Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-29


he said:
Some OF the people have been sendinf
me checks for this fund. j want you &c
call them back. or shall send them on &c
| the missionary boards. ! am In sympathy
with the boards. and have no sympathy
with the croakers. You cannot find bet
ter set OF men on this Continent than
| those I'm the American board. You cannon
! find better set Of men than those In the
| PresbyteTian Board. Where can you find
q better man than Robert Speer? Where
win you find a man that Is doing better
work than Bishop Thoburn in India? Any
man that is working as he Is In India We
| will help. Dr. ClOugh is also doing mag
! nihcent work there. We are In hearty
| sympathy with these regular boards.
| think It is n great mistake TO send any
money outside Of the regular channels.
II want 10 say a word also about pledg-
| ing ones self 10 become missionary.
| God does not want everybody TO go 10
| China or India. There are several thou
sand people waiting to go. not quarter
Of whom. / think. are TT TO 60 No man is
fit TO 90 to India II he can 90 anywhere
else. when he feels Woe IS me II ] do
not preach the Gospel In india then II Is
time for him to go People come 20 mis-
sionary meeting and get stirred up and
pledge themselves 20 so to foreign Held
under the influence Of flaming speeches.
81 have son IS years old, and / do not
want him TO get all stirred up and then
say. 4 am going TO India or Africa ]
want God to call him. and not conven-
ton When he gets further along In ms
studies and sees what he can do, II the
Lord calls him to India or China or
Africa. or anywhere else, I will say with
all my heart: 60, and God bless you.
FAITH AND WORKS.
Mr.. Moody talked 10 his Heavenly
Father I'm prayer as he would talk TO
friend. Ills trust IN God was as simple
as his own chilGs confidence IN him. lie
used means, however, and believed IN
faith and works. On one occasion the
trustees Of the Mount Hermon school had
come 20 the end OF their resources, and
s.. 600 was needed for the completion OF
part Of the work. A gentleman I'm the
Board Of Trustees suggested the name or
a possible giver, and urged that Mr..
Moody go and lay the case before him.
Brethren" said ne. Il don't think we
have tried prayer enough. ! Will write
and spread the case before Mr.. -,
and we will all lay It before the Lord.
Mr.. Moody wrote letter. IN which ne
put the claims Of this school for the
Christian education Of young men. with
"a
which he was capable Then he spread
the sheets before him, and knecling down
besought Gods blessing upon the appeal
and sent Fl upon its errand The letter
was brought I'm with others 10 the break
fast table Of the Christian man to whom
It was addressed. He read one page care
fully and laid - down. continuing his
meal. Then he took it up again, and after
reading further resumed his breakfast
The third time he took up the letter be
began az the beginning, and after reading
# through 10 the end rose, walked into
his library. and drew a check for 5000
TO Mr.. MOOdy's order, inclosed ii with
note. and sent It to the post. 81 did this
before ] went downtown, so that nothing
should prevent me-" he said afterward."
When Mr.. Moody opened his mail the
next day he found the answer 10 his
prayer.
At another crisis IT was proposed TO ask
a wealthy friend for $4,000, which was
needed. one Of the trustees said that the
man had changed his methods of benev0-
lence, and gave now only I'm sums
amounting TO $500 n day and TO variety
of objects air. Moody said 81 will go
and see him" The mans hour for Chris
uan giving found Mr.. Moody in line with
number of others waiting his turn.
IT.
nounced. his friend said:
"Why. Mr. Moody, didn't you send your
name right in? i am very glad TO see
you
Chen" said Mr. Moody. IT have come
at the right time. I want $4,000 for
Mount Hermon4" and he proceeded 20
spread the case before him in reply Mr.
said that he had changed his me-
thod OF giving, and gave no more large
sums but only a certain amount daily.
But" said Mr.. Moody, you believe
in the work.
yes"
And you are willing to help # FOR
"Thcn. why not give The money now.
Three hundred dollars win not 90 any |
eOod"
After a little Thought be said: Mr.. |
Moody. ] will give You 5000.
"But that is only half enough. DOM |
You see that ] need the $1,000 now. |
can't spare The time 10 come ever, |
morning for two or three weeks 20 sat |
NIr. Moody's importantly and ready wit |
prevailed. His friend burst out LAUGH |
Ing at the idea OF SIR. MOOdys coming !
every morning tin be got the sum ho |
needed. and be sent him nome with the |
For honest doubt he had the utmost
sympathy, and he spared neither time |
nor effort 10 lead a man to make iigh |
decision, but he had no patience with |
man who asked him hard Quesu , 15 sim |
p for the sake Of arsumcn, No nan |
could distinguish between the real and |
the false more quickly. lie often tod |
this experience:
"a man came 20 me with difficult |
passage i'm the Bible the 1the" day and |
said: Mr.. Moody what do You do with |
THAR
" Il do not do anything with it.
" How do you understand it,
d" u do not understand it,
" How do you explain itY
" Il do not explain IT,
"'What do you do with itT'
II do not DO anything.
" You do not believe it, do you?
" Oh. yes l believe H..
"There are lots of things I do not un-
derstand. but / believe them. I do not |
know anything about higher matha-
mates. but / believe in them. I DO not
understand astronomy, but / believe iu |
astronomy. Can you tel. me why tho
same kind OF food turns into flesh. fish
hair feathers, hoots' nnger-nails accord
ing as IL Us eaten by one animal or an-
other? A man told me awhile ago he
could not believe a thing he had never
seen. / said: Man, did YOU ever see your
brain| Did You ever notice that the |
things men cavl most about are the very
things to which Christ has set His seal?"
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