Evening star., 1907-08-27

finances and is quite as successful his
father in raising money. He works on q
system. The funds come from all parts OF
the country. At the beginning of each year
he stirs up the friends of the institution by
writing them letters, sending them printed
reminders. and often by interviewing them
personally. This takes a good deal OF time
and a good deal of travel. This summer he
is trying to meet the $4,000 deficit for next
year by seeking 1000 donations Of 50 each.
500 donations Of $40 EACH 200 donations OF
$25 each, 100 donations of $50 each. 100 do
nations of 500 each, 40 donations of $500
each. 20 donations of $1,000 each.
This Is rather uncertain way of raising
funds to support a great institution like
this, but Mr.. Moody says he has never
failed. The same system Is tried year after
year and he always receives enough to
meet expenses. OF course, 1t would save him
an immense amount of labor II there were
a permanent endowment Of two or three
million dollars, or enough to produce an
annual income sufficient to cover the de-
fic:t, but Mr.. Moody's faith is as big as a
| mountain. and he never seems to have any
anxiety about the finances. He trusts in the
Lord and goes on admitting many stu
dents as the dormitories will hold.
AS a triumph Of faith the Mortified
schools are monumental.
The Summer Bible School.
Mr.. W. R. Moody finds enough to do in
raising these funds and exercising a gen.
eral oversight. He Is assisted by his
cousin, a son of the late George Moody. as
overseer and superintendent of the prop
erty, looking after the farms. the buildings,
the cottages, the hotel, the cattle. and
everything else about the place. acting as
disbursing and purchasing agent, and run
ming the entire outside department.
Mr.. Paul Moody does nothing but teach
the Bible, and has inherited his fathers
genius as an expositor.
The whole outfit is Incorporated as "The
Northfield Schools There Is q separate
organization for the seminary with Mr.. c.
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H. Proctor. vice president; Mr.. George E.
Keith of Campello. Mass. treasurer, and
Miss E. S. Hall, principal.
Mr.. J. ]. Janeway of New Brunswick, N.
j., is president of the Boys School at
Mount Hermon: Henry H. Proctor of Bos-
ton, vice president; E. M. Bulkley. "a Will
liams street New York city, treasurer and
H. F. Cutler principal.
School Administration.
During the vaacton months in the sum-
mer the Northfleld establishment is con-
verted into a sort of religious Chautau-
qua, by which 1t is best known to the Chris
ttan public, and every year several thou
sand people come here for the purpose of
studying the Bible and comforting concern
ing the spread of the gospel. Mr.. Moody
started a Bible school here many years
ago, Transforming the dining room of his
home into lecture hall, and accommodate
ing his scholars on cots in the bedrooms
and Railways of the cottage. This work
was suggested by his experience as
evangelist. He saw, as he travelled around
the country the need for more intelligent
and systematic study Of the Bible. for serv-
ice and for spiritual development; the need
of trained teachers in the Sunday schools
the need of trained Sunday school super
intendents; the need Of trained men to act
as assistants to city pastors, and in the
work of rural evangelization; the need of
greater intelligence and knowledge among
the active workers in every religious field
at home and abroad. Over against these
needs he saw large body of devout young
women and men. many OF them with leisure
and means and ambition to be useful,
but without training. Therefore, he started
the Northfied Bible School to train these
young men and women how to handle their
Bibles in teaching Sunday school. and in
personal work; how to advance their use
fulness as secretaries Of Young Mems and
Young Women's Christian associations, as
settlement workers. pastors assistants.
mission school teachers, and in other fields
of usefulness.
The Bible school Is attended by three or
four hundred earnest young people every
summer from all parts of the country, and
by many young clergymen, theological stu
dents and others interested IN Christian
work and biblical literature. There is a
faculty of twelve instructors selected from
the best men in the country, and the course
extends from the middle of June to the
middle of September. thus realizing Mr..
Moody's great desire. THAT Northfield may
become center of Bible instruction"
In addition to the Bible school con-
ferences Of different classes OF Chris
the summer which bring other thousands to
Northfield every year. /