Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-05

IuE GltEiI BEyEAL-roITIcs N NV YORK
AND BBo0SLrN-DEArH AND THE DEM
MONDE.

AND BRooSlrN-DEAra AND TIL unu-
MONDE.
NV YORK, oct. -, lo75-
7, the Ei,tor of the Free Pres and Times.
The revival movement in Brooklyn, inau-
gurated by Moody and Sankey, commenced
SanlAy morning last, in the great Skating
Rink. in Brooklyn, which has been fitted up
for the purpose. Ii ha, been a sight to see
tie crowds The first meeting at the Rink
Wa advertised az : a. m, and the building
w3all seat 900 At q in the morning
tiink o. the hour there were not less than
, 10000 anxious people awaiting the opening
OF the tai.lins. They came in street car.
90 carr -c~. 10 wagons. on horseback, in
ami on Ger. ,hing that would carry, and on
. tot. and they waited and waited two long
hours Finally, tie doors opened and the
.r,t $50 found seats, 1000 more stood in
. Tire aisle. and ila crowd outside, augment
;a. every minute, stood on their feet, wait
ing and waiting, Is though they expected
the roof would fly of. or that in some mirac-
ulous way they w5ald bs enabled to see and
hear Moody ami Slnkey Finally, ofcourse,
they dispersed.
! What did those who got inside hear and
see? Simply two earnest, honest men, plead
ing with their fellow men to be better men.
Dwight L. Moody, robust, strong, earnest
man, who believes that Jesus of Nazareth
came into tie world to save sinners plain.
uaciu1atcl man, begging and entreating
his fellows to Tut their trust in Him as he
has done-a man without grace, without
polish, without even good grammar, but a
man whose soul is permeated and filed with
the one idea that without Jesus man must |
be lost, and who loves his fellow men 10 the |
degree that he is willing to forego al. the |
ambitions of life so that he can rescue them |
that Is Moody. His co-laborer is lust like |
him in purpose, though different in method. |
Ira d. Sankey Is handsome man, with |
soul full Of love Tor his fellows, and voice |
like an angel. What Moody does in speech |
he does in song. lie sings only such songs
a hold M to their gaze Christ on the cross
diving for sinners-he sings only of that love
deep enough % take in the West, and broad
enough for n world Of transgressOrs. This Is
their only theme-thiS all they say or sing.
1t is the old story, the beauty and sweetness
Of which even the inflel never could make
head against-of Him who 50 loved the
world that He gave His own life to save it.
This Moody talks and this Sankey sings.
They inject into their hearers their own
earnestness-thev compel them to receive it,
because they believe it. They might have
made thousands in Engand-in fact, they
were offered thousands-but they took moth
ing but the bread they ate, the beds they
slept in, and the clothes they wore. And
here they refuse to take anything else.
Neither of them have a dollar in the world
and they work more hours than any day la
borer on the streets.
Starting with these two workers, the
churches have commenced movement
along the whole line The crowd that could
not get into the rink, last. Sunday, surged |
INTO the churches in the neichborhood, fill
ing them to OVERLOOKING. Notwithstanding
the crowd in the rink the churches OF
Brooklyn were never 50 full and never was
SO much interest manifested. All the
churches are arranging for reyivals and
there will be such an awakening in this
city, this winter, as was never heard
o.
One word or two about the audiences
that Moody and Sankey have They are ,
the best people in the two cities Wealthy
men, the best merchants and bankers in !
the city, came forward with the money to
the rink, and to provide for the cost
Of the meetings, without solicitation. |
should like TO give the names Of some of
them, butas they did it just as Moody and
Sankey labor, without hope or expectation
d reward, will allow them the luxury of |
doing good action in secret. c
The best people have united to elevate q
The standard Of morality, and TO 90 some. .
thing towards lifting the great city out of ,
the selfish, money-making, money-getting ,
'pirit that has Tor 50 long crowded CUT I
everything else. 1t is time.
The meetings at the rink have been :
rowded the same way every day since SUM- :
lay. and there are no signs of abateness. I
From 10 900 to 10000 people are unable TO
'btain admittauce, and 20 away from each :
Meeting. The churches in the neighbor- !
lood take the overflow, and the two eyan- =
,elists 60 to them for brief period each day. a
I Is a wonderful work they areldoing, aud
hey are doing it in a wonderful way. \
POLITICS
5ere never 80 mixed as in New York and
Srooklyn at this time. 1t is the People vs.
ling, and very vigorous fight is being L
Tsged. In Brooklyn, the fight i. even o
farmer than in New York, for BROOKLYN y
as worse ring, if there is any difference. Ie
n lrshman, named Mclaughlin, owns and y y
ontrels Brooklyn as entirely as Tweed did | y y
ew York, i've years ago. He is the head v
entire Of the Democracy in that city, and o,
as, OF course smassed an inn nense fortune q
ON the plumber OF the taxrpayers. He "a