The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-26
The WORK AND WAGES
OF DWIGHT |. MOODY

I said: I will compromise the matter;
if you two men will get down here and
let me pray with you will let you
off,
Il got these two rumsellers down on
their knees, one on one side OF me and
the other on the other side, and
prayed God to save their souls and
smite their business.
Within three months the whole
thing smashed up, and one of them was
converted shortly after. l have never
been invited to saloon since"
DEVOTION TO HIS WIFE.
mo man ever paid a greater tribute
to his wife than Mr.. Moody paid to his
wife" says Mrs. William H. Holden of
Chicago. Il never met with happier
couple. in every way he deferred to her.
She answered all his voluminous cor
respondence. She was the one to whom
he always spoke of his plans and his
work. No trouble was too great for him
If he could save her any bother or ev-
eryday, ordinary little troubles. They
were married in 1864, and Mr.. Moody
had already then started on his mis-
sionary work at North Market Hall.
They We're very poor, had hardly
enough to live on, and resided in little
house at Dearborn avenue and Indiana
street, but they were happy, and this
happiness has always continued
through their lives"
ACTED AS JANITOR.
Not long after Moody's removal to
Chicago he connected himself with
Plymouth church, says a Chicago news
paper. After being connected with the
Church a short time he offered to teach
n1o Fl,
told there was no vacancy but he could
have a class if he would bring his own
scholars The following Sunday he
marched into the church at the head
ofeighteen ragged and dirty boys whom
he had gathered from the street. These
he ranged about him and commenced
his work of teaching the gospel.
While attending diligently to his
work as a shoe clerk he continued to
recruit for his Sunday school class,
working to this end in the evenings
and Sundays. His work grew until his
class became unwieldly, and he rented
an empty saloon building in a neglected
part of North Chicago and started
mission
Next he undertook, with successful
results, the conversion and breaking up
of the North Market gang" one of
the toughest bands Of young noodlums
that ever troubled the police of Chica-
go. The rent for the mission room was
paid from the savings of young Moody's
meager salary.
For years Mr. Moody acted as iani-
tor of the hall. He swept and cleaned
the room Saturday nights after it had
been used until a late hour for dane
ing. During a portion CT this time he
reduced his expenses by doing without
homa. sleeping at night on a bench
in room of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association building.
AS is well known M. Moody had a
wonderful faculty for getting money,
whether it be a simple collection to
meet some current expenses or some
large subscriptions with which to erect
new school building. Asked once as
to the secret Of his success in this par
ticular line, the great preacher replied:
Il urge people to give until they feel
it, and then to keep on giving until
they don't feel it."
A few years ago, while Mr. Moody
was preaching in a New England city
conspicuous for its utilization with the
American Protective association-a Sc
cret order that fiourished some years
ago, having for its avowed purpose an
tagonism to everything calculated to
promote the interests of the Roman
Catholic church or any of its support
erS-he was asked when he was going
to preach against the Catholics.
Just as soon as all the Protestants
are converted" was the evangelist's
characteristic reply.
Not long ago a man who claimed
perfection went to Mr.. MoodyIand COM
niserated him on his low level of Chris
tian experience. Mr.. Moody in a kind
manner, asked his caller if he never
sinned nor did any wrong.
No; I have not sinned for years,
neither have I done anything that was
wrong" was the prompt reply.
"Well, I'm glad to know it," said Mr.
Moody, but before l am convinced 1
would like to ask your wife"
When Mr.. Moody was asked to con-
duct his first mission in London, in
1874, it was a comparatively new thing
to hold union meetings, and he was
asked to meet a committee of minis.
ters to explain his methods. Everything
went smoothly until minister of the
Church of England asked Mr.. Moody
for his creed. Mr.. Moody's reply was
that his creed was already in print. A
number of the clergymen seized pencil
and paper, asking where 1t could be
found I'm the SD chapter of Isaiah"
Mr.. Moody answered,