The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-16

by ancient tradition, ana by the authority
Of the great religious expoundors of all
ares. II we might adopt one Of the dra-
matte features 10 which Brother MOODY
rCSUrtcd the other day. we would produce
convincing testimony on the subject. We
would call Mosrs to the witness stand,
bearing aloft the Ten Commandments; we
would call the Man of u to read the
thirty first chapter Of Jon; we would call
the shepherd King of Israel 70 read the Poni-
tcntinl Psalms; we would call SOLOMON
with his Proverbs; we would call IsAIAII
with lis prophecies: we would call all the
great Hebrew prophets down TO MALACHI,
and iiud that their voices on this subject
were one. Entering the New Testament,
we would call TO the witness stand joins
the Baptist; the authors Of the Gospels
PAUL the Apostle 10 the Grntilcs; aud
so on down 10 the Apocalyptic JONI,
who. in the very last chapter of his
Revelations describes not tho opin-
ions nor the emotions but the character
Of those who. by doing the Com
maudments,' have the fright to the tree
Of lfc.' We would call to the witness
stand the Founder Of Christianity himself
who "camc not Ia destroy the law and the
prophets, but to FUN them and who de-
clarcd the keeping of the Commandments
To be tie real test Of true faith. We would
,neXi snow - the Light of reason that in
the very nature of things true religion
cannot be thing of the mind without
being a thing of the life. And thus we
Il fl.t
they seemed necessary To those WHO reject
the Scriptures OF do not possess the faculty
Of reason.
Weave aware that an cmot on may trans
form n life. one OF the profoundost SER
mons OF the eloquent preacher, Dr. THOMAS
CHALMERS, is entitled "Thc Expulsive
Power of New ATcction;" and the title
itself Is Il whole volume of suggestion TO n
thoughtful mind. lie shows that when
the new affection, by which he means the
true religious affection. enters the mind
ana takes possession, It's presence Is incom-
patihic with evil, and its "cNpulsive
power" is soon made manifest by tuning
the man from his evil ways. This is pre-
ciscly the point we have been urging;
and we say that the test of true religion,
true conversion, or n true revival Is that
which the preacher thus cuuuciated, True
religion and evil ways are Incompatible.
We have said in these columns that the
Brooklyn revivalists, MoopY and SANKEY,
have not gwen proper prominence to this
great doctrines ana we say II now again.
They have ignored it altogether. Their
hearers would never learn it from their
vel tI.f fts. D
feet In their method and their operations,
ana have urged them t. remedy it If they
desired TO make thclrroviyal advantageous
To- brooklyn.
We have said that we should judge the
revival by Its practical visible, manifest
results. There i, no other way Of justly
judging it. 1t its converts eNcmpiiiy true
religion in their works. way and lives. in
their families. ~ society. in business. and in
the world. we han not conceal lis value or
power. But it II give no such evidence of
i's influence, if itsconycrt> merely change
their professions but no, thc.r practices, il
they continue TO wall, i'm the way, Of hell
while pretending To he under Divine
guidance, II they ratier con with their
iips and serve Tho dcyil with thor bands,
we can't -ay that thn revival has ptuduc- Il
The genuine fruits of true rvheiou.
our rclplcNcd correspondent. "A Sin-
ncr,' who.e letter of Inquiry 10 TIE SIS
has prompted ,hcsc thoughts, must excuse
us for not entering into any scclHr.uu
dispuiGtion concerning faith AMI works a.
tie means of salvation. Thc Theological
logomnchists have written thousands Of
volumo- on tho subject, amt We have no
thing to add to them Just now. W, may
tell A SINNER" however. since lac Is Il
man who req T. and accepts tn" Scriptures,
though he does not always quote them
correctly, that he can test the real worth
OF the Brooklyn revival hv the hlnt cou-
tanned in the language Of PAVE. who said:
"Faith without works is dead aud who
again said: Il will I,ou thee nav faith by
my works. And W. may AID that these
would Ice good tcXts for Brother MpopY to
take NJ before hc leaves Brooklyn.