New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-21
THE REVIVALISTS.
MIR. MOODY'S SERMON ON CHRIST.
A CoUNTER-CAMPAIGN BY THE UNITARIAN CLERGY
MIN-TIIE STARTLING POWER AND BOLDNEss OF
Mr. MoODY's ILLUSTRATIONS.


NoRTUFIELD, Mass, Sept. 20.-Iesterday was
field day among the churches here. The experience Of
a week ago caused everybody 10 anticipate an extra
ordinary effort on part of Mr. Moody in which, how
ever they disappointed he preached only once
The regular service OF the morning was held in the 'oh
grcgatonal Church Mr.. Carkes sermon had reference
to the labors of the evangest and seeking iortify
them. At the Unitarian Church the other hand Mr
Sunderland felt that II proper time to r enforce
any IN his congregation, who might not BE- con
Grned in all OF their opinions, BY a reii "a
ton of the doctIinal points al his church
His audience was large, md included portion Of NJ
Moodys family, the members OF which, almost VIII
out exception. regular attendants al bis church
Mr. Sunderland took as his text, After the way when
they call hercsy so worship tie cod OF my fathers
tActs xiv, IA He began hy saying that h. dd not
mean in any 10 affirm thai people "ho De-
lieved in orthodoxy were Christian people Many Of
them are hut their Christianity in no SENSE lea ID the
orthodoxy: il is something higher snd sweeter. when
would remain should their orthodoxy vanish Oitio-
doxy, as such he said. s Objectionable because al Is LOT
taught by Christ but contradcts many Of HIS paines
sayings II 70 De- araned under at LEAST four charges
First: That il is authoritarian.
Second That IL is unreasonable.
Thlrd That II is essentially immoral. that j.. in the
tendency OF much VI its creed.
Fourth That the tim ana place OF q. Varrpatln "i
its present authority clearly be traced In history
Each Of these four points sustained 10 the entire
satisfaction of his hearers, and long as this sermon IL
remembered is not probable that the Vniariah' OF
NorhGed viii be grelIy influenced for want oi oln-
ions Of their own. This sermon is De printed as
tract by the American Unitarian Association Of Boston
In the afternoon Mr. Sunderland talked about the same
things to the sundaycliool. and did not ak over "e
chdrens heads but the large number Of adults Nho
were present seemed also 70 hc greatly elhea
MO0DT's GRAPHIC PICTURE or CHARACTER.
MI Moody's service occurred at lo'c.oc'l The vet
and chilly equinoctial weather and the fact tiit III
-ankey was not here. were the two potent causes why
the crowd large uron tAe previous oab'aih
Nevertheless he little church ac1ed fli chtly
win visitors from ire country "hic ne Itoil' W'
getting seated and not lite nic.:n'n Was .s"H ny
the OPP ainh mum lei o. Htih. ''- ~. '.. r'l
ton playing an acconpanncrt nd cno.. .'''n
ing Meanwhile Nj NJ adt. VINO Aat rA'Hi .-.'
with a dOubis-broasicd coat. was morl- 1"'hi'
Windo5,s. The sin ing, and ,lc re.tcsa lille fellows
kicking their heels o. thc front sea,. -i ""' ls al
he seems mo natural bchind te fi- rh Il taF- no
time for Inn TO warm 10 Poi thone. mel never acfs
Of h subject. Il is sil tla he gives year 10 go" ,n
atructi"n 81 sermon, prerrru- - b} i'i- . h4iH'
II his aireai, been toll how everything n ,.sIeet
certain intended effect Now fFNf The otHti r 1910 -i-'
ar zone there &, less OF go r'.re chars .cf -i,a -
the ia.tins; ilc real ii,.or.c talent eAic 81, Moody
hms III possesses come, or ia 70 strong -Ai ''..,. -
i'm in ila characteristic although tie men l, lo more
alike th4n li, Tweed look lis- Abraham / ar'n ms
dramatic manner ani the nla t'i ~ iil ti'1H ISL.
ami hia imitation o.. the proud tones OF ''''l e.
hauety dic ~ of T. air ta. z.- .eia',- OF -
ana Jui.s. an. io~ of the anr hIou-nt every wilma
, eD and 'i.,,, ~ s.yo1.. al go u- :. d..
quite unpo,,,hc 20 reproduce BIS 7L.ir Haror "i D..
~. -. In any s','ltl o.. "'' "' t .s To-
t.ro I'm iae son Ha~t see -iis- cu-a"n '' h'.'
why go bo.1 grows chill 100 1Gr r'ae when 81. i's'i
dtc5 ,-c -,ei az. ID l.Jy Macbeth.
Mr. SOC DIS SERMON.
after the Introductory exercise ~. Moody r'a' .-r
lasl le.f o. tc I'D 'na.t,- a. Matthew. -3-u- FOR D.
t,xt tlc yosl- in me l2I verso: iat fAina rr u
Christ r. 10 is this question. ne sid. which mt ypi
10 consider -day. NOT what tluE yr ~ minister n't
what think We Of orthodoxy. tls cor mat sta. h-t
what tln. Sc of Christ. People tel ne that come folks
are falling against th..c mcc.n". 7; f. u 81
encouraging si-n: / want % sct them &" .H.us
aoont them. There WIS class Of prople N
h.d TIC rlaiecs came 10 Cars, md asked iim "lr'
tlc great ., cyiIH"ndmrn' Ia u'H'. ti"' ri''
s, Won q qu.'iou-Wlai 5lns 5, Of C...f ." WIS il
G"di-"h! ";'3 ~ % 10, - D,'"iv ~ I'm.
cod manifest IN the l,7it How o. 70 tai DAVID called
Mr. moody then a,dca -cyer.iy fAc questions. What
slab tl4n. of Au a- "a pr, l"AtI . hri'"r, .d d
tcaclcri and cxpoLnded is answer. 20 rlen ne ihcA
asked " - H. COD manifest j.. 90. iesh: and aid:
L. want ~ G"t at tie rhdfJci'- 81 hih 'ht4r IA
ieH ~ ~ W.. i i .,'a,.- IN . iruift %, li,t.
who knew Christ about lin. tMphas. thc tLitI iTcsi
standing AT The read Of the J wish nntlon--uli"-e
could summon Mn here, ana '.i4uu 1Sh nm 40, a
tense when brought before The -aiie nm -al te..
rlony can Won bring about MIN 2! C...pla, answers
,skcd lin plainly Arr Thou tho son OF GodF AMI he
said. am am yOU shat see Ir "a tic ls' manu- OFT
GiJ, Wicn fcarr that. told rnc -auhedrim hc was
mn, az death" Ihris .uty az dea,I because lie sa.d
he was the Goldman But there L. Pa'c VINO CAUSED
Crist, ar est Plate. yoH had linn be1ore yol ana
heard uln; nov t-iI US what y0u tAnk.' lie answers
q ind no talit III Him good many men eii ! ~.
PLATE bal there are w0r,e men IN Noi,An'iu, ll,H
tnolcs Pilates Wiic-Weu lei women sped in our M.tt
ng to-uignt-what does she say Iiave tAon n1tAi.-
10 do with that Just man; for nave suffered hL'H.
thing, IN dream because " aim - -.
IN call Jud5 said the preacher Let him come IN
JUDAS YOU Anew CHRIST YOU were ms di5oipif' an"
were honored 10y being The treasurer Of the oad YOU
you heard Him deliver tlc sermon Oh tie Mount st u
your testimony You can near lhe ~ p'ev'i -, =.
ring the table as he throws them down and cIlCH,
have betrayed innocent blood" God made ever! o'"y
even strangers and enemies, testify for 'hIlst.
There MAT prince Of preachers from tne wilderness
G is id 6oey yero his food bur be rould prrach and
could draw great crowds out oil TIE cly amer hlin "'h
is a thing not easy to do. see HIM. that hairy man,
standing by The Jordan carpenter comes ao"h
10 the bank and asks to be baptized. John stands Dac-
have need 10 be baptized oi thee j. h- eXcihnil"h
and the next day John saws " Ana saw ana pare rtro
mat The son ri cod" john mad 10 doubt anoui IL
said John too. must decrea-c dhd hr III 81
Bnt Christ has lett word that Wa ever grctf
than Jon the Baptist There. another john John tlr
Disciple who. laid his head Cnris, .bosOm Isae
the Book OF Jim II mas Dceh caIeG zoo lof S;
can't read that through without having HIS hc4'
MI Moody then called Peter and Thomas a. Witnesses
and questioned them and then said: Then Here lIa
stephen saul resolved TO stamp mis- new doctrine
out. A good many men beside saul have tred 10
stamp out Christ An iGhdel slid that twelve
poor fishermen built up CnrlstendOm, ana We
should see that EIenchman could pull IL down Inn
drls have yet pulled IL down, ana there 10 more W
ten and said about Christ and def nding him tah
ever before since world began saul gong 10
stop all this ami started FOR Damascus. but tle Loi
speaks him and says why perscculest thou Ihc
And now saul thinks" why Was lie perscclilLH
Christ r. "Whyr' And then look al him ~ Ike giant
hr springs the course and starts Tor tIe prize ~
vas wlin. be sAipwTecked willing 10 be beat-ht
would 20 preach in place icw months. ana not -e'
II 900 rlO.OtO, hui they wOld take HIM Oui 10 tc