Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-04-12
THE GREAT REVIvALIN ENG
LAND.

"uvSt names were well known II con-
nection with religious movements in this
country. commenced a series Of revival
meetings at York England They had
been invited to visit that country BY
some gentlemen who had heard Of their
success in awakening great masses Of
people to Christian truth. and who de-
sired to try the effect upon English
minds Of the direct and fervent modes
Of appeal characteristic Of American
preaching. Their choice could not prob
ably have fallen upon men better adap-
ted to carry out this work. Mr. Moody.
who was born in Massachusetts, in 1887, /
and at the age Of seventeen confessed
his faith in the doctrines Of Christianity,
has passed nearly his whole life in Chris
tian work. soon after his conversion he
went to Chicago, where he entered hear
tily into Sunday-schOol labors. especial
~ among the poor ard Outcast In this
work be was 50 successful that after :
time he gave up business that he might
give his whole attention to the higher
pursuit. The children brought IN the
parents. and soon Mr.. Moody had not
only a Sunday-school hut church IN
der his charge. During the war be act
ed as a missionary among the soldiers.
and greatly endeared himself to all By
his faithful services. At the close Of the
rebellion Mr.. Moody returned to work
in Chicago. His church was destroyed
in the great fire Ofls7l. A large church |
Is now building in its place, at cost Of
100000. A large part Of this amount
has been contributed by Sunday-sehOOl
children in various parts Of the country.
Mr.. Sankey. who accompanies Mr.. Moo
dy, Is a gentleman whom he met several
years ago in Pennsylvania, and engaged
to help hin in his work by conducting
the service Of song"
Their first meetings at York were not
very successful. They had to win their
way to the confidence Of the people, and
that BY slow degrees, as at first they had
none Of the clergy to back them. and
there was a general suspicion or uneer-
tainty with regard to them. The other
town visited in the north Of England
were Sunderland, Newcastle and Car
Isle. In these places. especially in New
castle, they made deeper impression.
and net with such success that thew
were invited to visit Edinburgh. They
reached that city in November, 1873,
and were at once taken into the favor
and confidence Of both clergy aud laity.
The first week congregations numbering
1000 persons attended the services every
night, and the people we're greatly nov
ed by Mr.. MoOdy's fervent exhortations
and Mr.. SANKEY'S songs. Noon prayer
meetings were also held, these beng at
tended by about 200 persons daily. In
the second week it was found necessary
to open several churches 70 Accommodating
the constantly increasing number Of per-
sons wishing to attend the exercises.
Ministers Of the different Protestant de-
nominations entered heartily into active
cooperation with the evangelists. the
number Of converts rapidly increased,
and larger places Of assembly were re-
! quired- The Corn Exchange Building
was used every Sunday, and was filed
with 5000 persons, while halls and
churches were crowded as never before.
Mr.. Moody preached seven times on sun
day, December p, to audiences amount
ing to $4,000 persons
From Edinburgh the evangelists went
in January, 1874. to Dundee and Glas-
gov, spending two months in the latter
city, where their preaching and singing
produced wonderful results. Here. as
in Edinburgh, the churches were too
small 20 admit all who desired to attend
and even the Crystal Palace. capable Of
holding over 700 persons, was not large
enough to accommodate all who came.
and hundreds we're turned away. In
some instances meetings were held both
IN and outside the Palace at the same
time, the entire space between the Pal
ace and the gate Of the Botanic Gardens
being occupied BY the assemblage, The
number Of people who attended these
services was roughly estimated at from
$1,000 to 10000. In the same place a
Christian Convention was held which
Or. Cairns said, was unparalleled in the
history Of Scotch Christianity. 1t sre-
ported that 2OOO ministers and other
church ofheials, some Of whom were from
England. were present on this occasion.
Meetings were held in ship-building
yards. and were attended by thousands
Of persons. Il was stated that there
were 10000 conversions during Mr.
AoOdy's stay in the city.
Messrs- Moody and Saukey returned
to Edinburgh in May. and labOred there
and IN other places in Scotland till Sep
tember, when they crossed to ireland.
and, beginning at Belfast, BY their sing
ing and preaching awakened great revi-
vals IN that place and in Londonderry.
I Dublin and other cities A+ n-Lr-, = -.