Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-16
Hammond and Bentley,

THE REVIVAL MEETINGS CONTINUED.
Yesterday afternoon the children's meet
well attended. President Smith of Howard
university, offered prayer. Mr. Hammond
introduced Mr.. Coe as the friend of children,
ones for some tine. IT am singing All 1.-The the
time" was sung, after which DIR. Wheeler
announced the meetings for to-day, and
SpoSe Few words TO the children; The Hon.
f. Il. Smith, president of Howard uuiversi-
ty, made some remarks, and Mr.. Hammond
preached from the text, Return unto me,
for / have redeemed thee" concluding with
Jesus Some signed the covenant, which
now contains $50 names.
THE EVENING MEETING.
The Congregational church was filled at an
early hour last evening, and the exercises
proper were preceded by some fine singing
from the "Song Evangel" by the choir, led
the great value of business men in the work,
and introduced Mr.. Coe, who related an in
teresting story of the conversion OF lawyer.
DIR. +. Il. Smith followed In a short address.
Mr.. Hammond announced that on Thursday
he would speak To the lawyers, giving an
account of the conversion of Thomas A. j..
Fessenden, brother of the late Hon. VIM. L.
Fessenden, and son OF Judge Fessenden, of
Portland, Maine, and the circumstances OF
the conversion of Justice Mclean. late of the
supreme Court; and on Friday evening his
subject will be the "Divinity of Christ" and
he will then relate how Noah Webster was
converted. He then preached from Philip
b.
die Is gain"-in which he related his inter
esting experience in Rome, and closed with
an earnest and affecting exhortatlon to pray.
Referring to the student at Princeton who
Went about saving, 1.-TWO O'Clock! two
O'Clock! at two o'clock she will get my let
ter" he urged the audience to unite in
prayer, hoping that nine O'Clock may be the
hour from which some sinner might date his
conversion. After the prayer the usual in-
quiry meeting was held, which was well at
tended.
To nays MEETING
The meeting TO-DAY was well attended, and
was opened by singing saviour, at thy feet
lighted with wisdom from on high" Mr..
hammond read request for prayer for a
young man who thought ii mOokery to pray
I n, MI nlmseI. The hymn, 80 Lord, we come
luded to The absence of Rev. DIR. Cleveland
OF the NJ. +. church, Rev. Mr.. Hammond, OF
the M. z; and Rev. Mr.: Domer, of the Luz
tneran church, as having been caused by
sickness or calls out of the city, and read
request for prayer for the President of the
trlted states ahd his secretary, now on trial
In ST Louis, prefacfng the request with the
remark that he had not read the contents,
and at the close he said il was their duty
10 pray for those in authority. Rev. Mr..
Hammond, of the NJ. p. church, offered
a fervent prayer. Mr.. Bentley sang the
Ninety and Nine" in excellent voice
Mr.. Hammond offered a short prayer, ana
read fTOm Luke, 9TH chap, the story of the
saviour and the fisherman. aud remarked
that they now needed workers in the cause
IL Will not do when the net is cast to forsake
II and let IL stand, but they must draw in
tire fishes. They were told that they must
De fishers OF men. He referred to the success
OF the meetings at Lancaster and York, Pa
six hundred being converted in the latter
pace In eight days. There did not appear TO
be enough faith here yet, for there have only
been two hundred conversions. TMr, Num-
Two hundred and thirteen 10 last night
Mr.. Hammond read from the next chapter.
(Luke VIZ and continued saying that while
some ministers were not present, there were
between forty and nifty In this city who were
III tull sympathy with the meetings, and he
urged that they all work, closing with q
prayer that all be brought into sympathy
with Jesus. He asked that five or six short
prayers be offered, Mr.. Thomas Pindel, the
Rev. Mr.. Freeman and others responded
praying especially for the afternoon and
evening meetings. The meeting was opened
Tor experiences; and remarks were made by
a number-Mr. Bentley and his choir sing
lrg several pieces. Some sixty requests
for prayer were presented, but not read for
want OF time. Those who desired PRAYERS
for their children were called on TO rise and
l2O stood up while the HYMN "We will Pray
for them" was sung. Between thirty and
iorty requested prayer for husbands, over O
fOT rather or mother. Prayers tor them were
offered by Messrs. Hammond, Noble. Domer,
anu Meador. The meeting proper was then
closed, out many remained TO converse or
join in singing.
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