Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-29
THE MANY SIDED MOODY.
Incidents in the Life OF the "rc"'
Eynunefisf.

StudCnfS one mOiniHs 'h''
his own school days: ...,,or
In the little red school-house VIZ
stood nearly opposite the house where
live there were some bad boys VINO Ian
things. and / was one Of the, worst w
mad a man teacher. who used the rattan
/ ON us a good deal. and took Us ~ ''o
cars ana spun Us around when we trleu 70
do as we pleased. There was great
deal Of excitement in our end OF Tow"
over the punishment OF the boys C'o
faction said that love would 90 iOI eno
boys what the rattan falied 10 10. .,',
| other faction thought that the RAJ
was the only proper punishment Al',i
awhile the lOve-factiOD ruled anu INC
was "a lady teacher in the schooI-n"uS4
CIV. but didn't we think We were gong
20 make things humi SO ! said 10 INC
other bows. Now we VIII have an inc
/ fun ,ce want" Wen. the first one 10 be
punished was Dwight Moody. l was ioil
I 40 stay alter school l told the boys II
she fried the rattan on me there would be
! music What do YOU think that teacher
! didg She sat down and told me that she
bad come to the school hoping TO DO
! good: that she loved every one Of the
/ bows. and that she wasn't going 10 use
/ the rattan on any one Of them. If she
/ couldn't teach school without whipping
/ the boys. she would resign. She spoke
most lovingly and wept while talking.
/ That broke me all up. / would rather
/ have had a rattan used on me than TO
see her cry. 1 said: YOU VIII never nave
any more trouble with me, and the ilrst
boy that makes trouble. Will settle him.
That woman won me by grace. The next
day one OF the boys cut up, and ! whack-
cd him. / whacked him so much that the
teacher told me that was not the way TO
win the boys. DO you know what grace
means? Ii means unmerited mercy, unde-
served favor"
LITTLE TIME FOR INTERVIEWS.
A New York clergyman. accustomed to
receive attention when he makes a re-
quest. went 20 Mortified TO consult Mr.
Moody about the ability OF Christian
worker. Knowing how busy Mr.. Moody
was, the doctor Of divinity asked for an
appointment when the question could be
discussed at length. with the least an
noyance and the greatest freedom from
interruption.
"What do YOU wish 10 see me about?'
The subject was outlined in sentence
"Get Ms boots If you can. They are bet
ter than most mems bodies"
The interview ended, and the discussion
ceased with that remark. The clergyman
went home fully convinced that a volume
Of references from ordinary men would
not be as effective in behalf Of the candi-
date as the homely illustration which he
repeated TO the writer.
Mr. Moody was as apt in Riding him
self of Objectionable speakers as he was
I'm securing those who are helpful. j.. B.
Meyer tells Of a good man at recent
Northheld conference who professed TO
have reached the highest pinnacle Of per
lection, and shouted "Halelujahi" with
disagreeable emphasis when the speaker
touched any of his favOrite tenets, his
silence being ominous and fearful With
considerable glee Mr.. Moody told Dr.
Meyer one morning that the man had
gone off on the early train.
How did you manage it?' said Mr..
Meyer.
"Well. he came 10 my house this morn
ing" replied Mr.. Moody, land had lot
to say about himself but / told him that
I shouldn't believe a word Of it unless ]
could ask his wife"
When challenged to run a foot-race al
a Sunday-school picnic in Mortified a
few years ago, he said: Il have heart
disease. and would fan dead If l should
make such an effort" At the same time
he was holding meetings every day and
speaking frequently I'm addition 10 carry
ing the burdens Of his four schools.
Mr.. Moody often spoke Of his lack Of
Bible knowledge in early life, when urging
young people TO become Bible students
lie said that when ne first attended q
Sunday school I'm Boston a Bible was
handed to him, but he could not find the
chapter nor even the book where the !
lesson was. The teacher, very conside- |
rately. seeing his difficulty, opened a BIZ !
BILE and handed IL to him.
Il put my thumb I'm that Bible nc |
said, i'm his characteristic way, suiting the |
action TO the word, land ] never took 10 |
out until the lesson closed / knew / |
never could find the place again If L once |
lost it,"
MY mind is made up" he said one |
time. con the question overwhelmingly. |
the relative merits Of Christianity and in- |
fidelity. under whatever other name IL |
appears. Somebody once asked Charles |
Sumner to hear the other side of slavery. |
Hear the other side% he replied. There |
is no other side l would as soon dis |
cuss the merits Of Christianity and inf
deity. Nobody who studies history need |
hesitate In answering the question. |
know what the Lord Jesus Christ has |
done for me during the last forty years |
since ] trusted Him. Let the members of |
your club accept Christ as their personal |
Saviour, and they need not waste time |
discussing such a question. If / had |
remedy that never failed TO cure disease |
for forty years. l should not stop to com
pare its merits with another remedy"
IFS LOVE FOR THE BIBLE.
In the beginning Of his public work Mr.. |
Moody worked outside of churches, and |
was often misunderstood by clergymen. |
lie felt that there were scores OF men M |
every denomination who could reach the |
people far better than he could, If they |
would lay aside a little clerical dignity |
and make the man outside feel that the |
Church was as desirous of his salvation |
as her Master was. But i'm his later |
years ne worked more I'm harmony with |
the ministers, and won the entire conf !
dence of the great majority Of them |
hundreds aVailing themselves every year |
of his invitation to Mortified. Last sum- |
mer sixty members of the New York |
Presbytery alone were there
He ala not mince words when he felt |
that criticism was a duty. His picture
of q man following his ministers sermons
carefully and cutting out of Bible what |
ever the preacher said was not authentic
was amusing though sad. one day the
member carried to his pastor the covers
of a Bible, and much haggled book, |
saying
Here. pastor. IS your Bible"
"My Blbe?' said the clergyman impa- !
tiently.
eyes. l have just cut out all the fable !
and allegorv and folklore, and the myth |
cal and so-called unauthentio parts, and |
here is what is left"
"Give Il to me-" said the preacher
"No You don't. You haven't touched |
the covers yet. and l am going 10 cling /
to them at least"
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