The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-06
DISCOVERY OF MOODY
HOW REV. sTILLsoN FIRST MET
 TEE GREAT FINANCIALLY.
rnc,dent which Furnished the start
 ing Point of Phenomena y Ministerial Career.

Rochester Post Express. po.bester.
 The Rev. J, B. Stillson or nocness.. N. Y., "the man who o.scoverse t,s erst gives the following account ,i.t on who meeting with the great eVahs
 was then a mere lad. rreat re-
 .aThc year 1857 was year oL s.e -. wss viyals all over the land ana Cnlcasu s.,ar- sharing in the impulse. God was pns thts ing the fathers of , the sr scunTh These revivais of religion before great wars ats fe~, neo- in hists,rv' although I believe but teW peo- pie have recognized them. ..,,.th,ng
 "I myself was eager sor so u God and the opportunity came to me through an sS. So oppaintance which l formed with L0Sk Ls,.s = wood Brown, who was then 'conous ss,s ,he Bethel Mission. Il asce.,sr ascertan.u cs ths him where lay the worst quarter oi ,a sn. cstv and began to devote my spare tin.e to visiting among its residents, talkins s with them wherever the opportunNy o -. fered, and distributing papers ior 'neA' .f had been at this business for three or ronr weeks when one Sunday, having followed the river up as far as van Durs s.''. Street, turned into lumber ya'u, s"s. about noon. There l ran across asry inch gains on his feet. but clean. every ~, dss. of him. He, too, was engaged Ill o'S tributing papers. F {" What's your nameT saia |. s,unar. E :" D. L. Moody was the sepis' "' 'e 'e.T told him and then asked him where
 A' :" Fro From Boston said he Where o0 you .11o eop,e was Lack lack at me like flash with every question which I asked or ni"i, anu seemed determined to know as m"e' about me as should concerning mm: 'T told him I came rom Sca ssen N. V. and enquired how long he nad peen ChIca
 '" Four months. How long you been herer ..,a wna, are I'm working for shoemaker named | Henderson said he. What are you oo-
 " I'm building the new cnstomhouse. I replied. Then I asked mm "no hs | !" I don't know nobody he replied 'bu' Mr. Henderson. Who do you knowT
 1t was hard work to keep my face
 straight at these counter anes.loms'f sn T%. re. piled as best I might, and eRauareo H
 Mother ,s-fathers dead, was ha iaconic response. Your foiks liyln | and he replied. Tn Worthwhile, Mass.
 "I asked him if he knew nov nsnoa, said he had no idea. l "'Weu, SatQ l, you re Ju5t dpou5 -
 thousand miles from your moener. Inei
 inc thought came to me with overpower ing force that if had boy thousant
 miles away from home and mother. be mighty thankful if some CnrisuaI | man would pay a little attention 10 mn T In a, city like Chicago. I invited the ia'
 to accompany me in my walk when VI l reached my hotel, on Franklin street:
 invited Moody to come in ana nave ohn ner with me.
 spun and hesitated. ,, ~,.. I '" Come in. urged, I'll be real sia' 1 to have you.
 "WIth that his reluctance vanished an | we went up to my room. suggested Una
 since we had been about the Lords worl ws might kneei down and ask HIS pless ing upon our efforts. The prayer over ! we went down to the dining room Afte dinner. and while we were in my rooI | again I told Moody that had an invl tstion to speak that night In Bethel mis
 sion.
 "9.Mr. Stilson.' said he. in the slov fashion that characterized him. '
 kinder like to go with you to that mee, ing Kinder like was taVorite e~pres | sion with him.
 "WelI. we went together to the mis sion and when the meeting was over n , l ocompa nied me back to my hotel an , into my room. After sitting quietly fo . d few moments, he blurted out:
 '' Mir Stillson. I'd kinder like to wor r with you ,- , effort might be productive of some goo :. .-that the Lord was accustomed to sen
 out His disciples two and two.
 Such was the beginning of MT. Still sons connection with the great evan
 gelst.