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AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT 
 
 OF THEIR 
 
 Lives and Services. 
 
 BY 
 
 FRANK S. READER. 
 
 KEW YORK: 
 
 E, J. HALE & SOIST, PUBLISHEES, 
 
 Murray Street. 
 1 8 7 6. 
 
Copyrighted 1876, 
 
 BY 
 
 Frank S. Reader. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 The object in writing this book is to present in a 
 condensed, yet complete form, a record of the two 
 American Evangelists whose names have become 
 household words in every christian home in our land. 
 By condensing the work, it is put in such form as to be 
 had at a reasonable cost, and yet preserve its complete- 
 ness and correctness. 
 
 The sketch of Mr. Moody is made up from accounts 
 received from his personal friends, which insures its 
 reliability. Though condensed in size, all the particu- 
 lars of his life that show his character and power are 
 given in as much detail as is necessary for a proper 
 history of the man and his success in his work. 
 
 The author, having enjoyed a long personal acquaint- 
 ance and intimate friendship with Mr. Sankey, is pecu- 
 liarly qualified to give a full, complete and correct 
 record of his life. It is the only correct biographical 
 sketch of the great Singing Evangelist that has ever 
 been published in any form, and it is confidently be- 
 lieved that those who desire to know something of the 
 sweet singer who has charmed so many thousands will 
 find in this Work a fair, full account of his life and his 
 life work. 
 
 The record of their work in Great Britain and 
 America has been made up from reliable sources, and 
 is believed to be a complete narrative of their astonish- 
 ing work and success. 
 
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 PREFACE. 
 
 Neither Mr. Moody nor Mr. Sankey is, in any sense, 
 responsible for this work nor pecuniarily interested in 
 it. Both are averse to notoriety, and would prefer that 
 no books be written about them ; but, as such books 
 have been written, the author deems it a matter of jus- 
 tice that one more should be added to the number in 
 order that the lives and work of both may be equally 
 given in full. 
 
 The author takes this occasion to return thanks to 
 those who have so efficiently aided him in preparing 
 the matter for this volume, and he earnestly trusts that 
 their united labors may be instrumental in leading all 
 our countrymen to take a deeper interest in the great 
 work of which " Moody and Sankey " are such able 
 representatives. 
 
 Fkank S. Eeadee. 
 New Brighton^ Pa.^ January 31, 1876. 
 
 " Cemetery Hill, West New Castle, Pa. 
 
 February 10th, 1876. 
 Messrs. E. J. Hale & Son, New York. 
 
 Gentlemen : Your favor of the 5th inst. is before me, 
 in which you request me to write you what I know about 
 the familiarity of Mr. F. S. Reader, of New Brighton, Fa., 
 with my son, Ira D., and consequent capability of narra- 
 ting his life ; to which I reply, that I know them to have 
 been very intimate friends and companions while together 
 for a long time as clerks in my office, and remained so 
 until they left this vicinity, and I believe they still remain 
 special friends ; and I know of no one, outside our family, 
 who has had better opportunities of becoming acquainted 
 with the personal history of my son than Mr. Reader. 
 Very respectfully yours, 
 
 David Sankey." 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 D. L. MOODY. 
 
 Page 
 
 Chapter I. — His Early Life — Leaves Home — Life in Boston — 
 Chicago — Mission Work — " North Market Mis- 
 sion S. S." 11 
 
 IL — Difficulties with Roughs — Joins " Young Men's 
 Christian Association " — His Trust in God — 
 War of the Rebellion " — Work among the 
 Soldiers — Marriage — Building a Chapel — Organi- 
 zation of Church — Building Hall of Young Men's 
 
 Christian Association, 20 
 
 111. — Burned Out — In the " Tabernacle " — Dealing out 
 Supplies — Sunday School Conventions — Study of 
 the Bible — Bible Readings — Out-Door Meetings — 
 Elements of his Success, 32 
 
 li^A D. SAN KEY. 
 
 Chapter IY. — His Early Life — Early Taste for Music — Character 
 in Early Life — Conversion — Removal to New- 
 Castle — Educational Advantages — Services in the 
 War of the " Great Rebellion," - - - - 43 
 '* Y. — In " Civil Service " — Marriage — Work in Sunday 
 School, Church, &c. — Superintendent — Class 
 Leader Choir Leader — Joins " Young Men's 
 Christian Association — Meets Mr. Moody, - - 54 
 YI. — Evangelistic Work — Joins Mr. Moody — Burned Out 
 — In the "Tabernacle" — "Evenings of Sacred 
 Song "—Offer of Phillip Phillips— Solo Singing- 
 Effect of his Singing — " The Ninety and Nine " — 
 Instances of Power of Singing, - - - - 64 
 
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 CONTENTS. 
 
 :f>^i=lt it. 
 
 Page 
 
 Chapter I. — In England, - - - - - - - 81 
 
 SCOTLAND. 
 
 " II.— Edinburgh, 95 
 
 " III. — Dundee and Glasgow, 105 
 
 " lY.— Other Points in Scotland, 122 
 
 IRELAND. 
 
 " Y. — Belfast and Londonderry, - - - - - 150 
 
 " YL— Dublin, ^ ^ - 160 
 
 ENGLAND. 
 
 " YIL— Manchester, - - 110 
 
 YIIL— Sheffield and Birmingham, 180 
 
 *' IX.— Liverpool, - 192 
 
 " X.— London, 202 
 
 " XI. — London, continued, 218 
 
 XII. — Return to America; Northfield, Brooklyn and Phila- 
 delphia, 234 
 
D. L. MOODY. 
 
 CHAPTEE I. 
 
 The subject of this sketch, Dwight Lyman Moody, 
 was bom on the 5th of February, 1837, in an okl house 
 on a farm near Northfield, Massachusetts. The old 
 homestead was located on the side of the mountain, in 
 one of the most delightful spots in all that region of 
 picturesque and pleasing scenery. Dwight was left 
 fatherless when ho was only about four years of age, 
 his mother being the only stay of a large family. 
 
 As might naturally be sux)posed, his boyhood life 
 from this time Avas one of extreme rigors and hard- 
 ships, just the kind fitted to mould the perfect man, 
 from a boy full of the iove of sport, and ambitious to 
 be something. His mother was a representative New 
 England woman — ready to take hold of any duties be- 
 fore her ; and with sufficient spirit and energy to fully 
 qualify her for the task of rearing properly her family. 
 In her religion, she was, and is yet, a Unitarian, and 
 of the most faithful of religionists, in early leading her 
 little brood to trust in the Providence which she be- 
 lieved ordered all things for the best. 
 
 She had a powerful influence over Dwight, and was 
 the only person who could induce him to do what he 
 was not desirous of doing 5 and it was doubtless 
 her never faltering love for him, her x^^'^ycrful in- 
 terest in his behalf, and her anxious solicitude that 
 he might go forth into the world in every sense fitted 
 for its manifold duties, that prevented him from fall- 
 
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 MOODY AIND SANKEY. 
 
 ing into excesses^ and gave the world such a noble 
 Christian teacher. 
 
 It is not possible to give the readers of this work 
 incidents of the precociousness of the boy Dwight, 
 that early marked him as a promising youth, unless it 
 be from his pranks of mischief and insatiable love of 
 boyish sports and tricks : but we have to present to 
 them an ordinary boy, so full of animal life, that the 
 only future which seemed in store for him was to labor 
 with muscle, and be the pride of his village for native 
 strength and activity. 
 
 He was always a leader. Among the boys with 
 whom he grew up, he naturally took the lead, and 
 they would all gracefully fall in line and obey his 
 commands. Thus far, one able to read human charac- 
 ter might have seen in him the embryo general, so 
 far as spirit and force, combined with leadership, were 
 requisite for such a calling. 
 
 He would not improve his mind, for the reason that 
 he had no love for that kind of work. The result was, 
 he received but little schooling, not even having 
 become a graduate of the '-^ People's College." ^To 
 part of his present great success is attributable to the 
 study of books, or the refinement of learning, but in 
 great part to his inherent genius for leadership and 
 labor, and an earnest impulsiveness to do good. 
 
 He was not naturally of a religious turn, but his 
 mother did all she could-, with the best light she had, 
 to give him religious training. As soon as he was old 
 enough, he was sent to the Unitarian Church, and was 
 there trained and taught according to their faith. 
 Very little impression was made upon him, however, 
 and afterward, when he entered upon life in the great 
 world before and about him, he was in good condition 
 to be influenced by whatever might seem to him the 
 
DY;iaHT LYMAN MOODY. 
 
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 best way. Doubtless the prayers of bis mother had a 
 restraiiiing influence^ but the truths and principles of 
 the Christian religion had found no place in his mind, 
 so that he was free to adopt whatever course he chose 
 under the inHuences about him. He relied upon no 
 one but himself. He had no fears about his ability to 
 do w^hatever he wished to do, hence nothing daunted 
 him. With this indomitable spirit applied to study, 
 he would have distanced all in his classes at school; 
 would have been a leading sj^irit in all literary ven- 
 tures and entertainments ; but there was too much 
 fun and frolic in his constitution to admit of the irk- 
 someness of study, and close attention to similar 
 duties. 
 
 The time came in his life, as it does in that of most 
 boys, w^hen he made up his mind that there was not 
 room enough in his ]iative town for him, and that he 
 must go out into the great world and seek his fortune. 
 In the spring of 1854 he left his home, conscious of his 
 own powers to get along ; and full of self reliance and 
 pluck, plunged boldly into the great unknown before 
 him. He was not long in finding his way to Boston — 
 the pride of 'Eew England, and the wonder and admi- 
 ration of its youth. In this city he found employment 
 in a boot and shoe store belonging to his uncle, a man 
 of Strict integrity and Christian character, and just 
 the man needed to hold in check the wild youth who 
 had found a place with him. Here Dwight displayed 
 the same energy and force of character, that had dis- 
 tinguished him as a leader among the boys. He was 
 always on business. IN^othing could divert him from 
 the one grand object now before him, to prove himself 
 capable and trustworthy in the position given him by 
 his uncle. His lack of learning and refinement was 
 much in his way to gain him ready access to the hearts 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 and good will of liis associates. But this lack was 
 largely in his favor in the end. Feeling his inferiority, 
 and i3ainfully conscious of his want of education, lie 
 was rendered unhappy at times, but never lost heart. 
 He was attentive to the minutest details of his busi- 
 ness duties. He was quick-witted, and his fellow 
 clerks soon learned that they had a match in the un- 
 couth country boy, and that it was only a matter of 
 time until he would outstrip them all, unless they were 
 more'vigilant and attentive. Like many another boy 
 accustomed only to hard knocks and the sorest priva- 
 tions, he had imbibed the notion that this life was an 
 unceasing warfare in the strictest sense of the term, 
 and if he desired to succeed, he must overcome all 
 opposition, and be master of the field. This was up- 
 permost in his plays with his schoolmates, and it was 
 not to be wondered at that he should carry the same 
 spirit into every transaction of life. 
 
 He was a regular attendant at a Congregational 
 church, where he fell into good hands. The pastor of 
 the church was an excellent man, and his ministrations 
 produced a deep and profound influence upon the 
 heart of the boy. It was not a great While until the 
 spirit of God found its way to his heart, by which he 
 was convinced that he was in need of something he 
 did not x>ossess, to give him peace and happiness. He 
 was rendered very uncomfortable 5 but here, as in other 
 things, his sturdiness of character, and indomitable 
 will, led him to face his tormentor, and find out what 
 it all meant. He took more interest in the Sunday 
 School, and j^aid closer attention to the exercises of this 
 hour of service. He was not long in finding himself 
 curious about the strange things that the Bible taught, 
 and he began to ask questions in his abrupt and origi- 
 nal way. 
 
DWiaHT LYMAN MOODY. 
 
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 He had a most excellent teacher — one of those men 
 who seem to take a special interest in every member 
 of his class, and especially in one who may seem to 
 be friendless and alone. He took a deep interest in 
 D wight J and was glad to use every opportunity to 
 instruct him, and show that he was interested in him. 
 But one effect could follow such action as this toward 
 such a character, and the boy became very fond of his 
 teacher, whom he regarded as a true friend, and in 
 Avhose judgment and character he had the utmost 
 confidence. 
 
 With the kindly aid of his teacher, he put his whole 
 heart into the work of seeking the Saviour, and it was 
 not long until he was satisfied that God had pardoned 
 all his sins, and that he was free. He entered upon 
 his religious work as he sold boots in his uncle's store 
 — he looked upon it as a business that must be attended 
 to, and consequently gave it the needed attention. He 
 was fully determined to go forward and perfect the 
 work commenced in him, and it was never known that 
 he faltered for a moment in liis efforts to arrive at a 
 perfect Christian manhood. In the spring of 1855 he 
 was taken into the church in which he had been con- 
 verted, and became one of its most useful and active 
 workers while he remained in the city of Boston. 
 
 In the autumn of 1855 he left Boston and its cultured 
 life to go into business in the great city of the Jl^s'orth- 
 west, Chicago, where there was a constant demand for 
 such men as he. He obtained a situation in a boot 
 and shoe store, and set himself to gain a fortune, which, 
 in his boyish dreams, was the ultimate point of happi- 
 ness in human life. He was determined to succeed, and 
 he bent every energy in Chicago to win favor with his 
 employer and to gain customers. During his three or 
 four years connection with business in this city he fully 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 developed the power and genius that were in him. He 
 was economical in his personal expenses, and very pre- 
 cise and correct in his habits. He spent no money in 
 anj way that would not make a good return of some 
 kind. While other clerks and business men exi)ended 
 their incomes, wholly or in part, in theatres and fast 
 life generally, he abstained from everything of the 
 kind. This was not done from economy alone, how- 
 ever, but as well from a belief that everything that 
 w^as wasting in time, means, or mind, was in itself 
 harmful, and should be scrupulously avoided. 
 
 He was not an ascetic either. While he was heartily 
 oi)posed to all amusements or employments that were 
 not of an ennobling character, he was thoroughly in 
 sympathy with such as were innocent, and at the same 
 time boisterous and diverting. He cannot be classed 
 as an ascetic in any sense, unless it be in his seclusion 
 from sin, with which he will have no comi^anionship 
 whatever. His prime reason for his strict habits of 
 economy was, that he was very anxious to gain a for- 
 tune 5 and there were few clerks in all that enterpiising 
 city who had a better prospect before them for gaining 
 such an end. His employers all liked him, and with 
 good reason. His sales were always large, and had 
 much to do with placing a good credit to the employers' 
 bank account. He detested lounging around doing 
 nothing, but must be at work. Unlike the traditional 
 man of trade, he never waited for something to turn up, 
 but went actively to work to do the turning up himself. 
 
 During his stay in the business houses of Chicago 
 he spent some time in improving his mind. Kot so 
 much in the acquirement of literary attainments as in 
 the discii^lining of his mind to patient work, and in 
 speaking. At school he was quite ready in declamation, 
 and it was about the only thing he did learn in his boy- 
 
DWiaHT LYMAN MOODY. 
 
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 hood days. He was fond of discussion on theological 
 questions, and was as apt in handling his arguments as 
 many men of maturer years. By means of these dis- 
 cussions with his fellow clerks he was brightened up 
 considerably, and received some preparation for the 
 work of his after life. He seemed'to have much better 
 success in these exercises than in his church speaking, 
 which did not always meet with favor. The older 
 brethren were not anxious to be urged to a closer per- 
 formance of their duties by a youth like Moody. 
 
 The time had now come in his history when the 
 whole aim of his life was changed. Immediately upon 
 his arrival in Chicago he connected himself with a 
 church, and went to work. He was incessant in his 
 efforts to induce the young to attend the church, and 
 set himself to missionary work in good earnest. He 
 brought many young men with him to the church to 
 which he belonged. His labors in this direction were 
 blessed, but he did not receive the encouragement 
 from his brethren that he deserved. Kot that they 
 disapproved his work in the least, but there was so 
 much " Young America'' about him, that they could 
 not brook his forwardness in everything. 
 
 He became interested in the Young Men's Chris- 
 tian Association," and from the first took an active 
 part in their proceedings. He was soon engaged to 
 look after the spiritual wants of the Association, and 
 he took so deep an interest in the work that he used 
 to sweep out the rooms and keep all things in order. 
 For many months, while a single man, he slept in the 
 rooms, and after doing the manual labor about the 
 Association, he would very often lead the noon-day 
 prayer-meeting. It was not long until the fact of 
 young Moody's being present at the meetings drew 
 large crowds to the service. 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 About this time he went over into the north side of 
 the city, and started a little Sunday-school among the 
 very i:)oorest and worst class of society in that then 
 neglected part of the city. He went to work with 
 great earnestness, and soon had a crowd of dirty, 
 ragged urchins at his heels, far from being pleasant 
 to look upon or deal with. Somehow he could not ob- 
 serve the rags and filth that covered the abandoned 
 little fellows, but looked beyond the covering and sur- 
 roundings, and saw the souls that might be saved ; 
 and he was just as earnest to save them as though 
 they had been clothed in the finest of garments. He 
 was not without friends in this noble work, and while 
 there were but few to imitate him, there were many to 
 applaud and encourage. 
 
 It was not long until the labors of Moody brought 
 forth the famous ^^]!^^^orth Market Mission Sunday- 
 School,'' one of the marvellous things of the age. He 
 took possession of an old beer saloon, located right in 
 the midst of a perfect pandemonium, surrounded by 
 other saloons in full blast ; desperate men, abandoned 
 women, filth, and everything conceivable that was 
 vile. One sight of it was sufficient to drive the cour- 
 age from almost any man ; but this moral hero was 
 right in his element when he could go out among the 
 little ragamuffins of this iniquitous place and induce 
 them to attend his school. 
 
 He would sweep the saloon out on the Saturday 
 evenings, and gather the children in on Sundays, and 
 teach them the best he could about^'the way of life. 
 But with those rude boys and girls he had his patience 
 and courage tried to the utmost. Unfortunately for 
 him. he could not sing, nor to this day can he sing a 
 single line of the hymns which have always been so 
 dear to him in his work. He would get some one to 
 
DWiaHT LYMAN MOODY. 
 
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 sing for the children, and then he would talk to them 
 until they became so noisy that he could not go on ; 
 then he would give out a hymn. While it was being 
 sung he would pass around through the school regu- 
 lating affairs, and correcting some of the most unruly. 
 
 On one occasion there was a very bad boy, who 
 would come to the door of the saloon, and make a fear- 
 ful noise while Moody would be addressing his young 
 auditors. Getting tired of it, he stopped short in his 
 work, gave out a. hymn, and while the school was sing- 
 ing it he went on the hunt of that disturbing boy, 
 ran him nearly a quarter of a mile, caught him, and 
 gave him a cowhiding, after which he ran back and 
 got into the meeting just as the last verse Vv as being 
 sung, j)uffing and blowing, but in time to go on with 
 his discourse. 
 
 An account was given in one of the papers of a 
 night's scene in this school, on one occasion, that 
 places this man in his true character before the world. 
 A visitor found him standing up with a negro boy, 
 whom he was teaching the parable of the prodigal son. 
 For a light he was using tallow candles, and though 
 he was not very well qualified to teach others, yet 
 there he stood, with a message from God to that poor, 
 neglected negro boy, and was doing his best to teach 
 him about a Saviour, whose redeeming love was ex- 
 tended even to him. The visitor was surprised at the 
 scene, when Moody burst out with, I have no educa- 
 tion, but I love the Lord Jesus Christ, and I want to 
 do something for him 
 
 From this hovel his school was removed to the North 
 Market Hall. At first there were but few workers in 
 the school, but it was not long until more came to it, 
 when it was seen that it was an assured success, and 
 the school soon increased to 200 members ; and within 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 a year from its commencement the attendance wouM 
 sometimes be as great as 1^000. To collect together 
 this multitude of children it was necessary that the 
 work should be unremittingly kept up^ and every nook 
 and corner be visited and thoroughly canvassed. 
 
 The school had now become famous, and men had 
 learned what Moody was fit for. His rough manners, 
 unpolished speech, and abruptness, were overlooked 
 in the zealous and successful missionary, whose work 
 was a success from the beginning to the end. His 
 whole aim was to convert these rough, desperate 
 children, and make good citizens of them. He knew 
 no limit to the growth of an individual in worth, were 
 he but converted to Grod, and given right views of the 
 duties of life. 
 
 He also established a prayer meeting in connection 
 with his work, where the people might have the sym- 
 pathy and prayers of Christian people. In this he 
 achieved great success. To be sure, he was not pol- 
 islied, as the world has it, but he was full of the Spirit 
 of God, and as impetuous and zealous in his sacred 
 work as the most rigid churchman could desire. At 
 this prayer meeting many were the souls that were 
 converted to God, and led into a life that was new to 
 them. The simj)le faith that Moody taught them 
 reached their cases precisely, and they accepted it as 
 the direct message from God, for their special use and 
 to meet their particular wants. 
 
 OH APTB R II. 
 
 The excellent work of Mr. Moody, in his Sunday 
 school and prayer meeting, was not confined to attract- 
 ing a few rough boys and men to the meetings, but it 
 
BWieHT LYJMAN MOODY. 
 
 21 
 
 extended further and took a deeper hold. He never 
 met a person who was so low and degraded that he 
 would not attempt to save him. His work in saving 
 girls from lives of shame will give him a crown of last- 
 ing glory and immortality, had he done nothing more. 
 He had in his school the daughters of prostitutes, 
 many of whom he rescued from the fearful life to w^hich 
 they seemed doomed, and placed them where they 
 became good and respectable women. 
 
 In this connection we give the testimony of an emi- 
 nent ijhysician in the "West to Mr. Moody's work 
 among these women. The physician once expressed 
 his dislike of Moody in very strong terms. A few 
 weeks afterwards he said: ^'I once expressed my 
 dislike of Mr. Moody. I now wish to say that I have 
 greatly changed my opinion.'' Upon being asked why 
 he changed his views, he remarked : I was called in 
 to see a dying woman who had led an abandoned life. 
 She handed me lier watch, jewelry, and other property, 
 and requested me to send them to her daughter in a 
 distant place. She died, and I wr6te to her daughter, 
 who called to see me and received the articles. I 
 found her to be very respectable and lady-like, and I 
 asked her how she escaped a life of shame. She replied, 
 ' When I was a little girl we lived over on the E"orth 
 Side. I attended Mr. Moody's Sabbath school, and he 
 frequently came to see my mother, and begged her to 
 send me away to a place of safety. His earnest en- 
 treaties prevailed ; I was sent away, and I owe every- 
 thing to him.' " The physician added : " This man 
 must be a Christian, aud I was wrong in my opinion 
 of him." 
 
 The interruptions to his school were many. It was 
 often more Jike a bedlam than a place of Christian 
 service, but it could not be expected otherwise. Some 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 of the roughest characters in the city of Chicago at- 
 tended the school at times^ and to discipline them 
 and keep them, in order was not an easy matter. It 
 was a common thing for these little street ruffians to 
 carry their every-day life manners into the school, and 
 to refined senses their actions were sometimes most 
 shocking. But as Mr. Moody was not conducting a 
 school to teach manners, but to teach religion and 
 morals, he was not much affected by their x)ranks and 
 antics. 
 
 Even the roughs occasionally made raids on him and 
 his school. Great, stalwart fellows, with evil in ten t, 
 would openly boast of their intention to whip him, but 
 somehow their designs were never carried out. He 
 generally overcame them by his kindness and gentle- 
 ness. But all the annoyances and hindrances he 
 looked upon as mere trifles, compared with the great 
 work which he was called to perform, aud they affected 
 him but little.* They ceased after a while, and the 
 meetings became quite respectable resorts ; nnd when 
 cultivated Christian people began to attend them, and 
 place themselves under the leadership of Mr. Moody, a 
 new turn was given to matters, and the work became 
 more agreeable. 
 
 Directly after he had become fully engaged in the 
 work of the Young Men's Christian Association, he 
 concluded to give up all business and devote liimself 
 to his mission/' literally cutting himself loose from 
 the world. Eev. Wm. McCaw, in the " Times of Bless- 
 ing,'' says on this subject : 
 
 Hitherto he has been devoting his evenings, an 
 occasional entire day, and the whole of the Sabbath, 
 to Christian work; but about this time he meets a 
 Christian friend, and says, ^ I have decided henceforth 
 to give God all my time J ^ And how will you live f 
 
DWiaHT LYMAN MOODY. 
 
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 'God will provide if He wishes me to keep ou; and I 
 shall keep on until I am obliged to stop.' That reso- 
 lution has been faithfully carried out ; and from that 
 time till this^ though constantly engaged in every 
 accessible department of Christian service, he has 
 never been in the receipt of a salary from any society 
 or any individual. The Lord has provided. At first, 
 when the men of Chicago saw him giving up his situa- 
 tion that he might work for the Lord and ' live by 
 faith,' they thought him demented. When, however, 
 they witnessed his wondrous success — when they saw 
 his church become an accomplished fact, and hun- 
 dreds of the lowest of the people, young and old, 
 arising from their wretchedness to call him blessed — 
 when they saw the Young Men's Christian Associa- 
 tion, under his influence, re-quickened from a state of 
 torpor to become a power for good in the city, Chicago 
 changed its mind regarding him, and now it honors 
 him as one of its chief notabilities and benefactors." 
 
 Sometimes his faith" was severely tried, but he never 
 gavejrvay. His heroic spirit was above murmuring, 
 and he counted the hardships and sufferings he under- 
 went as but light afflictions, which would be followed 
 Tby light and joy. He received no salary from any 
 source, but depended wholly on his trust in God for his 
 fcupport. Always, at the proper time, some way would 
 be found out of his difficulties, and he went cheerfully 
 on with his work, content in saving the scum and off- 
 Bcourings of the great city. 
 
 He was always a prominent character in the Young 
 Men's Christian Association. He put new life into it 
 when it began to wane, and under his leadershii> it 
 hecame a popular institution, extending its influences 
 and blessings to all, without regard to their condition 
 and standing in society. 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 When the war of the Great Eebellion'^ broke upon 
 the coiiutryj and the arts of peace gave way to war, 
 Mr. Moody had an entirely new field opened to him. 
 In the summer of 1861, when volunteers were stationed 
 near the limits of the city, he gave himself immedi- 
 ately to ministering to their spiritual wants. Eegular 
 services were established, on Sundays and week days, 
 and every facility afforded the soldiers to enjoy reli- 
 gious meetings. Mr. Moody was constant in his labors 
 in camp, and untiring in his efforts to meet every want 
 that arose. 
 
 In l^ovember, 1861, the United States Christian 
 Commission was organized, and of his Avork in this 
 department we quote again from Eev. Wm. McCaw, 
 in the Times of Blessing 
 
 During the period of the great Civil War, when the 
 ^ Christian Commission was organized, under the pres- 
 idency of Mr. George H. Stuart, to minister to the 
 temporal and spiritual necessities of the poor soldiers 
 in the field, there was no more active agent than Mr. 
 Moody. He was at Shiloh, at Murfreesborough, with 
 the army at Cleveland and Chattanooga ; he was one of 
 the first to enter Eichmond, devoting himself to alle- 
 viate the sufferings and supply the uecessities of friend 
 and foe alike, sensible only that the sufferer was ' a man 
 and a brother.' Many are the thrilling experiences 
 through which he j^assed during that eventful period, 
 but want of si)ace forbids their record. We remember, 
 however, the testimony borne to him by Mr. George H. 
 Stuart. It was about the time of his commencing his 
 labors at ISTew Castle, and we said to Mr. Stuart that 
 Moody was not at all known in England. ^ I^Tot known 
 in England !' exclaimed he ; ^ then he tvill be known. 
 We have no man in the United States equal to D wight 
 L. Moody. I have been with him on the battle fields 
 
DWianT LYMAN MOODY. 
 
 Iiy the side of the dying soldier^ at the prayer meeting 
 hefore the engagement and after^ at the evangelistic 
 service ^ and I do not hesitate to express my conviction 
 that he is the first evangelist in the world.^'' 
 
 He was tireless in his journeyings to and from the 
 fields of battle in the South^ having made several trips 
 during the course of the war. As the fruit of his 
 labors, numbers of soldiers were converted, thousands 
 were comforted in their last hours, and a great deal of 
 suffering alleviated. The following beautiful incident 
 we find in the papers, credited to ^' Christian Work in 
 the Battle Field 
 
 During the American war there was a man in one 
 of the boat loads of wounded from the field who was 
 very low and in a kind of stupor. He was entirely 
 unknown. A little stimulant was poured down his 
 throat, and Mr. Moody called him by different names, 
 but could get no response. At last, at the name 
 ^William' the man unclosed his eyes and looked up. 
 Some more stimulant was given, when he revived. He 
 was asked if he was a Christian. Though replying in 
 the negative, he yet manifested great anxiety upon 
 the subject. 
 
 ^But I am so great a sinner that I can't be a 
 Christian.' 
 
 Mr. Moody told him he would read wliat Christ said 
 about that, so turning to St. John's third chapter, he 
 read — 
 
 ^ As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, 
 even so must the Son of Man be lifted up ^ that whoso- 
 ever believeth in Him should not perish, but have 
 eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave 
 His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in 
 Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.' 
 
 ' Stop !' said the dying man, ' read that over again, 
 will you f 2 
 
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 3MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 It was read again. ' Is that there V 
 
 ' Yes/ said Mr. Moody ] ' that is there just as I read 
 it to you V 
 
 ' And did Christ say that V ' Yes.' 
 
 The man began repeating the words, settling back 
 upon his pillow as he did so, with a strange, solemn 
 look of peace on his face. He took no further notice 
 of what was going on about him, but continued mur- 
 muring the blessed words till Mr. Moody left him. 
 
 The next morning, when the soldier's place was 
 visited, it was found emx:>ty. Mr. Moody asked if any 
 one knew aught about him during the night. A nurse 
 who had spent the hours with him till he died, replied, — 
 
 ^ All the time I was with him he was repeating some- 
 thing about Moses lifting up the serpent in the wilder- 
 ness. I asked him if there was anything I could do 
 for him, but he only answered, ' As Moses lifted up the 
 serpent,' etc. Just before he died, about midnight, I 
 saw his lips moving, though there was no sound es- 
 caping. I thought he might have some dying message 
 for home, so I asked him for one. But the only answer 
 was the whispered AYords, ' As Moses lifted up the ser- 
 pent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man 
 be lifted up : that whosoever belie veth in Him^' and so 
 on until his voice died away, and his lips inoved no 
 longer.'" 
 
 Mr. Moody's labors in behalf of the soldiers will 
 ever remain one of the brightest spots in the history 
 of his life, and he will be remembered by hundreds of 
 both federal and confederate soldiers, who recieved 
 kind treatment at his hands. 
 
 In August, 1862, Mr. Moody was married to Miss 
 Emma C. Eevell of Chicago, who proved to be an excel- 
 lent companion for such a spirit as his, and they labored 
 earnestly together in their chosen work of saving souls. 
 
DWIOHT LYMAN MOODY. 
 
 27 
 
 He was trustful, confident and happy. Counting all 
 things for his Master^ he cheerfully continued his work, 
 refusing a salary, believing that the Lord would none 
 the less care for him, now that he had the added re- 
 ^ sponsibility of a family. They were reduced to great 
 straits sometimes, but were never forgotten. 
 
 In his family, Mr. Moody is a capital companion, joy- 
 ous and freCj the mirth and life of the household. With 
 no cares inside the family circle, he gives himself up 
 to the full enjoyment of the charming life of a well 
 ordered and peaceful family. The family now consists 
 of four persons, a son and daughter having been 
 added, and a more cheerful and happy one cannot be 
 found anywhere. 
 
 The duties of Mr. Moody in the Christian Commis- 
 sion did not prevent him from paying close attention 
 to his mission school. During the war he built a 
 chapel for the use of the mission, which cost $20,000. 
 From this time it became evident that a church must 
 be formed eventually, out of the persons collected to- 
 gether at the mission. The school was the nucleus 
 from which there extended a wonderful missionary 
 work, which Avas very extended in its inlluence. The 
 parents of the children became interested, and many 
 of them were converted. Among the neglected portion 
 of the people, but few of them had ever been inside a 
 church, and not being connected Avith any church or- 
 ganization, there arose a necessity for providing them 
 with such privileges. He advised them to join such 
 churches as they preferred, but they did not feel at 
 home in any church, nor with any teacher but their 
 friend Moody. Out of this crowd of converts, grew an 
 independent church, and Mr. Moody became its recog- 
 nized leader. It was made up almost exclusively of 
 converts from his school, consisting of men, women 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 and children. But in all Chicago there was not such a 
 working church as this. They all studied their Bibles 
 and did just such religious work as seemed likely to be 
 of the greatest good to the people about them. 
 
 This society occupied the $20,000 chapel. It was 
 organized on the plan of the Congregationalists, though 
 not strictly regarded as one of that communion. Its 
 articles of faith were brief and to the point, and were > 
 made up ijrincipally from passages of Scripture, retain- 
 ing their phraseology, and having in each the references 
 to where they may be found in the Bible. The mem- 
 bership grew to about 450 members, who were very 
 useful in the city, not being equalled by any in the 
 extensive amount of work done by them. 
 
 As a pastor Mr. Moody has no superior. He lived 
 with his people, had their symiDathies, and he sincerely 
 loved them in return. The Sunday school was a very 
 interesting and valuable feature in the society. They 
 regarded it as the greatest blessing of their lives, as it 
 was the modest mission school that rescued many of 
 them from destruction, gave them a place in the church, 
 and made them respectable citizens. 
 
 The Young Men's Christian Association had become 
 a power in Chicago, many of the most eminent Chris- 
 tian men in the ISTorthwest being connected with it. 
 In the year 1865, Mr. Moody was elected President of 
 the Association, after the most animated contest that 
 had been experienced in its history. It was thought 
 unadvisable, by many of the good brethren, to put an 
 uneducated man like him at the head of such an im- 
 portant trust. I^one doubted his honesty of purpose, 
 and his earnest desire to do good, but it was some- 
 what humiliating to the learned divines of the Associ- 
 ation to have a man at its' head who was not so refined 
 as they. 
 
DWIGHT LYMAN MOODY. 
 
 29 
 
 He became the president, and sucli an one it had 
 never before chosen. He was indefatigable in his 
 labors, and set himself to work, with a choice cabinet 
 of advisers, to erect a building for the Association. 
 It had not sufficient room to carry out its enterprises, 
 and there was a pressing need for a building for their 
 own usCj and Mr. Moody began a movement to sup- 
 ply the want. He applied himself to this work pre- 
 cisely in the same spirit as if he were organizing a 
 mission school or a church. 
 
 He first made it the subject of earnest prayer, ask- 
 ing Grod to aid him in his work and make it success- 
 ful. Then, armed with an unswerving trust in the 
 Lord, and in the ultimate success of his enterprise, he 
 went to work with all his might and strength. 'No 
 stone was left unturned, no effort left untried, and no 
 obstacle x)crmitted to stand in his way to make a com- 
 plete success of his cherished scheme. 
 
 In about two years the building was completed, at a 
 cost of nearly $200,000, which had been i)laced as 
 stock among Christian men by Mr. Moody. It had a 
 fine hall, and all the necessary appointments for a 
 complete building for the purposes intended, besides 
 several storerooms, from which some income was 
 derived. The dedication of the building was an im- 
 portant era in the history of the Association, and will 
 long be remembered as one of the proudest hours of 
 its work. Here was a grand and imposing structure, 
 built expressly for use in Christian worship, and a 
 credit to the Association, as well as to the city in 
 which it was built. E"othing of the kind had ever 
 before occurred, even in that city of wonderful works, 
 and it was a demonstration of the fact, that untiring 
 labor, zeal, and faith, such as Mr. Moody put into it, 
 were sure to win if rightly applied. 
 
30 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 The new building now became one of the most inter- 
 esting scenes of his labors. He preached in it and his 
 chapel alternately, day and night, and in the hall 
 his congregations were often made of peojjle from 
 all quarters, who dropped in there because a hearty 
 and generous welcome was extended them. No man 
 ever had greater opportunities for doing good than 
 were now afforded Mr. Moody, and he was prompt to 
 appreciate his position and take advantage of it. He 
 was frequently called upon to organize societies at dis 
 tant places, and put them in good condition for effi- 
 cient service. His services were in constant demand. 
 
 With all this unparalleled prosx3erity, and exalta- 
 tion as a Christian tep^cher, Mr. Moody was the same 
 humble, devoted Christian, counting all such things as 
 of small moment, as compared with the dignified work 
 of saving sinners from destruction. He still searched 
 for the lost in the lanes and byways ^ and among the 
 saloons and iniquitous dens hunted for those who were 
 so greatly in need of the salvation which he proclaimed. 
 
 In less than six months from its building, Farwell 
 Hall,'' the great monument of Mr. Moody's labors, was 
 burned to the ground. It was a heavy loss to the 
 Association, but its president went to work immedi- 
 ately^ to rebuild it ; and within a year or two, another 
 building finer than the first, was erected on the same 
 spot. In its erection, and in raising money for that 
 purpose, Mr. Moody was indefatigable and tireless in 
 his efforts and labors. Everybody was brought under 
 contribution who could be influenced at all. It was 
 largely owing to his cheerfulness and good manage- 
 ment that the new building was so soon x)ut up. 
 ~Eow, more than ever, Farwell Hall" became the 
 centre of attraction to hundreds of souls who would 
 have received spiritual comfort and teaching at no 
 
DWI^HT LYMAN MOODY. 
 
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 other place. The people of the saloon neighborhoods 
 soon learned that they were just as welcome to attend 
 the ministry of the Word here^ as the most fashion- 
 ablCj rich, and highly cultivated. What pains this 
 good man put himself to, in order that he might win 
 to Jesus the souls of these xjeople, many of whom 
 would have been lost but for him ! He also had in 
 the new hall a good Christian library, which, with the 
 many other attractions, drew large crowds of people 
 continually. The blessings of God rested upon all the 
 work done here, and He was using all for His honor 
 and glory. 
 
 Mr. Moody was frequentl}^ called upon to x^reach at 
 distant ^joints, and his labors were signally blest in 
 promoting revivals of religion. As illustrating the 
 faith and determination of the man, we give the fol- 
 lowing incident, given by Eev. Wm. McCaw in the 
 " Times of Blessing 
 
 He had been invited to go to a country town to hold 
 evangelistic services, but was obliged to postpone his 
 visit. Having a leisure week in summer, he sent a 
 message to one of the pastors of the place that he was 
 coming, and took the next train. On his arrival he 
 called on the minister. Said he, ' Vm sorry you have 
 come ; when we wrote you all seemed fair for a revi- 
 val ; now all promise is gone.' He called on another 
 minister; said he, ^ You'd better have stayed at home; 
 winter is the time, in summer people are too busy.' 
 Mr. Moody, however, was not. to be thus discouraged. 
 He persuaded a few friends to go with him to the cor- 
 ner of a public square, got ui3 on the toj) of a packing 
 case, and began to speak. A crowd gathered, they 
 listened, they wept. He invited all who wished to 
 accompany him to a second meeting in a church at 
 hand. The church could not hold all who followed. 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKET. 
 
 Meetings were multix>lied, and a gracious revival was 
 the result. The first pastor said, was mistaken; 
 the Lord knew when to send.' The second said, see 
 summer is just the time for a revival.' And that is 
 only one illustration of the mighty influence he has, 
 by God's blessing, exercised in various i)arts of the 
 country in quickening the Church, and in awakening 
 concern among the men of the world." 
 
 CHAP TEE III. 
 
 EYEKYTHiNa now seemed in a flourishing and pros- 
 perous condition, and there w^as nothing in the way to 
 prevent Mr. Moody from making the most sweeping 
 inroads upon the power of Satan and sin. But a 
 terrible calamity befell the scene of his labors in the 
 great fire of October, 1871. It wholly destroyed his 
 homCj furniture, church, Far well Hall, everything 
 inflammable, all of which were dear and sacred to his 
 heart. While some of the family were asleep, in the 
 middle of the night, they were aroused by the fearful 
 conflagration, which, with the mighty power of a hur- 
 ricane, was approaching his house and sweex)ing all 
 before it. He lost all that he possessed except his 
 Bible, which he saved, and which was the more valu- 
 able to him on that account, and his wife, against his 
 will, saved a painting of himself. While the fire was 
 at its height, and the members of the family were 
 leaving their home for the last time, Mrs. Moody 
 rushed into the parlor and rescued a large and valu- 
 able oil painting of Mr. Moody, which had been pre- 
 sented to her by some of their friends. Handing the 
 picture to him, she asked him to carry it for her. He 
 threw it down, declaring he would not carry it, as he 
 
DWiailT LYMAN MOODY. 
 
 33 
 
 said, the first man I should meet would say, ' Well, 
 Moody, what did you save ! ' and I would have to say, 
 only my picture.'' His wife picked it up, and tearing 
 it from the frame rolled it up and carried it with h^r 
 out of the fire. 
 
 Within a month after the fire a building was put up 
 for the accommodation of his congregation. It was a 
 low wooden structure, capable of holding about 1,500 
 persons. The building Avas put ui3 while Mr. Moody 
 was in the east raising money for the same, some 
 friends in Philadelphia promx)tly raising the largest 
 part of the funds. When he returned the house was 
 ready for occupancy, and he commenced at once to 
 hold services for all classes of peoi)le, and also to give 
 out the relief goods" sent to him from all parts of 
 the country for the poor sufferers. 
 
 The whole city was in the direst confusion during 
 that period, and every one busy attending to his own 
 affairs, if all had not been lost. It was a strange 
 looking affair, this ^' Korth Side Tabernacle," but it 
 was well fitted to adorn the destitute locality in which 
 it was placed. It was built of rough timber and 
 boards, one story high, and made proof against the 
 cold blasts of winter. The people around were glad 
 enough to have even such a church, and they gathered 
 within it to hear words of cheer from Mr. Moody. The 
 building was kept open all the time, and the warmth 
 inside, with the cheerful religious services, attracted 
 and drew to it many persons who were wandering 
 about homeless. A happier man than Moody in these 
 fearful days never lived. He was always ready to 
 grasp the hands of the poor wanderers who drifted 
 into his meetings, and give them a hearty welcome. 
 God honored this work, and prospered it in a wonder- 
 ful manner. The meetings held were characterized 
 
 2* 
 
34 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 by great power. Moody preached to the sinner^ fed the 
 himgryj clothed the naked and shivering^ expostu- 
 lated with the obdurate, and pointed the penitent to 
 God. 
 
 Sankey was on hand too, and with his voice full of 
 emotion and tenderness, in the beauty and sweetness 
 of song gently led the poor wanderers into the haven 
 of rest and peace. Chicago was, and is, a place of 
 great things and mighty works, but it is doubtful if 
 it ever had a more glorious work in it, than the setting 
 up of the tabernacle'^ in the desolations of the 
 burnt district. A sweeping, glorious wave of gospel 
 grace flowed through the meetings held. The fire had 
 swept aw^ay homes 5 it had desolated a beautiful city, 
 and reduced thousands from affluence to poverty - but 
 it had not taken from these honest, faithful worship- 
 X)ers, the presence of the spirit of God, and the precious 
 promises of the Saviour. 
 
 These were all that was left, but they were altogether 
 sufficient. 
 
 Perhaps in no other department of labor has Mr. 
 Moody done more lasting good, than in the Sunday 
 school. He is a special favorite among the children, 
 with whom he always manages to spend a i)leasant 
 time. They soon learn to love him with an intense 
 love, and he consequently has a strong hold upon 
 them in their religious training. By reason of his re- 
 markable success in Sunday school work, he was soon 
 sought after to speak in Sunday school conventions, 
 where he has done some of the best work of his life. 
 They w6re usually conducted in the formal way for 
 which such meetings are sometimes noted, which did 
 not suit the spirit of Moody. He wanted to see prac- 
 tical work done — not only routine business gone 
 through, but spiritual victories achieved. 
 
DWIOHT LYMAN MOODY. 
 
 35 
 
 Several conventions had been held in Illinois at 
 which he was present, with no spiritual good what- 
 ever. Mr. Moody determined to change this if he 
 could. At the next convention held in the State, he 
 made up his mind that a different work must be done. 
 He went around among the ministers, and aroused 
 them to the necessity of thorough i)reparation for the 
 coming convention. Before it came off he had meet- 
 ings held, and by the time of its sitting, scores of 
 persons had manifested their desire to become the sub- 
 jects of saving grace. 
 
 It was characterized throughout by the greatest 
 spiritual power and enthusiasm, and before it was 
 concluded many souls were converted. The delegates 
 were fired with love and zeal for the cause, and they 
 returned to their homes to make their schools scenes 
 of spiritual x>ower. The tide of blessing reached all 
 parts of the State, and the good results were early 
 seen. In future conventions the same spirit was 
 manifested, and they became spiritual meetings of the 
 most extraordinary power. 
 
 Tlie record of these conventions from 1865 to the 
 departure of Mr. Moody from Chicago, shows the same 
 spirit of devotion to the Master ; and the master hand 
 of the great convention worker was manifest in all of 
 them. His devotedness to the work, his unselfish 
 labors for the elevation of the meetings to a position 
 of spiritual power, and the zeal he infused into them, 
 have had the effect of changing the character of such 
 assemblies the country over. IsTow they are a power 
 in the land, and when the delegates from the schools 
 of the land associate together, their work is looked 
 upon as a mighty power. How much of this is due to 
 the earnest labors of Mr. Moody is not so easy to deter- 
 mine, but that he has been a prominent actor in it 
 
36 
 
 MOODY Am) SANKEY. 
 
 cannot be doubted for a moment. His name will 
 stand high among Sunday school workers 5 and for 
 his entire and hearty devotion to the children he will 
 never be forgotten. 
 
 In all these busy years of Mr. Moody's continuous 
 labors, he sorely felt the need of greater learning than 
 he possessed. He was often troubled by reason of his 
 lack of knowledge of the Scriptures, and in order that 
 he might be fully qualihed for his great work, he set 
 himself to an earnest study of the Word of God. He 
 determined to become a man of one book, and that one 
 the Book of God. He had seen the great effectiveness 
 of using the Bible in religious services, irrespective of 
 any other literary aids whatever. An experience of 
 several years showed him that the more closely he con- 
 fined himself to the language of the Bible, the greater 
 success he had. His oratory and eloquence amounted 
 to but little when he attempted to depend upon them. 
 There were not many pulpit speakers who could sway 
 an audience at his will as could Mr. Moody, but it was 
 simply and almost wholly because of his intense ear- 
 nestness in preaching Jesus Christ and Him crucified,^' 
 and especially when done through the medium of his 
 Bible readings or Bible study. 
 
 He always carried his Bible with him, and in the 
 mornings arose as early as four o'clock, from which 
 time till breakfast he pored over the Oracles of God. 
 He had read the Bible for years 5 just as scores and 
 hundreds of Christians read it every day; but now 
 he began to • study it with all his heart, and on 
 his knees. He prayed over it, asked God to give him 
 light, and he received a knowledge of the old Book 
 that few men have. 
 
 His Bible readings grew out of a desire to make the 
 best possible use of the time he had at his command. 
 
DWiaHT LYMAN MOODY. 
 
 37 
 
 He would liave Lis congregations bring tlieir Bibles to 
 cliurcli with them, when, some certain subject being 
 selected, the whole Bible would be explored to learn 
 what was taught on that particular theme. Many 
 hands made easier work of it, and with the aid of a 
 concordance it was not a difficult matter to soon ascer- 
 tain what the inspired writers had recorded on the 
 question. Thus joined together, the texts of Scripture 
 formed the best system of theology known. This 
 method of studying the Bible, and teaching it to his 
 congregation, was a wonderful help to Mr. Moody. 
 What he lacked in '^book learning'' was made up to 
 him in this way 5 and his sermons delivered in this 
 form scarcely ever failed to make deep and lasting 
 impressions, and generally i)roduced immediate effect 
 upon his audiences. In his meetings in Great Britain, 
 especially among the Scotch, this manner of teaching- 
 was followed by wonderful results. It was as if the 
 spirit of God were talking to the congregations through 
 the inspired Word. 
 
 One other feature of his work deserves special men- 
 tion. While he was leader of his church, caring for 
 his large Sunday school, administering the affairs of 
 the Young Men's Christian Association, and engaged 
 at intervals in conventions and revivals, he found time 
 to put in operation and conduct out-door meetings. 
 These meetings were very successful among the soldiers 
 in the field, and they were continued with the best of 
 results. He held them in the streets of Chicago, or 
 elsewhere, just as the occasion and time seemed to 
 demand; and they were blessed to the conversion oi 
 many souls. He had as many discouragements in 
 these meetings as in any others he ever held. At some 
 places opposition was made to them, which but nerved 
 Moody to make them a success in spite of all odds and 
 
38 
 
 MOODY iJNT) SA^KEY. 
 
 opposition. He always made it a part of his duty to 
 conquer all opposition, and lie did so in these meetings, 
 
 Mr. 3IoodT has visited Europe three times. His call 
 to cross the ocean was attended by many difficulties. 
 Upon his second visit to Euroj^e he established a daily 
 union prayer meeting in London. While in that great 
 city^ his friend Mr. Tarley said to him, It remains for 
 the world to see wliat the Lord can do with a man 
 wholly consecrated to Christ.'' This remark was the 
 cause of inducing Mm to undertake, with 31r. Sankey. 
 the evangelizing tour in Great Britain; and the world 
 has seen what such men can do. 
 
 Much speculation has been indulged as to what 
 are the elements of Mr. 3Ioody's power. The world 
 wants to know how such a man can revolutionize 
 society^ and set everybody to thinking about their soul's 
 salvation. Li private intercourse he is characterized 
 by great gentleness and tenderness. He is courteous 
 toward all persons, and particularly free from selfish- 
 ness in any form. His soul is alive to the needs of 
 every one^ and his great heart of love goes out toward 
 all whom he can benefit in any way. His presence is 
 a benediction, and wherever he goes^ or in whatever 
 company he moves, he carries joy and cheerfulness 
 with him. There is no affectation about him in any 
 sense, but he is the same under any and all circum- 
 stances. There is not a particle of meanness in his 
 nature^ but he is eminently one of nature's noblemen^ 
 fitted to adorn a Christian home or a Christian pulpit. 
 He is hospitable in his homCj and friends naturally 
 crowd around him. to do him houor^ and receive his 
 proffered love and friendship. 
 
 One writer said of him, relative to his habits of 
 worky He is a business man, and he meiins business^ 
 and every word he speaks is meant to lead to definite 
 
DWiaHT LYMAN MOODY. 
 
 39 
 
 business, and if it does not do that he regards it as 
 thrown away. Most people believe that there is a life 
 beyond the grave, and that there is some way of sal- 
 vation, and some way of being lost forever; and this 
 is rather important business after all. Mr. Moody 
 goes into the heart of this weighty matter at once, and 
 he puts it in a business way ; says he himself has sal- 
 vation, in fact is saved forever by the Son of God; and 
 that every soul that wants it may have it too, at once, 
 and know it, and go home with it, and be as happy as 
 they like 
 
 A writer in the Daily Review had the following to 
 say of him : 
 
 He is not a man of much education or culture ; his 
 manner is abrupt and blunt ; his speech bristles with 
 Americanisms; his voice is sharp, rapid, and collo- 
 quial ; and he never attempts anything like finished or 
 elaborate composition. But he is in downright earnest. 
 He believes what he says ; he says it as if he believed 
 it, and he expects his audience to believe it. He gets 
 wonderfully near to his hearers, without any apparent 
 effort. Whatever size the audience may be, he is at 
 home with them at once, and he makes them feel that 
 they are at home with him. He rs gifted with a rare 
 sagacity, an insight into the human heart, a knowledge 
 of what is stirring in it, and of what is fitted to im- 
 press it. He has in his i)ossession a large number of 
 incidents and experiences Avell fitted to throw light 
 on the points he employs them to elucidate, and to 
 clench the appeals which he uses them to enforce. In 
 addition to all this he has a deeply pathetic vein, 
 which enables him to plead very earnestly at the very 
 citadel of the heart. At first his tone may seem to be 
 hard. He will take for his text, There is no differ- » 
 ence," and press the doctrine of universal condemna- 
 tion as if the worst and the best were precisely alike. 
 
40 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 Possibly the antagonism of bis audience is somewhat 
 roused. But by and by he will take them with him to 
 some affecting deathbed, and his tone will show how 
 profoundly his own heart is stirred by what is happen- 
 ing there. The vein of pathos comes out t<3nderly and 
 beautifully. He seems as if he were lying on the 
 ground pleading in tears with his hearers to come to 
 Christ. Butj most important of all, he seems to rely 
 for effect absolutely on divine power. Of course, every 
 true preacher does, but in very different degrees of 
 conscious trust and expectation. Mr. Moody goes to 
 his meetings fully expecting the Divine Presence, 
 because he has asked it. He speaks with the fear- 
 lessness, the boldness, and the directness of one deliv- 
 ering a message from the King of kings and Lord of 
 lords. And he takes pains to have his own heart in 
 the spirit of the message. He tries to go to his audi- 
 ence loving them, and actively and fervently longing 
 for their salvation. He says that if he does not try to 
 stir up this spirit of love beforehand, he cannot get 
 hold of an audience ; if he does, he never fails. He 
 endeavors to address them with a soul steeped in the 
 corresponding emotion. 
 
 With all this, there is in Mr. Moody a remarkable 
 naturalness, a want of all approach to affectation or 
 sanctimoniousness. There is no carnal excitement iu 
 bis manner or utterance. Earnestness there is, indeed, 
 but it is moral and spiritual, not carnal or sensational. 
 His manner is rather behind tlian at the head of his 
 subject-matter. There is nothing of novelty in the 
 doctrine which he proclaims. It is the old Gospel — 
 old, yet always fresh and young, too, as the living 
 fountain or the morning sun — in which the substitu- 
 tion of Christ is placed in the centre, and presented 
 with admirable distinctness and decision. It is spoken 
 with most impressive directness^ not as by a man half 
 
DWiaHT LYMAN MOODY, 
 
 41 
 
 convinced, and wlio seems always to feel tliat a skep- 
 tic is looking over his shoulder, hut with a deep con- 
 viction of the truth of what he says, as if he felt that, 
 ^ if he did not speak, the very stones would cry out.' 
 
 There is, besides, a play of humor which spirts out 
 sometimes in his most serious addresses. Doubtless, 
 he gets the tone of his system restored by letting the 
 humor out of him, after a long day's hard and earnest 
 work. For children he has obviously a great affection, 
 and they draw to him freely and pleasantly. We 
 should fancy him a famous man to lead a Sunday 
 school excursion party to the country, and set them 
 agoing with all manner of joyous and laugliing games. 
 We are sure he would be the happiest of the party, 
 enjoying the fun himself, as Avell as pleased at their 
 enjoyment of it. The repression of human nature, or 
 the running of it into artificial moulds, is no part of his 
 policy. We are sure that he must agree with the late 
 Dr. Guthrie that there is nothing bad in human na- 
 ture, except its corruptions, and that our aim should 
 be not to destroy it or any part of it, but to get it 
 restored as God at first made it. His instincts of 
 sagacity make him recoil from all one-sidedness, and 
 desire that men and women under God's grace should 
 hide no true accomplishment and lose no real charm. 
 
 Mr. Moody's common sense stamps all his earnest- 
 ness and all his plans, and wins in a remarkable man- 
 ner the confidence of all w^ho come in contact with him. 
 Whatever else may be said of him, no one can call him 
 a fanatic ; and this gives to his steady, invincible, un- 
 tiring self-sacrifice such irresistible power." 
 
 We close our sketch of this Avonderful man with a 
 ^quotation from another writer, whose name has escaped 
 us, relating to the power of his preaching : 
 
 Mr. Moody's preaching is more after the manner 
 of an address given from a platform than a sermon from 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 a pulpit. Usually lie deals with a tlieme rather than with 
 a text. He delights to run through the whole Word 
 on one subject; for instance, ''the love of God for sin- 
 ners.'' Every book of the Bible would be laid under 
 contribution for this ; the united testimony of all the 
 Christian writers would be brought forth to show that 
 in every age, and amidst all conditions, God hastiever 
 ceased to love his children. 
 
 '' It will at once be seen that this method of teach- 
 ing involves most copious reference to the Scriptures 
 themselves ; and sometimes, as the turning up of the 
 passages by one man would involve loss of time, sev- 
 eral who are sitting round will be asked to find and 
 read, as they are announced, the various passages of 
 Holy Writ. This gives a freshness and a change to 
 the service, which are particularly novel and agreeable. 
 
 ^^Mr. Moody's preaching is intensely earnest; he 
 speaks because he believes the vital importance of the 
 truth he utters, and not simply because he is expected 
 to say something. His power of illustration is marvel- 
 lous, both for its freshness and its pathos. Sometimes 
 the effect of some illustration, nearly always taken 
 from his own life and experience, is so great that the 
 most hardened feel their hearts smitten and drawn 
 into sympathy with the truth, and those who before 
 have looked upon Christ as having ^^no form nor come- 
 liness," and '' no beauty that they should desire Him," 
 are drawn towards Him as their Saviour and their 
 Friend. Words utterly fail to convey an adequate 
 idea of the power of the simple and earnest — thrill- 
 ingly earnest— presentation of the truth at these Gos- 
 pel services ; and the i30wer can only be accounted for 
 on the ground that the Spirit of God, without noise 
 and excitement, but in the calm, clear utterances of 
 Divine truth, attests to the power of the Word to 
 awaken, convince, and convert the hearts of men." 
 
IRA D. SANKEY. 
 
 OHAPTEE lY. 
 
 Ira David Sankey was bom in Bdenburg, Mer- 
 cer (now Lawrence) county^ Pennsylvania, on tlie 28tli 
 of August, 1840. He is of American parentage, both 
 parents liavii-g been born and reared in the same 
 county where Ira was born. 
 
 Hon. David Sankey, father of the subject of this 
 sketch, was, and is yet, a man of prominence in his 
 county and State. Beginning life poor, he has risen to 
 honor and com j)etencyo He learned the business of tan- 
 ner, which he was compelled to relinquish on account of 
 his health, when he removed to a farm on the summit 
 between the Mahoning and Sbenango rivers, in Law- 
 rence county, at the then head of navigation on the 
 Erie extension of the Pennsylvania Canal, at a place 
 called Western Reserve Harbor. Here he engaged in 
 the forwarding and commission business, and in 
 farming. He has filled several important i)osts of 
 honor and trust, and retired from each with the confi- 
 dence and esteem of his fellow citizens. He was 
 elected school director immediately after the passage 
 of the common schooPMaw, and did much toward 
 putting into operation that beneficial system of in- 
 struction. 
 
 Mi\ Sankey represented Mercer county in the House 
 of Representatives, in the years 1844 and 1845, and 
 Mercer and Beaver counties in the Senate in 1848, 
 1849 and 1850. During his senatorial term the county 
 of Lawrence, his present home, was erected, mainly 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 through his efforts. He was an able and faithful legis- 
 lator^ paying the closest attention to the wishes of his 
 constituents, and was highly esteemed by his associate 
 legislators. As a member of the senate committee on 
 claims, he rendered important and efacient service to 
 the commonwealth by a vigilant scrutiny into the 
 merits of the numerous claims for work, etc., on all the 
 lines of the State canals, many of which were found to 
 be fraudulent. In 1851 he was appointed to represent 
 his judicial district on the Eevenue Board, for the 
 equalization of taxes in the State. 
 
 In September, 1862, he was appointed by President 
 Lincoln, Collector of Internal Eevenue for the 24th 
 District of Pennsylvania, which office he held, and dis- 
 charged its duties with great credit, until he was re- 
 moved in September, 1866, for not supporting the 
 policy^' of President Andrew Johnson. 
 
 Mr. Sankey married Miss Mary Leeper of the same 
 county, a most estimable lady, quite domestic in her 
 attachments to home and home work; and by reason 
 of her industry and love of the children, and an 
 earnest desire to make home attractive and fit for in- 
 telligent children, was in every sense worthy of her 
 noble boy, who has made the name of Sankey famous 
 the world over. Both the parents are religious, and 
 members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They 
 have had eleven children, only four of whom are now 
 living, three boys and one girl, Ira being the oldest of 
 the boys, and the second living child. 
 
 The town in which Ira was born is located on the 
 Mahoning river, near the west boundary of the county, 
 and about four miles from E"ew Castle. It is a 
 neighborhood of rare beauty and attractiveness in its 
 natural scenery, forming a quiet, retired scene, with 
 a home look for which the country about it is noted. 
 
IRA BAVID SANIGEY. 
 
 45 
 
 It was directly after the birth of Ira when the family 
 removed to the farm near the Harbor, where he spent 
 the first sixteen years of his life. He was an observ- 
 ing little fellow, kept his eyes wide open to see what 
 was going on, and was qnick in perceiving a fact and 
 I)rompt in accepting it. When he became of suitable 
 age, he was sent to the district school in the neighbor- 
 hood, where he made good progress in the branches 
 taught. He was methodical and patient in his studies, 
 and learned thoroughly whatever was given liim, 
 though i^erhaps not as rapidly as some others of his 
 age. He was always determined to get to the bottom 
 of a subject, in which he was much assisted by his 
 natural curiosity, and desire not to be excelled by 
 others. He received, while on the farm, the usual 
 amount of school privileges which fell to the lot of boys 
 and girls in those days. He worked on the farm and 
 assisted his father in whatever way he could, when not 
 at school, and was, therefore, not unused to manual 
 labor. While not subjected to the hardshii)s and i^riva- 
 tions of many of his associates, yet he was early 
 trained to the practical experience of labor, and was 
 thus the better equipped for the severe work of life 
 before him. 
 
 His father was almost continuously in public life 
 from the time Ira was four years of age until they left 
 the farm, and was often absent from home, during 
 which time, Ira was very useful in giving help on 
 the farm. Young as he was in the early i)olitical 
 life of his father, he was old enough to observe that 
 parties in politics meant something, and, Young 
 America'^'-like, he was a partizan. When his father 
 was elected to the legislature in 1844, he came in, one 
 day after it had been ascertained that Polk was elected 
 President, and Ira, full of the fact that his father was 
 
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 in the conflict^ and that there had been a great conflict^ 
 asked Pap, is Polk elected Being informed that 
 such was the case, he replied, ^^well, I think there 
 must be a great many Polk people around.'' He had 
 early learned that a man could be easily enough elected 
 to office if he had enough ^'people around" to vote for 
 him. 
 
 His interest in the politics of his country remained 
 with him, and there was not a young man in his 
 county who did more to inculcate republican princi- 
 ples among the people than he. He was the leader 
 of the singing clubs at the formation of the Eepublican 
 party, and was as earnest then in defending, and as 
 aggressive in propagating, what he believed to be the 
 best principles for the good of the whole people, as he 
 is now in his religious work. 
 
 Ira was always a leader. He has not the qualities 
 that would make Mm successful in leadiug in ail cases, 
 perhaps, but he has the faculty of inducing people to 
 confide in him and follow him, so long as he is satisfied 
 that he is right. He is not capable of a mean act, and 
 this character he always bore among his early asso- 
 ciates and playmates. He was not religiousl}^ inclined, 
 but was of pretty much the same spirit and stamp as 
 the well raised boy in the country. 
 
 Fortunately for him, he was never governed with 
 rigid religious rules, by which the religious life of 
 many a good boy has been deadened. The impression 
 has somehow gained that his father was puritanical in 
 his household, and that he was exceedingly careful 
 that the boys should not whistle or do other uu seemly 
 things on Sunday. A great mistake this. While he 
 required at the hands of his children proi:>er conduct 
 and a due reverence for sacred things, he was not 
 harsh or severe in matters that were not so important. 
 
IBA DAVID SANKEY. 
 
 47 
 
 He allowed such freedom as he knew would develop a 
 noble boyhood, and result in a genuine love for what- 
 ever was worth regarding as sacred and holy. 
 
 Ira was what is often met among boys, a young 
 fellow with a broad spirit and whole soul, who loved 
 fun and yet avoided evil. He was full of life and en- 
 ergy. Nothing could daunt him or dismay him. He 
 had a strong will, was self-reliant, and possessed of a 
 determination to do whatever he undertook, no matter 
 what labor or attention was required to effect it. For 
 this reason he was readily accepted by the other boys 
 as a leader in their sports and schemes. He was of 
 good constitution and a great deal of ambition, which 
 had much to do with early impressing his mind, so 
 that, after he became older, he was well qualified to 
 enter upon a life of usefulness and honor. One of his 
 most admirable traits of character was his truthfulness 
 and sense of honor. He could always be trusted in 
 everything. In his earliest years it was not necessary 
 to watch him for any purpose } did he but give his 
 word, nothing more was needed. This had a restrain- 
 ing influence upon him when, at the head of his army 
 of boys, he was bent on some mischief. He would 
 play pranks, but not at the expense of honor. His 
 frankness and courage, with his truthfulness, made 
 him a pleasant and welcome visitor wherever he went. 
 People did not hold him off at arms' length long 
 enough to see whether he was going to deceive them, 
 but trusted him at once. 
 
 The following incident is related of him, which oc- 
 curred when he was about eleven years of age. One 
 evening when his father and mother were away from 
 home, he was about leaving the house to go to a neigh- 
 bor's, but having forgotten something he reentered the 
 house. Upon opening a door into one of the rooms, a 
 
48 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 great volume of smoke and flame burst out. A servant 
 girl had been in the room a few minutes before with a 
 lighted candle, and had unintentionally set fire to some 
 curtainSj and had left the room and closed the door. Ira 
 comprehended the situation at a glance, and sounding 
 an alarm', directed his younger brothers and sister to go 
 for water. He then immediately rushed into the room, 
 tore down the curtains and silk dresses, which were in 
 flames, and stamped out the fire, which had almost 
 got beyond his control, thus saving the house and its 
 contents. When his father and mother returned, they 
 found that, by the courage and self-possession of their 
 boy, their home had been saved. 
 
 Ira was a musician from his boyhood. He could 
 play on any instrument, from a jewsharp to a piano. 
 He took but few lessons in music, and yet he is a mu- 
 sician of no ordinary type. If at any time he chanced 
 to be in a neighbor's house where there was any kind 
 of a musical instrument, he would pounce upon it and 
 make the house ring. He exercised his musical facul- 
 ties whenever opportunity^ afforded, and attained won- 
 derful skill in their use. His skill in playing and 
 singing early attracted the attention of his parents, 
 who encouraged his efforts. At the schools, on Sunday 
 and week days, his voice was heard among the rest, 
 always leading, and the sweetest and purest in tone. 
 He never forgot tunes that he once heard, but they 
 clung to him until he was possessed of all he had heard. 
 At the various religious services which he attended 
 with his father, his voice could be heard joining with 
 the others in the worship of God. He would adapt 
 tunes of his own making to the songs which he 
 learned, and thus vary the monotony of singing over 
 those he alref^dy knew, though he did not compose 
 music until after he arrived at manhood. The family 
 
IRA. DAYID SANKEY. 
 
 49 
 
 circle was enlivened on almost all occasions by the im- 
 promptu solo singer, who was irrepressible on this 
 point. He had a young brother, Eddie by name, who 
 died long since, who was also full of music. He en- 
 joyed hugely Ira's musical performances, and one day, 
 when about four years old, while Ira was playing a 
 tune, Eddie stopped short in one of his plays and 
 shouted : Hold up, Iry ; hold up, till I get my boots 
 on,'' and in a short time was ready for execution by 
 foot of any right lively tune the young musician should 
 see ht to produce. The singing of lively, cheerful 
 songs added much to the interest of many a country 
 gathering, where the young folks could have the order 
 of exercises all to themselves. 
 
 Quite early in life, Ira was religiously impressed, 
 under the instructions of some good Christian friends, 
 and the example and precepts of his parents. His 
 self-will and pride would not i)ermit him to openly 
 acknowledge the convictions of his heart; but, like 
 many another one similarly situated, he endeavored to 
 hide them beneath a covering of apparent unconcern 
 and carelessness. In his sixteenth year he attended a 
 series of meetings being held in the neighborhood, in 
 the old King's Chapel, located about one mile east of 
 the Harbor, and three and a half miles north of Il^ew 
 Castle. It was a sacred spot, hallowed by the deeds 
 of early Christian laborers ; as here was the birthpl-ace 
 of Methodism in the section of country north of the 
 Ohio river, the first class being organized at that 
 place. It was well worthy the spiritual birthplace of 
 such a noble representative of Christian teachers, as 
 the youth who was converted in these meetings has 
 proved to be. Ira was deeply convicted of sin, and 
 fully convinced of the necessity of being converted, 
 but he was determined apparently to stout it out." 
 
 3 
 
50 
 
 MOODY AKD SANKEY. 
 
 To prove his total unconcern of what was going on in 
 the meetings, he would join with his comrades in carry- 
 ing on an undertone conversation, and doing whatever 
 they could to break the force of the religious services 
 on their hearts. He was approached time after time 
 by the members of the cliurch, and earnestly besought 
 to join the seekers at the altar of prayer, and seek the 
 forgiveness of his sins, but he just as persistently 
 declined complying with the request, until at last the 
 power of resistance was broken, and he was soon 
 found at the altar, an earnest and humble penitent, 
 anxiously inquiring the way to eternal life. 
 
 He was determined now in his efforts to become a 
 Christian, and it was not many days until he came 
 from the altar happy and radiant with joy, his sweet 
 voice well attuned to the praise of God. It was a 
 genuine and thorough conversion. At the proper 
 time he gave his name to the pastor of the church, 
 Eev. H. H. Moore, then and now a member of the 
 Erie Annual Conference of the M. E. Church. 
 
 In 1857 the family removed to 'Nevi' Castle, where 
 the father assumed the presidency of a bank, and 
 where he now resides. JJ]K>n his arrival in New 
 Castle, Ira contiuued to prosecute his studies in the 
 first ward school, where the higher branches of study 
 were taught in connection with the ordinary studies of 
 the public schools. In this school he had every 
 advantage that is found in almost any academy in the 
 country. Ever^^ opportunity was given to study such 
 of the higher branches as the pupil might have a taste 
 for. With such privileges he acquired the elements of 
 a good English education, and was quite proficient in 
 some branches of study. By reason of his industrious 
 habits, and Ms desire to prepare himself for the duties 
 of life, he has attained considerable knowledge^ and 
 
IRA BAVID SANKEY. 
 
 51 
 
 will now be acknowledged as a gentleman of fair cul- 
 ture and good attainments. 
 
 He joined the Methodist Episcopal Church located 
 on Jefferson street, where he became one of the most 
 active and influential members in it. From this time 
 he was untiring in his efforts to learn well how to 
 perform his duty as a Christian, and manhood found > 
 him more than ordinarily capable of giving a rea- 
 son for the faith that was in him. He took great 
 delight in the services of the Sunday school, where 
 the worth of his singing soon became appreciated, 
 and its power soon felt on the children. He acquired 
 a great influence over the little folks, who, naturally 
 enough, regarded him as a special friend to each and 
 every one of them. 
 
 By reason of the excellent singing and other inter- 
 esting exercises of the school, it soon began to be hinted 
 around town that this was the Sunday school for gen- 
 uine progress and effective labors, where the time could 
 be pleasantly passed in enjoying the good singing, as 
 well as in learning something from tffe sacred Oracles. 
 The school grew rapidly, and was soon increased to 
 large numbers of children. The room was enlarged, ^ 
 and one of the good brethren, whose purse was as large 
 as his heart, said, to push forward the work, and if it 
 became necessary to enlarge the room to accommodate 
 the school, that they would knock out the end of the 
 church and extend it. 
 
 The room was packed Sunday after Sunday, until 
 many were compelled to stand up, and presently the 
 aisles and hall were filled, the people x^atiently stand- 
 ing to hear the services. E'o doubt God was blessing 
 the work, and it was also true that He was blessing the 
 rich, sweet voice, and the great heart of the boy singer, 
 who was attracting scores to the place of worship. 
 
62 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY, 
 
 While not at school he lived with his father at their 
 homestead ill West 'New Castle, a most delightful place, 
 located on a high bluff overlooking the whole of JSTew 
 Castle, a long stretch of the Shenango valley, and a 
 fine view of the Ueshannock. 
 
 During the camj)aign of 1860, when the great 
 contest for President was so severely fought, Ira was 
 earnest and zealous in his advocacy of the i)rinciples 
 he deemed to be correct. He was leader of the glee 
 clubs organized, which did some good service, and gave 
 him prominence among x)eople he did not before know. 
 
 In the spring of 1861, when the black cloud of war 
 hung over the country and threatened to obscure the 
 light of human freedom, he was engaged at work on 
 his father's place. Preparations for war were being 
 carried forward on every hand, and his heart was fired, 
 in common with the other youth of his country. Liv- 
 ing beneath the protection of his country's flag, he was 
 willing to defend it if duty called. When the blow 
 was actually struck, and military organizations were 
 springing up all over the country, ISTew Castle had its 
 share. The President issued his call for 75,000 volun- 
 teers. Ira at once joined the company being formed 
 at his home, which was the first to leave that section 
 of the State. Thus fully enlisted in the service of his 
 country, he went cheerfully to the performance of his 
 new duties, and was enabled in his short term of ser- 
 vice to retain untarnished his Christian character. 
 His company was sent to Maryland on duty. 
 
 In the camp stated religious services were held, and 
 Mr. Sankey was often called upon to lead in the sing- 
 ing. It was not long until he had connected with him 
 several other young Christian men who also could sing, 
 and in comx)any they would lead the voice of praise in 
 the cami). Their services were highly appreciated^, 
 
IRA DAYID SANKEY. 
 
 53 
 
 and in a short time the people around tliem learned 
 that some good singers were in the Union camp. They 
 were invited to the homes of some of the families 
 within convenient distance, and on one occasion they 
 were invited to sing at the house of a very wealthy 
 Marylander, who had heard of the good singing of the 
 boys in blue." Four of them having obtained i)er- 
 mission from their commanding officer, accepted the 
 invitation and made the visit. Ux)on their arrival they 
 were shown into the beautiful parlor of this wealthy 
 family, and to then* surx3rise they found it filled with 
 a party of ladies. As they entered they observed a 
 smile pass over the faces of the ladies, who contemptu- 
 ously regarded their visitors. This was a damper to 
 the boy soldiers, and caused them to feel ill at ease and 
 out of place. 
 
 In order to relieve the embarrassment which had 
 fallen upon them, one of the four went unbidden to 
 the piano, and striking a few chords, the clear rich 
 voice of Mr. Sankey broke the stillness, and he was 
 joined by the other three, when they sang some of 
 their sacred songs. This so pleased the company 
 present, that the disfavor with which they were at 
 first received passed away, and all united to do them 
 honor. When they were ready for departure, one of 
 the gentlemen declared that he would not permit them 
 to return to their tents alone, and with his faithful 
 colored guide, escorted them a distance of three miles 
 in the dark, through a very rugged country, to their 
 quarters. The soldiers became in high favor with 
 these hospitable Marylanders, who did all they could 
 to show their regard for them. The three months of 
 Mr. Sankey's service were too short to develop his 
 talent for religious work among the soldiers in camp 
 and field. His extreme youth was against him some- 
 
54 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY 
 
 what, but it is no doubt true that he did considerable 
 good while in the service. His cheerful disposition 
 and kindly manners won him friends wherever he 
 went. At the expiration of his term of service he was 
 honorably mustered out, and did not re-enter it. He 
 settled down to the duties which lay before him at 
 home, and which were to qualify him for the great life 
 work upon which he has entered. 
 
 CHAPTEE V. 
 
 In September, 1862, Mr. Sankey was appointed to 
 a position in the internal revenue service by the Sec- 
 retary of the Treasury, which he held under three 
 successive administrations, and resigned on the 4th 
 of February, 1871. It was during his official connec- 
 tion with the Government that the writer became 
 acquainted with Mr. Sankey, both working at the same 
 desk in 'New Castle for over a year; and where he 
 learned much of the character and excellent qualities 
 of Mr. Sankey. 
 
 In the civil service, as in other departments of labor, 
 he was noted for conscientiousness, and patient, faith- 
 ful attention to duty. In his rank he stood first in the 
 district, and had the entire confidence of all the offi- 
 cers and tax-x)ayers with whom he had official dealings. 
 His superiors in office regarded him as one of the most 
 prompt, correct, and reliable officers they had, and 
 they were always ready to accord to him the honor of 
 a faithful public servant. In his long connection with 
 the service, there were never known any irregularities 
 in his accounts, or any loss to the Government. He 
 never took advantage of his office to his own gain or 
 preferment, but faithfully and honestly cared for the 
 interests of the Government. On this account he left 
 
IRA DAYID SANKEY. 
 
 55 
 
 the service with honor^ and with the regret of those 
 who were associated with him. 
 
 He also found favor with the i)eople of the district, 
 whose business demanded his official supervision. He 
 purposed at one time to re-enter the army, and give 
 his services to his country ; but from every quarter all 
 the tax-payers who had official relations with him sent 
 in urgent remonstrances against his retirement from 
 the civil service, and he was constrained to remain in 
 this department of the Government, where his services 
 were so greatly in demand. 
 
 On the 9th of September, 1863, Mr. Sankey was 
 married to Miss Fannie V. Edwards, a young lady 
 teacher of JSTew Castle, and a member of his choir in 
 the church. Miss Edwards was one of the most faith- 
 ful attendants in the choir, lending a decided charm 
 to the excellent singing of his corps of singers. Her 
 father, Hon. John Edwards, was a prominent man in 
 the Jefferson street church, holding a license as local 
 l^reacher, which office he discharged with great fidelity 
 and acceptability. His preaching gave good satisfac- 
 tion to the people of 'New Castle, and he was fre- 
 quently called upon to fill the puli)it. He was 
 twice elected to the Pennsylvania legislature, without 
 any solicitation whatever on his part. He was presented 
 as a candidate by the workingmen, with whose inter- 
 ests he was closely identified, and their votes mainly 
 elected him. He was held in high esteem by the mem- 
 bers of the legislature, and on account of his good 
 character and positive Christian bearing he was chosen 
 chaplain of the House of which he was a member. 
 
 Mrs. Sankey is well educated, and is a lady of a 
 high order of intelligence. She is a good conversa- 
 tionalist, instructive and pleasing, and, like Mr. 
 Sankey, is i)ossessed of an element of cheerfulness 
 
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 and lairthfulness that give a charm and piquancy to 
 her conversation. Added to this, she is a patient. 
 Christian woman, with sufficient lieroism to admirably 
 fit her for the position in which she is placed. When 
 Mr. Sankey decided to join Mr. Moody in evangelistic 
 work, for a little while the suddenness and unexpect- 
 edness of the move discomposed her, but she soon 
 gave her cordial assent to the work. Since that time, 
 she has been as earnest and faithful as could be de- 
 sired in encouraging Mr. Sankey in his labors. Per- 
 haps the highest compliment that can be paid her is, 
 that she has always been a faithful and true heljjer to 
 her husband, an attentive mother, caring for the least 
 wants of her children, and an earnest Christian woman, 
 accepting the dispensations of Providence with cheer- 
 fulness, believing all to be for the best. They have 
 three very promising children, all boys, aged eleven, 
 six, and one year respectively. The youngest was 
 born in Edinburgh, Scotland, while the evangelists 
 were holding meetings in Great Britain. 
 
 As already narrated, the most effective work done 
 by Mr. Sankey, while in 'New Castle, was iu the Sun- 
 day school. Under his charge the school had grown 
 to be very large, having a regular attendance of about 
 three hundred and fifty scholars, besides the officers 
 and teachers. He was accustomed to train the chil- 
 dren regularly in singing. On Sunday afternoon he 
 would gather them into the audience-room of the 
 church, and seat them in and around the place set 
 aside for the choir. Here, with his organist, and him- 
 self as leader, he would give a service of song for the 
 edification of the members of the church, and such 
 friends as chose to attend. These were wonderfully 
 interesting meetings, the singing exceeding anything 
 which the people had been permitted to hear. Crowds 
 
IRA DAVID SANKEY. 
 
 57 
 
 of people would listen to the sweet songs and choruses, 
 many of them weeping from very joy, as the delightful 
 strains touched their hearts. The remark of one good 
 brother, who attended these services, was descriptive 
 of the feelings of the others. Said he, ^'I never expect 
 to hear such sweet, i^recious singing, until I am per- 
 mitted to hear the songs of the redeemed in heaven.'^ 
 
 These meetings were kept up at intervals, and had 
 great power in arousing a feeling of interest among 
 the people and children in the work of the church. It 
 was generally accepted as true, that a powerful impe- 
 tus was given to the revival work in the school, 
 through the instrumentality of Mr. Sankey's singing. 
 
 Mr. Sankey was also a more than average teacher. 
 By his singing, and pleasant treatment of the children, 
 he gained their entire confidence. Having such an 
 advantage, it was a comparatively easy matter to im- 
 press their minds and lead them to the acceptance of 
 the truth. He succeeded in winning the little ones, 
 which partly accounted for the large membership of 
 the church, and the number of young people who were 
 in it. He was emphatically a man of great works in 
 this respect, and many can testify that his labors in 
 that Sunday school were the means of leading them to 
 a religious life. 
 
 But his singing in the school produced another 
 happy result. It attracted the stranger boys who 
 visited the town, and led them under Christian influ- 
 ence. There were many of that class of persons in 
 the town, and most of them who went into a Sunday 
 school at all were drawn to his school, simply because 
 they found an element of attraction in it. 
 
 It was not to be wondered at that the brethren 
 would sometimes be endowed with tongues of fire, and 
 between the tender singing, and a pathetic burning 
 
 3* 
 
58 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 speech, tlie whole audience, children and all, would be 
 melted to tears. This was often the case, as many can 
 testify. Mr. Sankey was elected Superintendent of the 
 school, and held that office for some years. Having 
 thus the entire control of affairs, and the assistance of 
 the best Christian workers in the church, he prospered 
 beyond his most sanguine expectations. 
 
 The school grew mightily, and at times the word 
 would go out that the Jefferson street Methodist Epis- 
 copal Sunday School was enjoying a season of refresh- 
 ing, and that God was converting the children. Mr. 
 Sankey was a firm believer in the work of bringing 
 children to Christ early — it had been the case with 
 him, and the object of all his teaching and singing was, 
 that the smallest and youngest of his scholars might 
 be brought to the Saviour, and in this work he was 
 most abundantly blessed. 
 
 The severance of his connection with the school was 
 a sad blow to the teachers and children, and it was 
 hard for them to be reconciled to such a breaking 
 asunder of the ties that bound them together. As show- 
 ing the regard they had for him, we give in full a 
 letter addressed to him by the school, while he was in 
 Great Britain. It is as follows: 
 
 Newcastle, Pa., June 21, 1874. 
 At the morning session of the Sunday school of the 
 M. E. Church of New Castle, Pa., the following paper 
 was read by the Secretary : Whereas, our former 
 Superintendent and brother, Ira D. Sankey, who took 
 leave of us one year ago for a European tour, has 
 been for months past charming the ears and melt- 
 ing the hearts of the multitudes who throng to hear 
 him and his worthy coadjutor, as they go forth singing 
 and talking of the ^ Saviour who is Christ the Lord f and 
 whereas, we learn our honored citizen, David Sankey, 
 
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 Esq., is about to visit his son in. Scotland, to convey to 
 him his good wife and their precious "boys ; therefore, 
 we deem ifc befitting and i)roper for us to-day, as we 
 are assembled in our accustomed place, to express to 
 our dear friend and Christian brother assurances of 
 continued regard and esteem for him personally, as 
 well as warmest sympathy for the cause he so gloriously 
 advocates, and to re-assure him we have not forgotten 
 our promise to pray for him during his absence. And 
 furthermore we read with pleasure and deepest interest 
 the accounts of the wonderful manifestations of Divine 
 power attending his labors, and beg to say, whenever, 
 in the order of Providence he shall return to his native 
 shores, we will welcome him most gladly to our hearts 
 and homes, and join with him as never before in sing- 
 ing praises unto Him *^who hath redeemed us and 
 washed us in His own blood.' Approved and ordered 
 to be forwarded, by the unanimous vote of 32G scholars, 
 30 officers and teachers, and 50 visitors and friends 
 present. 
 
 ^^Oyrxjs Clarke, GEORaE C. Eeis, 
 
 Sec^y. JSupV^ 
 
 Mr. Sankey's work in the church was no less effect- 
 ive than that in the Sunday school. His first services 
 in the congregation were in the choir. He soon became 
 leader of it, and was very successful in conducting it. 
 He had the happy faculty of keeping down dissensions, 
 and the usual hindrances to successful work in bodies 
 •of this kind. He trained his choir, which was a very 
 large one, to lead the congregation in singing, and not 
 to monopolize that i)art of the service to themselves. 
 
 The singing of the choir had a i^owerful effect on 
 the congregations, and there can be. no doubt that many 
 persons owed their first religious imx3ressions to the 
 
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 "singing of tlie Gospel,^' which it was^ in all that con- 
 stitutes that term. Mr. Sankey endeavored to have 
 all his singers enunciate every word so distinctly that 
 it could be heard in every part of the room. The result 
 of this was that every hymn was so jDlainly sung that 
 each word was as distinctly heard as if read from the 
 pulpit. The qualities of his singing that are now 
 charming the world, were those he carried out in his 
 church singing. In the latter, however, it was the 
 work of hut one day in the week, as his week days were 
 necessarily occupied in his labors in the civil service, 
 ^^ow that he has devoted himself wholly to the work, 
 it is shown what a good voice, earnest Christian heart, 
 and pleasant, agreeable manners can do, when used in 
 the service of God without anything to distract. 
 
 To show that Mr. Sankey's talents were appreciated 
 away from home in his youth, place is given to the fol- 
 lowing, from the pen of Eev. Alexander Clark, a prom- 
 inent Protestant Methodist minister, and the able editor 
 of the Methodist Recorder : 
 
 " During our first pastorate at Kew Brighton, Pa., 
 in 1862, a fine-looking young man from New Castle used 
 to come down occasionally and sing with our choir. 
 He always brought sunshine in his face, and made music 
 in the souls of all with whom he mingled. He sang 
 like a Christian, and he seemed entirely free from the 
 petty envies which too commonly croj) out in choirs 
 and thrust discord over the communion of the church. 
 There was a frankness in his countenance and a zeal 
 in his tone and manner which enlisted the confidence 
 of all with whom he associated. Afterward, we met 
 our friend at iJ^ew Castle, and elsewhere, and found him 
 always the same warm-souled Christian. He loved 
 music, and used it as he moved among the people, 
 simply, religiously, and as a Gospel gift. His power 
 
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 in the churcli to which he belonged was equal to that 
 of the pastor, and his life was one of harmony and 
 peace. The children clustered around hiin when he 
 sang, and tears of joy attested the spirit which accom- 
 panied the service. And so we do not wonder at all 
 that this same young man, now in the maturity of 
 middle life, endowed with a special gift from heaven, 
 is so blessed in singing salvation to the masses in 
 Great Britain. We feel honored to number Brother 
 Sankey, who is the fellow-worker with Brother Moody, 
 as our personal and beloved friend.*' 
 
 In the prayer meeting he was fully as efficient as in 
 the public congregation. The noon-day prayer meet- 
 ings that are so efficient in the services of the evangel- 
 ists, give an idea of what Mr. Sankey was capable in 
 this respect. The prayer meetings which he attended 
 seldom lagged. A soul-stirring hymn full of love and 
 mercy, or a verse from a favorite Sunday school song, 
 would give new life and zeal to any meeting which 
 showed signs of dragging. 
 
 He was appointed class leader in the church not long 
 after his removal to New Castle, where he did some of 
 the most effective work of his early life. The class met 
 each Sunday directly after the morning service, and 
 was composed of a large number of men, women, and 
 young people, the^ large class room always being filled 
 at each service. Mr. Sankey always felt the responsi- 
 bility of this office, and made use of every means in 
 his power to qualify himself for its solemn duties. He 
 was a good leader, and never failed to make his meet- 
 ings interesting. He was always cheerful, and let no 
 opportunity escape to infus6 an element of joyousness 
 and life in the services. He endeavored to discard the 
 stereotyped x^hrases of the class room, and to substitute 
 live conversation and questions, or some quotation of 
 
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 Scripture that would suggest thoughts to the minds of 
 those present, and thus lead to a variety of expressions 
 relating to the experience of each. 
 
 His singing gave him a decided advantage in these 
 meetings, as, when a lull occurred, or the meeting 
 became dull, he would sing a verse of a song, and 
 break the dullness and dispel the gloom. It was 
 expect(!d in these experience meetings that each mem- 
 ber would be profited, and it was not an uncommon 
 occurrence that all present would be melted to tears 
 under the gracious outpouring of the Spirit of God. 
 Mr. Sankey was desirous of using the Bible as much 
 as possible in giving counsel to his class, or in relating 
 experiences J and considerable profit was derived from 
 this plan of conducting the meetings. 
 
 In the revival work of the church Mr. Sankey was 
 very effective. His work was done in a quiet, unde- 
 monstrative way, but it was deep. He always led the 
 singing, and as he stood at the altar and sang some of 
 the glorious old hymns of the church, the whole congre- 
 gation would join in, and the impression made could 
 not be other than profound. His influence outside of 
 the church was great, but has never been fully known, 
 because of the unostentatious and quiet way in which 
 he worked. Here and there, at the proper time, as 
 occasion offered, a word would be dropped to some 
 one who was either under some conviction, or was 
 being led by the spirit to consider the duty of giving 
 his heart to God. Many instances might be related 
 of the good done by him in this way, but are not con- 
 sidered necessary. 
 
 Mr. Sankey's labors in this church were unremitting 
 so long as he remained in the town, and his services 
 were appreciated by all who were in the church. 
 When his connection with Mr. Moody rendered it 
 
IRA DAVID SANKBY. 
 
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 necessary for liim to leave his old liomej there was 
 sincere regret expressed among his brethren, arid 
 their fervent prayers went with him. 
 
 In 1867, representatives from the Young Men's 
 Christian Association of Pittsburgh went to ISTew 
 Castle and held a convention, the object of which was 
 to organize a branch of the Association at that place. 
 The branch was organized, and Mr. Sankey became 
 one of its most efficient and active workers. On the 
 4th of April, 1870, he was elected President of the 
 Board of Managers of the Association in l^ew Castle, 
 of which he had been Secretary for some time. He 
 was now head and front of it, and was active in every 
 good word and work. 
 
 On June 13, 1870, he was appointed delegate to the 
 International Convention of the Association, to be 
 held at Indianax)olis, Indiana, the same month. There 
 for the first time he met with Mr. Moody, at an early 
 morning prayer meeting which was led by Mr. Moody, 
 and though held at seven o'clock was quite crowded. 
 Mr. Sankey, with a friend, took a seat in the meeting. 
 The services were not very animating, mainly on 
 account of the slow and dragging manner in which 
 the singing was conducted. The leader of the singing 
 was a very excellent old gentleman, but his style of 
 singing was not suited for a meeting of that kind, but 
 was dull, and not in the least interesting. Seeing the 
 necessity for a change in this part of the worship, Mr. 
 Sankey's friend urged upon him to take the lead, 
 which he agreed to do when a suitable opportunity 
 should offer. He took hold of it with spirit, and the 
 first hymn started by him was the grand old Chris- 
 tian song, " There is a fountain filled with blood," 
 etc., when the whole assembly joined heartily in the 
 singing. The meeting was thus lifted out of the dull- 
 
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 ness into which it had fallen, and closed with great 
 satisfaction to all present. At the close of the meet- 
 ing Mr. Sankey's friend said to him, '^let me introduce 
 you to Mr, Moody.'^ The introduction took place, and 
 instead of using the ordinary salutations on such occa- 
 sions, Mr. Moody^s first words were, Where do you 
 liveV^ ^^Are you married What business are 
 you in?'^ ^^How many chiklren have you^'^ These 
 interrogatories were properly answered by Mr. San- 
 keyj when, looking him steadily in the eye for a 
 moment, this blunt man, in his short, emphatic way 
 said, I want you.^' 
 What for 
 
 " To help me in my work at Chicago.^' 
 
 "I cannot leave my business," replied the now 
 astonished singer. 
 
 You must, I have been looking for you for the last 
 eight years. You must give up your business and 
 come to Chicago with me,^' was the rather stunning 
 reply. 
 
 Thus commenced the acquaintance, friendship, and 
 work of Moody and Sankey.'^ They held a meeting 
 together in the open air in Indianapolis, which was 
 greatly blessed, from which they concluded that God 
 would bless their labors together. 
 
 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 Prior to Mr. Sankey's meeting with Mr. Moody, 
 he had considerable experience in evangelistic work, 
 in addition to singing at conventions and Sunday 
 School Institutes, in the western part of Pennsylvania 
 and Eastern Ohio. In connection with Mr. K. A. 
 Burnell of Illinois, Eev. John Morrow, and others of 
 
IRA DAVID SANKEY. 
 
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 the Executive Committee of the Young Men's Christian 
 Association, he made a tour through his native State, 
 visiting nearly all its large cities, holding meetings 
 from two to four days in a place. This tour lasted 
 twenty-seven days, Mr. Sankey singing at three or 
 four meetings each day, and much of the time at 
 meetings in the open air. His voice held out until 
 the last meeting of the tour, which was held at York, 
 Pa.; but after going on to Washington the next day, 
 to attend a national convention of the Association, he 
 found his voice entirely gone. After a day or two of 
 rest it returned, and he has been singing at least three 
 times a day in large meetings for the last two years, 
 and his voice seems to be growing stronger instead of 
 wearing out. 
 
 In the spring of 1871, Mr. Sankey joined Mr. Moody 
 in Chicago, having become deeply impressed that the 
 Lord had a work for him to do, and that the union of 
 Mr. Moody's pointed speaking, and his earnest sing- 
 ing, would be honored by the Lord in winning many 
 souls to Himself. Together they commenced the work, 
 visiting the poor and needy ones of Mr. Moody's little 
 flock, singing and praying with the sick; speaking 
 and singing at the daily noon prayer meeting in 
 Chicago, and other similar work, until the great fire 
 which devastated the city October 9, 1871, which 
 burned their church, and the home of every member 
 of the society. 
 
 'Mr. Sankey led the singing in Mr. Moody's church, 
 in the same manner as he does now, using a small 
 cabinet organ, and leading the congregational singing. 
 He always sang some appropriate solo immediately 
 before the sermon. They held a meeting every Sun- 
 day evening in the Association Hall, where Mr. San- 
 key sang alone at each service^ and had the assistance 
 
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 at the other meetings of a small choir of trained voices. 
 The last song that he sang in the beautiful hall before 
 it was consumed by the October fire, was at the close 
 of an address by Mr. Moody. The singing was inter- 
 rupted by the alarm of fire, at the close of the follow- 
 ing verse : 
 
 " To-day the Saviour calls, 
 For refuge fly ; 
 The storm of justice falls 
 And death is nigh." 
 
 Soon after getting out of the hall where the meeting 
 was held that night, Mr. Sankey went to the West 
 Side of the city to see the fire 5 and very soon witness- 
 ing the terrible progress it w^as making in the destruc- 
 tion of everything before it, he concluded that the 
 city would be burned, and ran back to his office to 
 pack up his movables. Emx)loying several men to 
 assist him he succeeded in getting them out of the 
 building on to the street, but they were soon covered 
 with other goods of every description, which were 
 tumbled into the streets from almost every door, and 
 all consumed together. Seeing the flames rapidly 
 approaching, Mr. Sankey, with one trunk and satchel, 
 made his way to the Lake and after much suffering 
 from dust, fire and thirst, the supply of water being 
 cut off by the fire, he succeeded in getting a small 
 boat in which he made his way out upon the Lake, 
 beyond the reach of the flames, and where there was 
 pure clear water. 
 
 Here he remained four or five hours, witnessing the 
 heart-rending scene before him, the burning of a great 
 city, and the consequent distress and suffering of its 
 people. After long and hard pulling at the oars 
 against the waves, for they were running high, he made 
 a distance of two miles up the lake, where, in the after- 
 
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 noou of that day, lie effected a landing in his little 
 craft. He was fortunate enough to secure the services 
 of a drayman upon landing, to take him to the end of 
 the railroad, leading East. 
 
 Feeling confident that it would be quite imx)0ssible 
 for him to find any of his friends that evening, he con- 
 cluded to leave for his home at 'New Castle, Pa., where, 
 fortunately for him and them, he had left his family, 
 joining them safely the next day. 
 
 On his way East, he telegraphed Mr. Moody that, 
 whenever he was ready to hold any more meetings, to 
 let him know and he would rejoin him. During the time 
 which elapsed between the burning of Chicago and 
 the return of Mr. Sankey to that city to engage in his 
 former labors, he gave a number of evenings of sacred 
 song in different towns and cities, in aid of churches 
 and the Young Men's Christian Association. He al- 
 ways had crowded houses, and gave great satisfaction 
 wherever he sang while thus en gaged. □ 
 
 In January, 1872, Mr. Sankey received a dispatch 
 from Mr. Moody, saying, Come at once.'' He com- 
 plied with the request of his friend at once, and joined 
 him again as a co-laborer in the Master's vineyard. 
 They worked together day and night, sleeping to- 
 gether in one corner of the new Tabernacle," without 
 anything for a bed, other than a single lounge and a 
 table, made of pine boards, and not unfrequently the 
 fierce j)rairie winds would blow the drifting snow into 
 their bed room. 
 
 On October 17, 1872, Mr. Sankey removed his family 
 to Chicago, remaining there until May, 1873. Mr, 
 Moody went on his second trip to Eurox)e in this year, 
 leaving Mr. Sankey in charge of the Tabernacle and 
 its congregation. Associated with him were such men 
 as B. F. Jacobs, Major Whittle, who has since devoted 
 
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 liimself wholly to evangelistic work^ Eev. M. M. Park- 
 hurst, and members of the churchy who kept up the 
 interest in the meetings, and the work of the church, 
 until Mr. Moody returned. There were conversions in 
 the church and Sunday school, every week during Mr. 
 Moody's absence. 
 
 A short time before the Evangelists went to Europe, 
 they accepted an invitation to go and hold some special 
 religious services in Springfield, Illinois, which were 
 attended with great blessing. Mr. Sankey has been 
 heard to say, in speaking of these Springfield meetings, 
 ^'Indeed, it seemed that, if wa had remained and 
 worked thus in our own country, a great revival would 
 have taken place.'' 
 
 About this time, Mr. Sankey's friend, Phillip Phillips, 
 returned from Europe, where he had been singing for 
 one hundred nights in succession. He went to Chicago, 
 and, while stopping with Mr. Sankey, made him a very 
 enticing offer, including a large salary and all expenses 
 paid, if he would go at once with him to the Pacific 
 coast, and assist him in his service of song. Mr. 
 Sankey would not promise anything until he had con- 
 sulted his friend, Mr. Moody, who, at that time, was 
 away in the South. Upon his return, they spent some 
 hours in consultation and prayer over the matter, the 
 result of which was, that Mr. Sankey concluded to 
 remain with Mr. Moody, and accompany him on an 
 evangelizing tour beyond the sea. 
 
 Mr. Sankey had been in the habit, for many years 
 before he went to Great Britain, of collecting, and pre- 
 serving in a scrap book, such hymns and sacred songs 
 as seemed to him specially adapted to evangelistic 
 work, and such as he could sing with the greatest 
 effect in such work. These he took with him to Great 
 Britain, to be used for the purpose intended, which he 
 
IRA DAVID SANKEY. 
 
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 sang as solos on proper occasions. For the congrega- 
 tional singing lie used a very fine collection of liymns, 
 published in London. 
 
 The demand for the sacred songs and solos, as sung 
 by Mr. Sankey, became so great and so urgent that 
 they had to be i)ublished to meet it. 'No collection of 
 hymns ever before printed reached such a large sale 
 as did these. Mr. J. B. T. Marsh, of Chicago, visiting 
 in Chester, England, wrote the following (December 
 8th, 1875) about the song books and Mr. Sankey's 
 work : 
 
 ^Nothing is more astonishing, however, than the 
 circulation which the little collection of hymns and 
 tunes, compiled and used by Mr. Sankey has attained. 
 One meets them everywhere : at morning worship in 
 families, in prayer meetings, Sunday schools, street 
 services, and even alongside the denominational 
 hymn book in some of the churches. The words 
 alone, in their cheaper form, sell for a penny a copy; 
 the words and music for sixpence. The publishers 
 announce that over three-and-a-half million copies 
 were sold during the first six months of 1875. IsTo one 
 who has not heard the indescribable psalmody of Scot- 
 land, and Ireland especially, can realize what a change 
 there has been in the life and glow of religious meet- 
 ings since Mr. Sankey came over here on his singing 
 iliission. Cabinet organs, even, have found their way 
 into some churches in these two countries, where three 
 years ago they would have found no more favor than 
 a violin in a Quaker meeting-house. 
 
 The two most popular hymns sung by Mr. Sankey 
 in Great Britain were, Jesus of l^azareth passeth 
 by," and The Mnety and Mne." The martial song, 
 ^^Hold the Fort,'' also became very popular as a con- 
 gregational hymn. It has come to the knowledge of 
 
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 Christian workers in hundreds of cases, that the sing- 
 ing of these Song Sermons has been blessed to the * 
 awakening of souls to their lost condition. 
 
 One of the first instances of a conversion under the 
 singing took place in Philadelphia^ some time before 
 Mr. Sankey went to England. Mr. Moody was holding 
 meetings in that city, and not liking the singing which 
 he had, he telegraphed to Mr. Sankey, who was in 
 Chicago, to come on and assist him. He went to the 
 meetings at once, and with a cabinet organ led the 
 singing with so much feeling and spirit that there were 
 no more complaints from Mr. Moody. At the conclu- 
 sion of one of the meetings Mr. Sankey sang the 
 beautiful hymn, '^Almost persuaded,'' when a gentle- 
 man came up to him and said, While you were sing- 
 ing I surrendered to Christ, and now am altogether 
 X)ersuaded to be a Christian. Pray for me that I may 
 never turn back." 
 
 Hundreds of instances might be given from the 
 published reports of the work in Great Britain, where 
 the singing of Jesus of Kazareth passeth by," and 
 other hymns, have resulted in leading sinners to the 
 Saviour. Ministers have said that it was no unusual 
 thing in talking to the anxious in the inquiry rooms, 
 to hear x)enitents say, ''it was the singing of that 
 hymn that broke my heart," and in this country, the 
 same expressions are now to be heard. 
 
 We clip from one of the papers, a pretty fair de- 
 scription of the effect of Mr. Sankey's singing Jesus 
 of Nazareth passeth by." The words of the paper are 
 given entire: ^^Mr. Moody opens his Bible and reads, 
 in his earnest way, a few verses from one or more 
 chapters, touching the law and the curse of the law ; 
 then, with no alteration in the tone of his voice, 
 ^Now, I am going to ask Mr. Sankey to sing' (naming 
 
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 the hymn). Often he gives out^ ^by special request, Mr. 
 Sankey will sing ^ Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.' " The 
 first and last verses show the effect that a man of Mr. 
 Sankey^s vocal abilities can readily impart to a compo- 
 sition of this nature: 
 
 "What means this eager — anxious throng, 
 V^hich moves with busy haste along ? 
 These wondrous gatherings day by day ? 
 What means this strange commotion, pray? 
 In accents hushed the throng reply, 
 
 * Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.' 
 
 " But if you still this call refuse, 
 And all His wondrous love abuse, 
 Soon will He sadly from you turn, 
 Your bitter prayer for pardon spurn — 
 
 * Too late ! too late ! ' will be the cry: 
 
 * Jesus of Nazareth has passed by.' 
 
 "The effect j^roduced by the closing lines was electri- 
 calj people fairly jumped in their seats, and a long sigh 
 might be heard breaking from the congregation. 
 
 " But Mr. Sankey has power with the people outside 
 of his singing. Dr. Theo. Cuyler said of him, "His 
 prayers take hold of every heart, and when he speaks, 
 which we wish he would do more often, he chains the 
 attention of all.'^ 
 
 On account of its great popularity, and exceeding 
 sweetness and beauty, we give a history of the words 
 and music of "The Mnety and Nine." It is said to be 
 the most useful and most popular of all of Mr. Sankey's 
 hymns. The words were found by him while travelling 
 from Glasgow to Edinburgh in 1873. Before getting 
 into the train at Glasgow, he purchased a copy of the 
 "Christian Age," an English weekly, w^hich published 
 Dr. Talmage's sermons. Hid away in one corner, he 
 discovered the little hymn which was so soon to become 
 the most celebrated of modern hymns. No name being 
 
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 attached to it as author^ Mr. » Saukey said to Mr. 
 Moody, this is just the hymn I have been praying for 
 — I wish I knew who wrote it. I will sing it, and I 
 think we will soon find out who the author is.^' 
 
 The next day, while seated at a piano in the home 
 of a christian gentleman, in Edinburgh, Mr. Sankey 
 composed the air for it, and on the following day at the 
 noon-day prayer meeting held in the Free Church As- 
 sembly Hall, he sang it for the first time. The subject 
 before the meeting was the "Good Shepherd,'' and at 
 the close of some remarks by Dr. Horatio Bonar, the 
 celebrated hymn writer, Mr, Sankey broke forth in the 
 new but striking strains : 
 
 1 There were ninety and nine that safely lay 
 
 In the shelter of the fold ; 
 But one was out on the hills away, 
 
 Ear off from the gates of gold — 
 Away on the mountains wild and bare, 
 Away from the tender Shepherd's care. 
 
 .2 "Lord, Thou hast here Thy ninety and nine: 
 
 Are they not enough for Thee ?" 
 But the Shepherd made answer: " 'Tis of mine, 
 
 Has wandered away from me ; 
 And although the road be rough and steep 
 I go to the desert to find my sheep." 
 
 3 But none^of the ransomed ever knew 
 
 How deep were the waters crossed ; 
 Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed through 
 
 Ere he found His sheep that was lost. 
 Out in the desert He heard its cry — 
 Sick and helpless, and ready to die. 
 
 4 "Lord, whence are those blood-drops all the way 
 
 That mark out the mountain's track ?" 
 " They were shed for one who had gone astray, 
 
 Ere the Shepherd could bring him back." 
 "Lord, whence are Thy hands so rent and torn?" 
 " They are pierced to-night by many a thorn." 
 
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 5 But all through the mountains, thunder-riven, 
 
 And up from the rocky steep, 
 There rose a cry to the gate of heaven, 
 
 ''Rejoice! I have found my sheep 1" 
 And the angels echoed around the throne, 
 " Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own !" 
 
 While singing, Mr. Sankey was deeply moved, but 
 kept on until the end. The whole audience was 
 bathed in tears, and as the last glad notes died away, 
 '^Eejoice, for the Lord brings back his own,'' there 
 seemed to break forth from the hearts of all present a > 
 sigh of relief, as if the brigiit sunlight had burst forth 
 from behind some dark lowering storm cloud. 
 
 Three days afterward, he received a letter from a 
 lady living at Melrose, Scotland, thanking him for 
 having sung her deceased sister's little poem about the 
 ^^Lost Sheep." She had been in the meeting the day it 
 was first sung, but, on account of the great crowd, 
 could not reach the singer, to tell him that it was her 
 departed sister's words that he had sung with such 
 wonderful effect. 
 
 Mr. Sankey learned from this lady, that the writer 
 of the hymn, Elizabeth C. Clephane, had written it in 
 1868. Shortly afterward, she was called by the ^^Good 
 Shepherd" into the fold on high. The hymn was pub- 
 lished for the first time in the Family Treasury," 
 edited by the late Dr. Wm. Arnot of Edinburgh, and 
 had been copied into English and American pai3ers, 
 but never set to music until found by Mr. Sankey. 
 When he had it published, he called it ^'The Lost 
 Sheep," but the people got to calling it The Mnety 
 and Nine," and he finally had it published in his sacred 
 songs and solos under that name. 
 
 An English paper gives the following account of the 
 effect produced by its singing at Huntley : 
 
 After singing the hymn, Still there's more to fol- 
 
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 low/' Mr. Sankey sang The Lost Sheep.'' This solo 
 produced an immense effect upon the audience, espe- 
 cially the refrain, Sick and wounded, and ready to 
 die.'' When it was going on, heads were bowed, and 
 eyes were bathed with tears, and the whole audience 
 was visibly affected. IS'o wonder. It was the gospel 
 presented in a way one does not often hear it. As an 
 old man said to me, with the tears streaming from his 
 eyes, " I never heard onything like it, my vera heart's 
 like to brak." 
 
 The following notices from the press give some idea 
 of the manner of Mr. Sankey's singing, j^n English 
 paper says : 
 
 What Mr. Sankey does is to preach by song. He 
 is no performer. We think when we hear him of 
 what he is singing, not of how he sings. That a man 
 should stand up at the music stool and pray that the 
 song he is about to sing may carry a message to many 
 hearts, or that he should, in a short speech, ask Chris- 
 tians to pray, while he is singing, that God will bless 
 his song, is a thing that none of us have heard of 
 before. But to Mr. Sankey it is entirely natural; it is 
 almost a part of his song. The success of his singing 
 is undoubted. It is a strange sensation to feel an 
 immense congregation settle down into perfect silence 
 as he plays his introductory symphony, and to hear 
 the coughing and the motion of the people between the 
 verses, which prove the strength of their attention. 
 
 ^^Mr. Sankey does not claim to be a musician 5 pro- 
 bably he would not wish to be regarded as a great 
 singer. But he possesses that first qualification of all 
 who would move others by their song — he believes and 
 feels what he sings. The strong passion that stirs 
 him may be observed by every one ; he is sometimes 
 so affected at the conclusion of his songs as to weep 
 
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 like a child. Next to this great power which feeling 
 gives must be placed his clear pronunciation. We 
 hear every initial and final consonant on which the 
 distinctness of musical utterance depends. Many a 
 prima donna may envy his sharply defined consonants 
 and his clean cut phrases. 
 
 " Not only does Mr. Sankey know how to sing softly 
 himself, but he takes care that the choir shall do the 
 same. The greatest impressions they produce are by 
 soft singing. For example, in 'The Sweet By and 
 By/ when the people have been joining in the chorus 
 of the last verse, and think the piece is over, the choir 
 unexpectedly gives it again, pianissimo, with an effect 
 that touches every one. The vast sound of a thou- 
 sand voices is inspiring, but people will tell you that 
 they were more moved by the scarcely audible chorus 
 of the choir, in such a passage as this. Hitherto 
 shouting has generally been associated with the revi- 
 val services, and even encouraged as a sign of hearti- 
 ness and fervor. But no one who hears such soft sing- 
 ing as Mr. Sankey produces can doubt whether, after 
 all, gentleness is not mightier than force." 
 
 Another paper gives the following : 
 
 ''After an earnest appeal from Mr. Moody to the sin- 
 ner to return to God and live, the effect produced by 
 Mr. Sankey's solo, ' Come home ! Come home V in his 
 own style cannot be described : 
 
 ' Come home I come home I 
 You are weary at heart, 
 For the way has been dark, 
 And so lonely and wild, 
 0 1 prodigal child 1 
 
 Come home I oh, come home ! ' 
 
 "After the singing, the influence upon the audience is 
 so powerful that every heart seems touched ; and like 
 
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 MOODY AKD SANKEY. 
 
 results follow otlier addresses, and their accompany- 
 iug liymns, as when the speaker has made an earnest 
 and tender appeal on the riches of God's mercy in 
 opening the way to heaven through the cross of 
 Christ. The singing immediately after of the beauti- 
 ful piece, ' The gate ajar/ thrills and melts your very 
 soul: 
 
 * There is a gate that stands ajar, 
 And through its portals gleaming 
 A radiance from the cross afar, 
 The Saviour's love revealing. 
 Oh, depths of mercy ! can it be 
 That gate was left ajar for me 
 
 And so when he sings ^The Ninety and J5"ine/ ^ITothing 
 but Leaves,' ^ Hold the Fort,' ^Our Mission,' ^Go work 
 in my Yineyard,' etc., etc. But as I have said it can- 
 not be described, one must see and hear to understand 
 or realize it." 
 
 Another says: ^^The admiration of Mr. Sankey's 
 singing is enthusiastic. When he sings a solo a 
 death-like silence reigns, or, as the Irish Times de- 
 scribes it, ^ It seems that he only is present in the vast 
 building.' When he ceases there is a rustling like the 
 leaves of a forest when stirred by the wind. We 
 might apply to him the language of Scripture: 'Lo ! 
 thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one who 
 hath a pleasant voice, and can jjlay well on an instru- 
 ment.' one can estimate the service he has ren- 
 dered to the Church of Christ by the compilation of 
 his book of ^Sacred Songs,' and their sweet tunes; 
 they are the delight of all ages. I have heard in 
 Scotland that already they are sung in our most dis- 
 tant colonies. Ere long I believe they will be sung 
 wherever the English language is spoken over the 
 earth. Nor will they be confined to that language, for 
 
IKA DAYID SANKEY. 
 
 77 
 
 a lady is at present engaged in translating them into 
 German. It was Fletcher, of Saltoun, who said, ' Let 
 me make the songs of a country, and I care not who 
 make its laws.' 
 An American paper has said: 
 One -thing is noticeable in Mr. Sankey's solos^ and 
 that is his thorough independence of the instrument 
 with which he accomj^anies his singing, and to those 
 sparing accompaniments is in a large measure due the 
 effectiveness of his singing. He never strikes a chord 
 until he has sung, in a i)eculiar, chanting tone of voice, 
 one whole line of the song, and then the chords seem 
 more intended for his own guidance than for any 
 instrumental effect. 'Once for all' is the title of a 
 hymn selected, and begins: 
 
 'Free from the law, oh happy condition.' 
 
 "Mr. Sankey sings it: 
 
 ' Free I from the law, Oh (in a most ecstatic tone) hap-py condition/ 
 
 "The chorus is beseeching, and sung at the top of five 
 hun^dred voices: 
 
 ' Once for all, 0 sinner, receive it: 
 Once for all, 0 brother, believe it: 
 Cling to the cross, the burden will fall, 
 Christ has redeemed us once for all.' " 
 
 As some good people have been led to suppose that 
 Mr. Sankey is employed at a salary, or otherwise, to do 
 his work, as a matter of justice to him it may be 
 well to state that he is not in the employ of Mr. Moody 
 or any other person. He has the same love for the 
 Avork as Mr. Moody, and works just as faithfully. Any 
 expense incurred by them is usually borne by kind 
 friends, and no collections for expenses of any kind 
 are taken up at their meetings. The Gospel is preached 
 to the multitude ^' without money and without price." 
 
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 They liave raised large sums of money in nearly every 
 town or city they have visited, to help the Young Men's 
 Christian Association. In Brooklyn they found the 
 Association five to six thousand dollars in debt. They 
 raised enough to pay it off and leave a balance of five 
 tliousand dollars. The royalty on Mr. Sankey's 
 hymn books has reached nearly fifty thousand dollars, 
 not one cent of which has he used for himself. He is 
 emphatically, " temporally and spiritually," trusting in 
 the Lord. 
 
 The following letter from Great Britain is a pleasing 
 testimony of the high esteem in which Mr. Sankey is 
 held there: 
 
 '^Deak Christiat^ Freend — Ira D. Sankey: We, 
 a family of the Society of Friends, wish to thank you 
 most heartily for the sweet hymns you have left us, 
 which are such a great i)leasure in our home circle. 
 You have indeed left behind you something which never 
 fails to recall those crowded gatherings in the Haymar- 
 ket Opera House, where we had the privilege of hear- 
 ing you, and that earnest worker, D. L. Moody. We 
 doubt not, and indeed many instances of the kind have 
 come under our notice, that your meetings have been 
 times of blessing to many, and the seed that was sown 
 is, we believe, in many^ many cases, springing up into 
 eternal life. We doubt not that there will be from this 
 land innumerable stars one day added to your crowns 
 of rejoicing, which shall not fade away. We can assure 
 Tou that many English hearts warm towards you, as 
 instruments of help on the Christian i)athway, with 
 I)rayers that every blessing may attend your work in 
 your own land, any little record of which, in the 
 Cliristian^ is hailed with delight 5 and we only regret 
 that the wide Atlantic rolls between us and your gather- 
 iiigs, which we should so enjoy attending. We do hope 
 
IRA DAYID SANKEY. 
 
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 that some day you and your beloved companion will 
 again pay a visit to our country. Again thanking you 
 for your beautiful hymns, and with Christian regard for 
 you and your fellow worker, we are 
 
 A Widowed Aunt, 
 A Widowed Mother, 
 And two Dauohtbrs. 
 
 Dec. 13, 1875.'^ 
 
 Such testimonies to the worth of Mr. Sankey's efforts 
 are, however, now given by all people who have heard 
 him, and further quotations would not, perhaps, add 
 to the interest of this sketch of his life. 
 
GREAT BRITAIN. 
 
 CHAPTEE I. 
 
 IN ENGLAND. 
 
 While visiting in England on a former occasion, 
 Mr. Moody liad received very pressing invitations to 
 return to that country on an evangelizing tour. Upon 
 his return to Chicago from that visit, he determined to 
 comply with the wishes of his foreign friends. In 
 accordance with this determination, he proposed to Mr. 
 Sankey that they go to England and work together in 
 the cause they had so much at heart. Mr. Sankey ad- 
 vised his friends of what was proposed, and conferred 
 with them as to his duty ; and the advice was to go with 
 Mr. Moody by all means, as that seemed to be clearly 
 a call to duty. 
 
 Having arranged all the preliminaries for starting 
 upon their mission, on June 7, 1873, they set sail from 
 l^ew York, arriving at Liverpool on the 17th of the 
 same month. Mr. Moody had with him his family ; 
 and Mr. Sankey his wife, leaving his two boys at their 
 home in Kew Castle, Penn. A strange and, humanly 
 speaking, profitless journey was this, upon which they 
 had entered and thus far advanced. 
 
 They had pressed their feet upon the shores of Eng- 
 land as heralds of their Master, with neither i)urse nor 
 scr:^^, but trusting wholly in God for their support, 
 and the success of their mission. They received no 
 salary, nor would they ask comijensation in collections 
 or any other form 5 but, recognizing their work to be 
 one for the Lord, they were satisfied to do it honestly 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 and well, and trust to Hiin for tlieir care and subsist- 
 ence ^ and in tlius doing they were never forgotten. 
 
 Immediately upon their arrival in England, they set 
 about to prepare for the meetings contemplated. An 
 invitation was awaiting them from York, and to this 
 place they agreed to repair and commence their labors. 
 Upon conferring with friends in that place, they were 
 somewhat astonished to learn that they were not ready 
 there for the commencement of the work. But, not in 
 the least dismayed, they proceeded at once to that 
 city, and proposed to open their meetings. To less 
 fervent and earnest souls, the prospect here would 
 have been dreary enough either to have compelled 
 great solicitude, or to have driven them in despair back 
 to their native land. Mr. Sankey was entirely un- 
 known in the city, while Mr. Moody's acquaintance 
 was comparatively limited, so that they were practi- 
 cally friendless in their new field of labor. Nobody, 
 outside of a few persons who knew Mr. Moody, seemed 
 to want them 5 but, nothing daunted, they made ready 
 to preach the gospel to any who would give heed and 
 listen to them. 
 
 Applications were made for a house of worship in 
 which to begin the meetings, and two or three pulpits 
 were opened to them, and offered in a distrustful man- 
 ner, showing plainly enough that they were not re- 
 ceived with the spirit of love and good-will. The 
 ministers, as a whole, were not friendly toward the 
 new comers, and it was scarcely to be expected that 
 the people would be more so. 
 
 On Sunday morning, June 22d, the meetings were 
 opened in Salem Congregational Chapel, to Christian 
 workers. In the afternoon a meeting was held in the 
 Corn Exchange, which was attended by about one 
 thousand persons and in the evening, Wesley Chapel 
 
THE WORK IN ENaLAND. 
 
 83 
 
 was occupied. Every evening of the following week, 
 Bible lectures were delivered in various chapels, each 
 service resulting in the saving of souls, but especially 
 in the quickening of believers. On the 29thL of June, 
 meetings were held in two other chapels, and also 
 twice in the Corn Exchange, to congregations number- 
 ing about 1,000 each. Prayer-meetings v^^ere held at 
 noon of each day, in the rooms of the Young Men^s 
 Christian Association. Meetings were thus held daily 
 for about one month, and toward the close, it is said, 
 all the congregations had opened their chapels and 
 given their presence and help in promoting the great 
 work. 
 
 The result of their labors here, while not attended 
 with, such manifestations of the presence and power of 
 the Spirit as at future meetings, was an increase in 
 the spiritual zeal and fervor of the churches, the 
 awakening and conversion of many sinners, and an 
 increased interest in the work of the Evangelists, on 
 the part of the i3eoi)le. ^Nearly three hundred i)ersons 
 were converted during the services at this place, 
 enough, surely, to satisfy all doubters that they were 
 sent of God, and were not merely adventurers, as some 
 would have them be. 
 
 Their manner of presenting the Gospel was new, and 
 the peoiDle were greatly attracted by the simple and 
 unaffected manner in which their attention was called 
 to the great work of life. Mr. Moody did not present 
 tliem the truth in the polished phrases and finished 
 rhetoric of the schools, but drove it home by homely 
 illustrations and plain, well-directed logic, and a sin- 
 cere earnestness. B'ever was the simplicity of the 
 Gospel x)resented in a more captivating and effective 
 way to these people of York, than when, in plainness ' 
 of speech^ or in the deep solemnity of Bible readings," 
 
84 
 
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 Mr. Moody so opened the truth that a wayfaring 
 man, though a fool, might not err therein.'^ 
 
 Singmg the GospeF' was new to the people, but 
 none the less welcome, and cheerfully received. The 
 sound of Mr. Sankey's voice, in the churches or at his 
 lodging-place, was sufficient to attract attention, and 
 create great feeling, inducing those who heard to lay 
 well to heart the searching truths of the words sung. 
 It is said, by accounts published during the meetings, 
 that so sweet and tender were his songs, that mauy 
 persons were brought under the influence of the Spirit 
 while listening to them, and some were converted 
 through this instrumentality. No wonder, then, that 
 crowds hung upon his words, and listened with long- 
 ings of heart for the precious promises and cheer of his 
 songs, and then rejoiced in the peace and happiness 
 flowing from a personal knowledge of the truth so 
 pleasingly presented to them. 
 
 It was a month of faithful labor, and the Evangelists 
 left with much encouragement. While at first they 
 had not the cooperation of the ministry, even this was 
 overcome 5 but best of all, the common people heard 
 them gladly; and they went to other places with 
 lighter hearts, and greater assurances of success in 
 their work. 
 
 In the latter part of July they visited Sunderland, 
 on the east side of England, at the instance of Eev. 
 Arthur Eees, who had visited some of the meetings 
 already held. ISTever were good men, earnestly labor- 
 ing in a good cause, more coldly received than were 
 Moody and Sankey at this place. With but few ex- 
 ceptions, the ministers were all arrayed against them, 
 offering no encouragement or good will to those whom 
 they should have recognized as co-laborers in a great 
 cause. They probably had reasons for withholding 
 
THE WORK IN ENaLAOT). 
 
 85 
 
 their support — doubtless had, speaking after the man- 
 ner of men. Mr. Moody did not come to them preach- 
 ing in a staid and orderly manner, but was offhand in 
 his speech, sparing none in his demands that all should 
 conform to the requirements of the gospel. He was 
 not an ordained minister, had never been at a school 
 of Theology, except as the Master had trained him, 
 and for these, and other as weak reasons, they stood 
 aloof from him and would have none of his meetings. 
 It may not be amiss to say, that they realized ere a 
 great while, that they had lost a precious blessing in 
 their blindness and obstinacy. But, here as in York, 
 the people were glad and anxious to hear the tidings 
 of great joy, and they went to the meetings, despite 
 the fact that their spiritual leaders were not with 
 them. It was discouraging, to say the least, to con- 
 vince even people so anxious, while their own minis- 
 ters, through the papers, and in the pulpit, were at- 
 tacking the Evangelists and vigorously opposing them. 
 
 Mr. Moody was in sore straits. He declared the 
 whole counsel of God and withheld nothing, but only 
 the more fiercely was he attacked. Even Mr. Sankey's 
 singing was brought in question, and the critics had 
 doubts whether solo singing could rightfully be called 
 worship. But Mr. Moody kept on preaching all the 
 same, and Mr. Sankey's sweet notes of praise were not 
 in the least changed ; and many were led to bless the 
 day when the pressure of preaching was brought to 
 bear upon them, and when their ears were greeted 
 with the charming songs of praise, to which the doc- 
 tors made objection. Sunderland deliberately cast 
 from it a great blessing, and months later, when the 
 news was carried to them of the tide of revival in 
 Scotland — that the grave Scottish psalm singers and 
 stiff old Covenanters were receiving the blessings 
 
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 they would not have — they saw their mistake and 
 hasted to rectify it. It was then that they discovered, 
 in faiUng to entertain strangers they had driven from 
 them angels of mercy and peace. But even Sunder- 
 land profited after a while, when the refluent waves 
 of gospel joy flowed upon them from the hills and 
 cities of the north. When the meetings were in pro- 
 gress in Scotland, the town was visited by a sweeping 
 revival, during which all their objections to Moody 
 and Sankey were swept away with the rest of their 
 errors and prejudices. 
 
 NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. 
 
 At the close of the meetings in Sunderland the 
 Evangelists accepted a call from Kewcastle-upon-Tyne, 
 to which place they proceeded, and here, for the first 
 time, were successful in overcoming the prejudices 
 against them, and convincing the peojile that they 
 were Divinely sent. In the other places, the ministers 
 had not sim^ily held aloof and given them no counte- 
 nance, but actually opposed them with vigor and power; 
 while at Newcastle the ministers soon gave them a 
 hearty welcome, and vied with each other in aiding 
 them in their noble work. There was no carping criti- 
 cism; no appeals against them through the press; but 
 each put his shoulder to the wheel, and the result was 
 astounding. Many of the ministers in the established 
 church also gave their influence to the work, and did 
 much in making it popular. 
 
 The break once made among the ministers, the peo- 
 ple were ready to follow in vast numbers. The audi- 
 ences, rather small at first, increased to crowds that 
 filled the places of worship, and hundreds had to be 
 turned away for Avant of room. l^Tewcastle was literally 
 filled with the power of the frospel. The people heard 
 
THE WORK IN ENaLAND. 
 
 87 
 
 it J accepted it, and made tlie old town joyous with their 
 praises in favor of it. The glory and power of the 
 meetings extended until the entire neighborhood was 
 in a spirit of excitement and enthusiasm; and the 
 reviving influences reached homes and hearts which 
 had not before known that such richness was in store 
 for them. With the whole country awakened, and 
 hundreds of earnest men and women pressing upon 
 them, and beseeching to know the way of life and sal- 
 vation, was it any wonder that Mr. Moody's heart was 
 filled with a joy unutterable, and that his tongue was 
 one of fire? Any wonder that the words which fell 
 from his lips were like a balm to the heart of the Chris- 
 tian, or full of fear and horror to the hardened sinner? 
 He had enough already to turn the head of almost any 
 man, but true to the line of duty before him, and the 
 ppomptings of a heart sanctified to the work of his 
 Master, he counted all these great works as but e^^- 
 dences that a higher power than he was at work in the 
 hearts of the people. 
 
 Mr. Sankey was also full of the inspiration that made 
 the meetings so successful. His singing became more 
 than ever sweet and powerful. He was rightfully called 
 the sweet singer of Israel,'^ and as the precious show- 
 ers of blessings and of grace gently descended upon 
 the multitudes, his songs took more of the character 
 of triumph in the service of a mighty Sovereign. 
 These thousands of people who heard him, and who 
 were conversant with Old Testament history, must 
 have recalled scenes in ancient Israel like unto this, 
 when the people, in triumphant notes, sang for joy 
 over their deliverance from their enemies. Here the 
 sweet voiced Sankey was leading the gathering hosts 
 who, in their rescue from the power of sin and dark- 
 ness, could not force back the welling of joy that rose 
 
88 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 in their hearts, but gave vent to it in songs of praise/ 
 such as Newcastle had probably never before heard. 
 Was it any wonder then that the Evangelists had 
 great rejoicing of heart, and that they praised God and 
 took courage for the days and months of labor before 
 them? 
 
 The manner of conducting the services at this place 
 was quite satisfactory, and drew great crowds to all 
 the meetings. Every morning at 12 o'clock, in the 
 Music Hall, there was held a meeting for prayer, i^raise 
 and exhortation, at which an earnest company of peo- 
 ple would gather, all desiring the revival of the work 
 of God in their town. These meetings were effectual, 
 and numerous and strikiug were the answers to prayer 
 for the unconverted. Every evening services were 
 held, and when the work became somewhat advanced 
 the afternoon services were commenced, thus making 
 three services duiing the day. On the 10th of Sep- 
 tember a meeting was held that was so novel and 
 entertaining that it merits special attention. Mr. 
 Moody announced that he intended to have an All 
 day meeting on that day, and invited all who could 
 to attend it. The day for the meeting came clear and 
 beautiful. It was a day when all nature seemed to be 
 rejoicing in the glad sunshine of the great Father's 
 beneficence. One of the papers said : 
 
 '^At ten o'clock, the hour for the service to com- 
 mence, the wide area of Eye-hill Chapel was about 
 half-filled, and the people coming in quickly. By 
 eleven o'clock the friends from Sunderland, Shields, 
 Jarrow, and neigboring towns, had come in by train, 
 and had occui)ied nearly the whole of the area. At 
 twelve o'clock the message came — '^o more room in 
 the area, we must throw the galleries open.' By two 
 o'clock the galleries were well filled, and before the 
 
THE WOKK m ENGLAND. 
 
 89 
 
 closing hour came around, the spacious and beautiful 
 chapel was filled with those who had left business, 
 home cares and work, pleasure and idleness, to come 
 and worship God and hear his word. ISTever was the 
 faith of God's people more abundantly satisfied. They 
 asked and it was given, they sought and found, they 
 knocked and the door was opened unto them.'' 
 
 " According to the programme which Mr. Moody had 
 distributed largely over the town, the first hour of the 
 services was to be devoted entirely to 
 
 ^^PBAYER AND BIBLE-READINa," 
 
 which, in connection with the singing, and comments 
 by leading and able ministers, made up an hour of 
 rare pleasure and interest. The second hour was de- 
 voted to the promises," Mr, Moody being the leader. 
 The third was devoted to praise," in which Mr. San- 
 key was leader. The fourth hour was set apart for ex- 
 perience and exhortation." The fifth hour was occupied 
 by Mr. Moorhouse, in an address on separation. The 
 sixth and last hour was occupied by Mr. Moody with 
 an address on ^'Heaven," which excited the most pro- 
 found interest on the part of all his hearers. Eev. Mr. 
 Moorhouse in speaking of these meetings says, " I have 
 never seen anywhere a deeper work of grace than in 
 these towns." Their influence was at work in and out 
 of the meetiugs, and the following instance, related in 
 one of the papers, shows the deep hold taken on many 
 minds : A gentleman passing down a street in Gateshead 
 heard some one knocking at the window of a cottage. 
 He stopped and a respectable woman came to the door, 
 and said — "Come in!" He said he could not then, as 
 he was going to a meeting. 
 
 "Oh, sir, for God's sake come in, and tell me some- 
 thing about Jesus, for I am wretched." 
 
90 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 "What is tlie matter!'^ said he. 
 
 She said, "I am lost 5 oh, tell me what I must do to 
 be saved. I have been standing at my window all the 
 day to see if a Christian would come along, and if it 
 had only been a beggar who loved the Saviour, I would 
 have called him in.'' 
 
 She had been at a meeting a week before, and had 
 been in a miserable state ever since. A Christian lady 
 called to see her and told her about the love of Jesus. 
 She trusted, and was saved. The demand became so 
 great for religious services, that other ministers were 
 called into use and as many as three separate meet- 
 ings held in the evening in Newcastle and Gateshead. 
 The smaller towns in the neighborhood also requested 
 meetings, and the towns of S'orth and South Shields 
 were visited, where blessed results followed the preach- 
 ing of the word. 
 
 Before finally leaving the scene of operations about 
 ^^ewcastle, other towns were also visited, where the 
 services were as usual most interesting. Darlington 
 was favored with a most refreshing season of prayer 
 and preaching, and the people brought to a full realiza- 
 tion of their duty to God. At Stockton-on-Tees, Mr. 
 Moody and Mr. Sankey were secured for a three days' 
 meeting, and the results are described as beicg of the 
 most beneficial character. The closing meetings at 
 Newcastle on the 14th and 15th of No^mber, were 
 among the most valuable of the series. On the 15th 
 the meeting was obliged to be held in the Brunswick- 
 place chapel, which was crowded full, and hundreds 
 turned away. This was the more remarkable from the 
 fact that it was the daily noon prayer meeting. The 
 jubilee singers were i)resent and sang some delightful 
 songs, after which Mr. Sankey sang the closing hymn, 
 "Shall we meet beyond the river, where the surges 
 
THE WORK m ENaLAND. 
 
 91 
 
 cease to roll The vast assemblage then cleared away, 
 and the Evangelists left for Carlisle, where they held 
 a meeting before going to Edinburgh. 
 
 This period of revival in Newcastle and neighbor- 
 hood cannot be estimated as to its power and influ- 
 ence. The number converted might possibly be ascer- 
 tained, and the number awakened and led to think of 
 seeking after a better life might be estimated, but to 
 estimate, or ai)proximate even, the amount of good 
 done during the short stay of Moody and Sankey at 
 this locality, is simply an impossibility. In the one 
 thing of bringing about a more fraternal feeling 
 between the ministers, it was worth all the labor be- 
 stowed upon it. All accounts agree resj^ecting this 
 phase of the revival, and all who were truly interested 
 in saving the souls of the people were enthusiastic over 
 the fact that dissensions and useless disputations be- 
 tween men of the same noble profession, engaged in 
 the same ennobling cause, would now be subordinated 
 to the common effort of winning souls. The expressed 
 desire of the Evangelists was to save souls, and this 
 spirit seemed to x>ervade the whole ministry to a 
 greater extent than ever before known in that 
 country. 
 
 But the influence on the laity was none the less 
 marked. Men and women who had lived for years in 
 the churches with no personal interest in their own or 
 any one else's salvation, under the power of the meet- 
 ings became the most devoted and self-denying mis- 
 sionaries, hunting iijy the lost and degraded from the 
 worst parts of the city. Thus the churches became 
 alive — coldness and unconcern gave place to warmth 
 and genuine works of faith. The congregational ser- 
 vices were spirited and characterized by great devo- 
 tion 5 the i)rayer-meetings, from their well-known want 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 of edification and total lack of interest, became places 
 of prayer for which the people sought ; and church 
 services and prayer meetings were attended by crowds 
 of attentive worshippers, ready to participate in the 
 joyful services of God's house. 
 
 The first five months of Moody and Sankey in Eng- 
 land brought about this state of affairs. They had 
 honestly, perhaps thanklessly, but none the less pa- 
 tiently and hopefully, labored to see Divine favor rest 
 upon a wandering people ; and when the cloud burst 
 in IS'ewcastle, the way seemed entirely clear for the 
 free course of the Gospel message. The names of 
 Moody and Sankey were household words in all the 
 north of England, and the news of the good they were 
 doing was soon carried into Scotland, and the staid 
 Scots were made to w^onder at the strange and mighty 
 upheaval among the people. They looked upon it, 
 perhaps, much in the same light as they regarded the 
 great reformation under the Wesleys and Whitefield, 
 who had stirred Britain to its depths, and turned 
 many of the people to righteousness. But they were, 
 doubtless, astonished beyond measure when the won- 
 derful news was carried to them, that one of these 
 latter-day Gospel messengers preached by singing 
 songs, and that it was none the less effective on that 
 account, but rather a great comfort and joy to the 
 thousands who were crowding their meetings daily. 
 
The Work in Scotland. 
 
 OHAPTEE II. 
 
 On the 21st of Kovemberj meetings were commenced 
 in Edinburgh, under much more favorable circum- 
 stances than at the other x>iaces visited. The meet- 
 ings held just previous to reaching this place were 
 quite interesting and resulted in great good, but it 
 was at Edinburgh where the Spirit had seemed to 
 open the way for a most successfal revival. The 
 evangelists were received with the utmost cordiality by 
 the ministers and people, and all seemed fully ready 
 to cooperate in the work of grace. Within one week 
 after they had begun their meetings, one of the min- 
 isters of the place wrote concerning them as follows: 
 
 We are all delighted with them ; ministers of all 
 denominations are joining cordially in the work, and 
 God is indeed working graciously. About 2,000 are 
 out every night hearing ; many more come and cannot 
 get into the church. Two churches are to be opened 
 simultaneously each night next week. 
 
 The singing of Mr. Sankey lays the gospel mes- 
 sage and invitation very distinctly and powerfully on 
 the consciences of the people ; and Mr. Moody's gospel 
 is clear, earnest, distinct, and well illustrated — telling 
 of death and resurrection — the ' gospel of God.' He 
 is a first-rate workman, and very practical, and God 
 has been blessing his preaching. 
 
 Every evening there has been a number of souls 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 coming into the inquiry rooms 5 but last night, when 
 preaching on ^ The Son of Man came to seek and to 
 save that which was lost/ the Spirit seemed to be 
 working in special power, and old Formality got his 
 neck broken, and the wounded and weeping souls 
 came into the inquiry meeting in droves.'' 
 
 This was not what was reasonably to be expected in 
 Scotland. Eemembering the rigid requirements of 
 these people of their spiritual teachers, it was natu- 
 rally supposed that the plain speech of Mr. Moody, 
 and his lack of collegiate training and culture, would 
 not be acceptable to them. They exi)ected the meat 
 of the Gospel, consisting mainly of systematic theol- 
 ogy and discussion, and not the brusque manners of a 
 captain who set all to work alike, irrespective of their 
 condition or standing in the church, and who was 
 more careful about the power of the Gosx)el in the 
 heart, than that the believer's theology should be 
 strictly hewn to the line. 
 
 Besides this, there was Mr. Sankey's singing. It is 
 true it melted the hearts of all who heard it, and won 
 for him the ready sympathy of his auditors, but how 
 was he to overcome the life-long prejudices of the 
 psalm singers, and get them to unite with him in sing- 
 ing his songs'? The organ, too, not at all in favor 
 among the Scottish people, seemed to be in the way, 
 and to effectually bar him from reaching their hearts 
 with his sweet songs. But, strangely enough, he won 
 their hearts at once. The writer asked Mr. Sankey, 
 after his return to America, how it came that he so 
 readily gained their confidence and sympathy. His 
 reply was characteristic of the man, and showed that 
 he was sure that God would open a way to the hearts 
 of his hearers, if he would but faithfully deliver his 
 message. Said he, I took my place at my organ, 
 
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 and requested the congregation to join with me in 
 singing the One Hundredth Psalm. This they cheer- 
 fully did, seeming to overlook the fact that the ^ kist 
 o' whustles ' was in full blast, and together we lifted 
 our voices in praises to God. Then, without any 
 apparent shock, I began to sing one of my songs, 
 which seemed to delight them very much, Avhen, with- 
 out any urging, it was but a short time until all who 
 could were lustily singing the songs.'^ The ice was 
 broken, and but little trouble was experienced after 
 that, though at one time, the organ was left out of one 
 of the churches, in order to allay any feeling. Mr. 
 Sankey seemed to take little account of the fact that 
 prejudices were to be overcome, but took it as a mat- 
 ter of course, that the Christian people would join Mr. 
 Moody and himself in whatever was necessary to the 
 advancement of their work. Thus these two Chris- 
 tian men entered this city under the most favorable 
 circumstances. They were given a welcome far more 
 cordial than they had any reason to hope for, and the 
 way was opened up brightly and auspiciously for the 
 success of their labors. 
 
 The meetings here were held at different places, the 
 first services being held in the Music Hall, on the 23d 
 of ISTovember, the hall being literally packed with an 
 anxious, expectant audience. But during the entire 
 course of the meetings there was no house in the 
 whole of the city that was capable of containing the 
 people who desired to attend the services. The largest 
 halls were totally inadequate, and in order to obtain 
 sitting room it was necessary to get to the place of 
 meeting an hour or two before service began. 
 
 After the meetings had fairly begun, Mr. Moody's 
 use of the Bible in his readings gave him a place in 
 the affections of the people that will last as long as 
 
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 memory is retained. The people brought their Bibles 
 to the meetings, and would learn the vast store of in- 
 formation contained within them on any one subject 
 under consideration. It was giving them the meat of 
 the Gospel in truth, and they fully appreciated it. By 
 the pointed remarks on the texts of Scripture read, 
 and the most earnest exhortation to duty, the people 
 early began to take a deep interest in the work, and 
 to inquire after the truth. 
 
 Within the first week there was a large number of 
 persons who went into the inquiry rooms, and on the 
 27th of ISTovember, while Mr. Moody was preaching on 
 the subject, The Son of Man came to seek and to 
 save that wliich was lost," and Mr. Sankey had sung 
 some of his most captivating songs, the people seemed 
 to be moved as if by a common impulse. Weeping 
 and broken hearted, they rushed in droves to the in- 
 quiry room, with the question upon their lips, What 
 shall I do to be saved which surged up from their 
 hearts, like the cry of one in deep distress. One min- 
 ister would have as many as half a dozen at a time, to 
 whom he was explaining the way of salvation. On this 
 one night, after but four nights of service, fully one 
 hundred persons were in the inquiry room as seekers. 
 
 The noon prayer meeting at the same time was 
 attended by about seven hundred persons daily, all of 
 whom took great interest in the exercises. From this 
 time forward, the meetings were a succession of tri- 
 umphs and rejoicings. The continued success so far 
 had created a profound and universal interest among 
 all classes of the people. Everywhere the powerful 
 preaching of Mr. Moody, and the sweet, attractive 
 singing of Mr. Sankey, were the subject of conversation. 
 In Christian homes throughout the city, the inmates 
 were becoming deeply concerned about the salvation 
 
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 of their neighbors, and it was not unusual for the com- 
 mon conversation to turn on the wonderful work of 
 the meetings. The people were thus fully i)repared 
 for the heart-searching discourses of Mr. Moody, which 
 had a telling effect at every service. 
 
 On one occasion, while depicting to the unconverted 
 the three steps to hell — neglect — refuse — despise — he 
 seemed to carry their hearts by storm, and to mould 
 them to his liking. The effect of the sermon was 
 overpowering, opening the blind eyes, and portraying 
 to the wretched sinners the horror before them. Fol- 
 lowing this, when Mr. Sankey sang Jesus of Kaza- 
 reth," the great deep of their hearts was broken up 
 and they gave way to weeping. The whole congrega- 
 tion was deeply impressed, and many found their way 
 to the inquiry room, where they were pointed to the 
 Lamb. During one of the inquiry meetings at the 
 close of the first week, a beautiful incident happened 
 while one of the ministers was addressing an inquirer. 
 A young girl rushed up to him, and from a joyous 
 heart burst out with, I am the girl you spoke to at 
 the Barclay Church and gave the book to 5 now I am 
 just going, but could not leave without coming to tell 
 you that I have found Jesus." Happy and light- 
 hearted, even the children had caught the blessed in- 
 fluence, and the transforming power of the meetings 
 had touched all hearts. 
 
 The next week's meetings, held in Broughton Place 
 Church, were of the most interesting character, and 
 gave evidence that the work was extending and 
 deepening. Eev. Andrew Thompson, one of the most 
 earnest workers in the meetings, who had given close 
 attention and noted every point connected with them, 
 had this to say in a letter to one of the i)apers : 
 
 And now, at the close of the week of special ser- 
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 vices in Broughton Place Church, I wish to repeat the 
 statement in your i)aper which I made on Monday in 
 the Assembly Hall, that there is no week in my length- 
 ened ministry upon which I look back with such 
 grateful joy. I would not for the wealth of a world' 
 have the recollection of what I have seen and heard 
 during the past week blotted out from my memory. 
 When Howe was chaplain to Cromwell at Whitehall, 
 he became weary of the turmoil and pomj) of the 
 palace, and wrote to his ' dear and honored brother,' 
 Eichard Baxter, telling him how much he longed to 
 be back again to his beloved work at Torrington. ' I 
 have devoted myself,' he said, ' to serve God in the 
 work of the ministry, and how can I want the x)leasure 
 of hearing their cryings and complaints who have 
 come to me under convictions.' I have shared with 
 many beloved brethren during the past week in this 
 sacred pleasure, and it is like eating of angels' bread, 
 first to hear the cry of conviction, and yet more to 
 hear at length the utterance of the joy of reconcilia- 
 tion and peace ! 
 
 I was much struck by the variety among the in- 
 quirers. There were x^i'esent from the old man of 
 seventy- five to the youth of eleven, soldiers from the 
 Castle, students from the University, the backsliding, 
 the intemperate, the sceptical, the rich and the poor, 
 the educated and the uneducated 5 and in Iiow many 
 instances were the wounded healed and the burdened 
 released ! " 
 
 But the more successful the meetings, the more oppo- 
 sition was developed. All sorts of objections were 
 urged against the w^ork, and the manner of doing 
 it. The objectors even went so far as to impugn tlie 
 theological soundness of Mr. Moody's belief. They 
 criticised the manner of conducting the meetings. 
 
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 There was too much enthusiasm; the people were con- 
 verted too rapidly; and then they noised abroad that 
 the use of the organ was not in proper taste nor quite 
 the thing, and that '^Singing the Gospel" was an 
 unauthorized departure from the true and ordained 
 way of teaching the people the plan of salvation. 
 Scores of similar objections were raised, and the rudest 
 and most unseemly epithets hurled at the work and 
 the workers, but all to no purpose. But little attention 
 was paid to what was said; new friends were raised up 
 on every hand ; the revival swept on in its power and 
 grace; hundreds of souls were awakened and con- 
 verted ; and ere long the objectors were lost amid the 
 crow d of true friends who rallied round the Evangelists. 
 
 Some of the ablest ministers of Scotland came to 
 the rescue, and showed that the work of this revival 
 was but the history of all other great revivals, and 
 that when sinners became aroused to their true condi- 
 tion they were not ai)t to run to carping objectors to be 
 taught the proper way of being converted, but went to 
 those who possessed the oracles of God for direction. 
 This opposition had one good effect, however, in calling 
 to the aid of the Evangelists all the really live and 
 valuable Christian people of the place. For the time, 
 denominational lines were entirely broken down, and 
 ministers and their flocks did not care so much as to 
 the increase of their own societies as that sinners might 
 be converted. Mr. Moody was very carefiil not to do 
 or say anything that w^ould create strife between the 
 several churches, but labored for the good of all, irre- 
 spective of the special claims of any. This very nat- 
 urally had a good effect, and bound together the 
 churches in strong sympathy and love, out of which grew 
 a remarkable paper entitled ^'a week of prayer for 
 Scotland," which was as follows: 
 
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 ^'Edinburgh is now enjoying signal manifestations 
 of grace. Many of the Lord^s people are not surprised 
 at this. In October and November last they met from 
 time to time to pray for it. They hoped that they 
 might have a visit from Messrs. Moody and Sankey, 
 of America, but they very earnestly besought the Lord 
 that He would deliver them from depending upon them, 
 or on any instrumentality, and that He himself would 
 come with them, or come before them. He has gra- 
 ciously answered that prayer, and His own presence 
 is now wonderfully manifested, and is felt to be among 
 them. God is so affecting the hearts of men that the 
 Free Church Assembly Hall, the largest public building 
 in Edinburgh, is crowded every day at noon with a 
 meeting for prayer; and that building, along with the 
 Established Church Assembly Hall, overflows every 
 evening, when the Gospel is preached. But the num- 
 bers that attend are not the most remarkable feature. 
 It is the presence and power of the Holy Ghost, the 
 solemn awe, the prayerful, believing, expectant spirit, 
 the anxious inquiry of unsaved souls, and the longing 
 of believers to grow more like Christ — their hungering 
 and thirsting after holiness. The Hall of the Tolbootli 
 Church, and the Free High Church, are nightly 
 attended by anxious inquirers. All denominational 
 and social distinctions are entirely merged. All this 
 is of the God of Grace. 
 
 Another proof of the Holy Spirit's presence is, 
 that a desire has been felt and expressed in these 
 meetings, that all Scotland should share the blessing 
 that the capital is now enjoying. 
 
 "It is impossible that our beloved friends from 
 America should visit every place, or even all those to 
 which they have been urged to go. But this is not 
 necessary. The Lord is willing himself to go wher^ 
 
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 ever He is truly invited. He is waiting. The Lord's 
 people in Edinburgh^ therefore, would affectionately 
 entreat all their brethren throughout the land to be 
 importunate in invoking Him to come to them, and to 
 dismiss all doubt as to His being willing to do so. 
 
 The WEEK OF PRAYER, from 4th to 11th January 
 next, affords a favorable opportunity for combined 
 action. In every town and handet let there be a daily 
 meeting for prayer during that week, and also as 
 often as may be before it. In Edinburgh the hour is 
 from twelve to one, and where the same hour suits 
 other places, it would be pleasing to meet together in 
 faith at the throne of grace. But let the prayers not 
 be formal; unbelieving, unexpecting, but short, fer- 
 vent, earnest entreaties, mingled with abounding 
 praise and frequent short exhortations; and let them 
 embrace the whole world, that God's way may be 
 known upon earth, His saving health among all 
 nations. If the country will thus fall on their 
 knees, the God who has filled our national history 
 with the wonders of His love, will come again and sur- 
 prise even the strongest believers by the unprece- 
 dented tokens of His grace. ' Call unto me and I will 
 answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things 
 which thou knowest not.' " 
 
 This was signed by a large number of the most emi- 
 nent ministers and laymen. 
 
 After the call for prayer, the meetings went on as 
 usual with rapidly increasing power, an exceedingly 
 interesting and instructive one being held on Decem- 
 ber 13th, when there were about one thousand chil- 
 dren and young people present at the noon-day meet- 
 ing. Mr. Moody addressed them from, ^'I will hold 
 thee by thy right hand," illustrating it in such a man- 
 ner as to wiif the hearts of the little ones. ^Mr. San- 
 
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 key's singiug was peculiarly affecting, melting their 
 hearts, and drawing them to the love of a protecting 
 and guiding Saviour. There were many precious 
 cases of trust in the all atoning blood of the Lamb, 
 and all concurred in the sentiment that it was a meet- 
 ing of lasting benefit. 
 
 In order to accommodate the humbler classes, a 
 meeting was appointed for the Grass Market, on the 
 south of which is the Corn Exchange, a large building 
 capable of holding over 5,000 persons. On the eve- 
 ning of the 28th of December, a most extraordinary 
 meeting was held. Mr. Moody preached with great 
 power, and the singing by Mr. Sankey of several of 
 his favorite songs stirred the audience to the highest 
 pitch of enthusiasm. After this meeting was over, 
 hundreds pressed up to the Free Assembly Hall, and 
 when the question was put, if any were present anx- 
 ious about their souls, and wishing to be saved, the 
 whole assemby rose to their feet. E"one present had 
 ever witnessed anything like it, and Mr. Moody said 
 he was more impressed by it than anything he had 
 ever seen. 
 
 One of the most precious and affecting meetings of 
 the whole course in Edinburgh, was the watch meet- 
 ing" held on the night of the 31st of December. The 
 Free Assembly Hall was crowded to overflowing by 
 seven o'clock, and was so kept until after midnight, 
 during which time the services were grand and inspir- 
 ing. Mr. Moody's remarks were of the greatest in- 
 terest, and Mr. Sankej^'s songs of the most powerful 
 character, keeping the large audience in raptures. The 
 intense interest, and the awe striking solemnity of the 
 meeting increased as midnight neared. Five minutes 
 before twelve all sound was hushed. The distant 
 shouts oi the revelers outside could be heard. Kneel- 
 
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 ing, or with bowed lieadSj the whole great meetmg 
 with one accord pra3^ed in silence, and while they did 
 so the city clocks successively struck the hour. The 
 hushed silence continued five minutes more. Mr. 
 Moody gave out the last two verses of the hymn, 
 
 Jesus, Lover of my soul," and all stood and sang, 
 "Thou, O, Christ, art all I want, more than all in 
 Thee I find, etc." After a brief prayer the benediction 
 was pronounced, and all began, like one family, to 
 wish each other a happy ^sTew Year. 
 
 'Now commenced the week of i)rayer, the first meet- 
 ing being held on January 4, 1874, when the Corn Ex- 
 change was packed full of an interested audience. 
 During that day, the Evangelists had the pleasure of 
 instructing about 15,000 people. Several meetings 
 were held, at each of which the Jubilee singers parti- 
 cipated, and, with Mr. Sankey, made the service of 
 song very delightful and powerful. All through the 
 week, the services were very interesting, attracting 
 vast crowds of people, many of whom were soundly 
 converted, and their usefulness turned into a new 
 channel. 
 
 On January 13th, some very large meetings were 
 held in Berwick-on-Tweed. The first meeting began 
 at noon, during which time short prayers were offered 
 by several persons present. Moody and Sankey ar- 
 rived from Edinburgh shortly after the meeting com- 
 menced. Mr. Moody delivered a fine address, closing 
 it with the touching narrative of the return of the 
 prodigal ; and Mr. Sankey immediately sang with 
 thrilling effect " The Prodigal Child," which took the 
 vast congregation by surprise, and most powerfully 
 affected them. In the evening another immense 
 crowd was in the hall, at the close of which a large 
 meeting was held in Wallace Green Church, the ser- 
 
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 vices of wliicli affected the audience in a very marked 
 manner. 
 
 The close of the meetings in Edinburgh was the 
 occasion for the people to evince the deep interest they 
 took in the work carried on for their conversion. 
 Households which had not before known of the abid- 
 ing peace found in the Christian religion^ now lifted 
 their voices in songs of thanksgivings and praises, 
 that God had directed the two American brethren to 
 their city. The truth is^ these tAvo unassuming Chris- 
 tian laborers had won the affections and abiding love 
 of these Scotcli Christians. Mr. Moody's plan of 
 making the Bible speak for itself, by quoting passage 
 after passage on a certain subject, and commenting on 
 them, thus the more fully bringing out the truth and 
 depth of every lesson taught, was of great use among 
 these Christians, who admired the plan and heartily 
 fell in with it. 
 
 It is calculated that fully 30,000 persons were 
 preached to in this city ^ and the work of grace was 
 powerful, permeating every part of society and reach- 
 ing all classes, and was most extraordinary in its 
 immediate effects upon the x)eople. The young x>eople 
 from the schools came in crowds to the meetings, and 
 the interest became so great among them, that every- 
 thing else was abandoned, so far as possible, that the 
 meetings might be attended. So great was the attrac- 
 tion of the singing, and its sweetening iniiuence on the 
 minds of the people 5 and so powerful and convincing 
 was the preaching, that hundreds of young people 
 crowded the meetings, who had been before accus- 
 tomed to attending the theatres, operas, etc. They 
 now found more interest in the simple recital of the 
 way of life by Mr. Moody, than they could find in the 
 most finished acting on the stage 5 and they found 
 
THE WORK IN SCOTLAND. 
 
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 more delight in the simple rendering of the Old^ old 
 story/' by Mr. Sankey, than in the most absorbing 
 operas of the day. 
 
 The influence of their teaching was such^ that there 
 was scarcely such a thing as sectarianism left in the 
 city. Those formerly at greatest distance from each 
 other in Christian feeling, now sat side by side on the 
 same platform, cordially cooperating with their Amer- 
 ican brethren in winning souls, irrespective of denomi- 
 national distinctions. What the combined ecclesiasti- 
 cal power of the nation could not do in Christian union, 
 the grace of God, through the meetings, effected in a 
 few short weeks. 
 
 This was, perhaps, the most glorious part of the 
 work. The conversion of hundreds of souls was an 
 event that should rejoice the heart of the Christian 
 world, but here was a large city so operated upon, that 
 all its evangelical churches came together as one, and 
 the power that they now unitedly possess to reach the 
 people, will doubtless result in the accomplishment of 
 a great deal of good. 
 
 The farewell meetings in the city were immense, no 
 houses being adequate to hold the people who at- 
 tended them. The entire people seemed to bid them 
 God speed in their nol^le work, and they left the city 
 with the most fervent prayers for their success in 
 other fields of labor. 
 
 CHAPTEE III. 
 
 DUNDEE AND GlLASaOW. 
 
 Before commencing the meetings in Glasgow, a 
 two weeks' meeting was held in Dundee, beginning on 
 the 21st of January, and closing on the 6th of Feb- 
 
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 ruary. The services were opened here by a united 
 prayer meeting in the Steeple Church, over 2,000 per- 
 sons being in attendance, and crowds were compelled 
 to go away. Mr. Moody opened the services by a very 
 excellent address on the subject, To every man his 
 work/^ which had the effect of establishing a bond of 
 sympathy between the Evangelists and the Christian 
 workers in the town. A noon-day prayer meeting was 
 held the next day in Free St. Andrew's church, which 
 was continued from day to day with great profit, and 
 during their entire stay these meetings were well at- 
 tended, and the ijeople were stirred to their utmost 
 depths. The efforts of every meeting were blessed, and 
 hundreds of anxious, burdened souls waited every 
 night for Christian counsel. 
 
 On Sunday, the first of February, remarkable meet- 
 ings were held, one in Kinnaird Hall in the morning, 
 and two services in the evening and night. The Hall 
 accommodates about 2,000 people, and at all the meet- 
 ings was crowded, but at night the scene was one never 
 to be forgotten. The Hall was not only crowded, but 
 the passage ways to it were filled with an excited crowd 
 of people, all intent on securing a place to hear. 
 The preaching of Mr. Moody seemed to have a pecu- 
 liarly powerful effect, and many were brought under 
 the deepest conviction. Mr. Sankey's delightful sing- 
 ing was distinctly heard in every part of the building, 
 and filled every heart with its richness and sweetness. 
 
 In the Bible readings, the effect was astonishing at 
 times. That on ''The Blood'' was masterly and con- 
 vincing. No report can convey an adequate concep- 
 tion of the impression made upon the audience. Some 
 were weeping on the street after the meeting, and 
 needed to be supported on their way home by their 
 friends. An address on the freeness of the Gospel was 
 
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 one of the sunniest and tenderest settings forth of the 
 grace that abounds free for all, that those people had 
 ever listened to. There were many inquirers. Be- 
 tween one and two hundred remained to be conversed 
 with every night; besides there were many converted 
 who never made their way to the inquiry rooms. The 
 meetings were full of tender incidents of the force and 
 power of the preached Gospel. Husbands and wives 
 sat side by side, and with tearful eyes and broken 
 hearts, asked the same momentous question. In one 
 case, a whole family of six were seeking the way to the 
 feet of Jesus. The eldest, a grown-up girl, was re- 
 joicing in Christ ; the others, three girls and two boys, 
 from eight to sixteen years of age, were weeping most 
 bitterly, and entreating the Lord to convert them. In 
 every instance, these children traced their lirst im- 
 pressions to the teachings of their mother. At one of 
 the union jjrayer meetings, it was stated that a miser- 
 able drunkard, whose case was regarded as utterly 
 hopeless by all who knew him, and especially by those 
 who had labored for his recovery, went to one of the 
 meetings. In the course of his address that evening, 
 Mr. Moody said that the grace of God could save the 
 worst of drunkards. The poor man felt as if the 
 preacher was speaking all the time to him. That night 
 he closed with the offer of mercy, and went home feel- 
 ing as if he was a new man. On arriving at his own 
 house his children lied from him, as they were accus- 
 tomed to do on account of his cruelty. But he called 
 his wife and little ones around him, told them what 
 the Lord had done for him, and concluded by saying, 
 let us pra3^ For the first time, he thus knelt with his 
 family at the throne of grace. 
 
 An affecting incident was related at one of the prayer 
 meetings, of a little girl, who was seriously hurt in a 
 
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 railway accident. A letter was received conveying 
 the information as followiB, which was presented and 
 read by one of the ministers present : 
 
 "On reaching the spot [the scene of the accident], 
 it liapx^ened that I was led to visit first Miss Margaret 
 Lindsay, a yonng girl, a pupil in the Free Church Nor- 
 nuil Seminary, Edinburgh. Her injuries are very seri- 
 ous ; both legs broken, and a rib, her face much cut, 
 and her system has received a severe shock. But the 
 gentle Christian heroism with whicli she has borne 
 her acute sufferings has drawn forth the admiration of 
 all, doctors included. She told me she had attended 
 many of your meetings in Edinburgh, a:nd had received 
 saving light and life there. She is so happy, resting 
 in child-like faith upon the finished work of Jesus 
 Christ. ' Will you tell Mr. Moody from me,' she said, 
 ^how much I owe, under God, to him.' 
 
 "Then she si>oke of you [Mr. Sankey], and said you 
 would remember her, and that you had recommended 
 a hymn book of PMliips's. This I recovered from the 
 debris^ its pages stained with her own blood. At one 
 time, when we tliouglit she had fallen into a sleej), 
 eagerly wished and prayed for by us, we moved away 
 out of sight. But in a few minutes we heard her, in 
 low, gentle tones, singing to herself the words: 
 
 * Nothing, either great or small, 
 
 Remains for me to do; 
 Jesus died, and paid it all*— 
 All the debt I owe.' 
 
 She is so contented and happy, thinking more of others 
 than herself. Her main care was the shock to her 
 ^ dear mamma.' ' Tell her, but don^t tell her Fm very 
 ill.' At times, when the pain became excruciating, she 
 apologized so sweetly for crying out. When the doctor 
 
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 had to sit and dress the bone later in the day, her calm 
 endurance and serenity were beyond description.'^ 
 
 The same spirit of unity prevailed among the people 
 here as at Edinburgh, and the same benefits resulted to 
 the church organizations. The great popularity of the 
 Bible readings added very largely to the effectiveness 
 of the meetings, and did much in bringing about an 
 era of good feeling among all classes of people. The 
 cordial feeling engendered among the people as neigh- 
 bors was very marked, and was one of the most em- 
 phatic evidences of the work of the Spirit evidenced in 
 the place. Everywhere they greeted each other with 
 cheerful faces and pleasant smiles. Formality was 
 forgotten in the supreme delight of fraternal love, 
 brought about under the sweetening influences of the 
 meetings. 
 
 The work of evangelization was begun in Glasgow 
 on the 8th of February, 1874. The great work already 
 done in Edinburgh had been heard of in Glasgow, and 
 the way was fully prepared for the two eminent teach- 
 ers. In the morning of this day a large concourse of 
 people greeted them in the City Hall. For a month 
 previous to their arrival special prayer had been made 
 for the success of their labors, and the first meeting 
 held was a most inspiring one. About three thousand 
 Sunday school teachers composed the main part of the 
 audience, and thus, at the very beginning of their 
 meetings, Messrs. Moody and Sankey had the support 
 and encouragement of the most efficient Christian 
 workers of the city. 
 
 It was a momentous occasion, fraught with extra- 
 ordinary interest, and the scene witnessed was one not 
 seen in ar generation. These thoughtful Christian 
 teachers, of all ages and both sexes, receiving with the 
 most cordial approval the long looked for brethren, 
 
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 now hung upon their words with rapture, anxious to 
 be instructed, and hearts and hands ready for work. 
 The commencement of the work here, it is thus seen, 
 was under the most favorable auspices. IS^ot only 
 were the three thousand teachers anxious for the work, 
 and in full accord with it, but the ministers of the 
 city, with eminent laymen, gave their encouragement, 
 and it only seemed to be necessary to press forward 
 and possess the laud. 
 
 The first meetings of the course were held in a 
 church building of the Established Church, where 
 were congregated ministers of all other evangelical 
 churches. What had required months of work in other 
 places was gained at once in this city, a spirit of union 
 among the churches, and a willingness to sink denomi- 
 national differences for the good of the cause. The 
 evening meeting was one of great power and signal 
 manifestations of the presence of the Master in the 
 work. The meeting was announced to commence at 
 half-past six o'clock, but more than an hour before the 
 time had arrived the hall was crowded to its full capa- 
 city, and three churches besides were filled with the 
 anxious multitudes who could not get into the hall. 
 Mr. Moody preached a powerful sermon, urging in a 
 masterly manner the claims of the Gospel upon his 
 congregation, illustrated in a forcible, original way, 
 and enforced by all the energy of his soul. Mr. 
 Sankey's singing was characterized by its usual im- 
 pressive effects, making tender every heart, and ren- 
 dering them ready for the reception of the divine truth. 
 All agreed that it was indeed preaching the Gospel by 
 singing, and it was no less powerful than the usual 
 preaching. 
 
 The next day the daily noon prayer meeting was 
 inaugurated, being held in the United Presbyterian 
 
THE WORK m SCOTLAND. 
 
 Ill 
 
 Church, which was capable of accommodating about 
 1,500 people. Mr. Moody conducted the meeting, 
 making some heart searching remarks, principally 
 dwelling on the point that they were awaiting the 
 pleasure of the Lord whose will they were ready to fol- 
 low. The house was full, and the singing was a 
 specially interesting feature of the hour. A large num- 
 ber of singers from the several churches were in attend- 
 ance, and each one did his utmost to make this part 
 of the meeting a glorious success, and they succeeded. 
 The meeting was full of life and spirit, and the greatest 
 degree of solemnity pervaded the large assemblage. 
 It was indeed a place of power and the peojple enjoyed 
 it. Much interest was added to the meetings by the 
 presence of ministers and friends from other places — 
 the towns and country around sending in delegations, 
 and some even came from Edinburgh. The presence 
 of these brethren, who brought news of the work in 
 other localities, was encouraging, and influence upon 
 them was not less valuable. These people who came 
 from abroad, from the villages near Glasgow and from 
 country places, carried back with thein to their homes, 
 and their neighbors, an account of what Glasgow was 
 receiving; and then, as if endowed with the spirit of 
 true missionaries, they set to work in their own home 
 meetings, the result being, a most thorough and sweep- 
 ing revival lit ui) the whole adjacent country. It really 
 seemed as if Scotland was afire ; and when the news 
 was carried back to the Glasgow meetings that these 
 several i^laces were being blessed, it made the hearts 
 of all rejoice, and brought tears of joy to the eyes of 
 the multitudes together. 
 
 Individual instances were related of how the fruits 
 of the great work reached the remotest districts. 
 Young men receiving the gift of tongues from a heart 
 
112 
 
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 all on fire with love, went to their homes in distant 
 places and there created such an interest by the mere 
 recital of the oft told story, that scores of others fell in 
 with the truth and were likewise converted. ^^In one 
 of the country parishes/' said a writer in the " Chriy. 
 tian," " a minister's wife, and a friend with her, were 
 on a country road, and had been talking of a family 
 where the mother, two sons, and two daughters, had 
 been brought to Christ, but the father had not, though 
 concerned. Nor could he be easily reached, for he was 
 busily occupied. That very day, however, as they 
 I)assed near a barn, there came out a man, who was at 
 once recognized as the person they wished to meet. 
 One of the two went to him, saying — 
 
 'Are you i)leased to let all your family go under the 
 covert of the atoning blood, and you be left under 
 wrath f 
 
 " He replied, 'No; I want to be under the blood, but 
 how am I to get there, an old man like me f 
 
 " He was pointed to that word (Rom. v.), 'When we 
 were yet without strength^ Christ died for the ungodly 
 and the following conversation ensued: — 
 
 ' Who are they for whom Jesus died V 
 
 ' Sinners.' 
 
 'But where are these sinners f 
 
 'There is one standing beside you.' 
 
 'Well, Christ died for the ungodly.' 
 
 He looked, and a smile broke upon his face. 
 
 'Me, me, me! Christ died for the ungodly; I am un- 
 godly ; Christ died for such as me. I see it, I see it ! I 
 always believed that in the general, but now I can 
 claim it for myself — ^' Christ died for the ungodly.'' ' 
 
 " He clasped his hands together, and cried out, ' Glad 
 tidings of great joy !' He had got a wonderful grip of 
 that word, ' Christ died for the ungodly.' The spirit 
 
THE WORK IN SCOTLAND. 
 
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 had made known to him the things freely given us of 
 God;' 
 
 The requests for prayer from different persons and 
 places, were of the most touching character, and made 
 a deep impression on the minds of all Christians that 
 their work was sorely needed. It was affecting in the 
 extreme, to hear mothers, in broken tones, requesting 
 prayers for wandering and erring children 5 wives for 
 drunken husbands ; and perhaps before the requests 
 were fairly made known, a strain of thanksgiving 
 would be raised, over the conversion of a dear friend, 
 a relative, or some one specially prayed for. These 
 meetings were indeed a glorious feast to the Christian, 
 a haven of rest for the inquirer, and a delightful place 
 for instruction for those who were undecided as to 
 their true course. 
 
 In the early stages of the meeting the revival influ- 
 ence had become great, and so permeated itself among 
 the masses, that it was received with great favor. 
 During the meetings of the first week, Mr. Moody and 
 Mr. Sankey were in tlie northeast part of the city, in 
 Barony Churches. Both were filled night after night, 
 and many inquirers remained at the close. Mr. 
 Moody's address on the '•^ Son of Man is come to seek 
 and to save that which is lost,'' was powerful in its 
 effects, and when Mr. Sankey sang, There is life for 
 a look at the Crucified One," many were affected, and 
 tears trickled down their faces when he sang, '-^ Jesus 
 of Nazareth passeth by." One young woman was 
 brought under conviction and converted by Mr. San- 
 key singing I am so glad that Jesus loves me." On 
 Saturday 14th, a meeting was held specially for the 
 children, when the church was filled with young per- 
 sons, among whom there were many conversions. 
 
 Perhaps one of the most impressive meetings up to 
 
114 
 
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 this time, was that at eight o'clock in the evening of 
 Sunday 15th, held for men only. They were packed 
 into every corner ; and outside were nearly as many 
 in vain seeking entrance. Mr. Moody's subject 
 was Whosoever" — salvation absolutely free. The 
 mass of men listened with intense interest 5 now and 
 then you could see a tear, or the head bent in deep 
 emotion. When Mr. Sankey sang the hymn, I am 
 coming to the cross," nothing could exceed the rapt, 
 silent attention. When he came to the verse — 
 
 *'In the promises I trust, 
 Now I feel the blood applied ; 
 I am prostrate in the dust; 
 I with Christ am crucified,'^ 
 
 not a head in the vast multitude moved, every face 
 expressed deep feeling. At the close, when an invita- 
 tion was given to those who minded to remain for 
 twenty minutes simply for prayer, above one thou- 
 sand remained. 
 
 Mr. Moody held his Bible readings in the afternoons, 
 and they were throDged, giving evidence that they 
 had taken a deep hold on the hearts of the people. It 
 is a noteworthy fact, that wherever God's word was 
 honored, rich blessings fell upon those who honored it; 
 for attention to the word of God, and the true sense of 
 it, as Mr. Moody remarked at one of the meetings, was 
 characteristic of ancient revivals, and the same rule 
 has always held good. It has been stated as among 
 the most telling incidents of the meetings, that men 
 were instantly changed into a better and more honest 
 life. A man went to pay a debt long due; surprise 
 was expressed at his coming on that errand, but he 
 explained all by saying, ^^I was brought to Christ last 
 week !" 
 
 A prominent feature of the meetings was the earnest 
 
THE WORK IN SCOTLAMD. 
 
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 labor given to them by Christian x)rofessors. The 
 work of converting and reclaiming first took hold of 
 those who had been instructed to some extent in the 
 Scriptures, and generally regarded as the most intel- 
 ligent among the church going j)eople. Thus^ having 
 already been well taught in the Word of God, they 
 were peculiarly fitted to teach others. In the very 
 commencement of the meetings, the number of inquir- 
 ers was so great, that it was out of the question for 
 the two Evangelists to personally instruct them, so 
 that other Christian workers of intelligence were put 
 to the work. It was properly systematized, the differ- 
 ent workers having separate seats or rooms, and thus 
 all liability of interruption or diversion was obviated. 
 'No drones were allowed in this busy hive, and such 
 was the spirit of Avork, and the intense love for it, that 
 an idler could not have lived long in the atmosphere 
 around him. He must work or get out of the way. 
 
 On Sunday the 22d of February, immense meetings 
 were held, and at night, it is estimated, over ten thou- 
 sand persons had the Gospel preached to them. It 
 was a day of rare interest and power throughout, not 
 a minute of the meetings flagging in the least^ but all 
 so full of the presence of the Spirit, that conversions 
 were numbered by the scores. The meetings follow- 
 ing during the week were of increasing power, and 
 on Wednesday a service was held that cannot be 
 estimated as to the good done. ISTearly two hundred 
 young men remained for prayers, and their case occu- 
 pied the labors of the workers until after midnight. 
 It was indeed a season of refreshing from the presence 
 of the Lord. 
 
 During these special meetings for the young men, 
 an Irish youth, on his way to test the gayeties of 
 Glasgow, and learn something of its theatrical life, 
 
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 was led by a spirit of curiosity to attend the meetings 
 in progress. His mind was filled with thoughts of 
 gayer scenes than the ser\aces of a revival meeting, 
 but he became interested in the preaching, and 
 charmed by the singing of the Gospel 5 and when 
 opportunity offered he took his place among those 
 who desired to be prayed for. Like many another 
 bafiied seeker, doubts appeared in his mind, and he 
 asked himself the question, shall I be able to follow 
 the life of a Christian ? The doubt was soon removed 
 when he was told that the same power that saves a 
 soul is able to keep it, and he went on his way rejoic- 
 ing, in the new found source of pleasure. 
 
 Every night at 9 o'clock the young men met for 
 prayers, and at one of these Mr. Moody suggested the 
 duty of confessing Christ. He declared it to be the 
 duty of converts to let the world know that they had 
 entered upon a new life. The experiences related were 
 of absorbing delight to all who heard them. 
 
 They all testified to the thoroughness of the work 
 in their hearts, and that the peace and joy flowing 
 therefrom were most satisfactory. One in speaking, 
 gave a graphic account of the power of Mr. Moody 
 when personally addressing seekers : 
 
 Said he, " I had been seeking Christ a long time. 
 That night, when I was going away without relief, Mr. 
 Moody came up, and took me kindly by the hand. He 
 looked at me — I might say he put his two eyes right 
 through mine — and asked me if I Avould take Christ 
 now. I could not speak, but my heart said, yes." 
 
 Another young man spoke and dwelt upon his state 
 a few days previous, and how miserable he was several 
 days after his conviction, not being able to realize the 
 relief he was so ardently seeking for. He was led to 
 read the following words in John iii, 36, He that 
 
THE WORK IN SCOTLAND. 
 
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 believeth on the Son liath everlasting life/' and soon 
 he was in the fall enjojanent of pardon. 
 
 Perhaps nothing* more affecting was witnessed dur- 
 ing the meetings, than the services held for prayer for 
 the children. On one day, fathers met together^ and 
 there lifted their hearts in prayer and supplication for 
 the salvation of their children. The next day^ at the 
 same hour, the mothers met for the same purpose, and 
 the following day a meeting of sisters was held, fill- 
 ing the church full of a devout assembly. 
 
 Incidents of progress in the services were often 
 related, to the great edification and encouragement of 
 those engaged in them. One person, several miles 
 from town, sent for four tickets of admission to the 
 meetings, in order that he and his friends, anxious for 
 their salvation, might there seek for the desired bless- 
 ing. A lady from Switzerland asked for prayers for 
 her own conversion, stating that she had been cured 
 of a disease of thirteen years' standing through the 
 instrumentality of prayer, and felt satisfied tbat He 
 who cured her bodily ills, could also give relief to her 
 burdened soul. Mr. Sankey received the following 
 letter from a friend in Edinburgh, which gives a fair 
 idea of the kind of work resulting from the revivals : 
 " I have such good news to tell you. When you were 
 here, you wanted me to write to my sister about Jesus 
 and coming to Him ; but my old sinful heart went 
 dead against it. Dr. S., however, began to tell me 
 that my health was very precarious, and all your 
 advice came back to me. I did write to my sister, a 
 girl about sixteen. My want of faith has been re- 
 proved ; for I had such a letter from her, tellin.u* ne 
 she had felt sure all this winter that there had been a 
 change in me, and why I had not written before ; and 
 she ended by confessing that she could resist no 
 
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 longer^ but had taken Christ, and, God helping her, 
 TTOuld live for Him. Another thing yon wanted me to 
 do went fearfully against the grain, and that was to 
 hold meetings. Had anybody told me last year that 
 IM ever come to do such a thing, Pd have scoffed at 
 them. So you see it's nothing of myself, but some- 
 thing that makes me, in spite of myself, long to work 
 for Jesus. Will you pray for my Canongate meeting ? 
 I've got such bad characters,- oh, if I could only 
 reach them ! drunkards, and profane i)eople — my heart 
 just yearns over them. It was a fearful effort at first 
 to speak for Christ, but now ' I love to tell the story,' 
 for ' all to Christ I owe.' As I came home last night, 
 I heard such beautiful singing at the head of one of 
 the lowest streets here. Coming up I found some 
 young men were singing ^ I>epth» of Mercy,' in parts, 
 and whenever they had gathered a crowd, invited 
 them to accompany them to the meeting. A great 
 many followed them. I know it will cheer Mr. Moody 
 to hear of the hint he threw out being thus taken up 
 by these young Christians. The work here goes on 
 wonderfully; it is too great to be spoken of. Your 
 loving friend in Christ." 
 
 The great meeting of the young men on the 24th of 
 February was the scene of the relation of some of the 
 most interesting incidents, of any meeting held uj) to 
 that time. They met in Ewing Place Church, being 
 unable to gain admission to the regular meetings. 
 They were met at that place by Mr. Moody and others 
 who talked to them. The power of the meeting was 
 overwhelming, and conviction struck deep into the 
 minds of these young men, until 101 of them had 
 declared their anxiety to be saved. As the results of 
 this ser^dce, some of the most zealous, a<;tive workers 
 in the revival were brought to the front. For a 
 
THE WORK m SCOTLAND, 
 
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 single meeting, it is doubtful if there was one held 
 that prepared the way for the accomplishment of more 
 good, than that where the 101 rose for prayers. It 
 raised up a band of noble young workers, who put 
 themselves to the AYork in good earnest. They kept 
 up their organization for months, meeting regularly, 
 and using such means as lay in their reach, for the 
 advancement of the cause they loved so well. 
 
 The last week of the Evangelists in Glasgow was 
 marked by the most astonishing crowds at the meet- 
 ings that had yet been witnessed. 
 
 On the 12th of April, a meeting exclusively for 
 women was held, at which there were present over 
 7,000, about 5,000 of whom gained entrance to Kibble 
 Palace, the rest being accommodated with services on 
 the outside. Many of these would not listen to the 
 speakers, but crowded round the doors, to get a 
 glimpse of and hear the voices of Moody and Sankey. 
 The next evening over 7,000 men crowded into the 
 Palace, who gave quiet hearing to the preaching, 
 which stirred the vast audience to the greatest en- 
 thusiasm; and when the sweet notes of the singer 
 rang through the Hall, it was roused to a still higher 
 pitch, and every emotion wakened. It was an inspir- 
 ing scene — a martial scene — where the great army was 
 called to battle for the right, by the clarion notes of 
 a more effective medium than the bugle. 
 
 Thursday night the doors were thrown wide open for 
 all, and a crowd was the result. The meeting was 
 conducted in the usual style, characteristic of Mr. 
 Moody, who had the cordial assistance of a large num- 
 ber of clergymen and eminent laymen. Vigorous, 
 heart-searching addresses were made, and many occu- 
 pied the time X3rofitably in relating their experience in 
 the new life ; and many who had long been in the ser- 
 
120 
 
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 vice electrified the audience with accounts of their 
 achievements and victories in the battle of life. On 
 Friday evening the services were held specially for 
 those who claimed to have been converted during the. 
 meetings, and the Palace was filled; which affords 
 some idea of the astonishing work accomplished to this 
 time. Most of those present in the audience were 
 under twenty-five years of age, the ladies being in the 
 ascendancy. 
 
 It was remarked that tlie singing and general par- 
 ticipation in the services by this congregation, were of 
 more than the usual spirit. Their voices were clear 
 and full of melody, and the ricli songs sung by these 
 thousands of voices were enough to inspire any soul 
 not already dead to tlie influence of song. Mr. Sankey 
 certainly had his reward when he witnessed the multi- 
 tude at this meeting singing songs of redeeming love, 
 but few of whom knew anything about them until they 
 heard them from his lips. 
 
 On Saturday a meeting was held for the children, when 
 the little ones had their last opportunity of seeing and 
 hearing one whom they had learned to regard as a near 
 and dear /riend. In Scotland, as every where else he goes, 
 Mr. Sankey has the happy faculty of winning all the 
 children to himself, and they always ardently love him. 
 There are but few men who can take a class of young 
 folks and hold them so closely interested as can Mr. 
 Sankey, and by his many acts of kindness these sweet 
 little folks of Glasgow clung to him as one of their 
 most x>recious friends. The meeting was a delightful 
 one; tender, heart-melting, and nothing could exceed 
 the appropriateness of the occasion to the beloved 
 teachers. 
 
 The final meeting was the greatest of all, and was 
 indeed powerful in the true sense of the word. It was 
 
THE WORK IN SCOTLAND. 
 
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 aiinoanced for half past six o'clock on Sunday evening. 
 It was said by one Avriterj describing the arrival of the 
 people, that for three hours the stream was incessant. 
 The people came on foot, of all classes, from every 
 direction, and the Palace was immediately filled upon 
 the opening of the doors. The crowd outside increased 
 until it was a jam, the throng on the Green being far 
 in* excess of that in the Palace. Mr. Moody, taking in 
 the situation of affairs, announced that he would preach 
 from his carriage out of doors. The great congregation 
 then gathered around him, and soon he had an audience 
 of not less than 30,000, and it was estimated by some 
 to be fully 50,000. Mr. Moody addressed the assembly, 
 and surpassed himself in the earnestness and jjower 
 of his preaching. Mr. Sankey's voice reached every 
 one present, and while he sang IsTothing but Leaves'' 
 the utmost quiet and order prevailed 5 and the entire 
 audience seemed to take the greatest delight and joy 
 in the delightful services. At the close of the meeting 
 inquirers were invited into the Palace, which was com- 
 fortably filled. 
 
 Before leaving the meeting a farewell was taken of the 
 people, amid the good will and prayers of thousands 
 of souls to whom the Evangelists had been entire 
 strangers but a few weeks before. Thus closed a series 
 of very profitable meetings in Glasgow, the extent of the 
 good of which cannot be known until the final accounts 
 are made; but the visible effects were sufficient to 
 encourage all Christian workers, and satisfy them that 
 God will honor his own work. 
 
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122 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 CHAPTER I Y. 
 
 OTHER POINTS IN SCOTLAND. 
 
 The work continued to spread and deepen on all 
 hands. Edinburgh and Glasgow were the great centres^ 
 and the movement was the most intense in and around 
 them. At Leith^ Dalkeith, Portobello, Bathgate, Lin- 
 lithgow, Musselburgh, Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline, West 
 Oalder, Greenock, Paisley, Chryston, Douglas, and 
 many other places within their immediate influence, 
 it was strongly felt. But it was by no means confined 
 to the central districts. The news of what had been 
 done in them spread everywhere, and awakened ex- 
 pectation and interest in the remotest places. From 
 the Orkney and Shetland Islands requests for jyrsbjev 
 were sent, often accompanied with thanksgivings for 
 blessings received, 
 
 Elgin was the centre of a work extending over all 
 the southern coast of the Moray Firth, and specially 
 remarkable at Gartly, Urquhart, Eothiemay, Drum- 
 blade, and Coruhill ; similarly, Aberdeen was the focus 
 of an extensive movement, embracing Ordiquhil, Ord, 
 Torry, Footdee, Forgue, Auchterless, Kinnethmout, 
 Garioch, l^^ew Deer, St. Comb's, Oairnbulg, Peterhead, 
 and other jolaces. The impulse given by the visit of 
 Mr. Moody and Mr. Sanke}' to Dundee continued to 
 propagate itself both in that town and elsewhere in 
 Forfar and Fife — for exami)le, at Brechin, Newport, 
 St. Andrew's, Elie, and Carnbee. All through the 
 central counties in Perth, Crieff, Blair, Auchterarder, 
 Pitlochrie, Athole, Blairgowrie, Callander, Gartmore, 
 Stirling, Dollar, Falkirk, Dumbarton, Helensburg and 
 other points, special meetings had been held^ and tha 
 results were of the most extraordinary kind. 
 
THE WORK IN SCOTLAND. 
 
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 la the south-eastern counties the visits of these 
 brethren to Melrose and Berwick, as well as the con- 
 stant news from Edinburgh, excited a sx^irit of awaken- 
 ing everywhere. The foregoing recoixl of the interest 
 excited by the meetings already held, will give a fair 
 idea of the immense scope of the work accomplished 
 to this time. It was most astonishing, and so far be- 
 yond anything of the kind that had ever before oc- 
 curred in that section of the country, that it took a 
 deep hold on the minds of the people, and awakened 
 all to an inquiry after the truth. 
 
 PAISLEY. 
 
 On Wednesday, the 15th of April, Mr. Moody visited 
 Paisley from Glasgow, laboring alternately at the two 
 places during the week. Previously to this time the 
 two Evangelists had visited this place, and produced 
 marked results. The meetings held on this occasion 
 prepared the way for a glorious work during their 
 second visit. Mr. Saukey was present during a part 
 of the time of the second visit. 
 
 On Sunday, the 19th, three meetings were held, the 
 first being for Christian workers, and was held at 9 
 A.M., when about 1,500 persons were present, the 
 following account of which is taken from one of the 
 papers: ^^Mr. Moody spoke on the words, ^To every 
 man his work.' At 5 P. M. a meeting was held for the 
 unconverted. Admission was by tickets, to be had 
 on personal application. Two thousand tickets were 
 given away, and many more might have been disposed 
 of, so eager were people to hear the Gospel from Mr. 
 Moody's lips. It was evident that the right persons 
 were present, as only a few voices joined in singing 
 the hymns that have become so familiar to us of late. 
 The meeting was most solemn and impressive, and 
 
124 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 about 200 inquirers remained at the close. There 
 could be no mistake about the deep earnestness of 
 those who waited for conversation. It was past eight 
 o'clock before the last of the inquirers left the church ; 
 the shades of evening were gathering around us, but 
 it was a blessed thing to believe that as the darkness 
 was deepening around, many were passing out of 
 darkness into God's naarvellous light. 
 
 At 9 P. M.j Mr. Moody had a meeting in St. George's 
 Established Church for men only. The large building, 
 even at that late hour, was quite filled, and not less 
 than 1,800 were present. There was no inquiry meet- 
 ing, in consequence of the lateness of the hour, but in- 
 timation was made that Mr. Moody would meet with 
 those who desired personal conversation on Monday 
 evening. About 150 came to the place of meeting, 
 almost all of whom, before departing, were able to pro- 
 fess their faith in Christ. 
 
 ^"In addition to the meetings mentioned above, two 
 other evangelistic services were held on Sabbath even- 
 ing — the one in the west, and the other in the east end 
 of the town. Both were well attended, and several 
 inquirers remained. 
 
 ^^Mr. Moody spoke again on Tuesday evening in 
 the Free High Church to an audience of upwards of 
 2,000 ]3eople. His text was ^ I pray thee, have me ex- 
 cused.' Upwards of 300 remained to be conversed 
 with. All seemed to be in earnest. IsTone but real 
 inquirers seemed to be present, and not a few, it is be- 
 lieved, gave themselves to the Lord. On Monday 
 evening a woman came to the inquiry meeting, and, 
 ere she left, professed to lay hold of the trflth. On 
 Tuesday she was seen by the friend who had conversed 
 with her making her way into the after meeting. He 
 asked her as to her spiritual state, and in answer he 
 
THE WORK IN SCOTLAND. 
 
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 was told that slie was fall of peace, and slie added, 
 'Here is my husband, whom I have brought, that lie 
 also may receive a blessing.' He was spoken to, and 
 ere the meeting broke up, he too departed rejoicing in 
 hope.'' 
 
 On Wednesday evening a service was held in the 
 Free High Church, and overflow meetings in Free St. 
 George's Church and Oakshaw street U. P. Church. 
 Mr. Sankey was present at each, and lent a charm 
 and interest to the crowded congregations. A good 
 impression was left on the people here, and a large 
 number of inquirers remained for conversation at the 
 close of the meetings on Wednesday. 
 
 DUMBARTON. 
 
 The first of a series of meetings was held in the 
 Parish Church, Dumbarton, on Friday evening, May 
 8th. Long before the appointed hour large numbers of 
 people began to congregate about the church door, 
 and by the. time the services commenced the large 
 building was crowded to excess. The services deeply 
 affected the congregation, and at the close of the 
 meeting, a second one for anxious inquirers was held 
 in the High street U. P. Church, which was well filled. 
 
 " On Sunday morning, May 10, at 9 o'clock, a meet- 
 ing, for men only, was held in the Parish Church, at 
 which both Messrs. Moody and Sankey were present, 
 as well as the Eevs. Mr. Halley and Mr. Tait. The 
 proceedings were opened by Mr. Tait giving out the 
 40th Psalm to be sung, after which he engaged in 
 prayer. Mr. Sankey then sang the hymn, ^ I am so 
 glad that Jesus loves me,' at the end of which he re- 
 quested all those who could sing from the heart to join 
 in the chorus. Mr. Moody then read Corinthians xv., 
 commenting on a portion of it, and subsequently (after 
 
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 Mr. Sankey liad sung ^The gate ajar for me'), lie 
 preached a sermon from Luke ii. 10 — ^ Behold I bring 
 you good tidings of great joy^ which shall be to all 
 j)eople.' 
 
 The address was a powerful i)resentation of this 
 beautiful passage of Scripture, and it had a good effect 
 on his hearers. '-^ During his remarks, he gave a short 
 sketch of how he felt before he was converted, and said 
 that for days and weeks previous to that event, he had 
 never rested. He saw some of his early companions 
 taken away by death, and reflected that his turn must 
 come some day ; and yet he knew that he was unx)re- 
 pared for the king of terrors. But afterwards, when he 
 came to Christ, and exi^erienced conversion, death lost 
 all its terrors for him, and was deprived of its sting. He 
 was now no longer afraid to face this ^ last enemy,' for 
 instead of being his greatest foe, it was now trans- 
 formed into the character of a friend ; for whenever 
 he should be absent from the body, he trusted to be 
 present with the Lord.'' After the sermon^ Mr. Sankey 
 sang '-^ The Prodigal's Eeturn " with thrilling effect. 
 
 In the Free Church, Mr. Moody preached at the 11 
 o'clock forenoon service. Every seat was filled, and 
 the utmost attention was given to every word that was 
 spoken. He took as his text God is Love," creating 
 a most i)rofound impression in amplifying his theme, 
 the large audience being melted to tears. Services 
 were again held at five o'clock in the Parish Church, 
 and in the same church at half-past seven o'clock. The 
 brief stay of Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey at this place, 
 was attended with the most beneficial results. There 
 was a widespread interest taken in the services by most 
 of the people, and many had the entire current of their 
 thoughts changed, and turned into a better channel by 
 the impressive meetings held. 
 
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 NEILSTON. 
 
 On the loth of May Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey made 
 a three days' visit to Edinburgh ^ where they hekl meet- 
 ings attended by fifteen or twenty thousand people^ at 
 the conclusion of which they visited the town of IsTeils- 
 toUj about nine miles from Glasgow, and held a meeting 
 in the Parish Church, which was crowded in every part. 
 A remarkable instance of the spirit of unity this re- 
 vival had produced, was afforded in the fact that, while 
 the Established Church minister presided, two others, 
 one of the Free Church, and another of the United 
 Presbyterian Chui^ch, took part in the service. This 
 was looked upon as one of the most decided and bene- 
 ficial results of the meetings. 
 
 Mr. Moody^s sermon Avas one of i:)eculiar interest to 
 the audience assembled, and was filled with fervent 
 and persuasive appeals to the unconverted present. 
 Souls were quickened and converted, and hundreds 
 were brought under the most i)owerful conviction of 
 sin. At the after meeting, which was held in the Free 
 Church, upwards of three hundred met together as in- 
 quirers after the way of salvation 5 and some were 
 enabled to express the belief that they there passed 
 from death to life. 
 
 Mr. Sankey's singing was particularly enjoyed by 
 these peojjle. Singing the Gospel was new to them, 
 except from report, and now when they could sit and 
 listen to the sweet, persuasive tones of the singer, they 
 fully realized that the Gospel was rich and full beyond 
 their former knowledge. It was a matter of rejoicing 
 how the simple worship attracted the people unto the 
 Great Head of the church. Mr. Sankey was assisted 
 in his singing, by a choir of ladies from Glasgow, who 
 added largely to the interest of the services. 
 
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 KILMARlSfOCK. 
 
 The following accounts in quotation marks are from 
 writers present at the meetings^ whose names are not 
 known : 
 
 On Sunday, May 24, Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey 
 held a meeting at 9 o'clock A. M. at Kilmarnock, a 
 town of 24,000 inhabitants, thirty -four miles from Glas- 
 gow. This being their first visit to Ayrshire, much 
 interest was excited, and an immense number of peo- 
 ple assembled to hear them, many coming from a con- 
 siderable distance in good time, although the first 
 meeting was held so early. The service at 9 A. M. in 
 the Low Church was for Christian workers, office-bear- 
 ers, and Sunday school teachers only, admission being 
 by ticket. 
 
 " Meetings were also held in the Low Church in the 
 afternoon, after the usual church service, and likewise 
 in the evening. King street U. P. Church was also 
 open in the afternoon and evening for the accommoda- 
 tion of those who failed to obtain admission to the Low 
 Church. Both churches were crowded to an extent 
 seldom if ever before witnessed, and hundreds had to 
 go away without finding even standing room. Mr. 
 Moody addressed each of the meetings in the Low 
 Church. The Eev. J. B. Hamilton, the Eev. Mr. Leitch 
 and Sheriff Campbell also took part in these services, 
 while the Eev. Mr. Landsborough preached to an open 
 air gathering in front of the church in the afternoon. 
 The services in King street Church were conducted by 
 Sheriff Campbell, the Eev. Messrs. James Brown (Bath- 
 gate), Leitcb, and Young (Tarbolton). Mr. Sankey 
 took part in all the meetings. 
 
 In the Free Church Assembly at Edinburgh, on 
 May 26th, Sheriff Campbell said that the news from 
 
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 Ayrshire was very encouraging. The town of Kilmar- 
 nockj for which they had been praying much, had been 
 visited by Messrs. Moody and Sankey, who did not 
 take any part in the ordinary worship; but they had 
 evangelistic meetings, and the result of these, and 
 other meetings from tbe overflow of these congrega- 
 tions, was that they had upwards of 200 inquirers in 
 the inquiry-room. He was there amongst them, and 
 he never saw more promising cases of conversion. 
 Those whom he spoke to were from fifteen to twenty- 
 five years of age, and some older. All, as far as he 
 could see, were persons who were most deeply impressed, 
 and all that he spoke to before they parted said that 
 they had given themselves to Christ.'' 
 
 SALTCOATS. 
 
 On Monday, May 25th, the Evangelists arrived from 
 Kilmarnock in Saltcoats, which is twenty-nine miles 
 from Glasgow. Announcement had been made in 
 various churches in Saltcoats and Ardrossan of the 
 intended visit, which came upon many rather unexpect- 
 edly. Arrangements were made for holding three ser- 
 vices, the first in the parish church (Eev. D. E. McNab's) 
 at 4 o'clock, afternoon; also in the same place at 7 
 o'clock, evening; and in the North Church at the same 
 hour. 
 
 ^'At the afternoon service, admission to which was by 
 ticket, the church was comfortably filled an hour before 
 the time for opening the meeting. Large numbers of 
 persons continued to arrive, who made their way into 
 the building and through the passages, evidently satis- 
 fied to obtain even standing room. Every inch of 
 space in the sacred edifice was packed long i^rior to 4 
 o'clock, and probably there never was assembled so 
 large a congregation in any church in Saltcoats. A 
 
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 considerable number were unable to obtain admission. 
 A large number of persons had come from the towns 
 and villages in the district to attend the services. 
 
 Mr. Sankey took his seat at the American harmo- 
 nium organ on the platform, and played the accom- 
 paniment to the 23d Psalm, which wtis sung by the 
 congregation. The Eev. Mr. Scott then engaged in 
 prayer, after which the hymn, ^ I am so glad that 
 Jesus Loves Me,' was sung, under the leadership of 
 Mr. Sankey, who also sang, with great taste, the 
 hymn, ^ Scatter Seeds of Kindness.' 
 
 Mr. Moody then delivered an impressive sermon, 
 in the course of which he referred to the greatness of 
 the love of God to believers, especially as set forth in 
 John xvii. 23, where Christ says to the Father, Thou 
 hast loved them as thou hast loved me.''' 
 
 His remarks were listened to with the deepest atten- 
 tion and seemed to make a profound impression upon 
 his hearers. 
 
 ^'At the evening service, in the Parish Church, the 
 attendance was quite as large as at that held in the 
 afternoon, and numbers were unable to obtain sitting 
 room, and crowded all the passages of the church. 
 
 Messrs. Moody and Sankey were accompanied to 
 the platform by the Eev. George Fairgrieve and Eev. 
 Wm. McGilchrist. After the congregation had joined 
 in.singing a hymn, Mr. Moody read several requests 
 for prayer that had been handed to him, and engaged 
 in devotional exercises. Mr. Sankey sang ' Jesus of 
 Nazareth passeth by.' A i^ortion of the third chapter 
 of John was next read, and Mr. Sankey followed with 
 the hymn, ^ Once for all,' at the conclusion of which he 
 left the meeting and proceeded to the iSTorth Church to 
 take part in the services there. 
 
 Mr. Moody then delivered an able discourse, con- 
 
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 taWiiig many pathetic illustrations^ which visibly af- 
 fected his hearers. In the course of his remarkSj he 
 referred to the third chapter of John, which contains 
 such imx3ortant fundamental Gospel truths. 
 
 ^^After Mr; Moody had finished his sermon a second 
 meeting for anxious inquirers was held in the West 
 United Presbyterian Church, where several of the local 
 clergy assisted to speak to those who were under 
 spiritual concern. 
 
 " There was also a meeting the same evening in the 
 N^orth Church, for those who could not gain access to 
 the Parish Church. They were addressed by the Eev. 
 D. E. Mcl^ab and the Eev. 1^. S. Macaulay. Mr. San- 
 key was present, and sang several hymns. 
 
 ^^As one evidence of the revival spirit existing at 
 Saltcoats, it was noticed that there was less drunken- 
 ness than usual at the annual fair at Saltcoats on the 
 following Thursday, May 28.'' 
 
 IRVINE AND AYR. 
 
 " The inhabitants of Irvine, which contains a popu- 
 lation of 8,000, having heard of the presence of the 
 Evangelists in their neighborhood, hastened to send a 
 deputation to them in Saltcoats on Monday, to solicit 
 the holding of at least one service by them in the 
 Parish Church of Irvine. With this entreaty Messrs. 
 Moody and Sankey complied. They arrived on their 
 visit, which may well be described as a flying one, in 
 time for a meeting at twelve noon. There was a large 
 attendance in the church, although a more unfortunate 
 day could not have been chosen, as the streets were full 
 of conveyances, and furniture and excited individuals, 
 it being Term day, or Flitting day, for the change of 
 residences. 
 
 " In the evening an evangelistic meeting was held in 
 
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 the Eev. Mr. Eeid^s church , at eight o'clock^ and very 
 profitable services held, addresses being made by 
 several of the ministers.'' 
 
 *^0]i the same afternoon they arrived at Ayr, a town 
 of 19,000 inhabitants, forty miles from Glasgow. The 
 meeting was at 4 P. M., in the Old Church, a fine old 
 commodious building, which was filled an liour before- 
 hand, by a great audience of about 2,000 people, com- 
 prising many of the leading people of the neighbor- 
 hood. Many were unable to gain admission. 
 
 A number of ministers of all denominations were 
 j)resent, some having come a distance of thirty miles. 
 It is remarkable how the cooperation of the clergy has 
 been everywhere given to these Evangelists. The in- 
 terval of waiting between 3 and 4 P.M. was occupied 
 by the reading of portions of Scripture, and by prayer 
 by some of the ministers. A very efficient choir sang 
 extremely well some of Mr. Sankey's hymns. The 
 large audience manifested marked anxiety to see the 
 expected visitors from America, by keeping tlieir 
 vision concentrated on the vestry door, but kept their 
 seats and maintained a proper demeanour. 
 
 "After entering the church, accompanied by many 
 clergymen, Mr. Moody gave out the 100th Psalm, 
 which was sung congregationally. He then prayed ; 
 and the hymn, ^ Once for all,' was then sung by Mr. 
 Sankey, with great feeling and expression — the words 
 being heard clearly in the most distant part of the 
 church. Mr. Moody's discourse, which followed, was 
 a distinct setting forth of Jesus Christ and Him 
 crucified." 
 
 The meeting in the evening was also crowded, and 
 the services were most instructive and impressive. 
 Besides Messrs. Moody and Sankey several ministers 
 of note were in attendance. 
 
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 STIRLINa. 
 
 On Wednesday and Thursday, 27th and 28th of May, 
 Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey held meetings at Stirling. 
 The first meeting was held in the Erskine TJ. P. Church, 
 on Wednesday evening. That large and spacious edi- 
 fice, including its passages, was completely occupied 
 an hour before the time for commencing service. 
 A choir, accompanied by an American organ, sang a 
 number of hymns before the arrival of Mr. Sankey. 
 After his arrival, Mr. Sankey sang Jesus of ISTazareth 
 passeth by," with thrilling effect, the full, rich tones 
 of his voice i)enetrating the most remote parts of the 
 building, charming every one present. Mr. Moody 
 then delivered an address, which is said to have had 
 a powerful effect on the audience. 
 
 On Thursday they were both present at the noon 
 prayer meeting, and in the afternoon they held a meet- 
 ing in the Erskine Church, during which Mr. Moody 
 gave one of his Bible readings. 
 
 In the evening there was an evangelistic meeting 
 in Erskine U. P. Church. The gates of the approach 
 leading to the church were fairly besieged, an hour 
 and a half before the time of worship, by peoi)le of all 
 classes — from the belle of fashion to the Kewhaven 
 fisherwife, in her picturesque costume — all anxious 
 to gain admittance. The consequence was that 
 the church was completely filled long before seven 
 o'clock.'' 
 
 The services were interesting, and had a marked 
 effect on the x>ersons present. Mr. Sankey's singing 
 of Sweet bye and bye," ^ E^othing but Leaves," etc., 
 gave great pleasure to the audience, melting scores of 
 them to tears. On the next day Mr. Sankey went to 
 Perth and Mr. Moody to Edinburgh. 
 
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 PERTH. 
 
 The Evangelists visited Perth, a city of 25,000 iu- 
 habitants, conimeiicing their meetings on Friday, 
 May 29th, closing them on Sunday, the 7th of June. 
 During Mr. Moody's absence, Mr. Sankey took part in 
 meetings on Friday and Saturday, where the services 
 were heartily joined by large crowds of people. 
 
 ^^Mr. Moody arrived in Perth on Saturday, at 7 
 o'clock. His first meeting was at 9 o'clock on Sab- 
 bath morning, in the City Hall, and was very largely 
 attended, the hall being quite full. The meeting was 
 intended for Christian workers. A number of the 
 ministers of the city accompanied Mr. Moody and Mr. 
 Sankey to the platform, and a large choir assisted in 
 the singing. The meetmg was opened by the audi- 
 ence singing four verses of the Forty-second Psalm, 
 after which Eev. Mr. D\^mock, Perth, engaged in 
 prayer. Mr. Sankey having sung the solo, ' Here am 
 I, send me,' Mr. Moody read a part of the 20th chap- 
 ter of Matthew, verses 1 to 16 — the parable of the 
 labourers in the vineyard. 
 
 " Mr. Sankey sang a most beautiful hymn solo, ' Go 
 work in my vineyard.' 
 
 Mr. Moody then delivered an address on the same 
 subject. Thoroughly j)ractical it was, and very pointed, 
 in the preacher's usual style. The great lesson con- 
 tained in the parable was put before his hearers with 
 an earnestness which could not be mistaken. 
 
 At 5 o'clock another meeting was held m the hall, 
 which was quite crowded by half past four — all the 
 standing room being occupied. The meeting com- 
 menced with singing the 23d Psalm, after which the 
 Eev. D. McGregor, Dundee, engaged in prayer; the 
 hymn, ' Jesus paid it all,' was then sung, and Mr. 
 
THE WORK IN SCOTLAND. 
 
 135 
 
 Moody engaged in prayer. Mr. Sankey then sang the 
 well-known and touching solo^ ' Jesus of Nazareth 
 passeth by.' 
 
 ^^Mr. Moody then delivered a stirring gospel address, 
 in which he proclaimed with great earnestness that 
 Christ's mission into this world was to save lost 
 sinners." 
 
 The address touched the hearts of the jjeople, and 
 under the speaker's pleading words and the cheering 
 and convincing singing of Mr. Sankey, the people were 
 brought face to face with the great truths of salvation, 
 and they seemed to realize that they had a weighty 
 work in hand. 
 
 " At half past seven the City Hall was again crowded 
 to overflowing. Before the meeting commenced, seve- 
 ral hymns were sung by the audience. Mr. Sankey 
 began by singing the solo, ' Once for all/ after which 
 Eev. Mr. Grant engaged in prayer. The hymn, ' I 
 love to tell the story,' having been sung, Mr. Moody 
 addressed the vast assembly. He brought out, in the 
 course of his soul-stirring remarks, the victory which 
 the Christian gains over his enemies, especially over 
 Sin, Death, the Grave, and Judgment. This victory 
 might be ours if we only accepted Christ. The salva- 
 tion wrought out for us was freely offered to all. He 
 closed with an urgent appeal to all to accept the 
 gracious offer. 
 
 On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and 
 Friday, June 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, the arrangements for 
 the meetings were precisely the same each day, as 
 follows : 
 
 At 12 noon a union prayer meeting for an hour in 
 the City Hall, at which short addresses were given by 
 various speakers. 
 
 "At 2.30 or 3 P. M., an afternoon Bible reading, or 
 
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 lecture, as it may be more accurately termed, given in 
 one of the churches by Mr. Moody. 
 
 ^'At 7.30 P. M., an evangelistic discourse in the 
 j^Torth U. P. Church by Mr. Moody, and simultane- 
 ously in the City Hall by Eev. Dr. Parkhurst, and in 
 Free West Church at 7 P. M. for young people by Eev. 
 W. A. Spencer of Chicago. 
 
 '•The meetings where Mr. Moody was preseut were 
 all crowded, and the others were well attended. There 
 were generally many anxious inquirers at the close, 
 especially at Mr. Moody's meetings." 
 
 The last meeting at this i^lace was held on Sunday 
 the 7th of June. During the evening service, there 
 were present not less than 7,000 persons, all of whom 
 gave the most earnest heed to the preaching of the 
 word. Mr. Moody's addresses were varied, startling 
 and full of pathos, forcing tears from eyes which 
 vainly tried to suppress them. Many a conscience 
 was pierced ; many a listener arrested 5 many a wan- 
 derer turned homeward ; and many a believer's soul 
 stirred to the very lowest depths, by the heart search- 
 ing appeals of the speaker. 
 
 In all the services the blessed Spirit of promise, who 
 is drawing to himself all hope and confidence, as the 
 One alone able to glorify Jesus, was powerfully work- 
 ing in the hearts of the people. On that blessed 
 Sabbath evening many melted and humble servants of 
 the King withdrew from the places of inquiry, and 
 silently adored the Mighty One, and saw him already 
 going forth conquering and to conquer. The good 
 done in Perth was beyond all doubt gratifying, and 
 full of hope as a permanent one. 
 
 DUNDEE, 
 
 On Tuesday the 9th of June, the Evangelists paid 
 another visit to DundeCj and at night held an im- 
 
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 mense meeting in the Barrack Park, where there were 
 assembled all conditions and classes of people. Work- 
 ingmen of different kinds were there in large numbers, 
 and the dress of the mechanic and of the genteel, 
 were alike noticeable in the large audience. 
 
 On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights open 
 air meetings were held in the same place. On each 
 successive night the interest and solemnity grew more 
 intense. The attendance was variously estimated at 
 from 10,000 to 15,000 souls. There was an unusually 
 large proportion of men in the gatherings, hundreds 
 of whom were brought to tears under the word of God, 
 which was preached with the same simplicity and 
 power characteristic of the other meetings. 
 
 On the afternoons of Wednesday and Thursday, Mr. 
 Moody held a Bible reading in Free St. PauFs, which 
 was so crowded on the second day that it was deemed 
 necessary to hold the meeting on Friday in Kinnaird 
 Hall. On Friday night a meeting was held in Ohapel- 
 shade of those who had recently professed faith in 
 Christ. There was a large attendance. The young 
 converts were affectionately counselled by Mr. San- 
 key, who i)resided at the service. This second visit 
 to this place of these Christian workers was highly 
 appreciated, and gave a fresh impulse to the work. 
 It served to show the people that the success of the 
 previous meetings was permanent, and that God was 
 indeed doing a most effectual work of love and gr^ace 
 through his chosen instruments. The impetus given 
 to the labors of the churches, was one of the most 
 gratifying features of their stay among this people j 
 and the great good done among the youth will endear 
 them to the hearts of this people as long as time shall 
 last. On Saturday Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey left 
 for Aberdeen. 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 ABERDEEN. 
 
 Meetings were commenced in Aberdeen on Sabbath, 
 tlie 14tiij by a 9 o'clock meeting for Christian workers, 
 admission by ticket. There were 3,000 issued, and the 
 Mnsic Hall was quite filled, every available place being 
 occupied, either sitting or standing. The singing of 
 the 100th Psalm opened the proceedings. Mr. Moody 
 then rose, and after reading a smadl portion of Scrip- 
 ture, spoke for about three-quarters of an hour from 
 the text, ^ Here am I, send me.' Mr. Sankey, assisted 
 by a most efficient choir of male and female voices, 
 effectively rendered several hymns, among which the 
 principal were ^ Hark, the voice of Jesus calling,' ^ Go 
 work in my vineyard,' and 'Nothing but leaves.' The 
 meeting was a most solemn one, and the audience most 
 attentive. 
 
 The evening meeting at 5 P. M. was on the Links, in 
 the natural amphitheatre of the Broadhill, where a 
 platform had been erected for choir and speakers. It 
 was here that the deep interest in these gentlemen — 
 arising, of course, from mixed feelings of curiosity, or 
 desire to know more of that better way of which they 
 speak — showed itself. Some 10,000 were in position 
 before and around the platform long before the hour of 
 meeting 5 and yet from before 5 till past 6 there were 
 continuous streams of men, women, and children, from 
 the city, Footdee, Woodside, Old Aberdeen, and as far 
 as Dyce, flowing to the one point on the Broadhill. 
 There could not have been fewer than 20,000 to 22,000 
 on the Links that evening. Mr. Moody spoke from 
 the words The wages of sin is death,' and was listened 
 to with rapt attention, while the hymns were distinctly 
 heard over the vast crowds in the stillness of a quiet 
 summer evening. 
 
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 139 
 
 ^^ The next meetiug was aiiiiOLmced for 8, in the 
 Music Hall, bu^. it being filled before 7, Mr. Moody 
 began at that Iioiir. Prayer was led by Mr. Walter, 
 Free Trinity Church, Mr. Moody speaking on the sub- 
 ject of the Prodigal Son. There was much power. 
 The chief hymns were 'Jesus of l^azaretb/ ^Come 
 home/ and ^Almost persuaded.' There were many 
 inquirers. The crowd outside was very great, and 
 Free West Trinity and the Baptist Chapel, Crown 
 street, had to be opened, and were more or less filled; 
 while several ministers conducted an open-air service 
 in one of the squares." 
 
 The meetings were continued at Aberdeen for two 
 weeks, and were of the most extraordinary interest to 
 all who attended them. The noon-day prayer meetings 
 held each day in Belmont Congregational Church, 
 attracted a great deal of attention, and were productive 
 of much good. The afternoon Bible readings held in 
 the South Parish Church were among the most instruct- 
 ive that had been held, the church being crowded, a 
 number of those present being from the country and 
 suburbs of the town. 
 
 During the meetings many instances were related of 
 the conversion of hardened sinners, and the conviction 
 of persons apparently unable to be impressed by relig- 
 ious services. Says a writer: ^^One very interesting 
 case of conversion was that of a Unitarian, who was 
 most desirous to see Mr. Moody. His curiosity had 
 been gratified in reference to Mr. Sankey, whose por- 
 trait he had seen; but not having seen Mr. Moody, he 
 thought he would go and get a glimpse of him. Ac- 
 cordingly^ he went, but he did not like Mr. Moody's 
 preaching: he felt angry with it, and anathematised 
 the whole affair. The next day he was restless and 
 unhappy in his mind ; he went again to the meeting, 
 
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 and listened with submissive faith to the preaching of 
 the Word, became convinced of his need of a Saviour, 
 and yielded himself to Christ, in whom he is now 
 rejoicing with a sense of pardon and acceptance. He 
 afterwards openly confessed Christ in a meeting, and 
 related these particulars of his conversion/' 
 
 On the 28th of June farewell meetings were held in 
 Aberdeen, which Were instructive and yet sad, by rea- 
 son of the departure of these beloved Christian teach- 
 ers. At 6 o'clock that evening an immense crowd 
 assembled on the Broadhill to hear the last public ser- 
 vice in Aberdeen, of which an eminent writer said : 
 
 The platform had been removed to a spot on the 
 eastern slope of the great natural amphitheatre, and 
 was also a more lofty structure in itself, so that from 
 it a much more commanding view could be obtained, and 
 the speaker more easily heard. The scene presented was 
 of the most imposing description. 'No less than 25,000 
 persons, it was estima^ted, were gathered together to 
 hear the gospel. What else but the gospel could have 
 brought such a multitude together? And what a trib- 
 ute, not to man, but to God's presence with these Evan- 
 gelists, that round ihem should congregate such vast 
 multitudes ! 
 
 "After the hymn ^The fountain of life' was sung, 
 the Eev. J. M. Sloan prayed. The audience then sang 
 the 100th Psalm, and the grand old strain rang heav- 
 enward from the lips of tens of thousands. 
 
 " Mr. Sloan thereafter read Isaiah Iv., and Mr. Sankey 
 followed with the solo ' The lost sheep.' His magnifi- 
 cent voice swelled out and softened away, according to 
 the feeling of the hymn, in the most impressive man- 
 ner, notwithstanding that he aimed at and succeeded in 
 making the words distinctly audible to the utmost 
 verge of the immense assembly. 
 
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 141 
 
 Mr. Scott, of Glasgow, having prayed, the congre- 
 gation sang am so glad,' etc., and thereafter Mr. 
 Moody chose as the motto of his discourse the word 
 ^ Behold,' dwelling on some of the most striking texts 
 introduced by that word. He touched on the fall of 
 man and his entire depravity; on the birth of the 
 Saviour; on the Lamb of God as the bearer away of 
 sin, etc. Major Eoss engaged in prayer at the close ; 
 and after the hymn ^ I hear the Saviour say,' and the 
 benediction, the assemblage dispersed. Before break- 
 ing up, Mr. Moody spoke in strong and touching lan- 
 guage of his interest in Aberdeen, and the encourage- 
 ment he had had while here. The hymn ^ Shall we 
 gather at the river' was sung ere they parted," and the 
 public services of Moody and Sankey were thus closed 
 in Aberdeen, after a series of wonderful meetings. 
 
 HUNTLEY AND MONTROSE. 
 
 On June 29th, meetings were commenced at Hunt- 
 ley in the Castle Park, a place most admirably fitted 
 for such a i)urpose. One writing of it said : 
 
 As soon as it became known that the services of 
 the distinguished American Evangelists had been by a 
 concurrency of influence secured, a largely increased 
 attendance from anything ever seen in Huntley before 
 was everywhere confidently exjiected. Nor was the 
 expectation disappointed. Some parties actually ar- 
 rived on Saturday, worshipped in the churches on the 
 Sabbath, and attended the i)reparatory meetings. At 
 an early hour on Monday the people from neighboring 
 parishes came flocking in from all directions. All 
 sorts of vehicles brought their living freights of both 
 sexes, and the number of pedestrians from neighbor- 
 ing localities -was altogether unprecedented. The vil- 
 lage of Aberchirder almost emptied itself, and the 
 
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 same may be said of many of the fishing villages 
 along the coast, the exodus fiom which was so great, 
 that the powers and resources of the innocent rail- 
 way'' were most severely tasked ; and on the return 
 journey the train had to be cut in two, the half of the 
 I)assengers being left to enjoy themselves as they best 
 could for an hour on the line. 
 
 As may be inferred, the attendance in the park on 
 Monday was greatly in excess of any previous assem- 
 blage. At the forenoon meeting, the lowest estimate 
 was 10,000, some with confidence maintaining there 
 were 12,000 on the ground. In the afternoon, the at- 
 tendance was much larger, numbers having arrived by 
 the mid-day trains, and also from the country, and 
 when Mr. Moody was addressing the assemblage, it 
 was computed he was speaking to at least 15,000 
 people, some asserting that the number was little short 
 of 20,000. 
 
 Meetings were held in the evening, a large con- 
 gregation being in attendance. The scene at these 
 outdoor meetings, especially in the evening, was ex- 
 ceedingly lovely and picturesque. The congregations 
 were interested in the highest degree, listening to the 
 glorious truths proclaimed to them ; the park stretched 
 far beyond; the background of magnificent trees, fresh 
 and clear with the welcome showers yet lingering in 
 the luxuriant foliage; the grey walls and towers of the 
 old castle seated on its knoll and embowered in wood ; 
 and all around the quiet hills, with the glancing beams 
 of the setting sun, gave a life and serenity to the scene 
 that is not often witnessed. And when over this scene 
 of beauty and tranquility, the grand voice of Mr. 
 Sankey was heard praising God in some inspiring song, 
 or appealing to the sinner to return to the fold, it was 
 a sight that the people there assembled could never 
 
THE WORK IN SCOTLAND. 
 
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 forget. The large congregations were moved with the 
 most profound emotion when the truths of the Gospel 
 were presented to them. The meetings were continued 
 on Tuesday to large audiences, on the same plan as 
 that of Monday. The meeting on Monday had brought 
 over a hundred persons into the inquiry* meetings^ and 
 the meetings on Tuesday but intensified the wondrous 
 interest of the people in the meetings. Several inter- 
 esting cases of conversion were narrated during the 
 Tuesday meetings, one of which, by a young girl, we 
 give. She had heard a number of converts singing 
 ^' I do believe that Jesus died for me.'' This she knew 
 she could not sing, and it was the arrow that touched 
 her heart, out of which she entered into light and 
 liberty. She said, Mr. Moody appealed to me yester- 
 day if I was not cognisant of the Spirit's work in my 
 heart. Thank God, I am ! I was lately in a railway 
 accident in a dark tunnel. Four minutes we were 
 there. I never expected to see the light of the sun 
 again. Mentally, I bade farewell to the dear ones I 
 loved so well on earth. How did I feel in prospect of 
 being in eternity in a moment? Thank God, I feared 
 no evil! Jesus was with me. I knew that in i3assing 
 through the dark valley I Avould not be alone. Be you 
 for Christ, and, as sure as God is true. He will be for 
 you. In life or in death you will fear no evil." The 
 meetings here were glorious and successful, from which 
 the i)eople went armed for the work before them. 
 
 In the afternoon of Tuesday, the Evangelists went to 
 Montrose, where they held two meetings, one in the 
 afternoon and one in the evening. Large numbers of 
 persons were in attendance, and like the meetings at 
 Huntley, the people took a great interest in them. It 
 seemed as if the wave of Gospel grace had closed over 
 them, and they were filled with the fulness of God. 
 
MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 A good impression was left in the place ; and every in- 
 dication that the Avay was fally prepared for a thorough 
 and complete work in the hearts of the people. 
 
 BKEGHIN, FORFAB AND ARBROATH. 
 
 On July 1, two meetings were held at Brechin, an 
 ancient cathedral town, not far from Dundee. In the 
 forenoon the West Free Church was densely packed, 
 and many were unable to gain admittance. In the 
 afternoon a meeting was held in the Parish Church, at 
 which there was in attendance a large crowd, many 
 being in attendance from the adjacent districts. The 
 school children were given a holiday to attend the 
 meetings, which provoked a lively discussion in the 
 school board before it was granted. Some of the mem- 
 bers opposed the holiday, and the meeting became 
 animated to an unusual degree, but was harmoniously 
 settled, and the little folks permitted to attend the 
 meetings. 
 
 On the same evening a meeting was held in Forfar 
 in the Parish Church, it being filled to overflowing by 
 a very attentive audience. In the course of the service, 
 Mr. Sankey sang several of his songs with great power 
 and effectiveness, and after singing the " Mnety and 
 Nine," Mr. Moody delivered a very earnest and im- 
 pressive address from the words, " The Spirit of the 
 Lord is upon me." A deep impression was made, and 
 when, at the close, Mr. Sankey sang the hymns, Prod- 
 igal child, come home," and " Almost persuaded," 
 much feeling was manifested. This sliort visit had a 
 great influence for good, and the results were the 
 thorough awakening of many souls. 
 
 On the next day Arbroath was visited, and one day 
 spent in it in religious services. The first meeting was 
 held in the Old Church (Established) 5 and the large 
 building was crowded with an anxiously interested 
 
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 audience. Many of tliem came solely because they 
 were really desirous of hearing how they might attain 
 salvation, and the opportunity was at once presented 
 of doing a great good to this people. In the evening 
 another meeting was held in the same place, and the 
 services were peculiarly interesting. The closest at- 
 tention was paid to Mr. Moody while he told them about 
 iAie great Doctrine, that Christ came to save the lost, 
 and Avhen he was done, and the preaching was more 
 fully impressed upon their minds by the stirring voice 
 of the great singer, the audience was profoundly stirred 
 to its very depths. Lasting good resulted from these 
 meetings, though they were brief, yet characterized by 
 the presence of the Spirit. 
 
 TAIN, NAIRN AND ELGMN. 
 
 On Monday, July 13th, services were held in Tain 
 at half past one o'clock, in the Free Church, a large 
 audience being in attendance. Five o'clock was the 
 hour appointed for the open-air meeting, and the town 
 presented an aspect never to be forgotten. The whole 
 town and surrounding neighborhood seemed to be 
 drawn by one impulse, as they proceeded to Academy 
 Park, where 5,000 people, eager and fall of hope, listen- 
 ed to the glad tidings of great joy. Mr. Sankey sang 
 the solo Ninety and Nine," w]jen every eye was fixed 
 upon him, and every heart swayed by the sweet, tender 
 words that fell from his lips. Mr. Moody preached a 
 heart-searching discourse, and the people who assem- 
 bled from curiosity, soon learned that it was the same 
 old Gospel which now was proclaimed to them. In the 
 evening the Free Church was densely crowded, and a 
 most impressive meeting was held. At its close, an 
 inquiry meeting was held, and until eleven o'clock 
 several ministers were closely engaged in pointing 
 
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 sinners to the Lamb of God. Mr. Moody's heart was 
 overflowing with gratitude to God for the manifesta- 
 tions of power at this hour, and his fulness of heart 
 broke forth in praises and thanksgivings. The entire 
 meeting caught the spirit, until all hearts were melted 
 under the influences of the Gospel of x)eace and joy. 
 
 On Tuesday, meetings were held, when the church 
 was filled to overflowing. In the afternoon Mr. Sankey 
 sang several songs, and the breathless silence, and 
 tearful eyes of the people, testified to the i)ower that 
 accomj^anied these sacred solos. At the close of the 
 meeting about 500 persons stood up for ]>rayers, many 
 of whom were weeping — some for joy, and some from 
 sorrow — showing the mighty x^ower that swept through 
 the audience under the ministrations of these laborers. 
 The meetings held at this place were productive of a 
 vast amount of good, which cannot be known at this 
 time. 
 
 On July 21, Nairn was visited, and meetings held 
 during one day. At 12 o'clock services were held in 
 the U. P. Church, with a crowded house. At three 
 o'clock a Bible reading took place ; at half-past six an 
 audience of about 5,000 met on the Links, and at eight 
 o'clock upwards of 1,000 filled the Free Church, this 
 meeting being followed by a specially interesting in- 
 quiry meeting, when many persons retired for prayers 
 and were brought to a sense of Divine favor. The 
 whole town was moved to its very depths, and a work 
 done that will have lasting benefits. 
 
 On the 23d the Evangelists Kent to Elgin, where a 
 two days' meeting was held. The open-air meeting 
 was held on Ladyhill, a great crowd being in attend- 
 ance, estimated to be the largest gathering of the kind 
 ever held in the place. It was a lovely evening for 
 the meeting and all classes of people turned out, ar- 
 
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 riving from all parts of the surrounding districts. At 
 another meeting held in the same place^ there were 
 8,000 persons present. The services were opened by 
 singing the 40th Psalm, Mr. Sankey leading 5 nothing 
 more beautiful or inspiring could well be imagined 
 than the singing of this psalm, the hill sides seeming 
 to be all alive with melody and praise. A second visit 
 was i)aid to this place, and some very extraordinary 
 meetings held. A description given of one of the out- 
 door meetings ascribed wonderful power to the efforts 
 of the Evangelists, who held thousands of people en- 
 tranced during the services. Long before the close of 
 the meeting it was evident that the people were power- 
 fully wrought upon, and that a rich harvest was in 
 view. In this none were mistaken, as great crowds 
 13ressed their way into the inquiry rooms and begged 
 to know the way of life and salvation. It is useless 
 to speculate about the amount of good done in this 
 place, but it was satisfactory. The whole of Moray- 
 shire shared it, and a powerful hold was gained in 
 nearly every house. 
 
 INVERNESS, CAMPBELLTOWN, AND ROTHESAY. 
 
 The closing meetings in Scotland were held during 
 the latter part of August, and were specially interest- 
 ing. A farewell meeting was held in Inverness, it 
 being an all day'' meeting, each hour being devoted 
 to some special subject. It was a glorious day, and 
 the effects of it permeated that Avhole country until it 
 was roused to greater action for the cause of Christ. 
 From here a visit was made to Aban, where a meeting 
 was held on the 28th of August, with great profit. On 
 the 29th Campbelltown was reached and meetings held 
 until the 3d of September. On Sunday, the 30tb, three 
 services were held, which were described as of great 
 
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 power, affecting the audiences very greatly, and in- 
 ducing large numbers of them to seek a personal in- 
 terest in Christ. Vast crowds attended all the meet- 
 ings ] but OH Wednesday night the fruits of the revival 
 were made manifest, when the inquiry room was filled 
 with a great number of the congregation, all of whom 
 were anxious in their desire to become Christians. 
 
 The last meeting was held at Eothesay on the 3d of 
 September, in the West Free Ohu.rch, at half past 
 seven o'clock in the evening. A description of this 
 meeting, from one of the papers, closes the record of 
 the great work of Moody and Sankey in Scotland: 
 
 About an hour before the proceedings commenced, 
 the church, which is considered to be capable of ac- 
 commodating 1,500 persons, was crammed. The Rev. 
 Eobert Thomson, parish minister, presided, and opened 
 the meeting with prayer. By this time the square in 
 front of the church, as well as the avenue leading up, 
 was thronged with people anxious to gain admittance 
 and to hear Mr. Moody, as this would probably be the 
 last meeting he would ever address in Scotland. As 
 the church was now becoming o]3pressively warm, it 
 was thought advisable to retire outside, which was 
 done; and a table being x>rocured from one of the 
 neighbouring houses, was placed at the end of the 
 Esplanade, on the site of the old ^ Gallows Craig,' 
 which is said to have derived its name from being the 
 spot on which the last witch in Scotland suffered the 
 last penalty of the law due to her crimes. Here Mr. 
 Moody was surrounded by a densely packed crowd, 
 computed to number no less than 3,000 persons. Out- 
 side the vast throng were several private carriages, 
 the occui^ants of which listened with much attention 
 to Mr. Moody's powerful and spirited address. At 
 the close he referred very touchingly to the present 
 
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 being the last meeting he woukl address on the shores 
 of Scotland. A meeting was afterwards held in the 
 church, as well as a meeting for inquirers in the hall 
 adjoining.'^ 
 
The Work in Ireland. 
 
 CHAPTEE V. 
 
 BELFAST AND LONDONDERRY. 
 
 From Scotland Messrs. Moody and Sankey pro- 
 ceeded to Ireland^ where invitations were awaiting 
 them to hold meetings. Urgent entreaties hadlbeen 
 made for them from several places, and they decided 
 to visit as many as possible of the most prominent. 
 The first city to which they went was Belfast^ where 
 they commenced their meetings on the 6th of Septem- 
 ber, 1874. Their appearance in this place was marked 
 with the most signal tokens of God's smile and appro- 
 val. The Christian people, and indeed almost all 
 classes of society, welcomed them most warmly, and 
 expressed hearty concurrence in their work. On Sun- 
 day morning 6th of September, the first meeting was 
 held in Dougall square chapel at eight o'clock. The 
 meeting was called for Christian workers alone, and 
 long before the hour named, the chapel w^as full. The 
 meeting was a very instructive one, and gave great 
 cheer to all Christian workers present. This meeting 
 was characterized by the sentiment of entire devoted- 
 ness to Christ, and an earnest desire to lay all upon 
 the altar in His service, ujion the part of the entire 
 audience. A deep feeling of solemnity pervaded all 
 hearts. 
 
 Another meeting was announced for 11:30 A. M. of 
 the same day, in Fisherwick place church. Long before 
 the hour for service the spacious room was crowded^ 
 
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 and many had to go away unable to obtain admission. 
 Mr. Moody preached on the subject of ^^Love/' and 
 Mr. Sankey led in his delightful songs, the impression 
 made upon the multitude being very deep. It was a 
 grand occasion, but not of the power of the evening meet- 
 ing at seven o'clock, when the impressions were quick 
 and powerful, leading many souls to inquire for the 
 Saviour. It was estimated that nearly 10,000 persons 
 went to the church, only about 2,000 of whom gained 
 admission, the rest going to their homes. It was a 
 cheering occasion to the Evangelists, and of great good 
 to scores of souls. 
 
 At noon the next day, the daily prayer meeting was 
 commenced, being held in a building capable of accom- 
 modating about 1,400 persons. It was a x)opular place, 
 where many persons found not only pleasure in listen- 
 ing to the sweet songs of Mr. Sankey, and comfort in 
 the cheering words uttered by those w^ho had been con- 
 verted; but where they obtained themselves the pearl 
 of great price. 
 
 On. Monday evening the evangelistic meeting was 
 held in Eosemary street church, which was a most 
 fruitful and blessed one. The crowd w^as very large, 
 rendering it inconvenient to properly hold the meeting 
 with any degree of comfort. This induced the chang- 
 ing of the original plans for holding the meetings ; and 
 during the rest of the week, a meeting was held at two 
 o'clock for women alone, and one in the evening ex- 
 clusively for men. 
 
 This arrangement was a very happy one. The 
 women's meeting was crowded each day, the church 
 being capable of holding over 1,400 persons. Increas- 
 ing numbers remained each day to be spoken to about 
 their souls' salvation, and large numbers were saved. 
 The meeting for men was no less crowded than the 
 
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 other, and each succeeding night the interest taken' 
 was very great. The work was deep and thorough, 
 and many accepted the terms of the Gospel offered 
 them. Indeed, all the services held during this first 
 week, were of a character to inspire confidence and 
 hope. It was a marvelous sight to see the mighty 
 crowds that were swayed by the earnest words of Mr. 
 Moody, or melted to tears by the sweet, persuasive 
 songs of Mr. Sankey. At times, when the thrilling tones 
 of his voice burst upon the audience in one of his 
 stirring martial songs, all eyes were lighted up and 
 all hearts aglow, with the sentiment so sweetly given 
 them. It sometimes seemed as if they were being led 
 to the conflict, and all were eager for the fray, when 
 they were moved and swayed by these Christian songs, 
 and to many of them it was a fearful conflict between 
 their souls and Satan. It was said by some, that the 
 work up to this time was more extensive and deep 
 than in any place yet visited. The greater number of 
 the inquirers so far were from among the young men, 
 which was considered a very hopeful feature of the 
 work. On Saturday a meeting was held for the chil- 
 dren, which was conducted by Mr. Sankey. It was 
 intensely interesting. ISlo one who does not know the 
 power of Mr. Sankey over an assembly of children, 
 can form the remotest idea of the power he possesses. 
 His gift of song wins their hearts at once, and when 
 added to this his cheerfulness and winning manner, he 
 holds such an audience subject to his slightest wish. 
 
 On the next Sunday a meeting was held for Chris- 
 tian workers at eight o'clock A. M., and the house was 
 crowded, until an overflow meeting had to be held. 
 Mr. Moody preached on entire consecration to God, 
 and whole-hearted activity in his service. It was a 
 wondrous meeting, judged from its influence for good. 
 
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 An open-air meeting was held at half past two o'clock 
 the same day, which was the most remarkable meet- 
 ing of the series. The weather was delightful, and an 
 audience of nearly 20,000 sat attentively listening to 
 a grand discourse from Mr. Moody. While Mr. San- 
 key was singing Jesus of E"azareth passeth by/' 
 hundreds were affected to tears and sighs. It was 
 such a meeting as raised the enthusiasm of the whole 
 people to the highest pitch. 
 
 On Monday the meeting for women was much 
 larger than any previous one, there being fully 1,500 
 in attendance. There was also a great increase among 
 the inquirers, so much so, that the Christian workers 
 could not attend to them. The next evening a meet- 
 ing was announced exclusively for women, the object 
 being to reach those who worked in the mills and 
 warehouses. More than an hour before the time ad- 
 vertised, the streets were packed with women, and 
 when the building was opened it was immediately 
 filled; and after that, with the overflow, three large 
 churches. It was a meeting of singular power, and 
 the number of seekers was so large, that it was imjDos- 
 sible to address them personally, and point them to 
 the way of life. 
 
 During the whole of this week the meetings were 
 thronged with largely increasing crowds. Ko build- 
 ings were found large enough to afford room for those 
 who desired to hear the Gospel, and meetings were 
 held in different churches at the same hour, but still 
 many had to turn away. 
 
 The work had taken deep root in Belfast. Intense 
 
 earnestness and close attention were characteristic of 
 
 all the meetings. The preaching was x>articularly 
 
 liked by these Irish people, who regarded Mr. Moody 
 
 as eminently qualified to teach them the truths of 
 
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 God's word. The singing of Mr. Sankey after two 
 weeks' trial, was the topic of conversation everywhere. 
 Every person was singing or whistling his tunes. We 
 cannot forbear here, quoting the words of a writer in 
 one of the papers in noting the power of the singer. 
 He said, " Deeply effective are Mr. Sankey 's solos, not 
 only in touching the heart's affections, but in deepen- 
 ing the impressions made by the word. The solo, 
 ' Too late,' following Mr. Moody's address on the des- 
 pair of the lost in hell, had the most solemn effect. 
 The wail, ' Oh ! let us in, oh ! let us in,' and the 
 awful resx)onse, ' Too late ! too late ! you cannot enter 
 now,' are enough to wring the inmost soul of every 
 wavering and undecided sinner." 
 
 On Sunday the 20th of September the usual services 
 were held in the morning to a largely increased con- 
 gregation. At half past two o'clock another out-door 
 meeting was held, and it was an affair that was won- 
 derful beyond all powers of description. The attempt 
 to delineate the scene witnessed would be met with 
 signal failure. Perhaps one's imagination might be 
 aided by stating that 30,000 people were present. This 
 vast crowd was quiet and attentive during the address 
 of Mr. Moody, and deeply affected by it, and when the 
 voice of Mr. Sankey led off in soul- stirring song, 
 bringing tears to thousands of eyes, and the whole 
 audience broke forth in lifting their voices with his, it 
 presented a scene that has seldom been excelled in 
 the history of religious services. It was simply over- 
 whelming in its power, and affecting beyond all de- 
 scription ; and all felt satisfied that the Spirit of God 
 was taking hold of the hearts of the people. 
 
 On this night, the first meeting was held for young- 
 men, at which there were about 1,500 present. It was 
 a source of astonishment to the people, as they had 
 
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 not expected so much at the beginning. There was 
 great interest manifested by these young men, and a 
 work of some power opened among them. 
 
 During the week^ the tide of spiritual life seemed to 
 increase each day. The Bible readings at two o'clock 
 had met with much favor, and were in a special manner 
 of great service to many lukewarm Christians. They 
 were driven to search the Scriptures, and under the 
 influence of the readings and special study of some 
 subjects they were induced to seek for a higher life. 
 The meeting for the children on Saturda}' was a 
 striking one. The truth reached the hearts of many 
 of them, and conversions were frequent. Some pecu- 
 liarly touching scenes were witnessed at this meeting, 
 and it was an affecting sight throughout, to see hun- 
 dreds of the little folks earnestly listening to counsel 
 about their Christian duty — rather as to their seeking 
 a more intimate relationship with that Saviour, who 
 was the special friend of the children. 
 
 On Sunday the 27th another immense out-door 
 meeting was held, and some estimated that the crowd 
 was larger than on previous occasions. A meeting 
 was held in the evening with men who professed to 
 have been led to Jesus since the special meetings 
 began. One who was present, speaking of it said, 
 I saw man}^ wonderful meetings during the year of 
 grace (1859), but I do not think I was ever so im- 
 pressed with the glory and beauty of the work of God 
 as when I entered this meeting toward the close of it. 
 It was a sight which would, I think, have drawn tears 
 of joy from any heart to see upwards of 200 3'oung 
 men, the very flower of our youth, one after another 
 acknowledging the yoke of Jesus.'' 
 
 The meetings during the week following were full of 
 interest. The work of grace deepened and extended. 
 
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 A continual cry went up from tbe people that God 
 would not only bless the people there, but all over the 
 land ; as one writer expressed it, we want Ireland 
 for Christ." One special feature of the meetings de-1 
 serves mention — the absence of ]3h.ysical excitement, 
 which was so common in the revival of 1859. Then, 
 ])rostrations and loud outcries were quite common ; 
 but now the case was different. Close attention was 
 given, and often the audiences would be melted to 
 tears ; but it was all in a subdued manner, and none 
 the less effective on that account. 
 
 Sunday, October 4th, was a day of great power, 
 though wxt and disagreeable in the morning. The 
 number of peoj^le in attendance was fully equal to any 
 of the preceding Sundays. The place where tiie out- 
 door meeting was held was a field containing about 
 six acres, and it is said that this entire space was 
 crowded, and that the people stood densely packed 
 from one end to the other. There was a deep feeling, 
 and the imx)ression made upon the hearts of the people 
 was profound, and, as the sequel shows, lasting. At 
 the meeting on that evening admission was solely, by 
 ticket, for men who were anxious about their souls or 
 who had been converted. The hall in v/hich it was 
 held was completely filled. Mr. Moody stated, in the 
 noon prayer meeting next day, that, in his judgment, 
 it was the most remarkable meeting he had held in 
 Europe. At the same time another meeting of men 
 was assembling in one of the churches. It was a meet- 
 ing of glorious power. The young men who had been 
 brought into a new life, in a spontaneous burst of 
 praise, told forth the wonders of redeeming love. The 
 meeting that followed was of profound interest — they 
 were all full of the Spirit, and their captain was lead- 
 ing them onward to a great victory. During each day 
 
THE WOKK IN IRELAND. 
 
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 of this week, and at every gathering, more and more 
 of the presence of God was manifested. A meeting of 
 men was held in Fisherwick Place Church, on Monday 
 evening, at the close of which 600 persons retired to 
 the lecture room, all of whom were anxious about their 
 souls, or had been saved. Before this meeting was 
 over, all of this 600, save about thirty, stood up and 
 solemnly declared the Lord to be their God. Such a 
 scene is beyond the power of man to understand. It 
 was usually counted a wonderful work for a few at 
 one time to announce their allegiance to the Saviour; 
 but what must be said of a meeting where they rose 
 by hundreds, and said that they had been saved ? The 
 Bible says that there is joy in Heaven over one sinner 
 that repenteth — what must be that joy when the prod- 
 igals return by hundreds, and all in the same meeting! 
 It was a time of great rejoicing, and the influence of it 
 extended to all the meetings that followed, resulting 
 in a work of grace that excelled anything that had 
 ever been known in the country. 
 
 On Thursday, October 8th, the great meeting was 
 held in the Botanic Gardens, upon which so many 
 hopes had been built. The weather was very fine, and 
 everything seemed to work together for the success of 
 the great meeting. It was the largest meeting ever 
 seen in that section of country — it was, in fact, im- 
 mense and incalculable. 'No estimates have been made 
 of the number of persons present, though the call had 
 been issued for 100,000. Mr. Moody addressed the 
 vast multitude from the words, I pray thee, have me 
 excused." With graphic power, singular clearness, 
 and a force that pierced the heart, he oi)ened bare the 
 miserable pretences by which sinners excuse them- 
 selves from leading a Christian life. The address 
 struck deep, and brought conviction to many souls. 
 
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 On Saturday evening, October lOth, Mr. Moody and 
 Mr. Sankey paid a visit to Londonderry, where meet- 
 ings were held during four days. The original request 
 for their visit to this place came from the committee of 
 the weekly mid-day prayer meeting, in conjunction 
 with the Young Men's Christian Association. In this 
 request there was a cordial and unanimous support 
 given by the clergy. All the ministers who were asked 
 to put their churches at the disposal of the commit- 
 tee gladly did so. The First Presbyterian Church 
 was selected for holding the meetings, because it was 
 the largest, and more likely to accommodate the 
 people who should attend. 
 
 The meetings were commenced on Sunday. There 
 were three services held during the day, they being 
 pleasant in the cordiality of the people, and success- 
 ful in turning the attention of the people to the work 
 to be done. The opening meeting was for Christian 
 workers, and the services were specially on the sub- 
 ject of Christian work. Mr. Moody gave some advice 
 that was practical, and well calculated to set all to 
 work who desire to do good. Other meetings were 
 held during the day, at each of which the church was 
 filled to overflowing. Overflow meetings were also 
 held, and were well attended. 
 
 Mr. Moody presented the Gospel faithfully, and with 
 acceptability. Its eflects were marked, and gave a 
 tone of deep religious feeling and solemnity to all the 
 services. Mr. Sankey sang the Gospel with great 
 power. In this delightful service he had the assist- 
 ance of a well-trained choir, which added largely to 
 the interest of the meetings. 
 
 The meetings were continued on Monday, Tuesday, 
 and Wednesday, three services being held each day, 
 including one for the children. The congregations 
 
THE WORK IN IRELAND. 
 
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 were large, attentive, and qui^t. The cliiirch was 
 filled full, every available spot being occupied by the 
 absorbed thousands, who were hanging in raptures on 
 the utterances of the two teachers. Hundreds were 
 turned away who could not gain admission, and occu- 
 pied another church, where services were held. The 
 closing services on Wednesday evening were very 
 solemn and highly satisfactory. The meetings were 
 attended by thoroughly representative audiences, 
 composed of young and old of all classes, not only 
 from Derry but from the surrounding districts. The 
 meetings were noted for their earnestness and solem- 
 nity, and the absence of all undue excitement. This 
 was a feature that seemed to specially please the 
 people of Ireland. Naturally full of life and ardor, it 
 was reasonable to expect that they would give way to 
 excesses ; but instead of this the utmost decorum 
 always prevailed. During the services there was the 
 most perfect order, and even Avhen the audiences were 
 numbered by many thousands, everything passed off 
 in an orderly manner. This satisfied the i^eople there 
 that the work was of a thoroughly genuine character. 
 
 The Evangelists returned to Belfast, on, Thursday, 
 October 15th, and held their final meetings before pro- 
 ceeding to Dublin. The meeting in the evening was 
 held in St, Enoch's Church. Admission was given by 
 ticke'ts only to sinners who were under anxiety of soul 
 and were desirous of seeking Jesus. Some idea of the 
 depth of the feeling may be had when it is stated that 
 more than 2,400 i)ersons were admitted to this meet- 
 ing. It was the last offer in Belfast to the uncon- 
 verted, and it was attended with great power. Mr. 
 Moody made an effective appeal to his audience to 
 close with the terms of mercy and be saved. 
 
 On the 16th the usual noon-day prayer meeting was 
 
160 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 held, and a crowd ^as there. The whole multitude 
 was deeply moved. The meeting in the evening was 
 for the young converts. This included those who 
 were converted during the meetings in Belfast. The 
 admission was given by ticket. About 2,150 tickets 
 were given. This was the result of five weeks' labors, 
 and it is quite probable did not include all. The 
 entire audience numbered over 3,000, including minis- 
 ters and workers, and it was an inspiring occasion. A 
 very touching incident in the service was the singing, 
 by Mr. Sankey, of a hymn composed by a dying youth 
 in Belfast, " Is there room ? they say there is room 
 The whole audience stood together and sang in a joy- 
 ous burst of praise — 
 
 " 0 ! happy day, that fixed my choice 
 On Thee^ my Saviour and my G-od." 
 
 The effect of which was grand and overpowering, 
 giving all a new cause for rejoicing. The close of the 
 services was appropriate, and rendered very dear by 
 the sermon of Mr. Moody, from To Him who is able 
 to keep you from falling,'' and the tender singing of 
 Mr. Sankey. They went from Belfast with the bless- 
 ing of the people, and with the consciousness that a 
 great good had been done. 
 
 OHAPTEE VI. 
 
 DUBLENT. 
 
 The meetings in Dublin were opened on Sunday, the 
 25th of October, 1874. Great preparations had been 
 made for the coming of the Evangelists, and the way 
 was fully opened for a season of precious meetings. 
 A general prayer meeting was held on Saturday, the 
 
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 161 
 
 nthy as a preparatory means for the success of the spe- 
 cial services to be held, and the hall in which it was held 
 was filled, there being about 2,000 Christian workers 
 in attendance. These meetings had been held in Met- 
 ropolitan Hall for many months previous, and had an 
 excellent effect in uniting all denominations together to 
 work in the meetings. It was said that, for the first 
 time in that city, the clergy of all the evangelical 
 churches worked cordially together, without any show 
 of envy or party spirit, all feeling that they were work- 
 ing in the same cause and for the same Master. 
 
 Before agreeing to visit Dublin, the Evangelists had 
 asked that a sufficiently large building be secured in 
 which to hold the services. Thus far no building had 
 been adequate, and they felt that the greatest good 
 could not be done unless a hall large enough to hold 
 the people was secured. The committee of arrange- 
 ments responded by securiDg Exhibition Palace, a 
 commodious structure, and, as was thought, sufficient 
 for the usual meetings. The Palace was originally 
 designed as a place for innocent pleasure, and now it 
 was to be used for the additional purpose of securing 
 to sinners the higher pleasures of the Gospel. 
 
 At the first service on Sunday, at 4 o'clock in the 
 afternoon, nearly fifteen thousand persons were present, 
 a grand opening indeed. The service was a very edi- 
 fying one, Mr. Moody teaching the vast audience the 
 duty of carrying the Gospel to sinners. His address 
 was sublime, and was listened to with close attention. 
 Mr. Sankey was very effective in rendering some of his 
 delightful songs, notably when he sang with singular 
 impressiveness Jesus of l^azareth passeth by,'' which 
 affected the audience to a feeling of deep solemnity. 
 
 Arrangements were made for holding a noon-day 
 prayer meeting. in Metropolitan Hall, at every session 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 of which the room was filled to overflowing. The peo- 
 ple seemed to take the most hearty delight iu atteuding 
 this service, specially set apart for prayer and suppli- 
 cation. Various ministers presided at the meetings for 
 prayer, though the Evangelists were the central figures, 
 and added life and spirit to them. 
 
 The regular meetings in the Exhibition building 
 grew larger if i)ossible every day. The building seated 
 comfortably 10,000 persons, and admitted of many 
 more under pressure. The room was always crowded, 
 and many were disappointed in not being able to secure 
 a place to enjoy the exercises. ISTotwithstanding the 
 immense crowds, and the difficulty of keeping all pres- 
 ent occupied, and of holding their attention, the order 
 was well nigh perfect. The utmost quiet prevailed, 
 and the attention was all that could be desired. 
 
 Such scenes as Dublin now witnessed were an aston- 
 ishment to its people, and had never before been wit- 
 nessed — thousands were flocking to the prayer meeting 
 and the Bible meeting, and most of all to the evening 
 services in the great Palace. As showing the unity 
 among the ministers, and the effect upon all who simply 
 looked upon the vast assemblies, we quote from an 
 Episcopalian minister who regularly attended the meet- 
 ings. He said, It is a sight to fill the heart of the 
 child of God with deepest emotion, to stand upon the 
 platform erected in that building, from which Mr. 
 Moody preaches, and to cast one's eye over the vast 
 concourse of people, hanging on the speaker's lips, as 
 in burning words he discourses of life and death, heaven 
 and hell, Jesus and his love, and one cannot but ask 
 the question, what is the magic power which draws 
 together those mighty multitudes, and holds thexn 
 spell-bound f' 
 
 An old minister, an able and godly man, stated on 
 
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 163 
 
 one occasion that, by attending these services, he 
 seemed to have returned to the freshness of his 
 spiritual youth." 
 
 The regular ministers of the city had already begun 
 to learn a lesson, though less than two weeks of the 
 meetings had been held. One of the ministers in 
 speaking of Mr. Moody^s manner said, It is to be 
 feared that there is a want of directness, if not of 
 earnestness, in our preaching, i^ow the great charac- 
 teristics of Mr. Moody's preaching are directness, 
 earnestness and naturalness ; or, as a writer in Dublin 
 expressed it, ^he does not wait for the end of his 
 sermon to make the application, but the Bible in his 
 hands is a quiver, and every passage to which he re- 
 fers is an arrow, which the Holy Ghost accompany- 
 ing, he shoots home straight to the hearts of his 
 hearers.''' They had discovered the secrets of his 
 success, and put themselves to use it. 
 
 The second Sunday was a day of rejoicing and 
 power. The crowds at the Exhibition service were 
 simply enormous, and the most i:>rofound stillness 
 pervaded the vast audience as the services went on. 
 It was a day of victor}' ; the hosts under the leader- 
 ship of these men of spiritual warfare, marched for- 
 ward in solid column, conquering as they pressed on, 
 in the sacred cause they had espoused. Hundreds 
 and thousands of souls were inspired with a lofty and 
 sublime enthusiasm, by the ringing, martial tones 
 that fell from the lips of the sweet singer," who 
 seemed to possess an unlimited x)ower in swaying his 
 audience to his liking, by a pleasing recital of the 
 way of salvation. Tears came unbidden to the eyes 
 of his hearers, and no effort was made to hide the 
 emotion which affected a large part of those present. 
 The Bible readings during the week were seasons of 
 
164 
 
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 much spiritual power, and were relished by the congre- 
 gations taking part in them. 
 
 Dublin is a Catholic city, the Eomanists having a 
 large majority of the people of the place, and the 
 Evangelists seem to have found favor in their eyes, 
 as well as of Protestants. Many persons were con- 
 verted in the meetings who had been brought up in 
 the Eomish faith, and some comments were made 
 upon it. Mr. Moody was decided that there should be 
 no difference between any sects or societies of people, 
 but that they came to save sinners, not to proselyte 
 from any denomination. This evidently gave them 
 favor in the eyes of the Catholics, as an article aj)- 
 peared in the Nation^ a Catholic journal, entitled 
 
 fair play,'^ which was fair and candid and breathed 
 no spirit of oxjposition. We quote so much of it as is 
 to the point in hand : 
 
 The deadly danger of the age comes upon us from 
 the direction of Huxley, Darwin and Tyndall, rather 
 than from Moody and Sankey. Irish Catholics desire 
 to see Protestants deeply imbued with religious feel- 
 ing, rather than tinged with rationalism and infi- 
 delity; and as long as the religious services of our 
 Protestant neighbors are honestly directed to quicken- 
 ing religious thought in their own body, without offer- 
 ing aggressive or intentional insult to us, it is our duty 
 to pay the homage of our respect to their conscientious 
 convictions; in a word, to do as we would be done 
 by." This had a cheering effect, and did much in 
 inducing a still more extended feeling of fraternity 
 among all classes of the people. E"o reference was 
 permitted to be made in the meetings to controversial 
 differences. 
 
 Th6 children's meetings were very instructive and 
 full of interest. Mr. Sankey was in his element here. 
 
THE WORK IN IRELAND. 
 
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 In the full tide of the meetiug, led by himself, while 
 all hearts were happy, in answer to an inquiry he ex- 
 claimed, Oh ! it is getting just like Edinburgh. The 
 blessing is becoming like a great wave. It's easy 
 working now.'' And so it was. Every one felt the 
 freedom of the hour, and there were many hearts 
 touched by fire. 
 
 The influence of the meetings among the people had 
 become wide and extended. It had begun to tell upon 
 the most remote districts of the country. Parties of 
 from thirty upward to sixty were organized irom the 
 most distant parts of the city. Everywhere the young 
 converts were fearless in proclaiming a found Saviour, 
 who had brightened up their whole lives. It was a mat- 
 ter of common notice, the great numbers of inquirers 
 who were at the meetings. One old gentleman, jjrobably 
 more than seventy years of age, threw himself upon his 
 knees and sobbed until his heart seemed to break. He 
 said, ^'I was utterly careless about my soul till last 
 night, but I have been so unhappy since, I could not 
 sleep. I seemed to hear ringing in my ears, 'Jesus of 
 Nazareth is passing by,' and if I don't get saved now 
 I never will." This was but one case out of hundreds, 
 where the powerful singing of Mr. Sankey had brought 
 conviction to the heart, and was the means of leading 
 them to the Saviour. It was evidence enough that 
 God accepted the service of solo singing, and made it 
 as effective as the spoken word in the awakening and 
 conversion of the unregenerate. 
 
 One of the cheeriest and most satisfactory meetings 
 held in this city, was a '^public breakfast" given to 
 Messrs. Moody and Sankey, by the clergymen, and 
 professional and mercantile gentlemen of all denomina- 
 tions. The company numbered about two hundred, 
 and was held in two of the largest rooms of the Shel- 
 
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 bourne Hotel. The object of the meeting ^as the 
 encoiu'agement of Christian unity, and to express con- 
 fidence in the revival work going on. Several ad- 
 dresses were made on the subjeet, and Mr. Moody made 
 one, giving his way of promoting unity. He would 
 keep on preaching Christ, and not talk about their 
 churches, or creeds or doctrines, and then the people 
 would be attracted, as sure as iron filings to a magnet. 
 By this should all men know that they were Christ's 
 disciples, that they loved one another. He hoped they 
 would i^reach Christ simply, treating men not as of this 
 denomination or that, but as sinners. 
 
 At the beginning of the fifth week of the meeting, the 
 crowds at the meetings were larger than ever. Evi- 
 dently the meetings were not losing their hold upon 
 the iDeople, but gaining, and winning more friends. 
 On Sunday, it wa^ said that the crowds that flowed 
 from all parts of the city and suburbs exceeded any- 
 thing ever before witnessed in Dublin upon any occa- 
 sion, or for any x)urpose. It was estimated that there 
 were 20,000 persons present, and the stillness which 
 reigned throughout the vast assembly was wonderful. 
 Some one at one of these meetings remarked, how 
 significant it was that even a cough was scarcely heard 
 in the great crowd. When Mr. Sankey sang, the 
 silence sometimes became oppressive, all seemingly 
 eager to hear every word enunciated. 
 
 During the week the meetings gradually increased 
 until the latter i)art of the week dense crowds wended 
 their way to the place of worship). The Bible readings 
 were early commenced in Dublin, and i^ursued on the 
 same plan as other places, and in the afternoon. They 
 were attended by great numbers of people, from among 
 the business men, and all classes of the community. It 
 was astonishing to see the hold which these plain, 
 
THE WORK IN IRELAND. 
 
 167 
 
 simple services took upon the minds of tile hearers. 
 Many enjoyed this service more than any other, for 
 the reason that while the heart was made glad the 
 mind was also made the recipient of great treasures of 
 knowledge. 
 
 The prayer meetings were regularly attended by 
 nearly three thousand persons — a congregation in itself 
 that few ministers statedly preach to. Eequests for 
 prayer came by the hundreds from all parts of Ireland, 
 and from several points all over the island. One day 
 the number reached five hundred, in addition to which, 
 there were many thanksgivings for mercies received in 
 answer to prayer, and for the good that had been re- 
 ceived from the meetings. The prayer of the righteous 
 was found to be the most effectual means of gaining 
 favor with God. 
 
 One meeting of special interest, was a tea given by 
 a few Christian friends to about 1,500 soldiers, one 
 hundred of whom came by special train from the 
 Curragh camp. The meeting was one of great in- 
 terest, the services winning the hearts of the soldiers 
 at once. They were urged to become soldiers under 
 the great Captain, many of whom embraced the op- 
 portunity to do so, among tlie rest one officer, who had 
 uot been before favorable to religion. At the close of 
 the services, an invitation Avas, extended to those who 
 desired special prayer in their behalf, to hold up their 
 hands. For a time no one responded. The request 
 being repeated, one fair, tall, manly young fellow, 
 with an honest, expressive face, standing in front of 
 the sijeaker, took courage, and lifted up his right 
 hand high in the air. After the way was thus opened, 
 a large number indicated their desire to be prayed for. 
 It was a meeting long to be remembered, and the im- 
 pressions made were of a character to be lasting. • 
 
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 The special meetings for men, held every night at 
 nine o'clock, were among the most encouraging of any 
 held. Many times there Avould be as high as 2,000 
 young men present, from among whom there were 
 secured some of the best and most zealous workers 
 that Dublin was ever blessed with. The services at 
 these meetings were of the most impressive character. 
 The addresses abounded with capital advice for young 
 men, and the singing was of the most spirited kind. 
 Mr. Sankey, himself young, fully entered into the 
 hopes and fears of his youthful hearers, and won their 
 hearts to himself, and hundreds of them to the service 
 of the Master. This was a specially valuable work, 
 on account of the deleterious influence of a society of 
 atheists, who did their utmost to discourage the meet- 
 ings and win the young men to themselves. They 
 labored hard, but it vvas like measuring arms with 
 God, for they were discomfited at every point, l^ot- 
 withstanding every influence used, it was apparent 
 that the Evangelists had fully won the hearts of the 
 youth. 
 
 The meetings in Dublin closed with a three days' 
 convention, which was attended by a large number of 
 Christian workers, and about 800 ministers, from all 
 X)arts of Ireland, besides thousands of the people. Th^ 
 meetings of the first day were devoted to discussions 
 on the following topics : Praise and Thanksgiving;" 
 
 How are the masses to be reached f " What can be 
 done to promote the Lord's work throughout Ireland?" 
 Tije results of this meeting were most satisfactory, and 
 an impetus given to work among Christian teachers, 
 that bid fair for a glorious work even after the Evan- 
 gelists had left. Mr. Moody did excellent service on 
 this, as well as other occasions, in impressing upon 
 ministers and others the necessity of providing for 
 
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 169 
 
 the masses of the people, and how to reach them. 
 Were his counsel and activity followed, there would 
 be but little difficulty in finding an answer to the third 
 question discussed. 
 
 The second day of the convention was signalized by 
 a gathering of about 3,000 converts. These were 
 from among all classes of the i)eople, and had been 
 gathered up in the month's meeting at this place, 
 through the instrumentality of the Evangelists. A 
 great work indeed, and Mr. Moody seemed to feel the 
 responsibility of the work, when he earnestly and 
 lovingly counseled them to hold fast to the faith which 
 was in them. Great solemnity pervaded the assembly, 
 and the sadness of soon losing these teachers, was 
 scarcely counterbalanced by the great joy which 
 welled up in the hearts of the converts. 
 
 The third day was taken up in another gathering 
 of ministers, where parting counsel was taken, and 
 encouragement given for the further j^rosecution of 
 the work. Courtesy and love were the ruling elements 
 in this great meeting, and it did a work in eliminating 
 partisan strife that was worth twice over more than 
 all the labor bestowed upon it. Thus the meetings in 
 Ireland were brought to a close, after a series of suc- 
 cessful services, extraordinary in their character, 
 leaving behind them nothing but good; and leading 
 thousands of sinners out of death and sin, into life 
 and happiness. 
 
 8 
 
The Return to England. 
 
 OHAPTEE YII. 
 
 MANCHESTER. 
 
 On Sunday, the 29th November, 1874, Messrs. Moody 
 and Sankey began their revival work in Manchester, 
 England. The preparatory work for this revival had 
 been going on all the year, especially since April, when 
 united evangelistic services wcire held in almost all the 
 non-conformist places of worshij^ throughout the dis- 
 trict. These preparatory meetings were brought to a 
 close on the Saturday before the arrival of the Evan- 
 gelists, with a communion service, in which upwards 
 of 2,000 Christians of various denominations joined. 
 Countless prayers had risen for the success of the work 
 in this place, and the way was fully open for the revival. 
 
 Of the first meeting held on Sunday morning, a 
 writer in one of the religious papers says: To those 
 who know the ordinary habits of Manchester, the 
 attendance was astonishing, numbering nearly, if not 
 quite, 2,500 persons. Most of these had walked dis- 
 tances varying from one to three miles, some far more, 
 though the rain fell in torrents through a thick, cold 
 fog.'' Upon this occasion Mr. Moody delivered an 
 insj)iring address on Courage, Perseverance and 
 Love/' as the three requisites of all workers for God. 
 These points he enforced and illustrated in his usual 
 manner, declaring that God could not use a man desti- 
 tute of courage, and that all men whom God used in 
 Scripture times were courageous men. Sharp, graphic 
 
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 171 
 
 utterances sparkled out all over his animating address^ 
 wMch was followed up hy Mr. Sankey singing ^^Here 
 am send me.'' 
 
 The words of a writer in attendance at the meetings 
 will give some idea of the work done that first day. 
 
 The afternoon meetings were still more remarkable. 
 The incessant rain had not abated^ yet the overflow, 
 after the filling of the Oxford Hall, crowded the Free 
 Trade Hall, where the service was carried on by various 
 ministers till the American brethren arrived from the 
 other gathering. Mr. Moody's bright and practical 
 exposition of ' the GospeP was listened to with lively 
 attention. A mighty interest was gathering, which 
 broke forth with wonderful power on the following 
 evening. That Monday evening meeting in the Free 
 Trade Hall will live long in the memories of those who 
 witnessed it. ^one could withstand the conviction 
 that the Spirit of God was operating in the solemnized 
 assembly as they beheld, under the influence that 
 swayed the meeting during Mr. Moody's appeals, busi- 
 ness men, one after another, rising to be prayed for. 
 The address had been growing in earnestness; the 
 speaker seemed to come into contact with the souls of 
 the people before him. He requested any who wished 
 to be prayed for to rise. He quietly repeated the invi- 
 tation. One was seen to stand in the left-hand gallery, 
 and cover his face with his hands 5 another in the area. 
 Mr. Moody said solemnly, ^ There is one risen; thank 
 God for that. Another; and another. Christians, 
 keep on i)raying. Another. Jesus is passing by. You 
 may never have such an opportunity again. You may 
 never again have so many Christians praying for you.' 
 Before many minutes people were standing in all parts 
 of the hall, amid deep silence, broken only by a hushed 
 response at each new appeal for continued prayer. At 
 
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 the close of the meeting the anxious ones were invited 
 into the inquiry rooms, where Mr. Moody conversed 
 with them individually. He said afterwards that it 
 was the best meeting he had known on the second day 
 of a series. The crowds unable to obtain access to the 
 Free Trade Hall filled the Oxford Hall, where a solemn 
 service was conducted by the Eev. W, E. Murray. Mr. 
 Sankey came from the larger gathering to speak a few 
 words, and to sing ' Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.''' 
 
 The evenings of the first part of the week Avere devot- 
 ed to meetings for men in the Oxford Hall. The great 
 throngs that attended the meetings were wonderfully 
 moved by the clear exposition of the way of salvation 
 by faith, ilkistrated by an admirable and telling use of 
 Scripture, and by graphic and pathetic story. The 
 labor in the inquiry room was very interesting on this 
 account. One man rose from his knees, where he had 
 committed himself to God, and said, '^I came from 
 Bolton to-day. I did not think I should find Christ 
 his face all aglow with the love proceeding from his 
 heart. 
 
 Afternoon meetings were held for women in the 
 chapel, Oxford road. This spacious building would be 
 occupied in all its available space, not less than 2,000 
 women being regularly in attendance. These were 
 powerful meetings, and characterized by some very 
 affecting scenes and incidents. During the first week 
 Mr. Moody entered the church one afternoon, and he 
 found it filled with weeping inquirers. 
 
 The noon prayer meetings were immediately organ- 
 ized and set in operation, being held in the Free Trade 
 Hall, with an attendance of from 2,000 to 3,000. The 
 soul of the entire movement was in these meetings. 
 During the first week of these noon-day meetin-^s 
 Mr. Moody found it necessary to deal with the objec- 
 
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 tion that this work was not of God. Said be, What 
 do these noou prayer meetings mean ? What do men 
 come here by hundreds, I might say by thousands, to 
 pray for ? A genuine work of God. And will he give 
 us a counterfeit ? If we ask bread will he give us a 
 stone ^ The Shunammite fell at the feet of Blisha and 
 said, ' as the Lord thy God liveth I will not leave thee.' 
 She wasn't going to trust in that old staff, nor in the 
 servant. She would trust only in the Mastery and 
 well it was for her, or she wouki never have got back 
 her child. And the prayer meeting clings to the feet of 
 God. We will not have the staff; we will not trust in 
 the servants, but only in the Master himself; He can 
 and will raise the dead." 
 
 One feature of these noon meetings was peculiarly 
 noticeable, and that was the large proportion of men 
 who attended. These men came from their business, 
 and represented nearly all classes of society. In other 
 places the largest number of those attending were 
 women, and the contrast was specially striking. The 
 meetings were attended with great power. The Spirit 
 of prayer was indeed poured out upon all who met to- 
 gether, and thus a thorough preparation afforded for 
 the other meetings. Mr. Moody remarked at one of 
 the noon meetings, that he had not seen anywhere more 
 real and deep conviction of sin, than in some of those 
 who had come into the inquiry room at the close of the 
 men's meeting during the week. 
 
 A young man came into one of the noon prayer 
 meetings, and afterwards to the evening meeting, under 
 deep concern about his soul's salvation. He was the 
 child of Christian parents, who, after praying for the 
 conversion of their children for years, passed away 
 without having their prayers answered. One of the 
 sons settled in Dublin, and another in Manchester. 
 
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 During Mr. Moody's visit to Dublin, tbe brother living 
 there was induced to attend the meetings, and was 
 brought to the Saviour. He afterwards wrote to his 
 brother in Manchester, telling of his own conversion, 
 and urging him to attend Mr. Moody's meetings. By 
 the same post, the Dublin brother's Christian wife, who 
 was in the north of Ireland, wrote to the same effect, 
 so that the Manchester brother received the two letters 
 together. He was so troubled about his soul in con- 
 sequence, that he at once attended the meetings as 
 stated. He remained for the after meeting, and that 
 night went home rejoicing in the Saviour. 
 
 On the 4th of December, Mr, Moody issued the fol- 
 lowing address : 
 
 TO THE CLEKGY OF MANCHESTER AND SALFORD. 
 
 Having come to Manchester with my friend, Mr. 
 Sankey, for the month of December, with the one 
 object of preaching Christ, it has been a matter of dis- 
 appointment that not more clergymen of the Church 
 of England have attended our meetings. 
 
 As God has granted large blessings where unity has 
 prevailed, we earnestly trust that you will join in seek- 
 ing a blessing for Manchester. D. L. Moody. 
 
 At the close of the first week the interest had be- 
 come intense, and a minister, writing of the work, said, 
 
 Manchester, I rejoice to say, is now on fire. The 
 most difficult of all English cities, perhaps, to be set 
 on fire by anything but politics, is now fairly ablaze, 
 and the flames are breaking out in all directions." The 
 same writer, in giving an account of the meeting Sun- 
 day, December 6, uses the following graphic language : 
 
 The buiidiug was densely crowded. I^ot an inch of 
 standing room was unoccupied. Long before the ap- 
 pointed hour, hundreds found it imx)ossible to gain. 
 
THE RETTJBN TO ENGLAND. 175 
 
 admission. And Mr. Moody — in what terms shall I 
 describe Ms address ^ Theological critics might have 
 said there was nothing in it ; but only eternity will re- 
 veal how much there came out of it. I should not be 
 surprised if hundreds of conversions should result 
 from that single mighty appeal. Taking for his text 
 the first question addressed to them^ ^ Where art thou f 
 he brought it home to the bosom of every hearer with a 
 power and pathos that were simply irresistible. Having 
 referred to the case of a young man who had cried out 
 in the inquiry room on Friday night, ^ Oh, mother I am 
 coming !' the young man himself sprang to his feet, and 
 exclaimed in tones of impassioned earnestness, ^ That 
 "WAS ME !' The effect was electrical. STot an eye but 
 was suffused with tears. The whole vast assembly was 
 impressed with a profound sense of the presence and 
 power of the Holy Ghost.'' 
 
 The meetings of the entire week partook of the power 
 and solemnity of this Sunday's service. The tide rose 
 steadily, day by day, until it became full, overflowing 
 the bank in all directions. On Monday and Tuesday 
 evenings Mr. Moody delivered his discourses on 
 Heaven. They were powerful in their effect upon the 
 audience, inducing many to seek after that which is 
 better than the treasures of the earth. Following this, 
 on Wednesday evening, he delivered his discourse on 
 Hell, which was one of the most impressive utterances 
 during the stay at Manchester. The attention and 
 quiet during the discourse were painful, and as the 
 eyes of the audience were riveted on the speaker, it 
 seemed as if every word struck deep into their hearts, 
 though scarcely a sound broke the awful stillness with 
 which, for nearly an hour, the i^eople listened to the 
 fearful warnings uttered. 
 
 On Friday afternoon, Mr. Moody gave the second of 
 
176 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 his Bible readings, which were very highly appreci- 
 ated. The people readily fell in with this delightful 
 service, and much good resulted to believers in this 
 study of the Word of God. In the evening of the 
 same day, Free Trade Hall was again crowded with 
 an audience composed of i)ersons whose faces indi- 
 cated seriousness and reflection. The subject of the 
 discourse was the parable of the marriage feast. This, 
 with the heart-searching solos of Mr. Sankey, made an 
 impression that had not often been witnessed in the 
 meetings. 
 
 On Saturday evening a meeting was held in Oxford 
 Hall, which was attended by 3,000 persons, mainly 
 Christian young men, to hear counsel on the subject 
 of Christian work. Mr. Moody made an appeal to 
 them to go to work for the iVlaster, and then, calling 
 upon all who were ready for work to stand up, almost 
 the entire body of young men — a grand and inspiring 
 effect — sprang to their feet. 
 
 At this meeting a plan was suggested for making a 
 great Gospel attack on the city. It was suggested 
 that a map of the city should be cut into small squares, 
 each representing a district, and that two or three 
 young persons should undertake to carry the Gospel, 
 in the shape of a tract, or otherwise, to every house, 
 great and small, in the city. A band of workers was 
 organized for this purpose, and every house visited, 
 with a card, bearing on one side the hymn, Jesus of 
 Nazareth passeth by," and on the other the following : 
 
 ADDRESS BY MR. MOODY. 
 
 " Behold, I stand at the door and knock : if 
 any man hear my voice and open the door, I 
 will come in to him, and sup with him, and he 
 with Me.'^ (Eev. iii., 20.) A woman in Glasgow 
 
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 got into difficulties. Her rent was due, but she 
 had no money for the landlord, and she knew very 
 well that he would turn her out if she did not satisly 
 his claim. In despair, she knew not what to do. A 
 Christian man heard of her distress, and came to her 
 ) door with money to help her. He knocked, but al- 
 though he thought he could hear some one inside, yet 
 the door was not opened. He knocked again, but still 
 there was no response. The third time he knocked, 
 but that door still remained locked and barred against 
 him ! 
 
 " Some time after he met this woman in the streets, 
 and told her how he had gone to her house to pay her 
 rent, but could not get in. ^Oh, sir!' she exclaimed, 
 ^was that you? Why, I thought it was the landlord 
 and I was afraid to open the door ! ' 
 
 Dear friends ! Christ is knocking at the door of 
 your heart. He has knocked many times already, 
 and now He knocks again by this message. He is 
 your best Friend, although, like that woman, perhaps, 
 you think He comes with the stern voice of justice to 
 demand from you the payment of your great sin-debt. 
 If so, you are sadly mistaken. He comes not to de- 
 mand^ but to give I ' The gift of God is eternal life.' 
 He knows you can never pay the great debt you owe 
 to God. He knows that, if that debt is not paid for 
 you, you are for ever lost ! He loves you, though lie 
 hates your sins; and, in order that you miglit be 
 saved, He laid down his life a sacrifice for the guilty. 
 And, now. He comes ! bringing the gift of salvation to 
 the door of your hearts. Will you receive the gift ! 
 
 "B. L. Moody." 
 
 It was said that this scheme worked well, though 
 the card was merely used as an introduction^ for the 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 purpose of gaining admission to the honse, so as to 
 have a i)ersouai conversation with the inmates. 
 
 Under the teachings of the EvangehstSj great im- 
 petus had been given to the Young Men's Christian 
 Association. They had been looking for a suitable 
 building for some time, and at last iixed upon the old 
 museum building^ located a few yards from the Free 
 Trade Hall. This was iiartially fitted up, and toward 
 the close of the month some meetings held in it. At 
 one of these meetings about 2,000 persons assembled 
 to hear a lecture from Mr. Moody on the subject of 
 the Association. Mr. Herbert Spencer occupied the 
 chair, and in an address set forth that tlie x)urpose 
 was to purchase the old building for 30,000 pounds. 
 Mr. Moody made an inspiring address, arousing those 
 present to the needs of the Association. At the close 
 of the address a collection was taken, when it was 
 found that 8,000 pounds was subscribed. 
 
 The Evangelists left Manchester on Thursday after- 
 noon, December 31, for Sheffield. For over four weeks, 
 in the darkest, coldest and dreariest season of the 
 year, had these men toiled with great zeal and dili- 
 gence, and their labors were crowned with great suc- 
 cess. The ministers of the city had been brought to- 
 gether still more closely than ever before. Many of 
 the clergy of the Church of England, who did not 
 join the movement at the first, afterward entered 
 heartily into it, and became efficient workers. All 
 now joined together, and used every effort to win souls 
 and break down the barriers of sin. One writer in 
 giving a summary of the work done, said ; 
 
 ''hi speaking of definite results, so far as these can 
 be ascertained, I may be forgiven if I begin with the 
 ministers of Manchester. If one class has been blessed 
 more than another during these four past weeks^, it 
 
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 has been the regular Christian ministry. I am sure I 
 speak the sentiments of all my brethren^ who have 
 thrown themselves heart and soul into the movement, 
 when I say that we have received nothing less than a 
 fresh baptism of the Holy Ghost. Our own souls have 
 been quickened. Our faith in the adaptation of the 
 glorious Gospel of the blessed God to the wants and 
 longings of the human spirit has been deepened. Oar 
 sense of the magnitude and responsibility of our 
 offices as heaven's ambassadors, charged with a mes- 
 sage of reconciliation and love for the guiltiest of the 
 guilty, and the vilest of the vile, has been greatly 
 increased. 
 
 If our dear friend, Mr. Moody, had accomplished 
 nothing more than the quickening of the ministers of 
 this great centre of population, and stirring us uj) to 
 greater devotion to our glorious vocation as ^ laborers 
 together with God,' his visit would not have been in 
 vain." 
 
 The same writer, in speaking of the Bible readings 
 and evangelistic meetings, has the following to say: 
 
 " The afternoon Bible readings have been greatly 
 relished by thousands. At these Mr. Moody surprised 
 and delighted many of us ministers by his wonderful 
 acquaintance with the Word of God. Whatever 
 the subject in hand, whether the Blood, confessing 
 Christ, the Holy Spirit, grace, faith, or assurance, he 
 proved himself to be a very giant in Bible knowledge ; 
 and though the immense audiences, comprising some 
 of the best of our citizens, did not come provided with 
 the book so generally as they might have done, I have 
 reason to believe that in hundreds of cases they went 
 home to it with souls hungering after righteousness, 
 and determined to become better ac(3[uainted with the 
 word of life. 
 
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 ^^THE EYANaELISTIC MEETINaS. 
 
 What shall I say of these in closing ? They have 
 been blessed to vast numbers. In the inquiry room, I 
 have met with many who stated that they had never 
 had the way of salvation so plainly put before them as 
 by Mr. Moody. In not a few instances, too, Mr. San- 
 key's beautiful and touching solos, especially ' Jesus 
 of ]^azareth passeth by,' ^ Almost persuaded,' and 
 ' Prodigal child,' have proved to be arrows of convic- 
 tion, entering the heart in the most unexpected man- 
 ner, and leading to conversion. And what shall I 
 more say ^ for the time would fail me to tell of all the 
 blessed fruits, already apparent, of the extraordinary 
 efforts of these dear men of God. Suffice it to say, in 
 a sentence, that all classes of the community — old and 
 young, rich and poor, learned and ignorant, ministers 
 and laymen, masters and servants, teachers and 
 scholars — have received a large blessing from the 
 religious services conducted by the American breth- 
 ren, and are deeply sensible, I trust, of the mighty 
 debt of gratitude under which they have been laid." 
 
 OHAPTEE VIII. 
 
 SHEFFIELD AND BIE-MINaHAM. 
 
 Sheffield was visited by Mr. Moody and Mr. 
 Sankey on Thursday, December 31st. They began 
 their meetings in the Temperance and Albert Halls at 
 nine o'clock, P. M. of that day, the services being at- 
 tended by a large assembly. Long before the time for 
 opening the doors, an immense crowd had collected, and 
 when they could gain admittance, immediately filled 
 all available space. From the opening of the meeting 
 
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 181 
 
 until after midniglit, most precious services were held, 
 the watch night service being hekl in Albert Hall. 
 Mr. Moody was practical and seasonable in his addres- 
 ses; and the singing of Mr. Sankey was very impres- 
 sive and striking. Those who had been merely curious 
 or altogether indifferent, were attracted by the sweet 
 strains of the Christian songs, and earnest attention 
 and even, in some cases, silent weeping, took the place 
 of carelessness. One of the ministers present, wrote as 
 follows of the singing of Mr. Sankey at the watch 
 night service : ^^One most interesting feature in this 
 service was Mr. Sankey's singing of ^ Jesus of !N"azareth 
 passeth by.' It might be the novelty of his style, or 
 the associations naturally arising at the near approach 
 of the new year, but I certainly have never seen such 
 an effect produced. I have heard him in all the towns 
 they have visited in Scotland, and also in Manchester; 
 but I never heard him sing so pathetically, ;tnore 
 especially in the last stanzas : 
 
 " Too late I too late I will be the cry, 
 ' Jesus of Nazareth has passed by.' " 
 
 Mr. Moody called the attention of the audience to the 
 fact that the old year was fast dying — only a few min- 
 utes — and what if the new year should come and find 
 them where they were — lost! He urged all present to 
 consecrate themselves to God, and the feeling had be- 
 come most intense. The whole audience then fell upon 
 their knees, and the new year found them engaged in 
 silent prayer. Then, clear and distinct on the night 
 air, the bells, began to ring in the new year, all 
 being engaged in prayer. It was one of the most 
 solemn scenes ever witnessed in the place; the most 
 intense stillness prevailed, broken only by an occa- 
 sional sob. The meeting was dismissed, and hundreds 
 of happy souls wended their way homeward. 
 
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 Friday evening a large meeting was held in Cutlers' 
 Hall, which was of great interest to all who attended 
 it. A noon-day meeting was held on Saturday, in- 
 tended particularly for parents and children. It was 
 held in Temperance Hall, and was of great power and 
 effectiveness for good. The little ones were kept closely 
 interested throughout, and they seemed to understand 
 the Gospel as preached and sung to them. 
 
 Sunday was a day of blessed results. Three meet- 
 ings were held during the day, one in the morning for 
 Christian workers, which was addressed by Mr. Moody 
 on the subject of work." At the afternoon meeting, 
 Albert Hall was crowded long before the time for 
 services to begin, and many were turned away for 
 want of room. The effect of this meeting was astonish- 
 ing. Many persons who had attended as scoffers, and 
 who had nothing but sneering words for the meeting, 
 were in tears at the conclusion of the address. The 
 singing by Mr. Sankey produced a marked effect, and 
 when lie sang ^-Free from the law, O happy condition,'' 
 an impression was created that was of lasting good. 
 The evening meeting was also attended by an immense 
 concourse of i)eople, and all the coldness and indif- 
 ference formerly existing among the Christian people, 
 was removed, and a feeling of cheerfulness and en- 
 couragement in their work took their place. There 
 was the most cordial feeling among all the Christians 
 of the place, and the result could not be otherwise than 
 blessed. 
 
 Tlie meetings from this time until ^heir close at- 
 tracted a great deal of attention. The papers gave up 
 their space to full and complete reports of the services. 
 Mr. Moody's sermons were published at considerable 
 length in the secular press, and thus his burning 
 words carried to thousands of homes. 
 
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 183 
 
 A eiosing service was lield on the evening of their 
 last day in Sheffield. It was chiefly for the young- 
 con verts, who were admitted by ticket, and crowded a 
 large part of the area of Albert Hall. The galleries 
 were also crowded long before the hour for meeting. 
 When Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey had taken their seats 
 on the platform, the audience broke out in singing that 
 glorious old revival hymn, 
 
 ''0 liappy day! tliat fixed my choice 
 On Thee, my Saviour and my God," etc. 
 
 It was a grand, inspiring scene — these thousands of 
 faces, all aglow with interest, singing with such spirit, 
 the Christian's anthem of praise. Mr. Moody delivered 
 an address of encouragement and hope to the converts, 
 and of great pungency and directness. It made a 
 deep feeling among all present, and but endeared him 
 the more to hundreds who had found the Saviour under 
 his teaching. Mr. Sankey sang a parting hymn to the 
 tune of Home, sweet home," a tender, thrilling hymn, 
 that caused many hearts to throb, as they remembered 
 that the blessedness of a Christian home had been 
 revealed to them through the instrumentality of these 
 men. 
 
 The parting was a very affecting one; all were loth 
 to say the parting word, and they separated with scores 
 weeping that they should see the faces of their teachers 
 no more. Upwards of eighty clergymen of all denom- 
 inations met Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey at breakfast 
 in the Imi^erial Hotel on Saturday morning, to bid 
 them farewell. It was a meeting of much j)ractical 
 utility for the subsequent good of the place. Plans 
 were laid that would in their adoption be the means of 
 preparing the way for a still more gracious work in 
 Sheffield. 
 
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 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 BIRMINaHAM. 
 
 On Saturday afternoon, January 16, 1875, the Evan- 
 gelists went to the city of Birmingham to begin their 
 labors. This place of 400,000 people is mainly made 
 up of the artisan class. It was thought that a wide 
 field was thus opened up for the success of the meetings, 
 and it i)roved to be true. The first service was held 
 a.t 8 o'clock Sunday morning, in the Town Hall. The 
 meeting was called for Christian workers, and there 
 were present some 3,000 people, crowding the hall 
 throughout. 
 
 In the afternoon another meeting was held in the 
 same place. The hall was densely packed as soon as 
 the doors were open, and thousands were turned away. 
 At the close of the meeting, when the audience had 
 slowly passed out, a large number of people who had 
 been unable to gain admittance rushed in, but as 
 nobody was present to speak to them they had to retire. 
 One roughly clad man, to all appearance a common 
 laborer, who had come in after the meeting was over, 
 seemed much disappointed. He had walked in the 
 rain nearly six miles in order to hear the Evangelists, 
 and arrived too late to gain an entrance. He said he 
 had to walk back again and preach the same evening. 
 
 But the meeting in Bingley Hall in the evening was 
 the most remarkable thing ever seen in the city. It is 
 said to be capable of holding 10,000 persons, and on 
 one occasion gave an audience of that size to John 
 Bright, who spoke on political questions. There were 
 fully 10,000 people inside the building on that evening, 
 every spot being crowded an hour before the services 
 began, and the doors were shut in the faces of thou- 
 sands. It was said that the crowd outside was large 
 enough to fill the building at least twice. This would 
 
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 show that 30,000 of the citizens of the city were anxious 
 to hear the great teachers. 
 
 Upon the appearance of Mr. Moody and Mr, Sankey, 
 by Mr. Moody's request the vast audience sang, two 
 or three times, the soul inspiring doxology, Praise 
 God, from whom all blessings flow.'' Mr. Sankey sang 
 "Jesus of l^azareth," and, subsequently, " TheMnety 
 and l^ine," with thrilling effect and wonderful power. 
 His voice rang through the immense building, and 
 reached every ear and every heart. It was a memo- 
 rable day in Birmingham, and all seemed to realize 
 that the power of God was among them. 
 
 Arrangements were made for holding services in 
 BingleyHall every evening, except Saturday. The noon- 
 day i^rayer meeting was established, and hundreds 
 were turned away daily, because there was not room in 
 the hall — Town Hall — to hold them. Crowded meetings 
 in Carr's Lane Chapel, were also held. But the meet- 
 ings in the evenings were the centre of interest. One 
 writer in describing them used the following language: 
 " To convey to the mind of the reader the sight which 
 presents itself on entering Bingley Hall is impossible. 
 Sloping down from the galleries which run round the 
 building, other galleries have been erected, and the 
 whole building, from the speaker's platform, looks like 
 one vast amphitheatre. The crimson cloth which 
 drapes the galleries adds to the general effect, and 
 makes the hall (said to be one of the dreariest looking 
 buildings in the Midland counties) look very comfort- 
 able. The immense sea of faces is singularly impres- 
 sive, especially when from 12,000 to 15,000 people are 
 listening eagerly to catch the words that fall from the 
 speaker's lips." 
 
 The success during the first few days was astonish- 
 ing, and beyond the expectations of the most san- 
 
186 
 
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 guine. The whole city was aroused. Go where you 
 would, the one topic of conversation was the doings of 
 these wonderful men of God. In the counting-rooms, 
 shopSj trains, and refreshment rooms, everywhere, the 
 people talked about the gracious work going on, and 
 then crowded by thousands to hear the simple story of 
 the cross. 
 
 The following incidents of work in the inquiry room 
 will give some idea of the interest excited. They are 
 related by a writer in the Christian": 
 
 One evening, as I went into the Presbyterian 
 Church to the men's inquiry meeting, I saw a man 
 about thirty -five, sitting close to the door, with a cold, 
 sarcastic look upon his face. Somewhat against my 
 inclination, and, I suppose, my flesh, I turned back, 
 and sitting down beside him, said — 
 
 Well, my friend, are you a sinner ? 
 
 Frowning at me, he said, sharply, Ifo. 
 
 What, not a sinner ? 
 
 No, I've never sinned in my life. 
 
 What, never told or acted a lie ? 
 
 I^o. 
 
 E'ever got into a temper ? 
 E'o, never intentionally, 
 l^ever thought anything wrong ? 
 Not that I know of. 
 
 Mr. Moody had been that evening giving his heart- 
 searching, sin-revealing address on, " There is no dif- 
 ference." I said, in amazement — 
 
 Can you say all this after what you've just heard 
 Mr. Moody declare 1 
 
 Oh, said he, I haven't heard him. 
 
 What brings you here, then 
 
 I thought I'd just step in and have a look. 
 
 I then read to him, slowly and prayerfully, Eom. iii. 
 9—26, and again looking at him, said — 
 
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 What can you B^iy now ? 
 
 His careless look was exchanged for a look of pain 
 and conviction ; his proud neck was bent, as he said, 
 in a startled way — 
 
 Why, I'm lost. 
 
 Oh, now, said I, I can tell you of Jesus, who came to 
 seek and to save the lost. And I read to him that text, 
 and Isa. liii. 5, 6, and Matt, xi, 20, when he said — 
 
 I'm lighter and easier now. 
 
 He told me he had a Christian wife at home. And 
 won't she be giad to hear I'm saved ? said he. 
 
 He prayed, then went down to his house, no longer 
 a Pharisee, but a poor Publican, justified through be- 
 lieving in Jesus. Another hard heart falling on Christ, 
 and being broken and healed too. 
 
 One more case, and I must close. On one of the 
 first evenings, as I looked up and down the same 
 church, I saw, away at the end of a pew, a big, rough- 
 looking man, clad in a sack suit, and, to all appear- 
 ance, a navvy, kDceling on the floor, with his arms on 
 the pew seat, and his head buried in them. I went to 
 him, and, kneeling beside him, put my hand on his 
 great broad back, and said, Why, friend, what's the 
 matter ? The only answer was a groan. Do you want 
 to be saved ^ Another deep groan, which spoke vol- 
 umes of intense pain for sin, and desire to be forgiven. 
 I quoted one or two Scriptures to him, including 1 
 John i., 7 — 0, and John v., 24, and said, Now will you 
 believe these Because, if you do, jon are a saved 
 man at once. And he said, Yes, I will. And the 
 groans ceased, his voice got cheerful, he lifted uj) his 
 head, and looked at me for the first time, and a smile 
 came across his burly face, as, with tears in his not 
 often moistened eyes, he said, in reply to my question. 
 Well, aren't you happy now ? Yes, I am. 
 
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 As he went out I introduced liim to a minister, and 
 said in his presence, Well, how are you now? Oh, 
 said he, his rough face beaming, I'm right enough now. 
 And his after actions have proved the genuineness of 
 his conversion. 
 
 I have seen him at nearly all the meetings. Every 
 night he finds his way to the young men's inquiry 
 meeting from his lodging-house home } and although 
 he can neither read nor write, he can, and does, tell 
 out of the abundance of his overflowing heart what 
 Jesus has done for him, and what He will do for all.'^ 
 
 Of the work done during the first eight days, the 
 Morning Neivs^ of that city, had the following to say : 
 
 Never before in the history of Birmingham, I be- 
 lieve, have two men drawn such large numbers of 
 l)eople together as Messrs. Moody and Sankey have 
 done, time after time, during the whole of last week 
 and yesterday. The Town Hall, Carr's Lane Chapel, 
 and Bingley Hall have been entirely filled at most of 
 their meetings, uncomfortably crowded at some, and 
 all but full at one or two others. Since commencing 
 their labors here they have held twenty-two services, 
 namely, four in Carr's Lane Chapel, six in the Town 
 Hall, and twelve in Bingley Hall, l^o doubt in many 
 cases the same persons presented themselves at the 
 meetings again and again 5 but it is probable that the 
 audiences were, for the most part, different on each 
 occasion. At the four meetings in Carr's Lane Chapel 
 some 12,000, at the six in the Town Hall about 24,000, 
 and at the twelve in Bingley Hall at least 120,000 
 persons must have been present, making a total of 
 156,000 men, women, and children, to whom, during 
 the last eight days, they have preached and sung the 
 gospel, ^ov does the interest in the men and their 
 work as yet know any abatement." 
 
THE KETUHN TO ENGLAND. 
 
 189 
 
 On account of tlie crowds who attempted to get 
 into the Town Hall at the noon-day prayer meeting^ 
 the place was changed to Bingley Hall, where thou- 
 sands more could attend and enjoy the sweet hour of 
 prayer.'' The afternoon Bible readings found great 
 favor^ and were attended by large audiences. They 
 simply reenacted the scenes witnessed in Scotland at 
 the same meetings, and were here, as there, the means 
 of arousing greater interest in the study of the Bible. 
 
 The evening meetings increased in power as they 
 increased in attendance, night after night. The Hall 
 was usually crowded an hour before the time, which 
 was occupied in singing. It was a glorious scene — 
 15,000 people joining together in singing a favorite 
 hymn 1 And the sight of such an assemblage, con- 
 gregated together to listen to the loving, sympathizing, 
 fervent preaching of Jesus Christ and Him crucified,'' 
 was one that can never be effaced from the memories 
 of the residents of that great city. In song and 
 preaching alike they were roused from their apathy, 
 and led to do a personal work for the Master. 
 
 On Tuesday, January 26, an '^All Day Convention" 
 was held in Birmingham. It was attended by immense 
 crowds, and many well known ministers and others 
 were present from London and various towns in the 
 provinces, as well as Scotland and Ireland. Mr. 
 Moody presided at the meetings. The first hour was 
 devoted to praise, and all the speakers concurred in 
 csaying that a new song had been put into their mouths 
 through the instrumentality of the meetings already 
 held. The next hour was occupied by Mr. Moody in 
 an address on " Work," and his trenchant words were 
 potent with blessing, in stimulating all x^resent to do 
 more than ever for the Master in their resi)ective fields 
 of labor. 
 
190 
 
 MOODY AITO SANKEY. 
 
 ^^How to conduct prayer meetings'' was the next 
 topic, followed by How to reach the masses,'' and 
 the "Question Drawer." In the eyening a public 
 service was held in the same place. Eev. ^Tewman 
 Hall, of London, delivered an address, earnestly en- 
 treating all i^resent to forsake sin and come to Christ. 
 
 Mr. Sankey's singing of his sacred songs made a 
 deep impression upon the great congregation. Noth- 
 ing equalled his matchless songs in reaching the hearts 
 of the thousands who listened to him. They seemed 
 to have a potency that no other instrumentality had. 
 The heart-searching addresses of Mr. Moody, with the 
 solos sung by Mr. Sankey, met the demand that came 
 up from the people, who were anxious to know how 
 to gain eternal life. 
 
 On Friday evening there was a great meeting in 
 Bingley Hall, when Mr. Moody referred to the fact 
 that there had been some difficulty in j)rocuring the 
 Hall for another week, and said, relative to tbe work 
 being done, " We have had great blessings in other 
 towns, but I think we never met with anything that 
 came up to this — to our meetings in Birmingham. I 
 must say I've never enjoyed i)reaching the gospel 
 more than I have done since we came to Birmingham. 
 We've reached so many people. I only wish we could 
 have such a hall wherever we go. I think if we could 
 only take up Bingley Hall we would carry it round the 
 world with us, as a place in which to preach the gos- 
 pel to all men. But I would like you Birmingham 
 I)eople to go with us. Why, almost any man could 
 speak in this hall to such a meeting as this. We'll go 
 on, then. Pray there may be hundreds and thousands 
 converted next week. If things do not always please 
 you, don't complain 5 just pray. Pray for a great 
 blessing next week." 
 
THE BETTJEN TO ENOLAKD. 
 
 191 
 
 The farewell meeting was held, on Friday, February 
 5thj in the evening, when Bingley Hall was once more 
 crowded to its utmost capacity. There were 1,600 con- 
 verts' tickets applied for, besides a few hundred who 
 were anxious inquirers. This will give some idea of 
 the work done in this city, in the course of a three 
 weeks' meeting. Mr. Moody's address to the converts 
 was a very affecting one, full of counsel and warnings. 
 His parting sentences were the expression of affection- 
 ate regard, and it was plain, from the demeanor of the 
 audience, that the parting on their side was a most 
 painful one. Mr. Sankey sang the farewell hymn with 
 great power, wonderfully reaching the affections of the 
 great audience before him. Upon leaving the Hall, 
 the two were besieged with friends anxious to receive 
 a parting shake of the hand. 
 
 A correspondent writes concerning this meeting: 
 "We shall never forget that address. Such was the 
 almost involuntary exclamation of a well dressed me- 
 chanic who was standing by us in the aisle of Bingley 
 Hall. And truly the work of the Lord in this town is 
 such as has never before been seen here. We were pray- 
 ing and expecting great things, but the blessing has 
 exceeded our expectations ; never before have the 
 people of every class been so moved and such glorious 
 results followed. A week having elapsed since Mr. 
 Moody left us, we are enabled to speak in a measure 
 of results. First, the life of the ministers who have 
 taken part has been largely increased, so that the testi- 
 mony of many of the hearers last Sunday was ' Our 
 minister preaches like a new man f then the renewed 
 life of the churches is already manifesting itself in the 
 desire to work either in Sunday schools or tract dis - 
 tricts; and besides this* the people outside are more 
 disposed to hear the gospel, many coming into our 
 
192 
 
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 cliurches last Sundajj and in more cases than one when 
 notice was given out after the service that inquirers 
 would be spoken to, numbers varying from twenty to 
 sixty j)assed into the vestry, and many rejoiced in a 
 new-found Saviour. In our own chapel we have had 
 services nightly, and such a gracious time we never 
 knew before, on each occasion the chapel being crowded, 
 and many coming after into the vestry, and going home 
 happy in Jesus. Our hearts are indeed full of praise; 
 should we be silent the stones might well cry out, ^ But 
 we will bless the Lord from this time forth, and forever- 
 more.' 
 
 The most marked results of the series of meetings 
 were the cordiality with which all denominations la- 
 bored together, the absence of all sectarianism 5 an un- 
 compromising testimony against a worldly Christianity, 
 and in favor of a thoroughly spiritual life 5 and the duty 
 of every one to work for Christ. This was the good 
 directly done the church, in addition to which, hun- 
 dreds of zealous Avorkers were added to it, from among 
 the converts. In every sense of the term, they were 
 grandly successful. 
 
 OHAPTEE IX. 
 
 LIVERPOOL. 
 
 The visit of the Evangelists to Liverpool was looked 
 to with continually increasing interest, by the Christian 
 people there. An immense hall was erected for their 
 special use, the building being 174 feet in length and 
 124 feet in width, with a gallery at the extreme end of 
 40 feet deep, and at the sides 26 feet deep. It was well 
 lighted by 80 windows, and ^sufficiently warmed and 
 ventilated. A room for inquirers was provided, 116 by 
 
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 193 
 
 34 feet. The buikling held from 10,000 to 11^,000 per- 
 sons, and was erected in 40 days, at a cost of 3,500 
 pounds, which was met by voluntary contribution. 
 
 The meetings were commenced in Liverpool on Sun- 
 day morning, February 7, the first meeting being held 
 at 8 o'clock A.M. This service was for Christian work- 
 ers, and was attended by about 5,000 persons, though 
 the morning was a cold and miserable one. Mr. Moody 
 addressed the congregation on some of the prominent 
 qualities which are necessary for successful wwk for 
 Christ. During the address, it was evident that the 
 hearts of many of those present were deeply stirred. 
 Many thought it a great folly to erect such a large 
 building for the meetings, to which Mr. Moody referred, 
 saying that many people thought the Victoria Hall was 
 a bad investment, but that, if souls were born there, 
 perhaps some of them Would like to take a little stock 
 in it. 
 
 An afternoon meeting was held, during which the Hall 
 was filled to its utmost capacity, and hundreds were 
 turned away for want of room. The evening meeting 
 was attended by an immense crowd of people ; and it 
 was evident that a large number of the non-church 
 going class was present. Many hundreds of these 
 could be observed sitting together in their working day 
 clothes, who listened with the most breathless attention 
 to the message from the preacher's lii3S. Much feeling 
 pervaded the audience, and it was evident that many 
 souls had been set to thinking in a way new to them. 
 
 The first noon-day prayer meeting was held on Mon- 
 day at 12 o'clock, when Mr. Moody gave a most char- 
 acteristic and stirring address, calling the attention of 
 Christians to their own personal responsibilities, and 
 to the possibilities of usefulness which lay before them. 
 The evening meeting was again crowded, at the conclu- 
 
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194 
 
 310 ODY AJXD SAKKET. 
 
 sion of which the first opportunity was given for anxious 
 inquii^ers to he spoken with. The services had been 
 most searching. Mr. Moody dehvered a ix)werftil 
 addi^ess. in which he had shown man's unntterably lost 
 condition vdthout Christ, and with all simplicity and 
 affectionate earnestness, he held np a crncitied Saviour 
 for the accex3tance of sinners. ]^»Ir. Sankey's singing 
 attracted close attention, and as he sang to them about 
 that Jesns of Xazareth who claimed their service, the 
 most profound feeling was excited. Hundreds rushed 
 to the inquiry room, where many striking instances of 
 conversion occurred. In one case a young man, a scoff- 
 ing infidel, met one of the ministers present, and 
 informed him that he came into the hall to scoff at all 
 he heard. Said he, I believed only in God and the 
 Devil^ the latter I served well, and as sitting laughing 
 at the fools (as I ihen thought) about me, that beauti- ^ 
 fill hymn. 'Safe in the arms of Jesus,' was sung. A 
 sudden thrill j^assed through my whole frame, and then 
 like a dart ran through my very heart. My feelings 
 were awful, but I listened to the next verse, and felt 
 there is a Saviour. ^Tho is E"e? Where is He? 
 Insta]itly I realized the truth. Jesus is the Saviour. I 
 threw myself into his loving arms, and here I am now, 
 rejoicing in Him." 
 
 ^'Blessed be God." said the minister, for such news. 
 Kow, brother, go home and tell your friends what great 
 things God hath done for your soul.*' 
 
 "Will you pray'" he said. 
 
 They went together to the throne, and then he said, 
 God bless you: I will now live and work for Jesus.'' 
 The first convert in the city was a young man won 
 through the singing, which evidently had the effect of 
 moving hundreds of persons to seek the Saviour. 
 Persons irom all classes of society were to be found in 
 
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 195 
 
 the inquiry rooms, broken clown and earnestly seeking 
 for light. 
 
 On Tuesday of this week the noon-day prayer meeting 
 was attended by an immense audience, w^hen there were 
 numerous special requests for prayer. The meetings 
 at night were the most encouraging yet held, the 
 attendance being very large, and the interest intense. 
 
 One of the most interesting cases in the inquiry room 
 was that of a young man who for a long time refused 
 to be comforted by reason of his having succeeded in 
 prejudicing the minds of so many of his companions 
 against Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey, and thus prevent- 
 ing their attending the meetings. Sup]30se," said he, 
 " they should die unsaved through meF Afterwards 
 he brought one of these persons into the inquiry room, 
 and induced the others to attend the meetings. 
 
 Another young man said, I am under a dreadful 
 temptation. I was given drink by a man x^rofessing to 
 be a Christian, and whom I have heard preaching the 
 truth to me and others, but who is opposed to Moody 
 and Sankey, and I was sent here by him to give annoy- 
 ance. Kow I am brought to Christ, in place of dishon- 
 oring Christ in this meeting, what am I to do to that 
 manf He was directed to pray for the man, and w^as 
 brought to a saving knowledge of the truth. 
 
 On Thursday a very interesting noon-day meeting 
 was held, where there were over seventy special requests 
 for prayer. The following interesting case of the con- 
 version of a seaman was narrated by one who had met 
 him in the inquiry room: 
 
 Can such a wretch as I be saved f was the ques- 
 tion asked me by a seaman whom I knew twelve years 
 since, the son of a humble but truly pious man. Oft 
 had he wept over his thoughtless son, but faith never 
 failed him. He still said James will be all right yet. 
 
196 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 What was my joy may be conceived, but cannot be 
 expressed, when the above question, ^ Can such a wretch 
 as 1 be saved?' was asked, and a strong seaman caught 
 my hand. 
 
 ' Yes, J ames, you can, and God is this night answer- 
 ing the prayers of your dear good father.' 
 ^ But, sir, I am such a sinner.' 
 ' ISio matter if every sin you have committed was 
 as aggravated as all the sins of your life combined, and 
 that you committed ten thousand sins for every one of 
 which you are guilty, the blood of Jesus Christ, God's 
 Son, can cleanse from all sin.' 
 
 " ' Oh, but I am so ashamed I cannot look up.' Such 
 was the feeling of the poor prodigal 5 but the loving 
 Father was not ashamed to take his sinful son to His 
 heart and home. 
 
 u c y^iii yoii g[YQ yourself to Christ?' 
 ' I will,' was his reply, ' and I go to sea to-morrow, 
 sailing for America as I never did before.' " 
 
 At 3 o'clock this day the afternoon Bible readings 
 were commenced in the College Hall, Shaw street, 
 which held about 2,500 persons. It was overcrowded 
 at this first meeting, and hundreds turned away. 
 
 The evening was wet and disagreeable, but the hall 
 was again crowded to excess nearly an hour before the 
 meetings commenced. The services were most impres- 
 sive throughout, and over 400 i)ersons, anxious about 
 their souls, remained behind in the hall and in the 
 inquiry rooms. Many touching cases of those who 
 sought the Saviour, were witnessed. One grandmother 
 had come bringing with her an orphan grand-child; a 
 father, who was anxious about his son, brought him to 
 the meeting, and both went home rejoicing; and in- 
 deed all conditions of people were present. The good 
 work in the hands of these two men seemed like the 
 
THE RETURN TO ENOLAND. 
 
 197 
 
 noble river pouring its waters down the mountain, 
 reaching the valley, deepening, widening, and expand- 
 ing itself by the numerous tributaries which joined it, 
 flowing on with irresistible majesty, bearing before it 
 every barrier of man, and yet not a ripple on its placid 
 surface. 
 
 Friday night the audience was as great and varied 
 as on previous evenings. After the hymn Jesus of 
 Nazareth passeth by," by Mr. Sankey, Mr. Moody 
 spoke on the subject of the ^^new birth.'' A large 
 number stayed behind to be conversed with, the in- 
 quiry rooms being full, besides numbers in the body of 
 the hall. The Eev. Mr. Matthias, of St. Matthew's 
 Church, mentioned a remarkable case he had dealt 
 with, that of an old lady just turned 100 years of age, 
 who had been brought to the meeting by her relatives, 
 and who that evening had found peace. A gentleman 
 mentioned that during the week seven in one family 
 had been won for the Saviour. Several cases of con- 
 version through the singing were related, one some- 
 what remarkable, through Mr. Sankey singing '^Noth- 
 ing but leaves" at the Bible reading in the afternoon. 
 
 On Sunday the 14th the meetings were wonderfully 
 interesting. At eleven o'clock, a meeting for those who 
 attended no place of worship, gathered fully 6,000 per- 
 sons, chiefly young men. The services were direct, 
 searching, and effective, reaching the hearts of the 
 people in a remarkable manner. At the close of the 
 address, upon the relation of an anecdote regarding a 
 dying ^'prodigal son," every head was bowed, and the 
 audience moved to tears. Upon the conclusion of the 
 meeting, 243 persons immediately went into the in- 
 quiry room. Nearly every one in the after meeting 
 professed to find peace. One poor working man gave 
 one of the ministers a sovereign, his entire savings, as a 
 thank offering to the Lord for salvation found. 
 
198 
 
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 At three o'clock a meeting for females was held in 
 the hall, which Avas crowded to excess. At its close^ 
 iu response to an invitation, over 500 females, young 
 and old, rose to their feet, thereby expressing their 
 anxiety to be saved. 
 
 At night, upwards of 11,000 persons crowded into 
 the hall, while thousands remained outside, unable to 
 gain admission. It was a scene of great power, and 
 produced marked effect, over 500 men remaining be- 
 hind, anxious for salvation. 
 
 The passing of the days but increased the interest in 
 the work. The whole city seemed to be given up to 
 the work of the Lord, and business men, who had 
 never before been diverted from their business b^^ any 
 cause, were constant in their attendance upon religious 
 worship. The meetings were the subject of conversa- 
 tion everywhere. 
 
 A stationer said he sold very few valentines, but 
 that he had sold about forty pounds' worth of Sankey's 
 hymn books. He was not sure that the smallness of 
 the number of valentines sold was a result of Moody 
 and Sankey's visit, but he was quite clear that the 
 selling of so large a number of hymn books vras a con- 
 sequence of ^^the wondrous gatherings day by day.'' 
 All classes were reached. A daily paper speaking of 
 the meetings said: ^'Handsome private carriages 
 drove up and set down fashionably-dressed ladies, and 
 it could be seen at a glance that a considerable number 
 of the throng belonged to the middle class. Merchants 
 might be seen dropjjing in casually to have a look at 
 the Evangelists, and other business men whose avoca- 
 tions did not press so heavily upon them stayed out 
 the service, ensconced in one of the distant aisles from 
 which they had a bird's-eye view of the new Evangelist 
 and his musical colleague. Curiosity drew to the place 
 
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 several county magistrates^ and amongst the body of 
 the audience we noticed many prominent public men, 
 and for the first time groups of country cousins who 
 were drawn thither by the fame of Messrs. Moody and 
 Sankey." 
 
 Besides these^ the humbler classes were reached, so 
 that the Gospel was literally "preached to all men'^ in 
 that city. 
 
 On Sunday, the 28th, the attendance at all the 
 meetings was immense. 'Sot only was the hall crowd- 
 ed at 8 A. M,, but the circus also was filled, and many 
 hundreds were crowded out. The same was true of 
 the afternoon and evening services. On the latter 
 occasion it was estimated that no less tban 20,000 per- 
 sons sought admission to the hall, which was x)acked 
 with 11,000 men. The inquiry room was literally 
 crammed with men after the services, none but anxious 
 inquirers being admitted. 
 
 An all-day convention was held in March, one of the 
 most interesting during the whole of the meetings. 
 Dublin and Belfast, Manchester and Birmingham, 
 Edinburgh and Glasgow, were represented in it, not 
 only to give thanks for the great work done in their 
 places, but to testify that the work had stootl. The 
 testimony regarding the blessing on the singing of Mr. 
 Sankey's hymns came from every corner of the land ; 
 it had accompanied all the preaching of the Word in 
 special services. To the ends of the world the nations 
 are receiving the Gospel through this medium. It was 
 a meeting long to be remembered, and left behind it 
 great good. 
 
 In the afternoon of Tuesday, March 2d, Mr. Moody 
 delivered an address, in connection with a special ap- 
 peal wliich was being made for funds, on behalf of the 
 new building being erected for the Young Men's Chris- 
 
200 
 
 MOODY AND SAA^KEY. 
 
 tian Association. The Times of Blessing said of it : 
 Among all the great gatherings that have been 
 addressed by Mr. Moody since his visit to Liverpool, 
 perhaps none was so remarkable as the one held yes- 
 terday afternoon. Long before the hour of meeting 
 the doors were besieged with an eager crowd, anxious 
 to obtain admission. When the hall was filled, the 
 sight which presented itself was one probably never 
 before witnessed at a religious gathering in Liverpool, 
 and will be long remembered by those who were pres- 
 ent. Every inch of sj^ace in the vast building was 
 occupied ; and had the hall been three times as large, 
 those who wished to be present could not have been 
 accommodated, so great was the demand for admis- 
 sion. The audience was one not to be seen out of 
 Liverpool. There were men of very different beliefs 
 and nationalities present — High Churchmen, Broad 
 Churchmen, Low Churchmen, Orangemen, Wesleyans, 
 Unitarians, Baptists, Presbyterians, Eoman Catholics, 
 Jews, Greeks, Spiritualists, and others. All the differ- 
 ent phases of our commercial life, too, were represent- 
 ed — from the merchant cotton prince down to the 
 marine-store dealer, who deals in ^ damaged.' There 
 were present town councillors. Liberal and Tory ; 
 leading members of the Dock Board and the select 
 vestry 5 millionaire ship owners, whose vessels are to 
 be found on every sea; and merchants and dealers in. 
 every kind of produce — timber merchants, sugar mer- 
 chants, tea merchants, corn merchants, provision mer- 
 chants, and brokers who buy and sell every conceivable 
 article traded in on the Liverpool Exchange. The 
 shopkeeping class also was well represented, and there 
 were many ladies i^resent. Throughout, the great 
 assembly was most attentive and devout.'' 
 Mr. Moody delivered a characteristic address, full of 
 
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 sound sense, and it had the added virtue of opening 
 the hearts and purses of the people. In concluding 
 his remarks he made use of the following language : 
 
 I am not (said Mr. Moody) a man of wealth, but I 
 will consider it a privilege to be allowed to have an 
 interest in this new building for the Young Men^s 
 Christian Association of Liverpool. I hope the busi- 
 ness men will send a cheque in ; let every one present 
 send it right in now; let them send it in to-night be- 
 fore dinner. If they do, their dinner will taste all the 
 better. I have been asked to lay the foundation stone 
 of the new building, and I must go. I hope you were 
 all invited, and that you will go also." After a pause, 
 Mr. Moody said : Some one has sent in a cheque for 
 £50; I wish it were £1,000. But don't let that dis- 
 courage any one from giving £1,000." 
 
 The new building was located in Mount Pleasant, to 
 be erected at a cost of about £16,000. The quarters 
 of the Association on Eenshaw street had become too 
 small, and hence a removal was necessary. Mr. Moody 
 was requested to lay the memorial stone, which he did 
 in the following order : Mr. Alexander Balfour, Presi- 
 dent of the Association, said : 
 
 ^'Mr. Moody, and ladies and gentlemen, I am 
 requested by the members of the Liverpool Young 
 Men's Christian Association to present to Mr. Moody 
 this trowel, with which to lay the memorial stone of 
 the Young Men's Christian Association; and it is 
 with the greatest possible pleasure that I have now 
 to discharge that duty^ and to hand to him the trowel 
 with which he is asked to lay this memorial stone." 
 
 Mr. Moody, having received the trowel, carefully 
 
 spread the mortar with it, and, the stone having been 
 
 lowered into its place, said: '^I declare this stone to 
 
 be well and truly laid." The stone bore the inscrip- 
 
 9# 
 
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 tion, This memorial stoue was laid by B. L. Moody, 
 of Chicago, 2d March, 1875;' 
 
 The farewell services were held on Sunday, March 7. 
 The audiences were large and intensely wrapped up 
 in the concluding services, which were much of the 
 same character as those previously held. 
 
 The extent of the work done in this city will never 
 be fully known. Thousands of persons were converted, 
 and a greater interest excited in all religious exer- 
 cises. Hundreds of young men were converted, and 
 became the most efficient workers in the place, and all 
 classes of the people were more largely interested in 
 working for the success of the cause of Christ. 
 
 CHAPTEK X. ^ 
 
 LONDON. 
 
 The contemplated visit of Messrs. Moody and Sankey 
 to London, was the occasion of a wonderful interest in 
 that metropolis. People everywhere began to talk 
 about their coming, and speculate as to what sort of 
 persons they were, and whether they could create as 
 much excitement in the great city as they had done in 
 other* places. They were preceded by notices of their 
 visit, which, led many to inquire about them in such a 
 manner as to show that the usual quiet was disturbed. 
 The Daily Telegraph had an editorial on them, in whicli 
 they were introduced and commended to the people of 
 the city in the following language: 
 
 " It seems to us that when Moody and Sankey come 
 to London, the dignitaries and ministers of all the 
 churches would do well to go and see what amazing 
 things real genius and unselfish ardor can accomplish, 
 even in the i)resent age. They will hear, peo|)le say, 
 
THIU RETURN TO ENaLAND. 
 
 203 
 
 some 'pieces' spoken about this life and the next, 
 whichj delivered with a nasal twang or not, go to the 
 souls of people straighter than any sermon bought in 
 Paternoster Eow. They will see — if London reproduces 
 what Dublin and Liverpool have witnessed — congrega- 
 tions stirred with the 'old story' told newly, as the 
 seas are raised by storm winds. And notwithstanding 
 all the easy talk about hysteria, epidemics, magnetism, 
 nervous systems, and the like, the philosophers and 
 divines have yet to exi)lain to us why it is a bad thing 
 for these Yankee itinerants to turn people by the thou- 
 sand to right and virtuous lives, imd Cb good thing when 
 a bishop or a cardinal manages to convert half a dozen.'' 
 
 It was proposed to hold a series of meetings at four 
 different places in the city, the first to be held in I^^"orth 
 London. For this purpose Agricultural Hall was 
 secured, and when i)roperly fitted up was capable of 
 seating about 15,000 persons, though the entire hall 
 would hold over 20,000. 
 
 The first services were held on Tuesday, March 9. 
 A noon-day prayer meeting was conducted by Lord 
 Eadstock in Exeter Hall. The meeting was well 
 attended, and the requests for prayer quite numerous. 
 
 In the evening Agricultural Hall was thrown open, 
 and the Evangelists made their first appearance before 
 a London audience. Long before the time for com- 
 mencing services, scarcely an inch of standing ground 
 was left unoccupied, and the doors had to be closed in 
 the faces of many thousands, the number being esti- 
 mated at 10,000. 
 
 The arrangements for the meeting were almost per- 
 fect, and the silent seating of such a vast crowd, was 
 declared to be '' a masterpiece of administrative care 
 and skill." The sight in the hall was a grand one 5 on 
 and around the i^latform were hundreds of ministers 
 
204 
 
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 and laymen; the Earl of Cavan and Lord Radstock 
 occuijying seats on the platform. 
 
 The first words nttered by Mr. Moody, that the audi- 
 ence should rise and sing to the praise of God — let us 
 praise Him for what lie is going to do in London/^ 
 struck the key note, and reached the ear of the people 
 at once. The services were of the usual order and 
 most impressive. Some little interruption was expe- 
 rienced at first, but it was overcome and the meetings 
 proceeded pleasantly and with great profit. 
 
 The noon x)rayer meeting on Wednesday was the first 
 attended by Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey, and the hall 
 was crowded full to enjoy their services. The attend- 
 ance of ministers w^as very large, and the ^neeting 
 throughout was characterized by intense interest and 
 closest attention. A good impression was evidently 
 left. Mr. Sankey's singing was highly appreciated, 
 and had the same effect as in other places. Mr. Moody 
 delivered a short address, at the close of which he read 
 extracts from a letter, the first he had received in Lon- 
 don, which iiroduced considerable emotion. It was 
 written by a parent who had three children die in ten 
 days. The last surviving child of the three, a little 
 girl ten years old, asked her mamma to take her on her 
 lap, for she felt tired and wanted to sleep. While 
 there she said she had been longing for Mr. Moody and 
 Mr. Sankey to come to London, to be a Christian. She 
 could not wait any longer, for Jesus died for her, and 
 she was happy. Pray for me, mamma,'' she said, and 
 make me happy; and I want to make Mary (the ser- 
 vant) and little brother Charley, Christians." She then 
 repeated the verse, 
 
 " He has called for many a loved one, 
 "We have seen them leave our side ; 
 With our Saviour we shall meet them 
 When we, too, have crossed the tide." 
 
 Two days afterward the little girl was dead. 
 
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 From this time to the close of the meetings at Isling- 
 ton, these prayer meetings were of the most absorbing 
 interest. Vast crowds were in attendance, and the re- 
 quests for prayer were numerous and varied, and were 
 classified into groups ; and put into the briefest pos- 
 sible form. Some of the incidents related at these 
 meetings were of the most affecting character. A 
 young man went to the hall with one of his companions, 
 intending to write the most bitter and cruel articles 
 against Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey. In a short time 
 Mr. Sankey's song touched his heart, and the preaching 
 moved him still further, so that when going out he 
 said, ^' Do you think this right hand dare write any- 
 thing against these two holy men ISTo ! If it writes 
 anything it will be to bless them and their work.'' 
 
 One speaker recited quite a string of cases of con- 
 version, many of them resulting through Mr. Sankey's 
 songs. Another speaker in the hall, told how some of 
 his friends, when standing outside waiting for admis- 
 sion, conversed with an old gentleman who said, I am 
 going inside, but I do not believe in any God, or devil, 
 in heaven or hell, or the soul. How old do you think 
 I am?'' They thought he might be 70. ^'1 am 81." 
 He had not been long listening to the Gospel before he 
 began to weep like a child. He said to these friends 
 at the close, Are you going home f Yes, we must 
 go, as we live at Kingston." He said, I am not: 
 I never heard anything like this, or felt like this. I 
 must go into the inquiry room." Further than that, 
 added the speaker, I know not, but surely that was a 
 great thing to praise God for. 
 
 The requests for prayer reached almost all cases that 
 could be thought of— mothers for daughters, sisters 
 for their brothers, and fathers for sons. Mr. Moody 
 I)ut the requests in such a way as to make them start- 
 
206 
 
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 ing points for general petition, rather than the subjects 
 of exclusive and special pra^^er. For instance, a re- 
 quest was made for three drunkards. '-^ Let us," said 
 he with much emotion, pray not only for these three, 
 Lut for all drunkards throughout the world." 
 
 A little child, seven years old, sent word to pray for 
 her mamma, who was ill in London jshe had no papa 5 
 he died when she was born \ and she hoped the meet 
 ing would pray for her mamma, and God would make 
 her well. The whole meeting joined in earnest prayer 
 over this case, amid the greatest feeling. 
 
 The amount of good resulting from these noon meet- 
 ings cannot be computed, but the influence was gracious, 
 and was the means of leading hundreds to a personal 
 interest in their Saviour. 
 
 A system of house-to-house visitation was estab- 
 lished, with which a vast amount of good was done, 
 many persons beiug led by them to attend the meetings. 
 The plan was to visit each house, the city being divided 
 into districts, and then, either personally address the 
 inmates, or leav^e a tract or one of Mr. Moody's leaflets 
 or cards, which have been described in a previous i)art 
 of this work. 
 
 In order to do this work properly, it required about 
 800 superintendents, assisted by about 16,000 visitors. 
 Blessed results followed the labors of those who took 
 part in this work. One lady who was very timid, re- 
 fused at first to take any part in the work, but, being 
 urged, she undertook it, aud returned from it all radiant 
 with joy, exclaiming, '-^ I have spent the hax)piest day 
 I ever spent in my life." She had been the means of 
 leading many persons to the Saviour. By means of 
 this visitation, Unitarians, opposers of religion, and 
 infidels, were induced to attend the meetings in pro- 
 gress. In higher class houses, not in sympathy with 
 
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 207 
 
 the work, some entered into spiritual conversation and 
 requested a second visit. 
 
 A great many anxious souls stated that for months 
 they had been longing for some one with whom they 
 might speak about their souls^ interests. It was a joy- 
 ous work, and effective as well^ though never carried 
 out to the extent first intended. 
 
 The afternoon Bible readings were carried on during 
 the meetings, and Avere very interesting, and attended, 
 by large audiences. The general interest in them 
 seemed to be as great as at any other i^lace where 
 they had been used. The practical character of the 
 readings, and the searching remarks on the subject 
 under discussion, had a wonderful effect on many per- 
 sons. The attendance, out of mere curiosity, soon 
 changed to a deep interest, and the effect was a marked 
 one on the other exercises. 
 
 The great meetings, however, were in Agricultural 
 Hall during the evenings and on Sundays. Meetings 
 for workers on Sunday mornings were a novel feature 
 to the people. The first -was held on March 14, when 
 the people were astir and wending their way to the 
 hall as early as half x^ast six in the morning, and by 
 the time for service it was crowded full with an audi- 
 ence of professing Christians. It was a good begin- 
 ning for the great meetings that came after it during 
 the day, when thousands upon thousands crowded the 
 streets and vainly tried to get into the hall. 
 
 But the great meetings were those held every night, 
 except Saturday. They continued to attract audiences 
 averaging fully 15,000 each, from all classes of people. 
 Royalty itself, in the person of the Duchess of Teck, 
 was represented ; and one evening there were some 
 sixty clergymen of the established church present, with 
 Dean Stanley occupying a conspicuous seat on the 
 
208 
 
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 platform. But the common people formed a large 
 part of the audiences, and were highly blessed. It is 
 estimated that about 250j000,different persons attended 
 the services at Agricultural Hall in the five weeks 
 there. This was supplying the Gospel to the people 
 most certainly. The preaching of Mr. Moody was new 
 to the people, and exceedingly attractive to those in 
 the common walks of life. Both he and Mr. Sankey 
 showed to this class that they were their friends, and 
 that the Gospel they offered them was the same that 
 Jesus of ]!*^"azareth offered centuries before. Believing 
 this, the multitudes thronged to hear the " glad tid- 
 ings," and thousands accepted. 
 
 The after or inquiry meetings were crowded nightly 
 by hundreds of anxious inquirers, from among whom 
 were gathered some of the most faithful Christian 
 laborers of the city. Incidents of awakening and 
 conversion were frequent. 
 
 One interesting case at the Agricultural Hall was 
 that of a sailor, age about eighteen ; had run away 
 from homCj knew not if his x>arents were dead or liv- 
 ing, thought himself too great a sinner to expect for- 
 giveness, but 1 Tim. i. 13 — 16, applied by the Spirit, 
 set him at liberty. This took place in the hall after 
 the inquirers had adjourned. He was to sail for Bris- 
 bane three days after. Another case was that of an 
 elderly woman of the " hoping sort." Putting the 
 Gospel before her as a gift to be definitely accepted 
 or rejected, possessed or not possessed, she was led 
 to accept itj and found rest after forty years' vain 
 endeavor. 
 
 Another case was that of a sailor, age about twen- 
 ty-two, brought to the hall by his mother. He had 
 intended spending that evening at a public house in 
 Ratcliff Highway, and from thence to a dance. Im- 
 
THE RETURN TO ENGLAND. 
 
 209 
 
 pressed witli the address, he was taken to the inquiry 
 room by his mother, fully prepared to receive the 
 truth, which he accepted. Upon leaving the meeting 
 he said, to use his own words, I feel as though I had 
 had on a heavy suit of clothes and heavy boots, but 
 have took them all off and put on light ones.'' 
 
 At one of the meetings, an old man in the body of 
 the hall said he had been in London fifty years, and 
 had seen all kinds of crowds, but none so patient and 
 orderly as those that nightly attended the Agricultu- 
 ral Hall. The universal testimony was, by all who 
 expressed themselves about the meetings, that they 
 were not only orderly and properly conducted, but at- 
 tended with most remarkable results. Some journals 
 went so far as to place the evangelists at the head of 
 their class, and the results of their work ahead of that 
 of Wesley and Whitefield. The Christian World j com- 
 menting on this said: Yet, without going the length 
 of our too exuberant friends, we can testify that the 
 success of the gatherings over which Mr. Moody pre- 
 sides has been simply marvellous, and in its way quite 
 unexampled, either within the memory of living men, 
 or in all that has been recorded by the pen of the Eng- 
 lish historian of the Christian Church. Whatever 
 may be the view he takes of the work, as to its true 
 spiritual significance and value, every candid on- 
 looker must acknowledge that the present is a phe- 
 nomenon which cannot be too carefully scanned, or 
 too fully described by the contemporary journalist. 
 It will unquestionably claim for itself a chapter of no 
 inconsiderable magnitude in the book that deals with 
 the religious history of England in the last quarter of 
 the nineteenth century.'' 
 
 Other testimony equally as valuable as this, was 
 given to the remarkable work which had as yet only 
 
210 
 
 310 ODY AXD SAXECEY. 
 
 been commenced in London. All agreed that the 
 TTork Tvas wonderful, though many hesitated to ap- 
 prove it in all its results and the manner of conduct- 
 ing it. Among the latter was the Times j which, 
 though not hostile to the meetings by any means, was 
 conservative and cautious in its comments regarding 
 them. At the end of the first month, it had the fol- 
 lowing to say : 
 
 Eevivals are not a novelty, and have not always 
 proved in the end satisfactory, and a great part of the 
 pubhc are not a little anxious to know what is the kind 
 of influence which has been collecting congregations of 
 many thousands, and. as is said, influencing for good 
 a great i^roporrion of them, in the northern towns. On 
 the latter point, indeed, the bahmce of favorable testi- 
 mony is very considerable : and if only it be true that 
 Z^Iessrs. bloody and Sankey have roused numbers of 
 people to a more moral and more elevated life, mere 
 criticism of their methods is somewhat ungenerous 
 and out of place. But the world is suspicious of reli- 
 gious enthusiasm, reasonably, perhaps, with respect to 
 some modern instances of it, but certainly unreason- 
 ably on the whole. It is m?anly by great fermentations 
 of faith and zeal that the world itself has been lifted to 
 its present level — a level, low as it may be, far higher 
 than that of the past. Still, there are such things as 
 spurious kinds of excitement, and when the London 
 clergy were inviied a little time ago to meet Zvlr. 3Ioody 
 in a conference, they were, not unnaturally, rather 
 irresponsive. Mr. 3Ioody surprised them on that occa- 
 sion by taking for granted their sympathy with the 
 purpose of his mission, and discussing his plan of 
 operations. He is, at all events, a man who takes his 
 own line, and leaves you to follow or not, just as you 
 please. 
 
THE EETUEN TO E^'aLA]^^D. 
 
 211 
 
 "If there are those ^ho are rather inclined, to exhort 
 Mr. Moody's hearers to caution than to give him en- 
 couragement, let them ask themselves one or two broad 
 and simj)le questions. By all means let them be cau- 
 tious iu controlling and directing the results of such a 
 movement, and do their utmost to obviate that worst 
 of illusions that all the work of a new life is done 
 when a man is ' converted.- But, in the first place, is 
 any Christian Church in this metropolis in a position 
 to say that it can afford to dispense with any vigorous 
 effort to rouse the mass of our people to a more Chris- 
 tian life'? The congregations who are to be seen in our 
 churches and chapels are but a fraction of the hun- 
 dreds of thousands around them, of whom multitudes 
 are living a little better than mere animal existence. 
 K any considerable prox)ortiou of them can be roused 
 to the mere desire of something higher, an immense 
 step is gained ; and if the churches are really a higher 
 influence still, Mr. Moody will at least have prei3ared 
 them a better material to work upon.'' 
 
 THE EAST EXD. 
 
 On Thursday the 8th of Ai3ril, meetings were com- 
 menced at " Bow Eoad Hall,'' in the East End of Lon- 
 don. The meetings at Agricultural Hall were also 
 kept up for some weeks, the Evangelists attending the 
 services there one or two evenings a week. The large 
 building used in the East End was erected for the pur- 
 pose at a cost of about 8-0,000, and was capable of 
 seating over 10,000 persons. The first meeting held 
 was for Christian workers, at 3 o'clock in the after- 
 noon, and though insufficient notice had been given, 
 there were about 6,000 present. Mr. Moody had an- 
 nounced the Christian workers would be first ad- 
 dressed here, and thus at once obtain their coopera- 
 
212 
 
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 tion and sympatliy. The remainder of the week was 
 devoted to this special work, and some very precious 
 seasons were enjoyed. 
 
 The first of the Sunday services were well attended, 
 and of much interest. In the afternoon a meeting for 
 women was held, which was well attended, and a good 
 impression made. Several of them i^rofessed to have 
 found the Saviour. In the evening of the same day 
 the service was for men alone and the Hall was crowd- 
 ed full. The preaching was direct and forcible, and 
 was made quite effective by the peculiar manner 
 of Mr. Moody^s bringing the audience to ^' close 
 quarters.'' 
 
 Eev. J. Stockwell Watts had the following to say of 
 the interest taken, after about two weeks had passed, 
 at the East End : 
 
 Thank God, there is a manifest spirit of hearing 
 poured out upon the people. Certainly the vast ma- 
 jority of those who attend these special services are 
 persons accustomed more or less to attend a place of 
 worship ; but we have seen many present* who never 
 cross the threshold of church or chapel, and some who 
 have been avowedly hostile to religion. Besides this, 
 we find that the spirit of hearing is not confined to the 
 Bow Eoad Hall. I had some business with a trades- 
 man in the neighbourhood. He had been to hear 
 Moody and Sankey once, and meant to go again. He 
 was evidently eager to hear all I had to say on the 
 great object of their mission, urging the people to ac- 
 cept God's unspeakable gift, even though there were 
 several customers waiting for his attention. I could 
 tell of others who, although they say they have often 
 heard better sermons than Mr. Moody preaches, are 
 now earnestly seeking the truth. The only way, I be- 
 lieve, of accounting for this great movement is, that 
 
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 213 
 
 God is pouring out His Spirit on tliis great city in 
 showers of blessing." 
 
 Sunday J April 18th , was regarded as the most suc- 
 cessful day in East London. About 9,000 Christian 
 workers were i)resent in the morning. Said a Sunday 
 school teacher to a friend, I have often been discour- 
 aged by seeming to be alone in my work, but after 
 meeting so many thousands who are toiling for the 
 same blessed Master, I feel that I can go forth with 
 renewed energy." 
 
 In the afternoon the large hall was overcrowded and 
 hundreds were turned away. In the evening the hall 
 was filled an hour and a half before services com- 
 menced, and thousands were turned away, who could 
 neither find room in the hall nor in the adjacent 
 churches, such was the great interest manifested. 
 
 With all the accommodation afforded, and an ex- 
 penditure of nearly $100,000 for buildings and other 
 outfits, it was impossible to give room to the thou- 
 sands who pressed to hear the Evaojgelists. Every 
 means possible was employed to give room for the 
 people, and it is interesting to record the account of a 
 
 free tea" meeting at the East End. We take from 
 the Times of Blessing" the following regarding it : 
 
 ^' Following the example of our brethren in Scot- 
 land, we are making an effort to reach the poorest 
 people in the East End of London, so that they, too, 
 may hear the Gospel preached. During the past week 
 a large tent has been erected close to the IsTew Hall at 
 Bow, where Messrs. Moody and Sankey are holding 
 their meetings. The tent is capable of seating about 
 a thousand persons, and it was opened on Sunday after- 
 noon, when about five hundred poor people sat down 
 to tea. The meeting was a somewhat mixed one. 
 Poor men and women, ragged children, men whose 
 
214 
 
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 short hair showed they had just come out of prison, 
 and here and there some more respectably dressed. 
 
 Tea was served at half-past five. The choir from 
 the 'New Hall came over and sang hymns while it was 
 being served^ they had, however, to leave before the 
 meeting commenced. After tea Mr. Paton, lionorary 
 secretary of the Central Koon-day Prayer Meeting 
 Committee, took the chair, and the hymn, 
 
 ' I heard the voice of Jesus say, 
 Come unto Me and rest,' 
 
 was sung. After prayer, Mr. Paton gave a short ad- 
 dress. There were, he said, in every meeting two 
 classes of i)eople — those who loved God, and tliose w^ho 
 did not 5 and then he urged those who did not, to come 
 to Jesus, who was ever ready to receive them. After 
 another hymn we had an address by a lady, Mrs. 
 Fookes, and then other two gentlemen spoke for a few 
 minutes each. 
 
 " In the evening, at 8 o'clock, a second meeting was 
 held 5 many came vrho had been unable to get admis- 
 sion to Mr. Moody's meeting. The people were very 
 attentive; but there was this dilierence, that while 
 those at the tea were not familiar with the hymns, 
 those at the second meeting knew them, and sang 
 them heartily." 
 
 The noon-day prayer meetings were as interesting 
 here as at any other places held. The following ac- 
 count, in one of the papers, of a dog-fighter's conver- 
 sion, illustrates the i)ower that moved the people : 
 
 A well dressed man in the prime of life was then 
 asked by Mr. Paton to step forward and relate his 
 conversion. He said he had been a desperate charac- 
 ter, not only a dog-fighter, but a cock-fighter. But 
 he thanked God that his heart was now changed. He 
 had been a very determined man, and though he had 
 
THE EE TURN TO ENGL AND. 
 
 215 
 
 never ^ taken money out of any one's pocket, he had 
 laid traps that made them take it out.' It was the 
 death of his child, in March, that led him to think 
 seriously, and some one having mentioned Moody and 
 Sankey to him, he replied that they might be very 
 good men, but he did not think they could make an 
 impression on him. He, however, went to the Bow 
 # Eoad Hall. He went home, and said to his wife, ' I 
 think I shall give my heart to God — I shall lead a 
 fresh life.' His wife could not understand him at all. 
 He continued, ^ I said, if I give my heart to God, 
 what shall I do with the dogs!' and she said, ^ We 
 will sell them.' I thought I ought to begin to pray, 
 but I was ashamed to get on my knees at the bedside. 
 Then I said, ^ If I am going straight I must start proper 
 — I must go in for it or none.' As we were going to 
 bed I got on my knees, but my wife jumped into bed. 
 I was determined to carry it out, and was on my knees 
 in the morning, and she looked out of bed at me. I 
 am sorry she has not got a change of heart, but she is 
 creeping that way. I drowned my dogs, and the men 
 said they thought I was going cranky, but every time 
 I looked at the dogs it put me in mind of my old sport. 
 This is a great anniversary of dog-fighters, and a dog I 
 matched fights to-day for £10. May the Lord change 
 the hearts of those men. I hope I shall never see any- 
 thing more of the sort. May the Lord keep me ; I 
 want all your prayers.' " 
 
 A letter was read at the same meeting relating the 
 conversion of a lady through a servant girl eighteen 
 years old. Eev. Dr. Wallace, of Glasgow, spoke next 
 of a '^lassie," who with great perseverance had worked 
 her way into the meetings, and was converted. 
 
 At one of the inquiry meetings, the Eev. Mr. Watts 
 writes he saw an intelligent looking man, whom he 
 
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 took to be a Christian worker, and addressed him as 
 such. He replied, ''Vm sorry to say I'm not a Chris- 
 tian. I have just buried my wife, whom I married un- 
 der the pretence of being a Christian, and it was her 
 great grief all through to find that I was not. When 
 she came to die, she said : ' Vm dying, and the object 
 of my living is not accomplished.' I knew what she 
 meant, you know. ' Wife,' I said, taking her hand in 
 mine, will meet you in heaven.' Then she said, 
 ' 'Now I can die happy, my work is done.' These 
 wwds have been sounding in my ears ever since, and 
 I'm most miserable. Tell me how to be a Christian." 
 
 The following article, from the Daily Review ^ gives 
 an excellent account of the condition of the work after 
 about four weeks of the meetings at the East End had 
 passed : 
 
 All who witness the meetings acknowledge that it 
 is a marvellous sight to see so many thousands of per- 
 sons gathered together day after day, from noon till 
 nearly midnight, for religious instruction, prayer, and 
 13raise. There is, however, still something more won- 
 drous than the numbers and the devotion of the great 
 congregations, and that is the effect produced in the 
 human heart. Ministers and others are oftentimes 
 heard discussing for the purpose of endeavoring to as- 
 certain by what power the results are produced. 
 Some of the scenes daily witnessed are extremely af- 
 fecting. When, at the end of his sermon, Mr. Moody in- 
 vites all those whose hearts have been touched to draw 
 for a few moments nearer to the throne of grace, every 
 group that accepts the invitation to special prayer has 
 its own family history, and it is not difficult for even a 
 casual observer to read its story. Who is there that 
 could not divine the history of the following group ? 
 Mr. Moody had been i)reaching on heaven, and the 
 
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 bliss of friends being again with those that had gone 
 before. The congregation then sang, Shall we gather 
 by the river where bright angel feet have trodf And 
 then, whilst they sang another hymn, ^ We speak of 
 the realms of the blest/ Mr. Moody invited all who 
 wished to pray to go there to come np to the front. 
 Among the large nnmbers in the crowd pressing for- 
 ward were two stalwart men in the prime of life, car- 
 rying one who was too feeble to stand, and whose hair 
 was bleached with years. As they bore him on their 
 arms, the tears trickled fast down the old man's face, 
 and the strong men's too. An artist might have made 
 a picture of the scene. It would have required no 
 written exx)lanation. It told of an aged mother gone 
 before, of an a^'ed father soon to follow, and the hope 
 among them that, after passing through the valley of 
 the shadow of death, they would all awake to meet in 
 a joyful resurrection. Similar scenes could be easily 
 multiplied, each telling its own tale and its own reli- 
 gious awakening, the result of this revival work. But 
 there are other features of the movement, and perhaps 
 not the least remarkable is the manner in which many 
 of the ministers of various denominations are coming 
 round as helpers. Some at first stood aloof, watching 
 it with jealousy. They seemed to fear lest the revival- 
 ists should withdraw the members from their own con- 
 gregations, but the I)roceedings in the revival rooms 
 have dispelled their fears ; and the general testimony 
 of those ministers who have been taking part in the 
 labor of the revivalists, and who reside in the localities 
 that have been under their influence, is, that their 
 congregations have been greatly increased." 
 
 The London Times had occasion during the early 
 progress of the meetiDgs at Bow Eoad Hall," to 
 speak in a very slighting way of the real good being 
 
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 done; but on May 10th, it bore testimony to the efforts 
 of the Evangelists as follows : 
 
 " No one who has witnessed these services can 
 doubt their powerful agency for good, not only ujdou 
 the ruder masses of society, but upon many also who 
 have been accustomed to associate the idea of ^ revi- 
 valism ^ with mere fanaticism and excitement. There 
 was certainly nothing of this kind in yesterday's ser- 
 vice. The devotional part of the service was as calm 
 and unexciting as in the soberest parish church, while 
 the sermon was not less calculated to benefit the most 
 steady going Churchman than to arouse the attention 
 of those who had hitherto thought little about religion. 
 We have no doubt that the West End of London, to 
 which Mr. Moody is now devoting his attention, will 
 gain quite as much from his preaching as the Korth.'^ 
 
 The singing of Mr. Sankey in the East End seemed 
 to have a most wonderful effect. Many of the people 
 were determined that they would not accept the offers 
 of salvation from these men ; and yet some of them 
 were melted under the singing of Mr. Sankey, and 
 thus led to the Saviour. It is questionable whether 
 the Evangelists had entered upon a more difficult work 
 than that at this place ; but they went away from it 
 beloved and respected by hundreds of converts. 
 
 OHAPTEE XI. 
 
 THE WEST END. 
 
 The meetings in the West End, held in the Eoyal 
 Opera House in the Haymarket, were much more suc- 
 cessful than some of the friends of the Evangelists had 
 anticipated. In the East End they had labored mainly 
 
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 with a class of persons found among those in humble 
 and low life ; but in the West End they had to labor 
 among those who were of the higher circles of life — the 
 wealthy, nobility and other j)ersons of rank. 
 
 There was no apparent difference in their efforts to 
 convert the people. Meetings were commenced in the 
 Opera House in the early part of April, while yet 
 those in the East End were in progress ; and for some 
 time they divided their attention between the two 
 places, thus having a personal supervision over the 
 work in both places. From three to four meetings 
 were held each day, much the same as at other places. 
 The noon-day prayer meeting was a prominent feature 
 of the services, and was often the scene of the most 
 wonderful displays of the power of God. The Bible 
 reading in the afternoon was kept up, and two meet- 
 ings at night — one at half-past seven, and another at 
 nine o'clock for men only. 
 
 On Monday the 12th of April the first noon-day 
 meeting was held. A great many interesting inci- 
 dents were given of the progress of the work at dif- 
 ferent places, and of its stability, showing that the 
 work was of a permanent character. The address of 
 Mr. Moody was on " Praise," which was listened to 
 with marked j)leasure by the audience. Mr. Sankey's 
 singing took hold of the affections of the people here, 
 just as readily as it had done at other places^ and pro- 
 duced an excellent impression. 
 
 The Evangelists had determined to do an effective 
 work in this part of .London, and they laid consider- 
 able stress on the noon meetings for the accomplish- 
 ment of their purpose. On Monday the 19th, a large 
 noon service was held, one of the most effective, per- 
 haps, of all the series up to that time. The attendance 
 was large and the stage filled with ministers. The 
 
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 testimony given as to tlie wonderful results of the 
 meetings in Loudon and elsewhere, was of an encour- 
 aging nature. Hundreds of requests for prayer were 
 read; places were spoken of where as high as 200 
 each night were inquiring after peace 5 striking cases 
 of conversions were related, and among others, that 
 of a lady who had been seeking Christ for many years, 
 but was led at last to saving faith by hearing Mr. 
 Sankey sing, What shall the harvest bef' 
 
 One gentleman related a very interesting case of a 
 young man, who was struck by hearing Mr. Moody 
 read the text, God so loved the world, etc." He was 
 converted, went home, and told his mother about it, 
 which, so impressed her that she was converted the 
 same night. 
 
 So the meetings continued to increase in power and 
 effectiveness, until the West End was ablaze. 
 
 The meetings in May were particularly interesting. 
 On the 13th of that month stirring services were held. 
 In the afternoon the Bible reading was a glorious sight. 
 Kot an inch of room was unoccupied, the people press- 
 ing forward eagerly to hear the Word. The result of 
 it was a crowded after meeting and a large number of 
 inquirers. 
 
 The next day was a wonderful day. The noon ser- 
 vices were thrillingl^^ interesting, and were indicative 
 of an increase of desire to hear the Word. As showing 
 the anxiety of the people for prayer on the part of the 
 Christians, the following quotation from the Christian 
 is given : 
 
 " One most edifying part of this meeting is the read- 
 ing of the requests for prayer and praise, and the re- 
 marks thereon with so much feeling and unction by 
 W. Graham, Esq., M. P. These requests are so numer- 
 ous that Mr. Graham is compelled to gxoup them in 
 
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 this way to-day : 18 Christians ask prayer for them- 
 selves } 198 parents ask prayer for their children ; 29 
 children for their parents ; 12 wives for husbands ; 
 50 brothers for sisters ; 63 relations and friends for the 
 same ; 6 for drunkards ; 7 for sceptics } 11 for back- 
 sliders ; 8 for families ; 7 for servants ; for one very 
 ill, and deeply anxious 5 22 for God's work; 5 for 
 parishes ; 10 for anxious ones." 
 
 Mr. J. S. Knight writes the following regarding the 
 meetings after noon of the next day : 
 
 " At the three o'clock meeting, the crowd was ex- 
 cessively great. The Eoyal Box was full. We will 
 not mention names, except to say that the presence of 
 the Duchess of Sutherland so constantly is remarkable, 
 and on one occasion, when we missed her earnest face, 
 the meeting kept looking for her coming. 
 
 Mr. Sankey sang the 26th Hymn, ' There's a light 
 in the valley,' and again, before the sermon, he sang 
 'JTothing but leaves.' That the Spirit uses these 
 hymns is most evident. 
 
 " Mr. Moody said : ' I will not preach a sermon to-day ; 
 I want to tell how we may be saved and gave his 
 address from the words, What must I do to be 
 saved?" and he repeated the same discourse at the 
 evening meeting. In the course of his address, Mr. 
 Moody said: ''A lady came to me yesterday, at noon, 
 and said, ^ I won't come to any more of your meet- 
 ings 5 you make me feel wretched.' ' 1 am glad of 
 that,' I replied. ^ Well, I won't come,' she added ; 
 but in the afternoon, there she was again ; and I 
 hope she is here now, and will keep on getting more 
 and more miserable, till she lets Christ turn her feet 
 the right way." 
 
 While repeating his address at night, the gasman 
 had turned on more gas. ^^Oh, there is more light!" 
 
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 lie suddenly broke out ; more light —that's what we 
 want!'' and added, that a reporter asked a minister 
 once for the notes of his sermon. '-Here it is," said 
 the preacher; ^-make all you can of it." And in the 
 paper was found only the words, Z\Iore light, more 
 light Oh, God, send more light to this audience I'' 
 he cried aloud ; and the efiect was thrilling and 
 solemn. 
 
 " There were thousands, it was said, waiting outside 
 and could not get in, and Mr. Moody said, I see 
 some faces here who were here in the afternoon 5 will 
 they get u]) and leave at once, to make room for some 
 who cannot get in At this several went out. Both 
 afternoon and night meetings the press of the crowd 
 was very great. At the end of the meetings the con- 
 gregations sang, 1 am trusting, Lord, in Thee."' Z\Ir. 
 Moody said. Mr. Sankey. can't we alter that, and 
 change the chorus from ■ I will ti^ist Him* to ' I do 
 trust ffim.' and make it a present act : and let us all 
 say it a dozen times :" and the words were varied 
 several times, and sung as many times, once to " I 
 noiv trust Him," and at last, all who wanted a present 
 salvation, and would noic venture on Christ, were 
 asked to sing it. He has saved me — He has saved 
 me just now." TTould to God." said Mr. Moody, " that 
 all London would take up this chorus : why not shout 
 it all through the streets of the city ? Let us go on, and 
 sing it again and again ?'' While this was being re- 
 peated we observed an intelligent looking man, of gray 
 hairs, in the front, who began the altered chorus, and 
 stopped, putting his finger on his lips, and trembling, 
 bending his head in visi ble agony of spirit. The meet- 
 ings increase both in volume and soleDinity." 
 
 But, from this time on. the proceedings of one day 
 were but the repetition of another, except in the in- 
 
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 tensity of interest day by day. London was stirred to 
 its very depths, there being two large meetings going 
 on, at each of which there were the most marked 
 evidences of the presence of more than mortal power. 
 At the several meetings, from time to time, very affect- 
 ing incidents were related of the work done among the 
 people, especially among the humbler classes. 
 
 Eev. J. H. Wilson, of Edinburgh, read a letter em- 
 bodying the following incident, as an illustration of 
 answered prayer : A young girl in Edinburgh went 
 in search of a situation, and, while on her way she 
 observed a girl who was in charge of some children, 
 and who looked very sad. Being unsuccessful in her 
 mission, she returned, and again met the young woman. 
 Seeing her countenance still troubled, she went up to 
 her, and said, Are you a Christian Who bade 
 you ask that " The Lord bade me.'' The Lord 
 she wonderingly repeated ; I have been praying that 
 if there is a God in heaven, He would send some one 
 to speak to me about my soul.'' She then went on 
 to tell how she had come with her mistress and 
 family on a visit from Aberdeen, and how she had 
 heard Dr. Bonar preach from the text, The harvest 
 is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved," 
 which had troubled her very much. Maggie — the girl 
 who spoke to her — tried to show her the way of sal- 
 vation, but her efforts did not appear to be success- 
 ful. At last she said, I must x>art from you, but 
 I will just leave Jesus' bare word with you — ^Him 
 that Cometh unto Me, I will in no wise cast out.'*' 
 Two d^iys after, the girl found her way to Maggie's 
 home, and said, I have come to tell you that I have 
 found Jesus;" and there they rejoiced together. A 
 week or two after she brought her sister, and wanted 
 Maggie to speak to her. The three had a little prayer 
 
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 meetings and the sister, too, went home rejoicing and 
 at peace with God. 
 
 Dr. Wallace, of Glasgow, followed with some exceed- 
 ingly touching incidents of the good AYork among 
 domestic servants, of which the following is one: ''I 
 was greatly struck, since I came to London, to find 
 that a servant girl had come np here from Melrose 
 (Berwickshire). She had not been able to go to hear 
 Messrs. Moody and Sankey when they were in that 
 neighborhood, and having a sister in London, she came 
 up to attend the great meetings in the Agricultural 
 Hall. The first thing she did, after spending the night 
 with her sister, was to try and find her way to the hail 
 — a Scottish lassie — saying as she went along, will 
 find my way; God will direct me.^ She did get there, 
 bnt, unhappily, she found hundreds leaving. With 
 Scottish perseverance she pressed forward (like the 
 woman who elbowed her w^ay through the crowd in 
 Jerusalem, saying ^If I might but touch the hem of 
 his garment'); and as she was repulsed at one door 
 she tried another. At last she got to one door, and 
 there she pleaded with the attendants, saying in her 
 Scottish dialect — would God the same feeling ruled 
 all our minds! — ^Eh, sir, but I'm awfu' keen to get the 
 blessin'; wull ye lat me inf The door was ajar, and 
 her words fell on the ears of an old Scotchman, who 
 reached out his hand and said, ^ 1 hear from your Scot- 
 tish tongue that you are a Scottish lassie; we will 
 need to try and get you in.' It was the venerable Dr. 
 Moifat, of Africa. And there and then she gave her 
 heart to Christ. She was the means of bringing her 
 sister to Christ, and has gone back to Melrose, a lady 
 tells me, and is doing all she can in that neighborhood 
 to bring in servants too." 
 
 On Sunday, May 30, the closing services were held, 
 
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 at all of which immense audiences were in attendance. 
 One writer, in describing the power of the afternoon, 
 meeting, used this language : 
 
 ^^The afternoon meeting of women was in many 
 respects a wonderful and memorable occasion. The 
 sight from the back of the platform was altogether 
 indescribable. Ever}" possible and some seemingly 
 impossible positions were filled with women of all 
 grades of society, from the humble domestic servant 
 to the lady of rank and fashion. Mr. Moody seemed 
 to feel the import of the occasion, and if possible he 
 was more earnest and tender in his tones than usual. 
 His address on the conversion of the dying thief was 
 singularly appropriate, and was delivered with all the 
 energy and fire of his being. From this wonderful 
 story of conversion he brought forth the treasures of 
 divine grace to lost sinners, and pressed home the les- 
 sons of conviction, confession, saving faith, and full 
 salvation for the chief of sinners. The effect of his 
 urgent appeals was never more evident than at the 
 close of this address. When he asked all who wished 
 to be prayed for to rise, from i^latform^ area, boxes, 
 and galleries, there arose a great army of anxious souls, 
 most gladdening to behold. The inquiry rooms were 
 crowded with tearful seekers after salvation, and many 
 were conversed with in the great building. Surely 
 there must have been joy in the presence of the angels 
 of God over many souls returning to their heavenly 
 Father on this bright Sunday afternoon." 
 
 The same remarks might be used with regard to the 
 night meeting for men, which was in every sense a 
 most impressive occasion. The singing of itself was 
 enough to give the whole services the title of wonder- 
 ful. The rendition of The Kinety and Mne,'' and 
 "Hold the Fort" was thrilling in the extreme, and all 
 
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226 
 
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 accounts agree that tlie vast audiences were swayed at 
 the singer's will, and hundreds of obdurate hearts were 
 melted to repentance and acceptance of the Saviour. 
 No description is adequate to convey the remotest idea 
 of the great power, peculiar impressiveness, and over- 
 whelming effect, of the few weeks' meetings in the 
 Opera House. Hundreds were saved and an impression 
 left that betokened good in the future of the people. 
 
 SOUTH LONDON. 
 
 On Thursday the 10th of June, meetings were com- 
 menced in Camberwell Hall, South London. The build- 
 ing was capable of seating from 8,000 to 10,000 i)ersons, 
 Though similar in appearance to Bow Eoad Hall in its 
 general structure and internal appearance, it was 
 much more complete in its arrangements. At the 
 opening service the new hall was filled to overflowing 
 long before the hour for meeting at 3:30 o'clock, P. M., 
 and thousands were obliged to leave, though it was a 
 Christian audience. 
 
 For the opening Mr. Sankey sang Nothing but 
 leaves," and was appropriately followed by Mr. Moody 
 in reading the parable of the ten talents, and his ad- 
 dress. After some excellent, soul-inspiring singing, 
 in which Mr. Sankey seemed to excel himself, Mr. 
 Spurgeon addressed the meeting, which was such a 
 cheerful, hearty welcome to the Evangelists, that 
 portions of it are herewith given, as showing the feel^ 
 ing then existing. Mr. Spurgeon said: ''I cannot but 
 feel happy, standing here in such a company of God's 
 believing people gathered from all churches, and repre- 
 senting, I believe, every section of the great body of 
 the Lord Jesus. I could hardly have believed that 
 such a company would ever come together at all; and 
 I do not see how they could have been brought to- 
 
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 gether, except, in tlie providence of God, our two 
 friends had come across the sea. When I was a boy I 
 used to like sugar-candy, and used to wonder how the 
 strings got inside, although I knew afterwards they were 
 stretched across in order that the sugar might crystal- 
 lize upon them. My brethren are strings upon which 
 I hope every one will crystallize — at least all those 
 who have got the slightest bit of sugar in thera. Those 
 who have not, I suppose, must crystallize somewhere 
 else. 
 
 ^' It is all the better that our friends are foreigners— 
 although I do not know that Americans can be called 
 foreigners — because, coming from abroad we do not 
 criticise them so much as we do our ow^n brethren. 
 My friend Varley is a great man, but he is greatest in 
 America; and I suspect our friends Messrs. Moody and 
 Sankey are greater here than if they were at home. 
 They are going away soon, and perhaps it is fortunate; 
 for if they were to stay here some of our ministers 
 would be afraid they would take their congregations 
 avjay, and they would not rally round our brethren as 
 they do. i^Tow, however, we welcome them, and I hope 
 every congregation will be richer for the special ser- 
 vices to be held here. 
 
 ^'I thank God that our dear brethren do not commit 
 themselves to any particular line of thought except 
 the Gospel, and take no concern in various matters 
 which are in dispute with different sections of Chris- 
 tians. ,1 hold that every man should teach the entire 
 truth as he believes it, and if he be a settled pastor he 
 must not keep back any part of it; but evangelists are 
 to show forth only the great cardinal truths of the 
 Gospel, and this our friends do. Without compromising 
 ourselves at all, we have no difficulty in believing the 
 Gospel our friends preach, and therefore we of South 
 
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 London feel we can work with them. I do not know 
 how all my brethren feel; but I hope they all feel heart- 
 ily in union with our friends. If they don't^ I do, and 
 there are plenty more behind me who can say we do 
 also. And by the grace of Grod we do mean to unite 
 with our dear brethren in making these meetings a great 
 success. I ask you to tell me whether you do mean 
 to do this or not, to back up these friends with all your 
 hearts and souls. If you do, I ask you to say ^yes' 
 (Mr. Spurgeon^s question elicited a very general shout 
 of ^'yes^'). Well, then^ the proper way is to come 
 and help them with all our might, and believe that God 
 will help Hs, because He will be glad to see such unity 
 among his people, and the heartiness with which we 
 gather round the cross." 
 
 The noon-day prayer meeting was held in Victoria 
 Theatre, being more suitable for that purpose than the 
 great hall. These prayer services were of great profit, 
 and were well attended. The young men's meetings 
 were well sustained, and were productive of blessed 
 results. The inquiry meetings were among the most 
 interesting of any held, and were the scenes of many 
 manifestations of the power of God. The house-to- 
 house visitations were on an extensive scale, and did a 
 great deal of good in calling the attention of thousands 
 to the gracious work going on in the several places of 
 meeting. The Bible readings were attended by large 
 and growing audiences, especially by young men. 
 
 The Archbishop of Canterbury, having expressed 
 some disapproval of the methods of holding the after 
 meetings, the following response was brought out, 
 which is taken from the Times of Blessing,'^ from the 
 Eev. C. S. Astley, Brasted Eectory, Sevenoaks, Kent: 
 My Lord Archbishop — As a parochial clergyman of 
 your Grace's diocese, who has given liis sanction to the 
 
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 services of Messrs. Moody and Sankey, not only by his 
 presence at the general meetings, but also by assisting 
 in the ^inquiry room/ I trust I may not be deemed 
 presumptuous if I venture in one or two particulars to 
 take exception to your Grace's letter. It is to be re- 
 gretted that your Grace did not ascertain exactly the 
 nature of the ^ after meetings ' before you described 
 them as being intended for ' the confession of sin and 
 the guidance of the conscience.' My Lord^ you have 
 been misinformed. The ^ after meetings ' are not in- 
 tended for ^ confession of sin.' Between the mode of 
 dealing with anxious inquirers at these after meetings 
 and the High Church Confessional, the difference is as 
 great as between the Kew Testament and the Triden- 
 tine Decrees — between Protestantism and Popery. At 
 Mr. Moody's after meetings none are urged or invited 
 to confess. I doubt even whether, if some anxious 
 soul were to begin to do so, he would not be imme- 
 diately stopped. The object of these meetings is to 
 deepen the impression made by the public preaching ; 
 to meet difficulties; to answer doubts 5 and to lead 
 with loving sympathy to the Saviour." 
 
 On Monday, the 12th of Jul^^, farewell services were 
 held at Mildmay Conference Hall, at which there 
 were over 700 ministers i^resent, which is proof enough 
 of the unsectarian character of the meetings, and the 
 universal esteem in which the Evangelists Avere held 
 by all sections of the Church of Christ in England. 
 Several addresses were made, all containing descrip- 
 tions of the work done in the several meetings. 
 
 Extracts from some of the addresses are given, taken 
 from the Christian 
 
 Eev. Eobert Taylor, of Norwood^ gave some intensely 
 interesting facts respecting what had transpiibd in the 
 inquiry room at Camberwell-green Hall. Oae evening 
 
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 he gave up his seat in the hall to a distinguished liter- 
 ary man, who lately wrote that that there was a 
 Power above us that, at least, we know to be working 
 for righteousness.'' One evening, in the inquiry-room, 
 he met a young woman, and asked if she was anxious. 
 Yes, to know if there was a God. Did she not believe 
 it? Well, the sum of her belief was that there was 
 something above us." He could tell of a wife, deserted 
 by her husband, who had been in snch utter misery 
 and agony that she had twice contemplated going to 
 London-bridge to commit suicide. In that inquiry- 
 room she was brought to faith in Jesus Christ and 
 peace with God through the preaching and singing. 
 Afterwards she prayed so beautifully for her husband 
 that the lady who conversed with her was deeply 
 touched as she listened. She did not pray that he 
 might be restored to her — now she did not care so much 
 about that — but that God would bring him to Himself^ 
 and that they might be re-united in heaven. He could 
 tell of a man who for twenty minutes hid his face from 
 the lady who spoke to him, so deep was his distress 
 and shame. He afterwards told her how he was stand- 
 ing at St. Giles's, and tossed up whether he should go' 
 to the theatre or the meeting. It was, Heads the 
 theatre 5 tails Moody and Sankey." It was tails. He 
 went to the meeting, was led to go into the inquiry- 
 room, and, as he described it in a letter to the lady who 
 was the means of bringing him into the light, She 
 fought manfully with him for the Lord Jesus," and he 
 went home a rejoicing believer. 
 
 Eev. Marcus Eainsford said he felt we were living in 
 days which many had looked and longed for, but had 
 not seen. He thought that God had been working much 
 more with the masses than the ministers. For his own 
 part, he had learnt much since Messrs. Moody and 
 
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 Sankey came to London. Many prejudices had been 
 broken down, many difficulties removed, and many a 
 lesson learnt that he would never forget. He was talk- 
 ing to a costermonger one evening, and trying to show 
 him the great salvation, when a bright-looking young 
 fellow came up and quietly put him aside, saying, ' Sir, 
 I found Christ last week; I think lean talk to this man 
 better than you." Well, let us hear what you have 
 to say.'' I never heard such lingo, said Mr. Eainsford. 
 " Now^Joe, s'pose it was all up wi' yer ; mother star- 
 ving, wife starvin', children starvin', and the mackerel 
 nowhere. S'pose I see yer lookin' very i)ale and sad, 
 and miserable ; and, says I, ' Joe, here's a fat half for 
 yer. I give it yer with all my heart; be off and do 
 your work.' Away you go to Billingsgate and spend 
 the fat half." (It means half a sovereign, and a six- 
 pence means a thin half.") Tou get the mack- 
 erel, and bring it home ; you get the money, and you 
 bring home some bread ; yes, there it be at home ; now 
 what would you say f I would say, ^ Thank you ; 
 God bless you.'" Well, say that to Christ, for He 
 didn't give you the fat half, but the whole." And that 
 was the Gospel as ably and spiritually preached, and as 
 blessedly preached, as the Archbishop of Canterbury 
 could i^reach it. 
 
 The Earl of Shaftesbury said, nothing but the posi- 
 tive command of Mr. Moody would have induced him 
 to come forward on the present occasion and say but a 
 very few words in the presence of so many ministers of 
 the Gospel. But as Mr. Moody had asked him to speak 
 of what had occurred during the past four months, he 
 did so with the deepest sense of gratitude to Almighty 
 God that He had raised up a man with such a message 
 and to be delivered in such a manner. And though 
 Mr. Moody said they wei«e not to praise him or his 
 
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 friend Mr. Sankey, jet if they praised God for sending 
 them such men as these, they did no more than express 
 their admiration of the instruments that He had raised 
 up while they gave Him all the glory. 
 
 At the conclusion of the addresses the meeting was 
 formally concluded and dismissed, and Mr. Moody and 
 Mr. Sankey hastily retired, in order to escape the pain- 
 ful ordeal of bidding so many of their friends a formal 
 good by. 
 
 ETON. ■ 
 
 One of the most exciting scenes during the meetings 
 in London, was the attempt to hold a meeting near 
 the High Church College ^t Eton. The proposal to 
 hold a meeting there was made at the instance of Mr. 
 Graham, a distinguished merchant of Glasgow, and 
 once M. P. from that city. Haviug a son at Eton, he 
 received a spontaneous request from boys occupying 
 very prominent positions in the school, that Mr. 
 Moody should give an address which they might 
 attend. 
 
 Accordingly arrangements were made to hold a 
 service in a field adjoining the college, but not belong- 
 ing to it, on June 22. 
 
 This created a great excitement and the matter was 
 carried into Parliament, where it was gravely dis- 
 cussed in all its various phases. In consequence of a 
 hasty summons of the governing body of the college 
 to forbid the proposed service, the Evangelists at once 
 decided to conduct it on the opposite side of the river. 
 The Mayor of Windsor offered them the Town Hall, 
 but the Inspector of Police pronounced it to be dan- 
 gerously small for the purpose. A gentleman in 
 Windsor, Mr. Colley, then offered the use of his 
 garden, off* the High street, where a very successful 
 service was held, attended by about 2,000 persons, in- 
 
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 233 
 
 eluding some of tlie assistant masters^ and many of 
 tlie Eton boys, and also by several members of the 
 nobility and gentry of the neighborhood. 
 
 Dr. Hornby, the head master, said in his first letter, 
 which was read to the House of Lords : 
 
 " Considering the liberty which Eton boys enjoy, 
 and the kind of entertainments whicli are- open to 
 them from time to time in this neighborhood, I feel 
 that it would be inconsistent, not to say hypocritical, 
 to profess alarm and to curtail their liberty in unusual 
 ways because the American preachers, Avho have been 
 heard so long and by so many in London, propose to 
 preach on one afternoon in the neighborhood of Eton.^^ 
 
 Mr. Moody preached from the words, ^^Sehold I 
 bring you glad tidings ot great joy which shall be to 
 all 2)eople.''' It was an earnest address, in which he 
 expressed the fervent hope that, As many of his 
 hearers might come to occupy high positions in the 
 State, they should do their utmost, by an early deci- 
 sion for Christ, and the early cultivation of Christian 
 virtue, to become qualified for tilling those positions 
 worthily." Certainly not much to create such a con- 
 sternation in the halls of the House of Lords, of such 
 a nation as Great Britain. It Avas a ridiculous affair, 
 and well illustrates the folly that possesses some men, 
 who in their zeal to defend the honor of the church, 
 bring ridicule upon it. 
 
 Before taking their departure from England, Mr. 
 Sankey made a visit to Switzerland, Avhere he received 
 a most enthusiastic welcome. Here he sang some of 
 his beautiful songs, giving great joy to all who heard 
 him. Mr. Moody took a short trip into Korth Wales, 
 where he delivered some addresses, and received a 
 joyous welcome at the hands of the Welsh ijeople. 
 
 The farewell in Great Britain was held at Liverpool 
 
234 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 on August 3. The meetings lield during the day were 
 impressive and of the most affecting character. Sev- 
 eral addresses vere made^ and one of great length by 
 Mr^ Moody. They took their departure in the Spain, 
 and were greeted with the most enthusiastic applause 
 and evidences of good will, the great crowd on the 
 shore singing several of Mr. Sankey's songs as the 
 vessel moved out of sight. 
 
 In closing the narrative of the work of the Evangel- 
 ists in Great Britain, which has been so briefly and 
 incompletely given, it may be well to say that a careful 
 reading of the record of the work done, as it has been 
 gleaned from the Christian," Times of Blessing," 
 
 Signs of our Times," The Evangelist," and The 
 Christian World," shows one of the most remarkable 
 displays of the power of preaching and singing that 
 the world has ever seen. 'No fair conception can be 
 had from this short account, of what was done, as 
 the incidents of work, the power of the preaching and 
 singing, and the remarkable interest taken by the peo- 
 ple, can be but touched upon in so short a compass. 
 And after all, no record can be given of the work, as 
 no one can measure the depth and power of it, and the 
 thousands upon thousands of souls saved through the 
 great instrumentalities used. The great Bay of Ac- 
 counts will alone reveal w^hat power and sweep the 
 meetings had, and how many dark lives were bright- 
 ened and made joyous in the light of redeeming love. 
 
 CHAPTEE XII. 
 
 THE BETUKN TO AMERICA. 
 
 Upon their return to their native land, the Evangel- 
 ists separated at New York to visit among friends and 
 
THE RETURN TO AMERICA. 
 
 235 
 
 take Bomh needed rest. Mr. Moody went to his old 
 home in Korthfield, Massachusetts, to visit his aged 
 mother, while Mr. Sankey went to New Castle, Pa., on 
 a visit to his relatives, nearly all of whom reside at 
 that place. Upon his arrival he was given a formal 
 reception by his old friends and neighbors, by which 
 they testified their love for the earnest Christian singer, 
 whom they had known and loved from his boyhood. 
 
 But a brief rest was taken, however, as Mr. Moody 
 commenced a meeting in Northfield in the month of 
 September. The first service was held on the evening 
 of the 9th September. The New York Herald had 
 the following to say of the opening services : 
 
 ''After a brief prayer by the Eev. Mr. Warfield, of 
 Greenfield, there followed some singing — ' Sweet Hour 
 of Prayer.^ Under such leadership a trained chorus 
 could not have sung the simple tune more grandly than 
 this untrained congregation. From the beginning all 
 sang in full voice, until, on reaching the word 'farewell' 
 in the last line, Sankey suddenly dropped his voice to 
 a pianissimo. The congregation were quick to divine 
 his wish, and the fiood of song, which had been like 
 the roar of many waters, died away like the ripple of 
 a wave upon the shore. It was really a musical efiect 
 for which the director of a chorus might labor for weeks 
 and not attain so perfectly; yet here it was accom- 
 X)lished, as it were, spontaneously, by the invisible 
 bond of sympathy — magnetism, do you say? — which 
 Sankey somehow establishes between himself and the 
 largest congregations, 
 
 " After the singing of the hymn Mr. Moody said that 
 there had been sent in requests for prayers for an 
 orphan, for a young man addicted to strong drink, and 
 for the conversion of a wayward husband.'^ 
 
 Addresses were made by Major Whittle and Mr. 
 
236 
 
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 Moody, after which Mr. Sankey sang Jesus of ]N"aza- 
 reth i>asseth by/' Miiety and Mne/' and Hold the 
 Fort," to the great delight of the congregation. An 
 excellent work was done in the town, and among others 
 Mr. Moody's mother stood up for prayers. 
 
 The best summing up of the results of the meeting 
 we have seen is that given in the Springfield " Union,'^ 
 which is herewith given : 
 
 " Mr. Moody's work here has been a great thing for 
 the old North Church, and has infused new life into it. 
 They have not seen such a visitation for many years, 
 and no wonder the pastor, Eev. T. J. Clark, is encour- 
 aged, and x)reached this morning with more than usual 
 power. His text was from John xvL 8-11, and his 
 theme was ^Conviction by the Holy Spirit.' The 
 church was full, and that has seldom been the case 
 during the past dozen years, since the unfortunate di- 
 vision in the society on the matter of selling the pews. 
 The preciousness of such a season to such a people 
 cannot be over-estimated. Old wounds are healed, and 
 long estrangements are forgotten. Among the young 
 converts are a number of the old residents who, before 
 Mr. Moody's coming, had not been in the old church for 
 a decade. 
 
 ^' One of the most conspicuous conversions is that of a 
 prominent business man, over fifty years of age 5 a man 
 of wealth, but a notoriously profane man. He is a 
 leader in the town ; a man of the kind that you can 
 always tell where they are — outspoken, bluff, hearty, 
 and profane. He attended Sunday school to-day, 
 and broke down during the singing of an old hymn 
 familiar to his childhood. He wept like a boy, and 
 he was not ashamed of it either — not he ! He had 
 taken two days to consider the matter, having attended 
 the meetings, and having become interested. Mr. 
 
THE RETURN TO AMERICA. 
 
 237 
 
 Moody's business way of putting the subject had 
 caught his attention where forty ministers had failed 
 to do so. It is worth something to have such a man 
 come out and boldly tell his old associates that he ^ is 
 as far for God now as he was for the devil before.' 
 This man is not alone. We heard to-day of another 
 prominent business man, over fifty years of age, who 
 has also come out emphatically ^ on the side of the 
 Lord and Brother Moody.' Of course it is impossible 
 to say just how many have met with a change of heart 
 during this revival, for the number of those almost 
 persuaded is alwa3'S large 5 but there is every reason 
 to believe that among the Korth Church people alone 
 there are already over twenty converts fully per- 
 suaded and beyond the slightest hesitation. The 
 homely words of a big, brawny farmer to his son, as 
 they two drove away from the church to-night^ ahead 
 of us, are quite true, and maybe taken as very just 
 testimony of a more or less general application : 'I tell 
 you what, Jim, I think that man has done me a good 
 deal of good, that's what's the matter.'" 
 
 BROOKLYN. 
 
 The Evangelists commenced their labors in this city 
 on Sunday, October 24th, 1875. Complete prepara- 
 tions had been made for their coming, a union of the 
 various evangelical societies being brought about for 
 conference and prayer. They pledged each other to 
 cordially cooperate in the proposed work, and to do all 
 in their power to make it successful. The Eink, located 
 on Clermont avenue, had been engaged for the month 
 of services, and was seated with chairs for 5,000 
 persons. 
 
 The services were opened in the morning at 8:30 
 o'clock, the building being packed full, and thousands 
 
238 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 were turned away for want of room. A selected choir 
 of 250 voices aided Mr. Sankey in the singing, occu- 
 pying a place on the platform. A large number of 
 eminent ministers were present, who entered heartily 
 into the work, and showed by their acts that they were 
 deeply interested in it. 
 
 At tke hour indicated for opening the services, the 
 congregation united with Mr. Sankey in singing — 
 
 Hejoice and be glad ! 
 
 The Redeemer lias come i 
 Go look on His cradle, His cross, and His tomb, etc. 
 
 Eev. Dr. Buddington led in prayer, when another 
 hymn was sung, after which Mr. Moody addressed the 
 large audience, from the 13th chapter of l^umbers, 
 part of the 30th verse, Let us go up at once and pos- 
 sess it, for we are well able to overcome it.'' 
 
 The afternoon service, at four o'clock, was attended 
 by an immense crowd, three-fourths of whom were 
 turned away for lack of accommodation. 
 
 At the conclusion of the first week's services, the 
 Kew York Observer," in a calm survey of the work 
 done, had the following to say : 
 
 There is abundant evidence that the work in 
 Brooklyn, in connection with the labors of the Evan- 
 gelists, Messrs. Moody and Sankey, has taken a deep 
 hold upon the churches, and that it has been attended 
 with the awakening and conversion of many souls. 
 The meetings have been continued during the second 
 week with the addition of an afternoon service for 
 Bible reading, at which Mr. Moody has read and com- 
 mented upon the word of God. This has been one of 
 the most interesting and profitable services of the 
 week. It shows the great familiarity of Mr. Moody 
 with the Holy Scriptures, not merely with the text, 
 but with the whole Bible history, and with its mean- 
 
THE RETURN TO AMERICA. 
 
 239 
 
 ing, and at the same time reveals one of the chief 
 elements of his power and success as a preacher. He 
 is mighty in the Scriptures. 
 
 The morning meeting^ for prayer and conference, 
 at Mr. Talmage's Tabernacle, which holds three or 
 four thousand, has been uniformly crowded. A spirit 
 of earnest prayer has prevailed, and thousands of re- 
 quests, written and vocal, for an interest in the i)rayers 
 of Grod's people, have been made by anxious persons, 
 by parents for their children, and children for parents, 
 by friends for others, &c. Prayer meetings have also 
 been held in several other churches, where the interest 
 has been as manifest as in the meetings attended by 
 the Evangelists. 
 
 " One of the most encouraging features of the work 
 is that the pastors of so many of the churches of vari- 
 ous denominations appear to be so thoroughly alive to 
 the importance of improving this harvest season for 
 the ingathering of souls, and for the permanent edifi- 
 cation of the churches. Many of the N'ew York i)as- 
 tors also have attended the meetings and taken part 
 in them. 
 
 Mr. Sankey's singing has been, as in other places, 
 not only attractive and interesting, but a very imiDres- 
 sive part of the services, many being melted into tears 
 by his hymns, and, as we hope, led by them to the 
 Saviour.'' 
 
 The Christian Union" had the following, prefacing 
 its report of the proceedings : 
 
 The first week's services, closing with Sunday even- 
 ing last, have exhibited daily and increasing manifes- 
 tations of the Divine presence. The apprehension that 
 the immense crowd which attended the opening meet- 
 ing reported in our last issue was attracted mainly by 
 curiosity was unfounded. For at every meeting since, 
 
240 
 
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 whether at the Eink or the Tabernacle, there have 
 been overwhelming audiences, and *the warmest en- 
 thusiasm has prevailed. 
 
 " The morning meetings are held in the Tabernacle 
 at eight, and even before this early hour the room, 
 said to accommodate five thousand, has been filled, 
 and hundreds outside been turned awa^" disappointed. 
 Various clergymen and laymen have rendered effec- 
 tive service at the social prayer and inquiry meetings, 
 although the leadership has been retained by Messrs. 
 Moody and San key .'^ 
 
 During the second week very interesting meetings 
 were held, with good results. There were Bible read- 
 ings at 4 o'clock in the afternoon of each Tuesday, 
 Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. That held on 
 Thursday was attended by nearly three thousand per- 
 sons, which was of absorbing interest and much 
 power. Parts of the eighth chapter of Nehemiah were 
 studied and commented upon. 
 
 The morning prayer meetings were kept in opera- 
 ation to the great good of the large numbers of per- 
 sons who attended them. 
 
 The meetings at the Eink in the evenings were in- 
 tended for unconverted persons, and for those who did 
 not regularl}^ attend any church, and church goers 
 were formally notified to remain away from the ser- 
 vices and allow the non-church going class to attend, 
 many of whom availed themselves of the opportunity 
 to hear the Gospel preached for the first time. 
 
 The ^^^^ew York Observer'' gives the following ac- 
 count of the meetings on Sunday 19th : 
 
 The Eink was crowded on Sunday morning when 
 Mr. Moody preached, and a deep impression was made 
 upon the assembly. In the afternoon the meeting was 
 exclusively for women and was filled before the hour, 
 
THE BET URN TO AMERICA. 241 
 
 Mr Moody announcing the 30tli liymnj ^ God loved 
 the world of sinners lost.' The opening prayer was 
 then offered^ and Mr. Sankey sang the 17th hymn, 
 
 Knocking, knocking ! Who is there f Mr. Moody 
 then read from Luke 16th and 2d chapters. After the 
 singing of the 81st hymn, ^Yet there is room/ Mr. 
 Moody gave out his text as from Luke ii., 7 ; ^ And 
 they laid him in the manger, because there was no 
 room in the inn.' He pictured the advent of Christ 
 into the world, and said there was always room for the 
 princes of the earth, but the Prince of Heaven had not 
 where to lay His head. But some will say the people 
 of Palestine did not know who Jesus was, else they 
 might have received Him. My friends, said the 
 preacher, are you ready to receive Him now, after 
 1,800 years have rolled away! Is there a nation un- 
 der heaven that wants Him, and would receive Him 
 should he come again ? I^o. Even the churches — 
 some of them — would not receive Him. They have the 
 form of godliness, but deny the power thereof. The 
 cry is universal, ' IsTo room for Jesus.' 
 
 " In the evening the service at the Eink was devoted 
 to those holding tickets, which had been given out to 
 persons not in the habit of attending church. The 
 building was densely crowded, and thousands went 
 away, unable to gain admission for want of room. 
 After the opening x>rayer Mr. Sankey sang, ^ Jesus of 
 Nazareth passeth by.' Mr. Moody read from Luke 
 10th chapter, of the man who went down from Jerusa- 
 lem to Jericho and fell among thieves, commenting on 
 the story, and then said Mr. Sankey had been re- 
 quested to sing the 6th hymn, ' The Mnety and limine.' 
 Before doing so Mr. Sankey read the i^ortion of Scrip- 
 ture upon which the hymn is founded. Mr. Moody 
 then preached from Matthew xiv. 14, ' And Jesus 
 
 11 
 
242 
 
 MOODY AND SANICEY. 
 
 vreiit forth and saw a great multitude^ and was moved 
 with compassion.' The audience were deeply affected 
 by the discourse, many being in tears during its 
 delivery." 
 
 During this week, there was a very marked increase 
 in the number of requests for prayer 5 mothers asked 
 prayer for their children, children for their parents, 
 and friends for other friends, and on Wednesday 
 nearly two hundred were read. 
 
 The Christian Union'' sums up the third week's 
 work in the following concise and full manner : 
 
 The close of the third week exhibits no abatement 
 either in the attendance or zeal of the revival meetings. 
 On the contrary there has been a marked increase in 
 both, and there have been also the liveliest assurances 
 that many have abandoned their old ways and de- 
 termined to consecrate themselves to the Lord. 
 
 ^^An increased interest has also been evinced by the 
 clergy, a much larger number than before having been 
 in constant attendance. The early morning services 
 have been especially full of the spirit of Christ, for the 
 clergymen coming from their private service to the 
 general meeting in the Tabernacle have infused the 
 warm glow of their own hearts into the greater assem- 
 blage. This was particularly noticeable after the 
 ministers' prayer meeting on Friday morning, the day 
 specially set apart for fasting and devotional exercises. 
 At the early hour of seven the ministers convened, 
 many of the best known in the city being jjresent. It 
 was distinctively an old fashioned x)rayer meeting with- 
 out speeches. No one presided. Mr. Moody said they 
 needed no leader save the Holy Spirit. Fervent prayers 
 were uttered by many, some falling upon their knees, 
 making confession of their weaknesses, and praying for 
 greater strength and a general outpouring of the 
 
THE RETUKN TO AlVIERICA. 
 
 243 
 
 Divine influence. Such a meeting is far reaching in 
 its results. It tends to break down the spirit of rivalry 
 and jealousy where such existed, and insures har- 
 monious co-operation in carrying on the revival work 
 after Messrs. Moody and Sankey have gone to other 
 fields. 
 
 Much dimculty has been experienced in accommo- 
 dating all the crowds which throng to the various 
 meetings. It is the particular desire of the Evangelists 
 to reach those who are not habitual church-goers. But 
 this latter class have been tbo most prompt and regular 
 attendants. As soon as the doors are opened they rush 
 in, to the exclusion of the others whom it is hoped to 
 influence. The attempt to give the non-church-goers 
 the preference by issuing tickets was but partially suc- 
 cessful. Additional services were provided for, and 
 although a larger number have been thus reached, 
 there is still a demand for more room. 
 
 " The requests for prayer have multiplied to such an 
 extent that they have to bo classified. By this means 
 much of the pith and earnestnesss are taken out, but it 
 cannot be avoided. At the Monday morning meeting 
 over two hundred were announced. The requests are 
 very varied and from all parts of the country. 
 
 Mr. Moody shows no relaxation of power or intense 
 earnestness. His presence at as many as five meetings 
 a day is a very severe tax both upon his mind and 
 body, but it is not apparent. He is very prompt, 
 and enters upon his work always with freshness and 
 vigor. Up to the close of last week sixty-five meetings 
 had been held, much of the detail even of organizing 
 which devolved ui^on him. Fears are exi)ressed that 
 he may over-exert himself, but in reply to these he 
 says that he must work to his utmost now, for upon 
 the results of his labors in Brooklyn will largely de- 
 
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 pend Ms success elsewhere. We believe that lie is 
 laying strong foundations here^ and that this is the 
 commencement of a religious awakening which will 
 spread throughout the land. The field is ripe for the 
 harvest^ and the ingathering will be rich and prolific.'' 
 
 The prediction in the closing part of the foregoing 
 article has been verified to a very great extent^ and the 
 entire nation seems to be waking up to the necessity of 
 seeking after a higher life in the Christian religion. 
 
 The meetings in Brooklyn closed during the fourth 
 weekj, to the great regret of the thousands who had 
 been charmed by the messages of the Evangelists. It 
 had been a question with many persons throughout the 
 nation, whether they would be able to excite the 
 interest in their native land that they did in Great 
 Britain. The Brooklyn meetings proved conclusively 
 that there was no reason to fear that they would be 
 shorn of their strength, simply because of the change 
 of their base of operations. 
 
 As an instance in proof tha^t the meetings were 
 characterized by much the same power as those in Great 
 Britain, we give the following from the ^'Tribune,'' of 
 one of the meeetings : 
 
 During the remarks and prayers there were many 
 responses from the congregation, and tears were in 
 many eyes. After the meeting, Dr. Talmage said that 
 at the regular meeting in his church on Sunday even- 
 ing 300 persons arose for religious inquiry, and clergy- 
 men noted this as a very remarkable instance of the 
 religious spirit which is now becoming prominent in 
 Brooklyn.'' ^ 
 
 Of another of the meetings, the ^^ Herald'' said, in no- 
 ticing a sermon of Mr. Moody's: ^^Let us go and take 
 the land," repeated a hundred times in rising, vigorous 
 tones by a strong-bodied man of intense earnestness, 
 
THE IlETURN TO AMERICA. 
 
 24a 
 
 struck the key-note of the revival. He had no occasion 
 to explain that he called for an army of believers to go 
 forth and drive sin out of the nation. His audience 
 was responsive. He used neither logic nor rhetoric, 
 but he thrilled them with the energy and boldness of 
 his brief and plain appeal. It was as if Cortez, hungry 
 and disheartened^ turned to his timid but famishing 
 followers, and, pointing to the gilded battlements of 
 Montezuma's palaces, cried out in desperation, ^^Let 
 us go lip and take the land f and history records that 
 they went and took it.'' 
 
 The Sunday School Times '' said : 
 Whatever question was in any mind as to the 
 popular interest likely to be awakened in this country 
 through the labors of the Evangelists who were so 
 blessed in Great Britain, it is at end since their first 
 meeting in Brooklyn. It is clear that their words are 
 to fall upon as ready ears in America as in England. 
 Thousands of Christians thank God and take courage 
 as they read the thrilling reports of the opening servi- 
 ces led by Messrs. Moody and Sankey on Sunday last.'^ 
 
 Qiiotatiou after quotation could be given, showing 
 beyond all controversy, that the labors of these men 
 were blessed after their return to America just as 
 largely as over the sea ; but enough has been said, per- 
 haps, to satisfy all Christian people that now is the 
 opportunity to draw thousands to the cross of Christ. 
 
 PHILADELPHIA. 
 
 Meetings were commenced in the city of Philadel- 
 phia on the 21st of November. Some weeks before 
 their arrival, it Vv^as determined to invite the Evan- 
 gelists to that city, and a committee of hfteen minis- 
 ters was appointed to arrange for their visit, represent- 
 ing all the. evangelical denominations of the city. 
 
246 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 E-ev. Eicliard ISTewton, D. D., of the Episcopal Cliiircb, 
 was elecced cliairmau^ and Eev. C. P, Masden, of tlie 
 Eeformed Cliurclij secretary. 
 
 Another committee was also appointed , composed 
 of thirteen prominent and well known, business men 
 of the various denominations, to conduct the business 
 arrangements for the meeting. It organized by elect- 
 ing Mr. George H. Stuart chairman, Mr. John E. 
 Whitney, treasurer, and Mr. Thomas K. Cree, secre- 
 tary, when they at once went to work. 
 
 They secured the old freight depot of the Pennsyl- 
 vania Eailroad Company, Thirteenth and Market 
 streets, which was fitted up ready for use in three weeks. 
 The main audience room was seated with 8,904 chairs; 
 at the back end the speaker's platform was arranged 
 in tiers, with 1,304 chairs, making a seating capacity 
 of 10,208. There were also three large inquiry rooms, 
 besides the committee rooms. The room was lighted 
 from about 1,000 burners, besides the admission of 
 daylight by means of skylights. The cosb of these 
 preparations was about $25,000, which was spontane- 
 ously given by those in sympathy with the movement. 
 
 Evangeline Trenifidi, in speaking of the building, 
 related the following : 
 
 The building outside presents a striking resem- 
 blance to the traditional Noali's Ark. So much so 
 that on the first morning of these services, as the rain 
 descended and the floods came and the winds blew in 
 such a way as to astonish Philadelphia, two little 
 frightened doves followed the dripping congregation 
 into the building, alighting on a convenient rafter 
 v/here they plumed their wet feathers and eyed the 
 gathering multitude with a pert and saucy inquisitive- 
 ness, comical to behold. One could easily realize the 
 scene, as the ark floated out upon the swelling waters. 
 
THE EETURN TO AMERICA. 
 
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 Query : If i^Toali took olf a shipload of liiiinaii beiugs 
 instead of animals of a lower grade, what would he 
 have done with eleven thousand umbrellas t 
 
 The meetings were opened on the morning of the 
 21st, under most auspicious circumstances. The meet- 
 ings for the first eight days were interesting and 
 i:)rofitable, an account of which we give from the pen 
 of Mr. Thomas K. Cree : 
 
 The opening msorning was a cold, winter morning, 
 the rain pouring in torrents for an hour before the 
 opening of the service. At eight o'clock, when the 
 doors were closed, there were from eight to nine thou- 
 sand persons in the audience. In the afternoon, at 4 
 o'clock, a damp, disagreeable day, an hour before the 
 time of beginning the service the Hall was packed, 
 there being fully twelve thousand people in the audi- 
 ence, and it is estimated twenty thousand persons were 
 turned away unable to obtain admittance. The morn- 
 ing prayer meeting, from 8 to 9 o'clock, was opened in 
 The Chambers Presbyterian Church, accommodating 
 some two thousand people, but after three days the 
 number in attendance was so great that it had to be 
 moved to the Hall. The first morning in the Hall 
 some six thousand persons were present. On Thanks- 
 giving evening the service was announced for 7^ 
 o'clock. At 2 o'clock the people began to gather 
 about the building, and by 5 o'clock thousands were 
 waiting to obtain admission. At 6 o'clock the house 
 was crowded, fully twelve thousand persons being 
 present, and the doors were closed, shutting out most 
 of the ministers, a large part of the choir, and many 
 representatives of the press. On last Sunday the 8 
 o'clock service was for Christian workers, admitted by 
 tickets, which were given free to those applying for 
 them. By noon, Saturday, all the tickets were given 
 
248 
 
 MOODY AND SANKEY. 
 
 outj and many were tlius prevented from attending. 
 This sermon to Christians was the most impressive 
 Mr. Mood}" had so far given. It was on Love and 
 Sympathy,'^ and many times during the sermon there 
 was hardly a person in the vast audience who was not 
 affected to tears. This service closed the special ser- 
 mons to Christians. For a week he preached, talked 
 tOj and exhorted Christians to more consecration and 
 earnestness, and the result of the first week^s work 
 will be felt during the continuance of the meetings. 
 
 Sunday afternoon the services for the impenitent 
 were begun. At 3 o'clock, an hour before the time of 
 service, the doors were closed, shutting in eleven or 
 twelve thousand women (no men being admitted), 
 and shutting out large numbers who vainly sought 
 admittance. Such an assemblage was never before in 
 this country gathered under one roof, and the sight of 
 so vast an audience of women, as in rows they stretched 
 from side to side away to the back end of the Hall, was 
 a scene hard to picture. Mr. Moody preached from 
 John, 3d chapter, 7th verse, ' Ye must be born again.' 
 It was his first sermon here to those out of Christ, and 
 it was an earnest and effective sermon on regeneration, 
 the necessity for a new birth. He refuted the various 
 excuses, answered the false reasoning, and then boldly 
 stated he could not reason out regeneration, that it 
 was a revelation, and one could only understand it by 
 accepting the new birth as a God-given gift, a new 
 creation. The sermon was full of beautiful imagery, 
 touching incidents, pathos, and eloquence, and yet a 
 statement of facts none could question, i)ut in a terse, 
 blunt way that would make a lasting impression. Mr. 
 Sankey never sang with more sweetness, and as the 
 soft notes of the I^inety and Mne passed from row to 
 row, penetrating in their fullness and sweetness every 
 
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 corner of the vast audience room^ multitudes wept, 
 scarcely knowing why. Mr. Moody requested those 
 not Christians wishing to be prayed for to rise. Fully 
 five hundred accepted the invitation. Those who 
 arose were requested to go to the inquiry rooms before 
 the audience was dismissed, and a wave of people 
 moved toward them from all parts of the house. In 
 the inquiry rooms Messrs. Moody and Sankey, assisted 
 by ministers and Christian workers, were engaged in 
 I)ointing inquirers to Christ, and many who went in 
 weeping penitents went away rejoicing in a sense of 
 pardoned sins. 
 
 At 7| o'clock the service was for men only, and at 
 that hour an audience of ten thousand men, mostly 
 young ]nen, was assembled. Mr. Moody repeated the 
 sermon of the afternoon with increased earnestness 
 and power. 
 
 He carried with him the hearts of the listeners, 
 and a more attentive and quiet audience never sat 
 listening to the Gospel. Mr. Sankey sang the ' Pro- 
 digal chihl ^ and other most impressive pieces. When 
 the invitation was given for those not Christians wish- 
 ing to be prayed for to arise, hundreds stood up and 
 subsequently went into the inquiry rooms. A nine 
 o'clock meeting for young men has been held every 
 evening in the Arch street M. E. Church, and the 
 kouse has been full. So many requests for i>rayer are 
 presented every evening that all who wish cannot be 
 heard, and large numbers, as many as forty in an 
 evening, of those out of Christ have stood up to be 
 prayed for. These are afterwards tallved with jyxi- 
 vately, and many have been hopefully converted. 
 
 A marked feature of these meetings has been the 
 familiarity with the Scriptures of those taking part in 
 the meetings. Many touching incidents have occurred^ 
 
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 and some marked cases of conversion liave taken 
 place.'' 
 
 The following incident was related by Mr. San key at 
 one of the morning x)rayer meetings : While we were 
 holding special meetings in Brooklyn ^ a fine young 
 man came into the inquiry meeting along with a num- 
 ber of others. After speaking and praying with those 
 who seemed anxious about their eternal welfare, I 
 spoke to him personally, and asked him if he was will- 
 ing now to accept Christ as his only Saviour. 
 
 He bowed his head in his hands as he sat by my 
 side, and with great earnestness, Y\^hile his whole frame 
 shook with deepest feeling, said, ^ Jesus will not ac- 
 cept me.' 
 
 " I said, ' Why not f 
 
 " ' Because I have been an Infidel for many years, 
 and have been a follower of Bradlaugh, and have, for 
 the last eight years, not ceased to speak, in private 
 and in public, against Him. Indeed, I have traveled 
 nearly all over the world, and spoken everywhere I 
 could against Christ and all those who professed to be 
 Christians, and now I fear He will not forgive me for 
 what I have done.' 
 
 " I said, ' Do you want Him to forgive you V 
 u L Well, sir,' he said, ^ I do not know what is the 
 matter with me, ar why I am here to-night. Some 
 power that I do not understand has been working 
 upon me for the last two days, and I am in a despond- 
 ent state of mind. 
 
 He stopped speaking, and I lifted my heart in 
 prayer that I might make no mistake in dealing with 
 this man. I waited for a moment, and then said, ^ My 
 dear friend, what you need to-night is Christ — He will 
 dispel your gloom and sorrow.' 
 
 ' But,' said he, rousing himself from what seemed 
 
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 a deep re very, ^ I liave fouglit against Him all my life, 
 and I thouglit I was right, too.' 
 
 I said, ^Did you have peace in your heart when 
 you were preaching against Christ 
 
 He looked up at me and said, ^ ISTo, I was a coward. 
 I remember while coming home from a long journey 
 on the sea, we were one night driven by the storm 
 nigh unto some rocks near a certain cape, and when I 
 thought we were sure to go to the bottom of the sea, I 
 got down upon m^^ knees and prayed to God to save us. 
 The storm passed away, and Avith it went my i>rayers, 
 for as soon as I thought we were safe I, like a coward, 
 went back to my old ways, and denied that there was 
 a God.' 
 
 Well,' I said, ^let that go. What brou|,ht you 
 here V 
 
 " 'I do not know,' he said. ' I have not been in a 
 church for eight years ; I have not spoken to a Chris- 
 tian for eight years, as I have lived entirely among 
 infidels and skeptics. But about a year ago I received 
 a letter from my j)oor old mother, away over in Dun- 
 dee, Scotland, and in it she asked me to make her one 
 promise, and that was, when Mr. Mood}' and Mr. San- 
 key came back to America, if they came to the town or 
 city where I was, that I would go and liear them. I 
 answered her that I would go and hear you ; and when 
 you came here, I thought I would have to keep my 
 word to my mother, so I went to the Eink two nights 
 in succession, and since that I have not had any rest. 
 Yesterday and to-day I have had to close up my office. 
 I am a civil engineer. I have been walking the streets 
 all da}^, thinking^ thinking^ and not being acquainted 
 with any Christians to whom I could speak, I thought 
 I would go once more to the Eink, and now here I am, 
 talking to you. I cannot exx>lain it, nor do I know 
 why I am here.' 
 
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 I said to liiiD, ^ My dear brotber, it is an answer to 
 a mother's prayers. She may he praying for her wan- 
 dering boy to-night. Kow, do not delay any longer, 
 but yield to Christ, and he Avill receive you.' 
 
 ^^He bowed liis head, while his trembling form told 
 how deeply his heart was moved, and, after a hard 
 struggle, he took my hand and said : ' By the grace of 
 God, I take Jesus Christ as my Saviour now ! ' After 
 a word of x)rayer, I asked him if he would not write to 
 Scotland at once and tell his mother all about it, and 
 he said lie would. 
 
 ''A few evenings afterward I met him at the door of 
 the meeting, and as he came up to shake hands and 
 bid me good-bye, I said to him, ^ Did you write to your 
 mother V 
 
 i^^Oh yes,' said he, 'but not until I had sent her a 
 cable disjKUeJi first.' 
 
 What did you say in the dispatch?' I asked. 
 
 u (. Well sir, I just said I have found JesuSj and signed 
 my name to it.' 
 
 " ' Thank the Lord,' said I. 
 
 Yes,' said he, ' that is just what my dear old mother 
 cabled back to me — 'Thank the Lord, O my soul." 
 
 '' I bade him good-bj^e, and we separated." 
 
 The meetings during the stay of the Evangelists at 
 Philadelphia were grandly successful throughout. The 
 noon-day meetings were attended daily by from 2,000 
 to 4,000 persons, the room being usually filled. The 
 requests for prayer would number as high as 300 
 almost every day. A remarkable meeting was held 
 at 4 o'clock P. M. on Sunday, December 5. It was a 
 meeting for women only, and the audience room was 
 crowded to its utmost capacity. At the close 2,000 
 rose for prayers. So with the services for men ovi\^\ 
 As many as 12,000 would crowd into the great room. 
 
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 The incidents of conversion were striking, and remark- 
 able for their simplicity. We shall qnote two as show- 
 ing how simple a thing it is to properly point a soul to 
 Christ. 
 
 Mr. Moody was talking to a young man who said 
 he was ready to accei}t Christ. ^ Well/ said Mr. Moody, 
 beginning to read John 5: 24, and asking at the end of 
 each clause, 'IDo you accex)t that?' The young man 
 assented each time till he reached the words ' Hath 
 everlasting life/ when the young man sprang to his feet 
 exclaiming ' I have it! I have it!' and in a few minutes 
 he was telling to others how simple a thing it was to 
 believe. 
 
 Another young man said, ' I have been troubled 
 about this subject all the past week.' ' Do you think 
 Satan has a hand in such trouble?' was the reply. 
 ^ ITo, no 1' ' Well, if the Spirit of God has made you 
 anxious. He will help you now.' 'Oh, I think I believe 
 in Christ, but I don't know what it is to be ' born again." 
 At once the Christian man turned to 1 John 5: 1, and 
 slowly read: Whosoever belie veth that Jesus is the 
 Christ, is born of God." In a moment the j^oung man 
 looked up with an expression of joy on his face, and 
 said, ' Then I am saved.'" 
 
 All the meetings were well attended, some of them 
 being crowded every day, and thousands turned away 
 for want of room. 
 
 The men's meeting held on Sunday evening, Dec. 19, 
 attracted universal attention by reason of the presence 
 of some of the leading men of the nation. We copy 
 from the Philadelphia ''Times" an account of it. 
 
 '' The worshipers at the evening services, which were 
 for men only, numbered ten regiments of 1,000 men 
 each. Much innocent distraction was noticeable, most 
 eyes being riveted to a point a few feet left of Mr. 
 
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 Moody, where in turn sat, stood and bowed the head, 
 the President of the United States and the Governor 
 of Pennsylvania. The keen, coal-black eye of the 
 latter was hardly for a moment diverted from the 
 Evangelist of orators, except to be fixed upon the hand- 
 some form of the Evangelist of song. Mr. Sankey's 
 part of the programme had evidently the greater charm 
 for the President, Mr. Moody's the greater interest for 
 the Governor. There were also on the platform Post- 
 master General Jewell, Hon. George Bancroft, Judge 
 Strong, of the Supreme Court, ex-Governor Bigler, 
 ex-Governor Parker, of New Jersey, Col. Fred. Grant 
 and lady, ex-Speaker Blaine, Gen. Garfield, Major Gen. 
 Patterson, Senator Wallace and lad^^, Hon. Messrs. 
 Wells, of Mississippi, Thompson, of Massachusetts, 
 and Purham, of Florida, Hon, Thomas A. Scott, ex-Sen- 
 ator Cattell, of Kew Jersey, Bishop Simpson, Judge 
 Peirce, Geo. H. Stuart, Alexander Brown, Hon. Morton 
 McMichael, Edward C. Knight, W. V. McKean, man- 
 aging editor of the ^Public Ledger,' and other eminent 
 Philadelphians. 
 
 The 85th hymn, ^ Jesus, lover of my soul,' was sung 
 by the congregation; then Bishop Simpson offered 
 prayer, beseeching blessing upon God's servant, Mr. 
 Moody, upon the President of the United States, upon 
 his Cabinet and other high officers of government, 
 many of whom were i)resent. Mr. Sankey sang the 
 'Mnety and Mne' so well that many well-nigh forgot 
 the sacredness of the exercises and were about to give 
 him a rousing clai)ping. Mr. Moody read from St. 
 Luke the same verses as at the 4 o'clock meeting, and 
 then, that the distinguished worshipers might be fully 
 benefited by the occasion, requested Mr. Sankey to 
 sing the 8th hymn, ^ Jesus of Kazareth i^asseth bj^,' 
 which he did as though fully aware of who were his 
 
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 critics. Mr. Moody prayed that every hard heart 
 might be softened during the delivery of the Gospel 
 about to take place. The congregation, led by Mr. 
 Sankey, sang the 79th hymn, ^ What shall the harvest 
 bef Mr. Moody's sermons comprised answers to 
 excuses proffered by sinners undesirous of attending 
 the Bridegroom's feast." 
 
 The effect of the meetings upon the city was good. 
 The churches were aroused to action, and went to work 
 energetically to sustain the Evangelists. The people 
 by tens of thousands were attracted to a life of religion, 
 and multiplied hundreds brought to a saving knowledge 
 of the truth. 
 
 With the record of the work in Philadelphia, so 
 briefly noticed, this volume closes. It has not been 
 possible in a work so condensed, to give a full narra- 
 tive of all the work done, but perhaps sufficient has 
 been said to show that it is one of the most remark- 
 able sijiritual movements in the world's history, and 
 has been attended with the most wonderful results. 
 The work done is widespread and beneficial, reaching 
 tens of thousands who did not before know of the 
 Gospel of Grace. That it is a i)ermanent work is at- 
 tested by hundreds of incidents and facts. The fol- 
 lowing, relative to the work in Great Britain, is a 
 proof of the power and permanency of the work of the 
 meetings. It is given by Mr. Thomas t. Cree : 
 
 At a meeting held in Glasgow to celebrate the an- 
 niversary of the visit of the Evangelists to that city, 
 on a most gloomy day, the Crystal Palace, seating six 
 thousand people, was crowded all day, and a second 
 meeting was organized, and thousands were turned 
 away unable to get into either meeting. Eev. Dr. 
 Wallace, of the United Presbyterian Church, in a 
 public address saidj a year after their visit^ as a result 
 
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 of it seven thousand have been added to the churches 
 in Glasgow alone, and that in the Evangelists' rooms 
 were recorded the names of three thousand families in 
 Waifdom (a neglected section of the city) asking that 
 a missionary be sent to visit and have religious con- 
 versation with them. In Liverpool it is also stated 
 that, omitting all aged people, children and women, 
 three thousand active young men have been added to 
 the workers in the various churches. Like reports 
 come from Edinburgh, Dublin, London, and other 
 points." 
 
 Added to this, is the following testimony, taken 
 from a letter of Mr. J. B. S. Marsh, written from 
 Chester, England. After referring to the work which 
 he had personally witnessed in the meetings in Great 
 Britain, he said : 
 
 '-^ Since then I have spent a little time in each of a dozen 
 different cities where he labored from one to two years 
 ago, and have had some special facilities for studying 
 the results of the w^ork. It went deeper in some 
 places, of course, than in others. But I am more and 
 more impressed every day with its enduring power; 
 with the wonderful way in which it has laid hold of 
 the whole religious life of Great Britain. 
 
 I have not once heard the complaint, so often made 
 after revival excitement has cooled, that converts did 
 not ' hold out.' It was a common thing for people to 
 come into his meetings indifferent and go away con- 
 verted. Indeed, the emphasis with which he preached 
 to all alike the duty of immediate surrender was a 
 stumbling block to some good people. Who could not 
 see that a man who decides promptly when an issue is 
 fully before him, is quite as much to be depended on 
 as one who dallies a long while over a decision % 
 There are no more steadfast soldiers of Christ in the 
 
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 British cliurches to day than those who enlisted under 
 Mr. Moody. Perhaps no other minister in Edinburgh 
 has had to do with so many of the converts in that city 
 as Mr. Wilson, of the Barclay Church. He recently 
 stated that he had known of but two declensions. 
 But I am sure that the most important result of this 
 two years' work is not measured by the number of 
 hopeful conversions in connection with it, many thou- 
 sands though they were. The breaking down of de- 
 nominational prejudices is most marked. The spirit- 
 ual life of the Churches has been greatly quickened. 
 Ministers confess that they have preached since as they 
 never knew how to preach before. ^ He used to be a 
 very different man, but he got a blessing when Moody 
 was here,' was a remark made about an earnest Chris- 
 tian worker in Edinburgh, the like of which one often 
 hears in Scotland. It was something marvellous how 
 he inoculated those whom he met with his zeal for 
 souls. A business man m an English town went to 
 hear him in another city. They had a five minutes' 
 talk together. A new fire was kindled in his heart, 
 and since then he has had no greater joy than to 
 preach in the evening on the street to those who never 
 go to churchy adjourning to some convenient room for 
 a prayer and inquiry meeting with such as may be en- 
 tangled in his net. In Aberdeen I found the theatres 
 filled every Sunday evening to listen to the simple, 
 pleading xDresentation of Gospel truth from a lawyer; 
 and a police magistrate holding meetings in the Infirm- 
 ary with the old people who are too feeble to get out 
 to any other service. 
 
 The results that followed his flying visits to some 
 of the smaller cities were sometimes quite remarkable. 
 At Berwick-on-Tweed I asked whether he held meet- 
 ings there. 'Yes, he was here for one day.' I sug- 
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 mark, probably. ^Indeed, it did/ was the answer, 
 ^It was the ])eginning of a great revival. Berwick has 
 never been the same town since.^ In many places the 
 special revival interest — if it may be called special in 
 such a case — which began with his meetings, still 
 continues. 
 
 ^ Evangelistic meetings' are a common form which 
 this quickened interest in Cl^ristian work takes — meet- 
 ings with the special aim of leading sinners to Christ. 
 They are held in halls, in churches, in tents ; on week 
 day evenings and on Sundays 5 conducted sometimes 
 by ministers and sometimes by laymen. Edinburgh 
 seemed to be full of them. The noon prayer meeting is 
 one of the notable results of the work in the latter city. 
 It is held in the Free Assembly Hall, and attended v 
 by hundreds every day. The ministers and members 
 of all denominations seem to be most thoroughly 
 and delightfully united in it. It flows on full to the 
 banks with a current of its own. 'No one comes for 
 the sake of ' keeping it up.' The specific requests for 
 prayer that are sent into it sometimes reach a hundred 
 in one da^^, a goodly number being accompanied by 
 thanksgiving for answers received to prayers i)revi- 
 ously solicited. On Saturdays it takes the form of a 
 crowded children's meeting, similar to those held in 
 Dundee and other cities on Saturday afternoons." 
 
 Were this not the case, and had the work done sim- 
 ply led a few into better lives, and lifted the world of 
 sinners to a little higher moral plane, it were certainly 
 enough to cause gratitude in the heart of every lover 
 of his race. This has been done, and may we not hope 
 that, in the Providence of God, the work may widen 
 and deepen, until our whole country may be roused to 
 the necessity of greater purity of heart, greater hon- 
 esty of purpose, and greater love for our commou 
 brotherhood of man ? 
 
By permission o.f Mr. Theodoue E. Perkins, the 
 Publishers annex the Words and Music of ''Jesus of 
 iSTazareth Passeth By f and l)y permission of Messrs. 
 BiGLOW & Main, they annex the Words and Music of 
 '' The Mnety and JSTine.'' 
 
 The former is copied from '' Calvary Songs/^ and was 
 the leading hymn and tune in the jneetings abroad. 
 
 The latter is taken from '' Gospel Hymns and Sacred 
 Songs/' used by Messrs. Moody & Sankey in their 
 Gospel Meetings, of which more than one million 
 copies have been sold in four months. 
 
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