Delaware weekly Republican., 1884-07-31
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" Let me see, !" said Mr. Moody, tho
evangelist, In a tone Of deep reflection,
Sunday morning It wants just ten
minutes to eight o'clock. Pm in time
for service. Last Sunday preached
at Queenstown. Wonderful, truly won.
deriill. isn't it?"
Mr.. Moody smiled pleasantly at tho
good ship Oregon, which had torn him
from the midst Of his enthusiastic audi
ence nc Queenstown, and made him an
unwilling actor In the comedy known
as the Custom House search ON this
side of the ocean.
He wore a clerically severe garb and
soft felt wide-awake hat, apparently
designed more for comfort than ele-
gance. For a few moments he al
lowed his thoughts TO become Of tho
earth, earthly. and hustled about look
ing after his wife with q Juvenile Moody
OF tenderi wears and his voluminous
luggage. Then Mr.. Moody was once
again his evangelistic self
I've returned to my native country
to stay---yes, TO stay for good" he re-
marked, slowly, as though fearful OF
breaking the good news too suddenly.
1 find there is no need to seek for
fresh fields and pastures new. Charity
beg ms AZ home, they say, but with me
1t ends there"
" Do you mean TO say you have fiu,
ished with England ?"
do, indeed.sI went over there
with the Intention Of remaining away
two years. staid there three yeare. !
shall return no more"
Are you not satisfied with the
success Of your work over there ?"
+" Satisfied-no, " replied Mr.. Moody,
in tone which his name best express
ed pleased-yes. Some men are
never satisfied, you know. am one Of
them. But don't run away with a
wrong impression" he added, somt-
what unnecessarily, for his listener
showed no signs of departing. ''I have
been very much encouraged with the
state OF things in England. Everything
is far sDore satisfactory than eight years
ago. London is delightfully."- religious.
In fact, the Church Of England has
had great lift somehow or other, and
got hrmer grip on the people. IL has
adopted the excellent policy of adapt
ing itself to the people-you know the
story of Mohammed and the mountain.
Well, the consequence OF this has been
that dissenting bodies have been gain
ing wonderful ground, especially the
Wesleyans, and, In n word, spiritual
life In England is in an admirably -four
ishing state . Al
Do you mean that the church Of
England has become less exclusive ?''
mean this. In LondA there il
a society for every conceivable object.
There is society for the police, for
sailors, for soldiers, for factory girls
and for shop girls. The whole OF the
city seems to be divided up into differ
ent classes, aud the Church of England
has become as aggressive as any
church can be, and reaches into the
midst Of each Of these CLASSES. It's
method Ia goodly in the extreme"
How is England situated at pres.
ent with regard TO the temperance ques-
tion?"
Very comfortably iudeed-exceed-
ingly 30, thanks. There is not nearly |
as much intemperance as there used to |
be among the upper Glasses. Why, ten \
years ago, when i was In England, |
could hardly go into house--a Chris. |
tan hOnse, mind you-where did not |
find ten kinds of wine on the table. |
That Is never the case now," he said, |
in what might have been considered |
a regretful tone, only his countenance |
shown 30 brightly with genuine salts
70 ction. i" attribute this unmiatalk. |
able sign Of spiritual progress (you
know what L mean by spiritually TO the |
10 the iudicious Interference |
Of the leading men of the dissenting |
bod les. The blue ribbon movement
has achieved wonderful results and |
80 has good Sir Wilfrid Lawson's
movement. Between these two parties |
the country has been agitated, and agi-
tation was good for its soul.
sis England more incorporate than
American"
~ have no stigisties on that point,