The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-15
VOL XLlIL.-N0. g..
RALLYING FOR RELIGION.
srTRRTNG STNDdr SCENES rNDER
NOODT'S GOSPEL BANNER.


Ley Made hi. Efforts Tell Tor Good.
The Rink was alled yesterday by men and
women who looked like respectable, intel
Neent, Jealous church going persons, and the
church with another throng that was just as
respectable and Intelligent, but that had not
been sufficiently Jealous TO get seatsn the ltink.
Al was the last chance for church members TO
get unchallenged admission to the Rink, and
they we're out early and in strong force. Here
after they can be admitted only by tic tets' and |
they can get tickets ouly by saying that they |
arc sinners anxious to be converted though, II |
enough sinners to oil the house do not make
appcation for tickets. the vacant places will be |
filed with Christians.
Mr. Moody's sermon exhibited his Rlaring
characteristics less than an. sermon that he has
preached ir Brooklyn. 1t was more symmetrical
than his other sermons have been. II was the
history Of Daniel retold 10 a graphic, earnest
way, ornamented With no anecdotes except
those In which Dsniel, or Shadrach, or Meshach,
or Abeduego was the conspicuous person. lie
mounted Daniel on oookkeeper's stool, and
pictured him porin, over musty ledgers and day
books, examining the accounts OF the one hum
dred aud twenty y inces Of Darius and he made
tne princes Iesrmoie the oniceno olders ut to-day;
"Ob," said he, they thought that n they could
get rid Of that itnul old Daniel they could
soon MAKE enough money To- retire from ousl-
ness Tney thou ut they would be bic To buy
country houses aud city houses. lhey looked
eagerly 10 nnd some fault In the old eookkeep.
ers work, but they found no sucn q state OF
inSt msnts Of New YORK aud Brooklyn.
In relating the c.sting Of shaurach, Meshach,
and Abedncgo into the nery furnace he sid;
"Nebuchsdnezzar had III nre seven times
hotter than 1t mad ever been before, and after
the three holy men were thrown into the flames
be crept 70 the edge tft pit to look upon their
down. aud then st IT hack pale and trembling.
ie had seen only three men thrown INTO the
furnace. but there were four when be looked,
walking in the midst fthe heiy blasts.
"Ah." continued the preacher, cuanglng his
penetrating dramatic tone to one u rapture,
Vthat 1T lie lamb Of Palestine saw those three
servants OF his In tue great peril below, and
be with them, making the nelds OF name to be
like green. DIST pastures. And so viii he ten
per tho nres of hell tnat they cannot burn tue
consistent children OF God"
A the people passed out DIR. Carroll, who has
been u very regular ttendant upon the services,
expressed the opinion that the sermon was the
ahlest and most scDoarly that ne mad heard from
old story Il Daniel SO as TO put fresh point on
every one of IT. prominent fe tues. Wh II he
does break the rules Of synt.xf lie Is wonderful
teacher for ell tina. ana his free aud easy vioia
tons Of lindley. Murray .an scarcely be called
At the close OF the services Ms Johr.on and
other active lady workers mounted taUles and
meeting. Tniee thousand had been gwen out
before 30 women making personal application
plcsni had been recorded e ID cut yesteids there
wasa little more looseness-husbands and broth
srs being intrusted with tickets " 10 used by
their wives and sisters.
ENTERTAINING THE WOMEN.
In the afternoon the dyid ng line between
The men snd women was far back by the main
door. -Four thousand tickets had been given TO
women who expressed a desire to be converted
and 50 meuv Of them were used tiat there was
unticket,d persons v no waited outside. Mr. Ii.
y; Claim nv was on the platform: ne entered
SGeRsS sa anS sssS'fS IL Inc sOsI 5ns @
UPON TIE a word Trass ns Sd and closely er rsSemtsd
one Of the afternoon Hiple readings. Ine
preacher found definition OF trust" In
Isaiah, xvi, ., 4; rule for tho proper time TO
trust in Psalms, xi ; aruIe for the measure Of
Proverbs. vxi.. 20: jeremiah, Kin, ii; Psalms.
xxi, 10; Psalms w., IL Psslms' H. 10 no
trste one OF his points, Nr. Moody repe teo a
story tnut he said he heard Mr Sankey tell TO an
SAID be' @that i "a Soy goes 70 bark ana tsfs Tue
cashier that he has check for SlOO ana that
be wants the money for It. suppose that the
boy will not show tue cneck but amos there in
sisting upon urst having tne money. why tnere
way. II the boy intends to get his mono he
has eol to Lass the check IN 70 the cashier lie
f.ilh in hiw! lie has got to surrender the
ANOTHER STRONG STORY.
The next story was the one told few days
ago CON erning the woman who was converted
after years Of frui less trying, by unuers Anding
"eternty wi ten on her eyeball.' MIR. Moody
made a point based on the same propositions
that owen Crane, tue weedspOrt reviyaist ad-
yauced ~ one Of his argumen the otner dav
"why. suppose this pulpit /. a wrecked vessel
that It has sprung alesk; that tne waves are
dAshing against IL. ana tnat II Is about To sink,
when life boat approaches and the captain
shouts ;'G.dy Moody, (ITpd d, 12F ySsI @ HE HE
Jumping, reply You have no business to
ieel, cries the captain; You must come into
But my life boat is stanch and strong. Yes
but It won't cary me; IL has carried thou,
Comei come! nut let the NE boat pass away
The waves keep dashing against the wreck, and
tn. world Is. an old wreck, that people have go
60 get out OF or perish. The great Coo Is gulns
here hS9t, on t. And in cioslns his sermon he told
stender story that melted the he 'rts Of all the
~ es sas sons nos dIw m w,
loaded with the wounded Of the terrible battle
OF P,tsburg Landing. rbere was with me
small party oil young men from Cbic go, snt
we moved anon. tho wounded resolved tina
some word Of heaven. One poor soldier la
senseless and bleeding. Both his legs bad bee
IRON bis unstancned wounds l.ft his face pa
and cold, and around his forehead cufled gloss
he was the darling OF some mother whose sa
heart would DO cheered somewhat by a las
but they did not srect MIN, and turned I
another soldier less seriously wounded al
asked him II he knew the sinking man.
PATRIOTS DYING MESSAGE.
regiment that they came from the same II tie vi
iaee. that they had marched and fought side h
slde. Has @ "A father and motherT | then asked
ana he replied, His mother is a widow An
has he any bruthersT No. he is his mother
only son; 9ut he hos two sisters at home o.
how my he. RI went out to that little hOusehol
waiting 50 anxiously for news from their des
one, and when the sOlOieIs friend told me tina
the widows family was the gouliest in the Vi
lage, ana that the uying soldier was bright an
shining Christian, 1 knew that the dying met
sage. II could get one, would be sweet and fu
Of comfort. Again | applied resloIatives, d
the time repeating softly the poor fellow
name. William At LENGTH ms eye
slowly opened, and he gazed with ther
upon his CHASTITY surroundings. / told hiI
that he had ut most only few hours to live, an
asked him whe her he had no word to send f.
his mothers cheer. His reply, family WIN
pered but spoken with smile, was: lie
mother tnat died trusting In Josus.' And
there nothing mOrer asked. Yes; tell mott
sr and my sisters TO meet me IN heaven. b
SAID ana then he closed his eyes forever, and
atow hours he W, dead" The speakers vOiC
uenbled ts no spOke, and he seemed TO
weeplng lie then asked those who were willn
40 . ernst God to arise and sing ths hymn who's
4 will III.