The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16

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the chorus were sung to lively air, every singer
keeping time with his feet, hands. and BODY
and giving voice to the music without mitiga-
ton or fenOrse.
Another song was a very sweet one, in which
verses like this frequently occurred:
Hsrk. my brother. catch the sound,
The spirit VI God rs coming down.
This chorus was sung after each distich;
Iwoader how lopg shall poor sinner lay here
A Young brother prayed that ~ now the
people were on praying ground and interceding
terms" the Lord would mount dc gospel horse
and snow de way to glory"
Another intoned prayer, part Of which ran
thus;
1t Is not for u.s. o LORD our God TO come with bold
ness unto Thee We are nut worm We can nut crawl
Thy poun,eous love tlst We are spared o &C., eens to
Wit be Sith We once more once more, o. gracious
God, once more.
The petitioner swaved back and forth as he
prayed, his voice rarely rising above the ordinary
pitch. lie looks like an humble laboring man,
but the most finished orator could not have
wrought with more thrilling elect upon his
hearers than did this dusky son Of toll with his
spontaneous outburst OF religious feellng,framed
In ITS setting of poetry. pure and simple. Before
his prayer WIS finished another woman's voice
WIS heard above the discOrd Of hl-assorted
tones. ana as the last word of the PRAYER died
away, the woman rose to her feet swu yed back
wnid and forward for moment, then swooned
away hy the side OF the other mouIner' nhen
she recovered she began TO pray for the wailing
one, ana continued to pour forth her petitions
throughout a long season OF prayer and song IN
which the rest Of the congregation INDUCED
rERvENT ouTBuRsT.
A very dark brother prayed with heart, SOUL
voice, and body.
"Hebenly Father. come down now, Lord, come Down
now. Bns dy nre Tor teen de sinners soul and ut
wrsssu VIA dy sDerit ana worry EN- IN sal,sl9n.
Let dem draw nearer ar nearer 10 Inee uroyh tr'o.
pleasant tound to Thee for Thou knows that Il is 40
to Thy throne an hear from Toy own mouth de We:
haO away IN de ho d Of ne Lamb" Lei dat s.-
yer tray tr a. gurt ~, w. Lv1n i ~ ~ ntn,d
mans ms for dem dat sarys Thee and e, eoely sils
Ter IKE ue steel strikes dc nin makin' dc saiss Nv
upward anu ssrsn blaze OF 1ebenly gory ON Se ~
an res heap of'c-plunge der heads int de wee
Won from on Of DER boies, ana de Oihn water Of
Thy dlsplcasnre 10 through into der hearts. Here
ss6is some Of eln has come Tor To- he seen an some
q Lord. maAr fun IN Thy holy temple. Ielcu DC
consciehco % sinners gracious Father turn deil
shame afore Thy angry lace an at last fgtCh EN- ~
| 10 Thee Tor TO i've wid Thee an dc LamO ioIvbvr,
oRpEnLY SINNERS.
1t is but Just TO the sinners In the little church
| 20 say that Tie pious brother grossly mnrepre-
scented them la nis communication. There was
| no exhibition OF leNitN among the visitor, who
| composed "a quiet. orderly. and attentive audi
ence as ever gathered withln tue walls Of the
Hardly had tho brothers prayer come to an
end, when sister with sweet voice started
the hymn beginning
Loving Jesu. hear Us pray.
Turn our darAncs' INTO oa!."
Aud the burden,
"Hog long, how long will the sinner live IN torfo~f
WAS 7, ndered with powerful effect by the con
gtegatiOn, now worked ny 10 Il pitch VI sublime
enthusiasm.
I'VE have travelled far aud vide.
| For to reach drsr Jcsuss SIDE 90.
How long, how long, Will hse IN sorrDwf
Between every two bars NJ the music tie older
| brethren and sisters would call OUT cteeit
Come up, come up, childein' Come up DO
Lord won't leave YOU lotg In sorr' ", 81 YOU seek
| Him now The song WAS keIt up Tor seN'r
minutes amid cl1ppiug 81 handr ANA r'nue
stamping Of feet, aud the OCCASIONAL ekcl1lut
lions of the more serious " tie congfe. aiioii'
But like the simple air runhiug through Tue IA,
tricacios Of a complicated variation w"s btLn
the pit Gus appeal Of the sobnins mouih.f'
"Save me q, Lord s.ye me-" 800,
Meetings were held also IN Ihuf-daf anu III
day evenings aud last ulght the pei wac u,'.
cd 10 Ito utmost capacity. Tue cAerrs es ".lo
OF the usual character, but IN result ol vac
nights work was much more gr-tllA'hg lhah "e
auy previous CCasiun.