, 1876-12-17

| Chicago, and when to this IS added The earnest I
combined efforts and labors Of from forty tf
fifty church organizations, it is no wonder fba,
| crowds are attracted und moved.
ary: Brother Moody is a good organizer, Yor
will have noticed that every thing in connectioT
with these meetings hns been under the mostner
fectsystem-undcrm most excellent Reorganization
SO much SO that their working has scarce1r
drawn an unfavorable criticism from anv. Nov
this does not come from chance-it comics from
| thoughtful looking after ard supervising. nnoT
the part OF some one person, and that person i
Mr Moody, Brother Moody, as you are aware
never goes to a new field OF labor withont frs;
having the way prepared in advance. You Yilj
remember be declined coming to Chicago in the
winter of 1875 and '76 Why! For the reason
that he was satisfied that Chicago was not
ready for him. HI declined to inaugurate IL
convinced that he could not theu
have the undivided, earnest SUPPORT al
the Evangelical churches OF this city, and ID
this be was right. At that time. while some Of
our churches were anxious that be should cda,,e
among us, others were quite as Indifferent and
lukewarm. Brother Moody, seeing this. gaye
Chicago the go-by for the time being. and Until
such time as nc saw that there was Unity Of &C
ton t;o upon the part OF the churches in hayin 2
their united, hearty cooperation.
Then again he saw that no oreat movement
could be set on foot and carried out successfmlIv
in any building which our city contained prioir
to to-, ABOUT the time of his entering
the Tabernacle sprung into existence, a build
ing admirably calculated for pcco1nmo od atinp
10000 people. and for revival work. Now this
all shows good organization and good business
calculation upon the part Of Brother Moody
Another important AID in this work is potoricty.
The notoriety Brother Moody achieved abroad
has drawn thousands upon thousands to these
meetings who, but for this, would never hare
thought. much less could have been induced to
attend them. Hotoriety, as you are aware, is q
powerful magnet With the American people. 1t
matters little whether the subject be preacher,
baseball player, or walker our curiosity prom pts
us to flock In crowds to STE Or hear any potpri-
ons character, whoever he may be,
Ne Next IT. to the above causes which have
Moody has been one of the best
advertised men In the world,
No circus or show of any kind was ever better
Or more thoroughly sustained than be. Barnum
has the press aone him ample Justice in this
respect, but there is not billboard or show
card III city or country which does not either
herald his coming or announce his presence.
And now We come to Brother Moody as an ora
tor. No one will pretend to claim that he is
eithera scholar or thinker. Far from it. And
it Is for this reason that be seldom impresses
thinking people favorahly. But allowing for all
this-allow that lie is neither scholar nor think
er-there is yet much Of the orator about him,
nnd it was his oratory which, CONCEIVE. first
gave him his notoriety among the
common people Of England and Scotland
"a notoricty which has since become
worldwide. He seldom fails to move bis audi
encc by the recital OF some little pathetic story
or experience, which in other hands would faiI
to impress or move the most susceptible. OF
this Kind of ammunition be has large stock.
and never fails to WELD it to good ACCOUNT with
those he is addressing, and in a manner few
speakers can excel. This is oratory; not, to be
And lastir comes % music @ With ~ 1niebt - ncg.
hans haze hetn moro nnnronriafatv n1ocad f,re+