The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-12

from home: Jesus Christ has taken
me back home. I came TO Chicago In
a side door Pullman ! rode the
bumpers. I'm going to hit the hay
tonight in Pullman. There's M
ticket DO you see that little red
piece of cardboard7 The Panhadla
, train on the Pennsylvania leaves Chi-
/ cage tonight at s:45, and youy Uncle
l'anvr wari be IHer Irslf.. = HI HsstsE,
nonn-s Nim toaus .ss.s,,-s. NIX ss-z-...s.sA.
home! I'm getting paid. II payx TO-
serve Jesus Christ, any way you look
lat it,"
When Moody went to st. Louis
years ago the St. louis newspapers
said. We are going to publish every
word that Moody utters from the time
that he walks on the platform untu
he says Good night" and Moo6y
said, Well. I VIII put a good deal 81
the Bible in my sermons and | viii
let the newspa pers of St Louis preach
to he sinners that won't come to heoB
me"
Praises Newspapers.
can't find words sufficient to en-
press my appreciation and admiration
for the newspapers of this country
for the great work they are doing In
helping spread the gospel IN every
nook and corner In this great city ana
20 millions OF people that never hear
my sermons.
go Moody said. II win put lot q
Scripture in" So the newspapers
! tried TO vie with each other for sensm-
| tional headlines One night MOODY
/ preached on the Phiiipian tafler. TIE
| rext morning the ST. Louis Globe
| Dem ocrat had this headline: How
the Jai,er at Phillip Got Caught
| They were throwing the papers
| around in the Jail and there was Z
fellow In there waiting to be tried
| FOR burglary he picked up the pa
per and read the headline-"How the
Jaiier at Phillip Got Caught" and
he said.
That's a town IN Illinois
never did Ike that guy. I wonder
! how he got here
He started to read and he found
! 1t was a sermon. He said What
! the heirs the matter with the news
papers? Going crazy7"
| He threw the paper on the hooe
and kicked II under his bunk then
he went and pulled IL out He read
| something that made him madder
than ever SO he threw it down and
| Kicked it again. He fell asleep hat
awakened about O'Clock and got
| to thinking about what he had read
so he reached under the bunk and
pulled II out and stood reading the
newspaper by the light hanging out
| in the hall as it shone through the
door And he read it through. he got
down ON his knees and commenced
| to&cry.
The Waterman going his rounds
heard him. thought he was sick. look
ed in and said to him. burke
| the fellow was named Valentine
iBurke--"Burke. are you sick!
! "No. I've been reading Moodys
sermon and I've made up my mind
! that hc's right and Tn wrong and
I'm going to go out and live an hon
est man.
I The watchman went and told the
sheriff and the sheriff said. Double
| the guard on him. Hen StrfnginE
you"
when the trial took place Burke
ESCAPED through a little techntcAiity
In the law and he started out. He'd
gone out and got . job but every
| time he got a job some "ex would
come along and tip of his employer,
or some old side kick or pal Of his
would tell that he was an ''cx" and
he'd have to go. He kept shifting
and couldn't hold . Job down very
| long until some "ex' would como
along and tell his employer ana away
he'd GO.
He came back to St Louis about
year later and the sheriff sent Tor
him. He said to himself. They vs
/ found some old job that haven't
done time for. but ri 20 up ana
liz am guilty win own It and take
my medicine nke man"
He went up and tho sheriff said.
Hello. Burke, how are ycu getting
alorg7"
"Fine-
How about this religion susa-
ness?''
| Still praying, sir.
| The sheriff said. ~CO0dT
| He said, II haven't stolen . thing.
| I've been on the square all the way
through but 7 never knew It waS 20
| hard to live down An old hfe- I'd
get Job and somebody would Up
them Off and ia have to NOW on"
| The sheriff said. Where have yOu
| been7"
| He told him few places he'd
been in. The sheriff reached up In
the pigeonhole and took down 4 pa
per and unrolled IT. He said. THAT'S
a good record of the towna- It's
chronological. They've been keep
ing me posted on you" He con-
tinued. "T haven't found . Job that
got gang OF crooks and can't nnd
anybody to put Il over ON them tn
! tell you what I want--I want ~
/ make you deputy sheriff. ana NJ
was appointed.
| A few months later Moody went
| through st. Louis on his way to Dal-
| las, Texas, and he had four hours be-
| tween trains 40 he went around 20
the courthouse and asked Where =
| Burke?"
| He went into the room and fh1fe
sat Burke with chamois-ekin bag
and in II diamonds valued at eighty
| I'VE thousand dollars. part proceeds
OF burglary.
E.. m Crook Guards Jewels.
Vile said, Moody. year ago ia
/ have killed you for those diamonds
and here I am deputy sheriff and
I've been picked out to guard these
| diamonds. That's what God has
| done for me-"
| And when Sam Jones was to come
| to ST. Louis to hold q series Of meet
! ings he was taken sick and had to
| postpone the meeting. Someone
said. Get Valentine Burke" and for
eight nights he packed tha old Music
| Hall from tho stage to the Roof. and
there were hundreds Of people out
, side clamoring to get In to her his
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