, 1876-05-06

mtu6 tic Cnrlet!nnB RI0W WIFI tGHkluHh "ch'* At
half-paat 10 sho wont 10 tllo aud.enco room u
nroach. Tho lowor part Of tho i,ouno was well
fllloA. Tin 1cv. Or. John Parker. much wasted
by foyes, sat i'll tls pulpit BY Mrs. Van
Cots ado. l1o ia tho only minister who
has encour sgad her work by lhis presence. Tile
sstmou waa toeming with dramatic description,
and In passages hold the audience apoIt-bouud,
and when In her passionate ontbnrat nhe reached
i climax. tho Methodist brethren oxoltcdly shout
told tho ptory of Gideon ind bis attack On The
Midianltes, depicting Ills amazetnent that tho
Lord should cllooso him, woakllng. for tho task;
lis porpfoxity whoa ho waA commanded to have
Ills army e1ulppod with trllmpets and pitchers,
hia successive ooubts and brave moods. and then
hla resolution 10 march and ahoW the Mtdeon-
itos who's WHO. And At this asags OF the story
Nrs. Van Colt, with an imaginary trumpet 70 het
ACROSS : tho platform Is though military bands
were played and 8hc WAS loading . thouHand
men to surround thc llldtanitos: Tho triumph
OF tho Lords llosla was described 80 wildly
that Tim audteuce aeaned Anxfou8 to ar1ao and
shout for joY. 4 dozen brethron did keep up =
Wrs Van Colt next acted out David and Ho-
llAth. Bhe wrlggLod around to SHOW how David
didu't touch him, and thon initiated him ~ ho
wont down to tho brook to pick tip smooth
etonos. Thon sho described tho great a1sgges.
INK braggsft, Goliath. stalking down from tho
lultlHtl4EHt LuGRllk LID e4AtA IGbVuRA U4ku lib
trend. She puf1ed up her chcoka. looked dark
and savage, and Huoered ht tho shcplord boy
who was approaching. 1hon abe turned around
to net DAv.d again. She walked slowly along, i'd
1ustius an Imaginary sling, To anicety, wrapping
QUE sting about her wrist, and keeping = sharp
eyo on tho philytine giant. She described lis
approach. and then after . morne't'a sllcnco
/ whlrlod her right hand swiftly around lot ily
! Tho audiouce werc thrilled. Every aontenca shn
uttered met with response, aud while the
audeuce wore On fise with entaluaiaam aae
stopped speaking Mr. Parker stepped forward
w tps e. 81 .sF ass D9 Sssna % bE wi sth % is. oyo.
ologod, her fan to her face-a picture Of uncon-
corn. 4 bountiful coiloction waa takoh up.
| Aftor the meeting shout s0yonty-tyo conYcrts,
I wlo bad become such through hlrs. van Coss q
preachine, mot her to receive her parting bloss.
ing.
evonlng wsro attracted by throng Of nearly 100
men and women atnndng o. r. the eidoWalk out
sidc Of tho iron fence. The gato had boon
ciogod becauso 60 many peEoona had prc4std ill.,
10 tho galleries after the main Aoor Ind been
| iillea That Tho church trustees wefe afraid thu
aupports might give way. A man STOOD At tho
gaio. and whenever . poraon stepped out he ai-
/ lowed auothor to 60 In. II waa tho last eyootpg
OF h1rs. Van Cotsa reviva, lhbots in tho church.
Sha will 10 to Davenport, Iowa No photographs
OF tho rovl7aaist Were for eale IN t1a halst but
her agent, ut 271 fIioks street. 1t was explained
that they we're not sold At tho church bocanse 1t
Mls. Van Colt va. very hoarse, but sho
preachod with vigor. A aorieB Of sketehes-
/ sort OF rapid lrAmattzatlon-of Dib!o Incidents
aroused the andieuco 70 high pitch Of foollng.
McDonnells, prico's. aud tho Wcelsy praying
band we're there. and ths singing was especially
Pastor Parker took part. After each prayer OF
l special n1hortation the brotlcrs inside OF thc
altar rn,i atretched forth their hands to those
uuteldo to htep forward. Mrs. Van Colt wont
out among tie audience. Whorn Bho found
psraons hesitating rho pushed thotn iorward BY
tho shoulders aud bowed them down GU tleil
kneoa bcfore ths nltar. Bho occasionally nrosc
from her knoes IN tho part OF Tho room whore
she had beon pleading with the ulloon-
OF tho Harrison Place Church, who was con
duotiug tho singing Immediately stopped, and
sho began new oxhorthsion: In D abort t.1nt
ae vs1a \. nav
l3rothors William Licsgang. Andrew van Wick
Ian, Marcus Dyrne, and Charles slycJ have
taken ths uamcs of tue converts every evening
Brother Liesgang said that ho had iiHt Of MT!
uames, apd 10 knew that the others had ahou
ono hundred moro. This makes the nnmbbr Q
converts. including those brought to- tho attn
last night, noar1y 200.
"Thoso." sud Drothor Lleesaug, "we hAv
got and now am going up In tho gallery tier
TO SEQ II can get some thero."
At lnlf-psBt o'clock h1rs. Van Cott sent nj
Who wero not converted, nntl did not nish to be
out Of tho church. Mr. Parker said aho Was tot
/ loarBo to talk to 30 many. Then h0 toll
those who had remained In tho gallery, that the.
could got no spiritual benolit up thoro. ant
| asked them down stairs.
Whcn they woro seated a1rs. Van Cost orlcre'
tho doors closed. Then she said that once whel
shc vas in Beaver Dam. Wis.,, conducting
meeting, tho spirits OF good aud OWL soemo
to be about o'enly matched. slo lahosod for
long timo without any results. At length Coz
| putt in her heart to send Aotlo oil the Churcl
:: members. Still tncro WA no SUCCESS. Tho
God told her 10 aend home all tho now converts
Th!s loft her alono, With about 800 uncou
verted ainnots. bho cxhortod them wit
told thcm all to shut tlloir eyes. Whon thpy ha
1ono 10 sue snld to thomt "NoW sll Of 20
who Went to bo Christians hold up your hands
remembering that no oyo but GODS aud 6.ste
Vsn Cots eeaa you" Thirty handa were rsisee 4
"Eow," said she, "opon your eyca." The
woro astopished to fad how many tho fear {
! rillaule had kept from profession. Twenty-si
OF tho thirty wero that night gathered to th
I | altar.
telling that uaau hal just stepped forward VII
!, TINT night had gone from hta louso to cast hln
, aelf into tho riyor. Tho man, who gave b
, name as Corcosan, WAS Eneoling ut tho altar, an
: Immediately became tho centre of 4 group {
, sympathisng brothers. 11o was mill. .feature
= man, about 10 years old, aud seoupd TO DO su
: lering from tbs effects Of nervous exhauntion.
Al The cloBe Of tho moeting Mrs. Van CO.
bade hearty sden 70 ths eonessgasion., y, Ine,
| 10 tho reporter alle said ahe should report
) tho people Of tho West that hcr succcsa In tll
East had been royal. Within tho last thre
t mouths she had looked upon oyor 1000 conyot
many converted Al the meetings which ahe i,s
+ conductcds Of whom abe had not hoard. 81
= said ahe had Eehs to congratulate herao!f, b
= cause she had been unaidcd and unhcralded
,n4 R,n1tt Had In F6f 1f3tN