New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-27

was found after many days when Mr.. Moody.
preaching in Boston, led to the Saviour son of
that very teacher.
AT Mortified Mr.. Moody had attended with his
mother the Unitarian church, and he was not well
grounded in evangelical truths. Besides his bash
iul snyness In the presence of cultured Christians
MS poor command Of words in which to express
his thoughts and his broken awkward sentences
caused his teacher to use these words regarding
him:
lie is very unlikely TO become Christian Of
clear and decided views of Gospel truth still less
to NIL any extended sphere of public usefulness
FILLING A SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS.
The youth was not accepted into church mem
bership until May 1856 year after his first ap.
plication. In September of that wear he went to
Chicago and became salesman in the shoe trade.
Then it was that he began TO show that peculiar
gift which has characterized his later life, and
which makes him to-day such power with young
men. He showed his earnest spirit by renting four
pews in the church, which be kept filed with
young men and boys Offering to teach class
in the Sunday-school Of the church. he was told
that there was no vacancy, but that he could have
class If he would bring lis own scholars The
challenge was sufficient, and the next Sunday morn
ing he marched into the room at the head OF
eighteen ragged boys, whom he had gathered from
the street From this beginning he went 10 work
a tract distributor, and soon set up a mission
for himself IN the neglected part Of north Chicago,
where he paid the rent Of empty tavern and
gathered the rude children of the neiqhborhood
for Sunday service. while their incorporate par
friend he said
Il have got only one talent have no educa-
ton, but love the Lord Jesus Christ, and | want
ward, this friend said THAT same man shook
Scotland TO its very centre: and then. when his
name was known throughout the world his re-
quest in q letter was Pray for me every day:
pray that the Lord viii keep NE humble''n
The growth of Mr.. MoOdys school in Chicago
led to the occupation of the North Market Hall
The attendance was large, reaching 650 scholars
and sixty teachers. For years Mr.. Moody swept
and cleaned the hall Saturday night, after it
had been used until late hour forsdancing, and
reduced his own expenses by doing without a
home, sleeping on bench in a room Of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
THE GROWING WORK
Mr.. Moodys Chicago work grew with such
rapidity that in 1868 church building was
erected and the evangelist became the lay pastor
two years later he elected president of the
Young Mems Christian Association, and drew
hundreds of people to the noon services for prayer
The fire in 1871 laid in ruins all the buildings
that were sustained by his labors, but in three
months large frame tabernacle was erected which
served as storehouse Of supplies for the I'M
povershed district, in addition TO its religious
uses. About this time, with Mr.. Sankey, he ac-
cepted invitation visit the British Isles, and
the success of Moody and Sankey in Great Britain
in 1873 and 1874, the Brooklyn campaign in 1875,
followed by one in Phiadep hia, the hlppodrome
services in New-YOrk in 1876, the tabernacle work
in Chicago and the meetings since these, III nearly
every large city in this country with a second
visit TO Great Britain, are familiar 10 the present
generation, while the browning work of this man 5
life of usefulness in the opinion of many OF his
friends, is what he is accomplishing now at the
Mortified Seminary for Girls, within minutes
walk of his beautiful home; the Mount HermOn
School for Boys, across the Connecticut River,
the training schools for missionaries at the hotel
here, and at the Bible Institute in Chicago, to-
gether with the summer schools for college
students and for Christian workers
About thirty years ago Mr. Moody married
Miss Emma C. Revell, sister of Fleming II.
Revell, the publisher who has been TO him true
helpmeet Her refinement and consecratcd
Christian life have aided him greatly, not only at
the evangelistic meetings, which she attends, but
in the homes of the cultured where they ever
! welcome guests. In the inquiry room, when Mr..
| Moody has a particularly hard case, one that
! battles his skill, one who can match him with
arguments and refuses TO be convinced by any
appeal that he advances, the evangelist will
| quietly excuse himself and in moment return
! with lady of gentle manners and winning
| voice. and he is a hardened sinner indeed who is
| not won after a few minutes conversation Mrs
Moody does not argue with him, but presents the
beauty of the new life in such persuasive terms
that the man considers it not only duty TO be-
come a Christian, but a great privilege well TO
be invited 10 join those who are Christians. And
in this she is not playing part, but Is eXemplfy-
ing the life of Him who went about doing good
daughter and two SONS complete the family !:
Miss Emma, a successful worker among tie child
ren, and known and loved in the homes Of the
poor; William, who has just been graduated from
Yale and is spending part Of his vacation III
Alaska, and Paul, q lad of ten years.
BATTLES WITH THE INDIANS.
From The Mennonite" the publication of the
Mount Hermon School the following paragraphs are
taken from article on Prehistoric Northfeld,7
which will be OF interest TO the Conference visi-
tors as they wander about the streets between the
meetings " In 500 the MohawAs attacked and de-
feated the Indians living in this section and laid
waste their villages. One important village stood
on the plain south of the new church. In 1910
NOrthfeld was settled by the whites: meanwhile
the former Inhabitants had returned. but thinking
to receive aid agains; their enemies they gladly
sold land 10 the settlers Peace relgned for awhile,
but hostile feelings were entertained toward the
settlers by the red man They realized not their
danger, Tor the next spring a party OF warriors
fell upon them while at work, killed some, and
the rest fled TO the fort. relief party Of thirty
six mounted men, under Captain Beers, was sent
out from the lower towns for further protection.
When only one mile below the town opposite
HermOn they were surprised by ambuShed IN
dians: twenty-One OF the party were kllle', incud
ing the leader. those escaping spread the news
and another party was organized, which brought
of the settlers in safety. Again the valley was
deserted for short tine. The affection fer the
old home, however, was so strong that the Indians
returned once more:
King Philip cncamped for few weeks on the
hill close by the ferry and an Old Tree winch ne
climbed and O ditch may there be seen, mute, but
true witnesses of his visit The memorable event
was when some $4,000 Indians united with King
Philip against the whites As the season wore
on. having met with many defeats and hing Philip
having died, they finally disappeared from the
valley. At the end Of twenty-three years a iinal
settlement was made, and Northfeld began to grow
OF course there was danger from wandering IN
dans 90 a stone near the seminary and the lnscrlp-
ton on the rock in front Of the church Indicate
From the first, NOrthtelds militia has stood noby
by the town and country. The Indians have gone,
fighting has ceased and the good old town, so
widely known and possessing such varied seem
cry, lies quietly at rest
He KEPT 4 RECORD OF The THEFTs.
Godfrey Haqlp, eighteen years of age an innocent
looking native OF Copenhagen arrived in this country