, 1874-11-20
TIE OTHER SIDE.

,1oopY's RELIGIOUS MEETINGS.
A correspondent OF the pittsburg Gazeue takes
exception to Dublin letter relative to Moutly
and sankey, extracts from which wore published
10 yesterdays Tribune. and speaks Of their re-
1iginus services as follows:
have had tie privilege Of attending not ono Of Mr.
Moody.s meetings only but thirty forty Of tnon,
VIZ 10 Ednb9rg during the entire time Of Moosly
md Sankey's Whit to that city. have heard md
reaa the opinions OF tho mort prominent professors
minister's and laynen in scotland and Englan!, and
can oear the fact that heso meetings do
Iheae meetings are hlmp]y companies of enr1eet
DID, simple story Of tho Cross rolatcd in plain, unas
tntgnEe love for his Master aud ardent desire TO win
aouls and to hear tho same Gospel proclaimed il
honR W ono VINO has conHecrael his musical talent to
tho service OF Christ, To one who attends the.e meat
ings ior sho rproso Of rrlticiag It ta very easy to
conducting them, or 10 detect some grammaticaj er.
rors ~ ths speaker but is not 80 easy to ignore o
fnct tha thsse men have been instrumental n bring.
ING hundreds and thousands to saving knowledge Of
Christ an1 III rnvivlng and stimulating the Chr1sau
people Of Great Britan. aIcssrs Moody and Sankey's
10 tho highly "eultu.od" aud ..rctsned" " mind Of
Is SoMr correspondent and get venture to nay that
have stronger hold upon tue affection and esteen nf
t1e educated Christian community Of Scotland than
,'' aJ'anees @ OF minstrel troupe and the deep and
IT, interest they have a~akenc to TINT Of tho
nnd Interesting TO certain class OF people. but il viii
Gertahy not elevate ths writer In the csnatjon Of in
tcnseAt Caf1a1a1I men aud W0Mcu, was giad to sea
"a tns mornings paper letter from all iuti,uata
!ileha o. Mr. sankcS In which lie tcfenls the repllta-
lion OF Mr. sankey aud correctH tho ,1urae for tis
Iepresenatlons OF your correspondent Such insnuu-
,lona Will nave but little weight where Mr. yankey ia
Ano"n. But will not lresnss further on YOUR enarc
would not have noticed this letter. had 1t moi bfa,.
mat feared 1t would leave faGe impression On the
.,ns nxa yIa 9 na1y with resard to The character Of
Ss1! MhsGh nos not been claled Hice tho dnya Of
Nhitelcd certainly the na,neR Of a,lch men nj Ar
NOT, srlrgeon Uouar, Caiderwood, Rainy, Cuyer nnd
!EaHS etAcrH,-men WIN lave must heartily iut!orsed
shis movement, anl most strongly encouraged aud
simulated the leaers in it,-ahollld be sufficient 10
eAcecy Of the present work Of grace Great Britau
Dr. JOHN HALL.
!, me y! NeW York Tribune llaH long ettor from
tho isav. John Hall relative to tho GoHpol work
hf air. Moody in ireland md Scotland which it
SUMS up odtortally as follows:
" John HULA account Of tho remarkable ahore OF
t"o american Evangel6ts In Scotland and Ireland Ia
o Gu fcma1 AEblo as tlo religious royiyus to which
rc!atss II il e,llogy from one Of tic srjccs md
.. 4slng1sacd Of Presbyterian pulpIta Oh the
pMas .! men not ordained even licensed to the
nna ilpst asE!onAbe congregations In New York tlat
uu tall to get near enough tho peot]e II ia
uer!asation from Of the most eiontent of Nav
1Gts .ihlsters in favor Of tho methods Of e,mnlo
say" IN IT. LINZ OF education aud without power
u is az asowal from ono who hua been uro,ntneniv
sohecF1lGA IN dealing with the miserjes nf Uroot et
tlat not IL" hllt ouly moral aul sirtuai 1,i1mancs
t5h 81 correct tue evils uitlor which our clties iahnr
snIt"a anS r a; whoao laora Dr. Hall d.
many Of tia churches already ,uaturinv ,ss an M
ttlr reception and tho removal hero Of te,e rnr o@