, 1874-05-17

that thcir T1sit to scotland was prompted by feeling
that the churches there etooa I1'ia- " more
d;rect ,ncdrs of apraI which are characteristics Of
America Mr. Moody, We are further tola+ - not
ahr71nt aud blunt his speech hzstles with American
isus Ills voice s sharp rapid, aud coilolula ~
remarkable for his want Of sauctimoniooaneas' t A
n n!ay of hupor Bpurts out sometimes In his moes
.1a,1: addresrea" He tnterlar1s his lectures with
droll or wonderful stories, or a. the writer puia IL
be has in his possession large number OF 1neaen.s
sn experiences well lifted to throw Light On he poinss
be e,apoys them to eucidate md to clineh the aR
peas Ee be asn-t them to ssetcv lnrs
sAbho17tug the notion o1 providing musical eatIs e.
tainment merely to plesse those who sTs not =, t..e
Kingdom Of God" he seels to move ny tIuta ~
pressed in tha most winning tones" It Is s.o In IN
subserrienee to spiritual ends that NJ santey III III
the harnoniun,. Sankey's "sacred Solos ats se
by Tie thousand and his example and e1nnfa.aons M s
trade in har1oniu1ns. Tne sort Of enterts1nen, men,
which Is thus presented m1y be ga1oeFsa h 1r ,Tn.
IL: dfssrSg' g s52s enjoyed y It.
very good time just a nox" broT1ns TTises Snsa o.
r1day aa fG night says another "after III Mooays
solemn word there seemed to be great ~ ~
G1 md Ins ters Tle Gospel j. only
viii. tbs pronunciation, but in ths alalect, u
and the result u no doubt someta,us Wy ~ .cr1s
u,ntons are freely in9srspereed Mr. Moody's strange
acceuts and "spurts Of humor WORK up tue people M
;nt .tate of excitement i'll which it 10 as e1sy TO cry
~ },noh parable translated into ths language OF
Arteuaua Ward and enhsened by toacnes = o. asg
MI Il noyeI sensation and tho effect u enoancea
by sudden ehangs to startling th1eas OF dannaslon.
sna appeals to coms and be saved. Then comes
Sankey's lively solo sung IN very COCO ar, styI con.
cert-roo1a but for the words psople VINO 60 ou,y ~
be amused, most Of tie audience &C. are pro'@1aea @
with curious and rscy ENTERTAINMENT qniss ~ eooa
IL its waJ a. the chrsty Minstrcls. Others OF ~ IN
pretsbIa te1upe1ameat thrown into mora OK 'ess
violent pxroxvsnB Of hyBtertcal emotion.
.Tl.o
ais win recognize the agitation which has been car
Red On in Edinburgh aud elsewhere repetiaon' IN =
disnrders There different methods OF getting n-
to1cated aud this is OF them. Nothing 10 eas1es
than for Skilled IND d dais 9ngs Hapsfa o ~es susce
BILE persons to throw the blood 10 Tue nea n Hu
bring on Ill tue symptoms Of v1o}ent e1cltemens Vne
oi NJ. Moody. disciples has designated MN t. @ no
1iahtni,q Minister OF the Lightning City" aud there
csu be no doubt th2t bis performance IL OF vety
roastnG kinI. In common feF1ea!s ness M snputns
and ehriekng answer the purpose Of the OPERATORS
but Mr. Moody's exercisea are OF more 1isne 9aal
ity Friends Of thu movement mingled with the au
ons who seems to he moved, aud pour in their
exhortations; aud thers are also private
rooms to which eases Of distress are conveyed I About
new converts md shout forty stood up IL ANXIOUS to
BE- saved ami aaked 70 go to the other da q lns
ciri il described % weeping like tnundatton- Tbs
workers in attendance on her had to Keep her con-
santly suppnsd with change OF
gentlemen On the ths to tel .hs
Known men-a mnia:er, Colonel N the sfms; nGF
in ths army. Tie effect Was marvellous. r1ayers M
were offered up for +" IN uncs who is az tnfdai" foE
mother md children uucouyerted," for !" q clergy
man Of the Church Of Ireland who Is innned
with Rationalistic errors.H At QUO Of tho meetings
the experiences OF young lady were given IS part o.
the entertainment. "For au hour she sat In tho
greaeat agony; her hands were clhsped her eyetals
looked as il they would start from their sockets"
Even children ars worked upon-lstIe children Of OF
@with ali thu terrifying formula Of the 1esl1anst
school little boy Illustrated his filth by remark
from very rich man who had promised she should
live in fne 1nan1ion would she not be very fooli,h
t. aas an a At on' .5et ssng W aTs
iEs {ss 4 hsaes @e'' would "be b1e4t x5is EIndIy
things TOO deep for him to understand We read Of
book which sent TO another child containing thE
leavesone ~he tho nett bloo1sd ana M sns thfa ~
much blood, is Moody's motto:
It is said to be to estimate the results CT the
agitation which has been carried on by these e1rct-
ents: but It is not very difficult to anticipate what
iung from former experience. they nre likely to be-
It impossible to Imagine anything more 9nWhos-
some au ebiltAtug than tho sort OF morbid excite
| ment and hysterical rapture which il thus
cultivated and in other cases ths consequence mas
ef rsyyals have usually
left their mark in increase Of drunkenness and
scandaous addition to the Registrar g s:as-
tics Of iegmlcy. In Edinburgh the heat and frenzy
have probably been less intense than might be sup.
posed from tha e1zsvagant OF fhs organs Of
the movement. It can readiy ba understood tnat -
one of these papers says Hundreds OF young per
sons who formerly accustomed to 60 to the the.
tre OPERA and pantornime, gaSe up deliberately and
11o rn b the in great
many ca4es no. doubt that the prayer-meengs were
found to be more amusing and stimulating. one q
Mr. Moody's most "screa1uing hits, ss they eoy IN
the play-bills mock representation Of court OF
law Tor the trial Of Jesus Christ He asks the congre
nses one Of the ministers present to be usher aud to
cali in Witnesses, who then examined with Yankee
freedom and jocul1ity by ~ Moody Pntss ss VIE VIC
nesses are the Apostles tbs angels and the Deity.
This sort Of roaring fun goes beyond ANYTHING
ths sa 0, II reson he1a IN this dos
most harm By bringing sacred things into rtdcule, By
affecting feeble minds with lille agony, or by
! oycrbslancing Others with the imitation Of SELF
righteous arrogance and couceit. There is not the
aiutest trace Of educated intelligence or spiritual ee-
walton in Air. Moodys narangues. They era q Hero
abbIe OF text iu!ersperHed with grotesque or senaa-
| 1ional anecdotes, sud spiced with vulgar American
slang The most fest1rs oithe agitation
3 that It should be connfyed at and patru1zed by the
clergy Of Edinburgh and other towns. It is obyiona
that Il Moody and SAukoy ere right in their mode OF
preaching ths ao.ne and IT th' tnese pG1 .
F." Power Of the Holy Ghost in Scotland tue ordinary
services of religion must be 3 melancholy farce.
Everybody who has been in Scotland must have been
struck with the endurance and forhtuLe with
which Scotch congregation sits out not only long
and dreary sermon, but series OF prayers which are
the wort sort Of sermons in disguise End It ls not
surprising that the Scotch a.:J should be thankful for
little rea xation But that the ministers themselves
should come forward in this manner to proclaim pub
lcly that their whole syEtem il failure and waste o1
time really strange. 1t must be still mora Woncer-
fut IT, in supporting and recommending Messrs.
Moody and Sankey tey do not STE that they are con
| depuing themselves. Either great awakening Is
good for ocks or 1t Ia not il it is why do they
not take to bring about On ther own ac-
count? Tia only justification which is offered for the
eccentr;cties and buHonueries Of the Yankee props
eanda Is simply that ths end juftiaes the means, and
that the great thing Ia to produce an impression OF
the Eublic mind, no matter how. It would appear
therefore, that Esrmons had better be examined FOL
singing aud storytelling, and there Is no logical rea-
son why the reform should stop here. The banjo ant
| tbs bones might be substituted for the harmoniuIn
and Mr. Sankey's solos might be occasionally vuKlet
by little dancing. The fantee Fip-hap FandanB
| would be appropriate accompaniment to Mr
| Noody's :" spurts Of hun1or and select anecdotes
If is to he understood TINT It Is the business Of Chris
tan churches to compete, the Erattsh Erange!td
holds, with the theatre, opera, and pansomime VIII
is the competition left to these American gentlemen
, It Is stated that 3Iessrs. Moody and 6ankey INA
shortly be expected in London, but they will perha
discover that their line OF business has nlready bee
pretty well worked at the Tabernacle and elsewhere.
HOW TO CURE CHURCH QUARRELs
The Standard sees an evil under the SUE
! growing out Of its church councils, which ar