New-York tribune., 1897-07-30

drop of water can get into the bottle unless 'anc
out the cork | believe our prayers are not an
swered often because our parts are not right WITH
Listen 10 his word as given in the first chapter OF
Isaah's prophecy: Your new moons ana you: ap-
pointed feasts my soul hateth, they are troupIe
unto me I am weary to bear them. And when ye
spread forth your hands will hide mine eyes rom
hear. voir hands are fun Of blood Wash you make
YOU clean. put away the eyii OF your doinES W ~ roi %
nItad for the widow Come now and let
us reason together. saith the Lord: though your
sins be as scarlet they shall he as white as snow
though they be red like crimson they shall be as
God would rather give than Withhold He S. gays aye
be made No would have dared 10 ask mat
Jesus Christ should come into the world to rie ior
gave Him He will not withhold anything that He
sees we need and desire. There is one PRAYER IN
which we can all engage We close this service
In the Gospel of Matthew ix. &C. We read; But
when He saw the muhtudes He was movo9 ,orn w,In
compassion on them hecausa they tainted ara & Wera
scattered abroad rs sheep having no shepheri Lhen
nente5ns but the laborers are few PRAY ye. there,
forth laborers into His harvest
The well-known cathoicity Of Mr.. Moody and the
fact that clergymen and members of every denom-
ination attend his meetings here and elsewhere
gives credence TO the story published some time ago
and repeated many times. that he practically bullt
the Roman Catholic Church here and gave the con-
gregation an organ costing S6n. Il is well known
that Mr. Moody is friendly to all people engaged in
Christian work but his reported generosity to this
particular branch of Christian workers brings GOWN
a shower OF letters upon him n )re abusive man
complimentary. He does not mind what his we'll
meaning friends say. but II may interest them Il"
know the facts and perhaps their opinion will DC
somewhat modified.
MOODY'S CATHOLIC CONTRIBUTION.
When the Catholic church was being fixed up ten
years ago or thereabouts Mr.. Moody had an Irlsh-
man called Pat Dalton working for him Dalton
asked him for contribution and Mr.. Moody re-
spondcd. lie never gave them more than 80 an
told and the 500 organ is in reality. Only a niue
organ which one could If; and carry around ana
which he got from the Esey organ people az whole-
sale terms Mr. Moody has never regretted the
helm he gave. because the Roman CaihoAcs turned
out and helped draw stone when the new OoA-
gregational church was Quilt mere "A ie" years Aso
and further. by the act he gained the goodwill Of
all The Catholics in town. OF whom there are more
,ban sixty families Certain Protestant friends
have been offended by the matter. but MI Moody
said not long ago that more Sood mas Deeh uoNe OIL
the other SIDE.
Mr. Moody has been resting since the last meet
ing but the many good works in which he Is inter-
n.,s. do not rest, This is especially true Of his
coInor,aee work which now reaches thousands OF
volumes a month one inciden; which led him 10
start the prison fund is given here III ine WORDS o.
the evangelist:
When / was holding meetings In s.. Louis, NO,
IN $50 The GloDc-D Democrat published veroatlm
reports OF my seTIn9ns eyer? G'S and nexi morn
ne the aper came out with sensational head
line. How the Jailer at Philipp Mas taugA;. \
COM of ~. ,aper was carried into the cl;y JAN ana
fel into the hands Of a notorious prisoner "dieu
Valentine Burke This man was one on lhT WI .
characters known TO the 81. Louis ponce. ne W,
about forty years old at that tIne han sp.nt 49, ~,
twenfv wears in Jail and was then a"dltlnr uldI
ON another serious charge. As Burke glanced over
| lie morning paper. jhe headline cau3ht NJ q! !s, -
| thinking that il was some jail neWs he began 20
read it, He anxious 10 see now the !siier va. :
caught He thought he had once passed through n
,H,s was the place referred TO. Every now ana
! then he came across The words: Believe IN lMhc M
text quoted 1ine tunes ~ t.e a. 1l'oi., Ia nr
used convict him. and aiitr fri,ilnE ne - %
mon through sense OF ms respGn,s'Dlifi'! on, f mia
nIoh he praved 10 God for the FIRST time in his NE
on lie following sunday be talked with n" frenhs
light Of rhe GOSPEL From that nigh, Bnrfc va q
( Changed man. The sheriff thought ne was pllF ihs
tba ''nous dodge" and he had 10 confidence ~ ms
/ nrofessed conversion. When he came 10 ;rlaI me
.htso,,cb some ;echniraity For some months after
throre i rtcase Burke tried 10 fnd work but one
! would take him knowing his pas, history.
THE CONVERTED PRIgONER.
rIa ,bouebt perhaps II was because Of his ugly
4 1ca ana be prayed God 20 make him cookbook
,, lie went TO New-York. and was Ter in by Il
/ ,e,,ber Of the police force WHO knew him. and
v,ho told him that he would shoot him dead II he
ot,nscd his confidence. Being unsuccessful IN New
Xork he returned 10 81. Louis. where finally tie
i Si,1 'badnwtd ever since he left JAN ana that he
was convinced at last thai ne was sincere ara ne
. made Burke deputy-sneitEhh thi ihat %as - ~
Who had not been of duty for the ten years. came
W TO me During an Una, tiine there hsd peen pee
gioss and thev had changed every deputy but
him Finally they appointed that cX-convl-t treas
, oeaiu in ls.5. 4 snolt time before my '.-.t al