National Republican., 1876-03-30

/ LDat ". tateb Nte IN t0o city. anu Nc hnkoo ",
appearance It will materially alter the phase Of
The room was crowded with visitors, who seemed
tween Hon. Matt Carpenter and Governor
| Wells.
TIE REVIVAL.
Ths Hammond and Bentley Meetings Of
Yesterday.
| Rev Dr. Sunderlandfe church was Yesterday
| morning filled with regular Sunday audience In
point of size. The reports given Of the numerous
cases met with last night in the inquiry meeting
| were Of a most encouraging nature, and It was
evident that the organization OF Christian work.
ers which was effected the previous day had, BY
the method and system adopted, been productive
| Of unusual results in reaching many Of the aud.
fence who could not otherwise have been ap.
| preached.
After singing and prayer, Mr.. Hammond read
from the 4th chapter Of the second book OF Kings
asto
ELIJAH RAISING THE CHILD
of the Shumami.e woman. The different Incl
/ dents In the Etory were applied to the
ideas often entertained by Christian worker.
| as to the value of mere doctrinal points
| and Lesson was taught that neither teachers moi
dren or adults, unless the Demonstration Of The
| Holy Spirit accompanied the Presentation of the
truth. Truth dwells in the region Of miracles
1
ent Of this faith we have to organize In order to
| bring anxious ones to Christ. This is what Il
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converted some one, and never be satis ed by Sit
ting still, but keep working on continually.
Rev. DR.. Gray read number Of
i REQrEsTs PoR PRAYER,
among them being for q young man who has
| been iDquirIng for long time. for an editor OF
one Of the prominent journals Of this city, for q
man who wants TO be o Christian, but feels II he
| he will hRy6 Give hfa hu snRas N
a sod, for a father and many others. Mr.. Bent
br. Afford spoke of the earnest spirit of prayer
! that used to be met with in reviyals thirty and
forty years ago. and impressed upon them the
| prayer, and feeling as John Knox did when he
| cried out, "Give me Scotland, or de-"
be offered for the four hundred students belong.
ing to Amherst College: who were about enter
ing on their vacation today. A great work was
young men had Travelled through snow storm
on Sunday night last to take part in prayer
| meeting.
| Rev. Dr. Rankin felt that It was necessary, in
| order TO effect any good among those with whom
We came in contact, that we should, SO to speak,
fully with their feelings and peeuiisrities in
| order to be Of service to them. He gave very
encouraging report of the lsoors of himself and
assistants on Monday night in the section Of the
/ church to which he had been assigned, and as to
| the memories that seemed 70 have been worked
| up the minds oil even tlOS9 WEO had not surreQ.
| dered themselves to God.
Dr. Presbrey spoke of the incidents he had met
| with in his duties the previous night and as to
the importance Of following up the cases we met
| with here, 60 that We might never feel that We
had been ungrateful and had neglected our re.
| sponsibilities.
usual, met with three classes-the indifferent,
these who were feeling deeply and persons who
had at one time pTofessed religion, but whose
hopes were now gone. This latter class espe.
cialIy he presented as subjects for prayer, as he
was afraid there were many Of them both In our
churches and chapels.
Rev. Mr.. Evans spoke Of the energetic manner
in which his particular section had been worked
up by those associated with him.
Rev. DR.. Sunderland, Rev. Nessrs, Mason,
WortbinRton and Freeman, and Messrs. Bell,
Alcott, Hester and A. T. Stewart each spoke of
the tender feeling manifested among sll they
Rev. Mr.. Irwin. of the American Board of
Missions of New York, expressed the feeling that
IFEvER THERE WAS ANY VITALITY
in this work It was now, and It was important
that we should place ourselves ia sympathy with
strive 10 bring about happy change in bur.
dened hearts and troubled cohsciencss.
meeting held on Sunday last had borne abundsut
fruit, and in bis own church many cases of CON.
version had occurred. Protesting Christians
work, and his only fear was that many Of those
who bad now experienced a change would not
hold out. His experience had been that religious
aTakenings like this came very seldom, and It
was necessary that we should have tenacIty sufi-
cisnt to carry us over all dificulties, and keep
After short praise meeting the usu al inquiry
meeting followed.
Afternoon Children's Meeting.
Another Of those very pleasing services called
children's meetings was held IN the Congrega-
tional church yesterday afternoon, but besides
the hundreds Of little ones present number Of
children Of q larger growth" also enjoyed the
services. The object pictures and illustrations
with which Mr. Hammond enriches his ad-
dresses to the children are long rsnsm
bered by them, and they yesterday repeated the
stories used by him 10 his last weeks address
with q correctness and precision remarkable In
children OF such tender years.
A service Of song was held, after which several
children spoke in very unaffected manner as to
the change they felt. One little girl, twelve
Interest Of all pre,ent. Let secuIarlsts call II
Whist they will, there is evidently some occult
Influences beyon their comprehension acting on
those children in most mysterious manner.
Shy, timid and blushing girls stand up on the
platform and tell their simple story with grace
and tenderness that would topsh the heart OF the
most callous We observed one little girl who spoke
yesterday In the gallery Of the Congregational
church on Monday evening in earnest converse
SSd UpeDIs a4oRee bis Dde.y snd .s
| talk with one Of the brethren who approached
him; but that childish story walked q chord in
almest-iorgotten Eden of his happy childhood
was again seen through mist Of tears.
After several very interesting experiences had
been given, Mr.. Hammond spoke from the fourth
chapter Of Matthew, as to the temptations Of
Christ. He illustrated his remarks by showing
how certain birds in India protected their young
from the attacks Of serpents by placing certain
\ poisonous leaves around their nests, and urged
upon sll, no matter what the consequences, to
which might induce them 70 do wrong.
An inquiry meeting followed, in which clergy
men and others present assisted.
ha aOrR n n fhQo rria IL II nRrd
attempted to leave the church without attracting
the attention of the children, but was frustrated
around With ersfy 81 and
stration Of affection, showing that he had taken
strong hold upon their hearts by the kind and
gentle manner In which he had dealt with them,
and that his genial smiles and happy illustra-
tions had exercised an almost magnetic influence
over them. After they had sung several Of their
hymns and he had distributed 0 number Of his
little books for children among them they reluc-
tantly lett.
Evening Meeting.
1t would be almost superfuous to say that
the Oongreg stional church was filled last night
with one Of the largest audiences that has yet
assembled at any one meeting Of the series. The
and going crowd during the services are Of "a
very disturbing nature both to speakers and
hearers. and have necessi.ated decision on the
part Of the committee that in future the outer
doors will be closed at $50 O'Clock, and that no
one will be allowed in the building after that
nour. Inc private OOOr 10 tne PASTORS Stu0y
will be opened for the accommodation Of Sens-
tors and Representatives who may wish to at
tend. very beautiful bouquet ostood on the
orgsp, presented to Mr.. Bentley by President
Grant.
The services were Of the usual character, and
were maintained TO late hour, the deepest inter.
est being preserved throughout.
This morning the usual Bible reading meeting
will be held in Rev. DR.. Sunderlands church, on
Four and shalt street, near O, and the usual
Union meeting, At which Mr.. Hammond will
preach, In the Congregational church, corner Of
Tenth and q streets, AZ p. m.
Attractive.
The farms and houses freshly advertised for
trade by r. NJ. Hall, 5l5 Seventh street, are worth
looking over. Trades CT all kinds are offered. 81,
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Auction Sales To-day.
By E. J. Sweet:
brick dwelling on the north side Of M street. be-
tween Twenty. third and Twenty.fourth nortss'
west.
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