captain rubbed his hands with glee atthe
prospect of putting down the mission
aries.
All approaches to him were met by
blasphcmy and infdel argument. "Had
he read the Bible z" eyes, knew it
through and through. and it was all
bosh!' After fruitless interview Of two
hours, Mr.. Studd remarked as close to
the conversations: "Well. all / have to
say is, I have a peace which the world
cannot give" The man seemed struck
by the remark, grew serious, and said
'sWe are all seeking that, but we never
find it." "You can have it by simple
trust in the Lord Jesus Christ" was the
reply. The captain then opened his heart,
and revealed its secret of unrest. After
separating from the young missionary, he
went down and shut himself in his cabin.
The next that was seen of him was his
writing lettcr home, asking forgiveness
for having left his family rudely and
without a word. He gave his heart to
Christ, and became completely changed,
and all the crew marvelled greatly.
On the voyage to Calcutta every one
of their fellow passengers, they shipped
as second class for this very purpose,
gave evidence of being born again. At
Shanghai, place so pre-eminently bad
that no previously religious effort had
availed, the same results of awakening
and conversion followed. Among other
cases was that of an Episcopal clergyman
who electrified his congregation at one
of the meetings by announcing that if
God called him to his account on the
Sunday previous his soul would have
been lost. A bitter and abusive article
appeared in an English paper there,
which was inexplicable till it was as
certained that the editor was venting his
rage because his wife had been one of the
converts. But she prevailed on him
also to attend the meetings, and ere long
he too was confessor of Christ.
These young men were not content to
remain on the seaboard, but had plunged
into the interior where no missionary had
ever penetrated. In order to do this
the more effectively, they had shaved
their heads and adopted the Chinese cos
tune. They were separated from all
Europeans, and were regarded and
treated as stforeign devils" stoned, and
in peril of their lives. But none of these
things had moved them, and they were
full of peace and joy, and testified that
they had chosen the better part.
This was very remarkable when we
consider what they had left for this
cause. Every one of them had already
made his ma k. They were the leading
cricketers and oarsmcn of England, Off
GERS of the British army, ministers in the
English Church, all with the finest
worldly prospects assured to them. In
some instances they had been cut off
from their inheritance by opposing and
disappointed relatives. Ofthose in Cam
bridge who have followed them are the
first bicyclist, the first Hebrew scholar,
the man who has carried , If all the
honors, and the examiner in theology.
But all these things have been relin-
ouishcd in order to 90 abroad and preach
the gospel to the destitute and in the
deserts of the world.
If there be any overmastcring tempta-
tion which battles you, raise no fight
with it in your own will, but SIM
ply turn yourself to Christ alone.
Bushnell.
God yearns over us, grieving at our
ignorance, mourning over our unteacha-
bleness, offering to teach US to make us
wise. Thus pitying us, He provides for
us.-Bonar.
He that can apprehcnd and consider
vice, with all her habits and seeming
pleasures, and yet abstain. and yet dis
tinguish. and We: prefer that which is
truly better, he is the true warfaring
Christian. n.--Mtlton.
Not only is liquor responsible for much
crime, but for disease as we'll. Sir Andrew
Clark, the distinguished English physi
clan, says that seventy out of every one
hundred patients in the London Hospita
are there through drink, including those
afflicted with inherited disorders.
The American Medical Association at
its lats session in St. Louis reafirmed its
previous utterances concerning "the use
and abuse of alcohol, and its effects upon
the human race" and recommended