The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-10-27
The Free Baphsts invite their friends to an
oyster social ON Tuesday evening, October 81,
ct the rssidencs OF Charlie Matthews.
THE GREAT REVIVAL.

THE GREAT REVIVAL.
We have many inquiries in regard to the
meetings now being conducted by Mess. Moody
and Sankey in the Great Tabernacle, Chicago,
and our Chicago correspondent under date OF
14th inst, writes:
"Mr. Moody returned to Chicago Saturday
morning, and will resume the conducting OF the
meetings in the Tabernacle, and at noondvy in
in Farwell Hall, and Mr. Sankey, assisted by
the great choir Of three hundred trained voices,
will conduct the music. The services each Sun
day are an address to christian workers At
o'clock IN the morning, gospel meeting at
o'clock in the afternoon and at half past at
night. Each week evening there Is gospel
meeting at o'clock. The doors are open one
hour before each service. No tickets are re-
quired for any Of these meetings except Tor
Sunday at 8 a. m, which can be had free at I.
Nj. T.. A, 100 Madison street. MONDAY meet
ing is held from IL to o'clock daily at Farwel
Hall. During the past week. Vile MIR. Moody
vas away attending the funeral OF bs younger
brother at his old home IN Northfield, the SER
vices have been conducted by Maj. ID. w. Whit
tie, and the attendance has been very large
On Sundays overlooking meetings were held IN
Farwell Hail. and thousands were turned away
unable to get into either building. Mr.. Sankey
has been assisted III conducting the music by
Z. p. Bliss, the song writer and singer, and G.
&. Stebbns, OF Boston, who trained the Iaber-
nacle choir. Mr.. Henry Morehouse, the En-
glish Evangelist, and Geo. G. Needbam, the
Irish Evangelist, arrived on Thursday morning,
and assisted in the services on the Day OF
Prayer. The Day OF PRAYER (Oct. 12th) was
very generally observed In the city and over the
west aud northwest. The MONDAY meeting at
Farwell Hall was held from IL to / o'clock, and
so great was the crowd that at IL O'Clock the
audience room OF the First M. +. Church was
opened, and soon filed from tho overflow OF
Farwell Hall. Special services we're held in
most OF the churches, afternoon and evening.
The Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. now in session, adjourned to attend
the MONDAY prayer meeting.
On Friday Mr., Morehouse conducted Bible
Reading at Rev. Arthur Mitchells church, on
the South Side, and Geo. {. Needham one at
the same hour in Rev. DIR. Kittredges church
on the West Side.
Invitations for the services OF Mess. Whlttle.
! Bliss Morehouse, Needham and Stebbins have
come In from very many cities and towns In the
west and northwest, and arrangements now
made and making will put them into the field
early next week.
Major White preached during the past week
from the following texts
Il have given you for witness to the peo-
le."-Isaiah, 55. 4.
And when he heard that 1t was Jesus OF
Nazareth, he began to cry out and say Jesus,
thou son of David, have mercy on me. MARX
10, a; s :, -. a,o. and ,,,.. -
Rev. 3, 20.
"How long halt ye between two opinions ~
Il Kings, Is, 81.
ale saw there man which had not on q
wedding garment. Matt. %. IL.
And 1, il | be lifted up from EARTH vii
draw all men unto me."-John II, 80.
The sermons, in the main. have been in the
line Of inspiring Christians to more consecra.
spiritual things. On different evenings second
meetings for prayer followed the preaching
service. At the MONDAY meetings, Major
white has been assisted by Mr.. Morehouse
Mr.. Needham, and many o. the prominent cler
gymen OF the city. The attendance upon the
MONDAY meetings has been very large, and
the meetings have been very interesting ant
impressive;
in the west to need any extended notice as Il
their personnel or work, but the following items
in regard to Messrs. Morehouse and Needhan
may be Of interest.
Henry Morehouse is no stranger in Chicago
He visits America for the fifth time and hal
preached here during every visit. Many have
been anxious to know his antecedents, as BIZ
Bible reading has attracted considerable notice
He was, according to his own story, rather wilt
and careless in his unconverted days, at on,
time enlisting as soldier and passing through
hard experience while in the army. He wa
converted under the preaching OF an evangelis
In his native city-Manchester. Directly after
he gave himself ND to the work IN which he 4
now engaged, and has preached in differen
towns and cities of Great Britain with sigma
success. Having had no SPECIAL theologlca
training in his early days, he gave himself a
, OF once to the study Of his Bible, and that boo
has been his constant companion for years
HIS style is simple and much Of his power lie
in the apt illustrations with which he eucidate
! the truth. Mr.. Morehouse has warm place
in American hearts, and it ID not unlikely tina
, he will one day take up his residence perma
nently here. lie has Cancelled all his engage
: ments throughout the country, having been VI
gently requested to come and aid his indefatl
gable friend, d. l.. Moody.
George c, Needhim, the Irish evangelist wa
born in q country parish near the lakes OF XII
K larney. He was converted when quite young
during the revival Of 1861, one Of the earlies
OF the converts. In connection with the Epis
copal curate and others he visited and preache
In all the neighborlng parishes. In 1862 h
gave up his situation as cashier in large estat
lishment IN Dublin, and became an evangelist
preaching all over Great Britain, being indorse
BY Spurgeon and other leading men. He Wis
tied America in 1868, and preached for MI
Moody IN Chicago, and then visited many pls
ces in Canada and the South. He accepted
call to . church IN Canada, and remained il
pastor for over year, but gave 1T up IN re
Spouse to numerous requests for his service
i spent several months in the south, and grea
/. revivals followed his efforts IN some souther
. cities. At Mr.. Moody's request, he took charg
!; OF the overflow meetings in Brooklyn. leavin
the steamer on which he was about to sail fc
q Europe for the purpose. At the close OF M
Moody's work there. Mr.. Needham sailed Il
: Europe, and remained some eight month
g preaching on an average twice day. He la
large and successful meetings IN many OF III
: prominent cities OF Great Britain and lrelant
Since bis return. Mr.. Needham has been holt
Q ing meetings In Philadelphia, at the Center
|. NAL, and immense audiences have attended "
|, on the services which he conducted there. A
!. effort was made to have HIM remain IN Phil
d delphia until the close of the Centennial, bl
/ engagements made for him by Mr.. Moody r
CURED his giving up all other appointment
. and with the other evangehs's he enters upc
the campaign IN the west.
@ Mr.. Ingls who came over with Mr. Nor
a house, Is now holding large meetings IN Ottaw
the seat of the Canadian Government. He W
o bs here on Wednesday next to enter upon Il
II western campaign"