Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-07
Hammond. the EeyIvaifsf.
HIS WORK REGrN.


On Saturday evening the evangelist, Rev.
+. +. Hammond. commenced his labors in
this city st tire Lutheran church. corner Of
lith and II streets. which was well filed,
Yesterday morning lie preached at the Cal
vary Baptist church an earnest Introductory
sermon. In the afternoon a children's meet
ing was held at the Foundry NJ. f. church,
where there was a large audience, and as
sisted by his "Sankey," Mr.. Bentley. he
soon obtained the attention Of the children.
An inquiring meeting followed. In the
church TO a very large congregation.
THE MEETING TO-DAY
was opened at halfpast 10 o'clock, in the
Lutheran church, by singing the 1sist hymn,
Come, gracious spirit, heavenly dove"
which. owing TO the delay of Mr.. Bentley,
was started by one of the members of the
the church was not very well filed, but per-
SONS kept dropping in until the crowd was
quite large. Mr.. Hammond stated that it
was the first time he had ever known Mr..
Bentley 10 be late. In few moments Mr..
Bentley made his appearance. Prayer was
offered by Rev. DR.. Grey. The hymn, 81
need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord"
was then sung, with Mr.. Bentley presiding
~ the organ. Mr.. Hammond made q few
remarks, after the first verse, upon the words
sung. and repeated the third and fourth
VeTses. Then, asking blessing upon the
reading of the Bible. Mr.. Hammond r. ID
from the 9th chapter OF Daniel. inter Spersing
tire reading with appropriate remarks. in
" hich he i'm pressed 10 on his hearers that il
was their duty first to get near To Jesus be-
fore attempting to get others to go 10 him.
He referred to the first meetings at Harris
burg having been failures compared with
the meeting yesterday, and yet in that city
over ore thousand had joined the church.
over eight hundred Joining in one day. This
was owing to the Christians working. He
urged that those attending be prompt, and
that the prayers he short and TO the point.
Brother Bentley had been late this morning.
a volCe.-"Ee lost the Way'l "Well. |
came near being lost myself"
Mr.. Hammond announced the meeting
oren. End several prayers were offered some
leading while standing and others seated,
the most OF them being short and TO the
point.
Them speaking OF the seriousness of many
who attended the meetings vest erday. the
number being unusually large. Some spoke
o. inquiries having been made 10 them aud
Mr.. Hammond referred to p gentleman who
Lad last night come To him with the cry
''I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN,
l would Ike TO attend your meeting" and
he offered short and fervent prayer for the
n an who is to-day on his way to New York
Other experiences followed, one being re
lated by man about 80 years of age. who
said that about four months ago he was a
n ost abiect drunkaTj, and during his de-
taEchery thought OF his youthful DAYS. his
mothers prayers, and went TO his knees ami
found forgiveness. A the close he dropped
on his knees and offered a fervent prayer for
II 2 meetings. A verse or two was sung by
Nh Bentley, the congregation joining in the
chorus, and prayer followed. Mr.. Ham
moDd announced the meetings to be held
This afternoon, ard RI qTeSted the Christian
the singers for organization, and closed with
ftC RPlpticriGl