The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-08
The Starting Of the Revival.

II looks as though the preparations foi
the revival just started in this city by
MOODY aud SASKEY, had been under the
control Of some capable and experienced
generalissimo The direction OF tho vari-
Gus operations preliminary 10 the grand
attack could hardly have been better man
aged even nv a. skilful an organizer rs
JOHN WESLEY himself.
To begin with. the fires OF revivalsm
have been kindled all around here. in adj
vance of the action in the city itself We
have heard of them at every point OF the
compass, over In Brooklyn and Williams
burgh at one side, over in Jersey City,
Hoboken, and Newark on the other side
down upon Staten Island to tho south
ward, and up at Newburgh, Pouchkeep-
sic, and many other points on the river.
They have been everywhere kept up by
ardent and pertinacious revivalists of both
sexes. In most places they have met with
an extraordinary degree of SUCCESS, far
greater than has followed any other revi-
val efforts during the present generation.
BY means of them, New York has been
placed in the centre of circle OF revival
influences, and as "a matter of course, that
large body of our people who have their
residences In suburban localities have
been more or less affected, or, at least,
have been made conscious OF their exist
ence.
In the next place, there have been Sc
ries of what we may call topical attempts
in revivalism all over the city itself. They
have been started in scores of churches and
N.,.s1
in many localities that are ordinarily neg
lected. There have been daily meetings
for clerks, for women, for church mem
bers, and for anxious inquircrs. Not n
few of them have been under the guild
ance OF laymen, merchants and other
business people. Many of them have been
crowded day after day, and have met with
n measure OF reward altogether rcmarka-
Bile. We have heard OF them in the Sixth
avenue and Third avenue, in Eleventh
street and Fortieth street, in Greene street,
Laight street, Bedford street, Water street,
Vandam street, Washington square, and
In short, in almost every ward OF the city.
We have heard OF them under the manage
ment of Prcsbyterians, Baptists, Method
lists Episcopalans, and other denomina-
tons.
In the next place, the Protestant clergy
men OF nearly all the scots in the city have
taken an active part in these preliminary
revival operations. Many minister's who
heretofore have stood aloof from such
movements have joined in this one. They
have ignored their sectarian feelings, and
subordinated their special doctrines and
have worked together in Il way for which
we do not knowany precedent ia this city.
These cooperating oiorgymen constitute u
very powerful and exceedingly influential
body, being looked up 10 rs spiritual lead
ers and guides by II large proportion of our
population II was a great thing TO get
them interested 10 such an extent In tho
revival They have preached about IL in
their churches; they have stirred up their
people to take part In III and they have
formed special bodies OF their members OF
both sexes, young and old, to help it for
ward.
Finally, the special preparations for the
work in the Hippodrome itself have been
carried out on an extensive scale. The
organization OF twelve hundred singers