New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-25
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All calculations with regard to the coming OF
the evmgelists, Moody and Sankey, have been
Mt fault. The numbers interested, the assist
ancc at hand, The religious feeling awakened.
have all been undercstimated. This was not
a result Of misGlanagemen ON the contrary,
the management has been singuarly good
but misconccption Of the depth and earnest
ness of the religions feeling which awaited
the coming of the eyangelists and stood ready
at once to aid aud to respond to their efforts.
This religious spirit has been lately aroused III
this country by various causes, chief among
which we reckon the general trade and business
depression which, now rs always III The past,
tends, while multiplying mems troubles, to
quicken their sympathetic and religious feel
ingS. 'Thc demonstration yesterday III Brook
kn was expected to be noticeable and earnest,
but in it, magnitude ii has proved IL
surprise The reputation won 10y Moody
and Sankey abroad specially adapted
them to lead in general re-
yiyal. and led all 90 anticipate great follow
ing to hear them, but that three or fo'T times
the numbers in attendance would have to he
turned away was wholly unexpected. And in
stead Of an effort being required 10 awaken
interest and arouse dormant feelings, it was
soon discovered that the audience was "a in
tcnseIy earnest aAd sympathetic IL the leaders
themselves
Some of the indications of this spirit, as be
traycd at yesterdays meetings, are curious.
The morning services were begun ut
haIf-past eight o'clock. Before six III
the morning the crowd began to gather
at the doors at eight o'clock over five thou
sand persons were seated in the building, and
three Thousand or more had been turned away
for lack of standing room. LIN the afternoon
twelye-po sibly twenty-thousand were unable
TO gain adnl,qnce; meetings had to bc organ
lied in ncghboling churches (NIr. Sankcy
Going from Tiacc to place singing his songs,
while the sidewalks and h0usc-stoopS Tor
blocks around were black with the constantly
increasing crowd. Additional car-tracks had
been laid by the street railroad companies t.
the doors of the building. and though ears
were run at intervals of only one minute, many
thousands had to wcnd their WAYS homoNard
on foot. The prayer, with which the services
were begun, though delivered 10y minister
whose manner il never impaSsioncd and whose
style is purely argumentatlyc. was IN
;erruptcd by frequent and fcrvent cjacElaion-
from the audience, indicating the intcns" SYM
patty with the movement which existed The
songs of Mr.. Sankey renewed ard heightened
these demonstrations, and the uttcranres of
Mr. Moody raised the excitement, enthusiasm.
religious fcryor, as one MAY choose to call II,
to the highest pitch.
II is not unreasonable To anticipate, from
such indications that the Ecid is ripe fof the
haryeStcrS, great and general religious
awakening in this part of the c0uniry-possl-
bly, also in it,, IemO;est sections. such
demonstrations will be frequent in the larger
cities of the East, and when the evangelist,
shall have visited Philadelphia and other
points near by. their coming to the metropolis
will be productive of scene, the like OF which
were never witnessed in this city in the past.