National Republican., 1876-02-11
PETITIONS FOR GRRgWIEG SINNERS.
TIE POWER OF PREVAILING PRAYER.
AFTERNOON MEETING FOR THE CHILDREN.
The Story of the Love of God Repeated.

WEE again llled yesterday Dy a large congrega
Estion, pretty equally divided between the two
sexeE, who display commendable interest IN thi,
religious movement. While the hour for held
ing these services does not Inconvenience the
ladies, it does, to extent interfere with the
business affairs Of men. still, among the gather
ing might be seen a number Of merchants ana
ether tradesmen who have projected some plar
Tor the proper conduct of their business while
absent, and who give q couple OF hours Of the day
20 the revival meeting. They not only by their
presence indcrse the work SO recently begun o.
trying TO instin I more religious and Christian
spiTit into the hearts of the people Of this COM
nunity, but personally give their aid in pro
noting the progress Of the cause by conversation,
prayer and solicitation for their friends TO Ioin
.hem in their labOrs.
TEe good effect Of the efforts OF Mr.. Hammond,
although not yet week operating IN this new
field. are apparent, and success is assured. Hs
words appear TO ind their way into the hard and
obstinate heart OF the most callous and while the
individual pOssesSOT nay only have attended tho
meetlnE CCt u mere curiosity or to scot, he finds
The l..le germ OF truth taking root, and he de-
Tar:s i-Om the church less conhleEt in the
strength OF his irreligiOus position, and ponder
inK over the wCTts Eeveali4E the serip;uraI dos
sentative. The interes; not only continues IN
atateL, Lu: is Un the increase, as the augmenting
suCIeE.e amply testify Those attending fuEge:
EUI Tie ahSer-. aud petitions for prayer for all
tCTtS and conditions Of men and women are sent
up 70 the pulpit Ga!ly. asking DIVINE aid Tor the
week and Wa5 ward, which help 10 make up the
POI aIatiun ui this great city. Again, there
come Otters, rising from ont the congrega gatiop,
WHO feel The efficacy o. prayer, and are con-
sciCUg Of the revelation OF God truth unto them,
ant wish 10 make personal sttestatiOn OF their
conversion. In the in JURY meetings many search
ing % more light ask questions as 20 the way
and 10 have il made plain, which tRcerrogatories
receive prompt and satisfactory replies from
those concucting tie services.
TIRE VISITORS n,srLAYED souE ANXIETY
yesterday morning to be presen. and not miss any
any a the proceedings. and as a consequence
mary were ete2d Q; the time Tor opening the ser
vice. and when Nr. Bentley arrived he found
them singing TO make up the lacking moments.
de Immediately t0ok hold and led in the hymn,
'Rev!ve thy WORK, oh God" Before it was nm
ithec -lr. H3mmoRd came in, also the following
clergypen, who occupied seats rear the platform:
Rev. 2issUn Noble. Rev. :. Domer, Rev i. c.
Ranstn, Rev; 5. A. Hobbs, EeY. Il. A. Cleveland
Nr. hammond said that numerous verbal re-
quests for prayers had been made, but that the
kline O. the inquiry meeting could not be consumed
IN that manner. He had q number Of blank slips
q 8Ic- wG.ch would lie scattered among the
congregation: they could writs their request and
send them 70 'he pulpit, and at the proper time
Ihey would lie Teai and complied with. There
mus be some sys stem about the meetings. Order
was Heavens ilTs. Law.
The audience sang THE cleansing wave"
which was followed By prayer by Rev. Mason
Noble. he asked tor strength and power to prog
eeUte the work, and this they could only obtain
from God. They believed in the efficacy OF bis
blood, and came TO him for the outpouring OF the
Mr.. Hammond asked them to sing the hymn,
Christ Offering pardon" He said that az one
tlme IN the prison az harrisburg, Pa, Governor
Pollock found man condemned to be executed
tOT murder. They entered the cell and prayed
with him. When the prisoner learned, after the
Governor had leit, who had been by his side, he
cried out in great distress, why did you not tell
me it was the Governor; he could have pardoned
zee; but now he's gone. shall never see his
lace again, and l must now die. His pardon
would have saved me-
The hymn was then sung with feeling and
gced effect.
Mr.. Hammond spoke OF the good results of the
evening meeting Tor young men OF the night pre-
yious. He said that ne had been met by young
nan, the son OF mayor Of one Of the Southern
cities, who was in this place on a visit. The
night before he was on his way to the opera
house TO witness performance, and in passing
the church heard the music. For some reason il
TOOK hold upon him, and he entered the edIfce
and afterward thanked God for having done So
He spoke OF young lady who told him. at the
close of the evening meeting, with tears in her
eyes that she believed that she had found Jesus
that night. He remarked that these were only a
few OF the many cases Of the same kind that were
occurring, and were very encouraging to those
laboring in he cause of saving souls for Christ.
He then offered fcrTent prayer, asking God to
teach them how TO pray anu show the eff cacy OF
prayer. II Washington was 10 be moved to its
very centre 10y this religious oYerturning, he
Uithed Jesus TO teach them
TIE row III OF PREVAILING rEAYER.
Al the conclusion OF the prayer he spoke Of the
rupture Q! the soul and body and the death Of
each ILe Turner was supported by faith that
called down spiritual blessings from Heaven This
1ath must De led for the soul to exist if It did not
get its food the soul must die l; was through
divinely- appointed means that Gods blessing
came unto them, aud that was through his blood.
He had heard something said about experimental
preaching. lie thought i: the best kind, aud
hoped the time would come when hundred con-
Verts would stand in the meeting, and ackuoTI-
edge their cEange Of heart and give their expe-
rience and contenIcd spiri; to their brethren OF
the city. lie then spoke OF the fifth connition OF
prevailing prayer-"in Jesus name"
He read from the sixteenth chapter OF ST. ohm
in sustaining this peint, and dWelt particularly
on the twenty-third Yerse--'And in that day We
shall ask me nothing. Verify. verify l say unto
n. whatsoever q hall a Earh rha-f In aTv
name he will give il you" He SPOKE OF the great
doctrine OF oneness, the unity oil Christ and His
temple, and maintained hat every soul that had
been saved since the time Of Adam had bsen
saved by tha atOnement Ct Christ. When before
tae ctaGLLI,o9 , sinners might J1st,y have bsen
and said, Look to Me-" Justification through
faith was the great doctrine OF Abraham. They
might be beggaTs, but they could cone TO the
hank OF heaTen, and there, In Jesus name, they
would Eut every check caShet and every draft
honored. lie continued TO speak Of the power of
prayer, and gave illustrations of the good re-
suits that had enSued. The congregation then
Gang. "ln Jesus Name" which was followed by
number Of short prayers Of about one minute
In response to nmbsr of requests Mr Bentley
sang the solo What Shall the Harvest Ben
He has fine voice, and his music is always ap-
preciated. In fact, the congregations do not get
as much Of it as they could enjoy. The meeting
was then given up for short addresses during
which a number OF persons spoke, chiefly giving
experiences Of their former sinful life and the
relief and hope they found in the change.
Prayer was offered by Rev. S. A. Hobbs.
Mr.. Hammond stated that he had heard some
remarks about the afternoon meetings of the
children crying and being frightened. He wished,
if any Of them should hear such remarks, that
they would correct the error, and recommend to
those persons the reading Of the NATIONAL Re.
mosteXcellent report Of the meetings, and at the
same time gave an accurate version Of the chill
showed that the little ones were treated kindly
and gently, and the instruction impaired was
given in loving manner.
NJ RanLfD
praise meeting was thea held for a few min
utes after which
THE REQUESTS FOR PRAYER
were received, read and appeal made lor those
meeting is somewhat novel, below is given a mum.
ber Of the requests, that the public may see for
whom prayers are asked and given:
mother, for the conversion OF two sons and
two daughters; also, for friend A lady, for the
conversion OF herself and tnree children, who are
in darkness. For an entire famiIy-parents and
three adult children-all LIT one church -gosrs,
but not one having hope of everlasting life For
brother who knows his, duty but refuses to do
wife and four children in poverty; brought on by
drunkenness. For my father and two brothers.
For daughter For the last Ora Of a family Of Tour four
that she may give her heart to the Saviour, and
th2t II may be an unbroken family in the house
nolo OF ialtb. A gentleman, for the conversion OF
his wife that she may be brought into the fold Of
Christ. FOR an ungodIy son and two daughters
81 Nv want help. I'm drunkard. God, 70: Christ's
a mother, for son ard sOn-in-law. For a hus-
band; Fer brother and son. For husband
and children.
Alter the prayers, Mr.. Hammond said that the
regular morning services would close and the in
qutry meeting begin, Mr.: Bentley said that his
choir was rot organized to suit, and he felt con-
siderabIy dissatisfied with 1t, and asked the
singers TO come forward and lend helping hand
Upto the present time Mr.. Bentley has hcd no
choir at all 10 aid him and depended entirely on
the help ofthe congregation, and he can b. jus:i.
FED in not feeling content With the existing ar
TangementN,
Tie Children.
a large number OF children gathered at ! in
the afternoon to hear the eEangeltsts a: the
Foundry church. 1t Is curious how grown people
hke 10 hear Mr.. hammond's simple talk to the
children. Quite a number OF adults attend the
childrens meeting every afternoon and in every
instance the same faces are seen day after day.
The children never become tired Of the meetings
They come daily, and there seems to be chiIdish
strife for the front seats. The meeting was
opened yesterday, as usual, with singing. After
\ few minutes spent in this manner DIR. Hobbs
offered prayer. Mr. Hammond then began his
talk. His addresses to the children are short and
interesting, rarely lasting over fifteen minutes