Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-25
Yesterdays Services at the Exposition
Building.
More than Twenty-Five Professions
Of Religion.
The Days Exercises Closed with a
Love Feast at Noon.
Sabbath-SehOOl Mass Meeting at 4
p. NJ. To-Day and a Union
Meeting Tonight.

LIE revival At Tic EApJSlIlOu las ICoulL-
ed in the conversion of quite a large num-
Der Of persons. At the inquiry meeting
held yesterday morning, twenty-five or
thirty rose, giving expression to the fact
that they had been TeligiOusly blessed.
This meeting was largely attended and was
very interesting. About one hundred per-
sons signifed their desire for the prayers
Of the congregation, and Immediately there
after an impressive prayer was offered up to
the throne Of grace in their behalf. The
meeting lasted one hour, and although the
noon prayer meeting had been set for u
O'Clock, such a large number Of persons
continued 10 pour into the hall, that IL was
considered advisable, on the part of those
who conducted the meetings, to commence
an hour earlier. At twelve o'clock One
thousand or more persons were present,
and a deep feeling Of intense solemnity
pervaded the entire audience during the
exercises. 1t was more
Above FEAST
than anything else, such a meeting as many
Of the audience had witnessed in their
Youthful days. After several songs had
been sung and one or two prayers offered,
DR.. Hargrove rose and said that he had
been requested to ask the congregation to
pray for a young man who was lying IN
bed in q very pTecariOus condition. mr.
Bliss said that be had also been requested
TO have prayer offered for a young lady who
was confined to a sick bed.
DR.. HaTgrove then Ofere a very touch
lug and effective prayer for the two persons
mentioned.
Two hymns, "There lisa Fountain Filled
with Blood" and "Near the Cross were
sung.
DR.. Brooks read a text from the 9Th
chapter 14th verse Of 2d Corinthians: "FOr
the Love of Christ eOnstraineth US; because
we thus Judge, that if one died for all, then
were all dead The doctor remarked that
what the Christians Of Nashville needed
was power Of the cOnstTaining love Of
Christ. A gentleman told him before
breakfast that morning that he sat in the
middle of the hall during the meeting Of
Friday night, and could see a great many
sinners start as if they were going to rise
when the invitation was extended to sill
ners, who wanted to be prayed for; but
they lacked a sufficient amount of courage
to carry out their desires. If som Chris
tian persons had passed through the aisle at
that moment and bad given a word Of en-
enlargement to those people every one of
them would doubtless have arisen. All
they needed was some tender word spoken
to them by kind friends and their sim
bUrdened consciences would, no doubt,
have been relieved.
DIS. HOyte, Jones, HargrOve, Baird and
Messrs. Nelson, Ament, Bliss, and a large
number Of ladies and gentlemen rose and
read texts from the Bible containing the
word eloveo in various forms. Several
young girls, ranging from five to twelve
years old, and some very old ladies and
gentlemen were among the number that
had selected texts with this sOul-cOmforting
word in them.
Mr.sBIiss made a few remarks, in the
course Of which be said that prayers had
been offered, and no doubt were still being
offered, in prayer meetings held IN Chicago,
Louisville, Detroit, Pittsburg, and other
places for the success Of the meetings in
Nashville, and he wanted the people to pray
and pray earnestly for themselves. He also
asked them to pray for him and the minis
tens engaged in this good work. He then
sang very tenderly the beautiful hymn, |
"The ninety and nine"
DR.. Brooks made a few touching and af-
feeling remarks to the seekers of religion,
and told them that they were not trying to
uAlu CuNAoL buC-n3A a. hAAO - A. vas ~ |
ing tofnd them. They should pray and
pray with an energizing spirit. Great re-
suits would follow earnest prayer.
Mr.. Samuel Ament offered An impressive
and affecting prayer, which caused many
eyes to glitter with sparkling tears. His
prayer was followed by the joyous hymn,
I'm so glad that Jesus loves me-"
The invitation to sinners to rise for
was again extended, and persons
could be e rising from every qrarter of
the building.
Praise God from whom all blessings |
flow, was sung, the benedictiOn %prOnOunc-
ed and the audience dismissed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
It was announced by Dr.. J. W. HOyte
that the morning services would be held in
all the churches as usual this morning at IL
and that al 4 o'clock a grand mass
Sabbath-schOOl meeting would be held in
the Exposition building, at which Mr..
Bliss would preside. He requested the
Superintendent Of the different SABBATH
10 take seats on the ministers
IS soon as they enter the building.
At : o'clock tonight he said that there
would be a union meeting OF the churches
participating in the Evangelical work at
The Exposition building.
The Sunday-schOol children are request '