The New York Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1875, Page 3

“LONG BRANCH. ‘An Interesting Talk with Fernando Wood on the Democracy. TILDEN AND WICKHAM. He Thinks Republicanism a Dead Conspiracy. MORGAN AND CONKLING. The Next Speakership of the House of Representatives, Lone Brancu, August 11, 1875, ‘A conversation with Fernando Wood is always inter- esting, Naturally shrewd, with a long and varied ex- perience in political life, a good thinker and careful in the expression of his views, Mr. Wood’s opinions on the current topics of the day are certain to be at once in- structive and attractive, It was pleasant, therefore, to meet him last evening pacing the long piazza of the West End Hotel, alone with his thoughts, enjoying tho healthful and invigorating breeze as it swept up, laden with fragrant moisture, from the ocean, and laying out in his mind the political future of the country, inter. mingled, probably, with some ambitious dreams of a more personal character, No journalist could neglect 80 favorable an opportunity to seek the views of the Congressman on the present movements of the politi- cians in his own city and State; hence it is not surpris- ing that the probable Speaker of the next House of Rep- Tesentatives found his solitary walk interrupted by the greeting of a Heraxp correspondent. THE AWAKENING OF GOVERNOR TILDEN. fhe first subject upon which Congressman Wood's views were sought was as to the probable effect of Gov- ernor Tilden’s initiatory movement in the diréction of a reorganization of the New York city government by his action on the charges made some six months ago against the Corporation Counsel and his assent to the removal of that officer by the Mayor. ‘Governor Til- den is naturally slow and cautious,” observed Mr. Wood, “and, while he may not approve of that provision of our city charter which requires the assent of the Governor of the State to the removal of a local officer by the Mayor, I can readily understand how he might regard it as his duty to exercise the power with judicial impar- tiality and only after a full investigation of the case, so long as the law remains as itis, The business of the Jegielative session, and especially the desirable reforms initiated by the Governor, no doubt occupied his time.during the winter. Hoe has now commenced to act on Mayor Wickham’s removals, and the deliber- ation that has marked his decisions will entitle them to the more respect. If the Governor, now that he has reached the New York city cases, will give them his close attention and in connection with the Mayor will purify and harmonize all the municipal departments, it will at once strengthen the democratic party and benefit the city. At the last election the people voted for and expected a complete reorganization of the city govern- ment, andI presume no one will dispute that it is desirable,” THE STRENGTH OF THE DEMOCRACY. On the question as to the probability of a disruption of the New York democracy, through the recent troubles in Tammany Hall, Mr. Wood’s views were very posi- tively expressed. “There will be no disruption of the New York democracy,” said Mr. Wood. ‘In the first place a temporary difficulty inside the family circle will not drive any sensible person into aban- donment of his home. No democrat worth Fetaining would unite with the enemies of a party whose Principles he approves and upholds, because of a little disappointment, even if he should suppose that he has not been fairly treated, In the end every just man will admit that discipline is as essential to success in a party asinanarmy. Then, the democracy is now on a tri- umphal march, and it would be very poor policy for any soldier who has fought in its ranks through hard and trying battles to turn straggler or deserter, now that the banners of victory are unfurled and the fruits of victory are within reach. Besides, the democratic party cannot now be defeated. It would find it difficult even to beat itself. The election next November will result in a dem- cratic victory in the State just as certainly as did the election last November. The vote will not be so large, hence the majority will not be so imposing in figures, bat relatively to the vote it will not decrease, The oflices to to be filled in an off year do not attract so much attention as when a Governor is to be chosen, although in view of Governor Tilden’s canal policy it will be im- Portant to the State that they be filled with democrats, They will be so filled, and the Senate and Assembly will have good working democratic majorities, I believe the democrats of our city will settle all their local ditf- culties and feel proud in restoring to the metropolis one of the old-fashioned democratic majorities next fall, just to prove how firmly they will stand by their principles in the Presidential contest which will follow.” MORGAN AND CONKLING, A suggestion that ex-Governor EB, D. Morgan and Senator Roscoe Conkling, both of whom are aspirants for the succession, will use vigorous efforts to recover the State in November, lest two sypcessive defeats should ruin both their chances in the Repub- lican National Convention, drew forth from Mr. Wood, the following remarks:—“Governor Morgan has but little political strength apart from such us may be gained through the influence of a woll-filled pocket, I made him an alderman; his Prominence as a merchant made him State Senator; ‘Thurlow Weed, for his own purposes, made him Gover- nor, the Governorship and his wealth made him United States Senator. He has no qualities that entitle him to rank asa statesman, Roscoe Conkling, on the other hand, is in intellect the foremost man of his party in the Senate; able and brilliant as a debater, but incom- Petent asa politician, He has no tact, and a political Bovice could outwit him. He is inclined to be arrogant, and hence hurts his popularity. Knowing his forte, he constantly strives to galvanize the dead tasues of the war; but this is now a hopeless task, as hé discovered last November. The united efforts of Morgan and Conkling will avail nothing in this year’s election, be- cause the State of New York is now and will continue to be democratic.” REPUBLICANISM A DRAD CONAPIRACY. “You believe, then, Mr. Wood, that the republican party is doomed to retire from power at the close of President Grant’s term of office?’ was the question’ suggested by the last remarks. Frrxaxvo Woop—% believe republicanism is dead and gone with the temporary causes that called it into ex- istence. I do not regard it as ever having been entitled to the name of a party. The democratic party is a,por- tion of the history, I may say of the institutions, of the nation, Its mission has been and will continue to be the preservation of a government of the people. It has existed in times of prosperity and in times of mis- fortune, in sunshine and in storm, through good report and evil report, and has survived to see its ephemeral opponents one by one pass out of existence and almost out of memory, In the rebellion we were all rebels, it was said. Yet we still live. to guard the constitution, to shitld the life of the repub- lic, to crush out treason and corruption, which, if left unchecked, must sap the foundations of free gov- ernment. Republicanism, I repeat, never attained the dignity ofa party, It was a conspiracy—the conspiracy ofafew men who found followers in fanatics blind enough to believe in their sincerity and in guerillas who looked to success as the gateway to license and plunder. ‘The war gave it the opportunity to rob at its will, to on- rich its followers and to outrage liberty. It sucdienly found its power unlimited and almost unquestioned and its patronage increased to proportions never dreamed of in our former history. White these things lasted the con- spiracy lived and flourished and the mob that followed it ran riot in the States, When the elements that pro- duced it disappeared republicanism evaporated. It found nothing to food on, It had no war, no plunder, 0 more offices to fill, no more contracts to bestow, and itdied. It can no longer raise even tho bugbear of the Ku-Klux to frighten the timid and drive back tho ad. vancing force of a constitutional party, To talk about Grant saving republicanism, or Blaine or Conkling saving it, wall nonsense, for there ia no republicanism t rave, ‘THE UNIMPORTANCE OF A PRESIDENT! These being Fernapdo Wood's opinions of republif a before the close of the season. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1875—WITH SUPPLEMENT. canism, it became interesting to inquire nis views as to the most desirable person to make the next President of the United States, by bestowing upon him the demo- cratic nomination for that office, On this point Mr. ‘Wood became original and interesting. “I regard it as entirely unimportant whether Gov- ernor Tilden or Mr. Thurman or John Smith be a candi- date for President, Perhaps as nobody knows who John Smith is he might be the preferable candidate. The truth is, the President has no power, and it is as imma- terial who may fill that office as it is who may happen to be King or Queen of England, The real power is in Congress. The President cannot draw his salary or pay @ secretary unless the money is given him by the House of Representatives; for there all money appropriations must originate. He cannot make one appointment of any importance, or scarcely one, without the consent of the Senate. The experience of An- drew Johnson shows how a President can be bound hand and foot if Congress should choose to exercise the power. The President must in future bow to Congress, not Congress to the President. Hence, any respectable, well behaved gentle- man may fill the Presidential chair without harm or benefit to the nation, It is true that the President recommends measures to Congress; but his recom- mendations sleep quietly and comfortably in the rooms of the committees to which they are referred, Ido not think you can show me a Presidential recommendation of any great public interest that has been adopted by Congress in the last twelve years, So even this privilege is one destitute of any great importance, This growing power of the representative body is felt abroad under other institutions as well as here in our republican gov- ernment. Look at Plimsoll! Why, the very namo of the English representative was unknown to us, until we suddenly find him bursting forth into a power and vir- tually defeating the British Ministry. His honest, ear- nest expression of indignation at what he regarded as a wrong to the representative body and to the people on the part of the representatives of the Crown created a popu- lar furore before which the shrewd and cunning Disraeli and his aristocratic Cabinet were compelled to yield. MacMahon, the President of the French Republic, to-day holds his power on sufferance, as it were, and through the want of harmony tn the designs of the Assembly. In the hands of a united reprepresentative body he would be powerless, The only two nations in which the auto- cratic power still overrides the power of the people are Russia and Germany, and these cannot long resist the struggle of the millions against the few.” ‘THE VINANCIAL ISSUB, When asked whether he thought the financial issue would assume dimensions of importance in the Presiden- tial election Mr, Wood replied, ‘‘None whatever, Cer- tain republicans have thought to raise an issue between hard money and paper, but what do they mean? They do not know themselves. Some people have a theory that more greenbacks are needed, but they are scattered among all the parties and factions of parties in exist- ence, Some people say they are in favor of immediate resumption, but how is it to be done? On that point opinions vary as widely as the points of the compass, We have any number of ingenious in- dividuals among us who fancy themselves competent to be our financial Saviours, but their ways are varied and wonderful, Ido not think it worthy of a thought whether what is called a ‘hard’ or a ‘soft,’ a ‘yellow’ ora ‘green’ on financial questions is made President. Everybody wants a greenback dollar to be worth a golden dollar, Agitation and experiment are not the most efficient means that can be employed to make it so. The uation is able to take care of itself. When the proper time comes we sball have redemption, simply because we shall have commercial and financial con- fidence fully restored. That is what resumption means, No one care for hard gold. Paper is more convenient, What everybody does want, however, is to know that he can get gold for his dollar when he pleases, and knowing this he does not want thecoinatall, With the establishment of sound principles of government and wise economy will come prosperity in the nation. With prosperity will come restored confidence, and with con- fidence a settlement of what people persist in calling our financial difficulties.” ‘THR NEXT SPRAKERSIIP. ‘The prospect of the next Speakership of the House of Representatives was a natural question in a conversa- tion with a gentleman so prominently mentioned in con- nection with that high and important position. “J really know nothing about the prospect,” said Mr. Wood; “I have been rusticating all the summer in quict nooks and corners where such questions are unheard. As for myself, I regard the position at this time as one involving grave responsibility, since the next House of Congress is the advanced guard of the democratic party in its march to reclaim power in the nation. I have no special wish to assume that responsibility, still less should I think of shrinking from it should my political friends think proper to assign it to me. The gentlemen spoken of for the position are all honorable and capable, and would, doubtless, per- form its duties acceptably. 1 have heard a great deal of talk about the result being a, certainty for this or that candidate, but that I know to be an idle rumor, I do not believe that forty members have expressed a preference one way or the other, including the personal friends of all aspirants. Iam quite confident that the democratic representatives will go to Washington next December determined to do what they consider the best for the party and for the country, after a careful can- vass of the situation, I should be proud to‘preside over such a body as the House of Representatives, but I have no ambition and no wishes out- side the good of my party. If I can promote that by the discharge of any public duty I certainly should regard it as incumbent upon me to accept the responsibility. It is certain that the next Speaker of the House should be carefully se- lected. It is a mistake to suppose, as many do, that the principal duties of a Speaker are to form committees and administer the rules, Such an officer should have broad, comprehensive views, and legislative experience to aid him, He should be competent to shape logisla- tion, to suppress evil tendencies, to check indistrect zeal, to prevent the success of bad laws, and, in short, to direct the business of the House in the interests of the country and of the democratic party, If such a man be chosen I shall be fully satisfied,” Mr. Wood leaves Long Branch to-night, but his fam- ily remain at the West End, where ho will rejoin them CHIEF JUSTICE CHURCH. HE PREDICTS A DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH IN O10 AND PENNSYLVANIA—THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THIS STATE UNITED AND sTRONG—PRE- PARING FOR THE “GRAND REVOLUTION” NEXT YEAR, SaratoGa, August 11, 1875, As Governors Hendricks and Tilden and Judge Black have left us suddenly and Chief Justice Church, of the Court of Appeals, also took his departure with his family at one o’clock this aftarnoon, we have but few political celebrities left, as compared to the brilliant galaxy of political stars which shone upon us some few days ago, Just an hour before Judge Church's departure he was chatting at Congress Hall with ex- Judge Ingraham, of the Supreme Court of New York, and John E, Burrill (whose name rather tempts one to word play from the fact of his veing so bnrly), when I accosted him. In a very rambling conversation on politteal matters in general he gave me some views which will excite great interest, as coming from a man so highly respected, not only by the democratic party of this State, but by the entire people. Judge Chureh’s appearance is more that of a well-to- do, intelligent, good-natured farmer than that of alaw- yer, He wears a broad-brimmed hat, and, with his portly figure, his broad, open face and honest clear eyes and his loose, comfortable style of dress, looks an ex- cellent type of our countrymen of New York State, My first questions related, of course, to the Ohio contest, which ts regarded very attentively here by the politi- cians, CERTAIN VICTORY IN o1TO, “My opinion 1s,” said he, in his candid manner, “that Ohio will go democratic and that Allon will be elected Governor * “Do you think the contest will be a close one?” “No, [don't think so, My opinion is that Allen will be elected by a very large majority. He has boon Governor before, and bas satisfled the people by his honest and capable administration, ” “Do you think he i very strong with tho masses 9” “Oh, yes, he is very popular (enthusiastically) You know he is one of those grand old Jackson democrats, He (8 @ tan whose name excites enthusiasm among the arty.” din ill not the ‘inflationist’ platform of the Ohio Cons vention be likely to defeat his election ?” Chief Justice Chu smiled. “Oh, I don’t fthink it ‘was an ‘inflationiss’ platform,” he said; and, aftera pause Of reflection, he added, “I admit that the plank you al- Jude to was unfortunately framed, but i is no mare an inflationist platform than is that of the Republican Con- vention. ’” “If the democrats succeed in Ohio will it not infect the party in other States with the pernicious principle of inflation ”? ‘THE RFPECT ON THE OTHER STATES. “Oh, no, I don’t think that it will do any harm in that respect to the party at large if they carry the day in Ohio, I don’t think it will make democrats infla- tionists any more than they are now.” “What effect would @ democratic victory in Ohio have in the other States ?”” “I think if we carry Ohio by a very large majority— which, a8 I said before appears now probable—it will have great effect upon the situation in Pennsylvania, and [should then cousider a victory in that State almost certain,” “How is the present ontlook in Pennsylvania, regard less of the result in Ohio?” “The democratic leaders seem to have great confidence ina favorable issue, and the entire party in Pennsyl- vania seems very hopeful. However, things have not yet fairly got into shape to warrant an absolute expres- sion of opinion. Of course a victory in Ohio would be felt, more or less, in almost all the States.” “What do you think of the democratic prospects in this State??? OUR DEMOCRACY UNITED. “1 think we shall carry the fail elections, ‘The party monious and strong.” “Hag not the canal feud created opposition to Til- den “Oh, the election won’t turn on Tilden or anti-Tilden men, but on principles. I have seen the statement that the party was divided in this State, but so far as my knowledge goes, I have seen no foundation whatever for it, You know also that there are a great many men in this State now who don’t care for democratic or repub- lican, but only for good government,” “Certainly, THE “GRAND REVOLUTION,” ‘Well, my idea is that people are preparing them- selves for the grand revolution that is to come next year, and these men will yote in such a manner as to give the weight of their suffrages gainst the rotten re- publican party and administration, ‘These men know that only by thé defeat of the republican party can they remove republican misrule. Besides, and_ apart from this fact, you must remember that New York is do- cidedly a democratic State. It was strongly rey during the war, and e' reasons for that. I © democratic State’? Do you anticipate much good work from the next democratic House of Representatives?” “4 think it will have good opportunities to unearth the hidden rottenness of the republican administration, although, for the matter of that, the people are suf ficiently satisfied of its corruption already,” Judge Church was then asked as to the Speakership and the probable democratic candidate for President, but said that events had not sutficiently matured to enable him to givea trusthworthy opinion on those problems. Asthe genial old gentleman had to make preparations for his departure for Albion, where is home is, the interview terminated, REPUBLICAN - POLITICS, MEETING OF THE STATE REPUBLICAN CON» VENTION. In the meeting of the Republican State Committee yesterday afternoon, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, it was decided, after a brief conversation, in which Ex-Collector Murphy earnestly participated, that the Republican State Convention should be held on the Sthwf next September, at Saratoga, The call of last year was only modified so a8 to invite all shades of republicans to participate in the republican demonstration. Every preparation was made for the reception of the visitors and there was nothing left undone to make the affair a success, Of those present were Colonel 8. P, Remington, St. Lawrence county; Henry K. Gliddon and W. C. Squire, Herkimer; Ebenezer Blakely, Otsego county; Judge Robertson, Westchester county; John F. Smith, Albany county, and Senator Toby, Essex county. Of those resent, not members of the committee, were Thomas urphy and Charles E, Smith, of the Albany Kvening Journal.’ b ousider New York essentially a TAMMANY HALL, MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZA> TION—EXCITEMENT EXPECTED TO-NIGHT. The Committee on Organization of Tammany Hall held a yery brief meeting last evening, in the Wigwam in Fourteenth street. Mr, John Kelly presided, The only business transacted was the prepara- tion of the report to be submitted to the General Committee, which will meet to-night The meeting will be an exciting one, and it is expected that, besides Mr, Morrissey’s case, a great many other things of importance to “the party’? will be called ap. It is understood that Mr, Morrissey’s friends will rally in great numbers, and that the result will be a grand fight in the committee, Still, it is said that Mr. Kelly controls 457 members of the General Committee, DEMOCRATIC REORGANIZATION. NEW STANDARD BEARERS FOR THE ELEVENTH AS- SEMBLY DISTRICT. In pursuance of the resolution of the Tammany Hall Committee on Organization the Eleventh Assembly Dis- trict Committee, of the Twentieth ward, was last evening reorganized by Peter Trainer and Menzo Diefendorf, duly appointed for that purpose from said Committee on Or- ganization. . ‘The following officers were elected to serve during the balance of this year:—President, John A. Beall; First Vice President, Jeremiah Sherwood; Second Vice Presi- dent, George Feulish; Third Vice President, Thomas ©. Gara; Recording Secretary. John M. Cooney; Cor- responding Secretary, W. §. Wolff; Treasurer, Isaac H. Terrell; Sergeant-at-Arma, Peter Reid, The following resolutions were oifered by John M. Cooney and unanimously and enthusiastically adopted :-— Resolved, That the action of the Committee on Organiza tion of the ‘Tammany Hall General Committee in relation. to the Third, Eleventh and Fifteenth Assembly districts wasim- peratively demanded by the necessities of the case and meets our cordial concurrence and approbation, That the safecy and success of the party reqnire that all elements of factious discord, which necessarily culminate in a defiant and danger- ous hostility, should be thrast from the organization, and we consider the ‘action of the eo for nipping in the bud the chery, dishonor and disaster. Treason to the organization is death to the party. Resolved, That in the reorganization of the General Com- mittee of this Assembly district. we conscientiously believe that the wishes, the sentiments and the best interests of the democratic voters of the district are more truly represented than ever before, and in view of this fact wo pledge ourselves to the most active support of the organization and all of its measures to strengthen the party. Resolved, That we take pleasure in hero publicly express. ing our unwavering contidence in the ability and integrity of Hon, John Kelly, Chairma y tion, and do most heartily attended his unselfish zeal in purging the organization of the factious and treacherous opposition which threatened to im- pair its usefulntes and to bring diseredit and disgrace upon the party. The meeting was large and enthusiastic and separated at a late hour, after a number of speeches, all express- ing fidelity to Tammany Hall and contidence in John Kelly, as the democratic leader, THE TWENTIETH ASSEMBLY DIS- TRICT. nore praiseworthy A VERY GOOD OFFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON DISCIPLINE, Ataspecial meeting of the Tammany Hall General Committee of tRe Twenticth Assembly district, held Tuesday evening, the following resolutions were unani- mously adopted : Resolved, That we heartily and fully indorse the action of the Committee on Org: ion in expelling from Tammany Hall those who were not in full and active sympathy with the organtzntion, J solved, That we have the fn elly as an earnest, faith! Hest confidence in the Hon. and devoted friend of the Workingmen, and as oué who uneeasingly lnbors to benefit and e the advocacy of all measures calculated to promote their interest and welfare, as one who favors, 08 we do, the substittion of $2 par day, ‘as heretofore, instend of the present reduced rate of wages, brought about mainly by the instrumentality and co-operation of the Fepublicat f several of our city commissions, Resolved, That we ratif the netion of the democratic members of the Board of Aldermen and the Comtittee on Organ an advance in. th unt per day paid to the laboring men engaged on the public works. Resolved, That we hereby advocate guch additional action on the part of the mittee on Organization as will result in entirely purging the party of whatever disturbing or dis: affected element may be found therein, UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS. ANNUAL SESSION OF THE STATE COUNCIT. The annual session of the State Council, Order of United American Mechanics, held at Park Hall, corner of Eighth avenue and Forty-sixth street, adjourned finally yesterday, Ninety-three lodges in all sections of the State were represented. The reports show the Order to be in a very flourishing condition The funds of the Council amount to $45,000, The receipts daring the year were $14,063, and $8,899 was paid for relief, Tho Widows and Orphans’ fund amounts to $5,962 There are tifty-nine widows and eighty-two orphans dependent on the Order for support, A communication was received from the National Council that the centennial celebration of the Order will be held on the 8th of next July in Philadelphia Among the features of the celebration will be a parade in which 30,000 men from the various States will participate, Now York will send 7,000. A committee, consisting of George Hardy, T. Knox, R. A. Love and others, was ap- pointed to inake the necessary arrangements for a proper representation of New York State, A number of amendments to the laws were made. The followin, State officers were elected :—Councillor, H. 0. Nichols, o| Athens; Vice Councillor, Wheelock fardner, Brook- lyn; Secretary, E. C. Baldwin, New York; Treasurer, John V Grant, Brooklyn, Examiner, T. Shaw, Brook- lyn; Inductor, Robert Love, New York; Protector, W. Raymond, Yonkers; representative to National Council, George Hardy, Brooklyn. CLAM DESTROYERS. This afternoon the Heavy Weights, or the members of the Fat Men’s Club, of this city, numbering over 500, hold their annual reunion, under the supervision of one hundred ladies, to decide the debated question as to the championship of clam eaters. On Monday next the members of the Tammanites “club,” under the super- vision of Deputy Sheriff Martin J. Keese, will test their abilities as clam eaters; and the “Old Guard’? go to Lona Branch the following week to do the sama. THE EVANGELISTS. The Work of Moody and Sankey Abroad. SKETCHES OF THE REVIVALS. ‘Is New York to Have Its Re- ligion Rearoused? “The wild forces from the Western World,” as Dean Stanley, of London, culogistically designated his friends, Messrs, Moody and Sankey, the great American revival- ists, while comparing them with apathetic English preachers of Gospel truth, may be expected here within a few hours, upon the good steamship Spain, of the National line, which left Liverpool on the 4th inst. A large number of their friends are going down to Quaran- tine to await their arrival, and welcome them back to their homes, To millions of people in the British Isles their names have become familiar as household words, while their converts-are scattered among all denomina- tions and classes of ‘men, Royalty and paupers have listened to their stirring appeals. What their pro- gramme in this city is is not yet known, but it is believed that one of their first addresses will be given at the Round Lake Camp ing Tho work they have accomplished in Great Britain and Ireland has been marvellous, Invited to England ‘in 1878 by two liberal Christian gentlemen—Mr, Penne- father, of London, and Mr. Baimbridge, of Newcastle— the evangelists reached England only to find that their hosts had.been buried, On the 22d of June, 1873, they began their mission work in the city of York, where they remained several days, Early in July they went to Sunderland, thence to Newcastle-on-Tyne, to Stock- ton, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Birmingham, Lon- don, &e,, in every succeeding town meeting with in- creased success. In Neweastle and some other places thirty-four meetings were held in different locations’ in ‘one week, nearly five a day. As early as October, 1873, Mr. Moody, in presence of a congregation of 900 peopl, declared his consciousness of being on the eve of a re- vival greater than any known since the apostolic times, Subsequently they visited Belfast, Londonderry and Dublin, in Ireland, and preached to immense audiences. In Dublin they preached in the great Exhibition Palace to 20,000 people. FIGHTING FOR THR LOVE OF GOD. While the successors of the apostles in England and America fight and squabble over the succession and other matters of little or no consequence to the Charch or the world these two American laymen, with no other qualifications than the possession of a good voice by one and a good knowledge of the Scriptures by the other, succeeded in arousing the British Islands and in- fusing a new religious life into hundreds of dead churches and bringing thousands of ungodly men and women to a knowledge of God and salvation, Messrs. Moody and Sankey, of Chicago, found rich and poor ready to closo their places of business so that they might come and hear the simple exposition of the Word of God. It is estimated that the labors of these men have resulted in tho conversion of at least 100,000 men and women, In Liverpool the merchants and others erected a frame building, at a cost of $20,000, capable of contaning 25,000 people, to ac- commodate the thousands who flocked to hear the American evangelists, And there, day after day and night after night, theso two laymen—‘clowns and mountebanks” their enemies called them—drew im- mense crowds, Their sermons contained no allusions to ‘Tyndall, Darwin, Huxley, Fisk and all the rest of that school, They said that they were not there to discuss rationalism or science with any school or man, but to preach the Gospel, Their words were simple interpreta- tions and applications of truth, and both tterpreted Scripture by Scripture, In their discourses there was no shadow of dogmatic theology, and they wero do- livered in manly conversational style. They possess the faculty of EXPRESSING THEIR STRONG POINTS: upon their hearers with “Mind That, Now,” “Listen to My Words,” ‘‘Mark Me.’”? And their simple and fervid discourses have carried conviction to the hearts of hun- dreds of thousands of their hearers, AT LIVERPOOL, A memorable service held by them was on the 24th of February last, when the noonday service was largely at- tended, notwithstanding the cold and disagreeable stato of the weather. The requests for prayer included one of thankfulness on the part of Christians for the great blessing already given to Liverpool; for a continual blessing on the singing of Gospel hymns by Mr. Sankey; for the Jews in Liverpool, that they may be led to see that Christ is Christ; for invalids; for one who had come eighty miles to the services and is burdened with his sins; for a young minister, unsettled in his mind about the cardinal truths of religion; by forty-three praying fathers, that they may live to see their prayers answered for their children. Mr, Moody took for the subject of his address the fifty-fifth chapter of Isaiah :— “Ho! every one that thirsteth,”? At its conclusion Mr, Sankey sang the hymn commencing “THERE WERE NINETY-NINE THAT SAFELY LAY,” and this was followed by an address from Mr. Moody on “Faith,” after which the immense gathering dispersed. ATTACKED BY THB LONDON PRESS. ‘The English press, in a majority of cases, was opposed to these revival meetings, and the Christian World, of London, expressed itself as follows :— “The age is, beyond all other ages, intellectual, and it is on the very face of the Moody and Sankey revival that it is the least intellectual of all revivals, It ad- dresses itself expressly to’ the feelings by means of a popular orator and a musical performer, Mr, Moody is, we gladly believe, a sincere and earnest man; but, un- less he has been persistently misrepresented, he substi- tutes strong assertion for argument and dogmatic confi- denco for religious faith, The preaching ‘of fear requires to be most religiously guarded. ‘To gather little children together into close rooms and harrow up their souls by pictures of hell is simply cruel and abom- inable, Another mode of working on the sensibilities, apart from the reasoning faculties, is by stories of deathbeds,” &., &o, ‘The Saturday Review was also very virulent in its attacks upon the two preachers, AT THR AGRICULTURAL HALL, LONDON, On Sunday, March 10, the two preachers delivered ex- hortations, and it vas estimated that upward of 28,000 people were assembled in and around the hall, The fol- lowing Sunday the revival services were continued in the same immense hall, and the attendance was im- mense, it being computed that 17,000 women were pres- ent at the afternoon services and'in the evening 20,000 men, The following day 20,000 people were present, while the streets in the neighborhood were crowded with people unable to obtain admission. On the 16th of Mareb the attendance was aa large as ever, although the ticket system had been adopted expressly to prevent the overcrowding of the ball and blocking uplof tho streets, PEOPLE CRUSHED AND FIGHTING, On the 19th of March the pressure was tremendous, many people were badly crushed and there was somo fighting. On’the following day the London Times favor- ably reviewed their mission, On the following day the ticket system of admission to Agricultural Hall was dis- continued, because persons profiting by the enthusiasm of the muititade sold their tickets, The immense at- tendance still continued, and the atmost enthusiasm prevailed. On Sunday, the 21st of March, three services were held, morning, afternoon and evening, Atthe threo services the audience numbered respectively 16,000, 14,000 and 19,000, ‘On 22d March Messrs. Moody and Sankey held a meet- ing in Exeter Hall and there was no abatement in the enthusiasm of their hearers, The same day they held a conference with ministers of all denominations to con- sider the question of continuing the revival movement which they had opened with such extraordinary suc cess, On the 26th of March at their service the Rev. Dr. Newman Hall occupied a seat on the plavform, THR ENTHUSIASM ABATING, At the services in baiting Hali on 26th of March the attendance was reduced to 8,000 people. The 7imes expressed its opinion the following day that the popular interest in the revival movement was dying out, but other journals asserted that it was undiminished, Mosars, Moody and Sankey resolved to leave Agricultural Hall and preach in the East End of London. On the 30th Mr. Moody {preached to an immense audience in Liver- pool, and Mr. Taylor, of Massachusetts, preached © sermon in his place at Agricultural Hall. On the 3d of April the Zimes, reviewing tho revival, considered “the movement transitory, although long wo be remembered as a curious feature of religious life” One of the owners of Her Majesty's Opera House filed a bill on the 4th bee ah to restrain Messra Moody and Sankey from using that building for revival pur- poses, but the hearing of the case was postponed, KOVAL WORSTIPPRRS, Moody and Sankey held a prayer meeting, however, in the Opera House in question on the 1éth of April, at which tho Princess of Wales, the Duchess of Sutherland and their attendants were present, On the 17th four crowded revival meetings were held in the city of Lon- don, Mr Moody delivered an address on “Christian Wark.” which was ranturously anplauded. Thousands rose ab bis invitation to go into the streets and work for Dhrist. On the 26th of April ‘A Britisher” wrote to the Her- ALD from London aa follows, describing the scene of one of these revival meetings :— “Standing at aremote portion of a side gallery the mighty sea of 20,000 upturned faces presented a sight that can never be forgotten, while the almost dead silence enabled the remotest to hear the ringing word of life, * * * T believe we in London will be found greatly indebted to these Americans, not alone for their visit, but for the permanent introduction of the cheerful theology of American hymns,” * * © The Rev. George H. Hepworth, when asked by 9 HekALp reporter, on the 30th of April last, for hia views on the labors of Moody and Sankey, stated :—Messrs, Moody and Sankey are indeed doing « great work in England. Not only the ordinary classes of people go to hear them, but nobles, lords and ladies and members of the royal family. The Rev, 0. B, Frothingham was also interviewed on the subject, and said:—"I don’t think any good can come from the revivals in England and America.” Ho said:—“I don’t think any permanent good can come from them, These are waves of emotion which over very soon, They are sure to be followed by great reaction, as is the case with people swayed only by their antutored feelings. When the revivalist ts olf, fn increase of vice, corruption and gin of every sort fol- lows, ? The Rey. Dr. Armitage spoke as follows on the subject | of revivals in connection with his church, of which he has been the pastor for twenty-seven years:—“We are always ready to respond to every religious movement, and we sympathize with them all} but we do not believe in fuss,’? Rey. Edwin F, Hatfield stated:—‘Mfr. Moody's ser- mons seem to have done much good in rousing the slug- gish religious feelings of Presbyterians in Great Britain and this country.”” Rev. Marvin B, Vincent said:—“I have seen no per- ceptible effects from the revivals in Europe or America, SPORADIO INFLUENCES, My congregation is composed of steady, devout people, who worship God in their quiet, steadfast way, and are not apt to be swayed by any such sporadic influences,” Professor McCloskie, of Princeton College, lectured at Association Hall on the 2d of May on the revival in cland effected by Messrs, Moody and Sankey, in which he said :—‘Years ago there was a little boy working in a Boston shoe store, He worked hard for small pay, but as he grew up he felt the influence of God. ‘This is the present Mr, Moody, who is at the head of @ movement probably the greatest since the Reformation. When he intends \o visit any place he first secures the co-opera- tion of the ministers in the district, and he refuses to go when he cannot, Many have helped him who were at the work when Moody was a boy—viz., Dra. Blaikie, Davis, Brown, Chalmers, Andrews and others,” On May 11 they had held fifty-one revival meetings in Agricultural Hall, and their last meeting was the largest of the series and special railway trains were run for the accommodation of persons who desired to attend. On the 23d of May services were held in Bow Hall and the Opera House, Over 50,000 persons were present and 1,000 visited the inquiry rooms, THE PRESS HOSTILE. The criticisms of the London newspapers, especially the World and Standard, upon the revival movement, were virulent and incessant. The house-visit- ing committees organized by the revivalists were also severely denounced. Services were carried on by Messrs. Moody and Sankey at Her Majesty’s Opera House and the enthusiasm was unabated, A large body of police was required to clear the way for each departing congregation through the crowds waiting for admission to the succeeding meeting. On the 7th of June a children’s meeting in connection with the revival movement was held in Bow Hall, Lon- don. The services were conducted by Mayor Cole, of Chicago, and fully 10,000 children were present; and the gathering of the children is said to have been one of the most picturesque ever witnessed in the British capital. Similar meetings wero held at the Victoria Theatre and other places. In three days it was estimated that 80,000 people attended the meetings at Bow Hall, ‘A stormy scene took place IN THE HOUSE OP LORDS, on the 2ist of June, when the Marquis of Bath asked Baron Lyttleton, one of the governors of Eton College, Whether it were true that the Master and Governor had consented to allow the students’ meeting contemplated by certain preachers, Lord Lyttleton replied that tho College authorities (ould consider the matter the fol- lowing day, and further added that Messrs. Moody und Sankey would only hold one meeting at Eton. Lord Overstone deprecated the attendance of students at such meetings. The farl of Shaftesbury objected to debate without notice and the matter was dropped. The following day the ‘imes said that it hoped that, considering only one meeting is to be held, the governors of the college would not make the institution ridiculous by interfering. The following day Messrs. Moody und Sankey were notified that they would not be allowed to hold services before the Eton collegians, It was, however, held on the 22d of June, 3,000 people being present, the proceedings being opened’ by a prayer from the venerable Earl of Cavan. ‘They went the next day to Windsor and preached in the Town Hall. Among their attendants at this time were the Marquis of Cholmondely and the Earl of Cavan; Lord Radstock, a son of the Earl of Sussex, an Father Ignatius, a Charch of England monk. with shaved head, sandals and the garb of Luther. Among other aristocratic frequenters of the meetings were the Earl of Shaftesbury, Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Aberdeen and Dean Stanley. The amount pai for Bow Hall was $25,000, and for the use of Her Majesty’s Theatre for six weeks a stmilar amount was paid, which wag readily contributed by friends of the movement. At the mecting at Camberwell, in London, on July 9, ‘A panic arose owing to the fearful crowd present. For: tunately no lives were lost. On the 12th of July A PAREWELL MEETING to Messrs, Moody and Sankey took place at Mildmay Park Conference Hall, London. Seven handred clergy: men were present, principally of the Church of England; also the Earls of Shaftesbury and Cavan, Samuel Morley, M. P.; Right Hon. Cowper Temple, Rev. Canon Conway, of Westminster; Mr. McArthur, and many other nota: bilities. Speeches were made, full of praise of the emi- nent revivalists for the fresh’ life and energy they had infused Into the churches and the steadfastness of their converts. A suggestion was made that a memorial be presented to them; but Mr, Stone, on their behalf, sud that nothing would give them more pain than such a step. Mr. Moody, while speaking, was so overcome that he had to stop and was unable to conclude his ad- dress. In Camberwell they held 60 meetings, attended by 480,000 people; in*Victoria Theatre 45 meetings, attended by 400,000 people; in Her Majesty's Opats House 00 micetings, attended by 600,000 people, and in Agricultural Hall 60 meetings, attended by 120,000 people. The amount of money expended for buildings was $150,000, They refused persistently to receive any compensation from the committee having the matter in charge. On the 2d inst. Mr, Moody, on his way to Liverpool, addressed an audience of 30,000 people at Wrexham. Ua the 3d he delivered A FAREWELL ADDRESS AT LIVERPOOL. He announced that the proceeds of the meetings in ndon more than covered the expenditure. He spoke on Young Men’s Christian Associations’ and ‘The Liquor Traffic.’’ The proceedings were enthusiastic and ex- citing, especially the singing of the assembled multi- tude, HOME TO AMERICA. On Wednesday, the 4th of August, the evangelists sailed from Liverpool on board tho ‘steamship Spain, belonging to the National line, and friends from all paris of Great Britain came to bid them farewell. SKETCH OF MOODY. Dwight }. Moody is a New Englander, born in 1837, and brought up in the Unitarian fajth, When about seventeen years of age he went to Boston to obtain employment in ashoe store, and being attracted one Sabbath evening to Dr. Kirk’s church the sermon that he heard made him feel very uncomfortable and he re- solved never to go there again or to any other church, He went there, however, the next Sabbath evening, and became impressed with the truths of religion. Shortly afterward hé left Boston for Chicago to enter into business, Here he taught in a mission Sunday school, collecting his pupils from the streets, and the school which, when he first went there, had twelve teachers and sixteen pupils, became one’ of the most flourishing schools of its Kind in the city and overflow- ing with pupils. His success encouraged him to hire a hall, which he soon filled with children in like manner, He made it as attractive as possible with pictures, illu ed texts and cheerful music. Then it was’ that Moody conceived the idea of instructing this motley gathering of A other foreigners from the Bible, and before he was aware of it he was a pastor and had gathered church about him, His work so multiplied on his hands that he was compelled to give up his secular busi- ness and devote himself wholly to the ministry. When the rebellion broke out in 1861, and Chicago, like New York, was turned into a military camp, Mr, Moody interested himself in the spiritual welfare of the recruits, and went daily to the encamp- ments to distribute tracts and Bibles, When, in the early part of the war, the Christian Commission was established, he was president of the Western branch. He made several visits to the seat of war. In his operations in the field he was greatly aided by General 0. 0, Howard, When the war closed he settled down again to his work in Chicago. Twice be was burned out, but after the great fire of 1871 he had a temporary building erected and ready for, occupation. A short time before this fire IRA D. SANKRY, a Methodist, a native of Edinburg, Pa, and sen of Hon. David Sankey, of West Newcastle, then thirty-one years of age began to work with Moody. Ata convention of Young Men's Christian associations held in Indianapolis, Tod., in £871, the two evangelists met for the first time as delegates to that body. Sankey had been brought up by religious parents, and at sixteen years of age (1856), he embraced religion, and, possessing a sweet voice, he made sacred tnusic his special study and took great interest in Sunday school singing. At the Indian- Apolis Convention his charming voice attracted Mr. Moody’s attention, and they formed an engagement to labor together in Chicago, and from this time forth they became steadfast friends and religious coworkers. A characteristic story 18 told of Moody, to whom an English gentleman offered £1,000. He declined tt, say- ing, “Not yours, bat you.”’’ During their absence in England their friends in Chicago have gone forward in the erection of a church building which will contain 2,600 people, in which they will doubtless soon preach, The clown . INA DUBLIN THRATRE, wishing to throw ridicule ou the revivalists, said, ono night, “T'fee! very Moody;” to which Harlequin re lied, “And I feel quite Sanikey-monious.” The audience issed, and those in the gallery iustily sung Saukey’s favorite hymn— Hold the fort, for I am coming. So it will be seen, from this trifling incident, that they have in @ largo number of cases endeared themselves to the British people. The Rev. J M. Reid (Methodist) of this city, was associated with Mx. Moody at Chicago for four yanrs, Mr. Moody will probably go, shortly after his arrival, to see his mother in Massachussetts, and Mr. Sanke will probably retire to bis old home {n Pennsylvani after which they may visit Rochester, Chicago, Cine nati and San Francisco, Sankey's songs have beam trenelated inte French y 8 German, Gaelic and Swedish. Before he left London paid @ flying visit to Switzerland's glaciers and mous tains, and when in the cities, through an in he gave several addresses. MEMORIAL OF THE WORK nf LONDON. A LETTER FROM MR. FARWELL, OF CHICAGO, TI MR, GEORGE H, STUART-—DISINTERESTED! OF MOODY AND SANKEY. Purtapenema, Pa, August 11, 1875, Mr, John V. Farwoll, of Chicago, who is expected arrive with Messrs, Moody and Sankey in the steams Spain on Saturday, writes to George HL. Stuart, of thi city, that the London committee, after paying all bi connected with the evangelists’ labors in that cit: amounting to some $150,000, had a surplus of $5, which was appropriated for a noonday prayer m to be continued daily, At a breakfast mecting, given for the evangelists, MM Moody made a proposition that a memorial of the interest in the work, which they had only begun, woul be the appropriate thing to inaugurate, "It was at on proposed to raise $500,000 for an evangelistic building the West End and smaller amounts for other localitl Before leaving the table over $200,000 were subseri one gentleman giving $50,000 and ‘three others $25, This, with the amount already expended, maki $350,000 given in Loudon alone since Moody and Sanke went there, and all of it voluntarily. The evangelists declined a proposition to give ther a testimonial, and the copyright upon their hymn book: which were sold, amounting to $25,000, to which th had a legal and moral right, was left to the disposal the London committee for religious work, OCEAN GROVE, TOTAL ABSTINENCE ENTAUSIASM—ADDRY! BY MESSRS, WILLIAM E. DODGE AND POWs ELL. } The large tent erected at Ocean Grove was filled the cold water enthusiasts yesterday afternoon, in spi of the disagreeable, drizzling rain. The meeting was pr sided over by Mr. James Black, of Lancaster, Pa., Prest dent of the Pennsylvania Temperance Union, At tha three o'clock meeting this gentleman presented the HON. WILLIAM K. DODGE, OF NEW YORK, i Mr. Dodge said—I could have wished to have sat witl you and listened to the good women who have undet taken this work. I have labored forty years in thi cause, and I feel more encouraged this afternoon than have felt for a long time. We are sometimes discour4 aged, in spite of ourselves, when we look at things frond a certain standpoint, As we came down this morning we stopped to say “How do you do?” to the President, He showed me @ picture of A LITTLE HOUSE ON THE Om0 where he was born. He said he greatly delighted look at it, for it reminded him of the past, I said, “4 hope you feel as the Psalmist did—grateful for the kind Providence that has led you to this point?” I came here not knowing what was going to be don My friend Black wrote tome asking me to come, ani said ho enclosed a programme, but forgot to enclose thi programme, (Laughter.) But I am greatly delight at the retrospect of this great work as presented by o1 friend Babcock. Looking at “the then’? and “th now” wo have every reason to thank God and tak courage. I remember fifty year’ ago it was the untfo | habit to have wine and cake ata funeral—because people had come to sympathize, I suppose. There have been great changes sinco tha time; a kind Providence has been leading us om step by step. If in those days we had sprung from the then present stato of fecling into the state we now cupy we would not have been anywhere; but, led om step by step to the position we now occupy, prevent our seoing where we were originally. Tsay we ought thank God and take courage. I have labored fifty in this cause and I will bo with you as long a’ spares my life I hope Ho will set us free from thi terrible cursa (Applause. ) MR. POWELL’S ADDRESS. The next speaker, Mr, Powell, commenced by say~ ing:—The reform we are promoting is one of manys aspects. If I should choose what seems to me tha greatest Ishould take the religions aspect as formin the only sure basis on which to build. But we hav various duties to perform, various aspects upon whicly to look, and to my mind tis question in tts legislativet aspect 1s one of vital importance, Recently} in Rhodo Island the prohibitory law was re-+ peated and gave place to license.” The same wag done in New York and New Jersey and Michigan, Now, why ts it thus; what is the reason? Why, after forty years’ labor, are we called on to witness such exper ences? There must be a profound underlying cause, have asked myself the question time and again and fel that in its answer depends the progress of the futur To my mind the reason is to be found in the fact th: while we are skirmishing in the States with great suc# cess the national head of government, the sources of power, Its example and influence is ON THR WRONG SIDE, has been on the wrong side, and as long as it is on the wrong side we will continue to witness these forward and backward movements. While the head jis wron, the members will be crooked, (Applause.) 'Therefo it 1s that in looking at this question, though attend with some discouraging circumstances, still to tho: who look with the eye of faith, it seems full of promi and hope. There never was a more auspicious hour, if only the labor ts wisely and rightly directed. In regard to the legal aspect, I will call your attention to the present situation. On the distant frontier whera new States are growing up the liquor trafllc had already gained a hold, there are already brews ers, distillers and retailers by the hundreds, the revenue derived from the State of Colorado alone, the yeast before it became a State, was suificiont to defray all tha expenses of the President's salary before it was raised. Go from the Territories to thé national capital, the: District of Columbia, upward of 1,000 legalized dram- shops hold licenses to sell. Where do they get them from? Who authorizes and, issues them? you trace: down tho responsibility from the WASHINGTON GROGSHOPS to the source of power, you will find here in this place hundreds of men just as much responsible for the grog= shops of Washington as for those of New Jersey. (Ap= Now then, why has this responsibility been so jause). long overlooked?’ After wo have got prohibitary laws in all places wo want and mean to have a constitutional amendment which shal] put the question beyond doubt gnd make liquor trafMfe illegal throughont the land—(applause. furthermore wo want Congress to give us a COMMISSION OF. INQUIRY to serve as a revelator to the people not yet enlightened, and we ask you to help circulate potitions this fall, “At this jancturo the rain began to fall in torrent making it impossible for any speaker to be heard, recourse was had to singing to drown the elements. tent presented a picturesque if not a comfortable ap~ pearance with every one standing, umbrellas aloft, eing- ing hymns at the top of thetr voices. The meeting com tinued till nine o'clock in the evening. THE STRIKE, CRISPINS’ ALL THE “BOTTOMERS” AT WORK—THE ‘“cUT< TERS” STILL HOLDING OUT—MORE TROUBLE, EXPECTED, The strike of the Crispins is now drawing to a close, Yesterday Messrs, Weil Brothers, No. 80 Warren street, decided to recognize the Council, An arrangement has been effected by which all Weil's men will return to work this morn. ing. The only difficulty has been on account of his not recognizing the “Council” This has now been settled. The “bottomers” state that Mr, Weil hag made concessions to them which they never expected, and forty men will be at work in his shop to-day. At Kaliske’s, No. 52 Warren street, no work wag transacted. The cause of the trouble was about the dis- charge of one man, whom Kaliske will not take back on any account, He expected all bis men to return to work to-day. ‘The strike of the cutters employed by Rawin ©. Burt, No, 93 Thomas street, is precisely in the same position as before, None of the men have returned to work, and Mr. Bart says that all his forms are filled with outsiders, who accomplish the work to his satisfaction. The strikers, however, are waiting patiently for the end, and they hope that this will be hastened by their consolida- tion with the “bottomers,” which Is confidently ex- pected to take place to-night or to-morrow. The strikers received their money from the lodge last evening, and are: in excellent spirits. Many of them have léft tho city to fulfil country engagoments, and several others have offers to go to work at other shops. They are de- termined, however, to await the result of the strike be- fore accepting other offers. They state that one of the firm met somo of the men at the Grand Central Hotel last week and offered $30 per week. This was refused, as the men only want $24 per week, and wish to bd taken back in a body or not at all. Another of the new men at Burt's shop was “struck out’ yesterday, and, according to the men’s statement, the generai busi: hess 18 not so satisfactory as could have been expected by the firm. At the meoting of the Council last evening a communi cation was received from John Tarkington—the man dis charged by Kaliske, No, 52 Warren and on whose discharge the strike originated in Uhat sho tating thad he was willing to leave his case before the Council for action. The Council, after mature deliberation, decided to permit tho men to, return to work to-day, and this morning all the teams will go to work, Thus the bottomers’ strike is ended, but another strike will occur to-day In Parson & Son's, No. 49 War: ren street. The Council state that, owing to the da plictty of Mr. Parsons and his fooling the men by keop- ing them until their old work {x finished ancbother causes, the Counc) bave ordered all the men to stop work anti! Mr. Parsons will settle the matter, The trouble at Hanon & Reddish's, corner Church and Warron street, will be settled to-day. THE BROWN STONE RUBBERS, ‘The strike of the brown stone rubbers, which com. menced on Monday last, has proved guccesstul, and al} the men are at work at thoir own rade’