The New York herald., 1875-10-30
PLYMOUTH PRAYER MEETING
BEEcHER ON MOODY AND sANKEY-HE PRAYs
THAT THEY MAY NOT BECOME PROUD

BEEcHRR ON MOODY AND sANKEY-HE PRAYs
THAT THEY MAY NOT BECOME PROUD.
Plymouth lecture was unusually crowded last
evening The meeting was opened with the oSO,h
hymn, followed BY prayers by DR.. Edward
beecher and Brother Mckay. After tho singing OF
another hymn MI. Beecher said IL want to call your
attention TO strange contrast or conjunction rather
Look at the papers morning evening and you shall
find them all fuil OF
PRINTERS TiRR
on election for and against, full oyerlowing You
listen on the street you hear ELECTION" ELECTION"
Right in the midst Of the comes up, quietly un-
ostentatiously series of meetings which have been
without parallel in Brooklyn II would seem as II you
went from star to another The profound ten.
derness, the yearning, the aspiration the
hope and JOY and sweetness you ma in one,
against that strong tide of the political life.
II is like the singing Of the Pilgrims in the Maylower
while tossed by the waves OF the Atlantic People are
setting their wits to work to account for this First
come Mr Moody and Mr. Sankey What In them does
this thingY You might just well look through pane
Of glass and ask what makes the landscape
look 80 beautifulY hear talk, and
there is almost universal respect expressed
in all the papers. hear discussing what is there
IN these men to affect men soS No man who lives in
the realm OF taste primarily; no who lives in the
standpoint; who lives in the realm Of the in
tellect, whether il be logical or classical, can
UNDERSTAND THIS MOVEMENT.
We say Moody does not to be specially fluent
He often sets aside has original views of grammar
He does not seemto have any ideas II any one
supposes that 10 have high power OF reasoning and
an ample vocabulary would be sufficient he does
not know anything about IT, Suppose a little child
was going to be buried and the minister should
stand up and give you long psychological talk; it
would not produce any effect but revulson but If |
should say the words any child could say 20, mother
don't wonder your heart is broken - there would no,
be dry eye The inherent power Of Christ is such in
its relation to human wants that the man who can
bring it home most directly, the who produce
1t and hide himself that man is the successful one.
Now, regard for instance, the fact that curiosity may
be dvlney blessed and have
LEGITIMATE SPHERE.
Moody was In this city years ago and produced no
great impression. We all esteemed him highly; he
was known everywhere for his indclatgable industry,
and he had his portion of He went abroad
and took Sankey with him. They were not
stin England and Scotland; Moody and Sankey were
powerful and the RSys OF IL went through the
Empire and back to us. So when Mr. Moody
came TO Brooklyn, curiosity had a legitimate sphere,
and the effect was the bringing together Of great multi
tudes and there is in great multitude magnetic
power OF individual feeling What six men feel sep
arately brings them together and II is not addition but
addition plus They help each other;
that important fact Mr.. Moody, by the opera
ton OF curiosity, Is dong great work.
He speaks two great casses-one the universal and
individual snulness Of man giving rise TO
earnest want and second. OF the inGnitiveness the
readiness the nearness, the beauty aud sweetness of
the supply by the Lord Jesus Christ He does not
take the old hard representation of mans state Of sin
iuness. He goes to work in mider way. Look at
the hymn book, and you will be struck
with the fact that almost all the hymns
are OF the persuasive kind, not damnatory You
observe Mr. Moody does not go through Gods Word
with abstract arbitration He does that which
is great deal better. lie deals in truth,
not in relation to n system, but in relation
to human wants. Both these brethren have got
common and | think God has given them
grace; but they in peril than they that they
preach TO- IL Is pltcous thing to a who by
long popularity made vain He is ruined for power
and ought to be matter of real prayer to God that
our dear brothers. Moody and Sankey be kept humble
Not ostentatous humility. That kind OF pride
They can be here but little while.
THE DIRECT
OF this labor may not be very large but ir God makes
US wise the indirect results will be great We ought to
catch that fire and bring il home II is in my heart
believe 1t is Ia this church l think this church is
being prepared and grace Will flow out abundanty.