, 1877-04-10
A Sketch Of the Reyivas.Moye.
ment at the Hub"
Temporarily Discouragtng Results
from tho LnbOrs Of the
Evangelist.
Large Attendance and Much Inquiry,
But Comparatively Few
Conversions.
4 Turn III tho Tide, and Wonderful
Change for tho Better
The Work Now Progressing with Great
Power and Efficacy.

AlU VulA NVH AAok k1Goc1A6 "A'sA NAS'@S
Power and Efficacy.
Special Cb,rtspondencs n The Tribune.
DosroN, bfass., April Tin ono OF Mr.
Hloody's admirable lectures In Chicago, on tho
Holy Spirit. In speaking Of tho bapt'smal
gergfcc u he said: "Whcncvcr wo 20 to new
place, wo have to get spcrtai baptism Of power
for tho work there. Tho blessing that the Lord
Il giving ,ls hero in Chicago won't do for Dot
ton."
The wisdom, rs we'll as the doctrfnat sound
ncss, Of this remark, has been demonstrated by
Mr.. afoosl5's experience. Tho blessing whicl,
enabled him to accomplish such wonders In onc
city served chiefly to awaken religious curiosity
In THO nthet. The wonders Of the Chicago
tuauiry-roon and The miracles OF tic Uotpcl
sempcrancc-mec.Ings were regarded tn Boston
N religious prodlglcs to bc studied, mitch rs
Mr.. Agasstz used to study new species Of fish.
From tho summit Of tho Chicago revival Mr.
Moody made stride to Trt-biountaln, but
stsnIghtway found himself In
<. 4 DIFFERENT ATXosrnEnB.
Tho east wlnds struck him adversely; tho cold
criticism Of the Boston theology na1e 'hsrn
shiref; the atinglng sattfo and absurd cartca-
lures OF boston cot,ccit and atheism cnne as
near to making him mad rs Is supposed to DO
possible In his case; while, for about the space
Of TWO months, ho laboEcd With md bclaborcd
those slow believers, In tho attempt to bring
them, first, to understand TINT they were Sin
ncrs ncrtifng salvation; and, second, to sec aud
accept that salvation In Jesus Christ.
nosrox Is PECULIAR,
and clorics In its pcculiarlties, Even in It's ro-
1[gion II dotcs on local spocialtlcs. X In any
great artist, or author, or poet, there is nothing
for Boston which has not already belonged to
como one else, the people Of that city arc likely
to look and listen With coldness,- partly for the
reason that other people bnvo smiled and
praised. For Boston ia nothing II not peculiar.
Tho FIRST difficulty wEtcl, tho Egangc1lsts met
The Boston Tabornaclr-which fs much tho
smallest, though one Of tho most attractive, Of
NIL the Moody md eankey Iatcrnacles-lay
somewhat llcnviiy upDn The tianls Of lis project
ors, whose faith In the ultimate Success OF the
enterrstsc WIS not sufficient 70 allow them q
quiet mind whiiu the cost Of the building was
unprovidcd for. Therefore, an effort was Hlntlo
70 secure 81, ooo-a dollar head-tfom tbs trst
audience that should occupy tho plarc on tho
occasion Of It's formal opcning. One Of tho
EostOu pastors, who Was Chairman Of tho Conn
inittcc on Inquiry Rooms, endeayored to make
himself uscflt III connection With tho treasury:
but only succeeded In rnislng disturbance,
which ...
DAMAGED THE HorE1uLNEss
and gonl-fccltng Of the friends OF tie movement
10 SAEIl Il uCpEEQ kuAk3 WHICH, A4Fs A4tNY IGAElE4
Tic city, hu was constrained, to send bark TO
Chicago for a ,nan TO come iransc1tately to ILLS
assistance, and manage tho meetings for him.
It WIS natural, then, TINT, finding things. nt
Atuody's heart should turu toward his faithful
aud beloved rsght.lalll nun ut the West, whom
llc summoned BY telegraph to his aId. Whether
Boston declined to receive assistance from go
new and so distant region. or whether tho
skies suddenly brielateucd, thus removing tho
occasion Tor this help, bus not publicly trans
pircl. At my rate, AIr. Moody went on alone,
with only such assistance aa Ills immediate sur
Tho Executive Committee Of tho Boston re-
viyal, Of which INC Roy. DR.. Webb is Chairman,
fnirlY represents tho
ANCIENT ORTHODOX ELEMHS1 os INV En-
GLAND,
which, however, iu Bostot, is not the leading
clcnlcnt In religion; at least not that element
which giScs foston !ts religious characteristics.
The ConEregntlonalists, who aro frat 0t oil this
Evangelical churches, aru admirably represent
cd by the Rev. DR.. Webb, who Is perhaps tho
leading man of lila denomination In tho city.
The Pfcsbytctian body is weak in tho modern
Atlluns. It chief pastor, the Kcy. DR.. Dunn,
meetings. Tho baptist brethren hare been
divided On this uucstion.-chlcay because enc
ss q two Of their prominent minsters imagined
''E!ts IT, 11 nstfisato Of offices
atu contiguous TO tbs Tabernacle, llnye been
gtratly bsessei tf,ts seasun with rcviyalso their
own. Bnt, notwithstanding this cxtra pressure
Stree. hicthodlst Church, aud tue lscy. Aiessrs.
Meredith, Hamilton, and others, hayo been aa
often rs possible found in Mr. Moodya congre-
gatl1'n and fn4nlry.rooms, and have. A their
sor!llal indorsc1nent and praise. Or thu smaller
bodies Of Evangelical Ciristians there IL moth.
ing conspicuous 70 70 noticed; but Unitarian
1oetor has certainly DISTINGUISHED Itself in corr
noctton with tho Bustot, revlyul.
THE DAILY PHKSS oR TAR GfTY
Is chiefly controlled by gentlemen Of thls per
suaslon, and thc! kind, and oycn generous,
Treatment OF Mt. Moody, with wlosc theology
tic bea.tei 'i6eraity 81 thas lily. sfs sm spe.I 4
lux OF tlv respectable portion pf tho Nustun
press. 'fhc Boston Adsersl4tr. HloSs, Journal,
sna otas papers les widely know outside ol
Tabernacle SERMONS, and haye crltirIsed very
spartngY tl1psc FEATURES Of the reyiyal which
were not to their taste: They have evidently
certify aud abandon, and have enjoyed the VIZ
oroua style Ut his stacks IN whatever le Ge.
!!eYea ~ 10 opposed to tho progress Of the
Kingdom Of Christ, in' whose Interest he Ii
MI siootiy opened Ills Hoston campaign ~ lLo
oponed all the others, With an appeal 10 Chris
t!an workers. to CONF forward and seeonseezate
themselves to tLe Lord; thon, aadIas ths
colder than usual, he began to
tNAKE HIS FIST
in tho faces vi his audience, arl tell them, In It
many words, that they wc1p dcludcd II they
thought that. "bccause q man was born Il
Host0,l, l,e did not accl to TO born again." III
reiterated lila ta,nIllur statement. ti.at, " takt
1il,H where you will, man has always been q
faiiure"; mud the ,Ilsostollians l,sEcned viii
lccorous surprise. Then they brought thci
study Ar: Moody and his rey!yul-work throuRf
theni,-of couIss seeing " through glass dark
ly,"aud utterly failing to get neuF enough L
tho Evangelist to receive much benefit iron
lin. Presently the Unitarian pulplts bcra3
their ,niil-luanilcrel dcmurscrp-dtsel,ssIt,g III,
peculiar faults Ut "Mr. hloolY's maui who
they affirmed,
WAS NOT SUCH YAILuRH
as he nude him out 10 be; on thu contrary
If.xtts cdr