The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-19
MOODY AND SANKEY.

The noon meeting yesterday had larger attendance
than any of the previous ones At least 600 people
were present. The meeting opened by the singing OF
the ffty-sxth hymn, ''The Great Physician Now Is
Near" The whole congregation bowed their heads in
silent prayer while Rev. George H. Hepworth read the
requests for prayer which numerous and almost
without exception, behalf of those addicted to strong
drink After prayer the eighteenth hymn was sung.
Mr.. Moody began his address We have not come TO
talk about the evil of intemperance but tell those
who slaves to strong drink that there who
them and to pray for their deverance. seldom
drunkard but wants TO be free from his vice Tho
great God is able to every drunkard in the CITY,
We have hospitals for incurable cases but when
come to the soul don't need any such hos
pitfalls. There is lost but God
snap his letters and set him free Here
Mr. Moody read from the nth chapter OF Mark the
miracle OF the possessed OF the devils who was
cured. Men had tried in vain to cure him; he was the
terror of the whole country and Christ cured him by
word How easy II for Him, how easy it Is for
Jesus to save our friends addicted TO strong drink
We must not limit the power OF the Holy One. Men
saved by the power OF God, not by signing
the pledge Their appetite stronger than their
utons, but the blessed Saviour is stronger than their
appetite and what they want have the appetite
destroyed. And what did Christ come to do but
DESTROY THE WORKS DEVIL.
and II the appetite for strong drink is not from the
devil what ISL In Philadelphia we gave every Friday
to this subject and when we left over 100 OF these
men had been reclaimed and had formed themselves
into society and were trying TO rescue their old COM
rades. have written to some OF them asking them
to here and tell you their experiences and they
have promised to be with next Friday. One Of
them Keeling into the meeting one night and
asked for prayer and converted that night / did
believe before that the Lord could convert a
while he was drunk. oh, hope that the Lord will
New York Many men bound down by the power Of
strong drink think there is no deliverance. You
that have been bound by your appetite go and tell them
Addresses were made by Rev George H Hepworth
and William E Dodge. Mr. Hepworths was especially
hymn as a solo, yield Not to Temptation The
meeting closed by prayer and the benediction
The women's meeting was crowded. Mrs. Brown
presided.
Among those present we're Rev Dr. Tying, ST. ;
Rev DR. Tvng Jr: Rev DR. Booth Rev DR. Holmes
Rev DR.. Newell Rev Mr. King. Rev Mr. Mickle, Rev.
Mr.. Thomas, Rev. Mr.. Virgin Rev. Mr.. Hepworth,
and Rev. Mr.. A. c. Arnold Church Of the Disciples;
Rev DR.. Anderson, Rev Mr. kennard, Rev. DR.. Mar
line Jerry McCauley, Water Street Mission; Rev. Mr..
Cate. Rev. Mr. Hillman Rev. Mr.. Bonham, Rev Mr..
Clapp Rev. Dr. Osborne, Rev. Mr. Champion and
Rev DR.. Miller.
LAST EVENINGS SERVICES
II does not take more than ten minutes now to pre-
solid of faces instead Of the empty chairs
In the large hall at the Hippodrome By twenty min
before eight the doors closed, and hundreds
stand around the entrances waiting TIL the time comes
In the middle Of the service when Mr. Moody has the
doors thrown open again.
Just before the meeting opened last night Dr. John
Hall rose and announced that a mother had
lost her boy, eleven years old, in
ing into the building, and asked II the boy
found that he might be brought to the platform
stairs, where his mother sat Immediately alter this
ann ouncement made every head turned to get
look at the mother; but soon attention turned TO
the otner end OF the building where usher dis
covered plotting the lost boy to his mother who wei
coined him with fervent embrace
hymn amer Which Dr. John Hall offered an earnest
prayer, and the twenty ninth hymn Was sung.
Mr.. Moody then gave out the notices, among which
TO the effect that those who wished 10 attend
the young mems meeting would be obliged TO pass out
OF the building and so round 10 the Fourth
entrance instead OF gong through the passage connect
ing the rooms has heretofore been done. The
reason for this is that the evening before while the
crowd we're passing one hall into the other and
these passages densey packed, thieves turned
out the gas and commenced their operations,
many came out minus their pocketbooks Mr.. Moody
having given the notices for the Sunday services
Mr. Sankey sung the seventeenth hymn. Knocking,
Knocking, Who Is ThereY" Mr.. Moody offered fer
vent prayer and Mr. Sankey sung, by request Jesus
Of Nazareth Passeth BY.
Mr. Moody SAID ~ want TO take for our subject,
what Christ Is to us ana when get through II any
OF you say "He is not that TO me II is because you
won't have Him. He VIII be all make Him out and
thousand times more No man could tell in an hour
what Christ is TO those who have been redeemed by
Him. would like TO ask youa question Is Christ worth
havingS You may think that IL is a strange question,
but il seems as though thousands of people don't
think He is worth having; IL they did they would take
Him Now Just be really honest tonight DO you really
think the Son of God is worth having9 Oh NAV God
open your eyes that you may Christ First of all,
Christ wants to be our saviour ana He our redeemer
aud delivercr We must FIRST know Him saviour;
must first Him on the cross .don't you
/ to- trust in the forms What we want is
| TO know Him as Some say they afraid #
they are converted they won't hold Christ il not
only a saviour but dcliverer, and He deliver us
| from temptations. Thanks DO to God, we have
dcliverer. Is there man here tonight who IL
slave to strong drnkY bring you good news God is
able deliver you tonight Christ Is the light upon
our way IL Is impossible 10 be IN darkness while you
are following Christ And Christ keeper II
you think you cannot hold out let me tell you
THE SHEPHERD
Is to take OF the sheep and II the Lord keeps
can Satan get usY Christ is not only able you
and to deliver you but lie able 10 keep you from this
hour and present you without spot al the throne Of
God Don't limit the power OF Goa. Neither devil nor
man has power 10 take you out Of Gods hands
The overflow meeting in the chapel oiled It to its
utmost Rev. Dr. Ludlow presided. Mr. Sankey made
n short address previous to singing 'Pul for the
shore" A volunteer choir OF 100 was organized at
that meeting from among the congregation.
The young mems meeting hhed the chapel again
Mr. Moody presided, aud, before the meeting began,
he had distributed among the congregation large
number OF the smallest size OF hymn books The
ing much more general In consequence.
The womans meeting, In the large bah, had an at
tendance Of about 5000 Rev. stephen II. lying, JE,
presided