The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-31

meetings. and he was asked to meet a
committee Of ministers 70 explain his
methods. Everything vent smoothly until
a minister of the Church of England ask
ed Mr.. Moody for his creed. Mr.. Moody S
rep was that his creed was already in
print. A number of the cIergymen seized
PENCIL and paper, asking where Il could
e found. In the fifty-third chapter of Is
aiah," Mr.. Moody answered.
How He SfIenced IA Nan.
On one occasion when Mr. Moody was
addressing a crowd of roughs man in
the rear OF the assembly kept shouting to
the preacher "'Old yer jaw, there!" For
some minutes Mr.. Moody paid no atten-
ton to these insults, but al length he
deemed II necessary 20 cali the man to
order, and on the repetition of the cry ne
calmly responded: Don't forget that ex-
ample Is better than precept, my friend.
The desired effect was instantaneous.
Could Sleep at VIII.
BY a mistake a man was admitted 20
Mr. MoOdy's room one afternoon When he
returned very weary, from meeting. II
did not take long TO see that the visitor
was a fanatic on some theological topic.
He was entirely impervious to hints and
so persistent as 10 be extremely onnoy-
ing, yet Mr.. Moody remained perfectly
courteous When az last there seemed to
of his caller to lie down while listening,
as he was very tired. This Just suited the
stranger. who now felt that he had his
victim at his mercy. But his expression
of exaltation soon changed to one of dis
may. for Mr. Moody's regular deep
breathing soon showed that he was evil
IDENTIFY invincibe to the argument.
would Not shoot Above the Mark.
Once while in Boston Mr.. Moody was
L. lou inc
pulpit because he advocated the churches
seeking those who did not seek the
churches. His reply was 'If lowering the
pulpit means bringing them to the people
] would 10 god I could If l wanted to nit
Boston you don't think ! would mount
my guns on Bunker Hill monument ana
fire into the air. do your
Little Sermon on Grace.
One day when Mr. Moody was giving
talk TO the Mortified Seminary girls on
card-p,aylng, theater-going and dancing
one Young lady made bold to ask him If
he could not moderate his statements and
admit that dancing among family friends
was not only harmless, but somewhat de-
sirable. inasmuch as it tended to add
grace 20 ones figure. Mr.. Moody heard
the young woman through patiently ana
then replied: MY dear girl, l would
thousand times rather have you get more
hee,s''
His shrewd Way OF outwitting a
Bully.
A few years ago, when Mr. Moody was
preaching in the Sums he was delayed In
leaving the hall till late in the evening
The exit was in back street, and as ne
left the building he found a number OF
roughs waiting to annoy him. AS he walk
ed along he heard them say: Here ne
comesp' and they prepared to jostle him
from the sidewalk. Going straight up 10
the ringleader, Mr.. Moody held out mis-
overcoat. and, with self-possession that
commanded respect, said:
my friend. won't you just help me on
with this overcoat? I am not quite so ac-
tive now as I was at you age ana some
day. when you are as old as | am, III De
glad to do you the same favor"
No bully was ever more completely
taken back with surprise. He ned the
overcoat for the evangelist to get into IT,
and then. thanking the young man for MS
aid, Mr. Moody went along unmolested'