The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-03
REVIVAL RESULTS.
la the Thick OF the Work ii
Philadelphia = Two Immense
Meetings : HlOOdy'H MeahOdS-
Number Of Conversions.

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Number Of Conversions.
Philadelphia Letter in New York Tdbuns,l
Moody and Sankey's revival has reach.
ed the second stage, On Sunday morn.
ing the preliminary work Of stirring up
the converted to new zeal, strengthening
their faith, and arousing u prayerfui
spirit within them, was completed, and
crowned with mighty assemblage Of
Christian workers. Having thus enlist.
ed the reapers, and inspired them with
courage and devotion, the evangelists be.
gan 10 thrust their sickles into the har.
vest Of the uncOnverted. The old freight
depot presented an extraordinary speCta.
Gle on Sunday afternoon, on the occasion
OF the first womans meeting. Over TO-.
900 women, Of all ages and social condi.
tions, crowded the audience room, and
in the streets outside surged throng OF
1000 or 5000 more, vainly pressing
against the heavy doors, or rushing
to and fro on fruitless search
for some .hospituble opening. No
doubt many Of them felt like the lost
sheep Mr.. Sankey sings about in his pa.
thetiC hymn Of the "Niutty and Nine"
and wished that the great preacher would
initiate the example Of his Master, and
come out to bring them into the fold. To
sec SO many women making an excited
effort to hear the Gospel preached was a
strange sight, but It was rendered the
more unique by the reflection that with.
in mile OF the spot were one hundred
churches, where the same Gospel had
been preached for years, whose doors had
always been wide open, and had never
been beset by any crowd. No wonder
that the conclusion was irresistible to
many lOOkers.On that it was Moody and
Sankey and not the religion that was
sought, and that contagious excitement
had more To do with collecting the crowd
than suddenly awakened interest in the
Christian scheme Of salvation. In the
evening there was q meeting for men ex-
cluSlyely. The great building was again
filled, but all who came up 10 the hour
OF opening the services found seats.
There was no multitude left in outer
darkness.
Mr., Moody has now fairly settled
down to his work. To interest profess.
ing Christians was n comparatively easy
task. His real power as a revivalist Is
shown in his success in taking OF
sinners, and here no Is certainly master
Of his work. Nothing could be more Ell.
fective than his way Of preaching to the
women. OF all chords in the female heart,
that Of maternity Is the most sensitive,
Upon this he played--perhaps a little
cruelty, but with exceeding force and
skill. After relating pathetic incident
Of u man Who had lost his only child, and
who became converted by seeking her
in dream on tho farther shore Of riv.
or, calling on him TO follow her. The
preacher appealed to the feelings Of the
mothers who had children in heaven. OF
course, In an audience Of 10000 women
there were hundreds Of bereayed mothers,
whose hearts were bursting with the
reayakened memory OF their gricfs
Just ut the right time, when he
had strained their feelings to the high.
est tension, Mr., Moody warned them in
the most solemn tone that unless they
were "born again. they would never see
their lost darlings-never, never, In all
eternity. Then he besOught them to
"cone to Christ" and in conclusion ask.
ed such as wished to be prayed for to
stand up. Hundreds arose. The
doors Of the large inquiry.rooms on the
right and left Of the platform were
thrown open, and the poor sobbing crea.
lures were urged to go in, while the con.
gregatiOn sang u hymn. AS they trOOped
along tho aiSles, veteran minister who
sat among the reporters rubbed his hands
and said enthusiastically, "This looks
like business. A hundred and fifty are
reported to have been converted that
evening, and, at the mems meeting after.
ward, there were about one hundred geth.
0red In.
1.-THE Brooklyn meetings of Moody and
Sankey did not end in making many con.
verts, no such lack Of results Is likely to
attend their ministratiOns here, judging
by the sturt made yesterday, and the
nightly success Of the young mems prayer
meeting held after the depot services.
Mr., John Wannamaker, who conducts
these gatherings, says that he Is confident
that 5000 young men will be saved by
them. In his labors with the uncOnvert.
ed, Mr.. MOOdys method Is not materially
different from that employed by him last
week to arouse the church people. He
does not address tho reason, but the feel.
ing'. That the orthodox system Of the.
ology Is Just, wise and rational he never
stops to demonstrate by argument. lie
asserts It's truth and that Is all; but his re.
itcrated assertions are more e1ectuNl
with most minds than any process Of
logic lie frankly says that an intidel
can beat him in argument. Religion, he
claims, Is not a matter to be reasoned out,
but lts truth Is revealed to the heart Of
man by a direct operation Of the Spirit Of
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