Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-02-17
MOODY AND SANKEY.
Opening Meeting at the Hippo.
drOme in New York.

Inc New York Tribune gives an ac-
count of the opening meeting of the
revivalists in the metropolis Monday
night, to which the following is intro
ductory:
The first appearance in New York
of the Revivalists, Moody and Sankey,
last night, was before an audience lar
ger than the metropolis ever witnessed
before. Fully 1000 persons were seat
ed in the main hail. The overflow OF
those disappointed in obtaining en-
trance filled the small hall, which
seats 1000 persons, and probably 5000
persons stood outside in the streets
listening to the singing. The audience
in both halls was of the most respecta-
BILE character, and the order maintain
ed was perfect. On the platform near
ly every Protestant denomination was
represented by one or more of its most
distinguished clergymen. The various
other learned professions were repre-
sented by some OF the most prominent
lawyers, physicians, scientists and edi-
tors in the metropolis. The sermon
delivered by Mr.. Moody was regarded
by those interested and active in the
revival movements as the most power
ful ono with which he has initiated re-
vivalss n any of the great cities.
Following are extracts from Moody's
sermon:
Nov, if we are to have the Word in
in this city of New York, we must give
God all the glory. l dread coming TO
u new place; il takes almost a week or
"a fnrtninht RI fn
work. The people are thinking of the
choir, and saying, What large choirr
and SO many mlnistersn Surely there
such a great choir and congregation
might and power, but by Gods spi-
rit, and we have got to get our eyes
off of all these things, and there will be
no work and no blessing until this is
done. Now, we have not come with
any new Gospel; it is the old Gospel,
the old story, and we want the old
power, the power of the Holy Ghost;
and, if it is anything less than that, il
will all come to naught and be like a
morning cloud-sOon pass away. Now
can tell you, before the meetings go|
on any further, who will be disappein-
ted and who in after years will say the
meetings were Il failure-every man
and every woman that don't get quick
ened themselves. II there is Il minis
ter here in New York that doesn't get
quickened himself, he will say the
work has failed; but | have never
known man who has got quickened,
to say the work has failed. Nowhere
that we have been has it been the
case.
And right here, before L forget it,
want to urge the people of New York
the Christian people-not to buy
anything of these people on the street.
l am told that seventy five men have
come on from Philadelphia to sell pho
tUgraphs and medals, and don't know |
what not, and they are hawking them |
in the streets. Why, l would almost
think nobody would come into the |
meeting if, when coming along, they
hear these men crying the photographs. |
l believe that Christian people who pa |
tronize these men are doing the cause
of Christ great injury. don't know |
that anything is hindsring the work
more than these men, that are making |
money out Of US. If you want hymn |
books, go into some bookstore and buy
them. Don't buy these photographs.
They are no more photographs of us
than theyare of you. l have not had
one taken for eight years. Laughter.
Some men complained that they had
got counterfeits, and WAS glad they
had been cheated, because they ought
not to buy them 30 on the street. Peo
pie are apt to say Of us, "Those fel-
10 vs. are sp' culating. They are Just
money. They don't care any
thing about saving our souls" And
the impression has gone abroad just ON
account of peoples patronizing thest
men. On! let me beg of you to d"
you can to keep down this
Let US look at the Cross,
with Christ full in view, and then We
will have men coming into the King
dom of God.