Mr Moody has paid a very interesting visit to Keswick. Arriving on Thursday morning last, when the Convention was in full session, he attended the successive meetings, his heart and soul being thrown into the great themes which occupied attention. He had been announced to preach in the Congregational Church, in the place of Mr Meyer, who was obliged to give up his engagement there, as he sailed for Northfield on Saturday. The building being only a small one, the trustees of the Convention kindly placed the spacious tent at his disposal for evangelistic services.
The evangelistic meetings arranged for Saturday and Sunday, in connection with the Convention, were given entirely into Mr Moody's hands, and other gatherings were also held. The attendance was very large, including hundreds of ministers, students, and other Christian workers. To these the proceedings gave intense pleasure, for not only were the addresses instructive in character, but they led to many out-and-out decisions for Christ.
Mr Moody set forth the heinousness of sin and the need for conversion. He also described the operations of the Holy Spirit. His words to workers on Sunday morning were pungent and pointed, and many heard to great profit. In the evening over two thousand persons were present. Among those on the platform was Bishop Ryle, long an exponent of Evangelical principles. In the opening prayer, the Bishop asked that abundant blessing might attend the word to be spoken. He made affectionate reference to Mr Moody's long-continued work for God and listened with evident satisfaction to the plain message that was delivered. The discourse was founded on the case of that Herod who once gladly heard John the Baptist, but later on, refusing to break with sin, beheaded the prophet for having faithfully rebuked his wickedness.
The appeal that was made at the close reached many hearts. Mr Moody asked who would consecrate themselves to the Lord forthwith, and "I will " was the response from all parts of the tent. As on previous occasions the after-meetings afforded opportunity for personal converse with distressed souls. Among those who came to rejoice in the salvation of Christ were many young people. The Mission is looked back upon with gratitude to God, who by his Spirit owned the word of his servant. Mr Moody took occasion to emphasize the need of reaching the working men.
From, "The Christian," August 4th, 1892.