" I went then only because it was my duty. Then she would say to
me, "Well, my son, if you only come to see me because it is your duty,
you need not come again." And that is the way with a great many of the
servants of God. They work for Him because it is their duty--not for
love. Let us abolish this word duty, and feel that it is only a
privilege to work for God, and let us try to remember that what is done
merely from a sense of duty is not acceptable to God.
Moody with Gen. Grant's Army in Richmond.
It was my privilege to go to Richmond with Gen. Grant's army. Now just
let us picture a scene. There are a thousand poor captives, and they are
lawful captives, prisoners in Libby Prison. Talk to some of them that
have been there for months and hear them tell their story. I have wept
for hours to hear them tell how they suffered, how they could not hear
from their homes and their loved ones for long intervals, and how
sometimes they would get messages that their loved ones were dying and
they could not get home to be with them in their dying hours. Let us,
for illustration, picture a scene. One beautiful day in the Spring they
are there in the prison. All news has been kept from them. They have not
heard what has been going on around Richmond, and I can imagine one says
one day, "Ah, boys, listen! I hear a band of music, and it sounds as if
they were playing the old battle cry of the Republic.
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