The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-17
rHE SINNERS BINCING.
Day of Great Attendance aud some Peni-
teDce In the Iiippadrotnc.


The fine weather yesterday aided in
drawing a larger throug to the noon prayer
meeting In tie Hippodromc than had previously
assembled siuce Moody aud Sankey began their
work Ia New York. Evcry goat 10 the small hall
WAS occupied, aud several hundreds in excess
Of the seated four thousand stood In the pas
sage way. and the rear Of the galleries. vast
crowd wal ed outside for some time after the
doors were closed in anticipation that an over
flow meeting would be Organized, hut 80 large
an assewbiare had not been sntici pated and
there were no ARRANGEMENTS Zoe additional ser
vices. AT half past II, when, usually. the doors
are opened 70 permit those who wish to with
craw, Il number OF ladies asked 70 lie admitted,
and an usher told .'r. Moody there were no
moro seats "well, never mind" snid the ex-
horier: "itcv can stand. Let em all Ia. let 'em
am ia" : .vcral entered. until ~ the space la
front Of the reunrter>' seats WAS blocked, aud
then Mr. Moody invited them IN the lower
III tfCr.u. u-ulily rt-rrSrd for ministers. In
f. g. minutes they were packed - close on the
elevated boards thst there was danger # thcss
o., the edge Of the crowd icing oushec Oh.
Among the other occupants Of the platform
were hi.hap CGmtuins, the Rev. Dr. heuwOrth.
stephen n. Iyng, Jr. Lox. ifule' Anctr-t D.,
Napp. Ball, Ho,ne. Arnold, kDgors, aud the
Rey. nessfs. Him Mck!., Johns, ,hihe,
Herr. Cnamuers, kennard, Mathews, Pieisted.
GoGuJ and MAFshali
Mr, Moody SPOKE % the conditions Of prevail
ing ~ prayer. lie told ~ II lady VITA Whom Le
Ir4yeG, and asked hsr n there was any one on
earth WHOM She could ne; forgive. sue replied
tAAt thtTu wus one woman whom ste could
never forgive, and Wlca. rislng from us knees,
lac told her /. was useless PRAYING for her under
such circumstances, rhc said II II was necessary
| 10 forgive tac woman before the Lord would
hear her she could not be saved. When Mr..
| VI iody next hcr she was hOpclessly insane.
Neither able to endure her .pposti IA 10 CArists
mandates nor to conquer her antIgOnism toward
! her enemy. her reason rad given way. the
| spec Aer Concluded by asking the couEre CATION
10 pray for friend Of his, N inadel, who had
! attended the meetings uight after night. and
| perhaps was then present, without believing tho
! trutLs be beard.
| In an interval II silent duplication more tncn
| lity orsuns arose and asked to toe prayed Tor.
| AtOet two Thousand women remained Tor The
| meeting that followed-four tines as muuy rs
| ever asseGbled at the womehs meeting IN New
| lors LeIofr.
| There were more than seven thousand rers ma
| In The large han at night. ana hundfeds were
! unable 70 oht IN admittance. Bishop James
! opened the meeting with prayer, asa lne that the
| soirt Of religious revival should lmuregnatS aOt
! alone the assembly iutle Nippodrome, but the
| hearts and homes e tue people. Mr.. sanhcy
san. " : l,iu. the : ed the cunsregatl N join
| ins I'm the CHORUS, ana MI Moody ~pok" from
| th' la.sl-e, " Uhiess nan IL bora ain he
] cannot enter the kind m Of heayrn's great
/ lnaaY aruse to si2niiy their desire that Nr.
/ Moody should pray for uvm. six thousand
! persons remained for the PRAYER tUeetiug.
La the overflow u.eeting there was an ssem-
! blaze ~ ilur thuus no, and the mems meeting,
! from nnc to ten. w. attended OY about wa
Thousand. ~ .king an aggres e. attendance at the
! dty'- s.iNlces OF tweutN-thtee thousand wVr
| hAlpr-Fs.