, 1876-09-24
MOODY AND SANKEY.
Arrangements of the Tabernacle
.--The Opening Meeting.
Evangelists and Singers Who Will Co.
operate With Them.

Evangelists and Singers Who Will c
3 operate With Them.
The arrangements for the meeting to be co
c Quoted by Messrs. Moody and Sankey, in Chic
t 20, are rapidly approaching completion.
e large new building is being erected for tt
e meetings on Monroe street, between Mark
and Franklin streets. The dimensions of Il
! building are $50 feet front, from east to ives
: on Monroe street, by 100 feet in depth.
] stands on one Of the few open spaces now to
, seen where the great fire cleared path for il
, self. Joining it's west wall to q new block {
stores, but open on its other three sides, be
tween which and the streets On tue east an
south are wide unoccupied spaces ofground,g ,grea
quictness will be enjoyed even in the very hear
Of noisy city. To the main floor there are fou
wide double entrances, two by flights Of step
downward from the wide stone paVcmcnts ol
Monroe street, and two from the south sid'
from the ground level. This floor will be seatea
around three sides Of the hall, :sloplng at con
venient angle, and seated with 2,90O chairs. TX
this gallery there are six entrances, BY flights o1
steps IL feet wide, entirely separate from the
| great hall to be filled or empticd in about five
some 5000 people, The platform ex-
tends across the vest end d. OF II the
ono1ns; "a tns VII oe ar: n1oays ao@ pulplt n1
seats for 300 city pastors, ministers, and others.
! The platform entrance Is at the northwest cor
ner on Monroe street. The sloping floor Of the
woe gallerles Iorn TWO ranges OF f rooms at tne @
lerel OF Inc street 1oors, winch VIII pe useM 81 LOT
Offices, inquiry and committee rooms. There
! will also be 4 co1nmodious office on the Monroe
| street slae ntteo up !or Ine use o1 the press.
! INC roo1, wmcn IS % leet n1en, Is suPpo@rIeo REQ
! oy neavy poSts stana1n9 on tne ero9na. lae
would seem to be impossible to construct 2
great auditorium IN which convenience and
security Should DC more perfectly attained.
The hall is lighted by two rows OF WINDOWS
sides. At night it will be we'll lighted with gas.
The heating Is BY steam: Inc cost OF the build
Ing when completed will be about S21,000. Some
$4,000 have been already subscribed, and it Is
ings begin. Quite large additional sum will
be needed to defray the expenses Of the meet
ings for three months, which sum 1t is hoped
will be voluntarily given By those in sympathy
with the work
TIE MEETINGS
will begin Sunday, Oct. l. A meeting will be
held at a. m. for Christians, and mass-meet-
ing at D. N. During the week two daily
meetings will be held: one from 12 to O'Clock,
Farweu Hall, and one at s p. N. in the Taber-
naclc.
The following SYNOPSIS of the life Of Messrs,
Moody and Sankey may prove OF interest:
,,-,. 49,. - y: S.9sii; P !: MOODY S}o1 =, ,a.r IT,
parents were Unitarians. On going to Boston, |
When is wears Of aye, be entered Dr.. Kirk's t
Congregational Church, when be vas converted, |
church. Ii 1855 be removed remove to Chicago, @ and and
obtained q position as salesman in q shoe /
store. He at once entered into Christian
work, and soon organized the North
o 6e fs
ccssful was he in bis Christian enterprises that
he gave up bis situation. and since that time he
has given all his time and his energy to Chris |
tian work: He has never asked for or received
the supply Of his daily wants.
most successful workers Of tie Christian Com
mission in the field, and for most Of the time
organization. To bis effort the Young MEMS
Christian Association owed its building. one OF
tho first in the country.
In 1871 his house. church, and the Association |
building, as we'll as the houses Of most of those
with his mission we're DESTROYED in the
,reat fire. At once be went to work relieving |
he wants of the needy, and a large sum of
money was raised BY his effort after tie excite
lad subsided. The Chrjstian ACTIVITY now en {
marked over all the West and Northwest is I
argely due to the influence of NJ. Moody. :
MR.. IRA D. sASnEf
Fas born in Edinburgh, Penn, in 1910, :
7e was converted aud united with the |
,hurch when quite young. His first .
christian effort was singing in CONNECTION ]
18th church and Sunday-school work, I
removing to Newcastle, be engaged in Christian
association work, aud was elected President to |
he Newcastle Young Mems Christian Associa- q
ion. Attending a Christian Association Con- I
ention Of Pennsylvania, his clear ringing voice :
,on the hearts Of the delegates. and resulted in
is making 4 tour OF visitation to the Associa-
ons Of the State. Shortly afterward be at
ended an international convention OF Chistian
ssoeiations at Indianapolis, where Mr.. Moody
card him singing at an open-air meeting, and