The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-28
MOODY AND SANKEY'STASK.
rBE PROGRESS or THE RELIGIOUS
REPIVAL IN BROOkLYN.
Evening" In the Gront Rink-Scrmons on
Path and Repcutan nds Turned
ArnY Iloih Men md Women Weeping.


vhe Morning In the Tabernacle and the
Evening In the Gront Rink-Scrmons on
Path and RepcutRuce-Thousand Turned
Away Both Men and Women Weeping.
A. quietly and rs undcmofstratively rs
,ossjble the evangel lists opened their meeting
IN the tabernacle Yesterday morning. There
VA nothing salient or harsh In the change that
transformed the thousands Of subdued at
tendants to earnest worsh ippers the hymn was
rently announced, AID the music grow from
weakness into strength by no marked gradation,
and the result wAs wonderfully effective when
the music closed. Mr.. Moody, asking the con
sregaiion to bow In ri ent pfuyer. threw himsef
OIL hi, knees, bu yine his head In the great pul.
pt chair, and remained there while a deacon
read the letters OF pcrs ms anxious for the souis
Of their friends or their own. They asked for
prayets fer young man in peril for mother
whose influence e bad; for u Christian needing
morr light for a rich, innuent nj. and wicked
man; for a beloved brother in danger; for
brother, moral but ungodly for two sons and
their families; Tor u husband, on the petition OF
en- anxiou- wife: for two sisters and four
brothers, three OF whom are slaves OF the cup;
for father who will not hear the reading Of
Scriptures; for mother and daughter. lovers
OF the world; for son In Michigan; for
brOther-in-l W, sixty yeara Of azo for a hus-
band, n habitual drunkard for q man addicted
60 drink for TWENTY-FIVE years; for parish for
aman, growing rich nd prosperous. tut drink
ana wife Ia deep trouble for seventeen anxious
young men; for a husband Of the world for
brother advanced In y, ars; for a woman, who
says she has been wicked and Tor an anxious
mother who pisys for herself Then came a
chorus OF Amons, gently spoken from the wor-
silppers.
Tue throng in attendance was the largest yet
seen In the 4 tabernacle, hundreds being turned
away from the doors To v orsllip In the chapel.
under the leadership OF Dr. Cuy!er; and there
were hundreds inside, men aud women, who
found no seats.
NooDY's SERMON on PATH
Mr. Moody read the story OF the eper from
che nfth chapter Of Luke and based his sermon
man through the stree OF Cape naum TO the
Lord. " And when they found that Simon Peters
with cold and critical Pharisees who would
make no room for them to pi ss they bore their
burden 70 the next house, ana up the stairs, and
cut hole ia the roof OF Simon Peters house,
through which they lowered the Ded and the
sick man. That's waat call:faith,' continued
tho preacher with energy. ." here are many
men VINO want souls saved, but they don't want
their roots spoiled, nd thry dont want to 90
odt of their usual courses but the faith OF such
men isn't the KIND tnat the Lord rewards with
miracles. hut YOU con see easily enough; that
leper had not had faith, Tor the sake Of the trust
ing men who carried him. Now II mothers
ask for help themselves, they must pray for
them, and their pr4yers VIII be answered; But
probably give them great deal more than they
sex FOR. This leper, you know asked only to be
healed, but the Lord healed ana then besides
forgaye him all his sins"
when tue preacher closed. Mr.. Talma0e de-
SIRED to tell the people how their prayers the
previous morning for the recovery OF his wife
bad be.n answered. THAT prayer went up To
Dod for woman who was lying sick 10 Charles.
Ron. IL was flashed from here to Heaven on
angels wings and from Heaven to Charleston
without the loss Of a moments time. The only
delay was in the telegraph line that brought me
message that my wife had suddenly im proved
Hn almost we'll, and would sail for nome on
Saturday, Then PRAYERS earnest and suppli-
ratory were offered by many persons-some Of
fhem eloquent, thUuzh having no element but
che ht arttulnesa Of tue speakors. There were
NJ opportunities given for converts 10 rise TO
ask for prayers, nor for mothers % ask for the
conversion OF their SON. or wives for the re-
demption Of their husbands and So there was
lacking certain melOdramatic element that
csused So many tears to flow on T. esdav morn
lug. But men and women were weeping unoei
Eentler influences In many pews, und when Mr
hankeY, accompanying himself upon the organ
Bang: