The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-08

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,s't a.@ocn he ar-t appealed to the helrts
IN silent PRAYER" he Id, In tones distinctly
sudinl m every part Of the hall, aud ai once
every fac d was reverenti lily bowed, and not a
sounu wa heard for some minutes. Then the
e,anetlisi arose from his knees and announced
the sitn HYMN. The assemnligc sins the IA
niliAr words that are always new;
Jesus. lover II my soul.
Let NE to IA, JOsOm ny.
After prayer by Bishop Jane. Mr. Moody
sal that r. SaukcV would sing " II ID the
Tort." the congregation ] ining him III the
chorus. lie requested the ushers to prevent the
10 move ,bput themselves. .rnen IN voice as
fresh, strong, and sweet az though It had not
been strained and t.Xci taily for months cast,
Nr nkev sang the hNmn. The cOngfeE ti.n
rose To- their feet, and joined enthusiastically
IN tne chorus:
lied the ., ta,, III III, am coming"
by Thy grace vili."
Mr. Moody read a pert OF the first chapter Of
First Corinthians, anu Mr.. sanEey sans Sow
ine the seed"
Then slr. Moody read the verse, "Dut God
bsh chosen the foolish thiues ot the earth to
ooutuuud tho wise" lie ALWAYS dreaded. lie
sad. to 20 to a new Uiace. IL took so long to
ospei Illusions. Men sad. ION, now there arc
90 many ministers. anu such uiagnihceut
choir this movement ulust be successful" Hut
this VS. AL a mist"ke. IL WIS the old gospel
that lAd To Ice pt,a he'd IN the old way. ne
old - ~ that had TO he told as it had oren
been tlid tie ore. he CLERGY Themselves must
be Qllck-uei, and II would De hopeless for nv
one contrn plating taking pdrt ia the revival
wa nrsi quicNened himself othlng, he
rid. rad rl.ddencd his heart 50 much
the success u the iroycment In Prince
b. PRAYED tor. nd jI-t there the revival began.
and sri.ad uuiil IL seemed "a Though not alone
the tulent-, tut all Princeton, Was getting re-
W Woody derrecrted m nworsnin and spoke
fine lhpt0rlaiiAs thut ha been taken ~ hlm-
sit ana r. : ukey ~ the streets. ms wds the
q --.,t 'orn OF ~ IN worshiu, aud und 1uhtenly
81 q Hf.rH.H
to.rtihs, whica bad Toe 20 hlOnent irIiu i'luia-
dr'Hl were nn more h.r hi,n th % tH q were
hSear, one ,f his hearers. l,c ha. NOT n a his
Ns"u.-s taken for eicnt YEAR. lLaug.t,rl
'r M.otr ~ t"rt Do" had "e"n told again
~ . "a 10 thit u would be Gia !it ft So ~ in
wl'rN r. the salvation a. sl.'-. iDl d.
a.ire would be- re incv AL ..l If h.
lpou his own eXeftion-, but VINO wuai ,aN tua
God we not able To- w.rk WIN WI tgs'ru-
mcnts DE chose. surely Il the Lord wan I'd MS
uaNortni. to do 1t. there was 10 d niger Of
fitre in Ne,, York II me lahoror- wouid My
c"'rfaem-eves out ot tie "a, and resolve to
give the whole glory To GOD. he wls not 50
ANXIOUS. ne sail u convert sinners tins week
A. 90 impress upon all his cu-lhntyrs The ueces-
,ty Tor seekins themselves the spiut Of God. a.
the spirit Of Elijah descended uppn Elisha. Tho
AMY If worners wa not too small: he would
rather have ATTY men niicd with the true spirit
OF Christ than any .mbyr whose whole hearts
wer- not I'm the work.
When he went 10 Philadelphia. the speaker
continued, II required weeks To start the revival
az II should be started. The place IN which he
but Comparatively few were earnestly seeking
religion. still this was said to be a SUCCESS,
though n was much n areI a failure. Then came
the holidays people went away, or were amusing
theMselves, and could not - re the time to
attend the meetings as they had formerly done.
Inc assembly dal grew smaller, ana people
said the movement was dying out But IL vas
really the best thing that ever happened TO then.
Tor those who sti attended were IN earnest,
and, being aroused to a sense ~ the danger they
prayed more feryentv than before.
Throughout SIR Moody's address his audience
Et perfe tly slll and deeply attentive. but be-
Fond the laugh th't greeted his remark that he
had not had his photograph taken for eight
Tears there was nothing to indicate their feel
Mr. Moody announced that there would be
dsiy meetings at noon and at eight O'Clock In
the evening, and a hymn was sung bv the con
Tegation. The Rev. Dr. Adams prayed, and
hos u the meeting with "A benediction.
II Is estimated that about seven Thousand per-
ions 10 the large nall last evening. No one
W an wed to stand In the aisles or passages.
While the meeting was In progress "A large aud
turbulent crowd assembled at the Madison ave-
bue entrance. They surged backw rd and for
ward but the door closed and they could
pot en'er. Several persons were more or less
burr by the pressure, and one woman who car
ned BABY had her arm broken aud lost her
thild small boy ATTEMPTED TO meet Mr..
we're no longer like him by openly Offering por-
ua Of the eyangelists taken eight years
AT about 2 o'clock. after the main hall had
been filed, the people began TO file into the
smaller hall. Here for half an hour about thirty
ladies belonging to the choir mad been ting on
TIE llattorn, hymn books In nd, while over
Galust them a score Of ushers fitted about
waiting for an audience to enter and be seated,
their white ash STATS Of ONCE cleaning in the
dim hgnt 81 the lOW-burning gas lets In one
corner Of the room was the rustic arbor to v hich
Glmore's summer audiences used to resort to
quench their thifst. 1t, soda fountain was
carefully screened from sight hy canvas. After
about three hundred persons had entered the
room some 81 the ushers eXcitediy declared that
tho hal wouldn't mold a dozen more. 1t was
eU O'Clock before tue seats were neatly all uc-
eupled
he subdued sound Of singing in the main
hall had N.a.V asV1f
the Rev. DR.. John Han opened the smaller
meeting by asking the 400 persons in the nall
tO bow their heads ia silent prayer. DIR. Hall
PRAYED for Gods spirit TO descend ana SIR up
Vie souls OF the wicked to sense Of their
The Rev. stephen II. Tying, Jr. spoke about
The Christian Interpretation OF the words, "he-
hol1,' "beleve," aud receive" He was fol
lowed by DR.. Paxton. who described how can
non balls aud powder lie inert nt spark Of hre
touches the powder and sends the balls smash
lng through everything IN front of them. Then
the little door back ui the q, +tform opened, and
.red faced, blhck WHISPERED man stepped In and
nefyl.sly glanced over the audiences There
re is,' exclaimed somebody, in subdued voice.
lH'ts Moody There was 81 etching Of
necH- iu the beck part Of the room, and a. slight
IaI,e II applause. Dr. Hail said MIR. Moody
wanted time To take breath, ana meanwhile he
v'ull ten Story. As Or. Hall concluded MS
n ne smd' NOW hr Moody Will tell WHAT'S
80 mt won't be much" exclaimed Mr.. Moody;
.i'l can Z llk any moro % ni-ht. II tegln
10 preA, twice every NIGHT sldi have to Keep
| W. Mr, $ nkey viii sing solo"
~ WIlNuf OF dlssaliafton AZ MOOdy's
pee nd hardly ce ,sed, when MIR, Sanksy
| eoa. -r'Y added;
:. ilruds yuu'll be Kind enough TO excuse me
sDhRut' caught a cold IN Princeton, and am
| "hy'r'c that can't sing solo"
a. H-'tpomted old gentleman near the plat
III" Ios' ateHcc at this. aud exclaimed In an
/ t sm'r i'"ne, Fraud fraud e. Mir. Sankey then
1 ~ 'he Nisi congregation IN the song, Pass Me
no., w. neut.s s4viourw and DR.. Paxton pro-
s'uhced toe benediction.
MRS. VAN coTT's WORK.
II tNLwhuRGn, Fen L. he members admitted
II Co.. johns NJ. l.. Church, where Mrs Van
II d. revival was held, has reached i've hun
ii Nsb lhlrN-seyen were baptized Yesterday by
IL cornnsN. Df; l.. II King, pastor The meeting,
II Aanue WIN great enthusiasm, and among
II %d Teusp. 'ON'''''' Nv ''s' nun