The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-13
BIBLE OF
MIR MOODY.
.One'tk8 Evangelist Used for
Number Of Years.
HAS. H MANY MARKS N I Ks 4 IT I
tits Now owned BY Evangelist Charles aries
Thurman. Who & Nov Here
How the Book Was st
Recovered.

Many hundreds OF Richmond people will
be Interested In the most valuable relic
OF EVANGELIST -. L. Moody, which Mr..
Charles Elmer Furmar, also an evan
selist Of ability and prominence. has with
him in the city at present. It 10 no less
than Mr.. Moody's Bible
II n tho book which Mr.. Moody had
with him for many years during the ac-
tive period OF hi life. The volume shows
plainly the wear OF time and stormy and
uncertain existence but chief OF all, the
wear Of use, by Mr.. Moody himself. Many
OF the leaves are discOlored from being
thumbed, and in John. the book which Mr..
Moody loved better than all the rest POSI-.
bly,, and from which he took 80 much OF
his gospel Of love. one leaf has thad the
margin worn of by the left hand thumb
OF ths evangelist. Hundreds OF strlANS
passages have been underscored ny the
great preacher, and the 4 margins are
marked UP until 1t looks like school BOY
has been playing with It. But rich
thoughts are penned on these once white
spaces. The volume for the most part
looks like big note book and Bible
combined. S
TOOK HIM UP. 4
The manner In which Mr.. Moody parted
with his Bible Is interesting. He was
holding a great revival in St. Louis ana
was speaking Of the simplicity OF ia.th.
TO illustrate that It was an everyday
matter, he turned to gentleman sitting
on the platform by him, and said:
1T l said you may have this Blole.
would you believe me7' he asked Yes,
sir" was the distinct reply. Us, ia.;
"If should offer II to you would you
accept it2' he again asked.
Eyes, sir" was again the reply.
.''Then you may have IT, said the
evangelist
The gentleman at once took It. When
tho meeting was over Mr.. Moody went
to him and said Look here, ! want my
Bible back again. But you wont get
it, was the reply. You gave IT TO me
\ before all those people. and nm going
to keep It," 8st
II Mr. Moody was apparently amused at
the manner in which he had been caught,
and said, "All right" He then look
Der, and wrote on the fly leaf: ITO Martin
L. IIalenbeck, from hts friend. ID. L,
Moody, st. Louis, March. 1880. Ps.S 11o."
For n long time Mr.. Hallenbock, who
was himself an evangelist, Travelled all
over the. world using this Bible, or rather
taking 1t with him. and on the fly&leaves
are autographs OF the loading evange.
lists OF the old and new world. Ten
years after Mr.. Moody gave It to Mr., Hal
ienbeck the latter died. and In some wa y
the b0ok was lost out Of his household
Finally It was sent to New York with 9
lot OF waste paper to John 9. stockwell'a
place. Mr.. Stockwell found IT In q bar
/ rel with a lot OF other books and, real.
.izipg to a small degree Its timen tai
value, gave 1t to Mr.. Furman. who was
at that time doing evangelistic work IN
Brooklyn. 5
THE MOODY MEMORIAL. u
Mr.. Furman used 1t for ten years, and
after the death OF Mr.. Moody, upon the
occasion OF the memorial exercises In his
honor In Carnegie Hall, January 8, 1900
the Bible was used, It came to be used
| under peculiar and striking clrcum'
STANCES. Nine thousand people were
| gathered In the hall among them many
preachers IA gentleman opening the
great meeting wanted q Bible. He called
out to the ministers present Il one Of
then, would not lend him eNBlble.i Mr..
Furu,an handed up his. II vas, Moody's
and was read at his own memorial ser.
Woe by tho design Of no one on earth
| Tho story got abroa0, was printed and
has been printed In many languages. II
made the 'Ash barrel Bible famous and
| known the world over. Mr.. Furman I'M
been offered $1,000 for It. This gen tie
man Is a Baptist and q most entertain
Ing and effective speakers He Is Bap-
list by faith. Raw. Gearge n. Wiley
liked him 50 much that ne has persuaded
him to remain with him this week and
preach at tho Methodist Institute fol
Christian Work. Those who attend Will
have tho pleasure OF seeing the fa1nous
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