The New York herald., 1875-11-01
ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS, Oct 2s, 1875
Your correspondent endcavored to interview tho
prominent clergymen OF this city regard to ths
Moody and sankey movement Tho opinions ofsevera
given herewith: -
REV. R. A. HOLLAND
St Louis most eloquent divine and pastor of 81
Georges Episcopal church, said 'Although previouf
to my connection with this church was Methodist
do not approve Of this movement My whole
perence has shown that camp meeting and revival
movements do more harm than good think tina,
Moody and sankey Will prove successful in vending
their religious nostrums other humbugs of the day
Their work is evidently not supernatural When they
first started in Chicago they met with no success what
ever and have since then reason to believe that
they have been gifted with supernatural power. Moody
and Sankey the smallest part in this movement.
They only visit places cities after the churches have
to speak, laid the corner stone for the movement
and they take to themselves the credit that captain
in the army does when the army victorious. In fact
Moody and sankey humbugs."
REV W. LEWIS,
OF St Johns Methodist church. was cool toward the
movement He thought that Hammond had done some
good here but as TO Moody and sankey he knew moth
ing of them personally The results obtained depended
very largely on the manner in which these movements
were followed up Methodsts had always been in favor
movements certainly have the effect RECORDER HACK.
Err sAYs-'THE LEGISLATURE HAS WISELY PLACED ruI
SELECTION or OFFICERS or THE COURT OF GENERAL
SESSIONS IN EXCLUSIVE DISCRETION JUDGES
or THAT Court. EVERY EXPERIENCE
urBs TO COURT oFFIcER's USEFULNESS" of bringing
under religious influences many who would otherwise
not be reached IN conclusion he said In ? depre
eating manner that it had tendency to call humau
instead Of divine aid.
REV. T. NJ POST, D. D.,
pastor OF the First Congregational church. ndorsed thu
movement and prophesed great results He referred
to s'the career of Hammond which has boon productive
OF SO much good = and thought the present movement
would be OF still greater benefit Moody and Sankey
actuated by the best Of motives Did not know any
thing about the previous history OF either and had not
the stories recently published regarding Sankey's
REV A. H. BURLNGHAM,
OF the Second Baptist church, reticcnt He took
prominent part In the Hammond movement about two
years ago and had he not been disheartened by tho
results would doubtless have expressed himself Ia favor
Of reyivals IN general and this one In particular.
REV Q. l. GoODELL,
Of the Pilgrim Congregational church. contrast
those previously mentioned He has Just returned
from Europe, where he met and aided Moody and
sankey. He believes in the movement and thinks that
great good will come Of IT, They working two
years In the smaller cities and towns
REV, r. $. ROBERT,
rector OF the Church Of the Holy Communion expressed
himself as follows Moody and Sankey work on tho
feelings of their audiences who are carried away or
swayed by nervous affection a wave Of sympathy OF
which music forms part IL Is similar 10 what St.
Paul said to the Corinthians They were led away to
DUMB idols by this frenzy Religion Is a life II is
not thing to be put or or on at moment but grows
day by day, year by year. and be accounted for.
This sudden profession Of religion in reyvals is not
part Ia Christianity. have doubt that have ex-
perenced the samc feeling that Moody and Sankey's
hearers feel when years ago heard Ole Bull play the
VIOLIN