The New York herald., 1875-11-10
PHILADELPHIA GETTING READY.
PREPARATIONS FoR THE REvrvAL~-THE AR
RANGEMENTs NEARLY CoMPLETED-GooD
FORTUNE OF THE coMMTTEE-A SINGULAR


RANGEMESTs NEARLY coMPLETED-GooD
FORTUNE OF THE coMMTTEE-A SINGULAR
JOKE, =. -.
The arrangements tor the revival meetings Of Messrs
Moody and Sankey, which Will begin in this city the
morning or Sunday, the 2lst or November, are now
nearly completed The building secured, befors
announced in these columns, is a one.story brick
walled structure formerly used BY the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company a freight depot 1t at the in
tersecton Of the largest ami important ave
nues in Philadelphia and in the exact centre OF the
city. For the purpose or gathering together largo
crowds OF people from every section Of Philadelphia
q better location could not have been secured. For
this purpose is the place Of all others, and the good
fortune or tho gentlemen instrumental in organizing
these great revival meetings in obtaining such build
ing is happy omen OF the good results expected to
follow from the holy labor Of the evangelsts.
THE MEETNG-PLAcE
The building fronts on Market street, extending from
Thirteenth street Juniper street. and runs back to
an alley way between Market and Chestnut streets i
Is 200 feet vide BY 300 Deep and win be capable Of seat
ing 10 900 people in tho auditorium in addition to 1000
persons on the platform which is 100 feet long BY sixty
wdc extending along the middle Of tho southern side
ofthe structure The platform viii be aankcd either
side By committee and inquiry The platform is
20 DO Of such unusual size 10 accommodate the com
mittee Or ccrgymen and the 500 singers Who are 70
compose Mr. Sankey's choir They will occupy seats
arranged In tiers facng the audienca The seats In tho
auditorium will consist Of 10000 chairs which have
been ordered rom New York nearly all Of which have
already been received The door gently toward
the Market street front The means of entrance and
exit are peculiarly advantageous, there being
four large doorways Market street. three
Thirteenth street. and three Oh Juniper street In
addition 70 the private doors leading 10 and from the
platform. Private rooms for Moody and sankey have
been neatly furnished In the old eght Offices besides
a secretary's ONCE and three committee rooms The
largest or which will hold 200 persona New
skylghts and ventilat0rs being put ia: COO
gas burners and large refcctors Will DO judiciously
arranged and the heating viii be done by coils of steam
pipes There will be four main aisles four atsies
and wide passageway all around the auditorium Just
in front OF partition which will enclose what in a
theatre would be called crush This crush room
will be twenty feet wide and will extend all around the
auditorium II will prevent noise and crowding about
The entrances and weather doors 10 prevent
cold draughts.
ANOTHER GOOD oMRx
The acoustic properties OF the building arc fortu-
nately excellent This il another happy accident for
halls III which every effort made TO secure this effect
are often the most faulty. The contractor L. making
rapid hcadway with the work Of fitting up, and the
place will be all ready FOR The rcyyalsts BY next sun
day
A NEW FRATrRE.
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