New-York tribune., 1896-11-26
FAITH SHOWN BY GIFTS
MR. MooDYs AUDIENCES RESPOND TO
HIS APPEALS.
MORE THAN $500 RAISED IN COOPER '"ioN ~
PROVIDE THANH SEWING DINNERS

PROVIDE THANt SEWING DINNERS
FOR THE PooR
Mr. Moody preached yesterday afternoon upon
,ho nor,b,e of .'The Good Samaritan. and' al
,bouoh the sermon followed the Offering his audi-
o,ce know 60 well what was coming that gener
ous Gift was the result OF the appeal winch NV
made for the families who would proh'p'y "o'
have Thanksgiving dinners unless thcy were p'"
vded in this way The amount contributed wa'
s3ls IL
Nr Moody preached an effective sermon upon the
poroble illustrating 1t largely with experiences
from his own life. Among other Incidents ne toi /
the following story: q,
..C;oa ta,gh, me n lesson once that hope shaII
rovor forge, | was superintendent of Sunda%-
school I'm Chicago with over l'~l scholars. III
ways stayed in the city during July and August
ono day when came home ms wife told me that
ono Of tn. Sunday y-school children had DON
drowned and the mother wanted 10 see me J
took my little daughter. four years Ola Win me
and we went 10 the house. | the mother
sirokinc the hair Of che little child whose body
had Just been brought In. and the water was
drlpnlnr from her clothing. There were four chill
dren in the room and the father sat IN one corner
drunk Tho mother told me that sh" took IN
washing in order TO get q living for herself and
her children. her husband drank UP al H''
wages Little Adelaide used TO go to the chicago
RIVER and gather floating wood for the fir" That
day she had gone usual. she saw piece oil
wood "A larger stick than the rest. little way
from the bank. In stretching out 10 reach II shc
slipped and fen into the water. and was drowned
The mother told me her sad story. how she had
no money 10 buy the shroud ard III" colin. ana
she wanted ne to help her. took ouf my note
book and put down her nam" and address. ana
took thu. measure tho coffin I'm order to send
II to tho undertaken The poor mother was iluc
dlstrcssc hut Il did not seem to move ne toIu
h.r would bo ~ th" funeral. and in"u l"tt. As
my little rir walked hy my Side Sh" sad to m"}
Papa suppose W. were very poor, ara fhdHlll"
had l. wash for living and had - 70 :" the
river to g-t sticks to make if"; II should see a
big stick and should ;Ty got u and should iail
into the water ana go drowned "o"'" 70" l'''
bad? ,
Feel bad why my child. do not know what
| should do You are my orli daughter. and II
YOU were taken from in' think II would break
my heart and took her 10 my bosom ana Kissed
her.
day. How that question cut mo 30 tf" heart ]
want TO tell her "a lie. and go kept SIN and went
20 my room and | said 10 myself Her" YOU
profess to l." Christian yet you never paf'd
win that suffering WOE an. SlVlo-' i WAS your
j.. child who had died" ArOs" from my knees ana
| wen, ba X TO that hOus". ! read th" fourteenth
chapt,r OF Johns Gospel and th' description OF
heaven given IN the Book OF Revelation. and !
pray,d with the mother. and WHOM ~" Gay for
the funeral arrived attended H. had not been
my dine was too precious. a. III" o"nctery was
seven miles away. but said. / can't let that
mother 20 alone found the father still
drunk and so ! went with the family