Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-03
Hammond and Bentley.


The chiIdIen's meeting, held yesterday
afternoon in DR.. Mobiles church, corner 9th
aud G. streets southwest, was well attended
ard very interesting, quite number remain
ing ut The inquiry meeting. The request
made for meeting this afternoon was com
piled with.
There was n large attendance at the Con-
gregatiOnal church in the evening. After
the opening exercises Mr.. Hammond read
from Acts xiv, making many interesting
comments upon the passages. Mr.. Bentley
sang new solo, entitled Jesus Thy Saviour,
Knocks at Thy Heart" y short praise meet
iTg was held, and several persons related
their experiences. Mr.. Hammond preached
an interesting sermon on Naaman's leprOSy
and its cure The inquiry meeting followed,
ard was kept up until a late hour.
TO DAYS MEETING.
TIE meeting this morning was opened by
the chOirunter Mr.. Bentley, singing "Nearer,
my God. TO Thee. and Rev. w. :. Hammond
Cf The NJ. p. Church. offering prayer. On
the platform this morning with MssSTs. Ham
mODd and Bentley, were RevS. Messrs. No
hle Gray. Rankin. w. 8. Hammond. DOmer,
Remick Freeman Charles King (of the Va
NJ. r. CoDference), DIR. Presbery. Mr.. Ham
mOnd opened by remarkfng that they had
had another fine open air meeting this morn
ing, and found there men who desired to be
saved, and after hymn and short prayer
Mr.. Hammond continued his remarks on the
4th chapter Of /. Kings, as to the wOCderfuI
increase OF the widows oil, and spoke of the
proper duties OF professors OF religion.
Re enforced the necessity for work in the
fifth. ard mentioned that at last nights
meeting ne met member of Congress who
informed him that he wanted to be Christ
ian. He offered feTvent prayer that that
member may realize the assurance OF par
don. Remarks were made by Kew. Charles
King. Mr.. Thomas Pendel stated that at the
meeting this morning party had attempted
to reason with him that there was no here
after, and poor drunkard In the crowd took
I'D the argument that there was, and that
there was also a saviour. The drunkard in
question made some remarks which could
not be understood on the stand. DR.. Rankin
led in a fervent prayer for him. Mr.. Bent
ley sang in a feeling voice ''PrOdigal Come
Home" During the singing quite num-
Der OF elderly ladies were Ia tears. and al the
close Rev. DIR. Gray Offered prayer that to-
day many prOdigals may come home. Rev.
DIR. Noble offered prayer. especially for
drunken man present. Mr.. Thomas Pendel,
DR.. Presbury and Rev. w. b. Evans, fol-
lowed in prayer, and "Pass Me NOt' was
sung. a short prayer meeting fol-
lowed, but the feeling in the audience
was such that IL soon p8rtOok of the nature
of an inquiry meeting. and while some were
engaged in briefly giving thanks for some
special blessing there were numerous cases
ofpeTtOns engaged in prayer or earnest con-
yerSation with some OF the ministers. Dur
Ing this meeting Mr.. Bentley sang by re-
quest the Ninety and Nine" There were
so many inquiries that 1t was determined IN
pray for all by classes. About $50 asked
prayers for their children, - for husbands or
wives, 90 for brothers or sisters, and Mr..
hammond offered prayer for each class.
There were large number of written re-
quests for prayer, but they were not read.
Among them was one for young man who
has almost become derapged. through the
appetite for strong drink, whose Etepfather
has forbidden him his house. His dear
mother loves him tenderly, and longs to see
him restored TO manhood and TO her home.
All Christians and those who wished to be
such were called on to stand mp, AMI the
whole audience (the largest at any week dav
meeting) rose TO their feet, and Mr. A. T.
Stuart offered a ferVent prayer.