New-York tribune., 1876-04-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TlIE HIpPOpROME SERVICES.

,sp NoOpY's ADDRESS OK "CHmsr As SHEPHERD.
There was a large prayer-meeting at the
HppOdrome yesterday noon, and the services were OF
unusual interest. Aftor tho opening song and prayer
the IoGt hyInn "savor like shepherd lead u.s., was
sung bv the whole congregation Mr. Moody gave as the
subject for The day "Christ a Shepherd" He read
portions Of the ODD 23d, and 2ith Psalms, and said:
In the 22d Psalm the Shepherd lays down ms me for
his she 23d we read, The lorH s my ohePhei;
Is ne v6ur Shepberd If lie is not. aEe Him to-day If
Christ is your shepherd you shall not want lie WI! sup
ply all y0ur wants rather all your needs ior we ~at
man asleG me YESTERDAY If did not think poverty was
great hinlerauce 10 Christianity tod nm 10, tnonps @
not il just the Otser way; In pr9sielly man -
much les apt to think OF Cod than - adVersly ~ 10
when he feels need of Him that he goes TO HIM i"r
help. -,., 49,. ,,-,,,,,. ~, c,y sing
1hS % ~ % and sins il fron the time be old enough
to sing at all. AT one OF our meetings WleI we |c n
over there said tho congregation, NOW ",nt M az
YOU that can sing The Lord IS ny SbelAefu io :.
hearts to rise ana sing IT, NOn have al be'h ein-s ~
Won meiin it, II was the most rcsto audience ioT .
few moments ever saw. There was g9oa ura u y
smIirm,nq but finally fifty sixty fose. AitefNad l
asked all those who would like 10 have ChI5t II mi I
shepherd TO ia the inquiry lOohl' anu @ ncai'! m n
Who were present came in. / read once OF q h'h Whg
had custom naming all his sheep, ana Whei nc e;u
then b name m hhey yS %ptn ta tbe apart Way said
he this one squnteyed and mat one mas iost par Va
hen Know them bs their detects" That is way
with u.s. of us are perfect ana cur o'P @ Ia , ,,i
us by onr faults. When was up in NeW-Lnsdnn hot M
long ago went with my brother up ON the hiouhtn ~
sail his sheep noticed that Of them kept Gose 70
him ali the time. and that one got the most lt. ia. -
the case with Christs sneep; thOSo WIZ A0oP i4N'
Him get the greatest blessings. .
After a prayer by Bishop Reinke, the Rev. MI van
Meter of the Vatican Mission spoke OF ayounS uslah
exile who became Christian through an American ms
sionary Dr. Taylor Of the Broadway TABERNACLE '"iu
how he learned the Twcntythird Psalm with MS Iather
taking his finger and pointing along the words as NC
read described how the shepherds in the highlands
OF Scotland gather their hocks together before sto'
Mr. Moody sad, When asked Dr. Taylor TO SPEAK 10
Won to-day he replied had nothing 10 say; but knew
II 7 touched the Twenty-thrd Psalm could get any
seotehInan to talk" lie announced thar MI sanKey
and some of the clcTgymeu Of the city would nave chge
of the evening meeting and he would meet Tue young
converts at Association Hall as usual
THE SUNDAY OPEN-AIH MEETING.
The Rev. J. Spencer Kennard makes the following
in regard 10 the meeting held outside hie HIP
podroe Sunday morning whicn Interrupted by ser
geant Taylor of the Hippodrome police force:
As "A member OF the General Committee having m
charge Moody meetings was interested 10 see SV
ihe crowds failed in should nO6 De u cry JUS
appointed. Fourth Avenue Hall was not aVaaoe, pehe
on that morning otherwise occupied IN auo!esSiS % to
people i'll the street not FlOi!th tht lAo"t va Wy
law which prevent the gathering "i "a cioWu ai
inerceptng travel The crowd was aTci.uy there anu
there attempt OF the pollce 10 ulapeIsc 49,;
Reinr there simply proposed TO deliver tncI Drei
Gospel address, for which they were eager SeTAeaht
Taylor is good and faithful officer. ana am SatlSieu
acted hastily and under misapprc Lension 1iau &c
known me and understood that Ia permit under the
Young Mems Christian Association to preach I'D tIe tIe
streets, which had done ON numerous occasions t anu
paces he would have been cautious Ia stopping
me His only fault in refusing 10 listen 10 my eA
panatOn ana neediessly threatening me with arrest
which brought down on him some sharp reonhes IoI
urotabe meeting On next SUNDAY morning the tourth
Avenue Hall VIII be opel' and, doubt not, CROWDED