Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16
OUR posrox LETTER. No. 3.

Time advanced with leaden- stepping hours, but Sunday the 20 ot Januar' nnaliv ca us, and the enthusiasm of the people of B ,stln was at its acme over the advent of Moody and SLnxey. \ say en thuslasm advises:ly; for their curiosity had long siuce passed into interest and thls latter hsd evoluted into real genuine GU thusiAn a the tune grew le 's Q Tore Nneir arrIval. For weeks and month their com ing has been considered. The papers. re hR,ous and secular. have constantly kep the matter before the public. puolishsnR every item of news concerning tho move ment, and commenting edltOr'allv |" singul ,rly frank and generous tone. O. the street. at soci Il gatherings. ID the home circle. everywhere n fact, It has fOim"o a topic for comment and opinion. Two fac tors, however, have been the most coRe"t in lufi renclpg pubic opinion and prepAr- inU the way for thelr arrival, One of these factors IS the church unitsdly, the Ull tariap and Cnlversalists excepted. have the churc les labored for a deeper interest thelr members. and have hy their frequent and specl lmeetlngs. aud occa ional union gathering infused lively. healthy spirit into the rellglous part of the com unity while into the careless and unsaved thev have implanted such an interest, 1 mlRni say, anxiety. to hear these mon, that they are not unprepared for the re ;eption oi the seed which will be sown. The con- plete unanlmity of the pasIeis of the sew eral d -nomlnaiious is remarkable and will assist materially III the fu tberance of the work expectrd 10 be ccomplisned. The other factor SO powerful in Influencing the people is the Rev. J .seph Cook. the re- ceutly discovered P PLIlOsOpher. Every Mon day noon. for one hour, tbls wonderful aud well known man talks to tue most cultured and cultivated audience that eau be assembled n Boston. comprising :. Il the ministers Of the city, and those of a radi us of thiltV miles and more, and the intel lectual part of q city. including as many of the Hirvard Protsssc rs as can possibly attend. The Rev. Cook has the ministers iu cont ol and he uloulds tbelr thoughts and opinions az he wills. He is fortunate ly orthodox and strongly antl-materialls- lc, and to these facts may be ascrlbed g measure oi hls influence. will in some future letter write particularly of Mr. Cook ts-s
 The first meet nR of the evanRelists was ausp,c,ous. It was held in the afternoon, and sO great was the crowd at after the building was packed. fully an hour before sLs servlce began. several thousahds were turned away unable to gain adCaitrance Two oveiflow meetings were held at the time ia tue neighborlnR emu, ches. and these were fu,l to reoletlon. Moody's sermon was to Christians and Christian Workers and was stirrlnR exhoItation to ''R" uI aud possess the lacd" Ineed no describe Moody nor attempt to anaiy ze the style 0! his preachi~R. All thls has been attempt ed and no one has succeeded m dOlng the mau iuslice. Ma, y ih.nk hlm especially s endoW ed by God to carry the good rIdinAs that he has moro of the grace of God than most people and hence is ln a degree in- splred, or if not SD at least illuminated Th,s, however. aoes not appear {" be the case. The wLole secret of hls success la indomitable faith, wuich knows of nU refusal, and hls intense earnestness. Tnis latter iA probably hls nost effective sup port. never hear him but sm pain fully aware, at the beginning of his so s mon, of his deRciencies "f respect, muider- ing of che PresldeBt's EnRiis and doRmat- ism. but as he advance. 3. warming to his work. all this vanlshes. I am carried wltt him hv his .arnestness. and am FEN RAP PORT to the close.
 Sabkey's slnaing is feature and is eff fecllve. He sinvs too s,ow duiina everI service. and ms rendItlou is more in accOr ance wlih the meanlnR of the words aud feeling to be expressed than with the mu
 sic as it is wiliten. He mIhds no notes o stops and rften cnanRes words as occasIo. seems to IL Qure. He is not a vlrtuo"o but 8 simple, earnest "sweet slnGer of Is real" Many souls have been saved by hl thrilling toues. The work goes on GU cOuraglnRly, every meeting Is filled art there IS no lack of interest. Many soul have profess d salvation already. and sev eral drunkaIds have been reclaimed. Ev cry Friday is devoted to tempera zee ant with good .fsct. ALLEN.