New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-23
THE RELIGIOUS AWAKENING
MOODY AND sANKEY.

fxpoy TIP prcrI AR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22.-The programme
for the Moody and Sankey revival meetings during the
preecnt week s. daily morning prayer from : 10
O'Clock Bread Street Presbyterian Chureh thc a'e
Rev Dr. Cham6erss and evening services In the Market
etr,et Freight Depot now called the Depot Church. be-
ginning al 10 o'clock The Broad Street Church was
chosen on OF its central situation ana us Close
proximity the depot, where all the forces W inc re-
yival movement will center every evening Ia "ceoIu
auce with this arrangement the first prayemeeuns was
held this morning BY the time 1t was fairly d"!4sh'
the audience began 10 assemble, and the ehnrch was
crowded at 745 O'Clock, when Mr.. Moody came H.
mpanied by Mr.. Sankey and number OF cerg!neh
The exercises opened by Mr. sankey who asked inc
congregation sing Rock of Ages" Twice DC caiieo
for more heaTness In the singing and at the thrd verse
he rose aud said I'VE are not singing heartily enough
THE morning" Before the hymn was finished enough
spirit was tArown into the singing to satisfy him The
Rev Dr. Newton read the following requests for prayers
A prayer for wife; prayer FOR mother; teacher
requests prayer for bibe class teacher ttgu t
prayer four girls; mother requests prayer Tor Two
$50 20 .vSr for an onlv brother; PRAYER il requested
for two sAepca relations also, for church officer nor
vet converted also, Tor two young men ainc5t re
ss1adrd 10 lie Christians; for politician immersed IN
SnSness: for two fick ones: for five young who
attended the morning service; from teacher oi d
Sabbath-schoo for a class; from young man almost
CLrstian, but who not ready YESTERDAY; from
minister Ri etanhOPe ~ j., for his church ana I0I INe
village
Bishop Simpson of the Methodist Episcopal Church
made the opening prayer. Mr.. Moody announced the
77th hymn" sweet hour Of prayer that calls me from
world Of sin and followed the singing by reading four
verses FROM the 9Th chapter OF Matthew, beginning:
ASK and 1t shall be given unto you seek and ye snail
fnd knock and it shall be opened unto YOU" MI
Moody spoke OF the people who forever asking but
who never try TO find out why their prayers aIe not an
swered. He said:
ave want knocking Christians, those who shall knock
until answered. We want few more knocking Chris
tians in Philadelphia. We get just Where Jacob
did when the angel wTcstlcd with him have more
hopes OF this meeting than had Of tat in the depot
Here's where the work going 10 he done. Our work II
10 be done by prayer We mutn 9rset that our poWer
something. In these special meetings we tno3td nave
have often asked God 10 relieve me from piayties.
PRAYER. some people pray as som' count stIng o,
beads Let asa God Or something. God Is ready ana
anxious 10 bless Philadelphia as soon as We axe ready u
ask ann"
Mr. Moody after closing his discourse prayed that all
his hearers might be seekers and knockers, and knock
and knock until the faith came Mr. sankey sang the
S3d hymn, My Prayer" The Rev. Or. Cunningham
(Presbyterlau the Rev. Dr. Hatfield NetAOdlst, the
Rev. W. !. FeltInan reformed EPISCOPAL and other
eergynen took part in the services.
Toward the close Mr. SInkey related an incident Of
young man in New-YOrk whose mother in Scotland had
ATTENDED TIC meetings Of the eyangelists and who re-
quested him 70 them II they 20 America The
young man answered that he would never thinking he
would have a chance He heard them, and was CON
Vered Meeting HIM next day, Moody asked him he
lad written to his mother. lie answered, "No! could
not wait 10 write | cabled her" "And what did you
sayf" 1--WE found Jesus !" " Have you received any
answerP Yes" what DID your mother say :"
"Ihank the LOrdp
Mr. Moody asked for few moments OF silent prayer.
After minute OF silence gentleman i'll the back
part Of the church and prayed fcrvony The Rev
Mr. Appleton editor of The EcGngeiisf and SupPy spoke
briefly and the meeting closed by singing the hymn
"I0ye of God 80 Pure aud Changeess," the Rev. DE-.
GeCook pronouncing the bcncdicton
II anything was wanting, after yesterdays and this
mornings experiences demonstrate the complete cue
eess OF the revival movement III this city, 1t wac FUR
nished By the thrOng that filed the depot church 10
night Fully half before the time appointed fof
BEGINNING the exercises, every 81 the 10000 chairs
was occupied aud there were hundreds OF persons
standing in the side ases. How many thousands went
away they could not get In IL wa not easy 10
estimate the darkness outside. The building lighted
up we'll all parts Of the auditorium being brightly lum-
iatei by the numerous chan hers Afterle choir had
,ung a number Of pieces to entertain those who came
early the meeting opened at 73O by prayer from
ihe Rev Dr. Mnsgrove. Sankey read the parable of
the lost sheep. and jhcn sang The Ninety aud Nine
when be finished the last strain murn0r ran through
ont the vast assembly, that tOd better than applause
could have done how deeply the hymn moved the feel
ings OF the listeners.
Mr. Moody ready account IA Luke Of the cleansing
OF the leer and of the healing of the palsed man, who
let down through the roof at Jesuss feet IN the
house in Cspernaum. He took as his text the words
"When he saw faith he said unto the man, Thy sins
are forgiven" On this he preached sermon on the
mower OF simple faith not faith ia those alone who need
salvation but faith Of their relatives, friends aDd
neighbors He frequently drew and always with happy
effect upon his abundant stock Of incidents and rem
pscances 70 illustrate his argument After prayer by
Mr. Moody and the sin ng ~ the hymn. My faith looks
up 10 Thee" behedctOn pronounced by the Rev
Mr. Hendricks
While tie audience wac dispensing, MI Moody asked
Size young men to remain The invitation construed
altogether too literally, for sbout 1000 persOns iucud
ing old a. well Young men, aud ladies OF al ages
staid Again and again MI Moody appealed TO the
lalic to 10 home saying tno meeting for young men
only After ten nnDutes he reduced his audience
down TO about 1000, but there sti sprinkng OF
the fair sox all over the diminished congregation M
Moody told Of tire great work the young men had accom-
pshed IA Edinburgh Liverpool and Glasgow, and Of the
work so well begun In BrOokyni and then asked all who
thought there ought 20 be such movement started here
10 raise their hands There Of course no lack OF
hands after this appeal The preacher announced In ms
familiar conversational way that the Rev. Dr. Hatfield
has offered the use his church by, and that To-
morrow night the FIRST yoangi mems meeting would he
t. scatter through the hall daring the evening service
70 be dcsIous OF learning tie truth, and persuade them
t. 40 over 10 the ch. The meeting was closed by
singing the hymn " sold the fort"
CONTINUANCE Or REVIVAL WORK
pRAYERmREIINGs At PLYMOUTH CHURCH. -
srRvlCrs AZ TIL. HANSON PLACE BAPTIST