Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-02
CHICAGO BIBLE INSTITUTE.
The Third in the Trio of Schools
Founded by ID. l.. Moody.

Now that d. L. Moody has gone to the re-
ward that awaits the faithful, his many
friends i'm this and other lands are planning
a memorial for him, and what more sulta-
BILE memorial can there be than permanent
endowment for the educational institutions
that he founded and whose interests were
so very near his heart. And, in them
selves, these institutions deserve supports
their purpose and methods, if known,
would commend them to all who believe in
Christian education. | believe Mr.. Moody
himself would say, Do not give for my sake
alone, but give because you lore TO girc TO
whatever will advance Christ's kingdom in
this world As he knew it himself, so he
logged to have others experience the bless
edness Of cheerful spontaneous, loving gifts
to the Masters work.
The Phoenix readers doubtless know all
about the Mortified schools, but possibly
they may be interested in brief account
OF the Bible Institute of this city-the lat
est, but by no means the least important
of the trio of "Moody schools lady
whose father a New England business
man, was for years IA close friend of Mr..
Moody, and up to the time of his death
trustee of Mt. Hermon, tells me that in his
evangelistic work Mr.. Moody often felt the
members, whose zeal was often mot ac-
cording to knowledge One day young
woman came to consult him in regard to
going as missionary to China, to which
mission she felt sure of having been
Called" As they were talking her pastor
came in. and after few minutes, said TO
her, 81 am so glad to have met you, Miss
-, | have lust heard of family that
attend no church. | wish you would 20
and see them, and tell them how glad IRE
would be to welcome them, and try to get
the children into our Sunday school
But protested the Young woman, 81
don't know them; how could l get them to
go to church. Really, never did anything
of the kind, and wouldn't know how to
90 about it, You must excuse me- Mr..
Moody, listening to it all, thought eff this
young girl cannot visit an Engllsh-speak-
ing family, and invite parents and children
to her own church and Sunday school, how
can she carry the gospel to the Chinese,
hampered bv a strange language, heather
customs and supersttions' Out of this
and similar incidents grew his determine
ton to open a school for the practical train
ing of home and foreign missionaries, the
y. NJ. G. A, Sunday school workers, and
| might add pastors wives, and even those
who only mean to do the work that comes
to them in their own homes and nelghbor-
hoods as wide-awake. aggressive Christians.
The Institute opened in October, 1889,
with an encouraging number OF students
in both the mems and womens depart
ments, and the number has gone on in
creasng till both buildings have had to in
crease their capacity considerably. The
Bible is the only text book students are
required to study the book itself; not about
it. Singing is taught in classes by Prof.
Towner, and, for those who intend to make
a speciality of it, private lessons III both
vocal and instrumental music are provid-
ed There is no charge for tuition except
for the individual lessons in music and
only SO 80 per week is charged for the ex-
cellent board and pleasant room provided.
But even this small sum is beyond the
reach of many who would gladly avail
themselves of the opportunities here offer
ed, and who, thus equipped, go forth to
minister to the worlds deepest needs, al
ways conscious that it is
Not what we give but what we share
For the gift without the giver is bare;
Who gives himself with his aims feeds three
Himself his hungering neghbor, and Me-
A young minister, walking home after
preaching his first sermon as an ordained
minister, hoped for words of commentator
from the village doctor, who had known
him from babyhood, had lanced his first
tooth and brought him through measles and
the scarlet fever; but none came. At last
he inquired "What did you think of my
sermou-were you satisfied with it,
"Well, " said the doctor, lit was grammati-
cal, terse, and in good taste; the illusions
were apt: the poetry was well recited; but
L. ha
said, 81 see-you were not satisfied, yet |
passed through college and seminary with
credit | studied hard | think | am
sound in doctrine. No man in my class is
better versed in the original Hebrew and
Greek of the Bible, and | have made my
self familiar with modern forms of unbe-
lief-the 'bane and antidote,' you know.
What else would you have me do" Do
came the earnest anwer, 81 would have
you go out into the world as your Master
went, mix with men and learn their temp
tations, and the good and i'll of their lives
Get close to them. Take poor outcasts by
the hand and try to lift them up. Learn
to feel with the tempted ones heart, see
with his eyes, think with his thoughts
Then you will be able to speak TO other
tempted ones words they will understand
This advice, translated into action, is an
epitom6 of what the Institute is doing.
Forenoons are spent in the classroom;
the afternoons and evenings are devoted to
house-to-house and hospital visits, gospel
meetings, mothers meetings and children's
meetings, each student sometimes two be-
ing given a certain street or small neigh
borhood for her Tor hiss parish Fresh
from study of the Word, sensitive to the
leadings of the Spirit and mindful always
of the counsels of teachers of wide expe-
rience in ministering to the worlds needy
ones-needy sometimes, though counting
themselves rich-the student seldom fails
to find some one to whom his call comes as
Il ray of sunshine or a draught of cold
water One tells of an afternoon call at
a hospital something in this wise;
A poor woman in my "parish" wants me
to go with her to see her husband who was
taken suddenly i'll and carried to the hos
pital. She is unused to cable cars, afraid
of the very name County Hospital, " and
shrinks under my protecting care in a way
pitiful to see. Ushered at length into
the great hospital ward, she soon detects
the narrow bed so eagerly looked for
How are you, Pat." and, bending over,
she kisses his lips awkwardly, as if unused
to the endearment, while | slip away aud
pretend not to see. Over at the left lies a
young man trying to read newspaper l
am impelled to speak to him-and how
pleased he looksl He is Russian. He
has relapse from typhoid fever; tell
him of my own anxiety for dear brother
just recovering from the same fever
write business letter for him, which
eases his mind; and by that time we are