Year: 1875

who attend surely some will remain in the fold Of
Christ and the movement could not utterly end in
naught He has had ''city camp meeting" in HIS
own church every day for a week. with the happicst
results.


DAVID D. JUTToS


Baptist was hopeful that good would result from the
Efforts OF Messrs Moody and Sankey, but expressed
some doubts about tho result being any permanent
good TO the cause OF religion Mr. Moody he regarded
as thoroughly in earnest, and he hoped that Mr.
Sankey also Revivals are no novelties in this
country and whether the effect will be produced
here as in England remains to be seen. It is unden
able that the results OF Mr. vareys visit to this
try were Insignificant to the results attained; ne
a revival fall so fiat This winters work at
the Hippodrome will furnish data by which we
accurately Judge what good Will accrue 10 Us from the
presence OF these men. What Mr. Moody says is not
novel and has often been said in more elegant Ian
guage, but Il is evident that from some cause he has
great power his audiences.


REV. j. s. WILLIS,


Methodist Episcopal thought the occasion was one cal
cuatcd to the thoughts OF all who were
concerned in religious matters There was certain to
be grand oupouring of truth, and he believed that II
had the avowed support and countenance Of nearly all
denominations of Christians. Its tendency must be to
benefit the Church He did not think it would create





England and Scotland where especially in tho latter
country the people had been stirred Of the grooves
in which they had travelled so long. The people who
attend here are OF the middle casses;' what might
be termed the floating churchgoing population. There
was possibility, he thought that there would be
dimnution in the attendance at the meetings as people
became accustomed to them, but much good would
doubtless result from the spreading abroad Of the Cos
pei


d. BURcHARD,


Presbyterian, expected the happes results from the
coming Of Messrs. Moody and Sankey in response to
the invitation extended to them by the evangelical
clergy "a most glorious awakening is in progress and
the influence which these men exert will Tend to
strengthen and accelerate it, There is evident among
men to-day general expectancy, Of old among the
Jews, concerning the coming Of the Messiah; then
there is visible tendency to seek the churches and
listen to the Gospel not merely from curiosity imi-
tation of Others but from manifest desire to listen at
tentivey to the Gospel in the third place. hearts
accessible, and they display willingness
to converse matters OF the most lasting import
This expectancy this seeking after the Gospel this de-
sire to open the heart to all good Influences augurs
happily and will doubtless produce results that yet
hardly be conceived There may be falling-oT of
the curious by and by but there bo fears of a
relapse in the commonly accepted of the word
Moody inferior to Wesley and Whitefeld in manner
and language, and how explain the phenomenal
power which he possesses unless attribute it the
Holy Ghost? / am glad to say that here in New York
there is steadily increasing seeking after God have
attended ve prayer meetings this week. and they
all crowded.


REV. h. LLOYD,


Methodist Episcopal was of the opinion that If the
churches would manifest the same zeal that Messrs
Moody and Sankey exhibit they wolld be successful
in drawing the hearts OF men toward them, and there
would be need OF or room for revivals Mr.. Moodys
good generashp is TO be credited with much Of the
suits attained The article in the HERALD Of Tuesday
last he Observed expressed his views exactly He
of the opinion that the movement OF spasmodic
order and that all Of it would probably vanish
has been the many other periods re-
gous excitement


REV. g. I. wESSER


Lutheran said that OF the peculiar position OF
religious affairs IN Germany his people were commence
ing to look with some interest upon what they had
hitherto rather depreciangy alluded to as emotional
religion Though Germany, what called re-
vivals are altogether unknown there and one at
least resulted in practical gooa The Lutherans here
will watch with interest for the development of the
movement.


REV. H. W. BELLOWS,


Unitarian feared that the revival with its attendant
excitement, was much like straw fire, which gives
doubtful illumination and produces warmth. He
disapprovcd OF week day meetings that drew men
away from their labors and duties the honest perform
OF which very acceptable way Of serving the
Lord


REV. G. \. KRoTEL,


Lutheran, was to any sensational demonstra-
tions like that At present prevailing and OF opinion
that there would be following period Of reaction, or
apathy at least The whole history Of revivals shows
nar al
questionable chance that some Of those who are
reached in this will to be as fervent
as they think they are now Tho movement may
stir the churches up 70 augmented ZEAL and they may
give permanence to it by the stcader abors Of Sunday
schools and missions"


G. P. Mccarthy,
of the Bleecker street church, wishes TO correct what
he considers misrepresentation by the evangests in
reference to the faith Of the Univcrsalists Mr.
Mccarthy says:-''No one knows better than Mr.
Moody himself that Unversalist faith asserts the
impossbility Of salvation without repentance and tho
inexorahle penalties of transgression, well the
irreyocable certainty OF reributon for inquity and
sin. Our reycrent estimate of the divine justice
obliges us TO declare that neither repentance
faith in Christ can save any one from
the just punishment Of wrongdoing And we
believe according to the Scriptures, though hand
JOIN IN uauu lLe NlChtu sHul 30 uuPuul5HCui
that the Creator TO His divine character that
He will by clear the guilty. II is true we
are the very men who would find fault with any
governor who would allow the guilty TO escape and
because not only believe in just punishment as an
eternal principle but also because know its correct
ing and reforming influence on the criminal In the
of the Divine administrator this justice is always
tempered with mercy, and hence punishment to any
cannot be endless because such would be only
less to the punished but cruel and far It's hor
ribe torment is concerned ferocious and sanguinay.
speak advisedly, for have been behind the scenes
and in official high places where Mr. Moody with
authority sits cnthroned We simply ask that he will
abstain from bearing false witness against one branch
OF the Church Of Christi


REV GEORGE HEPwoRTn
fully believes the movement his uppermost feeling
regarding being of regret that Messrs Moody and
sankcy did not commence in New York. II sorry
they are not here now, Dr. Hcpworth said, and the