National Republican., 1876-03-23
PRe6REss OF IHs REVIVAL.
x..,isg IT the x,tr,poatsn Church.

I
Keetisg at the Metropolitan Church.
The body Of the main audience room OF the
| Metropolitan church vas filed yesterday morn.
ing, while few were standing about .he doors.
| Rev. DT. Noble, who has been q most Esslous
| worker in all the meetings, and who has resently
recovered from very severe Illness, was 10 hia
usual pIace On the platform, and resolved the
| 0 organizations OF his friends on his complete
| r.toyery.
| After the preliminary services Of praise and
| prayer Mr. Hammond selected for Bible reading
tbs subject Of Peters deIiverance from prison
| from the 18th chapter OF Acts, and applied the
| various incidents connected with IL in remark
| ably appropriate and felicitous manner TO the
| coucitfon and requirements Of both the Christian
that as the soul is the life Of the body, and faith
IL the life of the SOUL so the promises are the life
tisns in this city had laid hold more firmly on the
striven to gain greater blessing, thst many bad
| come under deep convictions and had accepted
| Christ 40 their Saviour.
| WHEN GOD is ABOUT TO PRE- PRISONER
| from the spiritual dungeon in which he is held
| he sheds the ight OF divine truth around him.
| Just as he showed Peter his chains for the last
time so that he might glOrify God tor his delIV-
erance. The angel, We are told, commanded
Mnsh tta & anu ne hsa hsay ssoSi pp; b
both Calvinists and Armeriaus as 70 the ilter-
probation Of this passage but il was bstter 70: us
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placed them. There ought TO be no dIssensions
amOng Christians. All Of us were convinced that
man was moral agent and that God had power
sisted in the tact that they harmonZed all ex-
terDal differences and csnteEed mems powers on
one common end and object, the salvation of so1s.
Rev. DIR. Noble spoke as to the pleasure /: az
forded him 10 mipgle among them sgain and en-
roy the spirit that was presen; in the meeting.
He had in thought, lived in those meetings
during his late Sickness and felt tina. the blessing
OF GOO had been with them in all their laoors and
prsife meeting followed, in which many ex.
pressed thanks for the results of Tuesday nights
meeting, and mentioned Individual cases In which
wonderful conventions had taken place and also
where men occupying prominent positions in the
city hsd marked ont dividing line FOR them-
selves, and were al o1t to throw their inu in
the scsle for Chrigispity. Ons gentleman, the
original inventor OF the swimming. dress In which
Paul Boyton crossed the English cbaunel and
who had been converted in toe meeting on Tues
day night, remarked that the objection had been
made 70 him lately that conversions had only
occurred among weak minded men aud women,
but be felt thankful that there we're people whose
hearts were plastic enough to receive the
truth.
pertinent rem 'rEs as to the power OF prayer,
after which an inquiry meeting was held, Ia which
mary I3ired.
Afternoon Eseting.
A very large audience, composed both of chill
dren and adults, assembled in the COngregstio
church in the afternoon. The announcement: pre-.
NlOCsIy maQ6 IEdJ LLls was 10 DC q farewell chill
drtRs meeting, no doubt, materially increased
the number OF those present. The proceedings
were deeply interesting, and fresh spirit Of in
quiry was developed in many cases met with dur
ing the progress Of the inquiry meeting.
After several hymns had been sung By the chill.
dren, Mr.. Hammond spoke on the law Of love and
kindness, and adrnonished them as to the watch
fulness with which they would be regarded by
their friends and neighbors, now that they had
prO!essed TO have experienced change OF heart.
o Wished Raph
Insignificant as they might be, they could exert
an influence for good in their lives, which would
increase as they grew older and became strength
eped in the i8ith Tho speaker was peculiarly
happy and effective In his Illustrations, all OF
which enforced some simple lesson as TO Christian
usefulness and fslthfulness. The alegorIcal style
adopted by him was also adapted to the adults
present ard the eloquent appeals to all not to re.
lect the salvation offered TO them were evidently
listened TO attentiveIy; for, at the conclusion OF
his remarks, when Christians and those Wishing
to become Christians were aked to rise for prayers
nearly all present rose.
Evening Nee ting.
An Immense crowd assembled in the Congrega-
tOnal church in the evening. Governor Jewell,
ofCOnnectieut, occupied seat on the platform,
and many prominent citizens were among the
audience. After the opening services Mr.. Hester
spt Ike very fesliDgly on the temporal and spirit
nal blessings he had received through obedience,
and the change which the Gospelha wrought
in his feelings towards all with whom he had as
soeiated, Thether pleasantly or otherwise.
Mr.. Merriman, Inventor of the BOyton swim
ming apparatus, related his experience in an in
tellIgent and truthful manner. he had attended
many meetings and the testimony he had
listened 10 having invariably been of one charac-
ter ard leading TO one grand end, had convinced
him as 10 the truth q Christianity, although he
did not himseli come under conviction. bespoke
of the difficulties be had lGboTed under as to the
Divinity Of Christ and as to the manner in which
his uLbelief had vanished and the change which
him imperceptibiy gradually widening, strength.
sning and becoming more brilliant, until It had
flled all bis nature and inspired aim to stand up
bolCly and proclaim 1t to al men.
Rev. Dr. Sunderland spoke On the deepening
interest that was being taken in this movement,
and stated that the conviction was borne forci6ly
upon him, as II was upon others, that II would be
wrOrg TO discontinue this work so long effective
results could be accomplished in the city. He
witch bad gene up TO him from time to tins, had
brought about this wonderful revival, and that in
spite Of all ou~plans and projects, he wOull keep
BIS tpstTRuents here TO spread TIE truths OF his
kngdtm m.
A very remarkable experience was given by
Mr.. J. W. Reynolds, formerly hotel keeper In
the city. He had not been in church for thirty
years, and had, after great peTsuasIop, been iR-
ouced by his son TO attend the meetiogs. From
the first he bad become interested, and Lad now
Abantoned his old vices and was leading happy
life.
Mr. Hammond, in addressing the vast au H.
ercc, introduced his remarks by calling atten-
tion TO the ark OF safety that was offered TO the
sinner. Noah was living in doomed world. He
llved BY Iesr, and was continually afraid Of the
six weeks be (the speaker) had night after night
talked to them OF the love Christ bore to them,
h =. hSG "a Usen o, r. naa SI1 lueSIh ,h n
loved TO speak Of Christs infinite tenderness and
mercy. and yet there were many who needed to
be spoken TO plainly, In order that they might be
brought to a realizing sense Of their danger. He
referred to the uniform Inscriptions which had
been deciphsred by Prof. Smith, of London, 10
which the Noachian account Of the deluge was
confirmed by Chsldaic traditions, and also to the
Legends Of many tribes Of North American In
Bible narrative. The gradual building OF the
ark the astonishment with which II was viewed;
the jeers and sarcasms to which Noah had to
submit during the progress OF his work; the con-
yersation be bad with his neighbors as TO the
calamity which was about to fall upon them; the
earnest way in which he travelled from village to
village and from city TO city, calling upon them
to repent and enter the ark be was building for
them; the indifference with which his RpDsals
and his family; the weary seven days thst pas ed
before he rain came; and the destruction that
came at last upon the whole earth.
We, too, are living IN o doomed world; and
what should our conduct be Jesus came TO this
earth and died for rs 4; he has prepared an ark OF
safety. Holy Writ shows the analogy between
the circumstances which were transprin2 in
Noah's time and the events that will take place
before the dissolution Of all earthly things. The
same Gospel is being preached now, the same
promises are held out now, and the same indiffer
eEce and carelessness are shown to them by hun
dreds around rs. How car we come to Jesus? l.
is not necessary TO study theology. If you only
surrenoer yourselves 10 God he viii take you and
save you from your sins. You will be regene-
rated and sanctiied and be received into the ark
Of safety.
At the conclusion hundreds rose for prayers,
and nearly all the audience remained to the in.
Quiry meeting.
This merpiug the Bible re eading meeting will be
held in the Metropolitan church at ll:30 O'Clock
and the evening meeting in the Congregational
church at Z o'clock.
Correction.
Rev. John T. Judd, Of Harrisburg, Pa, writes
to correct an error made by the use Of his name
in the reports Of the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, OF
tie goth instant in stating that he was preeent
and addressed Mr.. Hsmmond's meetings 10 this
city. This, he says, is mistake, as he has never
been present at any Of those meetings.
Prevention Of Cruelty to -Animalf.
A meeting of the executive committee OF the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
! was held las: evening at the office Of the prssL
dent, corner Of and Eleventh streets north