, 1874-10-18
MOODY IN SCOTLAND.

He favored conducting the school on q business
baels,-spending monoy and making it attractive
MOODY IN SCOTLAND.
| 4 letter to the Christian Union from Oban
Scotland. gives the following account Of Atr
Moody's revival work:
The revival in Scotland is 30 arRely connected with
the laborE, and follows certainly tho movements o
Mr. Moody that to trace his journeyngs il to traci
Which Is sweeping over Scotland. In ths 4ssemb1s
Of the different Presbyterian churches this instrumen
taity Of The American evangelist has been freely
men pf all denominations oYeEy~here look forward to
the coming Of Mr. Moody the advent Of q revival
watering place, when printed posters apnonnced HIS bis
Unexpected coming and the perpasette beman. after
morning steamera," ''cheap herring" Lost took
breath and procAimed the coming for Friday night Of
"the American Evangelist" There was instantly
tatiou that anticipated md TO partial extent az
| plained the result which followed. Men expected =
blessing prayed, acted, spote Ii though they expect
The United Presbyterian Church, the largest in the
place, was crowded long before the appointed time
classroom back Of the pulpit being well hlled. EVER
surrounding village had sent In liz contribution md
| place. The meeting began 1t p. m. Ar. Moodys'
4tter travelling from IN the morning to reach Oban
about that tirne snstchel hasy tea. and at half past
8, to the great satisfaction Of a appeared 1T the
ressry door. INSTANTLY change ca1ne the char
s sesr Of tho h. meeting All III. means Of ventilation
Scotch audience slow to YIELD plenty Of fresh air
He himself into the pulpit in fresh breezy
that meeting Tho chapter read Va, e. 111iy., from N
the l1.h verse. Then The Gate Ajas was sung aud
w. Moody began; choosing for his text Luxe 1ii, TO-
which was lost" Hi stye ii too we'll Known At homo
to need description Being in Scotland may have pol
claim It has but 10 stu says be eone % soIns says
oaehsively stfong IN the States All this makes
unpleasant impression At first yet to hin audience
there is strange novelty In it that fascnates.
His speech wis An earnest conversation, which in
simulated itself by it, novel and familiar STYLE It was
much Al follows:
Christ for PURPOSE and Ho has told IT. 1t is
70 sssk and TO ssve Wien tho Prince OF Wales visited
But when the Prince Of Heaven e4rth He told
it was Lis own fault il be was not saved. for Christ
came to save him God has taken tho place Of The
% e veey 10
md He cried, Adam where art thou7' and Adam.
who had sinned was hid in the bushea" Just so
is seeking them. Then followed description Of the
shepherd seeking the sheep, and the the piece
The Toan, moyas the furnuse sna n,na hazs9 hot o.
broom Then be earrid US back to tho blind and sick
in Christs time. There blind man in Jericho,
born bind,-aud he Was a-beggng one day and |
there along rnan and he said to the blind nan
saw q fellow like you the other day in Jerusalem,
could see.' II don't believe it, said the blnd man.
But he did have them saw them, and asked him
sbont T. s y ras q ags and b. ssid one day prophet
and made mud and plastered his eyes With it.
And be told him to 60 Tash in Sloan and
made great str down 'TS our Msg Il e}er era,a,e
ea d9ea a9 Gthe5 as; day I e ,son met epe and the
liz s oaehed h .na I. akS
even the devils are subject to him !; and they do
esy that he has raised from the dead. His namo
faSu n0A hat tisaa IN En 1
from Fllago to village. AID ever He comes this way
you just present your case to Hin: there's no COM
charge You ~ Then 4oIIowsd I'd ~ snhe he
description Of the healing Of Barmeus his meet
Ing Ing zaccheus. and Of zaschens rushing OF to hnd
again. and one began 70 feel ho did "see Il and
therein Lay his power. The whole story WIS one ygia
"a Scottish gentleman said to me, the other day: One
reason OF r. Moodys power s that much Christian
ha' = come new thing to h sad he is
'wn mind He does not tell you anything which you
aeEer knew beiore, but he makes it real, somehon.1
Nth the speaker, and hin words grew mora pointed
The Scotch didn't believe in sudden convcrsions. but
somewhere between that branch aud the |
round that th.t WAS quick work, wasn't ~" Then
3hrist's words In tho text chosen From this roint
,s began to appeal in fresh earnest words, to hs
sod drove Adam ont of Eden for one stn, what ara !
ron going to do n The fault Of Ia that thcv try
o Justify themselves. Christ was in ealaeat and It
sould be well for us to be. 4 lost soul is . fact.
There Was no particular method Apecdoto for1n..
d auecdote touchiugly told and enforcing aome nar
st holnc-hrus We might perhaps find fault that thfra
Fs TOO much effort to play upon the feiuQs OF thnae
Fho had lost friends, and thus enforce the tr,,t
hat God sought them through their atiction Rnt he
ruth. eS-t' ~ Aao ,
It was nearly 10 when Mr.. Moody closing hi, i'd ,
ress. asked " Is there not some ono here WIN l
Fould like to be remembered in our last prnYer7n
ONE onef Why, was in meeting the other ntpht
nd Llrtynine arose. Won't Just ona rtse to.ufxht7
ter nttlo hesitation one young 1oxe then an
ther person. and another Amid the b1eatheso hsh
I the multitude, Nr. Moody counted them a. thev J.
rose, one, :" two, "hrco u till ttweuty-dyc xrre
numbered. When be called for those Christians | :
1snng prayers there was movement On tn pa1t Of
&c larger portion Of the audience and in touch,ne
7ayer no commended these all to God. The class and
ssaon-zoom were then cleared and fully thirty many
them young men. came In. Through lack Or evs- | r
m among those who conver1ed with them it is din
nit to learn the result; but I hayo certain nforma
on Of several Who then aud there seemed to nccant
hIiat ~ Savior. WAS altogether unprepaxed for |
1ch result, and could hardly baliere it when tbosa
Fcnty-dya resezved Highlanders roae for prayers y
here have been four weeka of eyangesttc ueettnra
Obau, and yet, though there have been among tha e.
boTers such men IL the two DIE. Bouar and others |
equal carnestnees aud power it has been irnpostibe
gather even meeting Of inquirers. In one short
lght III this past work seems to hare eeruiuatefl
bis morning 1t hi. Moody departed; but he has b
n h6hfUd him tho HArf and |