The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-28
MIR. MOODY At HOME.
A Roliicking Boy with Fun and Business
Enough on Hand for Several Men.

Enough on Hand for Several Men.
Lecture of T. NJ. Banes, at Louisville.
Many interesting facts concerning Mr..
Moody's life and work were told by the speaker:
among them were the following: The great
evangelist lives at Mortified. Mass, a little
town of 800 inhabitants. 10 the foothills of
the Green mountains. Moody's home is a large
white house, with green blinds, at the end of
the principal street of the village. The yard is
large and full of shade trees. and there is no
fence about the grounds. In his home life Mr..
Moody is full of fun and pranks, and 10 like q
big rollicking boy with bis children, who delight
in telling jokes on their father. which the great
preacher enjoys as much as any one. He is full
OF business and always in a hurry. He has
good horses and delights in pulling his SLOUGH
hat over his eyes and whirling along the smooth
roads Juggling at the reins from the high drivers
seat of a victoria that was recently presented
to him. In spite of the immense work that he
accomplishes he has the happy faculty OF going
to sleep Ike q child soon after tea, when there
is no work or particularly interesting converse
ton to keep him awake.
In addition TO his vast work as an evan gelist,
Mr.. Moody manges two large schools at North
field. Adjoining his home Is the Female
Seminary, with seven large buildings and nc
Communications for 300 pupils. Ar the other end
of the town is the Mt. Hermon Male Academy,
where 800 young men are enrolled. The re-
ouirements for admission are that the most
satisfactory and annie recommendations must
be brought to show that the student is one who
really wishes to profit by the educational
facilities offered. The total cost 10 q young
man for board and tuition 10 only 500 per year.
While a great many poor students of both sexes
avail themselves OF the low rates. there are also
representative of the richest families 10 the
country. One regulation of Mr.. Moody's is that
every student shall devote at least two hours
every day 20 necessary and genuine work, on
the theory that this much OF daily toll is essen
tial to q healthy condition OF mind and body.
The schools represent an investment OF $780,
900, ell collected by Moody, but all Of this is
vested in q board of trustees. and the founder
has no financial claim on the institutions The
sum OF $50, 900 has to be raised every year for
the maintenance of the schools, and the great
patron manages this without any apparent
effort. From the proceeds Of the sales OF ths
Gospel Hymns, $50, 900 has come to the schools.
There are yearly twice as many applications for
admission as can be received. Zach Of the
schools has q large and productive farm at
tached to il. the one at the boys academy being
in charge of Moody's brother.
The students of both schools are deeply at
tsehed 10 the great evangelist, and bis influence
over them is unbounded. With his usual in
sight into human nature and his thorough devo-
| ton 20 the work OF genuine conversion, Dir.
Moody never makes any personal effort 60
induce his pupils TO make a profession Of
religion. HE reason for taking this singular
course is that he knows bis Influence and does
not wish TO have the young people act from o
desire 10 please him instead of from con
scien tious motives. The result of this policy is
that there Is a perfect confidence between Mr..
Moody and the students, and nearly every one
of them is converted before leaving the schools.