The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-29
WORK HERE AT HOME
Francis Murphy's Idea of the
Duties Of the Missionary.
He Also Has His Own Convention of
Charity-AnOther Crowded Meet
ing Last Night.

The last of the series of Murphy meetings
to be held i'm the old Central Christian
Church was held in the building last night
and the series will close with a grand final
meeting at Tomlinson Hall tonight. The
interest remained undated. and the last
was probably the best meeting of the series.
Mr. Murphy, in his inimitable. happy man.
ner, talked his gospel temperance of love
to the congregation and scattered bits of
wisdom interspersed with big bits of char
ity, right and left. The fundamental princi-
pie or the Murphy plan of saving men from
drink is to teach them to bear to one an
other a love kindred to the divine love of
the Savior for all men, and he freely chioes
those who do not manifest this love for
their fellow-man. His doctrine is Gods
doctrine, and he implore1 men to put
more confidence in God and less in them
selves. In the shadow of God is protec-
ton.
After the short PREDATORY remarks by the
temperance apostle, Z. P. Brown, editor of
the Rams Horn, was called upon to lead
the congregation in prayer, and at the con-
clusion of the prayer Mr.. Murphy again
stepped TO the front of the platform and
spoke his words of love to the assemblage
The choir was called upon for song and
sang 'Oh. What a Precious Name" Hard
ly had the choir ceased when Mr. Murphy
was again addressing the congregation
along the line OF the sentiment contained
in the song; His name" he said, lis the
center or this movement. IL is His plan
1t takes courage 10 follow this plan, real,
genuine courage. So many of us would be
saved, but We have philosophy of our
own and depend too much upon ourselves
and not enough upon the Lord" The
are ms act1ey to tes
in mission work, and recommended to them
the field of gospel temperance as grand
field for their efforts. He said he couldn't
understand why people had to go away to
foreign lands to find objects for their mis-
sion work. why they gave $2,0o0.00O each
home missions. I'm a home-mission man.
For Jesus Christs sake get interested in
nome missions: Go out and get Gods chill
dren and bring them into Christ'S church
Keep them out of the jails and prisons
Whenever you see a bad man now don't
say he is beyond redemption and there is
no hope for him. There Is hope for him
with God. You'll set up all night worrying
over a Chinaman and don't know what to
do with him. don't dislike Chinaman
but I'll never pass by American child
TO help Chinaman, not l. No, sir; I'll
help the American every time. Then We
have all of our organized charities; they
are good, but you have to see the secre-
tary and there is so much red tape about
them. I'll do my, own charity" Mr.. Muir
also, and does not consider that it means
merely the giving Of aims, but includes
also the giving of love and encouragement
men that couldn't be saved If we accepted
the careless remarks of other men for it,
He wanted this idea that drinker couldn't
be saved abandoned. So many people say
ing that there is no hope for a man makes
the man believe il himself and he becomes
respondent: Then, in one of his eloquent
appeals eloquent for the depth of love
which inspires them and the earnestness
with which they made, he implored
Christians to stop this practice.
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believe this will keep the pledge he
has taken. What If he has broken Ii once
or twice. or any number of times; let's
help him to keep it little longer the next
time. Be patient with him, / beseech you
1t took George Washington seven years of
hardship, toll and patience to get this
country for us, and Cyrus w. Field was
said TO be insane when he preached the
project of the Atlantic cable. Men can do
something when they are determined. The
day OF impossibilities has passed. Oh,
Lord, remove our doubts and fears; we've
had too much of them"
AS he concluded Mr. Murphy turned to
the line of persons seated upon the plat
form and, addressing one of them, said !:
How are you. I'm glad you are here
turning TO the congregation, he said, Mr.
Brown, editor of the Rams Horn; God
bless him. Mr.. Brown spoke briefly and
as pointedly as his sharp little paragraphs
in the paper of which he is the editor He
said: Il was thinking as brother Murphy
was talking. how true it is that God helps
God can't do much for man as long as he
is on the devils ground Let him take a
step forward, however, and get upon God S
ground and see how quick something hap
pens. That's the way 1t was with me, at
least" Yes, too" interrupted Mr.
Murphy. Mr.. Mcintosh, of Decatur, ILL.,
was introduced. and said the most elo-
quent sermon he ever heard was when Mr.
Murphy met him on the street and said to
him. Don't you know that God wants
YOU" y gentleman from Connersviile who
signed the pledge last Saturday told the
congregation how he had squandered $780,
600 i'm drink, and William Murphy after
wards told of the prayers of the mans
mother for her sons salvation.
Last of the Series.
The last meeting of the series will be held