The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-27

;6Iy). Is nov preparing for Sunday
school service by studytn8 at che
theological seminary at t1arfford
EConn. And would like TO note my
tofher brother and my father and
mother have been converted ~
when 1 was nineteen years Old !
went to the United States TO learn
hoM to win souls Dwight = MOODY
was holding revivalist meetings IN
southern California and SO big were
theS crowds that had q hard Time
irving to hear him But Il said to the
big policeman at the door. Look here.
kSlr. Policeman, have come os0W
miles to hear Mr. Moody and You
must get me IN
sThat was how first met Mr..
Moody. stayed close by him and
when he left for the north, It was \
who carried bis satehel MI c1oody
was astounded to find meSsfolfowing
|ddm onto the train and was more
astounded when 7 told him thai was
going with him I told the great
preacher that i wanted TO Become an
evangelist I asked him what school
q should go to- said + had asked
two people and they had given me
different advices. Mr.. Moody said,
IL you ask five people you viii have
five different adyices- There IS only
one being who can advise you truly
and that is Ged' And Issaid to A1r.
NToody at once. It's all decided, I'm
going tothe Moody institute at Chr
caSo."
Mr.. Kimura. was getting interested
in his "reminiscences and was pune
tuating his story with some or his eS-
pressiye gestures. c-:s=
-sNlr. Moody looked up at me and
said, Young man, how much money
have you got2' I answered, a1r.
MOODY. have got So cents The great
Feyangelist looked me over witch a good
deal Of establishment Well, ne
calculated, how do you ever expec1
to study two years in Chicago on 80
cents?' AndI said quickly, MI Moody,
Philippians -4-19.'~
-<Mr. Moody smiled broadly and he
sang out to one OF his followers,
please remember this young man he
as going to Chicago TO study. When
I got to Chicago, found a scholar
ship awaiting me-"
Mr. Klmura came back to japan and
proceeded to have six years OF evan
gelistic work with the japanese peo-
pie. He told his friends to give him
the most broken down Old churcheln
Jspan.n There were one ta,irty-hve
members when he started. but there
were three HUNDRED when he finished
Then he resigned to take up bigger
evangelistic work and in June. 1914,
he went to the United States. stopping
at Honolulu. long enough to convert
over a thousand japanese to Chris
ttanity. There is one thing that !
have learned from you Yankees. You
Americans. declared Mr.. Kimura, as
a pleasant aside. land that IS your
tsticktuidyeness'."
1T was in Denver that Kimura first
saw Billy Sunday: 1T was the hrst
time in twenty-five years that Is had
such an experience. he said. Il 'wept
six times in one hour on hearing
him. He Joined Sundays meetings
at Des Moines and during three Weeks
attended over fifty meetings.
-Kimura came hack to Japan in April
of this year and began to take part
in the great evangeMstlc, campaign.
He has been talking to big crowds
and evrry week for the next year and
a half is filed with engagements.
When he peraches he often uses
blackboard upon which he writes IN
Japanese or Chinese characters the
texts of his sermons This method,
he said. made things much clearer to
everybody. Sometimes, when hrs voice
fails. he uses a megaphone- He found
that preaching two or three times
day in the vigorous manner he uses
was very firing so he goes to bee
every afternoon to prepare for the
evening sermon try to make
things as simple as possible for every
body. he said. and think nobody
ever goes to sleep when I'm preac.
ing. Especially I'm after the back
sHders. Tn after them all, every one