The New York herald., 1876-03-20
MOODY AND SANKEY.

There were three meetings at tho Hippodrome yes
terday-one At eight O'Clock A. NJ, one at three P. M
and another at eight p M AT each Of these meetings
MessrS Moody and Sankey were present At the
morning meeting there were thousand people
present, most Of them men, who listened to Mr..
Moody tell the story OF Jacob His discourse
good but did not seem be as well relshed
the sermon OF the Sunday previous, when he spoke
OF Daniel In the hons den. The assemblaCe sung to-
gether those two hymns now so well known Hold
the Fort'' and 'Jesus Loves Me- The morning ser.
vices lasted till quarter past nine and then the in
Quiry opened and were Kept open nearly
all day. The number OF young converts made yesterday
exceeded that Of any day since the revival
AT the three O'Clock meeting the afternoon there was
another tremendous crowd; not ssat in the hall
vacant, and nine-tenths OF the occupants
were women The services opened with the
singing Of the sixth hymn, ''There ninety
and nine that safely lay in the shelter OF the iold
This as usual sung by Mr.. sankey, solo. After
the singing Mr. Moody spoke on the text, "Seek first
the kingdom OF Cod and all things shall be added unto
youn He said that II Christ was to come on earth
to-day such was the spirit OF woridlness aud money
getting pervadcd the people that some one would
ask Him to bo made Secretary Of War and another
Secretary Of State. He had no doubt but there
would be man who would ask 10 DO the
Secretary of the Treasury OF Heaven His sermon
explicit and to the point He showed plainly the
path into which the country was running through
irregion aud unbelie and made earnest appeal 10
his immense congregation to come under the banner
OF Jesus After of his most npassioned outbursts
he said. Is there any here who wishes TO find the
kingdom OF Christ? II there Is let him stand up Away
in the rear part OF the hall a colored man stood up
of other men. colored white in quick succession
until about $50 the floor, Mr.. Moody, calling
out meanwhile, "ls there anotherg" "ls there
anotherii'
Nearly all those who roso werc, apparently, men
who earned their living hard and were earnest in what
they doing. The closed with the singing
OF the seventy hymn Take the name Of Jesus
with you"
The same sermon repeated in the evening before
larger audience, for thore even stand
ing the Madison Avenue Hall. The platforms
filled with ladies, who assisted Mr. Sankey the
ciu ,x.fth daai Of authu Who,.N NJ
Moody 10 that part OF his sermon where he asked
any who wished TO be prayed for TO stand up one by
all parts Of the hall ground floor, galleries and
lobbes persons kept rising till about 500 were the
floor. Then he made appeal 10 all present TO pray
God that His blessings would flow down on this mis-
and that all who asked His help might have
strength enough 10 stand up and bring
others to Christ When the general meeting
there young mems meeting held in the
Fourth Avenue Hall, and boys meeting, in which
about 300 lads from twelve to sixteen years Of age
present in room d. Mr.. Moody announced that the
meeting for ministers would be held on the 10th and
30th OF this month"; to which all the ccrgymcn in the
country were invited, and that he and his confrere
Mr. Sankey would leave New York on the Goth of May.