The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-25
MOODY AND SANKEY.
Their First Appearance il
Brooklyn.
Large and Impressive Meet
ing.

y EW DIRK, OCTOBER I'll ne lrsl OF
tho Moody ana Key revival sermons
was held at the yoklyn Rink this morn
ing, commencing II: $50 and terminating
at 10 o'clock. Fully live thousand peo-
pie were waiting Tor the doors to open
/ and when the services commenced, the
, building was filled throughout. Moody
taking his place on the rostrum, at the
edge of the long platform containing II
chorus OF 25O voices, opened the services
by announcing the hymn commcnc-
ing Rejoice snd be glad,
the Redcemer has come which
was given with imposing effect 10y the
chorus and congregation. Rev. DR..
Buddington then prayed at considerable
length and feryor which deeply moved
the people. lie prayed that as the tribe.
of Israel were assembled before the
Lord he would signalize his acceptance
OF their homage and desire 10 glorify
him and that the power OF God would
rest upon this aSscmbage with grace in
every heart .or our cOuntry's sake
and! to- tho worlds sake.
There were frequent moans and cries OF
amens during the prayer. Sankcy then
| called on the people to sing heartily
hymn u, Lord, | hear Of showers Of
blessings" The singing, by nearly
10000 voices, was magnificent. Sankey ac-
companled on the harmonicon. Moody
next read from chapter Is, Numbers,
the account Of sending spies to
tho promised land, and the Dis
courag cInrnt of the people at thoir report
of the stature of the inhabitants.
This was followed by oankey singing
alone
"Hark' the voice OF Jesus crying,
'WhO Will go and work to-day
His voice is very powerful and pleas
ing, and the accounts OF hi. singing have
not been exaggerated.
Moody then delivered u discourse on
the text read. He spoke in II conS ersa-
tional way, sometimes humorous and
sometimes impassloncd, and always
rapidly. He insisted that God
has his own time Tor re-
vivals; that tie only obstacle TO them
is unbcicf within the Church. lie COM
pared unbcliever, and dOubters 10 terri
lied spies, and courageous believers to
Caleb and Joshua, who relied upon the
goodness and power of God. The time
was come, he said, and i'they only willed
it they might 90 and take the promised
land Then, turning to Dr.. Cuylcr and
.Buddugton, be asked ii they were ready,
and receiving a hearty answer IN the
affirmative, he thanked God for Caleb
and Joshua.
Ia conclusion he advised that all dis
.cusiouS BE- abandoned, and all the church
lend ears, ard every one devote himself
heartily to the work. Sankey tncn sang,
"Unly IN Armor Bearer, and the audi
cncc sang the chorus. 1t was then an
nounccd that every night of the week,
except Saturday, there would b. service
AT O'Clock in the Ruk; and cIcry
morning, prayer meeting at iai:nadge f.
Tabernacle.
Amongst those on the platform were
Rev. DR.. Cuylcr Rev. DR.. Dugyca Rev .
DIR. Budding. Rev. j Uavne, Rcy. a. .
:. licint, George Stewart, the last named f.
of Pm ladclpha. In the afternoon SER
vices were neid ut the Rink. At ! o clock .
the building WIS packed with people /.
and at least 5000 VINO had come were /
unable to gain adm.ttance Two |
churches in the immediate ncighborhood /
had been thrown open, and Mr.. Sankey /
visited both OF them and sang. In the /.
Rink there WAS, as in the morning, u |.
large gathering of clcrgymrn Oh the |
platform, among them Rev. DR.. Bud |
dington, Rev, Mr.. Stewart and Rev. De.
Witt Talmadgc. Services were opened /
by singing by Mr.. Sankey OF hymns 90
and Q. Mr. Moody then taking his text .
from the tenth verse of the First Epistlc /
of Paul to the Corinthians, i declare !
unto you the Gospel delivered IA
very effective sermon, which .
moved several of the female portion OF .
the assemblagc, aud was listened to very
attentiyely 10y all.
The services ended by the pronounc-
lug, by DR., Ingla,s, Of the benediction.