Another glorious winter day. After a drive of 5 miles Mr Moody preached to a large assembly in the Free Church at Halkirk. The people in this village seem to understand the fitness of things, but they have planted a distillery and poor house very near to each other. It afterwards transpired that Mr Moody had the manager of the distillery among his interested hearers. It need hardly be said that the preacher did not spare the strong drink; but this whiskey god is so securely seated in the affections and tastes of the people (not excluding the ministers by any means) that it will need many sermons to dethrone him. A deep impression was made by the single service at Halkirk, if one might judge by the attitudes of the congregation at its close.
From, "The Christian," December 31st, 1891.
I do not think the building is a church now,
This was a flying visit from Moody and the results regarding salvations was yet to be seen. Perhaps it burst into revival, perhaps not.