The New York herald., 1875-10-31

open meetings every Sunday, figure never reached
before. This and many other indications point TO
great activity in religious concerns ! in favor Of
everything that will aid Moody and sankey, ana my
opinion is that lasting benefit will result from their
work"
REV. MARVIN r. VINCENT
Church OF the Covenant (Presbyteranl Park avenue,
Of East Thirty dh street. sympathizes with the
movement and believes the results will prove OF great
benefit to the Church He viii cooperate in the spirit
OF the work. No one could study the Of the
efforts OF Moody and sankey in England and not con-
cude that they had done permanent good. He hoped
they would bc equally successful here. Some may
deprecate the emotional effect Of their appeals,
but this emotion was something unavoidable Emo
tional effects absent from such Efforts but
this should not be Of suspending them All
gious arousings good and the clergy generally he
thought, were in sympathy with the endeavors OF
Messrs sankey and Moody.
DE-. oRMIsroN,
OF the Collegiate Dutch church. OF Fifth avenue
and Twenty ninth street, has known Mr.. Moody for
several years, and believes him thoroughly earnest
man. DR.. orInston is in favor OF the movement in
which he is leader general principles but not hav
ing personally investigated the methods used by him is
not prepared to speak their usefulness lie will
make personal examination Of the work before taking
any action in connection herewith
LUDLOW.
rector OF the Collegiate Dutch church, corner Fifth
and Forty-eghth street. heartily fayors the in
auguraton OF general revival movement He believes
that Moody and sankey should be encouraged and
ultaneously with their efforts he has been keeping his
church open nightly for prayer and addresses and diff
ierent pastors acting with him. among others Rev.
Drs. Hall and Ganse He has discovered a very deep
religious feeling among those attending the meetings,
which have been unusually well attended for October
From these indications he thinks the people pre-
pared for Moody and SankeY and that they will be very
likely to have great influence for good He is heartily
with them and has read with attention the reports Of
their proceedings in Brooklyn
J. A. CHAPMAN,
rector OF St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal church. corner
OF Fourth and Twenty second street said that
he favorable to the movement and it was his belief
that most Of the ministers Of the Methodist Church in
New York willing to encourage it. He did not look
for any great achievements but hoped that Moody and
Sankey Would do lasting good for the cause Of
lgon There is need, he said OF effort to arouse
the community to active interest in religious affairs
and the present he believed good way OF beginning
When they to New York. as he expects they will
about the middle OF January he would be ready lend
his aid for their success.
REV. DIR. ARMITAGE,
Of the Fifth Baptist church. had little to say
more than that he heartily favored the movement and
would do whatever may be required OF him to aid and
encourage it. He believed it would be permanently
beneficial to the Church
REV. E. H. CHAPLIN
Of the Fourth Universalst church. corner Of Fifth
Forty fifth street. had no objection TO offer
to their work 1t OF the ways OF promoting re-
ligion, but he thought it had heat than light.
Religion" he said, lis life rather than emotion,
and personally have faith in even regular uni
formity in religious work than in occasional effort when
that effort tends the unusual exaggeration hopes
and fears There periods in the life OF churches
when the presence Of general desire greater ac-
tvity is manifest and think it reasonable and proper
to make use Of these occasions There is feeling
somewhat similar at present stirring in many OF the
churches, and understand they cooperating with
the evangests So that it would the people are
prepared for activity, and doubtless much good will
come Of all this. At least hope it may be So Not
being in accord with the evangelists shall not be
found working with them. NV attitude toward them
is somewhat like the position the Protestant Episcopal
clergy occupy. This you may say the HERALD which,
pleased to notice, treating these religious ques-
tions from broad catholic standpoint"
REV. O. D. FRoTnINGHAM
said he decidedly opposed TO the movement on
principle. He was opposed TO it not because il was
conducted by Moody and Sankey, whom he believed
and honest but because he did not believe it
would effect any permanent good II movement
that should not be encouraged he thought
had at all thought about IT, II would doubt be fruit
ful in calling forth good deal Of praise and prayer but
would be more likely to exhaust the multitude than lay
any foundation for solid progress Improvement in hu-
society could be stimulated by such evanescent
fntlo
chiefworkmg reaction which leaves the community in
condition for time than il previous TO their
advent. Appealing in this way to human fears and
hopes unduly agitated people, and the excitement seiz
ing the assembled gave air OF sincerity to the
whole while only very small proportion will be found
really earnest, and those so before After the
great New England Notwithstanding which the emo
tions unduy stirred-vice set in and con-
don Of society succeeded Such agitations IRA
tional and tend to no permanent good II believe in
rational methods" he SAID, ''for the improvement
OF society do not think that Mr. Moody's audiences
carry home with them many new ideas. Indeed no
does not appear at any pains to appeal TO their intellect
at ALL do not believe that any elevation Of society or
any dimnution Of vice resulted from their work in
England. / do not believe they closed there pcrma.
ncntly single gin shop a single brothel The whole
drift Of my reading has led up to the conclusion that all
such attempts they making have resulted in pos
tive evil People suddenly and violently aroused TO
gous enthusiasm do not keep up the crvor with which
they commenced, and when a relapse comes it leaves
them worse than they at FIRST. II is like applying
the gavanc battery poor, disabled man. and max
ing him jump about for moment two only leave
HIM in more weakened condition from the effects OF
the shock. No good Of any effort to galvan-
izc souls. When Moody and Sankey come 10 New
York shall consider it my duty to study them
closely than have hitherto cared to do and as pub
lie teacher may be my duty speak openly my opn-
Of them and the effect Of their work AT present
should think 1t would be difficult to ascertain definitely
the opinion of the ministry this question. There
many of them who afraid of running counter to
popular notions-afrad Of what Mrs Grundy win say
and, not standing upon the philosophy OF the thing
will appear willing to tolerate it for the possible good
in it, Ny opposition TO II is founded principle on
disbelief in the true efficacy Of it, and objection TO
gnlvanizng the souls Of the community These people
were a novelty in England their method is not new