The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-23

in. The meeting had just been opened, l
had sung, and Mr. Moody was beginning to
speak. Sitting on the platform, I could
hear the roar outside sounding like the roll
ing in Of the ocean on the shore. There was no
sound of shouting. but only q heavy roar
of The rushing multitude. Finding that they
could not all get into the hall, they got from
the outside into the pray under the
gallery. There were no lights In this place,
aud being able TO hear or see nothing these
people began a noise Of stumbling and chat
tering as they crowded In, which interrupt
ed the meeting. Mr.. Moody said he would
not 60 on unless they retired. There was
something In his decided manner which con.
vinced them that he was in earnest, aud
when he gave out hymn, which we sang.
during which he said they should go out, the
interiopers quietly retired, and left the meet
ing to 60 on without disturbance. HAD they
not done SO we would certainly have gone
awsy-tbat would have been our next step.
The papers next day misrepresented TINS,
and made a great stir about 1t, as II IL had
been q riot, whereas when the matter WAS
once explained to the people there was DO
disturbance at all, and no attempt at disaf;
der. p
Mr.. Moody's preaching was short and to
the point. He wasted no words. 1t was
just the kind of preaching that businessmen
liked. 1t also commended itself to young
men, and they liked 1t. Businessmen and
young people made mp q large portion Of our
audiences. MIR. Moody has very decided
manner of speaking, aud people know that
| be means what he says. He never hesitates
about making up his mind and acting on his
decision. He would never endure any IN.
terruption of the meetings.
In reference TO the results of the evangel.
| ists' lsbors in Great Britain, MIR. Sankey said
| that one thing was certain: that the Interest
| stirred up had been universal and genuine,
| and had pervaded all classes of people. 1t
| was serious interest, and not mere curlosl-
| ty. The Duchess of Sutherland and other
persons of social rank regularly attended
their meetings in London. Invitations to
hold meetings came to them from all quar-
tiers of England. Even the little villages
| were anxious to have them come. Three
| hundred Oxford students sent them written
| invitation to come to the University, but
| they could not 60. They went by in.
vtation to EtoD, another great seat of
| learning, and their meeting there was
one of the most impressive that they
held. Members of Parliament Interested
| themselves in the revival meetings. Not
| only this, but the poorer classes Of people
were stirred up, and they attended in great
| numbers and evidently with an Donest pur-
pose of learning about Christ. All Of their
success Mr.. Sankey uniformly ascribed to the
Lord, who be believed directed, guided, and
sustained them in their labors, keeping them
strong and untouched by disease. He also
! thought that the effects OF the work done
| would not soon be lost. 1t had been left in
| charge of local committees, who would con.
tinue to push it.
Mr.. Sankey said he did not intend to take
part in any public exercises until himself
| and Mr.. Moody opened their work, which
| would probably be in October.