The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-04
RrIDr roE rnE GRElr woRx.
The Avrnul cineuta In the IIippotromc fo
thr MoodS aud sankoy Meetings.


The Abrams cmeut4 Ia the Hippotromc for
thr MoodS aud s'inkoy Meetings.
Tho Executive Committee having charge
~ the Moody aud Sankey meetings ia tho Hip
pofrome announce that they win probably bcgin
the uectirga on Monday next. but that that date
is not absolutely nxed. The alterations ~ the
Hippodrome arc nearly completed. The larger
room, ia which the evening meetings are TO he
held, has sent. for G.j)l persons. Tho entrance
a. on the Mad son avenue side. At the opposite
end Of the room is the speakers platform, which
extends into largo gallery on each side. In
Il EFF hand gallery are 10 seats ~ the choir
aud In the other gallery an equal number Of seats
for visiting clersymen and invited guests. Sol1s
and desks for forty-two reporters are placed un-
der the brow % the platform. 4 + ACE a. out
ten feet square Is rallied in at the front Of The
platform for NJ Moody. AZ the ieit o. this
stands Mr.. SAnkey's organ. At the back OF tho
platform Is door opening into the smaller hail,
which will seat 400 persons. THE arrange
meats Of the platform and galleries are similar
to those In the main hail.
Between he two halls are two large Inquiry
rooms. and Moody and sankey's private room.
Under the galleries are five other small inquiry
rooms Tho whole building IL heated by FUR
naces, and lighted by large rejecting chande-
Hers In the galleries the old seats used by Bar
mum and Gilmore have been retained whore pos
sthle In the body ~ tho hall unpaiuted wooden
chairs nailed 70 long uieces OF boards, and fast
enei TO tho door by wires and tin slips. ars used
Twenty-six lIabcocI FIRE extiuguishe's ara dis
Arrangements have been made 20 empty the
halls very rapidly IN case Of Gre. The larger h n
through two inner doors each ten ieet wide.
Then there arc two doors one ON each side, zach
ten fcot wide Other means OF exit are provided
from the eallerie., and beneath tho galleries are
passages leading 70 stlll other wide doors,
through which exit may he had from either nall.
The smaller hall has IT. entrance; 70 feet vide,
on the Fourth avenue side near twenty siXth
street y has also two doors Tor ext. each
about " feet wide. The doors all open outward.
: 4 clief usher viii stand nn the stage ia each
hail, and ne Will he in teiegraphic c}mmnncl-
ton with all tNe u-hcrs and q lorkccrors IN mis-
part Of the building. 50 that simultaneous
ogening ~ closing ~ the doors can be made.
Private eutrUte, are provided for the choir,
Tho cost 81 the alJcra'io ns and rcnt thus far "a
/ sl5VU. me total cost of running the meetings
/ - estimated at SloNp adirionll Onlv t5,iO0 M
subscriptions ms been received The committee
expect % pay all the expenses 10y subscription.
! drDine. or money may De sent 90 j. =. Morgan %
/ - Wall street. M--srs. Moody aud Saukey Will
receive no part OK the money.
daily. except on Saturdays. when thcro VIII no no
| meeting The morning meeting wll probably
be held IN the smaller hail AZ T. clock, and tho
! evening meeting in the main nail at o'clock.
| on sundays there Will probably bc meeting At
| A. NJ aud special meetings az and =. ".
| Irkets are TO ae given out for the special meet
| ngs. for women IN the afternoon and men In
| tho evening. II necessary, Simultaneous meet
| ings are TO he held In both halls n the evening.
The choir numbers l,2OJ 1t Is to be In three
| classes, one OF which Will sing on sundays and
! Wednesdays, another on Mondays aud Thurs
days, and the last on Tuesdays anu Fridays.
Last evening the building was thrown open
| for Inspection, and about 1000 persons, who al
received Invitations from the executive COM
| mlttee, visited II. Ate 7. NJ about 1000 MEM
| bers OF the chOi- assembled In the main hall for
rehearsal. william l.. Dodge presided. and the
Rev. DR.. Adams opened tho meeting with q
PRAYER for the success Of the evangelsts. Seye-
| raj popular revival songs were sung under the
| direction ~ :. W Coe. William r. Dodge asked
all Christians to pray for Gods holy spirit to de-
scend into the Iiippodrome halls during the re-
| vlyal meetings.