Year: 1875

| WELL, OF CHICAGO.


The Hon. John V. Farwell, wealthy but
devout Christian gentleman of Chicago, and
an ardent admirer OF Moody in lecture upon


the Evangelist's services, spoke in substance


as follows: he said it was no doubt known


to some that Brother Moody came TO that
city young man, like great many other


young men who come to Chicago, for the
purpose OF seeking fortune. he was an
earnest Christian man at that time. and of


the fact they had ample evidence. This first


thing he did in the city OF Chicago was to


ind piac5 where he could do something in


the Lords vineyard. He lent his


whole energy and /! attention /. to


the direction of the saving OF


souls. He commenced in the streets and


alleys down about Van Buren street, and


gathered boys and girls into a mission Sun
day school belonging TO the First Methodist
Church, of this city, of which he Mr.. Far


WE'LL was member. He used TO see Moody
come into class about half an hour late
every Sunday morning, and it occurred to


him to be very singular. He, however,
| found on inquiry that Mr.. Moody was using


not half an hour but an hour and hall
| in going about from home to home ent1cing
children to Sunday school. Some came


with their pockets full of candy, and in pos
session of other inducements. He used
| every means to save those poor children.
Il -
existed on the north side OF the river it oc-
CURED to him that


HE MIGHT oPEN-A SUNDAY SCHOOL


there OF his own and take care of il himself


He went to all the Evangelical ministers on
the north side, explained his scheme to
them and asked their advice These minis
ters all thought he had better do something
else, and that the Lord had not called him
| to do any such work. They also suggested
that he return to his own church and get up
another class there, instead OF starting
i out for himself That was cool reception
1 for man so full of spirit as Brother Moody


was at that time. He, however, made up
his mind to so to work and establish
| Sunday school on the north side OF the river.
All in Chicago know how he prospered; how
| this organization comprised today 600 or 700
persons OF this church he was pastor be-
| fore he left, and superintendent of the Sun
| day school, and he still had both positions
| Had any of those present then attended that
church that day they would have seen that
it was doing more work for Christ than per-
| haps any other church in the city. 1t was
| asked why should Moody go away from
| Chicago with such great fields of useful
| ness open for him here at home. That ques-
ton was asked him hundreds OF times after
| he had made up his mind to go to England.
In answer to this question ne said to
young friend of his, II am going to England
| FOR 10000 SOULS" and he spoke this
! with an earnestness and with look in his
face that demonstrated he meant every
word he said. Moody did not expect to stay
in England more than few months-just
long enough for the officers of his church to
build up the walls that had been burnt
| down, so that he could come back and
PREACH THE WORD OF GOD


to the people he had lsbored for, and to the
people for whom he had labored to secure
| the money to rebuild the church. But God
had opened for him a wider field on the
ether side Of the water than he could have
here, and instead of staying three months he
stayed twenty y-seven months. He (Mr. Far
welD believed that the steps of good men
were bent by the Lord, and if ever there
was a man who was thoroughly led, he
thought it was the person of whom they
were speaking. One would suppose that
the success Moody had in Chicago would
lead him to be little egotistical or proud,
but he was not. The last thing he said be
fore going away was, 'Pray for me, that /
may be kept very humble He (Mr. Far
welD heard minister say that day that the
first qualification of a Christian teacher was
humility. How well the prayers for Moody
had been answered might be attested by
what could be said hereafter in regard to
his work in England. Moody was FIRST led
to visit England on account OF the health OF





came acquainted with some bretheren who
were said to be enthusiasts. These men
we're learned in the Bible, and he brought
one or two home with him. and they aided
him in his work in Chicago. The great am
bit;on of Moody's life was to know how to
teach the word OF God with power and force.
During the next trip Moody made to Eng
land he got deeper insight into the man
ner of presenting the word of God to the
people. The third time he went thereshel
went for the purpose of gaining, as


TROPHIES IN THE CROWN OF HIS REDEEMER,
10000 souls. he became very intimate
with two men in England, and they invited
him subsequently to come over and labor
there. When he arrived in England, after
accepting the invitation, he found that both
his friends were dead. He accepted this
disaster as token he had 10 depend on no
one in his work. Moody went first to the
minor places, which he thought had been
prepared for him by those who had invited
him to England. He, however, met wit h in
different success, and at last Moody said:
I'VE will go to Newcastle, and if we are un- |
successful there we will give it up." They |
vent TO Newcastle, and although they were |
at first opposed by the Wesleyan denomina- |
ton, their meetings were largely attended |
and 5000 souls were converted. Mr.. Far |
we'll here read from a Newcastle paper ad- |
verse criticisms upon the work OF the Amer
lean Evsngelists, showing that they had the |
same contrary influence to contend with on |
the other side of the Atlantic that they had |
on this side. The divine Master also had op-
position when on earth, and it was for them,
as puny men. to depend and place their de-
pendence on the immutable word of God, |
and Christ would eventually come to the
rescue. 1t had been wondered why these
men, Moody and Ssnkey, should undertake
to educate the giant minds of Scotland. The
So0tch were learnad i'm Riblcal l0ra tn a |
much greater extent than Americans. Why |
was it then, that these uneducated men |
should have such


AN EXTRAORDINARY INFLUENCE ON THE


PEOPLE


of the old country? The God of Israel
selected his own means of reaching the
hearts of the peOple now as He did in the