The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-28

no doubt is due his matchless physica
 strength to endure hard work. There
 are very few men who can equal hin
 Tn physical endurance. After nearly
 forty years of the most exacting strair
 on his nervous system, he stands to-
 day an almost perfectly strong anc
 healthy man.
 After breakfast his family or work
 CTS, as the case may be, join in morn
 ing devotions. A chapter in the Bible or the Daily Reading" as prepared by
 Major Whittle, is read and then he
 usually leads in prayer, or selects some
 one for that part of the service.
 Just word about his prayers at fam
 fly devotions Like those in public
 they are brief and right to the point
 l think never heard a man pray who
 can comprehend so much in few words
 as he does. His family his schools, his
 workers, their families, the work In
 hand, missionaries, ministers all forms
 of Christian work in all places, are re- membered in an incredibly short space
 of time and brevity of speech. You rise from your knees having beted the
 globe with tender petitions for Gods
 care for his own.
 After prayer, directions are given to his worwkers for special things need 1 ing attention, or matters of q personal
 nature are attended to at home, and then comes his correspondence, which ! is very heavy. While 6 great deal of this is done by helpers under his direc- tion the larger portion receives his personal attention. A strong point with him is his mastery of details, which no doubt is due to his personal attention.
 | After his correspondence is finished, which is often interrupted by callers, he sometimes goes out for a little exercise in the open air. When at home he of- ten drives over the farms attending to some matters needing personal super vision in connection with his schools, or he reads the daily papers keeping well abreast with the spirit of the times. Just now he Is exceedingly in terested in the articles in current mag azines on the life and times of Napole- on. His study of the great French revolutionist seems to deepen with eve ry number read. He is a great admir- CT of strong characters, and often in conversation some incident of great courage, or bravery, or prowess, comes to his mind, and with eyes sparkling with admiration he will relate the inci- dent to those who may be present His general reading has given him wonderful fund of available informa- ton concerning present living leaders in the progress of the world. He is great admirer of Bismarck and Clad eto ht,t hic quaintance is not limited to these men. He is conversant with leaders in every country. Sturgeon among preachers seems to stand highest with him. al- though he Is very enthusiastic over the prospective success of young men who are becoming prominent in their re- spective fields of labor.
 His preparation for preaching is usually by himself He is very care ful in the selection of his subjects, Having studied large audiences for thirty years he seems to know what Is best to preach each successive service, but he does not rely on his judgment alone. He invariably petitions for guidance in the selection of texts and sermons. I believe it is to these two things, namely, his wonderful judg- ment and his implicit faith in God to guide him, that we may trace the widespread success of his work as an evangelist He almost always goes to his meeting with positive assurance as to what his message is to be- When on the platform you see him just as he is with his earnest intense Individuality moved by the single purpose of win ming souls for Christ. Every act of his, every song sung, every prayer ut tered, every word read is turned into this one profound and overpowering de- sire for conversions.
 As I have followed him from time to time, this one master motive of his life has often wrung from me the words, "Oh that there were thousand men with the overmastering, burning desire to win souls for God!'
 A man under such intense mental and physical strain must of course show signs of temporary exhaustion. This is very often the case when after two and often three services day he reaches his home completely exhaust ed. but always cheerful and alert con corning reports from workers He sell dom speaks of weariness himself His workers usually gather in his room be- fore retiring, giving reports from diff ferent parts of the field. In these meetings, very informal and always enjoyable, are often seen some of the stronger characteristics of this man of God. How eagerly he drinks in the re- port of a successful worker who speaks of gathered sheaves for the harvest home.
 But no less eager when after several reports, perhaps there is one who can not speak of a successful meeting and must confess he has met with failure. As some worker rises and reluctantly relates his seeming failure or tells of some particularly distressing crcum- stance of some individual with whom he has personally dealt I have seen MT. Moody's face change from joy to deep solicitude and sympathy as his eyes became suffused with tears, and with one consent all heads bowed, while he commended the work and workers to God and especially men, toned this one to Him who sees all our work and to whom no doubt our sue cesses are often signal failure and our failures the highest success. This done, the work of the day is dismissed and for relaxation the company is engaged in some pleasant conversation. The