Moody's Anecdotes And Illustrations: Related in his Revival Work by the Great EvangelistMoody, Dwight Lyman
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Moody's Anecdotes And Illustrations: Related in his Revival Work by the Great Evangelist
Moody, Dwight Lyman
Christian life -- Fiction; Homiletical illustrations
A young man in one of our meetings in New York got up and thrilled the
audience with his experience. "I want to tell you," he said, "that nine
months ago a Christian came to my house and said he wanted me to become
a Christian. He talked to me kindly and encouragingly, pointing out the
error of my ways, and I become converted. I had been a hard drinker, but
since that time I have not touched a drop of liquor. If anyone had asked
who the most hopeless man in town was they would have pointed to me."
To-day this man is the superintendent of a Sabbath-school. Eleven years
ago, when I went to Boston, I had a cousin who wanted a little of my
experience. I gave him all the help I could, and he became a Christian.
He did not know how near death was to him: He wrote to his brother and
said: "I am very anxious to get your soul to Jesus." The letter somehow
went to another city, and lay from the 28th of February till the 28th of
March--just one month. He saw it was in his brother's handwriting, and
tore it open and read the above words. It struck a chord in his heart,
and was the means of converting him. And this was the Christian who led
this drunken man to Christ. This young man had a neighbor who had drank
for forty years, and he went to that neighbor and told him what God had
done for him, and the result was another conversion. I tell you these
things to encourage you to believe that the drunkard can be saved.
A Remarkable Case.
I may relate a little experience. In Philadelphia, at one of our
meetings, a drunken man rose up. Till that time I had no faith that a
drunken man could be converted. When any one approached he was generally
taken out. This man got up and shouted, "I want to be prayed for." The
friends who were with him tried to draw him away, but he shouted only
louder, and for three times he repeated the request. His call was
attended to and he was converted. God has power to convert a man even if
he is drunk.
"O Edward."
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