The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-05
The RELIGIOUs INTEREST.
Crowded Churches and q C0ntIRu-
ance of the Revival Work.

The Union Prayer Meeting held at
the Baptist Church yesterday morn
ing was crowded as heretofore with
earnest worshipers. The exercises
were led By Rev. Mr.. Howard, the
Evangelist, and participated in freely
by ministers and laymen; up to near
ten o'clock, closing with the making
of quite a number of written requests
for prayer for special cases. which
were responded to in separate petit
tons for each request.
At the opening of the second meet
ing Rev. Mr.. Hammond made a few
remarks on the Importance and power
of strong and agonizing prayer on the
part of Christians, and illustrated it
by number of remarkable instances
of answer to the prayers of faith.
During the hour and half occupied
in the Inquiry meeting q number Of
brief and fervent prayers were utter
ed by rejoicing or anxious hearts,
and remarks by ministers pres
ent, among whom was Rev. DIR.
Eddy, of Milwaukee, Wis, who had
been sent down by the Churches of
that city to arrange for Mr.. Ham
moad's visit to that place, whittier he
has promised to go when he has ended
his labors in Evansville. DR.. Eddy
said he was full of rejoicing at what
he had seen at this morning service
that it was the most precious in
quiry meeting he had ever attended.
There could be no question but that
the Lord was present by the power of
His Spirit, and working in a wonder
full manner.
The number of anxious inquirers
was fully as great as at any previous
meeting, and the meeting appeared to
be pervaded with the most solemn
spirit. It was not until half past
eleven o'clock that the audience left
the house, having been in one con-
tinuous meeting for three hours, and
none appeared weary or ready to CO.
THE NIGHT MEETING.
Trinity Methodist Church was
crowded. if it were possible, even
more than on previous evenings,
last night. After the usual exercises
of singing, Rev. Mr.. Hammond and
several of the city pastors read num-
Der of letters from children to Mr..
Hammond, giving their experience of
conversion during the meetings of
this week, many of which were singu-
larly clear and simple in descrih-
ing the work of the Holy Spirit.
Mr.. Hammond made the 22d
Psalm the foundation of his talk, or
sermon, to the children, which was
the last especially designed for them.
At the close of the first meeting, a
very large number, not estimated,
stood up for prayer, but equal to that
of any previous night. The children
who thought they had given their
hearts to the Savior were invited to
the Lecture Room of the Church,
where two hundred and forty eight
we're assembled together, and highly
interesting experience and conference
meeting was held.
When the second Inquiry Meeting
eommenced-about half past nine
o'clock-and the children had with
drawn, it appeared that the main au-
dience room was almost as full as
ever, so great was the number which
remained. Until eleven o'clock,
Christians and inquirers remain
ed in the Church in conference
and prayer, while all the time the
choir continued to sing the
hymns from the New Promises
Of Jesus" except when interrupted
to give an opportunity for a public
appealIor exhortation to sinners 1The
results of the meeting last night were
of a very encouraging character to
Christians, who felt that the revival
work was deepening and spreading.
1t was announced that the next
Union services would be for adults,
and would be held In the same place,
Trinity Church, on Sunday night.