, 1875-11-22
MOODY AND SAMKEf AT PHILADELPHIA.
1ifMEyax ATTENDANCE.

Enfetai D1spateh to The Chse1oa 1'rt5tne.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Noy. 2l.-A rraatot
gathering than that which assembled to-day At
tho opening moettugs OF this Moody and Saukoy
revival has never been Witnessed In rhi1adcls
pt,a. The hall At the cotner Of TbEE~
teonth and AfArxcs streets, Which
had boeu fitted up bv tho COMMITTEE With
soass for l0ooo persons, was crowded a.
the morning rsrvioo, and =. tho af!ognoon moot
ing fully 10000 vcrc unab'c to gain admission,
tho so1ts hsving boon hlled N hour before the
coumhnc,ment Of tho exerciaes- Tho svangei-
lists sr,.vod IN tno city yesterday. Last oveuing
a moot1ng was hold for tho framing Of
rue cuo1n,
under Mr, Sankey's direction. Six hundred
siugers wore presons And joined In tho singing
Of Mr. Sankey's hymns. To avo,d auy appear.
Anc. OF opposition tn tho regular church services,
lhn meetings had been APT ointed At 8 o'clock
in the morning and In tho afternoon. 4
heavy rAi,i-falt commenced 81 daylight, and
thcso who appeared at tho morning meeting
rAme through drenehing shower, When, at i
o'clock. tho Rev. Dr.. Nowton opened tho exor-
CLOS, there wera but few vacant seats, aud bun
dreds woso standing IN the Aiales near the pull
''' SEAnET 800 cIxuo7,nS
we're seated among whom were Diahop Harris
aai Dr.. Eataoid, of tho Methodist Eptscop4l
Church apd pro9nshst dvn0s Of Tho nots,
Churches. Tho hymn AL iIai' tho Power Of
Jestls' Name" "as sung BY tie elolr, aud
then ,pr. Nomton made fe,vout prayer
fos ,he sueeoss - q Tho movement D. 81 Mr..
chaplcr bt at. john. sta. sanioy sang Sowing
tho seod." aud. p!tor NE sermon, "llark Ito
yosea Of Iesua Crying"
At O'Clock ,ba xtfnaf'9n. naii ~s. allied for lhs
5ftDfnnou uAbEup. and 10,uOQ or 1t.
ono re1sons wo.o In tho streets near
tha building. The announcement waa made that
~ "ove tior meeting :" wtoulJ By had 10 D.;
at ths First p.ssbYseriau Church. Brad And
SAMSON. Both Of shyae are withn i've minutes
walk Of tho zosisRl building, but tho cEoxd.
which
HAD COME TO uEAn MOODY AND sAxKkY
io,gl,borfood uutil tlo vast congregation WAS
dlsla sse3. fulis Il. .u0o pooplc wore inside tue
hulldin4. and Al leaat M equal number outside.
s .ho bymn, an co,u. rnou rou"t Of Ese,y nless.
lug" iii. Moody followed BY giving out hia
text tAken from, thu first chapter of 5oBhna,
which ho read, on Christian courage. Als etsong
coIht. aud tho one which took most with toe AL
dfepce. WAS comparison OIL tue oller oi lha
cross and the politician. ''ThaFo 10 no such
thing" said Mr. Moody, "aaa Christail' fanatic.
A Christian ca,,pot 10 too earnest, TOO zcalsus.
One-half tho otro:t tha politician maxes to ao-
cure tho SUCCESS of hib Eaes3 would mako thou
sands Of aous for Christ" After Mr. Moody had
1uhhed lls setmoD. . few anuouuceusnta Wela
road. Aftor NulCh ho introduced
In. BANKEy
To tho audience. The latter, he said, would now
sing hia ce'ebfatal Anthon, "H.iI tho Fort"
After giving brot histors Of tho
hsmn, wLleh wsB written ~ a MIR.
D1iss, OF Chicago, aud descltbtpR tho
sucNss It had mot With. 10 Sat down, and Banksy
arose, aud. In h.a clear baritone. sang thu wot-
drouH uards that had thrilled tho Old World.
Ehs elEoct WA eteetrIcat. Tue audlenca did uo.
rise 70 t4elr feet but sat speilbouud and en.al,-
| tu,eJ. Tho henodo:iJn was BY 1Ilsnop peo1, Of
the Methodist Ep.sooral Church.