Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-21
Hammond and Bentley.
G MEETING AT THE MARKET HOUSE.

indeed, il was the largest meeting OF the
Iu-Iu IN the Dist let The Market
cCmrany had set apart the IN street wing
fOr the meeting, and erectsd iaIge pistioliA
10 the center and lighaed ~ 49,
MAKING ou. preparati lns. On this Mat
form were Messrs. Hammond and BeafIev
aLu the speakers, while the gallery at the
Forth end OF the bulldog was donated to
the use OF the choir, aud there were two
nuLored or more voices In 1t, led by Mr..
Bentley, Prof Billiard and Nc. Mason. a
small organ and cornet accompanied the
singing. Mr.. Bentley also had an organ on
number OF solos. Shortly after seven O'Clock
Inc meeting was opened with singing. and
Rev. Mr.. Myer formerly o. California,
onered prayer and Mr.: Hammond, after
few preliminary remarks. introduced the
following speakers, who briefly told their
experiences as follows: John w. Reynolds,
Major H.. A: Hsll'General 7. T. Crittenden,
Mr.. Cheek, "a converted infideI), Chas. Nye,
(son of ex-senator Nys), j. b. Wolfe, Col.
Ardrews, OF Michigan, and others. The
SPEAKERS generally spoke well and with feel
Ing, and their remarks seemed to make an
impression on the crowd, particularly on
their old friends and acquaintances OF old
Times. After short ADDRESS by Mr.. Ham
mona, who related number OF incidents,
he made an appeal to the unCOnverted. and
an inquiry meeting TO- owed. There being
large crowds on the outside, two outdoor
MEETINGS were held TO accommodate them,
one on the .th street side aud one on the
north front. 1t is estimated that inside and
outside OF the building there were fifteen
Thousand persons present. II was, without
exception, che OF the mOstremaTka5le meet
iDgs which as ever taken place in the Dis
trlct.
TO-DAY's PROCEEDINGS.
The meeting 10 day at DIR. New mans
church was at Ided by q very large cOugre
cation. After The service OF song, led by Mr..
Bentley, Rev. Mr.. Noble (son OF DIR. Noble)
offered prayer. Rev. W. s. Hammond read
mum Der OF requests aud offered prayer.
Mr.. Hammond read the story of Poor Jack
ThUnR- and of
versions which had followed the relation OF
the story, he referred 10 the market house
meeting last evening and related some Incl
dents which came under his own ObserVa.
tiOn. he offered a prayer especially for some
OF the cases he there met with, Including
Mr.. OTdway and Senator and his wife Mr.
behIley sang, "Only remembered for what
have DONE" MIR. Hammond, referring to his
departure being at hand (thfs being his last
morning meeiingl. he urged that the work
should go on, and that CHRISTIANS should
continue working for Jesus. He had prom
ised 10 return on the Sd OF May,
TO hold another market-house meet
ing in the Savage Square building.
Mr.. Hammond read from the Sth chapter OF
Acts as TO the labors OF Philip In Samaria;
ana exhorted all TO keep on preaching and to
pray, that they may receive the spirit. 1t
was safe In regard to worldly matters to
think twice before doing; but as to spiritual
things 1t is safe to follow the first Impulse of
the spirit. He spoke of the proposed meet
tngs in Baltimore, and asked prayers for the
CHRISTIANS there After remarks, a number
OF prayers were offered, and praise and In
The children's meeting this afternoon at
the calvary Baptist church, and the jubilee
meeting tonight at the Congregational
church, will be the last meetings OF Messrs'
Hammond and Bentley here. To night the
body of the church will be reserved for con-
Verts with the covenant cards. The minis.
ters and committee will continue them, and
IL is probable that Messrs. Hammond and
Bentley will make several short visits to the
meetings. The morning meeting to- morrow
VIII De at Dr. Sunderland's church.
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APPOINTMENTS OF THE AFRICAN VI. E
CoNFERENCE.-Ass some misprints occurred
In our list of the appointments OF this con-
ference published yesterday, we give below
the correct list as follows:
Bethel Station, Baltimore, Jas. A. Handy:
Ebenezer, do, q. L. Watkins; Waters Chap
Ell, DO, VIII. Brown; Allen station with Tes
sier street, Daniel Draper; Israel Church,
washington, to be supplied; Union Bethel,
insOn; Pisgah Chapel, do. j. P. Cox; Me
Ge6TgetoWn, D. c. VIM. f. R waters e1s" Good
cult, ID. c., VIM. H. Chambers; Bladensb burg
Mission, Arthur Jones; Cumberland Station
Nd, b. Hamilton; HagerstowD, do, j. w.
Beckett; Frederick station, do, r. A Hall;
Annapolis, DO, j. II. a. johnson; Port Depo.
sit,do., j: f. Young; Havre- de- Grace, do, w.
Arnold; Easton, do, j. III. Hughes; Chester
town do, ID. RideOut; Denton, do, T. w. Cole:
Cambridge, do, j. Nicholson; Frosburg, do.
j. ". Bowser; Clear Spring, do, G. c. Reed,
er; PeteTsEllle, do, j. X. Henry; EllicOtt
City, do, j. j. Herbert; RandaIistOWn, do
j I. Morris; CrOwdensville, do, j. FL. Rob
iTsOn; Quaker Bottom, do, II H. Lee: Poto.
mac CIIcnit, do, I. ii. Gray; Chesapeake
AID; UnionVIlle, do, A. WOodhouss: Forest
Hill, DO, j; A. Scott; Snow Hill Mission
do, Geo. W. Jones.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by Insoector
PlCwn an: u. c. COstin, a brick dwelling
south side Z, between ri and Sd street SOUTH
Ifh
bIlck dwellings, south side Monroe, between
18th ard Ii tn streets northwest =, 900. Sisters
OF Visitation, convent, 213 by IA feet, west
&c connecticut avenue, between L and
Dasales street, in square 1872. This building
Is To stand back from the building line on ali
SIDES, 10 be OF brick, and three stories and
basement. Mr.. Adolf Cluss is the architect
and MessrS. Entwisle & Barron the builders;
cost S10O,e0O. Martin O'Connor, two two
story and basement brick dwellings, east
side I'D, between and NJ streets northwest;
Sl,600. j. j. Achison, a two story and base
ment brick dwelling, south side p, between
Eth and 18th streets; IS 600. r. 8. Crawford.
a br1ck Office, north side X, between 5th and
9th streets northwest; $500. John Muller a
twO-story brick dwelling, east side New Jer-
sey avenue, between q and streets north
west; $3.50. Felix May, two story and
basement brick dwelling, west side 81, be-
tween b and streets southwest; 81 200. T.
W: Herbert, brick dwelling, north side II,
between I'd and Sd streets northwest; $3.50
j. Simms, two-story and basement dwell
Ing, porth side West street, Georgetown be-
tween congress anu washington streets.
SO 600. James +. Jackson, two story brick
dwelling, west side nth, between o and T
streets northwest; $1,000.
THE NATIoNAL JOCKEY CLUB has elected
the following officers: President Richard
Wallach; vice presidents, ex- Governor Oien
Bowie, of Maryland; Col. boswell, of VIr-
ginta; Marshall Brown and Henry A. Dodge
OF this District; secretaries, /. N. Burritt and
ID. w. Middleton, jr.; executive committee,
MessIs. gohnW. Thompson, H. H. Rathbone,
III. NJ. Hutchinson, f. F. Beale Richard
Smith, T. f. Roeslle, J. III. Watmough aud
John A. Baker. The club have perfected an
arrangement with Col. +. z. Hill, the pro-
prtetor OF the Washington driving park for
The use OF that course for their meetings
during the next five years. Their first run
ming meeting will commence on the 18th
pToXimo, and continue for three days. This
year they probably will probably have but
one series of races, but they expect in the
coming years To have semi annual meetings.
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/. %. q. +. NISITATIONs.-Grand Master
l.. Ii. Allyn has made the followin appoints
ments for the semi annual visitatIons of the
grand officers to the subordinate lodges in
The District of Columbia: Excelsior Lodge.
May LIST; Eastern, May 5th; Beacon, Nav
stbi Washington, May 9th; Friendship, May