San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1886-03-11
Moody and Sankey at Galveston.
GALVESTON, Feb. 2S, 1856

r oankey, nave come ana gone. Ihe
visit to this city will be long remen
bered. No such large audiences eve
assembled here before for like pul
. poses. The numbers of the audienc
and the interest manifested were sus
}, tanned to tho close OF the meeting
: which lasted three days. Mr.. Mood
P is an orator, forcible, rapid and mag
o netic. His delivery is easy and mai
o ural. His knowledge of his subject
seems to be inexhaustible an,
marvellous, and his illustration
and experiences are always forciblo
apt and interesting. He is never at
loss for words to convey his meaning
plainly to all.
Mr.. Sankey's voice filled the Who'll,
rink building, and was clear, swee
and distinct. His singing of "Th'
Ninety and-Nine was worth q tril
from San Marcos to Galveston, OF
foot, to hear-for it will sing to III
evermore in life, with all the associa
tions it recalls.
Mr., Moody often gave some Of his
experiences with great effect They
were never lugged in to suit the case
but seemed to be fit and appropriate
to illustrate his subject. In one OF
his sermons he told the audience
that he had an important message to
deliver to them all and then said
:" [ want your attention [ see that
/ have not got it. About nine on
that bench before me, out of thirty,
are listening to me; great many
others are not paying any attention.
l will stop till you all are ready to
hear me"
Then, giving the chapter and verse,
he repeated his text: "F'irst seek
the Kingdom of Heaven, and all things
else shall bo added unto you" He
dwelt on the Importance of the sub
iect for some time, and then said:
"When I was young man, not
grown, I was workingin the field with
q farmer, and he told me that when
he left home the last words his dear
old mother said to him were, my
son, First seek the Kingdom of
Heaven, and all things else shall be
added unto you" One Sunday, far
off from home, I went to church, and
the preacher took that text: "First
seek the Kingdom of Heaven, and all
things else shall be added unto you"
And L thought to myself, "Can my
mother have asked the preacher to
take that text for my benefit ?" Then
I thought again, "That cannot be,
for she does not know where L am.
And L thought to myself, "Not yet /;
when get settled in life will be time
enough for that" In the course of
years I heard that text preached from
several times, and would always
think of the last words of my mother,
and promise that when [ got settled
in life L would take her advice but L
have never done so. Now [ am set
tied in life; l have q wife and two
pretty little children, and own this
farm--I finished paying for it this
week-and still l am not ready to |
take the advice of my mother, to
" seek the Kingdom of Heaven ~.
"Well," said Mr.. Moody, ga year
or two after that, l embraced religion,
and one Of the first things 1 thought
Of was to pay visit to my mother,
and to see that unconverted man who
lived near her, and to persuade him,
If l could, to seek the kingdom of
heaven, if he had not done 30. SO,
after meeting my mother, L soon
asked after him, when she said, why,
lid you never get my letter about
him? Why, Long, poor fellow, is in
.he lunatic asylum; lost his mind en-
.irely-quoting all the time the text
N Scripture, to everybody: "F'irst
eek tie Kingdom Of Heaven, and all
.hiues else shall be added unto you.
Well, went at once to see him.
He did not know me his mind was
wrecked. When ] got with
n a few feet Of him he pointed his
ight hand at me, aud cried out in n ;
Oud voice: Young man, "FIrst
.eek the Kingdom % Heaven, and all
hings else shall beaded unto YOU.
Though lis mind was gone, the words
Il the tezt and ihe last w0Tls ~ his
mother were wut;en and Impressed
n the the p0orman' T. heart and BRAIN
i8t o u eIlcll'
No report can Do iustce 30 tLe
manner AMI ,f'ert of tIe illustration.
q told by fle great preacher And
10 of al his w0nlsrfni disc1urHcs
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