The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-17

| euN AVt hilUW o moments pause IN u
proceedings, % all were requested 10 PR
continually while the petitions were belr
read, and 90 dispose Of the whole batch.
They were for all sorts OF persons a.
objects spray for my wife, that she mi
seek her Savior" which was q liz
equiyocal. spray for q lady, that 81
may have encG'-prObably from
maiden lady. "Pny for the strankt
with gray overcoat In the third Sel
from the front, and said stranger locke
very red and foolish, and then, az oil eyt
were turned upon him, very angry. aPfa
Tor my husband, who Is an editor,n an
Mr.. Hammond himself pAuses to adore
lew words TO the throne Of grace for M
lost soul "Pray for q young woman,
Pray for q man who has lost bic all,
PRAY for a man who refuses 10 lei n
little girl attend these meetings." The
there was pause, an awful pause. Thl
was TOO much. Allow moan OF holy hotto
ran through the weeping audience, swell
ling into q wall Of righteous indignation
Pray Tor him, Brother B., PRAY
= - ' uuOuktu MI LAhkuluOIut
Brother B. proceeded TO spray Tor him
BY springipg 10 his feet and beginning Il
tell the Lord what a great and glofioul
being he was, stating the case Of "thil
repr0bate" TO Him, expressing his private
opinion Of the horrible and tlendish de.
'ptayity Of this miserable man inlorninp
Him that he'll should be- the portion b
such IS this man, advising the Lord ii
regard 10 the punishment He should In,
tlict, and sat down, having expressed "a
the Lord his own opinion, given Him
what information he could, and PRAYED
for lheaven save the mark y the offender,
The petitions all disposed Of, the next
In order was the relation of personal ex,
perience. Up popped q little girl: 81
iound Jesus last night, and I hope you'll
pray for me, and-and-boo-hoo,6 and
down abe gets, and up gets another. The
men rub their hands, and nod and wink
to each other, and shout "Glory glory n
Come" shouts Mr.. Hammond arifis
lhots now. Shoot 'em of lively. Short
speeches. Any more to speSkP ANY
more 10 stand up for God ANY more to
tell what Jesus has done for thetns You.
little gill there, have you found Jesus |!
You there In the next seat, my dear little
boy, have. you been saved? SLiyely /
IivelyP One after another stammered
out q few words, and sat downin whirl.
wind Of sobs and flood OF tears. Then
Mr. Hammond sprang to his feet and an
nounced that the meeting Of inquiry
would take place. SNOW" he exclaimed,
DO your duty, every one. Go to work.
Go TO him you know to be still on the
outside Of the fold. Take him BY tie
hand and acknowledge your omission.
Tell him frankly you know you've done
wrong. Tell him you know he Is poor,
miserable sinner; that you know he Is on
he road 10 hell; that he Is abandoned BY
God; and say forgive me for not telling
you OF 1t before, and seeking to make Won
examine your own black heart"
1t struck the writer that religion gives
me great license in the use Of Language.
or ordinarily man using such etithetsi
oWardsanother might nfdently calcu.
ate upon getting his head punched, in a
manner suggestive OF the Elder Weller's
reatment Of "the shepherd" who called
llm a miserable sinner" and when M
Weller gave two or three for himself,
md three to hand over to the man with
he red nose, and walked of"
And now the work Of salvation began
D earnest The singing was not allowed
0 cease for moment. AS one song was
nded another was begun, and soon the
Gene batlied description sobs, groars
nd crles resounded upon all sides. AMI
be while Mr.. Hammond, with a few Of
be Select oil both sexes, moved hurriedly
bout from group to group, playing upon
he overweight emotions Of the women
nd children with tears, with warnings;
nth threateniugs Of the terrible hell In |
tore for them; praying, cxhorting, and in |
very possible manner adding fuel to the |
anne OF enthusiasm that swept everything
eiore 1t. Hysterical women shrieked
nd prayed, or hung Imply over the backs
I the pewa. Children, wild with fear
nd excitement, .howled dismally. And
boVe the shouts Of conviction and groans
! terror, and sobs Of penitence, arose un-
easingly the wild song Of rejoicing. sob,
9 good. God Is after His. own; GLORY II
ilory " shouted one maddened enthusiast
my ear, and rushed away. few lost
ouls looked silently upon the scene with
ionder, shocked, surprised. An oily, |
nuttilng chap, with very dirty shirt and |
cry bad breath, embraced me, and got az
IT as: "My poor Iellow.sinner," when I |
roke away and fed from him.
And these are the scenes that this man
auses In every town. he visits, and that
ass away with him like ievered dream, |
saving, however, their effects behind
Or good or evil-whichH Was the man
eservlng Of eternal punishment who for. |
ade his little girl 70 go to these meet
ngs? Is Mr.. Hammond working for
Tod or Hammond? Everywhere he goes
70 adyertises like a circus. he carries a |
ut Of his face, and In every city some |
riend takes 1t to the most prominent
ewspaper and asks It's insertion, along
nth numerous clippings from newspa-
ers extolling Mr.. Il. In then Of The
Widest religious excitement he can al
rays find 9 moment to whisper in a re-
orters ear and exhibit bis scrap book
lied with newspaper clippings. In Iowa
ast spring five persons were sent 10 luna.
&c asylums, made insane by religious ex.
itement attending his revlyais. Such
york as his cannot be without effect,
ither tor good or evil. he Is doing great
God or great harm. F.D.M,
URTHER REMARKS oNTHE sANE SUBJECT
From the Alton correspondence CT the 81
Louis Republican.
The excitement which Hammond has
reated Is confined mostly to children and
Dung people who have not arrived al
ears sufficient to overhaul their own
plnions as reasoning beings. Heis con-
tantly stirring up the memory of his
carers about their dead mothers, and re-.
eats the story Of the crucifixion in his
lost exci!able manner. Then the tor.
lents Of the wicked in hell are portray
d. He plays upon the affections and |