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Show MOODY AND THE BISHOP. The Evangelist Learned Something He Did Not Know About Catholic Churchmen. Dwight Ij. Moody's son. in his biography bi-ography of his father, relates an inter-eft inter-eft ing conversation that took place between be-tween the evangelist and Dishop Dug-gan Dug-gan of Chicago. Mr. Moody had been conducting a scrb'S of meeting!" in a certain Chicago community. He had been greatly both- end. however, by the interruptions of j certain small boys in the community. ! who snid they were Catholics. Mr. Moody appealed to the bishop of ! thei diocese, and Rishop Duggan as-i as-i sured Mr. Moody that the boys tcpre-i tcpre-i Kented the very worst clement in his church. Then nccuircd a remarkable conver-t-ition. This is the way the biography relates )'. : "Your zeal and devotion are most commendable, in bhalf of these people, however." said Rishoo Dus.gan. "and till you need to make you a great power for good is to ccme within the, fold of iho only true church." '"Rut." replied the yotimg missionary, whatever advantage that would give! me among your people would be offs bv the fact that I could no longer 'work among the riolcs-iants, "Why. certainly you could still work among tho I'roti slants." was the reply. re-ply. "Rut surely you would not let mo pray with a Protestant if 1 became a Roman Catholic?" "Yef." replied the binhop. "you could pray with Protestants as much as ever." "Well. I didn't know that." replied the young man. "Would you, bishop, pray with Ptotesnant?" "Yep." Faid Rishop Duggan. 'I aould." "Well, then," replied Mr. Moody, "I .rish that you would pray for me now, that I may be led aright in this mat-ter.V mat-ter.V and forthwith knelt they where they had been standing in the hall. The bishop and Mr. Moody both prayed. The result of that phort conference was a- cessation of all further annoy, ance from the Roman Catholic element in the city, and a lifelong friendship hetwet thw two men. |