The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-09
VOL KILL. 6O.
TIIK CRUSH To HEAR MOODY
nRfG HTER PROSPECTS or SrCCEsS
FOR THB EJiNG ELISTS.
THO Rcvival sprcnains in The prochl,n

the tcuur@is 9 TaNCrS yesterday morning, ttC
y. hrtnarlc WAS uoi nearly nl,cd, but before he
got through. there was room left for ont, few
more. The list sa long one, embracing nearly
two Ohdndtcd requests, hut the great r part ~
thcm were condcuscd and CLASSIFIED under the
bioadc-t ana muat general heads one wtiicr
wished thc congregation 60 Uray fuf an awaken
iug in the tOwn Of Hemp. tcad and other q kcd
That ..uilr trnvrIs 10 oTcrcd iot the city 81
Rochester. Tor the town uf MoOicnoiO, Cauad
fpr the VILLAGE of Marathon n. y; for New
Bligh pn and Fort Richmond. staten Island
aud f.r BoomGcid, Iowa. Twelve Cnnstian
wiVcs. all incmhcrs of one church, pr ycd for
the conversion of their Un ased hust ands elk
husbands pr ycd for their wives; for
Lv-Gve ficnds for fricuds twenty sis
top for truthcr, ana ten daughters for
father There were also requests made for
PRAYER for three Sunday school classes fOr the
Warren street Baptist Clurch. for the schools
of the District " Columbia. for six backsli lers,
for one hotel keeper, fir three drunkards, for
minister In Canada, aud for son VINO Is so
hardened that ho Ia like a mountain OF sin. The
last request read was from stage actress. and
apotton OF her letter was read. IL stray cd into
tho meeting n wandcror," she wrote. "and left
II a penltent. recognizing the wlckodncss Of my
calling and Yesterday left the stage forever.
Oh. "a there anv hope for mef"
The formal rvces were curtailed TO tho sing
ing Of hymn and the reading OF the l01th
psalm. upon which Mr.. Moody made very bii et
remarks, rejecting upon those persons who
pray only when they are In trouble and distress
mot a very good way to treat u friend" said
the preacher, but, then, God IL not made angry
by the slight hat makes men angry. lie Is will
ling ana ready nd anxious aud glad to hear
from us at all times"
THE sEKp BRINGING yoRru FRrrr.
Deacon Hawley arose with heart fun Of
Deiflug. lie 10 CONSPICUOUS in tho SUNDAY
school OF Dr. Scudder's church, and he reported
th yesterday nve hundred children belonging
60 The scnOol remained to an extra prayer meet
ing that twenty "f them arose for prayers, and
o Se "snd ssf 'n9 Se
C1utinued Deacon llHwiev. "in the inquiry meet.
che greatest number OF nrostrate souls tnut
lave ever seen. Ih"rc were souls 10 front uf us,
houls b OK OF Ls, und souls on both side. OF us.
all ready to he saved. 1t was ca, to turu the -.
They were All ripe TOT II into our h .uds. When
we c. me out Of fthec urch Later we found three
wished us to go nd see his sick mother We
went W y hin, and - we " lked along asked
thatho snot. pleaded with him. and urged
hun 60 make his CHOICE for Christ then ana
there, but he wa inclined TO postpone his dc
cision There is no reason, said We to him.
poinunH Ut tue same tiuc to a lighted lamp post
hut olo * distant, why you shOrld moi be
Chlists nefore YOU reach that post We walked
along until we wee Within a dozen feet OF the
iignt and then ho stopped aud with Great ear
nestncss and hrmness sdil, 1 will 10 Christ's.'
a moment ter ono OF his COMPANIONS surren-
CONCUR We talked with him and piS9d.d Win
him. and hndly VIC took OF our hats and stood
Welded himself. as l think, wholly and {. e.rnestiy
Mr. George A. Bell then made a detailed re.
port OF the condition IN whirh he had found
and had ieft numerous penitents the night be-
fore, snd the Rev FREQ. bell 70 lowed him.
ornno, go into d-t II. will nave TO send NY
report 70 lumps. am confident that Yesterday
Or Tslmsge. makfnr b.. arst appearance
Al Che meetings aftcraweeks absence. said that
~ new cases OF religious inquiry wero devel-
opcd, ana thdt he verify believed that all of the
ana the REV Messr, ste.e and Grcenh"rs IN" .p,1
ported that great power was 10 wor. In their
churches. One OF them had nifty converts yes-
tcriay
NH. sANKEY TELLi.d 4 STORY.
pr Nan',si toucninsly told the story u an in
fore cr.gcd bVtne burden Of his sins, ana who,
tnpc'led bv letter written 20 hun Lv lis
mctgtr hom niue lilia-c 10 Scotland, had
inc IT the .tory was the most elaborate address
made, bI MI sankcg, and It was exceedingly
lilo croc, produced wa, enhanced by the
young convert rising a. MIR Saukey sat down, to |
hinself tell with u choking voire and with tear
lm eye u the UcH CO that had fallen upon his |
heart Following tim middle aged t.ln who |
L. spent two fortunes. VINO T. the Youngest |
~ thntceu rttldrecn, WHO Is oisowned 10y his |
Isnlly, aia "h' has been church member for |
twenty year, informed the congregation that |
yeStefd for toe first time he had fra " ana en-
irelI egen himself TO God and hls service lie |
said u was possible that he would close ,p hls |
business und become a urc tcher but That ia |
.Aon w3Gll depend greatly upon the urgency |
Tho Rink was nllcd again at night. and tho
oyeili9" wa moro than the Methodist Church |
could hoid. Usually persons nave been surfeiied |
by their SUNDAY experiences ana Monday nights |
nave heen on nights, when ANYBODY reaching
tns h'nk oy hall past seven was sure OF admit
ttuOe but last night the crush began early, and
20 large and i'm patient was the congree at on that
mr. moody quarter OF an hour uefore the time
dpnDptpu no he ira "a ,Ra
hey Benz min Huntington Ia lead in PRAYER. 1t
sprop"se now !" reserve one-t irI OF the seats
60 give tickets for these seats to persons who
are not regular church attendants TO stiil fur
tho church members that they ought TO be sat
i,ned vita the afternoon Bible readings, and
that they must not pack the Rink; and to reacn
a clas' who have not been able to ad lpt
the,r business to the early evening hour, he an
Friday he will hold services for clerks and Young
men in the Tabernacle from 0 IN II 10 in tho
Involve as much work for the evangellsts IN a
DAY a. theY ever attempted even ia the height
oi their success IN London Four services has
hitherto been the limit uf their endeavors, aud |
ny h "mit Is attained. ~ Wednesday, Thursday, |
meetings in the Tabernacle at o'clock bible |
ssSes in n" the tne iSSGrIScs Sk "a & &SoeS evening
later service In the Tabernacle ut so'cock.
MOODY PLAYING LAWYER
The sermon Was based upon tho text:
What think ye OF Clrst2 Whose son nhe2
and was dramatic argumeut In support Of tho |
divinity OF Christ The preacher donncd The |
manner OF a LAWYER, and placing an airy, nvis- |
lbc witnos5 box by his side, he summoned FIRST |
the enemies and tncn the friends OF Chrlst and |
statinning IN m In the box questioned them |
aud Tor their replies adopted their testimony as
found ia the scripture.
ZONE, Pilate.' cried the preacher, "come
you here and stand In tho box. Now what do
you say as 10 the divinity OF Christi You sat in
Judgment upon him. You heard the evidence
against him. Now wnat do YOU say? You saw
nave examined him. and talked with HIM ana |
hnd no fault in him. That is good testIm0uv
Iiate, ana your slI are not so heavy a. those |
oi many OF the self-rightcous Of tu-day You
uay 90 W
, NOW you come, you centurion. you who saw
hls ist nours. who stood by his crosz, and list
eho1 through the night u the diving gruars Cf |
the man on the cross. Stand In the box and
l ssl mo what you think. speak out loud and
sIohy DO you hear him2" queried the preach-
~ turhlhg % the vast congregation. lie Hays. |
.li!N, u.i' WA the Son Of GOd.' I hat IL
Sp' le If not, coming from an enemy OF
Can,i Cunen Mr N,riy placed In the witness box
Ce"P"'n ahl Judas, and the PhaTisees and the
thc ~. ,''t' haicrs Of the Lord-and John, |
anJ W,,,N'u gl''l le and Thomas the dOubter, |
ths so1,, V.,t ahu Jphn tho Baptist and T. nj and
n"rn,S ,S9, al lovers Of the Lord lie also SUM
wi .. a. A |