New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-06
MR.. BrrCUER'S SYMPATHY.


THE FpIrAY NIGHT "TNK," UPON THE LABoRs or
MOODY AND sANKrY-wnAr THE EvANGELIsIs
ACCOMPLISH Oh THEIR POWERFULLY
OF THE CHURCHfs.
The Plymouth Church lecture room wac COM
foraby filled last evening by the ndants OF tho regular
Friday night praycr-meeting. Among those present.
were Ms. Beecher the Rev. Edward Beecher' Ihomas
G. shearman Henry NJ. Cleveland, Assistant Pastor ha-
litlay and Deacon Howard. Mr.. Beeeher assed 1r'
Blair TO lead In prayer and Mr.. Blair prayed fof inc
pastor and for the religious movement ia brooklyn Iho
475th hymn was then sung, and Gir. Beeeher prayed
The evenings talk was upon the work Of the evan
gests Moody and Sankey In Brooklyn nave peon,
said the preacher very attentive and deeply nteresed
obscrvcrand in so far as my own personal reePs arc
concerned partioipaOrin the movement That Is gong
Oh for the promotion OF better state OF religions eeps
in this city. need not say TO You how profoundly
sympathizo with this movement and how earnestly de-
sire that Il may ne success But is impossible for
man who has been conducting religious services ior Az
years not have mingled with his sympathy more OF
less Of criticism: do not mean condemnaoiy Criticism
but observations which may be turned to practical ad
va tagc. think Mr.. Moody is singnlarly
earnest man. / think largely his power consists
IN the concentration OF all his faculties upon
one end and steadfastness In pursuing
that end. That alone would not give success IN every
thing end itself is OF the noblest that can DO
contemplated, and that IL tho lifting OF bis fellowmen
grace by which they to be saved Having that In MS
mind all the time morning, and night thinking
Of nothing else probably seeing and hearing almost
nothing else 1t would be strange this INDIVIDUAL pres
sure n a man who has n reasonable development ot
power by nature-it would be strange II It dd not
bring forth fruit. But 1t will be observed that
Mr. Moody Is not man Of education
in the ordinary of the term, and has rot had
theological education and that, for one thing, is e-
Of his for he takes hold OF thngs thar no
knows VIII 30 straight 10 He orgets his system,
blessed be Cod! in working for Cod lie deals with
Christianity In regard 10 human wants, ami expounds
In the yernacular in plain Engisb-and his English IL
hotter than that Of good many who criticse It, INC
old New England style OF preaching the snfuness Of
man-aking it up from the beginning and carrying It on
step by step, with irresistible deductions and with all
the intense earncstness Of who do belicve-wolks
condition Of mind In that don't sec undef simple
exhortation. It has got come home 10 men IN such
sense AS shall make them sinners individually.
The point il tns: all want I'D know how we can help
70 carr forward this good work Ne can't do il by taxi
ing onf opera glasses and looking critically to see how
Moody appears and acts. nor By telling around to our
friends how many for prayer aud so on. That only
binders. We IN dying need Of cleansing movement
here and il IL for us IN oar several churches 20 intensity
interest the subject and To serve AS auXilaies III
the work You will say that emily takes care ~ very
small part u those ho so to hear Mr. Moody preach a1d
Mr.. Sanay sing the Gospel and that there are hundcds
aud thousands going there who never attend RELIGIOUS
services elsewhere. Those not church-goes that are
moment man no has been wrecked feels safe is when
his feet ret n bottom Men that have been VOID of
religious Id rctiOn ard NOR lily II they could bs taken
and at decisive stroke lifted frOm the depths or
degradntiOn Ii would take half the misery 81 SIN
but the terrible danger OF sin Is that II cannot be
cured az aucky that do not expect that Brother
Moody will bring his hundreds and hundreds much
hIrt.er than that they will begin life that
will III Developed INTO thorough spiritual lite When
tho grace Of God the soul of common man. ~
like missionary going into foreign country III 10
the Christian ling VI the inside OF man. the purifying
of him. That te work that is To lie done nero. When
men beg and learn the alphabet of religion say thy
are converted, although it means only such shutting
out OF evils ami mschies shall give their moral
natures to work II all the churches ARE but,
after all, many opephanded beggars sannb around
tIe Rink ami crying, "Gye US something u thYe ns
something - avail mnch but II al tue churches
aru rils flowing down, Oe1rin- the grace Of God apd
forming this blessed str'am Of the river ~ me- then
when Brother Moody launches lis raft OF Bible reason,
glorious Ill be tue vOyagel IL Is only Wien look
n,o the heart OF Jesus He that hung upon tile cross,
zone up high ana hHs given Us these SYM
bos, nv faith reviyes and am at rest
Alttr the discourse, meeting OF thO church was helh
Two by letter and five upon profession ~ ialth were
taken into the church. Ambrose Leonard ana Mary
Leonard given letters 10 the Greene Avenue Church
Mr.. Bee, her sad While shall give the hcdrtest
encouragement To every movement holding now, whcD
Mr. Moody Obliged to leave, TO is che time
when the churches should seyetaly take up the work
and exert their greatest power Az Mr. BeecIers BiS-
gatiU opening OF daily morning prayer meetings III
plymouth Church was POSTPONED tor q fortnight