St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-04-27
ST. cSumsbmp GaledOnian.
Messrs. Moody and sankey i'm
Ireland.

After holding very successful meet
ings in Birmingham, beginning Janu-
AIRY II, the American evangelists began
a short campaign in Ireland. The mis-
sion in Birmingham was attended with
eNtraoI binary interest. Rev. Il. w.
Dale. in reviewing a fortnight's pro-
ceedings, said Bingley hall was crowd
ed every evening, except Friday and
Saturday evenings, with from 5000 to
II 900 people. At the afternoon meet
ings the attendance averaged 1000
four times IA week. He said there was
little excitement and he had no doubt
that the results detained would be per
manent. 1t had been so eight years
ago. when the evangelists first visited
Birmingham. On that occasion he had
received two hundred persons into his
church. and. though they were re-
ceived with less care and discrimina
tion than usual and some of them had
been drunkards and profane persons,
seventy per cent of them had continued
stcadfaSt.
The evangclists were warmly wei
coined in Dublin. They began their
work with fervor and were rewarded
with good results from the beginning.
All classes were reached. Peers and
peasants. lords and laborers. merchants
and mechanics, and women of all
classes listened with unfailing interest
to the fcrvcnt words of the speaker and
the stirring songs of the singer. The
special meetings for men were, says II
correspondent, ''wondertul services"
at was he continues, ''no uncommon
sight to witness the gay young mem
Der of ii club kneeling side by side with
some unfortunate, ragged drunkard,
both seeking mercy; or veteran Off
Ger inquiring how to he saved III the
same inquiry room with an anxious
private. there for the same purpose"
The meetings for women were like
wise noteworthy. The preparatory
work had been very thorough, and,
though the visit of the cvangelists was
short, it was very productive. 1t
united the clergy. Many who had for
mcrlN Cooked on from il respectable
distance" acted on their best cOnVic-
tions and threw themselves into the
work: while the Episcopal brethren
sat side 10y side with Presbyterians,
Methodists and Baptists, rejoicing to
gcthcr in the signs and wonders
wrought before their eyes.
Mr. Moody and Mr.. Sankey, went to
belfast f'"ruatE H. WleIe tneH were
greeted ny nuI'Ilu"eS Us IhtN haH nfell
elsewhere IT was r'l'lt'iotieu til't
the e"'''N oil 'h'Ir 'irS' WISH l" ntli'IS'
were deep and permanent, some of the
converts having become ministers and
missionaries an" 'rrlN'lahN Oh every
name were ready I" cooperate III pro-
MOI IhS ii' ""I'c'N "I tue I'S'l-' N'Sl''
ne hI"I'-I''"inGN' h'i" ~ tlrrt
"'i"'h' were wen "'''".T"; ny ""ll
I'0' one 'h' HOUSE WIS ,,'''' anu oN'I-
now meetings "rSahl/'l III a'iI"'hlh%
'huI'h'N- separate H'''lSS IoI men
ana women were AWAY 'I"N"e". Al
one "l the meetings Tor women over
two hundred rose Tor prayers ne
multltudtN increased every day ana
many VINO travelled long distances
failed to gam admission. says writ
"r IN the Christian
"Thc numbers ready before all men
to express their desire To seek and find
Jesus increased greatly toward the end
of the week. These included persons
in all ranks of society and of all de
nominationS-R Roman Catholics, as well
as ProteStantS. The harvest was
greater than could he reaped."
The closing Sunday February
,sttOjfHA ressa1HHaiftstH o,7ta3fr emoined =
week s.-vxa one Long To- he remem-
bered. AZ eight O'clock in the morn
ing Meeting { fsirl 7isfistians was held
in the largest church. which was filled
an hour and "A half before the appoint
ed time for the services. Women filled
the church AGAIN nt two O'Clock in the
afternoon. At seven i'm the evening
those who had been spiritually bene-
fitted during the meetings met together
to the number of two thousand five
hundred. These were of all social
classes. adhcrcnts of all denomina-