Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-09
THE EvANGELrsTs AT HOME
Return TO America Of Moody and SAN.
key.
AT HOME FOR REST PREPARATORY TO RENEWING THE
WORK IN ENGLAED-wHAr THEY BAvR DONE
ABROAD.

AT HOME FOR REST PREPARATORY TO RENEWING THE
WORK IN KNGLAND-wHAr THEY BAvR DONE
ABROAD.
From the New York Times.
Dwight l.. Moody and Ira d. Sankey the we'll
known eyangelists. were among the passengers
who arrived on the GuOn steamship Alaska yes.
terday morning, having terminated work of 10
months in Great Britain and France. during which
time Mr.. Moody has preached daily and Mr.. San
key sung his celebrated hymns. Both are look
ing well, and although the work in the English
provinces was arduous neither shows openly the
results of his overwork, and each expressed
himself as being in excellent health. In fact,
Mr.. Sankey had so far recovered from the effects
OF the ocean voyage as to be able to sing at the
Gospel meeting in the large hall Of the Cooper
Union last evening. at which there was a large
attendance Before sing ting to the audience Mr..
Sankey spoke q few words concerning the work
in England and France. When they arrived in
England eighteen months ago, he said the work
| was Immediately begun In the north of England
and Scotland and the meetings were all well
attended. In all the larger towns overflow
meetings had to be held to accommodate the
crowds that came to the services. 1t was his
custom, he said, to sing at the large meeting,
and then pass around to the others, while Mr..
Moody preached at as many as he could. Their
work had been successful all through. especially
in the past six months.
Mr. Sankey also related one OF two incidents
Of the work, stating that when about to visit
some of the towns in which were large schools
they would hear that the students intended to
break up the meetings by making disturbances,
but when the time came the meetings were
never broken up. At one place a band OF
students with such intentions entered the hall
and took back seats, and after the close Of the
services, when Mr.. Moody asked those who
wished to be on the Lords side to come for
ward. half OF these students came forward. This
was only one Of many such instances that had
occurred. At Oxford and Cambridge the apathy
at the meeting Was quickly overcome and they
were most strenuOusly invited when they went
away to come back again. At the former place
there was an attempt at a disturbance, as the
first meeting was ON Guy Fawkes' night and
the students were ready for mischief, but the
meeting was only slightly disturbed and Mr.
Moody was received with favor when he walked
down among them. The meetings which had
been held in England, Wales, Scotland and Ire
land had been crowded. and on more than one
occasion Mr.. Sankey said he had sung at eleven
meetings on one Sabbath. When starting out
they had hoped to carry on two meetings every
day but Saturday, which was their day Of rest,
but they had found it necessary to hold three,
four, five and elk meetings instead OF two.
What good had been accomplished. Of course,
could not be told, but a great number
had given themselves to Christ This
hc Wlsucu 10 say. HOI III d DOasIlul EpTlC nor TO
show what their work had been, but he thought
those interested In the work living in the United
States would like to know how God had blessed
them in their labOrs for to Him the glory be-
lOnged. They had come back for rest. After
his few words concerning the work accOmp-
lished and expressing his pleasure at being back
once more in the old place SO dear, Mr.. Sankey
sang few hymns. which were received with
evident pleasure by his listeners. Mr.. Moody was
too tired to attend meetings yesterday, not hav
Ing sufficiently recovered from his ocean vOy-
age, and was most averse to saying anthing con-
corning the work of the past eighteen months,
further than to cOrroborate Mr. Sankey's state
ment that 1t had been richly blessed. Mr. Moody
said he had returned to this country to take a
short rest, and also to look after his home for
poor children at NOrthfield. At that place four
houses were ready, which were to be used as
homes Tor poor young men who had the minis
try or practical gospel work in view. and where
they might receive good plain English educa-
ton. He had brought with him several prOmis
ing young men from England, who would be
educated there. These, with others, he hoped
would become fitted tor active work among the
special classes Of people they represented. Early
In September, or as soon thereafter as possible,
he and Mr.. Sankey would return to London,
season in the work. They then night go
again to Oxford and Cambridge, but probably
their work I'm the provinces had been finished
1t had been their plan, MIR. Moody said, to hold
meetings in oil the larger towns in the north and
south OF England, and get the Christian nhab-
tants interested in the work. which, after they
went away, would be carried on by the churches.
In Paris two weeks were spent with excellent
results, the meetings being held in the Amer
lean chapel and two French churches. in which
his sermons were translated by an interpreter
which Mr. Moody considered a somewhat unsat-
isfactory mode of preaching. In London
next winter the preaching would be in
the mission districts, and under the charge
of the London committee. Mr.. Moody was
asked how the work this last year COM
pared with that of his previous tour of Great
Britain. ut has compared most favOrably, and
during the last six months it has surpassed It,
and the results have been large, although do
not wish to say anything about it. 1t is not
pleasant to speak of ones work or how many
times one has preached. There Is great work
Liverpool it is estimated that only per cent Of
the Inhabitants attend church, and Liverpool Is
fair sample Of the English cities in that re-
spect. Yet the church work is aggressive there.
But there Is one thing that pleased me much in
Liverpool, and that was the success Of the
coffee palaces When we were there, eight
years ago, they were started, and now
there are So In the city, which have de-
clared dividend of 10 per cent and a consider
able amount OF money provided for sinking
OF the public houses and are springing up all
over England. As a consequence, the fund of
revenue from strong drink in England is now
f5, 600 600 less than formerly. Even the Royal
Exchange merchants asked that q coffee palace
be started near the Exchange, and now lately
third was opened there at which coffee was
sold at Sd. a cup, higher price than the COM
Dany wished to charge, but the Exchange men
demanded it, as they wished place where only
the arstOcracy might 60 for their coffee. At
these places as good cup of coffee can be had
as will be found in any hotel or restaurant.
There is no reason why the same establishments
would not pay in this country with the right men
to back them"
MIR. Moody also thought that the ministers in
this country should exchange pulpits often with
the brethren in England, ''say for six months at
time" II this were done it would remove
much OF the prejudice felt between the two
countries as experienced by travellers who hastily
made their trips through one or the other with
out staying long enough to get really acquainted.
1T is only short trip across the ocean, and it
would do much to stir up the people of both
lands. Why, could have preached in Queens
town" said Mr.. Moody, ION Sunday last in the
morning and in New York to-day" Mr. Moody
spoke highly of the temperance work of R. H.
Booth, from this country, who has been holding
meetings throughout England, and which meet
with continued success. The Murphy move
ment, he said. was also most successful.
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