INCIDENTS OF THE SANKEY AND MOODY REVIVAL IN LONDON.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1689, 17 July 1875, Page 2

INCIDENTS OF THE SANKEY AND MOODY REVIVAL IN LONDON.

The following extract from the Pall Mall Gazette shows to what uses the excitement caused by the preaching of Moody and Ssnkey in London is put by some of their pretended disciples : " Several correspondents have written to the Standard to complain of what they consider the " impertinent intrusion" of persons who are bow carrying on a house-to-house visitation on behalf of Messrs. Moody and Sankey. In one cas 1 a female visitor drove up to a house in a well-appointed equipage, and pressed the lady who lived in the house to go and heir Messrs. Moody and Sankey. The lady explained that she was an invalid and could not go, whereupon the visitor proceeded to enquire whether the invalid ' felt herself spiritually prepared for death,' asked permission to address the servants, and closed her visit by offering a prayer. Another correspondent states that a young married woman, near her confinement, was so terrified by a visit of two persons, calling themselves ' titled ladies,' who would persist in prayine, preaching and catechising her for two consecutive hours, that the husband, on returning home, found her in a completely prostrate and fainting state, and she has since continued seriously unwell. In another case, a male visitor who called at a house while the servant happened to be out asked the mistress of the house to be permitted to come in and ' have half an hour's silent prayer with her. She refused, and he then ' began to rave on the doorstep, and asked several impertinent questions, amongst others, whether she was aware that she had a soul to save? if she was aware where Bhe ■ would go hereafter ?' Upon her still refusing his request he began to 'pray for his dear sister.' She was at last in the act of closing the door when he gave her a tract and asked whether if he called again at some future time she would accede to his request. The lady told him to call again when her husband was at home, but (the correspondent says) somehow or other these gentlemen studiously avoid coming then. One case is even worse than the above. A pet son, who is described as a ' tall, thin, elderly and very strong-minded looking female,' called upon a widow lady to ask if she had ever attended the services of ' our brethren in the Lord, Moody and Sankey.' The lady informed her visitor that she never had attended and never should attend such services, as she was a High Church woman ; whereupon the visitor became excited, told the lady that the ' evil one had got her in his power.' ' that the gates of hell were yawning for her,' and made other remarks of a like n ature. She afterward asked for some refreshments, as she had come a long way on foot, and on being asked what she would take replied, ' If it would not inconvenience, a little hot brandy and water.' After she had drank the brandy and water and left the house, the lady found that her visitor had taken with her the silver spoon she had used for her brandy, several ornaments from the drawing-room mantel-piece, and the best umbrella from the stand in the hall; and in exchange had left her a life of Mr. Moody, a life of Mr. Sankey, some religious periodicals, and promised that the lady should be the object of a special prayer at an early meeting of Messrs. Moody and Sankey, as especially requiring 'light.'"