The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10
b;s fellow men 10 the decree that he


his fellow men to the degree that be
is willing to icrego all the ambitions
Of life 50 that be can rescue them
that is Moody. His co-laborer is
just like him 10 purpose, though differ
ent IN method. Ira u. Sankey IS a
handsome naD, With a soul fnl Of
love for his fellows, and voice Ike
an angle. What Moody does in
speech be does in song. He sings on
ly such songs as hold up to their
gaze Christ on the dying for
sipners-he sings only o. that love
deep enough to take in the vilest and
broad enough for a world Of trans
g~rcssors. This is their only theme
this all they say or sing. Ii is the
old story, the beauty and sweetness
of which even the inGdel neyer,could
make head against-of He who so
loved the world that lie gave His
own life to save it. This Moody
talks and this Sankey sings. 1t is
love, love, love. Moody holds his
audiences by telling the story Of Jes-
US, who would suffer death for d
sinner; Sapkey, with his wondrous
voice, sings of that Saviour whe,
having the ninety and nine, went out
through the night and storm, through
the tangled brake for the onel And
the effect they produce is wonderful.
They say and sing nothing new-but
they are in dead earnest themselves,
and though their story be old, they
impress everybody.
They inject into their hearers their
own earnestness-they compel them
to receive it. because they believe 1t.
And that they are in earnest, there
can be no doubt. They might have
made thousands in E~ngland-in fact,
they were offered thousands-but
they took nothing but the bread they
ate. the beds they slept in. and the
clothes they wore. And here they re-
fuse to take anything else. Neither
of them have a dollar in this world,
and they work more hours than
any day laborer on the streets.
Starting with these two workers,
the churches have commenced q
movement along the whole line.
The crowd that could not get into
the Rink, last Sunday, surged into
the churches in the neighborhOod,
filing them to overlooking. Not
withstanding the crowd in the Rink
the churches of Brooklyn were never
so full and never was so much inter-
est manifested. There is revival in
the air, and advantage will be taken
of it. All the churches are arrang-
ing for revivals and there will be
such an awakening in this city, this
winter. as was never heard OF.
One word or two about the audi
enees that Moody and Sankey have.
They are the best people in the cities.
Wealthy men, the best merchants
and bankers 10 the city, came for
ward with the money TO remodel the
Rink, and to provide for the cost Of
the meetings, without solicitation.
| should like TO give the names of
some of them, but as they did il just
as Moody and Sankey labor, with
out hope or expectation Of reward, l
will allow them the luxury of doing
a good action in secret.
Reyiyals commence in ali the
churches next week. All denomina-
tions will engage in them, from the
most orthodox Presbyterian to the
most liberal l'nitarian. The best
people have united to elevate the
of morality, aud to do sSme-
thing toward lifting the great city
out of the selfish, money-making
money-getting spirit that has for SO
.ong crowded out everything else.
It is time.
The meetiDss at the Rink have
been crowded the same way every
day sice Sunday, and there is no
of abateness. From 10000 to
20, 900 people are unable to obtain at
.ittance and 90 away from eacL
meeting. The churches in the neigh
borhood take the overflow, and the
evangelists go to them for a brief
each day. Il is a wonderful
work they are doing, and they are
it Ia Q wonderful way.