The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-01

ansville.
Toe first thing Sabbath morning
was a prayer meeting held at half
past eight, at which there was a large
number of persons, the church being
comfortably full At 8 O'Clock they
commenced gathering at the hall, and
In a short time there was crowd
present estimated at 1920 per-
SUNS and during the day some thought
600 were present. Revs. Cook, Ed.
T SullIva0 and ID. s. Moody address
ing the crowd.
10 the afternoon a chiIdren's mass
meeting was held, a. which 5 n. Cur
nick and d L Moody talked to the
children. The young folks deserve
great praise for their uuhaggiUg at
tsntion to the speakers, crowded as
they were on such hot afternoon.
At night a large crowd gathered
again at the bank steps to listen to
some ocen air addresses. After
short appeal By Mr.. Curnick, General
BAUM, of Harrishur ex member of
Congress, gotnp. and amidst breath
less silence, made a profession of
religious faith, and stated that be
now publicly desired the prayers of
| Christian people, and should Etrive to
become an earnest. working Christian.
After which D. S. Moody made
most powerful and stirring appeal to
the unconverted to decide to come
out on the Lords side. Much good
was done.
Again the crowd adjourned to the
hall other speakers addressed them.
D. l. Moody, who by the way seems
untiring, made another powerful ap-
peal. At Its close he invited persons
desiring to make a start on the
Christian road. to come and give him
their hand. At least forty persons,
composed of both sexes, and various
ages from young to old, came forward
and did so. Itwas q thrilling sight
indeed. It was grand days work,
resulting in much good being accom-.
plished.
Monday the people came again to
the Hall. listening to the debates on
interesting and important topics, and
much to guide and help in the Sun
day School work was elected from
many speakers engaged.
The address Of Philip Phillips
"SWeet Singer of Israel, upon the
importance of Sabbath School music,
gave universal Satisfaction, aud did
great good, l believe. To a clear.
sweet voice he adds aA engagedness
of manner that rivets attention, and
as be talks as earnestly as he sings,
there was no WEAKNESS exhibited by
the audience, although he occupied
nearly an hour in delivering it, and
giving examples Of the kind of music
ne liked 1t is the universal judy
ment that the Convention owed a
great deal of its wonderful success.
both Ia numbers aud spirituality, TO
the presence and voice of Philip
Phillips. His power over an audi
ence is something wonderful. He
seems to possess the ability to make
his hearers feel in their hearts
the sentiments and music he sings.
Men would weep and sit as though
spell bound. and for some time after
the close of his song stiffness would
remain over the congregation almost
painful; the voice of the President
announcing the next thing In order
being a relief. His voice, manner and
expression seem to accord with the
great sentiment and controlling spirit
of his life, embodied in the words he
so loves to sing; tCiU sing for
Jesus" God bless him and continue
great power of good to him In the
making of the music for our Sunday
Schools for many year. His " Re-
vised Hallowed Songs" is meeting
with great success. -. s. Moody or
dered for use In his church and san
day School l, 500 copies at one time.
If Phillips sings religion into the
people, ID. l.. Moody talks it into
them. Moody so earnest. so penetra-
ting, so spiritual, welding the word
of God with David's faith and power
The Goliahs. he says, are indeed many
| He looks all the man he is; with a
well knit frame, capable of much en-
duranee, firm and unbending, a face
cut so that it at once strikes you that
before you is a man all oak, you may
| break him but can't bend him. In
| flexible when once assured In his own
mind principle he advances is right,
| iDdomitable In pursuit of what he
considers to be his duty, going through
| fire and water, If need be. 1t be believed
| the Master desired it. He brings
out his sentences when speaking to
an audience in short terse, forcible
language, no bombast, but choice
flights of elOquence-no attempts at
display, bur words right to the point
deadly earnestness, call it, aud oh,
how it tells upon an audience. After
listening to him, people go away feel
ing its power going with them. He
lives to show US what one man can do
in the ranks of the lsymen, when an
entire conservation is made to the
work of winning souls to Christ.
Monday night the Convention
closed in eliminating shout of vic
tory. Every one felt as though God
had signatly blest the labors OF the
workers in His cause with great sue
cess.
Gallatin County is blessed in an
unusual degree by having within its
bounds so large a number of jealous
workers in the Sabbath School cause.
Men so self sscrifcing-yes, aud
women too, and lots of them-that
will leave their daily business aud
their families. and go out into the des-
titute places in the country. organic
ing and building up, both with their
/ money and their time, the Sabbath
/ Schools cause they love so we'll,
+ Ia ShawneetOwE they have uessrs
I Peoples aud Ri0geWay. Judge Turn
e., Dr.. Redden, Hunter, Prof
/ Garter, Pew Thompson and Haen
a. *. Lowe, end dsughter. r7fh
Il. Reed and Potter at S llH
aud many others 1 cannot mcutloa.
They are sCoTkerS and what Isl tha 10
suit accomplished in one gl1r Way.
right in Egypt, where thick darkness
used to dwell, there is nov the land
of Goshen. Light is there. at the
State Convention held at Quincy, in
May last, Gallatin County reported
more conversions, more Sunday
School work done. more progress