The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-11-16
TT IHT N'''I WIZ
Mr.. Moody at Mount Vernon.
Il I'"or Sinners Experience in u
Rich church..

t"H tHUffH.
The Mount Vernon VI f.. Church of Bal
timoIe occupies about the same relative
pn>lti"n among the Methodist churches Of
that city thar the temple at Jerusalem did
III the Jewish economy. l. is the church
OF the ai'st"rfacy, and a. i fitting and
proper l., located Ia the most aristocratic
part of the city. In the midst of the square
stands the monument that the State of
Mary land erected la the Father Of his Coun-
Try. surmnunicd 10y his statue. which faces
the south. On either hand, as well as in
the front and rear of the monument, are
open spaces too small To be dignified with
the name Of squares, aud too wide to be
called Streets but made to answer the pur
poses of both. Here the aris;ocracy -four
ish, and here too they ape the manners
and customs of the aristocracy of the old
. World, Or, rather we should say, they strive
tn excel in all sorts of Il merry, aud pro-
badly IN this respect far exceed the cock
nrys of London.
1t was while iourneying along one of
these fashionable streets that we passed a
barber shop, the proprietor Of which, no
doubt to panier To the aristocra,ic senti-
ment of the heishborhood in which he
lived, had gone back
on Ills MOTHER TONGUE
and used that of Frenchmau. Did a
cocknry, i'll all his ludicrnus attempts to
he. a eva In 10,
front Of the monument. and on the south
east corner Of Mount Vernon Place, stands
the Peabody Institute, where many thou
sands of dollars have been squandered
ostensIbiy TO erect a monument to the
donor, but really to add To the attractions
and splendor Of Mount Vernon Place
Opposite tn this building stands the church
with its tall spire. surmounied with cross,
pointing hcarenward. The ground upon
which this church stands cost Si2O. 900,
ard the structure about 4 quarter Of a mil.
lion. The architect that planned it seems
tn have exhausted his Ingenuity and inven-
tive powers III trying 10 make it as beauti
iul aud elaborate As possible. II is thanked
on the east side 10y a long Tow OF brown.
stone fronts. while a similar row of them
extend far TO lis rear. On the southwest
corner of this den Of the aristocracy stands
W..
President "f the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company. We were informed. on
Tuesday last, that this was the church in
which
MIR. MOODY WAS MISIsTERING,
and that, if we wished to hear him preach,
We must obtain tickets from the Young
Mems Christian Association, in order TO
gain admission 10 the arisIocratic pile. So
we beiook ourself To the scarcely less arts
tccra;lc building of that association aud
presented ourself before the official whose
business it was 10 furnish the talismanic
pieces of paste board that were to be our
passport to the inner sanctuary. where the
light of the Rev. Mpody's cuuntenance,
like the Shcktnahs of old, wr expected
would illuminate aud make bright the in
terror nj the palatial temple. The official
asked MS what day we wished 10 attend
and we informed him We represented Tie
Hhig and wished To attend every day-pro
badly he thought il would be for our bene-
liz if we ild.-and 81 he handed us four
tickets. good for four separate days. That
evening We went at the appointed hour and
sGcccrr'ied III crowding ourself into the
marble hall and IN getting room to stand
just inside tie threshold while the service
lasted: and we wish In say that every thing
was done in the highest sly le Of the art;
the singing WAS good. probably We should
say II was grand. possibly We should say it
was artistic and superb. and so was the
praying aud 80 also the preaching. and we
have uanght To- say against Mr.. Moody. We
believe
HIM TO he SINCERE,
and believe that he has been the instru-
ment of doing some good: but while We
say this, We wish 10 add that the whole
performance seemed 10 us much like a GER
tam Institution described by the immortal
Banyan in hIs immortal dream. and called
by him " Vanity Falr" . shade of the
eloquent Wesley. spirit of the immor
tai Whitfield. how You would have been
shocked 10 behold this new way Of dispeus
lnG the gospel Once II was tIuthfully said
-bit that Aas been - long ago that ii
seems Ia have been forgotten-that tn.
poor had the gospel preached To them. In
those days, and at much later period. it
required no pieces of colnred paste board,
only ia be obtained through the devious
ways and intricate Qualifications of "cir.
cumlGcarion office, " To hear the glad It'd
ings Of salvation. aud i; remained for the
greatest preacher in this patent age of
uew Inventions To take a new departure
from the teachings Of the apostles.
We left the splendid building when the
public part of the service was over not car
ing To stay for the private part. Being in
the ncighbnrhood of the church to-day, We
thought We would call again, and making
our way along in front o: the hrawp-stune
mansions, in front Of whiol many carriages
sroGd, tine owners of which were more fOrtu-
nate than We, and had gained admission,
but whose livrri.d servants
sTAIn OFT IN THE COLD,
We reached the door and found, somewhat
To our chacrin fpr we confess Il great hank.
ering I" look upon Vanity Fair again
that it was locked then we went TO the
next dour-fur the church has three of
them and tried 1t with no better success;