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Show THE MOODY AND SANKEY CAMPAIGN. CAM-PAIGN. Eight cases of insanity have been developed inXew York by the revival meetings of Messrs. Moody and Sankey at the hippodrome, the latest being that of Franz Raehell, tobacco merchant. This fact shows that these meetings are having some effect upon the sensibilities of the people. Their results should not be judged by a few isolated cases of persons who have lost their mental balance by the unusual excitement experienced under Moody's Moo-dy's revival efforts. They might have succumbed to any other sensational effort. Thousands of people visit each performance of the great revivalists, some of whom doubtless enter into the spirit of the movement. One of the secrets of Moody's success lies in the magnetic ability by which he is enabled to keep up an active campaign, cam-paign, not only by bis own simple preaching, but by bringing into sympathy sym-pathy with bis methods the efforts of a lare part of tho cbmtian clergy and churcha;, keeping all his assistants assist-ants well in hand, and confining confin-ing them closely to the object of the meeting. N'o argument ia tolerated. Dull discussions aro cut short. Long speeches and prayers are! positively barred. The mind of the vast audience is kept on tho stretch (or something now, fresh and B'.nsa. Uonal, in the way of song, prayer or' exorution. Tho interest mint bo: continually culminating, and never' 'jmtenpto that highest pitch whirl would tend to a reaction. Great skill wrcmubLto lor the huc.-c-sIuI man-' agement of a modern revival campaign, cam-paign, and Moody must be regarded as the pioneer in the art of revivalism on a large scale. In this sphere- he has achieved a national or rather a Kuropean reputation, and will perhaps per-haps manage to acquire a fortune commensurate with his genius. The results of the Moody and HanV:ey campaign upon the public can not however, be fully established or ascertained during its pendency. It will require years to develop the fruit3 of these revival eflorts. The information informa-tion which we can obtain of definite results as to the harvest of souls reaped by the churches who have enlisted in the movement is very scanty. There are doubtless conversions, real or nominal, but it is difficult to obtain accurate statistics in regard to matters ao closely individual and spiritual in their nature. Tbe effecU can only be realized by the community in the life and character of the converts, as they may forsake 1 their old ways and become better members of eociety. The temporary 1 impulse brought about by the fervor of revival meetings is often mistaken for conversion, when it is merely conviction; con-viction; a firm resolve to become a christian is not a conversion. True, christian conversion might be said to begin rith the first successful strueglo to overcome evil impulses and acta with good impulses and acts, and to end with the last grand tussle of mortal mor-tal liio to combat ice and falsehood and folly by truth and high moral aims aud deeds. If tho Moody and Sankey campaigu is fruitful in such conversions, its work will be lasting and glorious, but wo fear that it partakes par-takes t-x) much of the sensational aud too little of the practical to lay hold upon mankind and teach them the mysteries of eternal salvation. Cases of insanity aro not remarkable remark-able in connection with modern revival re-vival efforts. They arc to be deprecated, depre-cated, however, as evincing that the excitement is becoming too intense for weak minds, and getting beyond the control of the managers. Mr. Moody should be direful to curb this tendency quite sharply, before it gets completo control of bis movement, and paves the way for a strong reaction. reac-tion. Revivalism, dealing as it does with the passions of human nature, should be employed with the care that ia used in regard to the treatment treat-ment of powerful modern explosives., which can only be tampered with by ignorant or careless hands at the peril of life. |