Times of refreshing : a history of American revivals from 1740-1877, with their philosophy and methods . ine. .We shall not soon forget his incomparable frankness,his broad undenominationalism, his sledge-hammergestures, his profuse diction which stops neither forcolons nor commas, his trueness which never becomesconventional, his naturalness which never whines,his abhorrence of Pharisaism and of ecclesiasticalMachiavelism, his mastery of his subject, his glori-ous self-confidence, his blameless life, and his un-swerving fealty to his conscience and to his work. Mr. Moody does not care to meas
Times of refreshing : a history of American revivals from 1740-1877, with their philosophy and methods . ine. .We shall not soon forget his incomparable frankness,his broad undenominationalism, his sledge-hammergestures, his profuse diction which stops neither forcolons nor commas, his trueness which never becomesconventional, his naturalness which never whines,his abhorrence of Pharisaism and of ecclesiasticalMachiavelism, his mastery of his subject, his glori-ous self-confidence, his blameless life, and his un-swerving fealty to his conscience and to his work. Mr. Moody does not care to measure the result ofhis labors. It is of the nature of spiritual workthat in proportion to its spirituality it eludes allmeasurement. The immediate fruits of the revivalin ISTew York were large accessions to all the churchesthat were active in their support of the work, anda quickened state of religious life and activity mani-fest in those churches. But the broader results and 260 TIMES OF EEFRiiJSHINa. the more subtle influences, and the invisible agenciesstarted there, eternity alone will CHAPTER XII. MOODY AND SANKEY IN CHICAGO, The summer of 1876 was a season of great interestand anxiety, not only to the Christian people of Chi-cagOjbut throughout the northwest. andSankey had accepted the invitation to begin labors inthat city October 1st. Mr. Moody was spending thesummer months at ISTorthfield, studying his oneBook. To his work in his old home he looked for-ward witli special solicitude. He loved that citymore than any other. He would have therea warmth of co-operation hardly met elsewhere. Tothe enthusiasm of his work would be added the ele-ments of personal friendship and unbounded confi-dence. But the prophet was going to his own coun-try. No curiosity based on the man or his methodswould meet him there. Yet the prayers of Godspeople would more than take its place. He thereforebesought his friends there to be at once wise and act-ive in their outwar
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