The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-24
MOODY AND sANKEY
SALT LAKE CRY, Oct. %. 80.
Editors Herald:

SALT LAKE CRY, Oct. %, 80.
Editors Herald:
You have been to hear Messrs
Moody and Ssnkey, as s matter c
course. / went to hear them last night
not exactly SO much as q matter Q
choice. l suppose they don't MINI
being talked about 10 tbs papers. Ii
thought they did, / wo0ld not t4.t
about them. Toe revival business,
singing, praying, and preaching,
manifestly agrees with them, what
ever it may do for some other pJor
sinners. They, these two, are lasty
men. Mr.. Sankey spptars to shave
his chin and q piece Of the top OF his
head. Mr.. Moody doesn's appear to
have shaved bis face for many days.
but he may have used the scissors
freely.
The proceedings OF the evening, as
L saw them, were. fret, Mr. Sankey
invited singers in the audience to go
aud cit apon the platform and fill it.
BE presided st the organ, in the front
centre OF the stand, and led the
singing. He and the other singers
sang portions OF various hymDs. The
congregation was invited 10 join.
Then Mr.. Ssnkey would sing a verse
solo, the platform singers and the
congregation, sons of the cougrega-
ton, joining in the chorus. Mr., San
key sings agreeably, and be knows
how to accompany. Blu; he does not
want to do ali the singing himself. |
The singing had the way of sort |
OF familiar concert, or an overture to |
the main business OF the evening, and
Lated thirty or iolty minutes. To.
ward the latter part of the si5King
MIR. Moody strongly invited tue cou-
Grsgation 10 join In il, but the co.,
grsgstion did not Join to any great
,xtsnt. Perhaps the people did not
Know the tunes. He had the audi
'nce on its feet to get 1t 10 launch
'ut Justify in singing. but not very
uccsssfully. Is was q congregation
hst. for some reason or other. didn't
'enthuse Alermlngly.
After prayer and more singing, Mr..
doody entered on his discourss, which I
7as upon the characteristics and !
fhcss OF Jesus Christ. Like Paul, s
1r. Moody was determined TO know 9
othing but Jssu. Christ, and him /
rucifsd. The sermon lasted the q
thirty or forty minutes. and i
las delivered ertempore, in a rather q
apid manner, with considerable ap- ]
ropriste gesture at times, sud an &
OCCASIONAL burst of cumulated en- &
basis. 1t was g pretty COED sermon v
the kind, containing some ex- Il
client ideas, aptly illustrated soma. 3
mes By telling anecdote. There q
ere some sensible things in the ser o
ION. The moderate length of it was q
pc of its most sensible features. The Il
our and half sermon is not exactly q
lie thing for everyday spiritual diet. 81
ne needs to be very spiritually hun a
y to enjoy 20 long q repsst. fs
A prayer meeting followed for Il
hich did not stay. tc
In a theatre in Dublin. during b.
cent revival time, one actor asked pI
iother how be felt He said be felt re
ny moody. well, "said the other, d.
feel very ssnkeymonious." This al
he did not take very we'll WITH the I'll
eatre audience. Perhaps the major th
: felt too ,ankeymoody just then on or
neral principles. l can't say that th
Ielt just that way, whatever the feel eli
g may have been. The meeting ar
Is not melancholy, but lively, and bi
though l don't know that ca
got converted. When l know that til
Im, l may let you know. 10
SELAH. m