The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-18
Revival Efforts.


morrow to start an "evangelistio cam
paign." or religious revival. like that which
has been carried on in Brooklyn with high
success for the past six or seven weeks. An
advertisement. which first appeared In yes
terday's Sun. gave notice Of the prepara-
ton for the opening OF the work. The
preacher who has led the Brooklyn cam
paign is to be the leader OF the New York
campaign. All evangelical pastors "are In
vited to join with him here. as many OF them
Joined with him in Brooklyn. Meetings are
to be held day and evening in sundry parts
Of the city. II the revival gets q good start.
Clergymen. laymen. and pious women will
unite in calling sinners to repentance.
There will be sermons and prayers and
singing at the meetings. and the converts
will personally wrestle with their wicked
brethren and sisters, while implorinG them
to seek for salvation before the day Of grace
is ended. We cannot yet form any opinion
as to the prospects OF the campaign. but
the Rev. DR.. GRECO and his fellow laborers,
fresh from the Brooklyn field Of work and
Of triumph. are filled with hope and en-
thusiasm.
The revivallsts. while In Brooklyn. COM
planned that the papers there failed to give
proper reports Of the meetings and the
work: but we can promise them that II the
revival harvests are rich and heavy In New
York. THE Sun will make the facts known
to the whole community every day OF the
week.
We have taken the pains to obtain the
truth about the Brooklyn campaign. We
must say that 1t was a success. II the many
thousands OF sinners who Rave L. sde profess
sion Of religion there within six woe ks. were
truly converted from their evil ways, and II
they give satisfactory proof OF their con-
version by their life and their works That
Is the only test Of any value. the Scriptural
and the apostolic test. Among the names Of
alleged converts In Brooklyn We have seen
those OF some very wicked men; but we can
not yet tell whether the nature OF these men
has been transformed through the power of
the religion which they say they "have GOT"
and. II 1t has not, we must regard them as
mere shams and whited sepulchres. II not
hypocrites. There is In the Gospel OF MAT
THEW terrible denunciation OF those hypo-
critical proselytizers." who compass sea and
land to make one proselyte: and. when he
Is made. ye make him twofold moro the
child Of hell than yourselves" We wish We
had the time to take notice Of the conduct
Of some OF those Brooklynites who say they
have been converted during the svangel-
istic campaign Of this year. We cannot
take the time.
But anyhow tens Of thousands OF Brook
lynites have attended the revival meetings.
which have been held in churches and va
cant lots. and the open streets and public
halls. and all sorts of places; and many OF
them have shouted for Joy in the hope OF
salvation. At q forenoon open-air meeting
held in the square at De Kalb avenue and
Fulton street on the 18th day OF January.
q cold day. there were over 5000 men and
women: and at another forenoon meeting
there. the crowd stood for nearly an hour
in the rain listening to the appeals Of the
preachers and to the hymns of the sing
ers and to the prayers. Manyof the scenes
have been extraordinary. even for season
of religious revival and even for the "City
OF Churches"
We shall see very soon whether the city
OF New York Is as well prepared for q re-
ligious revival as the city Of Brooklyn.
The campaigners have come over here. not
because all Brooklyn Is truly converted.
but because the interest there had begun
to run low.