Year: 1876




cusers? Hath no man condemned


thee? And for an instant she could
not answer. Who knQx9 now that
poor soul had reacheS sad plight
One of those verv ,&isees who had
left her, perhalNFhad led her astray
The very man who clamored loudest
to condemn her was likely the guilty
one. And there she stood alone; the
betrayer was left untouched. as too
often he is to-day. a miserable, un-
lnst, untrue sentiment, by which the
man, who is guilty. is received in So
ciety and the woman is condemned.
Blu. at last she gained her voice and
said, No man, Lord" and then, per
haps, told how her parents had died
when she was very young. A step
mother, perhaps, bad taken her and
treated her harshly, and then had
turned her adrift on the world. Or
perhaps. drunken father had turned
home into darkness, and she had
been driven from it almost broken
hearted: and so in her helplessness
her innocent affections were gained
and then she had been led astray
The Master knew il all, and when he
heard her reply He said, Neither do
| condemn thee; go and sin no more.
She had been dragged into the tenn
pie TO be stoned, but now Christ has
delivered her. She came to be put to
death, but she received life everlast-
ing.


My friends, the Son OF God will not
condemn any poor fallen woman that
leaves of her sins and just casts her,
self down at His feet. He will take
you up just as y.u are. When. in
Philadelphia, fallen woman came
into the inquiry room and threw her,
self down on the floor The Christian
helpers talked and talked to her but
could get nothing out OF her; they
couldn't 10 anything with her. The
Hon. George H. Stewart came to me
and said, we wish you would come,
we don't know what to make OF her"
She was weeping bitt rly. and as far
off as was could hear her sobs all

over the room. SO went and said:
what is the trouble?" At last she
spoke. and the bitterness OF her des-
pairing voice went to my heart, Il
have fallen from everything pure and
God cannot save me; there is no
hope told her tenderly that God
could still lift her up and save her. 1
said, Are you only just willing TO be
forgiven? A mercifnl Father is wait
ing and longing to pardon" She
said at last she could not abandon
her course, as no one would give her
a home But that difficulty was 60.
round by my assuring her kind
friends would provfic for her; and
then she yielded. and that same day
was given a pleasant place in the
home or Presbyterian minister. But
for forty eight hours after entering
her new home that poor reclaimed
woman cried, day and night, and we
went for her mother. and on hearing
our story she clasped her hands
and cried, HAS my daughter really
thank God for his mercy,
my heart has just been breaking, I've
prayed so long for her without result:
take me to her." And that reformed
daughter OF sin has lived consistently
ever since, and when 1 was last in
Philadelphia she was one OF the most
members In that Presbyter-
ian church. And so every one of you
can begin anew, and God will help
and man will help you. Oh turn, and
do not die. Seven short years Is the
allotted life OF a fallen woman. Oh,
escape your early doom, escape your
infamy, and hear Gods voice calling
you to repent. Your resolution to
amend will be borne up by hosts OF
friends; never fear for that. just
take the decided step. and you viii
be helped by every good man and
woman in the community. Oh, be-
seech you to act right now, and settle
this great question for time and eter.
nifty.


In regard to the forgiveness OF par
ents for erriDg daughters, Mr.. Moody
cited a case which occurred In New
York, where a mother had sought
long and in vain for her daughter.
As Is the case with most women who
lead abandoned lives. she had changed
her name. Her mother put her own
picture in a midnight asylum. think
ing that possibly her child might
come in there some night, and one
night the child came in. recognized
the ricture, and the moment she
looked upon it she left her life OF
shame and was received into the.
arms of forgiving mother. Another
case was cited OF girl in Philadel-
phia, who wanted TO become Chris
tian. but she said her mother, father,
and brother would never forgive her
Some Christian friends wrote 10 her
parents. and by the next post a letter
came back with the mark -immedi-
ate"--a letter only breathing love
aud forgiveness. The speaker urse'i
every one to have no fear OF being
repulsed by their friends IL they had
an hone Il desire To lead better lives.
Mr.. Moody said he had received
letter to-day from ii fallen woman.
DE had received a good many letters
during the past few days, anc ne
thanked God the spirit was beginning
to work among these women. Let