salary, neither did he seek for one.

"God," said he to a friend, "will provide for me if he wishes me to keep on, and I shall keep on till I am obliged to stop." To this resolution he has always adhered. He has never received a salary from any individual or institution, and since he relinquished business has never engaged in any commercial undertaking or speculation. God has sometimes severely tried his faith, and he has been reduced to the verge of want, but help has always come. He has since had abundant opportunity of amassing money, but has stood firm by his original decision and given up all for Christ.

Out of the small amount he had saved, he invested in a pony, in order to extend his labors throughout the city, mounted on which he might be seen hunting up the street Arabs; and he would sometimes arrive at the school-door with the animal almost covered with young ragamuffins of all sizes, followed by a string of others holding on to its tail or to each other.

The year 1861 will always be remembered with sorrow in connection with one of the most dreadful episodes of modern history, the great American Rebellion, in which men of the same race, speaking the same language, and professing the same faith, were engaged in deadly strife. Shortly after the commencement of the war a camp was formed near the city of Chicago. Such an unusual opportunity for doing good was not likely to escape the observation of a man like Moody, who at once organized a committee and established a regular system of visita

tion, public worship, and prayer-meetings among the troops. So great was the success of this undertaking that the committee had very shortly to appeal for help, and one hundred and fifty Christian workers were found to volunteer their services. Of this body of laborers Mr. Moody was the mainspring of action; himself constantly at the work, rushing from tent to tent and from camp to camp, preaching, praying, and conversing with the soldiers.

The result was that many of these men were converted to God, and after the war was over, became useful members of Christian churches. When the news arrived of the action at Fort Donelson, February 13, 1862, it was resolved to send a special committee to the field of battle, and Mr. Moody, Dr. Patterson, and Mr. Jacobs, were selected for that purpose.

A new sphere of action was now open to him, into which he threw himself with his wonted energy, during the whole four years of that sanguinary struggle. To visit the field of battle, to administer the consolations of religion to the wounded and dying, was a work he was well qualified to perform. It was in this school that the Lord was training his servant for the great work of showing sinners the nearest and shortest way to salvation. Souls within an hour or two, and in some cases only a few minutes of eternity, required to know in as simple words as possible what they should do to be saved, and to them a willing Saviour and a present salvation were questions of vital importance. In this way many precious souls,

in death, far from friends and home, were led to find refuge and hope in Christ.

About 10,000 Southern prisoners having been lodged at Camp Douglas, Mr. Moody turned his attention to their spiritual welfare, and in connection with Mr. Hawley, the secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association, obtained admission to their quarters; meetings were held with them daily, and a great revival of religion took place among these men.

It would be impossible to give the details of this truly Christ-like work throughout the whole of that fierce war; but some idea of the actual amount performed may be gathered from the committee's report for 1865, which informs us that the following were distributed : 1,537 Bibles, 20,565 Testaments, 1,000 Prayer-books, 2,025 Hymn-books, 127,000 religious newspapers, and 44,000

tracts.

While all this was going on, however, home-work was not being neglected; and the North Market Hall having become too small, it was decided in 1863 to erect a more commodious house for worship and school purposes in Illinois street, the cost of which, $20,000, was collected by Mr. Moody. The school had increased to 1,000 scholars, and about 300 of their parents had been led to the Saviour, and were regular attendants at the services. This was all a clear gain for the cause of truth and rightcousness, as nearly all these people had been rescued from the most irreligious of the population. The question now occurred as to the status of this congregation

in the religious community. Mr. Moody had started with no intention of establishing a new church, but rather to draft off his converts into those existing churches in Chicago that were most suitable to their views and predilections. Difficulties, however, constantly presented themselves, as most of these people having had no previous knowledge of religious life, had no predilections on the subject whatever; and besides, a common interest and sympathy bound them together to the mission that had rescued them and to its beloved founder. It was therefore decided, with the concurrence and approval of the ministers of the city, to constitute it into a district church, with Mr. Moody as its pastor. The code of doctrines drawn out for its members to subscribe to embodied all those Evangelical and Scriptural points of Divinity which so prominently figure in Mr. Moody's public addresses, while its government and disciplineas might be expected-were of the most democratic order. As a pastor, he faithfully discharged his duty in making the acquaintance of every member of his flock, constantly visiting and sympathizing with their wants and sufferings. A friend gives an account of his having visited 200 distinct families in one day. Most of his flock having been brought to God under direct efforts, a bond of love and unity existed between pastor and people such as has seldom been witnessed in the annals of Christendom.

In 1865 the Young Men's Christian Association. elected him as its president. Its meetings had hitherto

been conducted in a building quite inadequate to the requirements of its growing importance, and he at once. set to work to procure a new hall for its use. This beautiful and commodious edifice, which cost about 100,000 dollars, was named, after his old friend and fellow-helper, Farwell Hall. Some idea of the work of God that was then being carried on may be gathered from the fact that at the noonday prayer-meeting a thousand persons were generally present. The services at this meeting were lively and varied, no exercise, whether of singing, reading, or praying, being allowed to occupy more than three minutes.

This splendid building was of short existence. It was completed in September, 1867, and entirely destroyed by fire in the following January. Nothing daunted, however, by this catastrophe, he set to work and raised funds for a second edifice, which was speedily erected on the site of the first.

After four years' presidency of the Young Men's Christian Association he declined re-election, and accepted the office of vice, under his friend Mr. Farwell.

After leaving business, Mr. Moody had made his residence in one of the prayer-rooms of the Association's premises, and a dark coal cellar under a staircase was used by him for secret prayer. On the 28th August, 1862, he became united in marriage to Miss Emma Revell, and removed to a small cottage. His domestic life has been a happy one, but his faith has sometimes been put to the severest tests. One day, on leaving