Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1875 — Moody’s Bible. [ARTICLE]

Moody’s Bible.

Mr. Moody’s Bible is an interesting '‘book. It was given him by a friend, and hears on the fly leaf the words: “ D. L. Moody, Dublin, December, 1872—‘God is Love.’ W. Fay.” The Bible is an Bvo. volume, with flexible black morocco covers and turned edges. Though given Moody in the last month of 1872, it appears as if it might have seen ten years’ service. Some of the leaves are worn through with handling. But nearlyevery page gives another and more positive proof of the study Mr. Moody has given llie book. In the Old Testament many portions are annoted on nearly every page. Especially is this true of those parts treating of the history of the Israelites, the chosen people of God. But in the New Testament; open the book wherever one may, the passages are marked and annotated in black, red and blue ink to a wonderful extent. Sometimes certain words are underscored; again a whole verse is inclosed ir. black lines, with mysterious numbers of a single letter of the alphabet marked opposite. All around the margins and at the chapter heads are comments on certain passages—an idea embodied in two or three words, with the more important word underscored. Turning to the texts ot the sermons Mr. Moody lias preached in Brooklyn, one finds the burden of liis themes often embodied in one of those magical notes. Thereis: scarcely a page in the New Testament where a dozen such notations could not be counted; while, in some instances, every space in the' margin is filled, and hardly a sentence lias escaped the evangelist’s pen.—JV. Y. Tribune.

"What is Self Denial? This: For a young man so placed that for liim to allow himself some indulgence lawful to liim might he to tempt some companion to an indulgence to him unlawful and dangerous, to give up that pleasure, to close permanently all the avenues of his nature which lead in that direct ion, for the sake of the benefit to be hoped to another from that transaction; as Paul declared his willingness to eat ho meat (to him lawful, and, in itself, strictly expedient) while the world should stand, if for him to do so would be to make his brother, of weak conscience, to offend. Total abstinence from intoxicating drinks may he to you, friend, a self-denial. If so, by all means exercise it. That exercise may react in blessing on yourself, while, almost surely, it will help (and may save] others. — Uonyrcqatioruiliit. Tiie best name by which we can think of God islj Father. It is a loving, deep, sweet, heart-touching name: for the name of father is in its nature full of inborn sweetness .and comfort. Therefore, also, we must confess ourselves children of God ; tor by this name we deeply touch our God, since there is not'a sweeter sound to the Father than the voice of the child.— Martin. Luther. In this life we cannot get higher than to be assured of that which in the next life is to be enjoyed. All saints shall en,; joy a sfrtTft?' saints enjoy a heaven whilethey arc here On, earth.— Jvaeph. Caryl. ’ --