The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-29
THE WORK or sALVATION.
A Dull Day for the Evnngclists-A Voice from
Across the Water.

The slippery SldcWalks anu uIlNNhhB
rain Yesterday were exceedingly uniavoraOle TO
we'll attended noon prayer meeting IN the mp
podromc, and the congregation was smaller
than on any previous occasion IN New YORK
OF tbc seven thousand seats not more than six
hundred were occnpIcd. and for the hfst tmc,
every one could get a seat within few rows OF
fine pl,if. ran. About nfccn members of the
choir ,vrr. prescnt, bus the damp, murky
a,uoerhrrc seemed To have affected their
Threats. and the singing was bv no means up to
its uat,sl standard of excellence. At FIRST there
were not more than ten or Il dozen persons on
the portion of the rltform reserved for ticket
holders. but Mr.. Moody ned the seats from tho
body Of the halt thereby making the vast space,
In which tn spe aker's voice sounded hollow and
lar away. seem drcaricr and empiier than before.
Among the ministers ON the platform were
the Rev. Drs Ioirimer, Graves. Anderson, Pax
Ton Ncwel l. osborn. 1iolme the Rev. Nessrs.
4. 4. Arnold, Sabine. Kerr, Mathews. Wilson,
the congregation sang the 24u hymn, and
Mr.. Arnold. in the absence OF DR. Hepworth.
read the requests for PRAYER. Amer the Nd
hymn at been sung. Nir. Moody read part OF
the l5d ps"m' nnd spok@ on thc passage ~ BLESS
conrrega ton sang the 10th hymn.
Dr. Lorrimcr. who EXCHANGED pulpits on sun
dav with Dr. Hcpworth. reported ~ the work
Of salvation was progrt ssiug in Boston. Toe
church to which he mnistercd was In a state OF
uerpctual revival
Mr. NcDourall, the American Consul at Dun
dee. scotland. rentlem II with an earnest man
uer and n VERY brood scotch accent. eati thtt
the in1uencc 81 Ne-srs. Moody and Sankey's
visits tu Dundee ans Glasgow was ~ strong a.
ever. PRAYER meetings. first or-anilrd 10y the
eviugcli-ts. wc'c sill held every day ~ Dundee,
ana muVcmeut known as the SUNDAY morn
ing bteH ktust' was carried ON vigorously.
Every Slhnnt1 morning tie Young Mems Chris
tihn Association sent uut agents 10 scuur tue
highways ana hvwaVs Of Dundee, and gather In
the destitute and wretchcd to aroom where a
good meal was pleptrcd for them. When the
REVEALS were commenced In Dundee I've Young
Mems Christian Association was elGO In dcht,
and Mr.. Moody, learning ut this inca nhr nee.
at once went out, In his practical way. 10 solicit
unir,iv raised, the debt mid on. and the surplus
80 used that next month the finest Y. VI. {. a.
hall ~ scotland will be opened la Dundee
MIR. Moody was too much affected ny Mr.. Mo
Duugul's remarks To speak immcdi telV, So Mr..
Saukev prayed thanking the Lord for the
voice from across the water" bringing the Wi
going on IN scotland. He sang beautiful hymn,
heard In the Hippodrome for the first time {:
"WHitiug and watching Tor me-" but. like many
81 the members Of the choir, he seemed to he a
After the henedic,on about two hundred
women went into the smaller hsll, where. IN
view OF the unple SAINT weather. Mr. Moody adj
yisrd them To organize their meeting, inste d Of
IN tie church at Fourth avenue and Twenty
In the evening nearly all the seats in the rear
galleries were unoccupied. and there were hum
ureds OF vacant seats at the sides. The body Of
the hall alNnc was nlled, and the entire congre-
gait did not exceed five thousand. There was
.
Fourth avenue, ana the wur hippers assembled
verv SLOWLY The platform, however, was
crowded with ticket holders. many Of whom had
ant IT dnSplired of ever getting In, for the pos
session ~ ticket good. only. " rreserted early
| enough. 10y no me IA ln-ures admission.
Many mnist r. SIT around MIR. Moody, and
several OF them took an active part In the SER
| vice.
| The CONGREGATION sang the 1l7th HYMN and.
| after q PRAYER Mr.. Sankey. by special request.
sang the Ninety and Nine" prefacins II by say
ing that he had been greatly encOura ed nv per-
sons going to MIN at the close OF the service.
each saying that he or she was the lost sheep
Tint had wandered away "ere the Shepherd
could bring him back"
Mr.. Moody PRAYED. and Mr.. Sankev sang the
| fortY-nr>t hymn, the congregation Joining with
him IN the chorus: " The light Of the world Is
Jesus"
Nr. Moody spoke on the subject Of faith.
| Plenty Of men, h. sad. knew all ah mt Jesus.
but that VS. not sum icnt The carp snters who
assisted in building the ark knew last as much
about II as Noah di but they periste ed with II
| the rest of the antideluyians because they were
| MT In II. lie illustrated the rApldity Of the
change which passed over an inhdcl when God
gave MN grace. bN suuppstng the case ~ a we'll
dressed III ~ hom he mad known the day ore
Vou~ as hesear. II ne should say to HIM.
"Whv. teggar. where did YOU get those clothes 20
aud the m n should re ~. " DOM call me a beg
car. sir. that Is all over. To- lay | met Mfr.
| Dodge, and when asked him To- have pity upon
| me he placed $j.Vn Ia uy hand" tia would H.
lustr te ia -mtli degree TIE bounty ~ g "a.
| eiyns Away far IN re than WAS ask, q or Y
| peeted.
Nearly III the men went into the adjoining
| hail vi ID Nr. Moody. AMI Mr. inkey aud MIR.
| ID Dc orgtui1el prayer-meeiin- of the women
| in the larrcr nail.