, 1875-11-28

NooDT'B OPINION OF Ills BROOKLYN WORK
A reporter Of tho Brooklyn Arqus extracted
some opinions from Mr. Moody on the eve OF
bis departure from Grooklya, among them The
following:
=. Do you think that you and Mr. ssnsey have so
aYes: an perfectly sstisaed,-no, / Won't s.y
that for would not oe satisfied with our work IN any
pee unss saw eyery n11p. womsn; - a1d T ehd H. II
ton but don't suppose can expect to attain that
full measure OF Closy in any place. mn satisfied,
however that GODS blessing has re,ted On o, abo1s
great harvest for Cod glory and tbs good OF the peo-
pls Of this city and neiglborhood.
~ suppose the work will be continued In the
churches after you learo"
+.Oh, yes. Our work Is only preliminary We como
here, and. under Gods blessing, we start religious
revival Then, after We eave tho work runs along in
The regular channel Is continued. and, as far IL p
sihle, completed. You have enough churches, mis-
a1S g CO
tie in full force, and think 1t has received impetus
that will carry it along.
and concert IN their efforts to help you7"
"xe. indeed; 1,, Cannot e1Rrsss sufficiently ny
women, to tie 1embeTs ot tbe Young Mems Christian
Association, and to the good people generally Of the
City Of Brooklyn for their earnest enorts to help Mr.
Sankey md myself. They have dons al in their power
vorkie With their whoie souls, and have materially
aided u.s. We havo received nothing but kindness and
encouragement. Our work Las been arduous. but
SIT has been stated ia some Of the papers that by
far the greater number Of PEOPLE In your audiences
xers church ts aao who Tess a.
comparative faiiure, ~ It did not reach those who
really needed to be brought under the influences OF
ligion in other Words that sinners received bene
d. because their Christian brethren didn't give tnem
= chance to hear you.'
~ suppose that was really 20 1t the beginning Of
the work Christians naturally will come to place OF
that Kind first. They como because they Ike to a:-
tend tho nalntesration Of Gods Word Sinners won't
merely from curiosity. They read tho newspapers,
meetings, and they say. We've got to go aud this
thing. They don' care for the singing, and rzeach-
Ing, Ind praying, but they want to show. Thus
they xre brought under the influence Of the Holy
spz7t, aud sometimes word ia spoken that touches
their hearts and they saved+ Christianity and
riottsy combined we're the first large audience, but
when We found that wo were uot reaching tho sin
t~o weets " have been strenuousy trying 10 get It
them, xnd think we succeeded or cou1Rs we could
not keep out all the church members, but beleve
latterly far greater portion Of our audiences was
composed Of people who are not church members"
'4Hov long do son propose to stay in philadel-
phia7 p
end o{ January, but that depends on circumstances.
From there 60 to the Hippodrorne at Ne" York.
Il h,s been engaged for throe months, and it viii take
two 1nontns. That will carry NJ up TO April"
Have you made any engaaemeats after thAt7"
"No. d. By that time We will b. pretty well tired
out snd win need some zeat- What we may do after
our New York engagement will be owing. in great
MEASURE, the condition Of the wark elsewhere. and
Il we see field Epo for tho harvest We will 60 and
work. and God will give "a the strength to carry It
have great hopes for the work in this city and New
York because the meetings hare have produced action
among the churches there, which has led to the or
ganization of prayer nettn8s and earnest work for
Inc onspourirg OF the spirit and when get to
in New York, tho nesnes there will serve to rro4ong
the feeling here"
BHcuEn's VIEW OF MooDT's WORK.
Plymouth Church 1ectu1e-room WAS crowded
at Mr.. Beecher's weekly talk Nov. 19. Tho bur
den Of hia remarks Was, what was the proper
course for Plymouth Church to pursue in fur
the1ance Of tho revival work, after the departure
OF Mesars- Moody and Sanksy. he thought
that to attempt to cauy On the great meetings