Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-11
MOODYON CR0AKERS.
He Pays His Respects 10 Those Who
Cri!iciSe Revival Meetings.
WHAT DIR. CARMICHAEL SAID.


Mr.. Moody took occasion In his AFTER
noon sermon yesterday to pay his re-
spects In a good-natured way to those
who are disposed TO criticise revival meet
ings. and TO question the methods en-
ployed In them.
The evangelist was preaching to a rainy
day congregation OF GOO. and his theme
was 'grhe Word Of God" The reference
to his critics was incidental and BRIEF,
but attracted good deal OF attention.
Now people talk about REVEALS he
began. "We never 20 TO town that
some one don't talk against REVEALS.
Our Roman Catholic friends claim to be
apostolic II they are. they came from
Pentecost Our good Episcopal friends
claim also TO be apostolic. II they are,
they also came from Pentecost. The
Lutheran Church sprang from the refor'
nation under Martin Luther. The
Ouakers sprang from the work OF George
Fox. The Methodist Church sprang from
the great REVEALS under Wesley and
Whitfield.
PRODUCES THE EVIDENCE
Let the reporters get this down. the
sneaker said. turning TO the table At
which the representative Of the Dispatch
sat. cit il well for these denominations
that talk AGAINST reyivals TO know where
they came FROM
Then Mr.. Moody added: "You people
who were converted during the reviVai
times stand up
About one-half Of the Congregation re-
sponded.
That's right" said the minister anu
vet there are preachers who say That 'ney
won't take in their churches converts
from n revival meeting You hear 'he'"
say. Where are those converts OF h'"o
wears agoY We can find them, but there
are a lot Of old croakers around mere
that mt on their eyeglasses, and, look
ing around, say Where are your con-
verts% They don't want TO find theih'
They would rather have something 10
croak about
POSITION OF DIR. CARMICHAEL.
MANY Of those who heard this utterance
Of Mr. Moody were of the opinion 'ha' he
had special reference to what Kew III
Hartley Carmichael said in his sermon AT
st PaIlTs church Sunday night concern
in,, REVEALS IN general. and the one now
being conducted by this great evangelist
in particular Mr.. Moody, when alS
nrooched by Dispatch reporter, upon hls
return 10 his hotel last night, sald ME
remarks were intended 10 be general III
their application.
In view OF the conflicting reports az
to what DR.. Carmichael really did say on
I.
Dispatch reporter and asked ios
a true account Of his remarks.
The rector talked quite freely about the
matter. He regretted that ms language
had been misquotcd, or that II
had beyn misconstrued and assured
the newsgatherer that ne did not say he
doubted that any good would come from
the revival In the course of his sermon
which was upon one OF the parallels Ut.
Carmichael went on to say, ne spoke OF
the true tests of religion. He remarked
that big gathering and much demon
stration did not always mean that great
work was being done and said that he
would not undertake 10 speak OF the re-
suits of the big revival now In progress
here until II was over, and the churches
could actually see what had been DONE
WHAT IT HAS COST.
Great expense had been incurred to build
the tabernacle. n tremendous amount OF
work had been done. immense crowds had
been attracted. and II many persons were
brought to God and into the churches all
would be compensated for.
DR.. Carmichael denied intimating that
he would not be inclined to receive any
of the tabernacle converts into st. Paufs
church without consulting the Bishop.
He added that he would be glad to have
these converts II they came 10 the church
of their own free will. but he would not
go out after them. He thought the true
test of the work done by the meetings
was in whether or not those changed ala
come into the churches. DIR. Carmichael
smoke in high terms of Mr. Moody. He
believed the noted evangelist was pure,
good man. and hoped his efforts would be
crowned with success.