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Title: A full history of the wonderful career of Moody and Sankey
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Goodspeed, E. J. (Edgar Johnson), 1833-1881
Subjects: Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837-1899 Sankey, Ira David, 1840-1908 Evangelistic work
Publisher: New York, H. S. Goodspeed & company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ce at the meetings as I could, though Iwill not say that there was nothing which I might not havewished, different, yet I have been struck with the exceedingcalmness at all times—the absence of excitement—the peacefulsolemnity pervading these immense gatherings of two or threethousand people, day by day—the strange stillness that attimes so overawed us ; and I felt greatly relieved at theabsence of those audible manifestations of feeling common informer days. Rowland Hill was once asked the question,* When do you intend to stop ? Not till we have carried allbefore us. So say our brethren from Chicago. We sayAmen. This needy world says Amen. Human wickedness MOODY AND SANKEY IN GREAT BRITAIN. and evil say Amen. Heaven and earth say Amen. The workis great and the time is short. But the strength is not of manbut of God. And after more than two years have passed by, the greatresults continue to appear, and the wave of holy influence hasswept with purifying energy over all that land.
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CHAPTER XIV. The Evangelists in Ireland. At his last Bible-reading Mr. Moody said that, in consideringwhat should be the subject, he thought, What was it he wantedmost himself? When nine months ago he came to Scotland, aperfect stranger, he felt utterly powerless, and could only havebeen sustained by the Holy Spirits help; now, when he wasgoing to Ireland, he felt just the same; and if he attempted togo there resting upon the grace given for Scotland he should fail.He needed a fresh anointing for this new service. In this spirit of entire reliance upon the Lord, Mr. Moody con-templated the Irish field. God honors those who honor Him.We shall see how much this confidence in the Lord was justifiedby the results of efforts in Ireland. It would seem that after fourteen months of such toil, they mightwell have taken a little rest. But Ireland was calling them ; andbidding farewell to Scotland, they proceeded to Belfast, wherethey held their first meetings on Sunday, Sept. 6, 1874. The work

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