The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-04-14
THE A CAPITAL.
Moody and acknowledgements In tho
City...Other Matters Of Interest.

City---Other Matters of Interest.
COLUMBIA, 8. g., April 1O.-I have
already mentioned that Moody
and Sankey, the great evangelists,
were expected in the city. They
reached here in due time and began
their campaign against sin, the flesh
and the devil. The meetiugs were
held in the Opera House and that
building vas crowded to its utmost
capacity. Seats for two or three
hundred wero arranged on the stage
and the body of the house was filed to
OVERLOOKING with anxious and curious
listeners. From the amount of puff
Ing that these gentlemen had received
l expected to hear something grand,
but / am sorry to say that ] was dis
appointed and | am not alone in my
| disappointment. Mr.. Moody's
ie rne and his style simple, but
there is little else to be said on the
subject that could not be said for
others. He utterly failed to get his
audience under control. Although
there was the ~profoundest silence dur
ing his discourse, it was the silence of
the curious and not of an audience
spcll-bound by the oloquence of the
speaker. His attempts to excite the
emotions fell fiat, though there were y
few earnest responses to his appeals.
Comparing the newspaper reports and
comments OH the achievements OF this
gentleman Throughout the North and
in England with The results of his
work here, l would say that he had
"lost his grip" Without flattcry To
home talent l honestly believe that |
have heard from Winnsboro pulpits
the beautiful story of salvation told
with more cloqucnce, add with AS
much carnestness as it was told here
by Mr.. Moody. DO not misundcr
stand Inc as liarshly criticising one
who is earnestly striving to do good
in his day and generation; for l believ,
in his sincerity of purpose and hon
esty of conviction, and l ~carnestl,
hope that the seeds that he has sowi
will not fall upon stony ground, to bt
chokcd by thorns and thistles, but tina
they will fall upon rich soil and brin.
forth q harvest of good. | siinpl,
mean 10 say that in my humble opin
ion Mr.. Moody's capacity for doing goot
has been ovcrestimated. "a prophc
is no without honor save in his owl
country" and if the people who wen
> TO hear Mr.. Moody people who cam,
in OH tho excursion trains for that pur
!, posc-would go to their own churchc
. and listen, with onc-half the attention
i. that they gave to Mr.. Moody, to tn
teachings of their Legitimate pastor
and masters there would be little us
for these well advertised, sensations
affairs.
The meetings brought a great man
o people TO the city and were of consid
cradle benefit; doubtless, to the me,
chants, the hotels and tho railroads.
Columbia is waking up and Their
=, arc many improvements under way
There arc a numbrr of new storCa i
= curse of construction on Main stree
y and new dwellings in other parts {
4 the city are being built.
A base ball epidemic threatens ia
city. An association Of base .balii>t
:, has been orgauized, and it ~ said Tia,
a ali effort will be made to have sever:
OF the League games played in this cit
!, this summer.
- The coming nominations for Sta,
officers are being mildly discussed b
# thosc interested in politics. T..