The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-28
A ROMAN CATHOLIC VIM
MOODY.

IN TINS spirit, therefore, q a
loves to see a human soul 0, 1,
zeal for God, a Catholic can N
life of Dwight L. Moody and b
deeply with the same enthuslsa
ligion that moved thousands 4
to forsake their lives of sin
vote themselves to a right a,
with God under the spell Of hsI
full personality and peaal
faith. 1t is refreshing
times and especially in d
perficial and artificial 81
come in contact with a genrs
a nature so sincere, so simps
seems a mirror of nature herss1
like the spring time; breaihq
fumes of flower and grass, ys
upon and swept by forces Of VI
storm that one may easily coz
with a summer Landscape in Id
of q tempest.
Doubtless his energies and
would have quickly made hin
man had he so desired, but his
nature became so awakened
spent every spare moment y
the waits of the streets vhR
could be fed and clothed and
religion. This work was The
point of his life. BY and by
/ doned all secular business and !
himself entirely to religious WI
He called upon the then 81
Chicago during these early lapay
said to Moody:
Your zeal and devotion ar
commendable. All you need y
you a great power for good k
within the fold of the caj
Church"
But" replied Moody, Il %
longer work among ProtestaHs
Bishop assured him that he cOl
he could pray with ProteslanH Y
as ever. Would you, Bisn9f
with a Protestant"
| Yes, / would"
| We'll, them" replied young
II wish you would pray for me J
1 may be led Alright in this ml]
| They knelt in the hall We
were standing and prayed. Jug
lifelong friends thereafter.
Many Catholics who knew AZ
Mr.. Moody may perhaps nave
ed why so religious man W.
attracted to the Catholic fallh
swer is doubtless to be dlsw1
many of his published sermOl'
he avowed such strong repus-
all bonds of faith made O' i
| dogma. He believed thar
, promise to be loyal TO ChflA
sufficient.
! Mr.. Moody had a CatncA
named Healy, who painted !
, portrait Of him, and when lns 4, !
fire destroyed nearly ese'
: owned, at the request OF DID al !.
/ painting was saved by him. ~
, ously described his emballs :.
: marching away from the h.s "a
picture, by imagining ms M
7 ing him and saying: hT a,s,l
I'm glad you've escaped. W." w.
you are clinging to so ans IL
; "Oh, I've got my own DON ~
portrait now hangs on &c Va
: family home in Northfieiu. "A
: In 1872 Mr.. Moody was /
3 preach to some congregano.
/ land. There was begun W.. 4
1 able meetings in halls ana IN
/ in Great Britain and An XII,
!, over a period of nearly Az s &
/ and enabled him to exliv r,, !.
velious power over the nea 80, I
: of men which has hardy i "a
S in the history of English-sp,s,r
l pie. It has been said, aha 4 =
0 tie doubt of the truth :. a.
: had preached to audiences ,hs
: hundred million people ~ -
e years. OF course his audleDspr-s;
D most always composed ~ ~, j
a although his genius for p .splics
> drew even Jews and Ca.r s,lr
: what they had so conslan's
r scribed in the public pres .sr,
t His prevailing qualities y
3 energy. amazing coIi'hoSs up,
< questioning faith and q sss,
L pathy rarely equalled. la Ia I'd
!. on fire with enthusiasm S s,i.ar,
8 with the brain Of Hii ,asdsr
!. made him a powerful ls1 hss
V Professionalism has lost il s,aol,
/. and In the death of ME- sorees
v a conscious halt in us ~ yss
e Mr.. Moody In the clos,n ssisso,
8 life called upon the Ar .ing al
York. He was preach,ns5o ., i
: Union himself. and his ~ ne
i. led him to think that eins
:, people would only hoiI nj h
|. services New York ni liz Al
e with religious fervor. rr,iss
: explained the system Of Oh. ~ d
i. sued by the Catholic Chnss,autl
/. ed him how it was con,-rbss
o what the Protestant Gnu r,as
t occasionally. An hour our, We rsss
$ conversation, but the o HI,n,i,sok
n friendly intercourse