Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-05-19
WHITTLE AND BLISS.
Advent of .he Great ReviValIsts-An
immen.e ThfoHg Of People Pres
CHt-0Eer One Thousand
Negroes in the Gal.
leries,
Gospel sOBgs by P. p, Bliss-COBgrega-
tlonal singing-Praisea and Prayer
Sinners ExbOrted-RepeRt-
ant Ones to be Prayed
for.

Tor.
Remarks Of Sessrs. II hitile and Bliss
Christ Jesus Upheld as the One
Only Means Of Salvation
Of SOuIs-Earnest
Appeals.
At an early hour lsst night people
commenced fOcking to the GreenlRw
Operahouse, and by half-past eight
o'clock the vast building contained an
immense gathering of men, women and
children, the occasion being the inRugu-
raj Of s series of religious meetings and
revivals by MessTs. Whittle and Bliss,
the evangelists whose labOrs of recent
date at Nashville have been rewarded
SO abuUdsntly. A number of ministers
from different religious denominations
occupied the fOrepart Of the stage, be-
sides number Of ladies and gentlemen
who were present as choir, the organ
being under charge of Mr.. Bliss. The
entire space of the stage was arranged
with benches, which were soon filed by
persons, as every seat in tie dresE- circle
and nearly all in the galleries were in
demand and use. The crowd continued
to increase every minute, and the Wis.,
itOrs were almost as varied as numerous.
1t was not long, however, before every
seat in the building was occupied, about
three-fOurths OF the congregation being
sinners, for whose good the gospel is
preached. The congregation manifested
much interest in the meeting, and
watched with eager interest for the COM
mencement Of the exercises. 1t seemed
somewhat strange to see so many per-
sons, especially young ladies aud gen.
tlemen, who never took much interest
inrellgiOus proceedings heretofore. Still
they were there, some of them being so
much interested that they took seats
upon the stage so as to hear every word
tnat fell from the lips of the preachers.
The coming of Messrs. WhittIe and
Bliss had been duly announced TO the
people of Memphis by meaus of the
press, circulars and flaming posters not
unlike those used for thesteTs and cir
cuses. This may account, in a great
measure, for the curiosity and general
interest which had been aroused upon
the subject Of this religious undertaking
in Memphis. Among the means used
for makingknown the coming of Messrs.
Whittle aud Bliss, their aims and pur-
poses, was the following
CIRCULAR:
Let US all unite, dear christian friends,
by our efforts, and our presence, to hold
up the hands and encourage the hearts
of these dear brethren. While our con-
fidence is in Jehovah, let us earnestly
and continuously pray, as these breth-
rem themselves ask Of us, that they may
be ''self.emptied and filed with the
Holy Ghost" that they shall, indeed,
come to US ''in the fullness Of the bless.
ing of the gospel Of Christi" and that
We shall have, through them as instru-
mentalities, a gracious OutpOuring OF the
Holy Spirit in our midst-"a blessing
that there shall not be room enough to
receive it."
"Thy people shall be willing in the
day of thy power" Psalm cX, 3.
Awake! awake! put on thy strength,
0, Zion.n Isa. lii. l.
And dear Unconverted friends, We en-
treat you to Join us in these meetings.
that your souls may be saved, and this
is the prime objeGt of these efforts. I'M
prove the precious opportunities thus
presented, for ''Jesus of Nazareth pass
eth BY" as it were, saying:
"I1O, every one that thirsteth, come
We to the watersn
"Incline your ear and come unto me;
hear and you shall live"
"Ssek ye the Lord while he may be
found, cali ye upon him while he is
near"
"Let the wicked forsske his way, and
the unrighteOus man his thoughts; and
let him return unto the Lord, and he
will have mercy upon him; and to our
God, for he will abundantly pardon"
Isaiah, ", l, 8, 81.
Though your sins be ss scarlet, they
shall be white as snow; though they be
red like crimson, they shall be as wool"
lea. i. IS.
For am not come to call the right.
eous, but sinners to repentance" Mark
ii. Il.
"Look unto me and be saved, all the
ends of the earth.n lisa. xiv. %.
HE that believeth on the Son hath
life" John iii. SO.
"FOr Christ is the end of the law for
to every one that believ-
eth." Rom. X. 4.
"And the spirit and the bride say,
come. And let him that heareth say,
come, And let him that is athirst come.
And whomsoever will, let him take
the water of life freely" Rev. xxi. IL.
"He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear" Matt. xi. Is.
THE EXERCISES OF THE EVENING
were opened with vocal collection of
Gospel Songs, by z. P. Bliss. The in
troductory song from this book was
Coronation, the first stanZa of which is
as follows:
All hail the power of Jesus's name.
Let angels pTOStrs te fall!
Bring forth the royal diedem,
ANA crown him Lord of ali.
The concluding stanza reads as fol-
lows:
Unnumbered blessings thus be5towd,
UnbOunded praise demand,
To give tithe of what is owed
Would all my life command.
After this song, in which the cOngre-
CATION joined, a prayer was made by one
II the ministers. Then was sung the
iamiiiar hymn, 4" l do Believe" nearly
tN5IS pSlSOl kJHSSLl tdhluE DdIts Ali6I
his Brother Daniel made prayer,
and then Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss sung
with exquisite tenderness and pathos !
he following beautiful duet entitled
. Watching and Waiting for Me-"
When my final farewell to the world have
saId,
And gladly lie down 10 rest;
When softly the watchers shall say, "He is
dead"
And fold my pale hands DER my breast;
And when with my glorihed vision at last
The walls Of "That City, / see,
" ill.any one then, at the beauti full gate
BE waiting and watching for me?
There are little ones glanciDg about in my
path,
In want of a friend and guide;
There are dear little eyes looking up into /
mine,
Whose tears might be easily dried.
But Jesus may beckon the children away
IN the midst of their grief and their glee;
VIII any of them at the beautiful gate
Be waiting and watching for me?
There are old and forsaken who unger a
while
In homes where their dearest have left;
And lew gentle words or an acuOn OF love
May cheer their sad spirits bereft.
But the Reaper is near to the long standing |
corn,
The weary viii soon be set free.
VIII any OF them at the beautiful gate
Be waiting and watching for me?
Oh, should be brought there by the beautiful