, 1875-04-18

reverence in which Mr. Moody indulges, inaslauch
| as he does not attract, and does not apparently
seek to attract, that fororn aud miserable class.
DIR. Moody has bis reserved seats, with quiet
back way, for carriage company, carefully rallied
on1esbit should betsupposed that lords and Ia"
| dies have como to be converted in phys
ical contact with the multitude, or indeed
! are more than spectators at the latest SEN
| orders. The disappointment Of tho sclect circle
may be conceived whom they find themselves
! confronted, not BY the wretcbed people whom
/ they expected TO behold in tho agonized contor-
| tions OF sudden conversion. but by SNUG. self
aatisfed, middic-class responsibility. sn1lrklnety
confdent OF, it4pwn.. spiritual security, veil up
in hgmns and dh1ious to take part in accremony
which is antteringsto' it's own vanity aud self
sufhciency, and which is'to have the effect OF
converting quite another sort Of people. The
truth il that the majority Of the au-
dience have come out. not to. pe con.
yerted themselves but to crafty their curiosity
by seeing othors operated upon. 1t would no
doubt be delightful ii Lord Chancellor Or q
Countess would only giro signs Of groanlng inc
tion, but this is tha part reserved for the lower
orders, whose attendance. however, has pot been
secured. In fact, the only class to which, By
any lg4nse, the appeas of the rantar fohid be
leStimateiy addressed is just that which Is
consplcuous BY. it's absence. Except in tin
case nf. the very lowest and most hopeless class
of the community, such stJle Of address aa DR.
Moody adopts ia depraying both to the intelli-
eence and moral sclf-respect Of those who arc
subject to its influence. Tho Times. ia exalting
these blatant orgies OF Ignorant zeal. is in itx
own ignorance doing an injustice to the modest
and pnobttuatve agencies which hare already
done so much for the moral aud spiritual eloxa-
ton OF the masses, and which may be trusted to
produco much moro permanent and satisfactory
results than q momentary burst OF hysterical
excitement.
In our political life, VIC have had some painful
experience of tho facilitating influence OF stiu1n-
1auts of tlis kind. It was thought that the
contentmeat OF ireland, the reorganization OF
the army, md various other great reforms, could
be effected jus: By scndins q, rhetorical message
Of peace passing resolution for tho abolition
OF purchase, or shouting somc othar sh1bboleth,
and that. as eoon as declafato1y act Ind beon
passed, the thing would be DONE Discourage
ment has naturally followed wild expccta.
tlons, and the consequences may be traced in
the polacal doubts and languor rhioh mark the
present period People are disguised by the
discovery that, after great enthue,asm and epab-
modic efforts, 60 lttls has really been done, and
that u long COURSE Of obscurd and drudgiig ef-
fort still lies before them, and cannot be dis
pensed with. Mr, Moody ID trying in his own
Way to make people believe that they have only
to feel very strongly, and to utter an hyessrical
declaration Of thcir faith, and their eternal sal
vation will be secured without any further trou-
bio but nothing can be moro certain than that
in spiritual rs in worldly Affairs earnestness must
be combined With sober perception Of the diff
eulties to be encountered, and Of the duration OF
thA ordeal.