National Republican., 1876-02-12

them, for Christ's sake. minister OF this city
earnestly desires the prayers Of GodS people ior
his di:sipsted brother. For lsdy VINO y, vans 70
church during the day; For young N IN VINO
attends these meetings, but who says he does not
An INQUIRY meeting was then begun, Al d cDl-
tinued for nearly an hour, and with it the ntrnIlg
services terminated.
The Children's Meeting.
At4 O'Clock the children assembled at the Con.
gregationsI church. About fifteen minutes were
spent in singing. The Rev. S. Domsr offsrod
prayer. Mr.. Hammond then began his talk 10
the children. During his preliminary remarks
he referred to the fact that Thursday afternoon
eighty.slx children were examined and signed
the covenant that he had prepared. He then con-
tinued his talk. His words affect the little enes
deeply. He expresses in simple words the un-
written poetry of ehild's heart. He brings to
them q new and beautiful revelation every day.
"Do you know, children" he said, ''that eyery
time Jesus spoke he told story or parable.
kipadom & 1 Of God 10 ip was Ike M W Something and am
sure that the little children liked 10 hear him.
Some people" he continued, "might have found
Jesus did not try to tickle the ears Of the great
Pharisees-they would have found fault with
anything.he wanted to talk 50 the little children
ant and effective way to the children for some
time, he had them repeat after him the couplet:
an have ave z. RaSG sh1n and time to pray
He then told them that he would read them
story from the Bible-the Bible was full OF
stories-and he read the story of Daniel. The
ready to deliver them If they were Christians.
This is the way" he said, "to tell whether you
are Christians Or not: If you y,, are Christians
He told them an Affecting story about boy
whose father was going to turn him out Of doors
praying, and was about to turn him from home,
the heart Of the father was touched by the part.
ing between the boy and his mother and brothers
and sisters, and he burst into tears and asked the
little boy to pray for him. During the recital of
the story, in Mr.. Hammond's way, number OF
people in the house. and many Of them too old to
be called children, were moved to tears. After
singing q couple of hymns, MIR. Hammond an
nounced that the children's meeting to day would
hope that as it was Saturday the gathering would
be unusually large. There were some there, he
said, who were not little Christians; and he
offered brief prayer, beginning with "Oh, God,
give US
SOME LITTLE WORD
that Will lead these little children to Jesus" He
then arose, and 10 a happy manner told them how
was Just as to get S5ef 6ed 70 e
ocean. He then told of a little Scotch boy, who
had come to this country with his father and
father died, and the mother had Just money enough
TO pay her own passage back, and that OF Sandy's
little brothers and sisters, and she LETT him In
Sandy was bound to go, and so watched an op-
porunity and slipped into the hold of the steamer;
but was found by the mate before the steamer
sailed, and was abou: to be put off the ship, wheh
a gentleman told the mate that he would be re-
sponsible for Sandy passage Mr.. Hammond told
the story in his happiest manner. The children
almost cried when he told them how bad Sandy
felt when his mother said that he could not go
with them; his simple description of Ssndys half
doubtful Joy when hidden in the hold OF the ship,
and his subsequent discovery by the mate made
their little eyes open; and when he represented
the manner in which the mate dragged Sandy
up on the deck, by taking hold OF his own
collar and dragging himself across the plat
form, and telling them all the time how
the mate was cursing and swearing and
Sandy was pleading, the children were reaoy
story. and produced the effect that he desired BY
describing how thankful Sandy was TO the gentle
man who interceded for him, and how eager he
was to do anything he could for him. He then
pointed out to them how much Jesus had done for
them, and how much he had suffered that they
might reach Heaven, and told them that they
would never get to Heaven unless they came to
Jesus and asked forgiveness.
The simple story had q wonderful effect. 1t
exhibited one of the chief elements Of Mr.. Ham,
mond's power with children, whom he holds in
all the time, unswares to them he is tlling their
hearts with great truths. MIR. Hammond had
prayed for simplo word, and the word had como
10 lead the children to Jesus.
After another simple prayer, in which the chill
dren followed hin, he opened the inquiry meeting,
and the children focked IS the platform to sign
the covenant, and the preachers went down the
aisles and talked to them.
The Evening Service.
In the evening large congregation assembled
at the Congregational church. Mr.. Hammond
preached an eloquent and effective sermon, after
workers went among the tBrong Of people, bend
ing over the penitent and whispering words of
comfort. A great many were made serious by
the words Of the evangelist.