The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-31
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Two Views Expressed hy the Rnptbt Preach-
ers-Moody CrItIcised.

The Baptist ministers. remembering tho
near approach Of the week Of prayer" dis
cusscd yesterday the subject o" Set Seasons of
Prayer; are They EXpclicnt?" Brother Mao
Clymont " HGrkehsacl started the discussion
by reading an cssay on the subject. He saw
many objections to revivals ms conducted now
adnys yet he argued vigorously in their favor.
Enemies Of such work ~ Moody and Sankcy
did in tho Ilppodrone say that when those
evnngeiss camo they proroscd to make sue
cess any way. Tho Individual was Lost In their
machinery OF religion. and exhausted In body
and mind. he az last succeeded and was con-
Verted." The speaker believed that there was n
certain basis TO this criticism. Other critics be-
lieve that spasmodc religion in the Church lie
tho result of revival work. Tho members come
~ think that conversions only cnn bc nndn in
The fever OF u revival or st period " PRAYER
Yet Brother MecCymont irvrd that when
n church or city ferl- II, lack q! zeal It ehnuid
study the needs ot the nrpplo and appeal to
them on the grand Irin"tl,s OF religion At n
SUITED unie De u a prayer time or revival
tact. zcal discretion tho snne brains should
he used IA advancing the Church's interests ~
inc merchant uses when lac advcrtists in the
newspapers.
Brother Folwell said that he would modify the
into many dangers through SIT times Of re-
ligious effort All over this city. IN churches
are now to be seen bad effects Of reyiVnls. Some
mon claims OF religion thnt they wait for tho
set times OF Jealous effort. aud oven then II
taxes an electric battery to rouse thpiu. A. for
Brother FOlwcll. hs believed that tho apu.tolic
DC yc St"adtuSt, uulNuvahlc. always abound
ing IN tho work 81 the Lord" i. good enough
rule. he hnd rather he more scrlpiurnl than
mot ot the set-timr" workers sorn to b.
Brother Fulton said that his SIT time" WIS
al TIC time. He worked his church iu Brook
Dn until II was tired ont. and thcu Ice had tn let
up or tlo members would hC sick. His own
personal set time was :i6j days in u ycnr. hut
Ilr
iulton said that he WA real hungry for good
time. real old fashioned revival. lie was
anxious for Nrw Years to bc over with that he
might yet TO work. The revival that hc would
have would bc. first the waiting on God. then
the coming Of tho Holy Ghost. then the nolsiun
apont OF the good iidings. nnd. lastly--alwaYs
lnstly. bIuthrcn- Tho preaching. Tint was tho
revival they had iu the days Of the pcntecost
Brother HumIstnuc said that for twenty y,grs
he hGd preached Tor churches not revived, or
churches without u shepherd and always after
thrcc or Tour years ~ WORK he felt the need ol
~ evangelist to stnu.Ht" the sothiul believers.
lie believed TINT there - a tim" To- sow and "A
time To- zap; the trouble with revivals Is that
they are not always GOd'~ tim" for revival
BrcihNr Potter said that there il general stag
nation ~ g"i} CHURCHES. rs Il legitimate re-
SUIT OF thn Moody AMI Stnk"y movement. They
worked Tor two churches uuly ami those are
the Young Rev DR.. Tying 4 aEdthe Roy. Dr. Geo
h. HruwOrths. Not person converted at those
mectings conferred n lasting benefit to the city
A Tor Mr.. Moody working only in aid of
CHURCHES DIR. Potter knew better. He worked
Tor NE Young Mems Christian Association.
Brother livingstone Jumped Up. and he would
like to tell the Conference why those two
isn't IL a fact Z" asked Brother Potter. dou't
Know. Brother IIumpstonc answered