New-York tribune., 1875-02-15
LABORs OF A NOTED REVIVAL PREACHER.

LABORS OF NOlED REVIVAL rhHHOi'Hi"
THE CAREER OF HENRY vARLEY-HIs POWER OVER
MEN AS SHOWN IN ENGLAND AND CANADA.
The Rev. Henry Varley OF London addressed
large audience at Association Hall las' evening iro
the words of the 22d verse OF the sixth chapter OF R
mans But now being made free from sin and become
servants to God, ye have your fruit unto hoil-
ness and the end everlasting hfe" Mr.. var
ley has an acceptable mauner IN impromptu de-
livery, O feIve1t spirit OF exhortaton, "ohuerIui
memory for the Scripture and bodness OF utterance
that peculiarly ht for his work He is about so years
OF ageta ofcommandnG presence and dgnited In pear
ing Most OF his life has spent London butcher
III which business be has accumulated considerable prop
erty Mr. Varey the present pastor OF tho "es' Lon
don Tabernacle Noting HUI His visit to America ID
for the purpose of and relaxation from his pressing
duties. He has spent some months in Canada. and
comes this city OIL invitation to hold series OF meet
ings during the coming weak.
Eleven years ago he began evangestic work among
of class, and became known throughout
England for the success which attended his tcaci ngs
His education in early lie such as tho line OF
business nc had chosen required. -Four years ago he
admitted 10 tho ministry, and with the assistance
Of his faherin-aw mainly built the large church OF
which he is now the pastor. lie still keeps up his
labors among the butchers holding periodically tea
meetings to which ;he butchers and their wives arc
invited. lie holds 10 the Baptist form Of fath and
when in London fills Mr.. Spurgeon's pulpit In bis
absence His services called for in all parts OF En-
gland as o revivast. In Norwich Engr 1900 per
were converted nnder his preaching. and the
resule OF days labor in Yarmouth just before ne
sailed for America, was shown IN 6F CONVERSIONS lie
walked the streets followed by crowds to whom he
talked aud preached. lie possesses strong influence
men, particularly OF his own class His method Is
excgetica supporting his text by collateral quotations
from the Scriptures. 80
Mr.. Vdrley's work Canada has been attended with
remarkable success. The first general interest his
preaching attracted at the close OF the Evangelical
Alliance Conference at Montreal last Autumn. He held
series OF meetings I'm Montreal which the Protestant
denominations generally united In. and which resulted
many conversions AT Toronto far greater interest
manifested in the meetings, which were attended
twice day for four weeks by congregations numbering
from 1000 1000 Huntreds of persons professed con-
version and joined tie various Protestant churches AT
Brantford small town Of 10000 inhabitants, Mr. Varley
spent two weeks. During ihls time one-nfth OF the
whole population were, II Is claimed, converted The
hotels closed during the hours OF meetlng the bill
lard saloons and similar resorts were almost deserted
ana in cases public schools dismissed 10 allow
the scholars hear Mr. Varey In other places there
was a similar show OF interest and like results Ii Is
worthy OF remark that while this English revyalist Is
working IN America, Messrs. Moody and Sankey, the
American Evangests, leading in the greatest re-
yIyal Eng land that has occurred for many years.