The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29
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Scarcely had the echoes of the song
died away in the auditorium, when
the sound of the old court house bell
was heard ringing the death-knell OF
The city. Strange coincidence, The
noise and confusion were so great
that we had to close the service L
went outside and stood watching the
flames. with Mr.. Moody at my side.
Next morning. Farwell Hall and most
of the city were in ashes. and ! did
not see Mr.. Moody again for Il month.
He then sent for me to return to CHI
cago. saying that he was conducting
Il meeting there and wanted help.
MEETING WITH DRUMMOND.
at seems that mere chance threw
Mr.. Moody and Henry Drummond to-
gether. 1t was in the winter campaign
of 1S73-1S74, when Mr.. Moody was in
Scotland, that he recognized the need
Of a young man to get hold of the
Young men at his meetings. He first
invited to help him in this line the
Rev. James Stalker, now "A famous
Scotch minister. He was at that time
student in Edinburgh Theological
Seminary. But, strange to relate, Mr..
Stalker was forced to decline the Of
fer because he had previously agreed
to tutor two young fellows in the very
house where | was boarding, in
George Square.
MIR. moody then turned to Drum
mond, who was also Il student. Drum
mond's father was a very earnest
Scotchman. He said to the boy: L
don't want you to give up your theo-
logical training, for I've always hoped
that YOU might be minister But
replied Henry, Moody says I'll learn
more about reaching men in three
months with him than / would in
three years in a theological semina-
ry.
Mr.. Drummond and Mr.. Moody be-
came fast friends 1t was in small
meeting that Drummond first gave his
address upon Love, the Greatest
Thing in the World This address
was afterward repeated at Northfield.
The many incidents concerning Mr..
Drummond and Mr.. Moodys other
, English friends, as told in the Life
have interested me greatly. The story
as here related of this wonderful Eng
lish campaign is very complete, and,
TO my mind, remarkably elucidative
OF the WOndrOuS ways in which the
Spirit works
ut must always be source of in
terest to know the formative influ-
ences attending the youth of such
man as Moody. | have been particu-
larry interested, therefore, to read of
the boyhood of this energetic, fun
loving fellow. 1t was very evident
at an early period of his life that he
would make his mark when he be-
came a man. And always noticeable
is the fact that, Notwithstanding the
phenomenal amount of work Mr..
Moody did, in spite of the number
less cares and possibilities con-
stantly upon his shoulders, he never
lost his love for good-natured and
honest fun.
Religious people will, think, be
greatly interested in the account the
book gives of the development of Mr..
Moody's Mortified Schools. The sto-
ry of how these schools-unique as
they are among educational institu
tions-came to be established, is q
remarkable one. At the present time
hundreds of thousands of dollars are
invested in buildings and equipments;
and all of the money for this purpose
was raised through Mr.. Moody's per-
sonal efforts. 1t seems to me that the
great idea every one will derive from
Il reading of this volume will be the
strong conviction that Mr.. Moody :
work must be perpetuated.
1T is remarkable that so good a
biography of Mr.. Moody could be pro-
duced so soon after his death. His son
deserves congratulations for his rapid
work. ! believe this book will be Il
source of satisfaction to Mr.. Moody's
friends. and that it will be an inspira-
ton to the millions interested, in all
prast of the globe, in the varied works
to which Mr.. Moody gave his atten-
ton.
The Moody biography is published
by the Revell company. The book
promises to have AN enormous sale.
The first edition is of 100000 copies,
and most of these were spoken for be-
fore the book left the press. The book
sis published simultaneously in Eng
land and the United States. 1t is also
being published in German, Norwe-
gian, and Swedish.