National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-16
TIE REVIVAL.
C:uwded Houses Yesterday.


A ladies' prayer meeting was held in the par
lors of Calvary Baptis, church yesterday morn
log at II O'Clock, and was followed with the usual
Bible.readibg meeting in the same church. The
building was comfortably filled, and, IN addition
to the regular clergymen on the platform, Rev.
DIR. Newman, OF the Metropolitan church, was
present and took Part in the services.
After singing and prayer, Mr.. Hammond Sc
lected for Bible reading the subject from the
twenty.second chapter OF Genesis of - Jacob
wrestling with the angel" and the passage was
used as an argument for prayer, and an Illus
tration Of its efficacy and power. If unbelief
could be banished from our hearts there would
be more vitality in the church, and
THE SHOWERS OF DIVINE GRACE
would fall so plsntffuIly that the fruits of the
spirit would appear in every heart.
Rev. DR.. Newman spoke very eloquently and
fercibly on the Importance of prayer, and showed
purity, esrne stness perseverance and simple and
stacle.
Several other speakers followed, using the
same train Of thought, and after Q number OF
requests for prayer had been read, the meeting
was dismissed.
In the Afternoon.
A meeting was held yesterday afternoon at the
Soldiers Home, in which a number of ladies and
gentlemen from the city assisted. Mr.. Ham.
Y.
present, and a very profitable time was spent
An open-air meeting was also held at George
town to large and intelligent audience, who
svinced quite remarkable interest IL the va.
rious addresses.
The Evening Meeting,
which was held in the Congregational church,
was q remarkable one In many respects. In
point of numbers IL far exceeded any that has vet
been held, while the varied character Of the ex.
eloquent discourse delivered had sutSeIspt IN.
trinstc attraction in themselves to rivet the at
tention OF the vast audience till late hour.
spoke on the divinity Of the Bible and the eonsO
lations which its truths afforded under all cir.
eumstances. He was followed BY q young man
well known in this city, who
LED A VERY DIssIrATED LIFE
since 1865, and who a week ago was reduced to
such deploraple condition that he had de-
termined 10 20 to Virginia, as he was 10 danger
Of being arrested here. He had met at that time
treated him kindly, ana induced him to como to
these meetings. Last night he had been con-
verified, and was determined, BY the help Of God,
to lead righteous life IN future.
Mr. Hammond preached on the subject oG."the
penitent thief" He spoke OF the rapid progress
Of truth in the mind Of this sinner, and showed
that the fear OF God was step towards salva-
ton. He also admitted the Justice of God, and
the umanity and divinity Of Christ, and the re-
suit was that he found that IT was a perfect and
personal salvation. At the conclusion Of the ger.
mon, huadreds rose for prayers and waited for
the inquiry meeting.
This morning an open-air meeting will be held
at tie corner Of Seventh street and Pennsyiua-
MIA avenue at II o'clock, and Bible-reading
meeting at the Calvary Baptist church at 1l:3o
o'clock.
The ladies of the d ferent evangelical churches
will hold meeting at DR.. Mitchell's church, on
New York Avenue, At o'clock, p. %.
A children's meeting will be held 10 Calvary
Baptist church 81 p. m, and the usual evening
o'clock