Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-24
Ham mond and Bentley.
PROGRESS OF THE REVIVAL.

at the Congregational church, and the edi
Among those on the platform were Postmas-
ter General Jewell aud Hon w. h. Dodge, of
New York After the Introductory services
OF SIR eirg and PRAYER, a number OF persons
related their experiences. Rev. DR. Sunder-
land MADE biief address. in which he said
he believed that God was using Mr.. Ham,
moLd as an instrument for good, and he felt
there was no place on the face Of the earth
where more good could be accomplished than
In this city. On bis own responsibility he
would, therefore, take the vote OF the audi
ence as 10 whether he should stay or not. On
the question being put the vast audience rose
10 unit Hon. W. E. Dodge, OF New York,
followed. DR.. Sunderland remarked that he
never before seen such q sight In Washiog-
ton, and was confident that IL as earnest,
working Christians were to 60 forth to speak
TO men we would find them willing TO meet
MS ard talk freely on the plan of salvation.
Mr. Hammond selected for his text JOB xii,
81, %: "Acquaint now thyself with HIM, and
be at peace, thereby good will come TO thee.
Receive, pray thee, the law from His mout tn
and lay up His words In thine heart" and in
the course of his sermon he said there is no
gloom In religion; 1t brings peace and joy un-
speskab,e, and all might obtain that peace
low. AT The conclusion Of the discourse
early all OF the audience rose for pray ers,
and the inquiry meeting was protrscted until
a late hour.
TIE TEMPERANCE QUESTION AT To-DAY's
MEETING.
This morning there was quite a large at
tendance at the Metropolitan NJ. f.. Cnurch,
ar the subject of temperance was made
prominent in il. Rev. DIR. Sunderland read
"a portion of Jonah, 18th chapter, as To tue
threatened destruction of Ninevsh. Several
srort prayers followed, after which Mr.. Jack
Reynolds was called aud addressed the
meeting, stating that for thirty years, with
~ u sh"Tt sober intervals. he mad been a
drunkerl, but he thanked God that since he
had received the assurance that he had been
received il to the fold he had no appetite for
liquor. When he received the assurance
that his siIs were forgiven he did not think
stOuf stopping his liquor, but that had quit
itseiE; he thanked God.
AREAVY DRINEgR.
Mr.. ROsvally said that for % years be had
b. IN a CTinker having commenced when he
was r boy, and the habit grew on him until
he sometimes required nve cocktails of q
morning 10 give an appetite, one or two
bottles of claTct for dinner, and twenty five
TO thirty glasses of lager In the evening. He
had signed pledges, made vows, but he broke
every one, but when he gave his heart TO
Jesus he lost not only the habit of drinking
but also those of smoking and chewing.
Jesus could remove all these habits, and he
did not believe in christians using tobacco,
ard he would not like 1t TO be said TO him, as
IL was To a friend last night, when he talked
To a young lady about Jesus You're breath
smells much like tobacco" 1.-THE Cleansing
Stream" was sung.
MRS. CHURCH, SECRETARY OF THE wo
MEMS TEMPERANCE UNION,
organized two years since, presented the re-
port of the Union. In il the establishment
of temperance lunch rooms, "HOlly Tree
InDs," is referred to. The efforts made To
induce citizens not to sign petitions for
liquor licenses, are referred to, and the re-
port states that 3S9 liquor saloons illumiu-
ate the Capitol. Mr.. Hammond.-They do
not close at II O'Clock, either. We think that
IL O'Clock is a late hour, but the devil works
later The report deprecates the fact that so
many professed Christians, foremost in
every good work. have signed petitions for
liquor saloons. The property holders have
IL In their power TO say whether or not there
shall be dram shops in their neighborhOOd,
and in one neighbOrhoOd, where there were
thirteen, only one was legal. the report al
lndes TO visits to the Jail, and says they have
found il pleasant to talk to sober men, even
II they are in felOn's cells. More than two
thirds confess that liquor led them there,
and ray it is
"EAsIER TO GET DRINK OF LIQUOR THAN
BREAD"
One prisoner on being handed q temperance
paper asked If il would not be better to send
~ TO some of the heads OF the government.
when word first came to our union that
whisky frauds had been discovered among
government officials, a prayer OF thanksgiv-
ing was offered that GOD was bringing this
rnOnstrOus evil to the clear light OF day. We
have seen His hand in every movement
since" In conclusion, the union returns
thanks 10 those VINO have assisted them;
asks the co operation of Christians, and in
viteS all TO attend the weekly prayer meet
ing OF the union in the Y. NJ. c. n. chapel
every Thursday at o'clock.
HON. W. r. DODGE. OF NEW YORK,
was introduced, and spoke especially of the
revival meetings in New York, remarking
tat all denominations were in the work.
H. related that lady who few years ago
wSt- moving III the highest circles OF society
here was one Of the earnest devoted workers,
oft times spending the entire day in working
I'm the inquiry meetings. He spoke especially
"a TO the conversion of children, saying that
he was firm believer that children can be
converted. Rev. DIR. Noble offered a fervent
prayer, after which he spoke of the efforts o
the WOmens Christian Union during the
past two years. They have been faithfully
praying that the appetite for drink be re
moved, and he believed that the answers TO
Tn sarrAr hna nv, rTr.-r
Of some Of these recently converted. Mr..
Hammond related that last night he saw a
poor drunkaTd
LED INTO THE CHURCH BY HIS LITTLE
DAUGHTER.
and after few earnest words he offered a
prayer particularly for the meetings in New
York, for Mr.. Dodge, and for Messrs. Moody
and Sankey. my Jesus Love Thee" was
then sung. Mrs. Hill, of Pittsburg, who has
been laboriDg in the cause of temperance in
Virginia, addressed the meeting, saying that
God was working In this land. She referred
TO The temperance movement in Pittsburg,
and expressed the hope that prOhibitOry
law would be passed for the District.
Rev. Mr.. Domer, in speaking of the success
OF the meetings, remarked that we'll known
sporting house was ready TO contribute $500
or more towards getting Messrs: Hammond
and Bentley to leave the city. Tue requests
for prayer, about forty in number, were read
by Mr.. Hammond, who preceded the read
ing with fervent prayer. The Christians
were called to stand, as also the anxious
ones, and Mr.. Hammond offered a fervent
prayer, and the INQUIRY meeting followed,
Ipfanticfde Case I'm the Police Court
In the Police Court, Judge Smell, this
morning. Roy Washington, colored, was
charged with the murder of q colOred infant
named David, on or about the 18th instant,
and supposed to be the child of one Sarah
Coleman. Messrs. Barrett and Wiswall ap-
pesred for defence. Dinah Harris testified
that the child was put In her charge by one
Lewis Cook, and she took care of il for about
three weeks, Cook in the meantime coming
10 her house on 2lst street, between n and o,
TO inquire about IL. The last time he came
he asked her If she would give 1t into the
possession OF q man he would send to take il
away. She consent ted to do 1t, thin king that
he wanted TO make other provisions for
the child. The same day this man
Roy Washington came for IT and took il
away, after which time she had not seen or
heard anything OF IL until IL was fished out
OF the sewer-trap by the labOrers employed
TO clean the sewer-traps. She at once recog-
niZed 1t by the clothing she had dressed IL in.
When Cook brought 1t TO ner he said IL was
asont one month old, but would not tell her
the name OF the mother, only that she was a
woman that stood high in the church and