MR MOODY AND THE INFIDEL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 4, 5 January 1876, Page 2

MR MOODY AND THE INFIDEL

The following sto^y. is, going- thp rpi^nd of many papers—Mr Moody; in ;? is fel^ad*? 88 .'- 5 in Africa, told, (he following incident' bf hi,s la^ors^ in Edinburgh :— .«« While in a man was pointed put. to tne by, a friend, . who said : 'Moody, that man is cbairnaan of ; the. Edinburghrlofidel. Clvb v . So I went" and sa| down beside film/ and said : « Wel), my friend, "l tim glad to pee you at this meeting,,. , Are you not concerned; .about .ypur .-welfare ?'., He said he didn't believe- in a-hare-*. afteti l -'-I said, nptget'down- . on ybii'r J kneei. and let me? pi'ay' for * you?' 'I don't believe in prayei';^ Well, J tripd unßucoessfully to get ,the, man down on his knees, and finally** knelt 7 down beside the ibfidei knd' '• prayed for .him. Well , hp ', madefay i good deal of sport over it, v and 'Vitiefi him again many times in Edinburgh after that/ Well, a" year ago last 1 '•* montb, while in the north of Scbtlarid,' I ; met the mt^ti again. Placing; my hand on his shoulder, I asked, "* Hasn't God answered the prayer?' He replied, 'There is no God. lam just the same as I always have beer. If you believe in a God and answers to prayer,, dp^as I told you ; try your hand on tae.* * Well,'! said, ' God*a time - will come % There are a great many pray iug for you, and I have faith that • ybu.ipre going to ...be bleaeed.' .Six | months ago i I was ; in tiverpooJiflpd h there I got -tf Tetter i from. the iPading fbarrister qf Edinburgh, ;tellinfc,.me - that smjr friend the infidel. had; oome . ■ %q. n

Christ, and that of: bis club of thirtyf .men .seventeen had followed his e)c| a0 ?p)e« Jf9 w . it.had happened he ooiftd ao WMsm WKJefla|)he #a^wftje blin^ noflie'luld lM. iGoclhad WfsweM tne^>ra?|er. *ffi dia^j nofekno wi howi it ' ao Sl!^ bull belieye Jit - {.For continuation of JSewgsee fourth~pdge.^