. Moody: his words, work, and workers. Comprising his Bible portraits; his outlines of doctrine, as given in his most popular and effective sermons, Bible readings, and addresses. Sketches of his co-workers, Messrs. Sankey, Bliss, Whittle, Sawyer, and others; and an account of the gospel temperance revival, with thrilling experiences of converted inebriates. ousand, and nearly two thousandinquirers were daily seeking the way of life. Mr. Moodypreached the same sermons as at previous meetings, thoughit was noticed that he preached with more power than inBrooklyn. Then it was a momentous experim
. Moody: his words, work, and workers. Comprising his Bible portraits; his outlines of doctrine, as given in his most popular and effective sermons, Bible readings, and addresses. Sketches of his co-workers, Messrs. Sankey, Bliss, Whittle, Sawyer, and others; and an account of the gospel temperance revival, with thrilling experiences of converted inebriates. ousand, and nearly two thousandinquirers were daily seeking the way of life. Mr. Moodypreached the same sermons as at previous meetings, thoughit was noticed that he preached with more power than inBrooklyn. Then it was a momentous experiment; now it wasand assured success. One notable feature of the meetings was, the hold they tookupon the brown-stone-front people, as one minister calledthem; and another feature, not less notable, was their influ-ence upon the lowest classes of society. Among other mighty works of God in this revival wasthe conversion of a confirmed opium-eater, from whom theSpirit of God has driven out that horrible devil, leaving notraces of an appetite which is supposed to be unconquerableand the next strongest thing to death. The Friday noon prayer-meeting at the Hippodrome was atemperance prayer-meeting, and the Rev. Mr. Hepworth, whohad charge of the requests for prayers, says that more re-quests came in to pray for drunkards than for any other classof Life and Labors of D. L. Mood v. 55 Among the striking cases of reformation was that of an En-glishman, who described himself a^ having led a very fast lifein London for ten years, breaking all the commandments, andbeing at length obliged to leave the country to escape punish-ment of the law. For several weeks before he had been underdeep conviction of sin, and had resolved to turn moralist, withthe hope of quieting his conscience. I resolved, said he, and failed. The appetite for drink was stronger than I length I thought I would try an experiment, and speak thename of Jesus every time the appetite came over me; and thenam
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