The New York herald., 1876-03-15
MOODY AND SANKEY.

The MONDAY services at the Hippodrome yesterday
were well attended, about four thousand people being
present Messrs. Moody and Sankey were surrounded
on the platform by number Of minister's among them
the Moravian Bishop Renhe, Rev. Or. Charles f.
Deems ofthe Church of the Strangers; Rev Dr. Home,
Baptist; Rev. Dr. Stephen Tying, Jr. Rev. Dr. 0s-
borne Baptist; Rev. DR.. Newell, Presbyterian; Rev.
W. c. Van Meter, of the Vatican Mission, Rome; Rev.
Mr. Payson, Presbyterian; Rev. Dr. Yosher, Baptist,
and Rev. Messrs. McAllister and Harris, Metho-
dist Mr.. Sankey and the congregation
sang the hymns ''Sweet hour OF prayer'
and II need thee every hour" Mr. Hepworth then
read the following requests for prayer:-For dy
ing father who has not found Christ; for dying
mother who wants to see God; from clerk that he
may be able convert the other clerks In the same
Olce; special prayers for the students OF Yale College,
for churches in Craniord ~ j.. Fayetteville, n. e.,
and Plymouth, Pa from nineteen sisters for their
dcrelct brothers. that they may be brought to Christ
from iorty-hve parents for their children, ana Tor
eight persons who are in peculiar Embarrassment or
mind and heart.
After prayer Mr. Moody read from the tenth
chapter OF Luke The story OF tho good Samaritan Is,
sad SIr Moody the one, friends, that all who wish TO
be Christians ought study we'll he fulfilled one OF
the fundamental laws OF Chrlstanity-"Love thy
neighbor as thyse for the love OF God" There are,
he said, many men who, when brother Is
in trouble, give hm u sort of cheap sympathy,
like the priest and the Levc saying, "Poor fellow,
sorry for him, and then pass on but the Sanari-
tan stopped to take the that was half dead out Of
to an inn That is what the sinner wants He wants
our genuine compassion The gambler or
the drunkard cannot be reclaimed by t,,, scSld-
And If they who when they meet the poor harlot
gather up their skirts aud pass on as If they feared
contamination would only often try TO extend to tna
errng sister little true compassion and sympathy
aud teach her of purer and better life, they would
the spirit OF the good Samaritan
God help US to 10 to the poor outcas wi th that spirit
nnH lriu An nut of fha itch nd
work which has been commenced so iavoraby may
continue and that an army OF good Samaritans may be
raised who Will carry out the commands OF their God
and Saviour this city. He concluded by asking the
prayers Of the people for man who was addicted to
opium eating and for another who had been gambler
all his life, at their own special request
Several clergymen followed Mr. Moody, and Mr.
Sankey sang with much feeling the sixtyourth hymn
commencing
To the hall of the feast the sinful and fair.
She heard IN the city that esus was there;
Unheeding the splendor that blazed on the board,
She silently knelt at the feet of the Lord
The meeting concluded with the singing OF the Dox-
ology and woman's meeting was held Immediately
after in the Fourth avenue hail, at which two ladies
from London presided.
At tho four O'Clock meeting and the eight O'Clock
meeting the Madison avenue hall was crowded. The
women largely predominant ut the afternoon
meoting, tne men at the eight O'Clock meeting.
The subject OF Mr.. Moody's lecture was the same at
both meetings Excuses " His text was taken from
.sThen he said unto him, a certain mado great
supper and bade many.
that we're hidden, Come for all things arc now ready
''And thev all with one consent, began TO make ex
cusc, &C
You are all my frionds invited TO feast tonight,
said Mr. Moody and how many Of you Will accept the
lny,tatonS 1t Is the same to-day as It
was 900 years ago. When asked TO
come to Christ, do not have the courage to como
out and say they want Chrst; but they make all
sorts of nimsy excuses the people did who were
invited to the least Of the great Lord. How many OF
this audience, II l were TO 90 down among
| them tonight would accept the invitation
| TO Join tho feast Christ offers them
| How many rumseers would there be in New York to-
| morrow | tho invitation accopedY How many
gamblers How many drunkardsy Not one Why, the city
would be paradise To live ia The excuses, though, arc
rs weak AS those spoken of IN the Bible There Is moth
inc more important than the service of God,
and He is an easier and better master than Satan Is
il not written that 'the way of the ransgressor is
hard Y and there any man hero who has snnod who
has cflronlery TO say he has not suffered Tor itY
Mr. Moody concluded with "a long and effective
PRAYER calling God 10 bless all present and bring
them his altar that night.
Mr. Moody was followed by Rev. Stephen II. Tying, Jr
and after the singing of the hymn Nearer Ny God to
Thee the adjourned TO prayer meeting in the
Fourth avenue hail. whio the women remained IN
the Madison avenue hall Mt Sankey took charge o
number of inquirers In one of the smaller rooms
aod a boys meeting was held IN room ID.
The overflow meeting last night was presided over by
Rev. DR. Tying, Jr