New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-30
REVIVAL RESULTS.
IN THE THICK OF THE WORK AT PHILA-
DELPHIA.

DtlIItlA.
TWO IMMENSE MEETINGS - MOODY's METHODS
NUMBER OF CONVERSIONS.
IRON TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF rHs TRIBuNrl
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20. - Moody and
Sankey's revival has reached the second stage. On Sun
day morning the preliminary work of stirring the con-
verted TO new zeal their faith and arous
ing prayeriul spirit within them, was completed ana
crowned with mighty assembagc OF Christian workers.
Having thus enlisted the reapers, and inspired them Win
and devotion, the evangests began 10 thrust
their sckles into the harvest of the unconverted The
old freight depot presented extraordinary spectacle
on Sunday afternoon the occasion of the first womans
meeting over 1000 women OF all and social con-
dton crowded the audience ROOM and in the streets out
side surged throng Of 5000 or 5000 more, Nainly
pressing against the heavy doors rushing to ana FRO
on a fruitless search for hOspitabe opening NO
doubt many Of them felt like the lost sheep Mr. sankey
sings about in his pathetic hymn Of the Ninety and
Nne and wished that the great preacher would initiate
the example Of his Master, ard come out to bring them
into the fold To see so many making an excited
effort to hear the gospel preached was strange hSht
but rendered the more unique by the renectoh
that within mile OF the spot were 100 churches, where
the same gospel had been preached for years, whose
doors had always been wide open, ana had never peeh
beset By any No wonder that the conclusion was
irresistible TO many lookers-on that it Moody and
sankey and not the religion that sought, and that
contagious excitement had more to do with collecting
the crowd than suddenly awakened interest IN the Chls
tan scheme OF salvation. In the evening there was
meeting for men exclusively. The great building was
again filed but all who CAME up 10 the hour OF opening
the services found seats There multitude left In
outer darkness.
MIR Moody has now fairly settled down 10 his work
To interest protesting Christians comparatively
easy task His real power as a revivast Is shown ia
ms success in taking held of sinners and here he Is
certainly master OF his work. Nothing could be more
effective than his way Of preaching 10 the women OF
ali chords IN the female heart that OF maternity Is the
most sensitive. Upon this he played-perhaps little
cruelty but with exceeding force and skill After relat
ing pathetic incident OF man who had lost his only
child and who became converted by seeing her IN
dream on the farther shore OF a river, 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 bereaved mothers whose
hearts were bursting with the reawakened memory OF
their grefs. Just at the right time when he had strained
their feelings to the highest tension Mr.. Moody warned
them in the most solemn tone that unless they were
born again they would their lost darlings-
never never in all eternity. Then he bcsought them TO
"come to Christ" AMI i'll conclusion asked such as wished
be prayed for TO stand up Hundreds arose The doors
OF the large inquiry the right and left OF the
platform thrown open, and the poor sobbing
creatures were urged to in, while the congregation
sang hymn As they t.ooped along the aises, veteran
minister who among the reporters, rubbed his hands
and said enthusiastically "Tbis looks like business
hundred and fifty reported TO have been converted
that evening and the mems meeting afcfwar there
were about 100 gathered in.
II the Brooklyn meetings OF Moody and sankoy did not
end making many converts, such lack of results is
likely TO attend their minstTstons here judging bY the
start made yesterday, aud tho nightly success OF the
young mems prayer meeting held after the depot ser
vices. Mr.. John Wannamaker who conducts these gath
erngs says that he is confident that 5000 young men
will he saved by them. In his labOrs with the unc0n
yerted Mr. MoOdy's method not materially different
from that employed by him last week TO arouse the
church people He does not address the reason but the
feelings That the orthodox system OF theology just
wse and rational he stops to demonstrate by ar
gument lie asserts its truth and that is all but his rc
Grated assertions are moro eiFectual with most minds
than any process of logic lie frankly says that an inf
del can beat him in argument Religion hc claims, Is
not matter be reasoned out but its truth revealed
to the heart OF by direct operation OF the spirit OF
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