The New York herald., 1875-10-24
TILE EVANGELISTS AT WORK.
Beginning of the Grand Re-
vival To-Day.
ORDER OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Five Hundred Ministers and ChOriSters
on the Platform.
UNION OF THE CHURCHES.

The long anticipated revival Of religion under the
leadership Of the celebrated lay evangests Messrs.
Moody and Sankey and under the auspices OF two
hundred churches begins to-day appropriately enough
in the city Of Brooklyn What II may result in Heaven
alone can forete That it may reach beyond the City
OF Churches sweep over New York and make It's innu-
ence felt as far San Francisco the widespread hope
of church going people throughout the country.
II is generally conceded that tho initial point of
starting is well taken. Brooklyn should have prece-
dence in inauguratng movement which is expected to
do much for the glory of religion. Every sect
has q representation in the neighborng community
across the river, and it is something gained TO see
almost all the churches uniting TO make the work of
Moody and sankey grand success. On the platform
OF the Rink to-day will be found the ministers of nearly
$50 congregations, and in the chorus of singers
equally large representation different sacred chors
All yesterday the sound OF hammer and might be
heard within the vast interior of the Rink. Men
In part OF the building measuring the seating
capacity, in another putting up partitions and in some
other part mailing the nnumerable seats together with
wooden elects or braces, and making generally busy,
pleasant uproar. Mr.. Moody came TO sec
tho preparations in the morning and later
on Mr. Sankey stroed in and ran his
fingers over the cabinet organ he has made cole
braed Ministers and deacons Of various churches paid
the Rink visit at time OF the day and several Of
them lent active hand in arranging the platform
chairs, 500 in number, and laying down mating in
the aisles
REHEARSAL SINGERS.
In the evening after O'Clock, with the building
fully lighted and looking to the best advantage $50
vocalists assembled and took seats the platform in
the way they will appear through the
beginning to-day. They were about equally divided
between ladies and gentlemen, and most OF them
belonged to the leading families of Brook
lyn. Mr. Sankey, sitting at his cabinet
the front and the left OF tho chorus gave his
simple hymns for rehearsal He called for display Of
art part of his assisting body OF chorsters All
he asked that they might feel the words they
chanted and let the lips interpret only for the heart
The chorus entered fully into the sentiment OF their
leader, and. considering the brief time they have
spent together they have done excellently All sep
aated satisfied that the preliminary stage OF their la
bors augured welN yam books have been compiled
specially for these meetings. Some sung by the
can HYMNS the whole number being 1ss All the
Brooklyn book stores keep the hymn books An
amount exceeding ST. 900 has already been subscribed
70 make the necessary preparations for holding the
vices but as much will be needed to carry them
on from day TO day for the four weeks prescribed
time. The two leaders and all actively participating
give their services for nothing
ARRANGING FOR THE CROWDS
Two churches quite near the Rink-the North Re-
church-w be opened on the nights of meeting In
the crowd at the Rink becomes too large for the build
ing After the sermon will follow the inquiry meet
ings which will be held in the low galleries at either
side Of the main floor, and will be, to some extent,
rendered private by series of crimson screens sus-
pended by iron rods all along the dividing lines be-
tween the floor and galleries After the services the
galleries viii be cleared for the inquiry meetings
BROOKLYN RINK
is situated on Clermont avenue within two blocks of
Myrtle, up and down which the cars travel to and
from Fulton ferry The Tabernacle also be reached
nwh Adau ohT NAL
cars will be put the various roads controlled by
the Brooklyn City Railroad Company Those OF Myrtle
and Greenpoint and Myrtle avenue and Broad
way will leave every six minutes after five A. NJ.
and every few minutes in the afternoon.
Opposite Clermont avenue switch was
completed last evening by large force OF laborers,
which will enable the Of the different roads TO
In and discharge their passengers every few moments
No trouble will be found in reaching the Rink from
any part of Brooklyn. The time from Fulton ferry
is exactly twenty eve minutes The Rink Is broad,
high building ventilated from the sides by double row
of windows and from the roof by windows let into a
deep In the centre space, where the skating
done the winter there forty cght Of
each designed for y and together capable OF
seating 400 In the low side galleries and
in the higeer gallery the entrance there is
platform Immediately within the door for 200 pessons
Total seating capacity 300 There forty seats for
the reporters and twenty tables ranged the lower
floor all around and beneath the crescent front of the
stage. The number OF chairs purchased was q 200 at
twenty cents apiece. These, II is calculated
will sell for at least seventeen cents each
None but ministers, choristers ushers and reporters
are furnished with tickets and these are merely TO
avoid confusion in having these different participants
mixed up with each other The tickets Of four
different coors On the left Of the stage seats tor
$50 ministers Of the Gospel on the right $50 seats for
the male and female singers In front OF all s the cab
net organ at which Mr.. Sankey will seat himself and
near by Mr.. Moody will pray and preach alternately.
SERVICES
are entirely free to the public but when IL SO happens
that all the filled the doors viii be closed
in OF any accident crowd OF people seated or
In sba fhn ecOfa
AT the entrance of the Rink the hymn books
OF the eyangelists will be kept for sale at
low prices, the lowest being Eve cents for book
which will contain all the hymn words but not the
There six large furnace heaters with about
200 eot OF stoveppe mounting up some height and ra
diatng the Interior At the back OF the stage
but placed there some time ago, huge sounding board
mounts upward and curls over like the crest OF an
enormous wave II is bordered all round with num-
Der OF Opaque gas globes that when lighted must have
O pretty effect
To-day lfty ushers, with Mr. Briggs at their head
from different churches will be in attendance TO show
people their seats and this they intend 10 do with
stern regard to economy in space. Ladies will be al
lowed each just fifteen inches and no more IL IS
fortunate the 'pu back" fashion permits Of this
tailmsut The same ushers will do duty this afternoon
on Monday fifty other ushers will serve and alternate
through the week with fifty more, all gentlemen who
ooiate In the capacity throughout $50 churches
ORDER or mEErrNos
Saturday there will be service. On Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays the morning
prayer meetings at eight O'Clock viii be held In the well
known "IaOernaclei the evening meetings on the
came days will take place the Rink The services on
Sundays will be at half past eight A. and four NJ.
The morning meeting s set down to last hour,
from hafpast eight TO halfpast nine, that sun
days there will be interference with the regular
church services and in the afternoons all the Sunday
schools will be dismissed before the meetings are
resumed.
The history OF Messrs Moody and sankey is already
pretty well known throughout the country Mr..
Moody was born IN North6ed, Mass. and commenc ced
lie In Boston clerk After being converted he did
great deal OF mission work but in Chicago he first
gained his fame evangelist OF uncommon parts.
he travelled all over America and subsequently, In
company with Mr. Sankey, went TO Europe, and since
then their joint labors known to the whole world.
The FIRST meeting OF the Committee Of Arrangements
was held yesterday afternoon at the rooms OF the
Young Mems Christian Association Of Brooklyn, and
measures decided on 20 prevent the revival being a
failure for want OF means.
ST. BONIFACIUS CHURCH, PHILA-
DELPHIA.