New-York tribune., 1896-11-20
THE POWER OF TIE PRESS.
MR.. MOODY TELLS THE RESULT OF ONE
REPORTED SERMON

LYMAN EVENING GIVEN TO THAT CITY.


LYMAN EVENING GIVEN TO THAT CITY.
Mr.. Moody begin his address on the Holy Spirit
in Cooper Union yesterday morning with the re-
quest that the Christian people would ask the
Lords blessing upon the reports OF the meetings
which 7,nt cut through the newspapers. He
said that time he afraid Of the press
FOR hc thought that the reporters attended the
meetings lust get hold OF grammatical mis-
takes and items for sensational headlines but ne
has changed his views this subject. When he
went to 81 Louis to hold series OF meetings. one
OF the papers announced that 1t would publish
every word which Mr. Moody uttered during the
week Sermons prayers. notices and everything
appeared verbatim. poor grammar and all In con-
tlnung t.c tory Mr. Moody aid:
at like a Turkish bath to preach that week
every word I said was taken down By two sienog-
rapher II one left out a word the other put 1t in
Everything went IN. blunders and all. And then
the headlines were the most sensational possible
| preached one nigh; on the text '" nat MUST 10
10 Be 81 we'd? and the next morning the paper APP
peared with fun report Of the sermon with th's
headline. How the Jailer Of Philip! Was Caught
Tho thing went through the week. and then the
paper announced that It would keep up the YER
batim reporil < while ! remained In St LOUIS II
was the severest strain that ever was under But
knowing that everything said was going 10 oe
printed | worked in more Scripture In those ser
mons thar had done before. IL was soou
pie.
"A conv ~ the paper abou, the Philippian TALLER
was LYING on the floor OF a st. Louis prison ana
one OF re most hardened criminals sa" the "e'"
Ere How the Jaier OF Phtippi was O'u7"
That good: I glad to know that one J'iei
got his deserts He thought Philippi was Town
in Illinois across the river and he began to reau
the story N find out what the jaier had been doing
and how he happened 10 be arrested In moment
his ey, tell on the text Believe on the oru ''us
Christ and thou shalt be saved. ne oo""
/ imagine wnat that had to do with the arrest OF
taller tut as he read the sermon ne was co"'''e'
Of sin and cried TO God for mercy In the morn
ing , charge in the man was noticed by the ut"r'-
sherNs brt the Sheriff Of the prison said: burke
is trying to play The pious dodge in order 10 get
| ligh; sentence the trial by som" tech'''a'''S
/ Burke was released from prison and tried 10 get
| honest work He came TO New-fork Tot 'ha' p"'-
nose brt he could not get work and returned 10
| 81, Louis
six months after his conversion the Sheriff sent
| for Burke and he supposed that some old charge
| hal been t-umped .p against MIN. ,or ne had o'''
| honest for the last six months. To MS great sur
| prise the Sheriff said that ne had mad MN Snau
| ou.l every dav since he had left the prison lie
knew OF his journey New YORK ana OF MS stra's"
NE. and he wanted to appoint MN pepu'y =
| sheriff In little while he became treasurer OF
the she-in's Once. During all that time ha'
never seen him hut when was preaching III TN
/ caFo one. he gOt OF for week 10 st' nh' l'..
whose sermon had been reported In the dilIy idP''
ana ha been he means OF bringing MN 10 'n'.S,
| Wher | went 10 st Louis TWO years ago, Oh 'nS
yav ., Mexico "A man showed me two photoyrapnS-
! one OF BURKE when h. was In prison TAKEN ItoI'
! fne Rocues Gallery. and the other taken Il Wv
! d1vs before / was there. Tho Lord hah chahs,,',,
fha at,p.aranc. OF the mans face 30 that Snoul.
| never have known that the photographs were o'
| the sam" person -, . .o,.,c. yhich
! had been wrought this man ana a minister "'9
/ 80. tr-s.ut rose say that he hld b'"h lhN''e'
10 hold a ten days mission In 81 LOUIS ana Wi'u ~
w,s unable 20 remain the last fe" days ana ooh'''
around for some one to take charge OF 'hr H''
! i,rs every one said Send for valentine 'urk'.
/ ~. s.uf 10 the Sheriff 20 So" II burk" coui nr *
cursed lor few days but tn" Sh"rir said ina, Ju9t
/ 'h.r ffurke was charge of store containing
| larg. mum her OF diamonds and he had no one "iS'
10 whom n. could rirust this very important I"s
| sion Rurk. had Xon his way into IN" conhdti','
~ every sheriff from 1850 until his death IN iN','
! when n. died the ~iy was moved from ehd 10 enu
| Thank God FOR the daily press which 'ed 10 thc
| conversion OF this man. who. nave he'h tolu ps
friend In II Louis one OF IN" brightest star
won for tho Rede"rner by that series OF meetings
| I'm iSs4'' ,r,-..,.. ,,.ot..
| ,ory.rslon when h" conducting the hlp'o-
! drn,ne meeting. here I'm lN,6
/ fr IN. evening" n. preached In the Bapn-t i'fnpl'
| 4, i,-oo,vn Dr J ". Chapman. of Ihila'rlphlh
preached al the cooper Union meeting IN the ai'of