The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-01

got hold Of an audience by means Of IT,
every sinner before him was seized with a
feeling Of abicct helplessness and despair
We have seen him grapple with multi
tndc till they seemed paralyzcd. lie would
set ont with what appeared to be an obvious
| proposition, and, If you admitted il, or were
! ia pas i've or pliablc state Of mind, he
would wind the unfolding chain of logic
around your soul till resistance WINS impos-
| siblC. Then hu would make such display
| of Divine vengeance and the tcfrors Of
| tie law 0s drove the shrinking soul to
! PROSTATE itself before the Cross. We
shouId look g. Brother noupY in vain for
amy such powers ~ belonged TO WHIT
FIELD, WESLEY, FINEEY, and other succ g. s-
ful rpvivalista
Mr.. MoupY is an earnest and sincere
man, and a firm believer in his own words.
This is undoubtedly true, and it. is often
said TO account for the impression he pro-
duccs. If these qualities were not pos
sesscd or exhibited 10y other preachers, we
might regard them Us the causes of
MOODY success. But no one will ~ sort
this to he the fact. We are ready to admit
that some things may be explained on the
ground that he possesses them in an un-
usual degree. He Is deeply in earnest he
is entirely sincere; his faith is wholly be-
You'd doubt he aims directly at the heart I;
he believes that Divine power is working
through him. He deals with only the
fundamental ideas of religion-rcpcntance
faith, ana the love of GOD. He handles
them rs n practical man, who knows the
nature and ways OF his fellow men. lie
has business fashion about him. lie
cschews all effervesccnt excitement, and
does not desire TO produce 1t, notwith-
standing what has been said 10 the con-
trrry. He simply seeks 60 bring men to
religion, ms matter of practical expert
ence. He is opposed TO all cant, and is
quite free from il himself.
1t is not hard to account for theprcscnce
Of the multitudes that crowd to hear him.
He is sustained by all the churches of
Brooklyn. The clergy urge their people
to hear him, and take part in the services
themselves Set hundred clergymen to
work with their churches for such puI-
pose, and the attendance is easily secured.
The meetings arc almost wholly sustained
bv church-goiDg people-respectable peo-
pie interested in religion. Many go from
curiosity, but many more 20 to aId in get
ting up Il religious revival. We think the
mass Of negligent sinners in Brooklyn have
hardly. ms yet. been touched nj all by the
evangelists. Yet we surmse that there is
skilful organizer connected with this
movement. There are many signs of his
work TO be seen. The machinery put into
operation has not been the least efficient
cause OF the Brooklyn revival.
There are some features of the revival
which produce an impression through
their dramatic character. We mean such
features rs the sudden call for silent
prayer, the peculiar singing Of SANKrY,
the requests 70 anxious sinners 10 stand
up the jubilaut shouts of pious men and
women, and the written requests for sno-
cial ntercession with Heaven. We do not
undcrvalue these manifestations when we
say that some of them are peculiarly dra-
matte and sensational.
1t is too carly yet to judge of the fun
effects Of the MooDY and S,NkEY revival.
Though the constant attendance counts by
many thousands, the converts are, thus
far, but q few hundreds in number We
shall watch the progress Of the work ANA
examine Its consequences with proper in
terest.