New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-01
THE REVIVAL WORK.
BIpPopPoME MEETINGS YESTERDAY.

HIPPODROME MEETINGS YESTERDAY.
MIR. MOODYs VISIT 10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BY
THE REV. VIZ. NJ. TAYLOR-CoNTISCED INTEREST
IN The EvANGELsTIc SERVICES.
At the opening of the noon services at the
Hlppodrolne yesterday Mr.. sankey announced to tho
large audience that Mr. Moody had left the city, having
gone to NewEngland to visit his mother, but would
turn in time for the meeting at o'clock Sunday morn
ing. The meeting not so disnciyely temperance
meeting as is usual on Friday Booth Conducted the
services. He assisted by Dr. Rogers and several of
the delegates 70 the Convention who had remained In
the city There prayers BY Dr. Stephenson and Dr.
Fletcher OF Dublin and the exercises were in tie spirit
and animated by the impulse given TO the revival the
day before
Notwithstanding the absence OF Mr. Moody the Hippo
drome was as crowded it has been last night.
The revival ceased be sensation and food for curl
osy, but il has taken earnest hold Of the people Fewer
20 for and pastmc and from serious In
terest. The meeting opened with prayer by Dr..
Armtage and that most effective OF all the hymns, Oh
to be nothing, nothing" sung by Mcssrs- Sankey and
Thatcher The services conducted by the Rev Dr.
VIM. VI. Taylor of the Broadway Tabernacle He took
his text the 27h and 2Sth OF the 26th chapter
OF Acts, King Agrippa, beleves thou the prophetsi
know that thou believest. Then Agippa said unto Paul
Almost thou persuaded TO be a Christian And
Paul said Il would to God that not only thou, bu also
all that hear me this day. both almost, and
altogether such as am, except thes lds.'" His ser
mon was in substance as follOws:
That stirring day In Cesarea when the Jewish
capital came TO hear Paul preach Great was he blaze
OF glory and the pomp Of pageany The cnief captains
and principal OF the city came with Agrppa TO the
soldiers when he reached bis place the King turning
to the prisoner said Now, Paul, you permitted 10
speak for yourself" Deeper ana more hustled became
the silence He moved the multitude before he began to
speak As he told that story of Christ the words took
hold OF Agrippag heart. King Arppa Delievcst thou
me And AgPpa and 20 COD tSs hS o
10Th \ | '-tlen
CHANGING at his chains" except these bonds" But
rather have the bonds OF Paul than the ponp and glory
the letters and sins OF the King.
What is it to be Chrstiant with most people II Is
Buddhist he is a Christian With some Christianity is
Clothes. Paul says, As avn Oh, if all Christians
had only been such as Paul, how soon might the world
No held doctrine in nrmer grasp than he The
Gospel to him was no feless book IL was the altar
wherein Christ had offered Himself 10 man, and whcreOn
he was resdy offer himself TO Christ His religion was
| his life and his life was his religion There are many
men to-day who do with religion as was done with Napo,
! leon. They put him IA small island in the sea and
said You may rule there, Of the way" That is the
way many people treat religion they give II small
province and within certain limits let 1t rule. Pauis
religion carried itself through all he and all he did,
and thorougness OF faith secured for him the martyrs
| What is the turning point In mans becoming Chris
tani Agppa was almost persuaded II nc had yielded
way the man is willing and he then becomes Christian.
II he will That is the point 1t Is because he VIII not
Is then the Holy Spirit needed The necessity OF the
agency the Holy Ghost does not relieve you from the
responsibility lie does will and choose for you.
That is decision for your soul; God has In some
| inscrntabo way put destiny In our own hands.
| We have choice, and eternity is in the scale.
| How near man may come to 1t and yet not take
the truth One may know the truth well without accept
ing il. Agrppa knew yet he was not persuaded. You
have the whole gdebook at your tongues end yet
never Leave your own door One way points TO death,
one way life eternal: it rests with us 10 choose Many
think because they know IL is all right To know one
thing, TO act another One may be deeply moved by
bearing and yet not give up 10 that feeling
A solemn sermon has been preached and stirred our
souls their very depths We may say AZ 20 out
must be Christian ~ but the morrow IL seems like
| q dim nightmare. A goes away and is
| as far from salvation he ever WAS before.
The meeting closed with benedction by the Rev. Mr..
Kirkpatrick, but many remained in the inquiry