The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-05
WORKING UP THE REVIVAL.
MOODY AND SANKEY'S EFFORTS At
SAYING BROOKLYN.
One Drenry Morning in the Tabernacle, but
m Animated Evening in the Ovcrcrowded
Rink The Progress Of the Hcviyaiists'.


couraged by the small attendance in the Tabcr-
nacle services yesterday morning. The rain was
falling heavily, and the morning was 80 dark
that the sexton was obliged to light the gas to
disDel the gloom. There were not more than
seven hundred persons there, most Of them
men, but the preacher found occasion TO thank
God for what seemed to most people = rather
oquivocal blessing. "we praise Thee, o God,"
said he, "for this rainy morning. | ike these
wet mornings and these small meetings, for
they seem to bring us much nearer to Thee
Among those In attendance was the venerable
Harvey Camp, more than eighty years Of tgc,
md Methodist exhorter sixty years ago. lie
has not missed service since the evangclists
began to preach in Brooklyn. and IN the morn
Ing. In all weather be can be found seated close
under Mr.. MoOdys pulpit, listening to bin In
tcntIv when he speaks, breathing "Amcns" to
every prayer that Is offered, and Joining as mu-
sically as he can In Sankey's songs. Mr.. Need
ham, the Irish evangelist, took n conspicuous
part in the services, making an address that was
hnlt a prayer. lie las larger vocabulary than
Mr.. Moody and a pleasing, easy manner or put
ting bis words together. In times Of earnest
hard, vigorous blows that MIR. Moody givcs
We pray Thee, God" said he, In the course
Of his PRAYER, mot to leave a shadow OF a shade
lug"
Mir. Moody's remarks wero rctrospeotlye In
their nature, reviewing the progress and tho
Work Of tnU past ten days. He expressed some
disappointmont that 40 few unconverted per-
sons attended the services in the Rink, estimat-
ing tho number nt each meeting to be about hvc
hundred. This gives a ratio in each audience Of
tho Christians the necessity Of inducing their
unconvortcd friends to 90 to tho Rink. "Got
along without your supper II YOU have to-" said
he, " and get a friehd and take him to the doors
OF tho Rink. and then, II there Is not room for
both OF you, sond him In and you 90 away"
IL Is proposed now to have a special meeting
on SUNDAY evening, to which none but un-
converted mon and women will be admitted
Such meetings wcro successfully held in Eng
Land, but some Of the working laymcn In brook.
yn doubt their ability to secure a congregation
OF I'VE thousand avowcd unbelievors, and they
point to the condition Of plymouth Church, to
the dlssension In The Hanson Place Baptist
CAurcn, and to the threatened removal OF Dr.
Sturrs to New York as stumbling ulochs In their
patus. Another peculiar fact conuected with
the attendaucc Is that a maioiity Of those going
To the inquiry room are MT residents OF brook
yn,.hnd that many Of them have come from
One man, seventy threo years Of age. has jour
neyed from Portland, Maine. to see IL he can TO
persuaded 10 tclinqui h ms worldly desires, aud
the number from New jersey ana Connecticut
Is marked.
Among tho prayers was one offered by Mr.
Richardson, Of DIR. Fultons Hanson Place Bap-
tist Church, who was defeated for Senator In
Iuesday'r r election. asking tnlt " az 10y dsaffec-
ton OF "A part, the whole Is made stick, the Lord
would pOdr down spirit OF harmony to reunite
the scattered flock, who feel as weak and as
broken IA dd the three hundred Of Gideon's
h"ud opposed 10 the ten thousand before tue
Lord strengthened them.
Mir. Beccner entered the church only few
moments before Mr. Moody pronounced the
bened;ction of "Grdce, mercy, and peace be
with you lie sat In retied seat under the
gallery aud lett the budding a. soon as tue CON
gtegaiion was dismissed.
4 MEETING FOR SINNERS ONLY.
Immediately after the morning meeting
Messfs; Moody, Noedham, Sankey, Mcwiiam,
anj Others consulted a. to the advisability Of
limiting the admission to the Sunday evening
serNices 10 persons who are not church mem
bcrs IL was feared by tho Americans that the
Brooklyn sinners would decline TO accept SO
pointed an invitation, and would be sensitive
and aneered 10y the proposition. Mr. Ncedham,
tao lri evangelist, was hopeful that there
would bo no such qualmish hesitation, ciun2
ncn,e IN London, when he advertised that he
would address thieves only, on which occasion
ho drew an audience OF three hun lfcd persons
Ibey were all thieves, too; not mere curiosity
teekcrs. Again In Liverpool he addressed an
audience that nlcd Victoria Hall In response to
an invitation extended TO persons Of bad char
Brooklyn churches could not object to such a
III cfiminaiipn as was proposed. HIS views
were finally adopted ana arfangements for gath
or,ng as iaIEe congiegation were made.
In the afternoon Mr.. Moody spoke upon the
mendlng IA the FIRST place that II he examined
carofuiY and repeatedly as to topics, and then
u the truth gould not be seen, that il be stuaied
by books. lie pointed to the Book Of Job o. the
keynote OF the wholo Bible, and said that a
olelr apprecatinn Of Jobs trials, failinss. par.
don. and reward would open to unbeevers all
the closed secrets Of ;he Word. lie urged that
Il be not studied In tho, blue liGht Of Presoy-
nor IN the violet light Of the Episcopal Church,
but in t5e clear llGhI Of Calvary.
THE EVENING SERVICE.
The great throng IN the Rink In the evening
served the good purpose Of keeping the spacious
building warm, else the forvent exhortations OF
Mr.. Moody might have been fruitless on spirits
that were in bodies with cold toes and blue
noses. Alter the service Of song, and gathering
In OF all that the building could contain, there
was less discomfort. Mr. Moody. buttoned up
congregation 60 sing, "Come thou Fount OF
Every blessing" a few notes from the organ,
the jooO yolccs, In all stages OF accord and
discOrd, filled the building with the song. The
seats. he Rev. Il. NJ Luther ~ Bennington,
W., Dr. Sims OF Newark, tho Rev. DIR. Mcclellan,
the blina preacher, and the Rev. Dr, Hall Of the
among the new attendants. Mayor Hunter was
oBe:of the religious company.
At"r The tev. DR.. Ihomas's prayer Mr. Slnkey
sang " God loved the world Of SINNERS lost" with
tie chorus beginning " on, twas love, twas
wOndrOus love" The chorus was sweet In pro-
portion hs II was sung softly, and IL was not
voices were aituned to that soft and low strain
which Mr. Sauhey stroyc for. Mr. Moody sug-
gosts an autouaton that having Deen wound
up Is active and restless until Il Is unwound
again. He plunged into the iny-1lth chapter Of
Isaiah, and when he was through he rapidly re-
PC ted pr yer.
ing the seed by the daylight feir." He asked
the che - 10 help him with Che chorus, and then
looking upward he said prayorfuly " God bless
the singing, and may some here ask what the
harvest shall bc To alt TINS sowing"
MT. Moody SAID that no had no mission to
preach to pcraOnS already saved, ana on sunday
neht he should tTy to have a congregation OF
the unconyertcd. Brfufo the congregation had
digrstcd the notices steam was W IN MoOdy's
body, and he was Tlttling of sermon on the
tex, seek the Lord while lie nl4y be
found; call upon Him while lie IL n ear"
Mr.Muody surke OF tire great religious quicken
In. ot IA former yearnud likcnCd these latterdays
ofrcyiyal To those. "Oh, believe" he said, that
We are on the eve of "a great crlsis. There ~ n
rrc.t revival for Jesus all the country over, and
God * preparing Us for something. DO YOU be-
hcye thai the Lord can be found, DR.. Cuylerw
Dr. tuYurt "A cs."
her ministers answered yes. An old man ia
front Of Mr. Moody called out, In a trembling
Noice believe that lie can be found in ono
minute
=, there, there" called out Mr.. Moody. An
CID nan believes that lie can be found IN mo-
A usual, the inqurers were Invited to the
chutoh near 10y. Dr. Thomas took charge uf
supplemental meeting of Christians in the ltnk
nnd continued tie priNing ana SINGING. In the
nclgLUOrlng churches many asked Tor prayers.
Counting in Jacob Worth.
on the third day after the election somebody
discovered error III the returns from the sAth Dis
tuyt Of Kings county which elects jacob orth instead
Of John MaerE 10 tho Assembly. The error WIS found
IN the return nom tie Iird Election District OF tue
nineteenth ward Tine YOte In thA district A. ccrnc
60 10y the canyascts aud sent % The police station