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 If he were mistaken, the earnestness that results from his faith and the utterances spoken of would be a powerful agency; but Christians believe that he is not mistaken; that the Holy Ghost does move upon the hearts of men; and the crowds of Christian people anxious for his success and looking with tearful solicitude upon their friends who they hope will be affected favorably, are a source of power which transcends every other and increases the influence of all. The Holy Spirit attends every sermon and every religious service in the world where the truth is preached. Without it the results of all other agencies might be visibly great, but certainly would be transient in their influence.

"It should not be forgotten, too, that Mr. Moody stirs up Christians to work, and that he gives more attention to this form of agitation than ever before."

And who has not seen him—this giant of the pulpit? About five feet eight inches high, about four feet around the chest, with neck and waist to match. His Napoleonic head—Napolean-like in energy and administrative power—is set on his great trunk as sturdily as Luther's. What other living man has talked to as many hundreds of thousands—yes, millions? And so strong and vigorous is he that it no more wears him out than it did John Wesley. No one ever thinks of a man like him breaking down. He is too strong an all-round man; is built too massively out of long-toughened material; and takes too sensible care of himself to be likely to break down for many a year yet. And no one interested in Christianity can fail to hope that he will not.

Born at Moyne, County Wicklow, Ireland, October 2, 1831; son of a clergyman, who was also a littérateur and journalist; graduating at Queen's College, Belfast, in 1851, he read law at the Middle Temple, intending to go to the English Bar, when the London Daily News sent him out to Turkey as a correspondent