Year: 1875




set forth below


OPINIONS OF BROOKLYN CLERGYMEN.


With the exception OF few pastors Of Protestant
Episcopal Unitarian and Unversast churches all the
Brooklyn clergymcn seen by the reporters Of the
HERALD express their appreciation. Several Protest
ant Episcopal clergymen, while declining to be put on
record their congregations divided as to the
proprety such revivals expressed their hope that
the good seeds being planted by Moody and Sankey
might take deep root and bring forth fruit hundred
fold.


The opinions OF several ministers fol-
lows


TALMAGE


of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, said:'I am in full sym
pathy with their work IN every respect. There s n
large population in cities not reached by the
ordained ministers Of the Gospel They be reached
in place like the Rink rather than in a church /
think great awakening will do more to balk tho
dishonesty and crime of great cities than
all other means taken advantage Of to reach
the people. They are men who, coming right up from
the Masses know how to touch the sympathies of the
people think that too often the minister is educated
away from the people, rather than to them. man
educated in college usually gets his knowledge Of the
world from his study windows, and know how
TO touch the chords that vibrate all along the line Of
earnest Christian labor My own observation is that



of revivals steadfast and useful than those
brought in under cold state Of religion. Indeed, l
would rather for practical usefulness have ten brought
in under such circumstances than hundred who como
in the usual manner.


REV. II. W. BEEcHER


of Plymouth church, expressed his deep interest In the
work Of the evangelists A wise man should feel it
most important to bring persons a knowledge OF
the truth The labors Of Moody aud sankey had
bean great in Europe. He had known
Mr.. Moody many years, and he thought he
had been prudent worker. "Their labor here,n
said Mr. Becchcr ''has already been of great
advantage, and propose to give time and influence in
support of it, think it win be Indirectly and directly
benefit to the churches In all such great public
movements there will be great deal OF shrinkage by
the falling away Of converts but don't think tnero
will be one-haf that will under such influences drop
away into the state they before they were i'm
pressed by the work OF these teachers OF
Gospel"


REV. LYMAN,


OF the Heights Reformed church. said that he had known
Mr.. Moody these fifteen years, and he is earnest
worker God had blessed his labor in the past and He
is doing il now. He recognized in Mr.. Moody high
spiritual power at work; far his personal power
is concerned he believed lay in the direcness with
which he presents the truths Of the Gospel AS the
results they will depend upon the way in which pastors
utilize the impressions being made upon those who
for the first time perhaps have been brought under the
influences OF divine truths For these reasons the
churches should give il all the and they



r. DAVIS,
eor the Simpson Methodist church, in Cermont ave
nue., aid" think the labors Of Messrs Moody and
sankey full Of promise for great revival movement
They have entered country at the right time The
peculiar depression which exists in business and
broad commercial exchanges, the general dstrus
that has crept into the nation concerning its
record Of late the universal desire for substan
tia forms Of practical Christian life and the deep,
vague unrest which to be stirring everywhere
all these act preparatory for effects when
through these Of God ought TO flow
over the continent. Mr. Moody has all
the elements Of great evangelist To
me his beautiful self-forgetfuness in his work is
chief charm he is terribly honest and intensely
earnest There are no negative points to the His
grasp Of truth is wide He to carry Sina in one
hand and Calvary the other but he generally opens
out OF the law first ! hope he VIII have welcome and
cooperation. OF course his work must be sup
plemented very diligently by the regular settled
ministry, to gather, hold and develop into steadfast
Christian characters those whom he may win to Christ
That multitudes will be won | believe, and see
why The range Of this evangelism should not
compass the whole land


REV J. HYATT SMITH,


of the Lee Baptist church, said-"it seems to
me that IL unfortunate these earnest that
their coming generally trumpeted on their arri-
val from England. Christ says The Kingdom Of
heaven comoth with observation That is, that it
does not come with trumpetinG l think they wrought
great work in Europe, and hope that their work will
be equally blest in this country. Moody is evidently



Dr. Chalmers used to say, He full OF blood earnest
ness ! think that sankey Is splendid colaborer
with Moody, and mes tho way before him with music
! think he has more power than Moody. In singing
The Ninety and Nine he mcts the wax with music
md Moody aflxcs the seal revival OF this kind in
creases the religious activity Of the churches II pro
vokosto good works. The movement is sympathetic
and The look OF sympathy that rests upon the faces Of
those vast audiences Is enough to corpse speak
MY only fear Is that there may be reaction after such
demonstrations These revvalists shake the tree and
the pastors Of the various churches must gather the
GruiLn


REV DR. FULTON


OF Hanson place Baptist church, said:-"I am heart
and soul in sympathy with the movement believe
that Moody has been led by God TO come Brooklyn,
and that his preaching thus far has been emincntly
adapted TO the wants OF the people Ny feeling Is that
the Lord lays in Zion foundation OF stone, that
Moody depends for his upon what Jesus Christ
shall do in Christians That is just the need Of the
Christian Church to-day II wants Christianity that
binds back TO God and holds them. have known
Moody for twenty years and he has been an earnest
and faithful preacher Of Jesus Christ and doing his best
TO advance tho of religion All the roth and ex-
citement Of this movement will not last but all that
God does under the fundamentally OF these reyivasts
will be lasting As to its influence upon the churches,
{o flot4t 10 pfnU In
salt into churches that will them, and that
will develop higher type Of Christianity than has ever
been known IN Brooklyn"


L. cUYLER,


OF the Lafayette avenue Presbyterian church, stated
that he felt senstvness about expressing opinion,
inasmuch as Mr.. McWilliams and himself had taken
prominent part in bringing the evangests toBrookyn.