New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-02
RESULT or REVIVAL WORK.
WHAT MOODY AND sANKEY DID HERE.

INGs STILL TTLr
When Moody and Sankcy came TO New
York from BrooLyD. February, l-76. II Mas pre-
dctcd that their work here would prove failure. New
YORK &. too worldly. {; said. aud too much absorbed
u busn,s. and amusemcnts to feel very widespread re-
lI,u interest But Mr.. Moody preached with growing
,rnpsucs. and Nj Saukey sang with Inspiring irrvor
b,ih we'd the ready assistance ~ NewYork CLERGY
men and earnest Christian men and women. The great
revival temple Ilrd months and Moody ana
sankcy lcft behind them many hundred new acquisitions
t. the church. aud profound awakening within the
church.
The sceptical. however predicted In that traces
Of iunncncc Of Moody and sankcy In New York would
disappear amo,i lte footprints on the renshore Iney
refused believe that the stimulus ~ religious Ic'iV-
nj could produce lasting beneficial results On the other
hand ccrgynr % different denominations assert that
the church Of tbi~ city received great lmpelu,
from Moody aud rtnkcy mciin-s and that the h"s
not been lcssrncd 10y the departure ~ the tNangr'S
Eosulir are not 80 rrceitiDr III ih.h"hhhe chucb'S
among society !t"P Ma"y t't.3 nru ol we ,,'I
did share In the revival spirit but Tor wear after
the MoIdy AID -ankey meetings local revival, among
Moody and Sahkry are Z" bcSn i'NiHhl III HhIli "t"
Comb the fr week In January. and viii return to hus-
nc Of their work in New YORK almost years
have elapsed Tho Rev. DR. stephen H. 1yng r.. OF ie
Church OF the Holy Trinity, aud the Rev Dr Htp"oth
Of the Church o. TIE p;,clpg'' Nrro Pion'h, inning
the clcrgynen Who took ~ IN thc Moody and mn
Moody nud saukry meetings had most bcncirIi N
nucrcc on my own chnrcn. and throughout the city
needed an uphcayal. a. Dr Booth once said. Moody
aud ~rnEcy made Il possible for minister 10 tax 10
Now York about tn condition OF their souls Win
on; their feeling inenicd. Now.Nork church L"ogie
r1the- cold inactive LOT OF rlsiian% Mr M,"uy
sci Them 10 thinking tie lcd them with the leading
passages ot Gospel truth, and The result mas been thu
studied by Ncw-Iork Christians. The meetings hcpod
10 break down dcnominslonal feeling IN thlS city
Moody warmed the edge, Of ncighborng sects. ard the
protractcd meetings welded the edges together Then
the ministers Of the city were Tor lht hrsl l' nr"u-u
m contact ON a common Christiin plane. They learned
Ia nm
fore; they found out elements 81 sympathy.
iptn -" my church. aud can trace the CONVEX
SION of many OF them to the Moody and Sanhry
ering, greater zeal on the part of the Young
men o nv congregation. | should think It strange not
10 find at any evening meeting some younger meb"lS
Of Inc congregation outside. ready 10 extend welcome
tn or to invite IN strangers. have really two c1hgrtgh
tors,hc sunday morning congregations Which SUPPORTS
the church. aud 4 large evening congregation. maze mp
of the floating population. OF working people, apd oi
many young VINO are cultured enough to u"uV', pu
who searching for the truth result OF the t,VFal
hns been young IN trouble are more app I" z"
10 the pastors Tor help. MANY young man III tiiS cry,
where there ARE 81 many gHitclls liutho's ~ "i;s
young men down, inls himself validating between &c,
SPAR and an almost helpless desire to abandon ls.nl'un
habits They not 40 mld now about oohlhg 10 mh-
listers for moral aid. sucn young man. of good l1N.
called me nj AN early hour IN lic nohhS nor .Ins
and wns already drunk ne gave y S w1Iu aS.
would meet that evening ~ lh'ctlng hhU pr anc
TO tell me that he had not tasted Iop o. 'I%r unS
the day never expected TO sec MIN again. bu' lie WAS
there, and has since reformed ,,,,
II seems provdcnal that Joseph COOK should
follow I'm the footsteps or Mr.. Moody. The latter drove
the nal. aud Joseph Cook has clnched II. MI Moody
gaLbcr. an the evidence without tho teachings OF Tue
philosophers of the scientists aud turns them 10 the
Illustration aud support Of the Divine word MI Cook
has not been success New York. His lectures nave
moi attracted the attention they deserved Bnt III new
York n thing must be fashioirhe 10 succeed Ill Winning
people To it, outward support
TIE REV. DIX. TYNG's OPINION
The Rev stephen II. Tying, ir. in recent converse
ton said Moody and sankoy were OF great benefit
10 The Christian cause IN NcwNork. great deal OF
coldncss xsed in tho churches. Their meetings served
10 change formal church members into active working
Christiaus A strong band OF Christian workers. was
called ont and has been useful IN the mtriJlxh since
held They reached the floating population ana stirred
into thinking the non-Church going classes When, AT
the close the meetings, was given st ol new con
yerts gned o my learned Ia my effort to hunt
Ihcn the up that IN ny not 90 he found large
Increase Of membership resulted to the Church OF the
Holy Trinity from Moody and sankcy meetings;
While the revival workers were In brooklyn revival
meetings were hed In the Holy Trinity unt ibcy came
TO Ncw-York. After their departure The Gospel Tent
was erected In Thirty fOuitst near SlNtbavc, where
meetings bcld during the warn weather unl me
tent WAS banned Tho general public scarcely kGows
that tho meetings formerly held Ia the Gospel TENT nave
b. en- transferred To cOmmOdous hall on seyenth-avr
near Thirty fourt-st Meetings are held there regular
ly fye or six sunday and every noon anu even.
ing I preach every Monday evening Clergymen OF
negnboring assist In tho work. noteworthy In