River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-11-05
Opening of the Gospel Campaign I'm
Brooklyn,
New York 7 ibune, 25th.l


New York ibune, 25th.l
At a very early hour yesterday morn
ing the streets Of Brooklyn were alive
with people Of all ages, both sexes, and
various religious denominations, vending
their way 0 the building in which a great
revival effort was to be begun. All
available means were employed to reach
the place where the services were to be
held. Street railroad companies had ex.
tended their lines to the doors Of the
building, ard had increased the number
Of cars, and still the travelling accommo.
dations were insufficient, many persons
coming long distances on foot. Even at
hallpast 6 clock many were at the
rink, and the arrivals rapidly increased
until a quarter past o'clock TIC porch
at the main entrance was crowded. and
the tagging along the entire length OF
the building was occupied by men, wom-
en- and children. Half an hour later the
sidewalks on the entire block from viii.
loughby TO Myrtle avenues, was thronged
with an eager assemblage waiting for the
opening Of the doors Meanwhile. vt the
rear entrance, on the Vanderbilt avenue
side of the building, ministers, u,hers,
singers, and representatives OF the local
press, and correspondents Of various re-
| iglous and secular newspapers in other
cities, were quietly passing in, showing
their tickets and taking their places
The stage, the reporters chairs and a few
adjacent seats thus became occupied.
! while the auditorium and galleries were
entirely vacant except FIR the presence
Of about so uShers, who were standing a.
different points along the aisleS and in
the galleries, awaiting the opening of the
doors.
At 7:l5 the usher in charge. A. F.
Cross, announced from the platform that
every usher should take his post, and a
hell would signal for the opening Of the
doors. When the signal ca: G the great
crowd from without moved into the
building. dividing at the vcstbule into
two columns, and moved down the aisles
or into the gall,reS. For Is minutes
the thr0ng continued pouring into the
building. rapidly filling the seats; at the
expiration Of the time orders came to
close the doors. Another immense as
scmblage. estimated to include 5000 peo-
pie, soon formed out side. like water in a
stream Suddenly damned up. The eRtire
working Of the system for seating the
people was admirable. From the time
the doors were opened until they closed
there was not an interruption or thunder
noticeable. As there was mating in the
aisles. little noise was made, and the
whole work Of filling t vast building
with over 5000 people was done with
military precision and order.
The stage was occupied on the right
by the choir of go voices. and on the
left by $50 persons, mostly clergymen,
some OF whom were accompanied by their
wives and daughters Other gentlemen
present on the stage were leading Chris.
tian workers in churches and Sunday
schools. and persons who have interested
themselves in revival work. Among
those on the platform we're the following:
The Rev. DrS. William Ives, Burlington.
Joseph I. Duryea, I. Dewitt Talmadge.
Theodore l.. Cuyler, Mayor Hunter and
ex-MayOr Lambert, Of Brooklyn; the
Rev. Alfred Taylor Of New York; the
Rev. j. Sabine knight Of England. a
mem Der of the London Board of Mana.
gers Of the revivaIs there, who :, now on
his way to the South to work among the
| freedmen Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe.
j. l., Bailey, Thomas X Cree, George r..
Stuart, J.. p. Rowland and AleA ander
Widen, Of the Philadelphia re, wal com.
mittee; the Rov. DR.. Huntington, the
Rev. b. A. Adams, and Nessrs. RulfFson
and Underwood. besides large number
of clergymen and laymen from adjacent