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A New Building; But the Old Text. “H e w en t to E u rop e a n d re tu rn ed again. In th e m e an tim e o u r church h a d b e en b u rn e d a n d w e p u t up a tem p o ra ry building. W h en h e cam e th e re h e p re a ch ed in this house an d he sa id : ‘A lth o u g h th e o ld bu ild ing is b u rn e d up, th e o ld te x t is no t b u rn ed up, a n d w e will p re a ch from th a t.’ So he p re a ch ed from w here he le ft off p reach ing— a b o u t th e love of G o d .” W e n eed h a rd ly say, a fte r this p erson al testim ony, th a t H a rry M oorhouse a n d D. L. M oody w ere bo som friends, an d th a t n e v e r again was th e re a n y question a s to his p reach ing in th e C hicago A v enu e church (since Mr. M oody ’s d e a th called “T h e M oody C hu rch ” ) C h i cago, w h ere his visits a re still lo v ingly rem em b e red b y th e o ld e r m em bers. In th e course o f his six visits to this country, Mr. ' M oorhouse p re a ch ed th e G o spel from ocean to ocean. New Y o rk City, A lb a n y an d R ochester, N. Y .; P ittsbu rgh , P a .; P rinceton,. P a .; W ilm ing ton , D e l.; Indianapolis, I n d .; C o lum bu s an d C incinnati, O h io ; D av en p o rt, Iow a; Om aha, N e b .; Salt L ak e City, U ta h ; S an F rancisco an d S an Jo se, Cal., w ere am o n g th e fav o red cities. In ev e ry p lace G o d m an ife sted H is a p p ro v a l b y co n v e rtin g sinners an d sanctifying th e saints. An Amusing Experience. O n one o f his jo u rn ey s in this coun try a d e leg a tio n o f “ lead in g cit izens” was fo rm ed to m e e t th e d is tingu ished v isito r a t th e d e p o t an d p re sen t him w ith an a d d re ss o f w el come. It h a d h a p p e n e d th a t Mr. M oorhouse h a d lo st his hat, it having b low n off w hen h e p u t his h e a d out o f th e c ar w indow , an d so th e boyish look ing figure alig h ted from th e tra in
w ea rin g a trav e lin g cap. T h e “ le a d ing citizens” cou ld see no “ d istin guished visitor*” an d ou r friend n o t finding an y one a p p ro a c h him qu ie t ly to o k his se a t in th e h o te l ’bus. A s a la st re so rt th e d e leg a tion a p p ro a ch ed th e lone o c cu p an t and , ra th e r hopelessly I am a fraid , in qu ired if h e w ere Mr. M oorhouse. O n le a rn ing th a t h e w as th ey co n d u c te d him to th e hotel, w h ere th e le ad e r p ro c e e d e d to re ad th e a d dress, in th e m id d le o f which he p au sed to inqu ire: “A m I c o rre c t in assum ing you a re Mr. M o o rh o u se ? ” m uch to th a t g en tlem an ’s am u se m ent. Billboards Blamed for Failure. D u ring one o f Mr. M oo rhou se’s visits to Chicago, Mr. M oody a r ran g ed fo r m eetings in F arw ell hall an d ad v e rtised it w id e ly on th e b ill b o a rd s all o v e r th e city. T h e o p en ing h o u r came, a larg e aud ience w as in a tten d an c e , th e evangelist go t up to speak, b u t his usual sp iritual e lo quence w as gone. R id ing hom e in th e c ab w ith Mr. M oody h e h a p p e n e d to ca tch sight o f one o f th e b ig po ste rs an d rem a rk e d qu ietly an d sad ly : A h ! T h e re is th e secret o f m y failu re.” H e w ou ld lay d ow n no law s fo r o th e r se rv an ts o f G od , b u t fo r him self h e m ust b e h id d en b eh in d his L o rd . A Personal Worker. It m ust n o t b e th o u g h t th a t Mr. M oorhouse w as on ly a p re a c h e r to larg e aud iences; h e was a diligen t p erson al w o rk e r as well, as this in c id en t (o n e o f m an y ) re la ted b y Mr. K im b e r himself, show s: “ I shall n ev e r fo rg e t th e evening o f his (H e n ry M oo rhou se’s) first a r rival a t m y house. It w as th e last d a y o f th e y e a r 1867, an d special w a tch -n igh t services w e re to b e h eld
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