New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-13
THE PHILA DELPHIA REVIVAL.


yFRsioNs-INTEREsT AT THE MEETINGS.
lrpou TIE RrGuLAR CORRESPONDENT or Tiih fEibUSkI
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-THE third week OF
fire Moody and sankey revival meetings closed 'o-oay
The work Is going forward in manner satisfactory |"
the evan and 20 the committees OF ministers ana lay
men having it in charge. Many misrepresentation 10 W
the condition and results OF the movement nave apu
in the newspapers Of late On ono side u mas
been stated that tho attendance NJ the services
in the depot has greatly fallen on ana tn.'
few II any conversions have been effected,
and on the other that the crowds at the morning prayer
meetings well ~ the evening asoeinbne' arc I'M
mensc and that the conversions are numbered ny INC
houaand The truth 10 the attendance 10 that IN 'r
weather the building Is crowded evenings wheh Sh'
Moody breaches while at the morning meeting recently
changed FROM II O'Clock. the audience numbers from
oo0 TO 1000 comfortably filing the space IN front Of
the platform scpaI by curtain from the bodS
OF the hall On eyennSs-snd most 81 them nav"
boon stormy VI late-he great Gudience-room 10 Hoh
half 10 twOthirds full.
As to the number Of conversions 1t IS not easy 10 spe"h
definitely. TIE two inquiry rooms have been wen bneu
after every evening service during tho past week. anu
last night a third room was opened Each OF these rooms
has chairs for oyef $50 people Mr. Moodys metsod OF
p.rsuading the an xous 20 into the inquiry rooms ana
OF dealing with theIn when once there wen concoiVod
and effective. Scattered through the audience ~ o'"J
evening service Is a corps Of Christian workers OF
both sexes who bavo been thoroughly triintd III eh
duties by committee Of four cleYpmen, the Rev Drs
Ncwton Hatfield Breed Smith. The force numbers
500 in ALL and there usually over 100 present Tor
duty At the end OF his sermon, which Is always ID
tended 70 prime paly upon the hopes and fears OF o
unconverted, 6lr Moody asks all WHO would nho 10 DE
pryed for 10 rise At first there very few who have
the courage to stand up amid 10000 ookerson but by
Jn of mach pleading aud encouragement TIE preacher
finally gets a goodly number on their feet Often he
Vin ~ "a %
ucEt o. aud then Us one after another rises, he counts
them ineruptng his counting now and then Win Ter
vent IMPRESSIONS OF thanksgiving. Ati several nntes
10 bees all who have just Sot w tn remain standing who
he praJs Al the conclusion Of tho prayer "lich ID
always short and powerful. the people on their feet are
appeal,d TO TO 60 1T once into tie inquiry rooms That
opcn ont Of the hall on either hand The Christian work
ers approach them second the preachers appeal ana
escort Them to the rooms. Tho congregation rs Then
dismissed with bencdictiOn. Mr Moody goes INTO one
q tine inquiry rooms and Mr sankey mo another and
il tho third open 1t is pu IN charge OF some e1-
perienced and efficient worker.
description Of one inquiry meeting viii answer for
all and will give the reader knowledge OF the method
eucploycd to effect conversions. ITO room Is MI
Moody's-the time, yesterday eyenins. Around tie
great, bare apartment dmly lighted by rade inpoVi'ed
ca,ourners tho chains carefully arranged an groups
three fOir Inluirors ~ they enter take some one
of the Seats without observing the purpose OF the group
Nv 4
Christian workers" when the number of peni;cns is
not too large there is worker" 10 each. Dir. Moody
enters Alert active cheerful and selireaDt. he aI-
pears to be in all parts of tho at once 50 rapidly
does he 90 from group group Now be is at one OF the
doors telling people VINO have apparently come Ia
OF curiosity that only inQuirers md work
ers ire admitted he Is assigning to duty two or
three backward workers who do not know where
70 begin and now lac is talking 10 an inquirer
who had SUNK away into oornor hoping to escape 90
seTyaton The business OF the inquiry room consists
almost solely OF personal appeals from the workers. 10
the uncOnyertod and varies In character WIN te ha'uio
of those who work and those vino are worked upon.
Here ere two sObbiny women comiorted by ono who 10
herself IN tears A few feet away are two men upon
Their kuees for whom third prays in fcrvent undor-
tone. Just beyond, young man 10 addressing
an earnest arguma mt to another young mum.
The next group is composed OF weil-dresSed
Young woman and a wealthy merchant Of
New-l rk renowned for his piey nnd his charities.
who las to arrange for Size evansest' visit
to that city, aud while here assists at the meetings
scarcely two groups present the same appearance
There ID an emotional atmosphere everywhere. but II IL
net a paluable Method vt Samcctings generally,
and many OF groups free from excitement thai
they sc 10 be having quiet chat uuinp0r,ant
subec Sometimes ease Of especial interest il taken
charge OF By Nj bloody himself. but usually bs Office is
to ov, rsee the whole work After half an hour OF
u subdued Babel OF talking, praying, and singing.
the meeting begins to thin out, ard about 10
O'Clock it is quietly adjourned without ceremony. How
many converts have been made II Il impossible TO cll
Some OF tho workers confident that their arguments
and prayers were successful others doub iu of the
result and sill Others admit that er efforts irult
less. Wherever inquirer IL willing to give his naue,
and Expresses preference for any particular church, his
address Is sent the pastor Of the church, IN Oror that
tnc work OF conversion may be completed by baptism
and church membership.
II the results Of revival measured by the
ber OF new msmbcrs enrolled b. TIE churches OF Pnia-
dclpia since BEGAN they viii not appear e0mmensI-
rate with tie maenltud oil the efforts put forth fort
nights revival in country town has often produced
more fruits " this KIND. II would not be Just however
to gauge the yalue Of the eyapgcsts abos by the mum
ber OF men and who connect themelyes
with churches during the progress OF the
meetings. The great work they accomplish Ii
TO awaken new in rel ion the people of
u whole city No doubt much Of the seed they falls
IN stony places OF Ii will take root and spring
up and the will be reapcd months after they are
gone. it may be- by the churches. In the cases OF
thousands OF the reyvasts do than to
break up the ground. and thus prepare Ii for others 20
COW the seed.
Almost every day large excursion parties Ia rom
neiglboring towns and cities 30 attend the meetings.
Next week York. Chester, Wilmington, and West Chester
will send large delegations. and one excursion party Vii
come from the Cumberland Valley. The railroads ssD
tickets ~ reduced rates. and where notice is given IN Id
vance TO the revival committee Of the coming Of party.
seats are reserved the excursioniss that there Will
be no danger Of their falling get In coming far
POWRRS or TIE MIND.
LECTURE Ky THE REV. JOSEPH T. DURYRA. n d.
Tho Paw DIR Jospnb II Durypa delivered