The New York herald., 1875-11-19
PHILADELPHIA NEARLY READY-THE FIRST
MEETING TO BE HELD on SUNDAY NEXT.

PHILADELPHIA NEARLY READY-THE FIRST
MEETING TO BE HELD on SUNDAY NEXT
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IS, 1875
The American revivalists, Moody and sankey, will
begin their good work this city Sunday next at
eight O'Clock the morning. in the old disused Penn
sylyapia freight depot which has been specially fitted
up Tor them description OF this building was given
in the HERALD time ago, with the contemplated
alterations OF the "Revival Committee" the gentle
men taking active part the work have come TO
be called
The necessary improvements nearly com
pleted that few hours labor it is said, will suffice;
and the risk OF repeating what los previously
published, II may be well give brief OF the
present appearance of the spot which is to be
the scene OF what is hoped and expected, Will be the
most successful and enduring religious work which this
city has known since the days of Whitfield.
THE ARRANGEMENT THE BUILDING.
Seating accommodations will be provided for an au-
dence OF 10000, in addition to l. 900 the PLATFORM
600 OF whom viii be the choir. The floor
OF the building has slight pitch toward the
platform Divided OF from the main audience
room are committee and inquiry rooms, and small
apartment Tor the use OF Messrs Moody and Sankey,
neatly carpeted and furnished The audience has
been painted, in white mainly and two scriptura
verses are to be lettered IN black on the principal
walls OF the building The one on the east side ls:
For God so loved the world that He gave His onlyS
Sbegotten Son, that whosoever believeh i'll HlmS
Sshould not perish bur have everlasting HE.
on the other wall IS this
: He that beheveth the Son shall have evcrlast-
sing life and he that beeveth not in the Son shallS
snot see life.
An idea Of the size OF the lettering in which this is
done can be obtained when 1t known that each text
extends along the wall 4 distance OF 600 feet.
The main room will be lighted by sixty chandeliers
down the centre nave will be ten relectors, with one
near the platform, and two chandeliers There Will be
1000 Jets all Each seats the platform
rises three inches above the one in front The heat
will be supplied by steam boilers and the skylghts
which added will serve the double purpose
of lighting the place IN day time and affordng ventila
tion also. The audience VIII enter the building
by four large doors Market street. and
these, with the doors the two other sides of
the building will afford OF exit capable OF clear
ing the building In five minutes. large space in front
OF the platform below has been reserved tor the repre-
sentatives OF the press
HOW THE MERTISes wILD BE CONDUCTED
The class of 800 Christian workers have now
been organized under the direction OF the committee,
consisting Of Revs r. Newton. d. D.; r. NJ. Hatfield,
d. D. W y. Breed, d. D.. j. Wheaton Smith, d. D.,
and Messrs John Wanamaker and John Fields. The
class has been chosen by the pastors of the city, under
the direction OF Mr. Moody They will assist at the
inquiry rooms and elsewhere The ushers to seat the
audience and prevent confusion will number 300
The choir will consist of 800 voices equally divided
between the sexes. Tho rehearsas have passed of
satisfactorily More than twice the number of singers
needed have volunteered and the excellent opportunity
OF selecting the best voices which has therefore
suited, has been taken advantage OF by the choir
master, Professor Fischer.
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organ. Mr.. Sankey will play for tha solos which he
will sing and Professor Fischer for the cnoruses is
proposed. The revival meetings will not last over
hour, but there will be second meetings held after
ward On Sunday they will begin at eight
A. NJ. and four P. NJ in the old depot,
and on week days at eight A. NJ. In the church
of the late Rev. DR.. Chambers at Broad and
SAMSON streets, in the immediate neighborhood.
Every evening through the week, except Sundays
vices will be held in the old depot beginning ut half
past seven O'Clock. AT the meetings in the depot Mr.
Moody alone is expected to speak, but a the church
other ministers will take part Mr.. Moody will preside
at all the meetings. Next Sunday when the first
vices Will be held, IL is said that Mr. Moody will address
himself more particularly to the protesting Christian
people, who will doubtless crowd in they did in
Brooklyn.
The street car companies are expecting 10 reap har
vest and are showing spirit OF enterprise that would
be abnormal under other circumstances They
actually endeayTr5eg 10 accommodate the public by
running as many % possible during the hours Tor
tho meetings.
The committee announce that contributions will
be taken up at the meetings. For the $40, 500 which
the alterations to the building cost and the running
penses of the services they Will rely upon the voluntary
gifts OF the religious community