, 1875-08-29
SANKET IN THE PULPIT.
I11s FIR8T SERVICE In AMERICA.


He said he had not intended to come there, Of en-
o.oe in suS work for rumber Of months. ali arrnnKe
ment - made with Mr. Moody that they should
ts Io4 III but in tkins xt the Rev Alexander Clark
It was brought to his mind that his sister, while hs
was absent in EUROPE had Teen converted on that
h1rxsei axsurance OF immortality. He felt ha owed
something the spot, Ind II he coull BY coing some
good here to parity repay os ne a oeDsoh, ens ,es as
and modes.y. of the work IN England, and WAS
eorry that Mr. Moody's anu his name had bsen herald
Cd in connection with H. The glory ~ belonged TO
forced home the hearts Of the hearers which had NC
complished the Results He said that at one Of the
arsJ ntny 10 The extreme corners Of the building
trely out Of the ruacl Of his OF Moouys voice. bad
heen converted It was the power Of tie Holy Spirit
which Lad cotne among the.n-passing irom one TO
xnother IN ali that vast audience, and influencing all
into grand reconciliation with God. After sleAking
some teu minutes he sat down to the mn.oueon, ami
nInyinr eimple accompaniment, sang "Tle Ninety
and Nine, one Of his own BonGs, Which became 30
popular abrond. HI hn.i written It when gong to
1nst aheep. While he was singing tie audience
yery at ind evidently interestcu though not partic-
lariy impressed either with tue soiemnty of the occ
aion nor the earne :tuesa OF the singer.
His voice Is powerful and, though not very flexible
Ia Aaonishngiy sympathetic. He enunrlates very dis
hnctly, and Rlngs rs u he 1elt the words aud the5
yoce ut times rang full aud clear and strong to the
furtnerest limits Of tha audience, then would sin1
neard unIy lozeu Yazus away. Then aitor tho song
tuere was silence and, xnesi1ng down, the evangelist
offered ferveot prayer, to tile sentiments Of watch
thare we're frequent aifd sonorous " "atnens from III
portions Of the congregation.
At the afternoon Session, MIR. sankey conducted the
exercises, and announced INT thess wou!a ne IT. M
L4nd that is Faser than Day." Tho time was the
"sweet By-and-by,'' which III knew. 1t was being
Sauiey then seated himself ut the mulodeou, and
ae qua1tete sang thu verses the congregation join
ing iu the chorus With dc,idel enjoyment. Without
Lett II Al with Jesus Long Ago.; it wiz very popu
lar in EngnnA, he sxi1; sung there ut tue Mee~
iuga- Tue refrain 0egaA:
Tell not half the story, tell the wnoe."
with two lines following, which were sung 90 !ow tnas
It impossible 10 Catch them. Every one listened
with curiosity. but though 1t was given with deep
feeling, and with much more than ordinary effective
ness outside the two or hreo front rows Whtre the
more faithful sat there did not aplear TO 10 much
emouJn beyond that Of natural sympathy. Mf.
sankeY evidently felt that the Of the service
had fallen upon him, and went heartily to work.
rising, le begun quickly to tell an anecdote. When
they wee in bsa, hesad be sung hyr1m 3"u5 sasd ed
ryug for sa hi IL; N .1e ehureh
which, sh,ugh full, could NOS bold many persons and
two or three days after oil tue street. his hani
IN hs eytA that tie hymn had brought him to seuse
Of hiy snf,lnsss, and made him loyal to Christ. He
might say wa not thd music, not the organ, not tile
People IN Enslsnd, he continues. did no: Ike the
sentiment IL The hymn, tue Gate Ajar." Insy
thought it should he the yate wide opsn but he kelt
on singing it, aud singing il, and God blessed it
bounlitully. In Assembly Hali, in Ediubusg,, poor
Maggie Lindsay, whose story was published III aa the
English papers, sean1 it and felt the truth In IT, Sue
was young edu..4ted, was just le4ving schooL, but
felt thst must do something tor tue cause. oao
was gise,l work to do. and did 1t. TAree weeks
Scotland, aud By collision mnny persons we're
hurt M.gge's bact broken. and, terribly
crusted, she hid in the rnns A. uelp cane 70 NJ
she opened her book 10 " Inc Gate Ajar Tor hlh, ana
SING It triunphanty as her life went o1t- When tne
s1esker cme home he heard how, ut Ocoan Grove the
hymn with the words changed 50 tLat 1t Ieaa; Lns
Cite Wide Open, being sung, when An ola lazy
cried out, mo! No! The Gate A}ar" 1tound IT so,
ou. prayer opened to let me- through. ls ''ar 10
Mr sanksy then sang, "Im praying for you" and
followed it with Are You bearing any fruit Tor ths
alaster7" taken from the par1bc Of the hg tree by
aud listened uttentively while he s!ug. "Now ono
more little hymn" he said, land then Fe will hear
our brother lrsach the Gospel, $50 Bnrs 1hy sor-
rows.'"
THE hymn was sung with exquisite pathos, and
among the front ra18ss tears were rolling down
the cheeks Of many who listened Batk where tne "
itors the fAshonahles, Ct al Sat, The sane stoau m
difference that had characterized them at hrse remain
ed aud as the last notes. died AWAY and Ar: sankey
le ther aes;s to moys sway wait" said Mr saukey,
quickly holding out his hand, 1eT- Mr Boyle WIZ
pray snd the wouldbe desorters were forced TO als
half Of those about him, and Prayed that those %ho
curiosity only had brought there might feel tho 1nna
euce Of what they had heard. As he rose trom nus
knees Mr. Sankey, stepping to the organ, sa1d, II II
has teen asked that we sing ogehar Hold Tue foft
Hold the Fort, for am coming,
Jesus signals s1ll;
Wave the answer back to Hcayon,
By Thy Grace ne will.
Sing the chorus, Ill, ai ::tth WILL "e mean II. !"
Tie words and air seemed farniar to many, and the
Chorus rang ont in grand volume. Not ss Il ougnt
to be-" said Mr. Hlnkey. AL sing this time, al
should sing it," and until the last verse vas
reached, when up relied volume Of sweet music such
- the hills alb ut had never heard before.
Every ono seemed to catch the enthusiasm for mo,
ment and from the farthest corner Of the ana
melody. Had Mr. Moody been there to seize tie mo-
ment for of his ouiburtts Of natural eloqueoce,
there is no telling what might haze been the result
Had one of tho Italy ce1gymen sitting ABOUT tne
stepped forward with words appropriate to the mo-
ment. the wildcat hopes Of those WHO conduct the
yearly gathering might have teen realized IN SNORT
boar: hut ~ Mr.. 64nkey A1ose from the organ ana
half turned away the chains that had held Were sud
denly snapped, thoughts Of the ncar approach to tram
time into the mind and large part Of the con-
greganon arose from their seats, ns some brother
cnme forward to announce 3 sermon " the Ae' III
Yo1mAns- :: .
Nc have detailed the meeting thus carefully that
fair estimate Of Mr. S4nRey method and manner m
be understood By those who have resd 10 much about
him hut have never heard him. 1t ~ lair Eene1 OF
bis style, and the result Of yesterdays meeting ao"
what himself and colleagues will be likely to At least
temporarily accomplish when with ol the presuRe
guiued abroad they commence their 1bors in our large
cities aud towns, Mr. Sankey left the campground
after the SERVICE returning to New Castle, where he
ton. ~ ~
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