The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-25
Rev. DR.. lanes Boyd Brady Pic
lures Great EvangeIiSt's Jour-
ney to Well Earned Home
THE PARAPETS OF HEAVEN
CROWDED TO WELCOME HIM
If Elijah Went in a Chariot of Fire
Moody'S Ascent Must Have
Been in a Chariot Of Glory

The Christmas sermon at Grace
church was delivered yesterday morn
ing by Rev. DR.. James Boyd Brady,
from the text, Il bring you good tidings
of great joy" He said in part:
Fellow pilgrims, how cheering it is
to you to hear that all the greatest
powers of earth and, heaven have com
bined to testify to the rightful and
eternal grandeur of your young kings
birth. The great spirit of the universe
has given his provocative love, and an
gelic choirs of heaven, composed prob
ably of assembled saints have sung their
gloria in excelsis The watchful shep-
herds representing the working world
have paid their visit of homage, the
righteous Simeon and the prophetic
Anna. representing the religious world
have offered their alteration. The three
sages from the east, representing the
world of Learning, guided by their scien-
tlf1c star, have paid him tribute.
The kingly Herod, representing the
selfish, strategic, cruel world has added
his last contribution to our young kings
power and glory. And now with all
these great accrediting representatives
from earth to heaven, alike confirming
the divinity of the birth of the son of
God, how firm should be your faith,
how strong your credence, how power
full your confidence how reliant your
trust. These majestic accredting ac-
companim 4nts
PROVE HIS BIRTH WAS DIVINE,
that he actually was the son of God
! himself, in the absolute sense And as
his birth was divine, so your rebirth
into him is also divine In this new birth
into him you are to grow, he in you,
you in him.
Each day you are to become more
lovely, because more like him, under his
leadership you may have a new birth
each day. A birth out of darkness and
into life, birth out of weakness into
strength, a birth out of sorrow into
joy, birth out of gloom into glory, a
birth into larger lives, a birth into deep
er peace, birth into gentle meekness,
birth into broader charity, a birth into
firmer faith, a birth into wider know
ledge, birth into more flaming zeal.
And these successive births will put you
| in condition to "bring good tidings of
great joy to others as you travel to
| your home
| The evening service was preceded by
q concert given by the Sunday school
department. REGULATIONS were given by
| Helen Howe, Charles Gill Oliver Bar
! ney, Lillian Carpenter, Paul Brady,
Howard Brady, Maude Crowell, Carrie
/ Shedd, May Shedd, Ethel Squier, Mil
dred Parker, Gladys French, Ethel
Reed, and William H Cam of the
church choir gave tenor solo, Mr.. May
cornetist, augmented the church choir
/ DR. Rra0V'S sermon Urac npOy, Ia,y
Dwight L. Moody. He said: "A
GREAT MAN HAS GONE TO
HEAVEN.
He was great because he came to the
source of greatness. The turning point
in Mr.. Moodys life was his conversion
to Almighty God. This occurred in Bos-
ton. where he was salesboy in a shoe
store. From that point he began to rise.
He encountered many difficulties in his
ascent The church members who were
dignified to death by the hollow forms
and charms of churchianity, found
great fault with him for telling his ex-
perlences so frequently in meeting
This was means of life and power
to Moocy's soul, and so he persevered
against all remonstrances. We next find
him in Chicago. working like a hero to
| bring the slums of the city to God His
fame extended to Indianapolis, where
While holding a meeting, he saw a
bright eyed, rosy checked, deep-chest
ed man, sitting at a little cabinet or
gan. Presently he began to sing The
fine tenor voice flooded the auditorium
with melody and so symphonized all
hearts that they began to flow together
in the love of Christ.
AT the end of the song, Mr. Moody
laid his hand upon the shoulder of Ira
d. Sanl.ey and said: 81 have been look
ing for you for years. Come with me, to
Chicago" The two were married in the
hallowed wedlock of the gospel, and
from thence went forth together as BIZ
nary stars to illuminate heworld. You
all know how they stirred the Scotch
in Scotland, the English in England,
the Americans in America, and through
these great nations have Influenced for
good, many millions of mankind
But Mr.. Moody has gone home to
spend his frs Christmas in heaven. II
Elijah went in chariot of fire. surely
MOODY HAD HIS ASCENT
in a chariot of glory, and as he ap-
preached the battlements of bliss. the
parape.s must have been crowded to
see the conquering hero come, and to
welcome the glorious warrior home [
seem TO see nm sweep up through
the ethereal sky, past golden worlds,
through walls of Jasper, along streets
of gold to hear the welcome plaudits
from his Masters lips well done.
good and faithful servant. You have
been faithful over a few things. l will
make thee ruler of many things En-
ter thee into the Joy of thy Lord"
IT fancy 1 see Mr. Moody beginning
to pass his first Christmas in heaven.
He not only takes with him the multi
tudes Of shining souls who have al
ready assembled to the skies through
his ministry. but he chooses the most
experienced of them who now wear a
crown Of glory, to escort him through
the realms of bliss. He probably be-
gins with a visit to old Noah. and af-
ter he is introduced tells him of how
he used to preach about him. his ark.
and the flood.
HE. NEXT VISITS FATHER ABRA-
HAM.
and tells him of how he used to delight
in preaching of his faith. Naturally
he would next seek an interview with
David, the royal bard of Israel, and
tell him of how he used to preach to
the sheep in this world, his precious