The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-06

nch's sermons. One of the papers gives
his tribute to Moody. as follows:
so pre-eminentIy Christ-lile was this
great worker for the Lord and his fellow
men, said the minister, that out of
many times that 1 have heard him speak
l could not discover a trace of sectarl-
anism. He was first Of all a Christian,
then a Methodist. He was essentially a
religious teacher, and not a theological
exponent, and measured by the Christ
standard, BY their fruite ye shall know
them, he did work great and marvel
Gus. The life of Moody was not conse-
Grated to the attacking Of the beliefs of
others or the defending OF his own per-
sonal theology, but the inspiring of men
and women with the hope of a sweeter
and better life here and hereafter
He seemed to have power to encour-
age the despairing and to inspire the
hopeless ones. He seemed to be a living
reservoir Of faith, hope and inspiration.
which he could impart to those about
him. For who can doubt that the soul
filled with hope can irnpart hope to
others, or that the braye-hearted can in
spire the weak or downhearted ones?
THE burden of this great mans
preaching was to make men and women
good, pure and Christ-lfke. To show
them the loving plan of God in human
life and destiny, which they all had the
power to defeat or realize by their own
lives and actions. the key note Of his
preaching was so often sounded in that
favorite text. BE not deceived. God IS
not Knocked. for whatsoever a nan sows
that shall he also reap
'Mr. Moody never tried to frighten men
into the kingdom OF God, but he rather
plead with them and persuaded them.
holding before them vision of the love
OF God in the parable Of the prodigaI
son, and the tenderness or Christ to-
wards the Magdalen, and His sympathy
for the weak and sinful. He preached
powerfully to mems hearts and consci-
ences, but seldom to their fears and
never to their superstitions To him.
there was no mystery IN religion save
the mystery there Is In the transforma-
ton Of q hard, selfish, sinful soul into
soul gentle. sweet. unseldsh and Christ
like He had a great conviction that his
Bible and mis- Christ could transform and
save the world, and this glowing convlc-
ton especially displayed itself when he
went 70 Henry Ward Beecher and earn
estly plead with him 70 join with him n
evangsNstic work. Other men said he
can carry or a pastorate; leave your puI-
pit and join with me; together we wIIl
sweep the country Tor Christ. We can
not now estimate what would have been
accom- plished had these two great apgs-
ties Of the religion 9f faith. hope and
love Joined together. az that time, in
such a powerful itinerancy
''The religious soul feeIs the loss ~ this
great soul and vast religious power. for
we never listened 70 his voice without
feeling that the spiri; Of God was back u
St, The Christ life q the nan beamed In
his eyes and throbbed In his pleading
voice. He did not pretend to he a scholar
IN the higher sense Of the word. lie was
n man Of the people and the fatherhood
Of God and the brotherhood OF man vas
the cornerstone Of his convictions. lie
once declared that the man who talks
from a deep thought basis may get The
tEeatieth man. b.; ] am after the other
nineteen men"
that was ever done IA the worlds Bis
tory was Ehen Ira Sankey sang and slr
Moody preached al over England. SCOT
land and this couutry. Thousands q
people we're riftsn led - determine up3n
a better life n q single city. Many a
poor. burieue5 soul-d 5zznoae. ard d.
uraEaG-2seard his rsngiag words BE
x g,o6 cheer. thy sins ara forg3vea
thee" felt tae power 81 the Holy Spirit
and went azaE happy and hopeful. TIE
power q such a lffe 10 per can ever de-
scribe nor Imagination PIT lnso hanEuage.
Though dead he stlH lives. not oaly IL
TIE more C-hrfss-ike th0Hznt be has scat
tered broadcast and TIE Thousands =
lvas Re TAG starle5 heaTeuwar1. but r.
The great schools BE founded for boys and
girls a. Sorrhael6. Mas PRO- I3r1a-
ncna once wrote that Scst1sz1 wos1E
aat l,a to8ay uhar y IS had s. rnissei tAe .
rear - sToody au8 sankey.' ssea g
--szt soai has lest tbs lise . - hzlisa /
nd welcomed into Co.'s spiritual king I
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