, 1875-06-20

SOM to keep their feengs under Proper control an
not to take what Mr. Moody says too seriously. I
ghowr moreover, that Whatever may hava hsen th
naturt Of Aesass. Moody aud ssnkey operations our
their country .ont IN hopao ,dis eaay nv
pr1ety. They have in fact, abandoned their o1igna
pre,enstons and instead Of a:tempung TO Touse IA
lover orders have doue their best to cultivate The IA
yor Of e3od society. Arrangements made by whtct
spiritual aspirzo.s OF respectable position may ayolG
The unpleasant crush Of the mob At the celestial gates
and taks their spiritual consolation comfortably II
! private boxes and reserved stalls and the tone
Of toe performances has Also been adapted, n fAl
| a. posaihle. to tho szigenctes OF polite zspo*o
| Judging from the teme2uor Of the company In
Tho Haymasket, weSsnould be disposed to thtnh
that effect OF revival services rather soothing
to be accounted for BY the fact that apparently only
persons who ara already psrfocsy sure Of their GIVE
conversion are In tho habft Of attending. Any one
VINO bus visited the meetings IN different parts of the
town must hays that the greater part Of the
dience composed Of juss the sort Of people who
ara already provided win abundant religious MINIS
outside the ordinary pale Of the church aud chapel
going world there hardly trace. Yet the pres
ence Of the iattar would hAve been the ony 1ustaca
ton which could be pleaded for the preachers vulgar
language and degrading buclesqua Of sAeEed things
That persons Nth Any de8ree Of education and cui
rated intelligence should taks delight III bearing the
most solemn and affecting subjects discussed In this
stys must necessarily tndcate dep1aycd and morbid
Ase. sucn peopo 60, not for the sake Of grave and
elevated teaching, but merely to be t1ckled new
way. A1. Moody. with that practical shEewdnesa
which he has tavArsby ahown In his business arrange
meus, u himself perfectly OF the cause OF such
wanted, he SAID. It recent conference the sub-
tec Of revvals WA something new. The old methods
might ~ Be yesy vel in sne5 way 1at then .i they
them, and must HAYS change. And, be added il the
new bait does not eucceed ws must erS aon1a other.
Ind bull thst Iii d. It il obvious tbat n Argument
Of this lind might be used 70 1u9tly some proceed
inss Of ra,ber startling character a, for inssAnce If
tbs preacher to discard nla clothes AZ we'll as gram
mar, and ordinary decorun, aud also that change
made for the sake OF change u to Eaac itself
ont very soon There e.n b no donbt howsver' that
operating, and their b2tt has been found attractive
chiefly by people who have loat their relish for PLAIN
and wholesome fare and already beginning to dis
cover that the nav Rauce ia getting to be mono.onous
too.
That conader1hls number Of pe,sons who havn for
tho moment exhausted other forms Of relaxation hnd in
these services means Of not nnpeasaut1y btguilng
their hou1s Of leisure IL OF courss PLAN enough aud
sos Of them may probably dssive certain .n amount ON.
asstss. especially The days wheu they find them
saves In the company Of royal Princess or Duch-
ess SENSE Of soci4i dignity IS thus confined WITH
and the best ia got out Of both worlds 1t very odeF~
Ste figure. The fAct however. remains that the ser
vices rather religious recreation for people who
ars already comfortable about their Aous than
means Of awakening hasdened sinners, or etim-
ulus to practical religion. There Ia no donhs, on
&nx1ety In regard to the salvation at the world,
bat il that sort Of snety which chiefly relates to
tho Impending disastsra q other people There Is
whoae services bad been attended with much JUNCTION
BY lady Of rank, snd who in calling 70 pay hta
she had repentsd Of her Sins, upon which the lady
summoned her husband to pu. that InAn" out Of
doors A considerable eloment in the charm of the
AP1z$ Fx$
ttsn satiafacon IN witnessing from safe aho1e The
tossing Of poor wretches The stormy Waves. The
sense Of pesonsi security T. 4utsued and intensified
sre at any moment liable 70 be aahineERed: and.
though the spectators no doubt sincerely sorry Tor
the sufferers, and anxious that they should he saved,
yet it uay BE- questioned whether they would feel their
own oompace1t happiness quits acuely it 1t were
not shazpened by tho consciousness that At least they
Aro quite sAfa themselves.
It tis In fact their defcfeuciea but those Of
ether people, which are constantly in the minds OF the
rasher reasc.ors to disseminate and add to ths
brightness Of tho light than part Of the darkness to be
illuminated. Hence tbs prayers by .'thres ~avea !
that may be restored their busbands;n by
IL Christian in behalf Of haoks!ilin2 brother and
IN. And ths characteristic has been very strik1ngy
brought out in soma Of the Practices which hhve
NJ had heard before Of the kouse-tohouse Ss,t4uon
which hsd been organized in various country towns
nsturd sud necessary part Of the revival system;
London. Bands Of Moody and sankeyites proul about
3reak into private houses, catechise aud insult tha
innate sna Supply cover @ los o,hes. persons On
Calling At housa in order to inquire after the spirit
la health Of the occupants Is mot yet indctabe
ashton hnd spirit IN which it has been taken !
1p by the people Of whom are speaking, it will /
,rcoue an intosezable nuisance It Is. in fact, |
ustiaahle - that Of ths Tads Unionists and gross
outrage Of the aanctty OF what ,,ed to called the
3ngnshman's castle. No attempt j. made to ascertain
fhA ANf rSt
introduction Of any kind il sought il hven any
aotiee given. The rckets sometimes men, but, u
iiot different districts to themselves II by zome
,ght Of territorial Jurisdiction. They knock IT tho
oor aud ask to SEQ tne master or mistress, but With
mt stating their business. In mos they arc civ
tly shown into the paEior or drawtng-room on the
Imposition thtt they bare really an erraud which
asy warrant thei1 intrusion: anl on any men,
nth questions which imply, sud indeed almost !
1pucitly proclam, q strong conviction on
hsy re addressing arc utterly destitute of ns.hns
the nature Of religion, aud probably doorled to
ternal pesditon. Unless they At ones change their
nd place themselves hunhiy At the feet Of tie emf
eut apoales, Moody and saEkey. It is easy to under
Ind the sort ot unpleasant shock which Is produced
qUaet household hg the Apparitian OF coupe OF
tunatcs going round with dsnunclations OF this
md i ia true that they would probably go away as
ice 4 frmly ordered ood; but stoal iapudenee ot
.e ki!ld with which they are armed Is powerful
eapon, And is often mercifessty used in the
eak woscn. Under any circumstances, the intrusion
N hardly fail to ba extremely Irritating, for even
ot the least sensitive character do care to
lva adrnonitons Of the most solemn kind flung at |
them by parsons out OF the street to whom thsy are
.Tfect strangers certain bond Of acquaintance, if =
i OF close and permanent intimacy IL essential ~
utdAuon for intercourse Of 40 delicata = nature.
The uhols thing is Of course, itnpertinenc9 of ]
"a most glazing Kind. ThiA IN not the case OF quail
d sud Aecreditsd missionary going TO the houses Of
ople be may reasonably suppose to be iu need Of
ID tot unwilling to receive bis Waits. 4 Moodyita |
ausitor ID simply anybody who ehoo=ea to assu1ne
ritual superiority over the rest OF the world and
3 tasie for poking bis her into other peo-
es Pdairs 1t Is impossible to suppose that any good
a ID done by this rude aud irritating invasion nf
nestlc privacy but doubt erxtiea the spirltusl
ids Of hose who indulge il it. Thla system Of per-
cutop has, happily, not been adopted, 10 FAR ~ We
aware by any other sec, but II ia easy to conceive
lat would BE- the state OF the world If 1t were to be
me general. and II every competing set Of religious
ftztors wero to send out Its bands Of ptckata. I
cat deal haA bean said about the 1eaua Of the rp-
ri movement, and it is boasted BY its supporters
It its track has beeu marked By the symptoms Of
Ye religious life It certainly does not appear that
Scotland and the North Of England, though minis
y may hays been moro busy, m1g1atratea have had
: to do: but whatever may have been the effect Of
public Anry1cea there be uttle doubt that tho
It Of inqusisora invasion Of private Ifs which haa
many places followed in their tran hardly calci-
ed to derelop Christian charity. 8