New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE REVIVAL SERVICES.

-oo~,r,x MEETING AT TIKI uPPoDRoME-INFLU-
yNcK OF THE REVIVAL IN THE CHURCHES
The slight rain yesterday morning appeared
A heep many from the prsyermeeting Ut the hippo
srome At noon but nevertheless there was iah
attendance While the people were coming III
Mr. Thatcher led several hymns as usual A'
she regular hour Messrs. Moody and sankey csipo
from the inner room and opened the services
rith the hymn, Jesus Loves Me-" The requests Tor
orayer were read by the Rev. George H. Hepworh' IN
eludns pray for several Of the Mission Churches o
Cornell University, and for the "Men OF the Ne"-ioA
Clubs" The requests have become so numerous tna' ey
can only be read collectively and responded 70 III very
general way yet the Rev. MI Hastings su 'ne o'lei
day the prayer Of one win far as the prayers OF the
congregation. There was prayer py the heN III No
lyn and the 49th hymn was sung.
Mr. Moody read part OF the 18th chapter OF Aete e1
planning as he read in his familiar way, when makes
genial story of every verse II was OF the
o, Peter from the prison where be slept between TWO SOL
ders and bound with chsns And the angel OF the LORD
aue upon him. and light shined in the prison. and he
smote Peter on the side ard raised him. saying Arise
nm ouiekly And his chains fell of from his hands"
"Now il we had been going 10 do this thing Mr. Moody
sad eve would have crept In there In the DARK snu
Ioosened the chans IN all possible silence ana shppou
out again. But God has light, and WALKS IN ana
the chains rattle of on the floor. And he saith unto hin,
cast thy narment about thee and follow me Ana refer
went out not wide awake YET Dut woe 1"aAe tH
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AZ the door OF tho gate damsC came TO hearKSn ncI
Rhods And when she knew Peters voice she OPSn.eu
NOT the gaze for gladness but In and tod LOW refer
stood before the gate Aud they said to her. Ihou sI
mad The people would not believe thelf prayer
was answered but said, she don't know tIat
strI mas gone clean mad NOW theIe
Il any one who doubts that our prayers
are answered he is just guilty as the people WHO
vroud moi believe that Peter knocking az tne gate
There were more converts In the inquiry rooms yesei
day than We could talk TO personally ana many even
tns very ones pray for, cOnsta lily coming III goo
only can tell how much good this movement may dO DJ
7 feel as n we had already done more than we eh-
pected Let us give thanks TO Him. Our prayers nave
sndeed been answered" one OF the cer-
syinen spoke of the work ID the Ninth WARD,
SShere meetings are constantly held for the muttudes
who never 40 to church, and where many nave Ocen
brought 10 Christ A gentleman from Brooklyn was
called from the audience TO tell of tho Hoik IN hs ShGSn
there small stream, but ever howlng, ne SAID Tue
rev DR. Kennard said that when Mr.. Moody asked mn
IN ne had any good news, he felt like saying as Wesley
did God II with us" The meeting closed Win q lew
moments Of silent pray and the DOxOlogy.
While Mr. Moody eXhOTts in his plain ami genera way,
the p4ope who flock the revival meetings the WOrk
there does include all that IL being done lha Is INC
great center; but many other ccrgymen OF the city ana
throughout the country feeling the Impulse, carry we
sane spft their churches, where III reaches the
more critical classes, who rarely or never go 10 te MP
podrome Mr.. Moody met the young converts IN Ihe
evening at Association Hall, and the meeting III the aad
son Avenne Hall was conducted by Mr.. sankey and the
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