The Cecil Whig., 1875-08-21

thousands of copies have been sold. Five
or six translations have also been spread
over the continent of Europe.
DEPARTURE FOR ENGLAND.
"It remains for the world to see what
the Lord can do with a man wholly conse-
Grated to Christi is said to have been the
remark of Mr.. Varley, which led Moody
/ to contemplate a tour of the British Isles
/ He was invited to come to England by the
Rev. Mr.. Pennefather of Mildmay, London,
and Mr.. Bainbridge of Newcastle, neither
of whom was alive when Mr.. Moody ar
rived in England. When he decided to 60
! it is said he had not dollar to pay his
passage; but just on the eve of his depart
ure, his friend, Mr.. ]. V. Farwell, the
merchant, rendered him check for $500,
with which his expenses were betrayed.
Mr.. Moody and Mr.. Sankey landed at Liv-
erpool in June, 1873, where they held a
few meetings without result AT York it
is said their first meeting was attended by
only four persons. They were strangers
to both clergymen and people, and got no
help from either for some time; but they
r iis.bored on, and at the end of the month
there han, hoen 200 conversions. From
York they wen. 20 Sunderland, and in
August began series of meetings N n New
castle, which were attended with great
success. The news of the wonderful gath
erings in Newcastle, and the numerous
conversions which were effected, was pub
lished throughout England and Scotland,
and when the evangelists entered Edin-
burgh in November they found an inter
ested and curious public awaiting them,
and were cordially welcomed by the minis
ters. The fruit of the first weeks labors
in Edinburgh was 800 conversions, while
many professed desire to lead better
life. The converts included representa-
tives of all classes of the population
There were old men of 70 years Of age,
and children of II years of age, "soldiers
from the Castle, students from the Uni
versity, the backslidiug, the Incorporate,
the skeptical, the rich and poor, the edu-
Gated and the uneducated." Church after
church was thrown open to accommodate
the constantly increasing audiences, and
the number of daily and nightly meetings
was multiplied. The noon prayer meetings
were crowded, and the preaching services
in the Corn Exchange building were at
tended by immense semblies. In the
middle of January, 1874, the evangelists
left Edinburgh for Dundee, having sue
ceeded in awakening the most profound
religious interest known in Scotland since
the preaching of Whitefeld. Meetings
were held in Dundee daily and nightly for
over two weeks. Hundreds of persons of
both sexes and of all ages and conditions
in life professed conversion, and the public
interest excited by the first was sustained
by the last meeting.
GREAT MEETINGS AT GLASGOW.
On Feb. 8, 1874, Mr.. Moody and Mr..
Sankey began in Glasgow the most enthu-
siastic and successful series of meetings
they had yet held. In the morning of that
day they met 5000 Sabbath school teach
ers in the City Hall, who were exhorted to
work and pray. The largest churches were
soon filled with audiences, and the Crystal
Palace, the largest place of assembly in
Scotland, was opened, and over 1000 peo-
pie attended services there from six to nine
times a week. Special meetings were held
for children, for young men, for young
women, and for inquirers; and in addition
to preaching, prayer and inquiry meetings,
Bible readings were given by Mr.. Moody.
Mr.. Sankey's singing was a prominent
feature of all the public services. The
Scotch, accustomed only to psalm singing,
and opposed to sacred songs, heard Mr.
Sankey's melodies with delight, and it is
said that many persons were converted
through his gospel singing" On one
occasion when the Crystal Palace was filled,
great numbers gathered outside in the |
Botanic Gardens, and were addressed by
Mr.. Moody. 1t is variously estimated that |
from $4,000 to 10000 people were there
assembled. On March so, meeting was
held in the ship-yard of Stephen & Sons,
attended by 1,5OO to 1000 workmen. The
farewell meetings were continued through |
several days, and were the most enthusias-
tic of all. Tuesday night, April 10, 5000 |
women assembled in the Crystal Palace;
Wednesday evening 1000 men were gath
cred in the building; Thursday night the
Palace was open to all, but many had to
be shut outside; Friday evening the con-
verts almost filled the immense ediice;
Saturday meeting for children was held,
and on Sunday the Palace was filled, and
from 10000 to 10000 gathered outside.
The farewell exercises at this meeting are
described as very impressive.
The evangelists next visited Paisley,
Gourock, and Greenock, returning to Edin-
burgh in May, where they remained several
days. They learned that the work had
been carried on during their absence, and
that rem arkable degree of religious inter-
est was manifested. Mr.. Moody and San
key continued to labor in various towns in
Scotland until Sept. 3, their most notable
meetings being held at Perth and Aberdeen.
SUCCESSFUL WORK IN IRELAND.
The visit to churches in Ireland was
begun at Belfast, Sept. 6. Mr.. Moody and
Mr.. Sankey used the same methods as in
Scotland, and met with the same encour-
agement, help, and success. They preached
and sang to great congregations, as in
and their farewell meetings-Oct.
l5-17-were attended by 2,400 inquirers,
and by 2,100 converts. The largest gath
ering at Belfast was in the Botanic Gar
dens, where it is estimated an audience of
30, 900 listened to Mr.. Moody. Derry, Lon
donderry, and few other small places
were visited, and the evangelists held their
last and most successful meetings in Ire
land at Dublin, from Oct. "a to Nov. 90.
The Exhibition building, capable of hold
ing about 10000 people, was in daily use,
and such scenes as were presented day
after day at the various meetings were
never before witnessed in Dublin, accord
ing to an account of an Episcopalian min