St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-05
Moody and Sankey in Brooklyn.

have the case. VIII lt looked 1Of WIFI
interest.
Moody and Sankey in Brooklyn.
\ portion at the secular press l. III
clincd to lidiculc on at least crltici>c.
the work OF the eVan"cli>t> Moody and
>amkry in Brooklyn. They take il to
make sensational articles ont OF. A. they
did the Bccchcl aud Tilt"m trial. The
arrangements made To convey people
Ia the place "t meeting and To accom-
MEDIATE them while there. they dcuomi-
nate ~ Il >pIcad and show. instead of
necessary work To hc done. A. it i.
"Bulcigh. the sensational correspond
tcrtainiuy account of the first meeting.
Vet it l. plain to he seen that he has no
heart in the movement. while, some of
his statements ahnut Mr.. Moody convey
Il decidedly wrong impression. This l.
Il portion OF his letter:
BrooklNn never SIM such day H.
dawncd upon it last sunday. The an
ticipatiuIi> ut - crowd r.cIc more than
realized. Bluokkn has half Il million
of people. Full lOo.oO0 of these. pre-
posed to hcaI Moody and >aukrl ON
their first appearance. The clergy and
churches had asked all the world 10 at
tend. and I'LL the world responded. The
morning service Was very orderly. But
such Il crash - wa> Witnessed in the
Il,
pats. 1'hclr alc thousands of people
who devote Sunday attcruo"u Ia rrrIca-
ton They almost ill Prospect Park
Cunrl Island i black with visitors. The
gardens and lager been saloons of East
New York have visitors that are CONT
ed 10y hundreds. On SUNDAY. Coney
Island MAS deserted; the Park WAS thin
ned: the public taNcrII>. corner groceries
and hccl gardens we've empty: and the
Just and unjust. the holy aud the vile.
the religious and desperate CLASSES >uU-
ed through Clcrmont avenue.
The police We're taken completely 10y
surprise. The quiet and order of the
mnrIiu" threw them off their "IaId.
The area around the Rink WAS not only
crowded. hut iammed Fnl four blocks
on every side people. we've Wcdgrd in
Loc"mntion Wa> impo>>ihl". Getting
back ur ",ttiu' out WAS equally out of
the question. Painting women w,Ir
lifted over the heads of the crowd. Silk
dresses we've torn int" Iihh"u>. and
watches. p"rkrth""k>. hrra>tpiu> and
money we've separated from thcil Own
els to lac seen no muIt. People We're
lifted from them feet and home into the
Rink 10y the press. ana many were knock
ed down and namplrd ON.
Mr.. Moody j. not Il stranger To Brook
I'm. He i an under sized. >t"ckN man.
He makes no pIrtcu>i"u> !" rlnqucncc
hui relies on : certain ncIgctir and
folcihlr WAY of saving things that com
mand> attcnti":,. He has Il nasal twang.
and i abrupt and homcly in his rNpIc>-
>i"n>. He reads the Bible caIrlc>>lN.
and in the rapidity of hi> uttcIancc
hlund,I> and hugglc> and colIect> him
self from time to time. H.. seldom
speaks over twenty minutes at one time.
and when there i the slightest unc.i>i
ness he par>t.> and calls upon MI. Sankcy
to sing. He has NO >uaNitN in his meth
obs OF address. He rises mcrvou>ly
with Il jerk and SAYS: Il want YOU To
keep still while the solo i sung lnu
cannot hear Nh. Sankry unless Nou are
quiet. When the chorus i sung you
can move about it YOU want to" Take
away the surroundings. the excitement.
the sympathy of the churches and the
crowd. and Mr.. MoudV'> address would
make Il very fair PRAYER meeting eX
hortdtinn.
1t Is easy to see that tie magnetic
power of the meeting i in the hands Of
Mr.. Sankcy. People cannot hear Mr..
Moody at the further end of the Rink.
And people will not keep still when
they cannot hear. 80 people i">tle and
move. rise, sit, 90 ont and come in.
But the moment it is announced that
MI. Saukcy is To sing. everything is
hu>hcd. He is very modest and very
sympathetic. Yet he is artistic and his
plans are all laid. He touches the i'll
strumcnt and pau>e> that every body
may become quiet. He often prctaceS
his songs with Il few pleasant words. He
often offers IL short PRAYER for Il blessing
on the song To he sung. W hen all are
hu>hcd he commences. He l. an clu-
cutiomi>t of song. He sings high: he
sings low: he sings rapid: he sings
soft and effectively uses the rhetorical
pause.
All these follow each other with great
rapdity. and are all highly effective.
He cuts his words short. with an evil
dent intention. The line Jesus of
Nazareth pa>scth 10y" is sung a.. ''Jc>e
OF NaLcr pa>>'th by" N"h"dy but
Sankcy could sing that hymn to the
music. The closing lines are sung {:
To-" Latte. too l-i-t-e. with long
drawn emphasis on the last late. His
voice Is full and strong. and his cnun-
citation l. exceedingly clear and distinct.
His voice has in it an element better
described 10y the WoId MethGdistic than
toy any other. Nh Sankcy is Il large
sized. tinrl ' developed man. with sandy
hair and N!i>kcI>. pleasant face and
pleasant address. with Il winning way
that finds Il welcome at once to every
heart. The singing. with full chorus.
l. very effective. But there Is moth
lng III II that L. new al in any WAY I'M
like the better form of our SUNDAY
school singing. There i not il school
III Brooklyn that could not 20 up on to
the platform and make a good chorus
choir. )" taI the prominent element
h.- been curiosity. The religious fer
>oT, If u rpui.-> at all. l. to follow.