The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-26
THE MooDY-sAsEEY FAREWELL
CLOSING ExERcIsEs BY THE AMERICAN REvr-
WAISTS IN LONDON.

CLOSING ExERcIsEs BY THE AMERICAN REvr-
WAISTS IN LONDON.
From the London Post. July 1871
A hnal conference between Messrs. Moody ana
Sankey ana ministers OF religion took place yes
terday afternoon In Midway Park Conference
Hall. Mr. Thomas Stone, chairman OF the Central
Committee, presided. The body OF the large hall,
which seats about 1900, was reserved for the
clergy aud minister's; tue side seats and galleries
were chiefly occupied by the wives aud daughters
OF the ministers. IL was stated that there were
about 100 ministers present and that OF these 1853
were of the Church OF England. The meeting
having been opened with praise and prayer,
Mir. Moody said that during the whole OF the
crowded meetings they had had on the l25 days
they mad been preaching IN Lonuon he was glad
80 say that not one single accident mad occurred.
Tho Rev. DIR. Bonner, OF Glasgow, after express
ing the pleasure 1t gave lim of being permitted TO
be present on thls occasion and having witnessed
the great work accomplished IN London, said he
felt constrained TO bear mis- testimony to the mar
veous and blessed results which had ATTENDED
the laDors OF the revivasts throughout the whole
United Kiasdom. He wished soweyer, to speak
were now being witnessedin Glasgow. There bad
been gathered into the churches there no less tnan
1,oOO souls who were now under the Immediate
supervision OF the ministers.
J., The Rev. Mr. Billing, Of Holy Trinity, lslingtou,
In the course OF his Observations SAID that, vita
all the success which had been seen, it would be
premature 10 attempt to form an estimate OF the
result. There was not night now but what good
rcuitaral Hall. lie believed that the real work for
the ministers had hardly yet begun.
The Rev. Canon Conway said that before he took
any part In the movement he first asked himself
was thsrs any Bible precedent for WELCOMING two
unordained preachers. lie found there was he
saw parallel In the case OF ST. Paul ana Aponos.
Like Mr.. MOODY, Apolos was one who felt that he
must go out ana preach, and N tne course OF hi5
travels tney read that Apoos came across the
footsteps OF Paul. and so they read that while
gave the Increase Well, when he saw
mat precedent, and when ne found as he did
ing to the brethren here In London and asking
them to receive these two honored servants OF
ne ord test l W Wss i RAJ 70 mo so er LIS
many, OF the higher classes had been blessed
th ough their mission, and he trusted that the
bic ,sing oil God would follow them wherever they
The Rev. Robert Wilson. OF craven street
chapel; the Rev. Thomas Richardson, OF the East
END; the Rev. Mr.. Taylor, Presbyterian, OF West
Dulwiohj DR.. Jobson, Rev. Mr.. Chown, MIR. Henry
also bore testimony the excellent results OF the
MIR, Moody said that the time had now ar
rived for them to say farewell he In compliance
with numerous requests, would ask Mr.. Sankey
TO sing the hymn "fnere were ninety and nlne."
Mr.. Sankey, who was very vislbly ale cted, said
that before he sang this hymn in England for tae
last time ne sincerely wished to thank all the
many friends they had met here. He hoped, too,
that they would all meet again 10 sing these beau
tiful hymns where there would be no more part
g a9q NO ana n ea he D Se SANG
much affected that his voice nearly iaiied him at
every verse.
Mr.. Moody, in taking his fnal farewell, was also
much anected. All he could do was to say tnat
he sincerely thanked the ministers and friends Tor
receiving them 80 kindly. The Kindness of the
committee had completely broken his heart. He
wished to thank the stewards, the reporters and
the press generally Tor their kindness. He had
made many mistakes and committed faults, buS
none had been unklnd to him. He also wished 10
thank all the workers The policemen, 100, he
must thank for the assistance they had rendered,
and the KIND way in which they mad done it. lie
concluded by asking them to sing praise God
hmm A Hiag f. n Ia n
denly quilted the platform evidently determined
to avoid ovation. There was rCsl to the
anterooms to shake hands with him, but he
seemed 10 have left with the utmost rapidity, for
1t was Immediately announced that he was gone.
proposal was made TO raise Il subscription to
present Messrs. Moody and Sahkey with testi-
monal.
The chairman Of the committee said that such
a proposition, he knew, would be most hurtful to
the revivalists, ana 1t must not BE- proceeded
with.
ton.