Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-09-28
THE REVIVALISTS.
MIR. MOODY's SERMON ON
CHRIST.
4 COunteT-Calnpaign by the
Unitarian Cicr2ymcn - The
Startling Power and BOLD
ness ,9t byf. M8OIS's
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n 1RTHFIELD, MASS, Sept. 90
VT erday was a field day among tue
churches mere. The experience OF "a
week ago cause ev ry body to ahtici.
ate an extraordinary effort on the
part of Mr.. Moody, In which, how
ever they were disappointed, as he
preached only once. The regular SER
vice OF the morning was h-ld in the
Congregational Church.
MIR. MooDY's GRAPHIC PICTURE OF
CHARACTER.
Mr. Moody's service occurred at 4
o'clock. The wet and chilly eduiiioc-
tial weather, and the fact that Mr.
Sankc$ was not here. were the two
potent causes why the crowd was not
so large as upon tue previous Sabbath
Nevertheless the little chufci was
pd3ked full, chiefly with visitors from
the colintry. WhFii the panplR We're
getting Seated. afi,l not little merri-
ment was caused 10y the uperatiulI, il
number of hymns were sung, Miss
Dutton playing an accompaniment.
and choir leading. Mean while Mr..
Moody, who had exchanged hi9 usual
gray business suit fer. a black suit,
with 8 dotibie-h breasted coat, was NOV
ing around, looking after the Seating;
the opening OF the windows, the sing
ing, and the res less little fellows
kicking their heels on the front seat.
Mr.: Moody is always perfectly a. his
ease, in the pulpit or out Of it. but he
seems most natural behind the big
Bible. 1t takes no time for him to
warm to his theme, which never lacks
exciting elements, and he. plunged at
once INTO the midst of his subject. 1t
is said that he gives years to the con-
struction of sermon, preparing 1t by
long accumulation of thoughts, until
he has material enough to work into
a discourse.
1t has already been told how every
thing in the meeting is arranged and
combined with a careful eye to a GER
tain intended effect. Now that the
other evanLe lists are gone, there is less
OF an artificial character given TO the
meetings: the real histriOnic talent
which Mr.. Moody himself possesses
COMES out in stronger light. One is
constantly reminded Of the late Presi-
dent Finley of Oberlin in this charac-
ter, although the men look no more
alike than Mr.. Tweed looks like Abra-
ham Lincoln. This dramatic manner
and the mans strong Imagination
were very noticeable yesterday. His
attitude and gestures. and his imita-
ton of the proud tones of Caiphas, the
naughty dictum of PLATE, the agoniz-
ing remorse of Peter and Judas, the
foy of the angels, brought every wit
10 iurf1 hufp no on
dience as an actual presence, and in
tensified the effect beyond all account.
1t is quite impossible To reproduce this
subtle flavor of his sermon in any re-
port of the words, and one must hear
Mr.. Moody to understand why he
melts the masses before him, just az
you must see Miss Cushman to know
why the blood grows chill in your
veins when she persenates the despair
of Lady Macbeth.
Mr.. MooDY's SERMON.
After the Introductory exercises Mr.
Moody read the last half Of the 22d
chapter. of Matthew choosing for his
text the words in the 42d verse :
What think We of Christi" 1t is
this question. he said, which I want
you to consider to-day, not what think
ye OF ministers, not what think ye of
orthodoxy. or this or that. isp, but
what think We of Christ, People tell
me that some folks are talking against
these meetings. It is most encour-
aging sign | want to get them to
think about them. There was a class
of people IN Jerusalem who didn't be-
Iieve, Just as there is in Northfield.-
The Pharisees came to Christ and ask
ed Him what was the greatest com-
mandment. He answered that easy
enough, and then be turns to them
and saws, Now | will ask you que4-
ton What think ye of Christi" Was
He Goldman? Was he in heaven be-
I fore the world was made, before ever
the morning stars sang together? Was
He God manifest in the flesh? How
is it that David called Him Lord
. That silenced them.
- Mr.. Moody then asked severally the
re timsseps, What shall we think of him
cher. healer, and 8 teacher.
--------lded. his answers 10 them
Saratoga Fad, Was He God manifest
lad at Pjeken,s n said