The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-09
BROTHER Moody ~ BOSTON.
Peculiar Obstacles to he Encountered-The
Incol Of IIis sermons.

i.p i'isi Fii iui sam. va .is1'i Cfsv..
Moody and Saukcy have at last arrived in
awakening and Old tim" revival in This portion
OF y So England is Co To" { II 81 daring th, conn
ing months. Many M varied haY' hc'n Ia,
the gr'nl .Na''"ii-t- Mpuld hav"on ihc 7tuid
scd,t" riN,ll "a 81 NV England, and p.p,-
rinlly hH- IA SO h""n Srroua uW'r hcn-iun in
the minds nf many r'-.,rl .ns IT, ,u'0,-- oi tbs
moN,nrri al. .n- li's'nnan-, Nhnqro '-l-oial-
specuiai ve. coli In, ilnu .rcli,ious op.ninns
and pr'i".nn"S. which have made ihem con
scrNaiii "u an Io"si n OF religious awaken
ing and tnthu .a-m. Boston being prrcminrni-
y the 'l"rgaul ID tnHrianl-m in America.
thclr II g. .osi al nets have been widely
dllIu-'rl ,n 'h'1 ''mmyniy ans have thoroughly
i'~id this, Boston. with her boastod Eng
!isi arisi''faiir prestige proudly initiative OF
her m"lh"r cnlhy IN manners and dress, hats
imbihcd, toe. tn prevailing rationalistic spn,i-
nrnts Nii li hiu- has doy Hoped into free r.-
llglOuS n--p latiuns. in which Elaring hntrro-
doX and heterogeneous clements are combined
Ihcodor" Parker has his dcyotecs, and Tom
painr his followers To- whose memories hand
some memorial structures have been .rrotai
whcrg popular sunday entertainments are held
Boston toms with this fron-thinking. trans
c"nd entail element which has So permcut ri
TINS pc"plrdS ~ establish them in their cold
formal -n and has eng udrrrd "A stOical indif-
iercnr" 10 an m"Nrmrnis OF an exciting religi-
Gus nriure, thus rendering ordinary rcviynls of
lit'l, clrc among thnm.
lmpr --rd with this fat even many earnest
CHRIST ihn- hnfrrNprrs~H ii thcmsely' > is grave
~ dubious a. tpt' -ut',-s Of this movement
npprrhca-iye OF tho inability Of tho great rcyiV,
nlisi TO awaken any unusual and general mani
icstnlion-. Fora mrrr luyman. with no special
undcrluk" this work in Boston. MAS Ia their
minds IN unlcitnkin. involving numerous and
gray ~iP,l,s in ia" way OF the success Of It's
desired % lI uNrm uia.
NOW the grrnt tuhernaclc with u seating en-
laciy ol GWp, H. completed, Moody and Sunkry
II large and eager crowds in at ,ndan 20 arc To-
Dc taken ~ criterion. the work il certainly
most nusriripnsly h'eun. From the first day
all of the m"r things have been attended with IN
terosi and enthusiasm by large ass 'mblips of all
classes Of people. although the sermons have
been especially addressed 10 the evangelical
On Inst Sunday az ,rnoon. ar the opening sor-
wee, me Tabernacle WAS densoly packed. and
franco, thus ncres0 iiaing the ORGAN ization Of
,oWrilw meetings in several of the neigh
bnrlnH shurl 10 4rrommodair those do
hir"u. 81 rnsnSius IN Inc services ThHSeWrfo
also illlod t. repntiuu. tho cpnsr, satio being
Al this nr.t meeting Mr. Moody stru,k he
keycnni" col h'reNias campaign in his sermon
In tho evening Mr.. Moody preached on Chris
linn courage, tn complement Of faith. Tho
effect Of IN 81 tWO dis'our-rs was wonderful
and plainly manifest not only among the ranks
Of prpi' - ing Christians, hut also among the
critical mhrioNrrs. The faith. enthusiasm.
and courag"oi this man iilled all who heard him
with confidence Ia The great work.
The noon prayer mo- tings. which have been
held In fremont TrWplr. were So thrOnged that
thousands were unable ln gnn admiitange. and
now they nave been transferred 10 the Taber-
nnolr,
ON Tuesday, after the regular noon meeting.
MIR, Moody got the ministers together in Il
special mc"llng from VIII IA all but membcrs OF
The prof ssiun Nirc cN lUlt a. even the report
rrs | am informed that there were some Won
drriul ana startling developments evolved here
IN me Tree ana open confessions Of many min-
It IS plainly evident that Boston IL even now
becoming aroused and awakened Ia the fact that
ne hpif, ol 'tnd Is at worh here. which is mani