New-York tribune., 1875-11-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
PROGRESS OF TIE BROOKLYN REVIVAL
ELkcnoN EXCITEMENT NOT POTENT TO KEEPAwAY
LARGE NUMBERS FROM THE MrETfNds-THs

PROGRESS OF TIE BROOKLYN REVIVAL.
ELkcnON EXCITEMENT NOT POTENT TO KEEPAwAY
LARGE NUMBERS FROM THE MrETfNds-THs
TEsr-wEEK or THE KvANGELisrs EFfORTs.
Brooklyn clergymen regard the present week
~ tho test Of the religious spirit whch has been
awakened by the revival work Curiosity hAS boon eA-
haused and those persons who attend the meetings
drawn by other m0tlyes Moreover tho evaDsoists
arc now almost entirely doing their WORK alone At
first the churches, and especially the cier-
gymen, gave up their own affairs Tor the
time and all heartily Joined IN attendance upon, aud nc
tive interest In all the meetings That Interest sii con-
tnues and viii probably continue until the meetings
close though the church members and ministers 40 mol
consider their abOrs now NJ they nave oeeh
In the past for Mr. Moody has thoroughly Known
and 10 making his own power felt. This week, IL
asserted must determine the after progress OF tue TT
vivs Everything Is nov In better condition thah IN INC
first week. The eyangests are working on ssoia OASIS
and their apparent hereafter WILL 1t beneSed
be real SUCCESS also.
large attendance ut tho O'Clock morning prayer
meeting yesterday not expected. II was election
day. and politics In Brooklyn had caused unusual III
terest among tho better class Of people. Moreover.
within tho two days preceding Messrs- Moody and
Snnkey had held five large meetings besides -FOUR auth
ary meetings. and the city churches had neid te reg
uar services But the Tabernacle ws again hied yes
tcday morning. and the character Of the audience DID
not materially differ from that Of previous days MT
Beecher wa again present, coming In late ana standing
IN his accustomed place Mono Of the cergymen presen
,,,oko as the meeting intended TO encourage youh-
men and those who had attended the inquiry IDee'-
inus 10 pray and speak, mr. Moody's remarsS
were drawn from Mark firth chapter. 2oth W
34th verses. whore is related the story OK t'c
woman who had an Issue VI blood twelve years, And
had suffered many things Of many physicians and had
spcnt al that she bad and nothing bettered. but
rather grew worse" He dwelt upon tho fact that she
had spent all that she had and came to jesus VINO saia
10 her. Daughter thy faith hath nair thee Whole 20 10
peace aud be whole of thy plague His Inference was
that no man. however dopraved aud however hopeless
a condition. wonld fail of il lac came ~ Christ He
might try all the PHILOSOPHERS IN the world. anu ut last
would fnd cure In the son OF God
Mr. sankey sang less alone yesterday than ever before
His tbr,a IA troubling him considerably, and the keen
mir of Brooklyn Hill does not aid him IN recovery lie
has been using troches freely for several days; hut
when singine those familiar with his voice do not fail
TO note that Lo much Of his power fearing no
may @ xhaust IT, on his way from the Rink Yesterday
morning Mr. Boecher expressed great interest IN tbc
meetings lie surprised at the numbers VINO con
n,iay attend. II Is said that an effort has beeu mace
to induce Mr.. Beecher to open meetings IN his own
church. II the Rink and Tabernacle found inadequate
TO attendance. He SAID yesterday shat ne
ould not deem this advisable until it was cetin that
the Rink and Tabernacle will be Overcrowdcd with pe0-
ple during the remainder OF the revival season. The
present week viii probably settle that question; afIer
which the other question Can bt better considered
The young mems meetings are becoming very success
full The Rev. Chas NJ. Morton, who conducts t G
services was converted to religious life through Mr.
Moodys efforts, and has before been associated with him
IN revival work During the first visit OF Mr.. Moody "a
England In 1866, when he established the daily noon
pn,yrrineetings in Loudon Mr.. Morton took charge OF
his Northern Tabernacle iu Chicago In addition to the
regular services to-day ut a. and 73O p H., there
Will be Biblo readings by Mr.. Moody at the Tabernacie
the object being to organize company of workers IN the
,uquiry meetings. This additional meeting was very
largely attended one week ago.