The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-27
MOODY. AND sANKEY,
Tho Wonderful Success Of the
ReYiVnIiStS In England,

nv AANNNssN vs. NAs@
IleViVRlists In England
Every mail that crosses the Atlantic
brings fresh proofs Of tho wonderful Of
fccts produced by the labors OF these
eyangolists, Az hrst but little notice was
taken Of them by the secular press, but
so intense Is the interest manifested in
their work that oyon tho London Tines,
as we learn from late cable dispatch,
has reviewed their work fayorSblS
The subioined editorial from the Lon
don Daily Telegraph presents the case in q
manner that cannot fail to interest our
readers, f}s
People in the metropolis will soon
Judge for themselves how far tho prOyin-
ces have been justified intheir emotion Of
the reyivaliats from across the Atlantic.
II takes q great deal to move Londonerss
in any such manner, and many here will
abruptly dispose Of the whole business by
tho familiar phrase religious hysIoria."
This success, however, appears rather 100
complex, and we may add, socially useful,
to BE- explained so easily by tho phrases,
mad.doctors, materialists, or cynics.
Wherever those people come they seem TO
effect nj once that which aFOh'bishOps and
rural deans and ourates from the nniver-
stiles cannot do; they convince people
Of SIM they wake hundreds Of thous-
nrJn M henria In the confederation
Of Righteousness, temperance, and
Judgment to come. Unless, then
We arc to call all religious feel.
Ing hysteria and mania, unless st. Paul
preaching ON Mars Hill and DR., Vaughan
In the Temple are equally appealing TO
the exCita6le nervous Systems Of auto
mata, wc cannot clearly sec why the
churches should DO scandalized Ot the
work done by the two reyiyalisls, No
doubt II depends upon the faculty which
large bodies Of men and women exhibit to
thrill with q common emotion which re-
acts upon the individual, and produces
remarkable elevations Of character. But
ifthe orator, general, the stage'player,
The musician and tho advocate work-as
they oil do---wilh this magnetic influence
Of sympathy, why should those be charla-
tans who employ 1t to raise and quick.
en- Inc spiritual side Of life to which
Il naturally belongs2 We cannot find
reasonable answer TO this In the sllpsllod
explanations given Of such religious
movements by people who call themselves
scientific, and yet leave the region oil
the emotions and aspirations Of man out
Of their anthropology, II rather seems
TO Ne that when Moody and Sankey
come to London, the dignitaries and
ministers OF all the churches would do
we'll Ia 20 and sec what amazing things
real genius and unselfish ardor can ac'
complish even in the present age. They
will hoar-peOplo say - some "pleceA
spoken about this life and the next, which
delivered with nasal twang or not 90
10 the souls OF the people Stralghter
thnn any sermon bought In Patornoatei
row, They will see-il London produces
what Dublin and Liverpool have witness,
ed-Congregatlons stirred with tho "Olt
Story" told newly, rs the seas are raiseC
by storm winds. And Notwithstanding
ali The easy talk about hysteria, opidem'
les. magnetism, nervous systemS, and the
ike philosophers and divincs have yet Ia
explain 10 Us why Il Ia bad thing fol
these Yankee itinerants to turn people
by the thousands to right and ylrtuoti'
lives, and good thing when bishop oil
cardinal manages to convert half.a'doten
The London Saturday Revieg in speak
ingof Alessrs. Moody and sankOy, and tlleit
wonderful revival, says that they fare nc
doub. sincere, and have an honest faitl
in the efficiency Of their exercises, ant
they ase Of course entitled topractic,
them wherever they can got chance,
II also gives the following account 0
their proceedings and the eaectsi
"ttmust be acknowledged that McSsrr
Moody and Sankey's entertainment pos
Besses genuine attractions Tor o partictl
lar class. There arc times when peopl
get tired Of the plain wholesome fare tia
Isscrved day by day throughout the yoaI
and crave for something new aud strang
to tickle their palatcS, and In the sam
way there Ia also sometimes disposition
to exchange the nonotony OF teasonaDl
religion for the fierce exeitemehts Q
stimdlants. 'Ef pays for strong doc
ttine, says one oil the characters ~
story by Mrs. Stove, why I want 10 NC
good strong doctrine. III l pays for nell
fire, want to hev hell.fite, and hey
hot too. | don't want none o. you
prnplesyin smooth things, Why, LOOK 4
DE-, Stern, hli folks has TIE very l sal
took Of theft heads, most every sul
day And q similar desire Ior =. w. wy
an Oecasi onal debaucl oil strong uoe1ri y
Is by no means Uncommon, ~ onr 9 ~
country There can BE- no uoupt tnas ~
Moody supplies the atinulaht ~ " ~
strength, and accompanied w aulVnfc,,
which makes II Singularly effective =
and hls colleague are certainly not oru
nary preachers. They have, a. one
llleir admirers expressed broken y
neeE OIL old Formality' Mi, Moody q
IlVers highly dramatic addtess, VII
BtOletVne alterations fFnftt CntTiIC ttnpI