MOODY'S ANSWERS | AdventAI

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 7, 1877

MOODY'S ANSWERS.

THE following are some of the questions handed to Mr. Moody at the Boston Tabernacle, with his replies to the same:—

“How can we get more life into our prayer-meetings?” Get more into yourselves first. It is a good thing to get prayer-meetings out of the ruts sometimes. Let the place of meeting be well ventilated and warmed, and cheerful. Let the prayers be short.

“How would you get a church to work?” Go to work yourself.

“Do you think it best to advertise religious services?” Certainly. We should learn from the world. Advertising is wise in business, and does more good than harm to religion.

“Is there any danger of preaching too much to the careless and too little to the unconverted?” I would go for the careless every time; and then I would attend to the unconverted. There is not much encouragement in going over a cold church to reach the world.

“How would you cure a chronic fault-finding church member?” Get him into the prayer-meeting and pray with him till the devil is cast out.

“May not a minister be too personal in his preaching?” Well, I don't know. Personal preaching is very effective. It is well to wake a man up, if he is asleep. A hunch from the elbow may save a soul.

“Would you encourage young converts to become communicants?” If they feel sure they are converted, I would.

“How can gambling in our churches be cured?” Have no festivals. There is no gambling at prayer-meetings.

“Would you encourage young converts to speak in meeting?” Yes.