The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-03
MOODY AND SANKEY.

As early as halfpast seven yesterday morning oil the
streets and avenues leading TO the Hippodrome were
crowded with people making their way thther. Bcorc
eight O'Clock the Madison avenue hall was filled, and
Mr. Moody camc forward looking refreshed from his
short vacation. After the singing OF the ll9th hymn,
'work For the Night 10 Coming" and prayer by Rev.
Dr. 0rmis,on Mr. Moody before delivering his address,
announced that Thursday and Friday nights next
week the front seats would DO for people who
want 10 become Christians and for non-churchgoers
Many persons who work for living complain that
when they get 10 tho meeting all the good
seats are filled. II IS not necessary for
church members and protesting Christians to
DO present every night, and they ought TO
make room for those who want ind Christ.
The yesterday morning taken from tho fourth
chapter of John, forty first verse-"one sowcth,
another rcapeth.' Tho speaker said tho division OF
labor in tho Church is told In this passage-one man
the seed IN the heart Of men, another rcaps the
fruit We have been sowing seed for two months and
tho ministers will reap some Of the fruit, for
the ministers good, hard working have III
tie sympathy with the men who are lecturiug about
oodness in Church. II Is themselves that cold
think the Church IS the best institution under
heaven Tho Church Of God is a wonderful power and
II thought that the good OF these meetings to
ish after our departure would feel very hopo
Church. and beg OF them to do So
man VIII" has any standing in the Church never
comes to want. Those who join will nnd that Gods
people are tho bost friends they could have Ny
advice 10 JOIN church at once won't cost much
$40 year for pew rent, and In some churches much
less Deprive yourself OF one cigar day, and 1t will
60 far toward paying your pew ront Ny experience
Is that the ministers the truest men have ever
met There Is something for every young convert TO
do. Go into the Sabbath school, andf you can't get
class go tho streets and raise one The houses
OF tho people have 10 be visited, the homo OF the
drunkard aud the abode OF the wretchcd and those
from God. The houses Of inamy have TO be visited,
and the torch Of salvation must DO carried into tho
laLes and ways and the alcyways This IL the kind
OF work | hope will be the result OF these
meetings, so that it will not be matter OF weeks
or months, but OF years, and those who have been
made Christians may uecomc strong IN tho faith
forever and lead thousands OF others to Christ There
In these converts waiting TO be qualified as
they think. II they wait too long they Will dry up
Let them 60 TO work at once DO full Of sympathy for
you must win them 10 yourself nrst andkeep up the
work long as you 1--we, for we have had enough Of
these
All Of can do something Tor Christ no matter how
humble station or how crcumscribcd the limit OF
our action. II we cannot do anything else we can
pray Don't give up, my friend but keep working
and God Will bless you. land you viii enjoy with Him
ON the platform were twenty Shakers, who had como
10 New York TO attend convention a. Cooper lnst
tuio
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only, tho Madison hall was filled long before
the time Tor opening, and an overflow meeting was
held in Fourth avenue hal, which presided over
by Rev Dr. Pummer. IL wac estimated thai the number
present In both halls would approximate II, 600 Mr..
Sankcy sung at both meetings Nr. Moody addressed
the audience in the Madison avenue hail on tho Pas
sion OF Christi His text taken from Isaiah,
Ill.,, 4, 5-"Surcly he hath bornc our griefs and
carried our sorrows yet did esteem him stricken,
smitten OF God, and afflicted. But hc wounded
for our transgressions, he bruised for niqu
ties"
The preacher depicted with hrelkc fidelity the be-
travail by Judas the trial Of Jesus before the Sanhe
dr the agony in the garden the journey 10 Calvary
and the dnal death OF our saviour on the cross Hc
was listened TO with attention and evidently produced
deep impression on his hearers. In the evening Mr..
Moody preached the sermon OF the afternoon 10 an
audience OF {. 900 men. The doors were opened last
night nj quarter alter seven, and the hall was filed
In less than ten minutes There was terrible crowding
at the doors, and many cried out rs II
In pain from injuries received In trying
to make their way In the crowd II reported that
one man had been seriously injured al the lower
Twenty seventh street entrance but inquiry being
made discovered that the person spoken OF had
been very roughly handled by the tnrong, but had
with any very serious INJURY he passed into the
hall and took his seat with the While tho people
were waiting the arrival Of Mcssrs. Moody and Sankey
the choir sang several hymns being very effectively led
By Nr. Harry Johnson President OF the Oratorio So.
cicty. The overflow meeting last night was presided
over by Mr.. Farwcli OF Chicago