Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-08-24

| seats for i0.OJO. L sang 80 that my voice
| filled the building without getting
tired. 1t was very easy for me to do
it. l never saw a better place to sing
| in.
We were distinguished once in
London, and | will tell you how that
! happened. 1t was III Camberweil
Hall. That was large building of
corrugated iron, put up especially for
our meetings. IT. would hold 10000
and under the high galleries which
ran around the inner walls of the
building, there was a separate place
where we held prayer-meetings with
converts, after the great meeting was
over. All around the building a high
fence was put up to keep out the
crowd after it was full. 1t happened
that when we met in this hall, the
building was filled at an early hour
The floor was sprinkled with sawdust,
and chairs were placed upon it as close
together as they could stand, and the
people coming in walked as nOislessly
as on carpet. That night large del
egatiOn from the country had come in
on the evening trains, and of course
| they were anxious, having come from
a distance of 10 or 20 or even 40 miles,
not to miss the meeting. When they
arrived however, the hall was already
full and the doors were closed. Mr.
Moody, learning of the arrival of these
country people, many of whom were
poor and had bought return tickets in
order to go all the way home after the
meeting, made Il speech TO the audi
ence representing how matters stood
| and asking them to crowd up a little
closer, and get three instead of two on
a chair, in order to allow the country
people to come in. They cheeerfully
complied. The committee then went
out to open the gate; but when this
was done, along with the coun-
try people, the city outside began to
rush in. The meeting had just
been opened, | had sung, and Mr..
Moody was beginning to speak. Sit
ting on the platform, L could hear the
roar outside sounding like the rolling
| of the ocean on the shore. There was
no sound of shouting, but only
heavy roar of the rushing multitude.
Finding that they could not all get
into the hall, they got from the out
side into the prayer-rOOm under the
gallery. There We're no lights in this
place, and being able to hear or see
nothing, these people began a noise of
stumbling and chattering as they
crowded in, which interrupted the
meeting. Mr.. Moody said We would
not go Oh unless they retired. There
was something in his decided manner
which convinced them that he was in
earnest, and when he gave out a
hymn, which we sang. during which
he said they should 90 OUT, the inter
Inft Ia.I
meeting to tO OIL without disturbance
Had they not done so, we would
certainly have gone away-that would
have been our next step. The papers
next day misrepresented :his, and
made great stir about it, as if it had
been a riot, whereas when the matter
was once explained to the people there
was no disturbance at all, and no at
tempt at disorder.
Mr.. MOody's preaching was short
and TO the point. He wasted no
words. It Was just the kind of preach
ing that business men liked. 1t also
commended Itself to young men and
they liked it. Business men and
young people made up u large portion
of our audiences. Mr.. M0udy has a
very decided manner of speaking. and
people know that he means what lie
says. lie never hesitates abnuG max
ing up his mind and acting on his de-
cisiOn. He would never endure any
Interruptions Of the meetings.
In reference TO the results of the
Evaugeis,s' labors iii Great Britain,
Mr., tSankey said that one thing was
certain: that the interest stirred up
hal been universal and genuine, and
hal pervadgd aN classes of people. 1t
was serious interest. and not mere Gu
riO~ity. The Duchess of SOutherIaEd, |
and other persons of social rank, regu-
larly attended their meetings in Lon
don. Invitations to hold meetings
came from all quarters of England
Even the little villages were anxious
to have them come. Three hundred
Oxford students sent them a written
invitation to come to that university,
but they could not go. They went by
invitation to Elton, another great seat
Of learning, and their meeting there
was one of the most impressive that
they held. Members of Parliament
interested themselves in the revival
meetings. Not only this, but the
POORER classes OF people were stirred
up, and they attended in great num-
bers, and evidently with an honest
purpose of learning about Christ. All
of their success Mr.. Sankey uniform
ly ascribed to the Lord, who, he be-
lieved, directed, guided, and sustained
them in their labors, keeping them
strong and untouched by disease. He
also thought that the effects of the
work done would not soon be lost
1t had been left in charge of local COM
mittees, who would continue TO push
it.
Mr.. Sankey said he did not intend
to take part in any public exercises
until himself and Mr.. Moody opened
their work, which would probably be
in October. Yesterday Mr.. Sankey at
tended public worship in the Rev.
Duryea's Church in Brooklyn.
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