The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-11
KING ALCOHOL DETHR0NED.
REFORNED DRTNk Ems SPEAKING
~ THE HEPPODROME.
Moody and Saukcs's Warfare Upon LIQUID
D"muntion-ihe Stories TINT nrc told by
Men whO Know Whcrcci they speak.


Moody md SANKEY'S Warfare Upon Llauid
D"muntion-ihe Stories TINT are told by
Men whO Know Whereof they speak.
The noonday meeting in the Hippo
| drome ycstcioay was a great temperance meet
| ing embracing, among the four thousand per
sons In tho hodison avenue hall, many to whom
| TIE subject was clearly OF vital importance. Mr..
! HepwOrth read the requests for PRAYER, which
were all In behalf of persons addicted to tho use
| of Intoxicating liquors. Nj. Ralph Wells offered
| up the longest prayer that has yet been heard
| In tho Bippodrome, necessiJating q pro-
| longation Of the meeting for a quarter
OF an hour. Mr.. SanLey Gang part of
| the 18th hymn, and MIR. Moody spoke
briefly on the subject of the day, and prayed.
The 9th hymn was sunV, and DR.. Reynolds was
introduced as gentleman who had labored
effectively among the inc brIates OF New England.
He said that for thirteen years OF his life rum
seemed To be ne natural beverage to him as
was milk to babe. Two years ago being on the
verge of delrium trcmens, he went uOwn ON his
knees In his Office and asked God to deliver him
from the torments he had passed through once
before. strength was given him instantly. and
from that moment he had not drank drop OF
tue liquid danination" that had nearly de-
strnyod hin body and soul.
The third hymn was sung and Mr.. william T..
Dodge spoke. Then man thirty 1.-TWO wears old
tn1s IN speech, but respectfully dressed. and
bearing Pn4'is,akable indications OF long
cnurs6 Of dissipation and acco m nying rough
usage, told how he had been for thirteen ye' rs a
drunknrd. His wife and children were aitcred
over the country, inmates OF riOus charitable
Institutions, while he, a vagrant, slept in the
police stations, and alteinated between the
almshOuse and tho peniten iarv. Ho was finally
converted In the Howard Mission " bearing
the ctildren sing hymn that ne and his sster
sang together in their childhool :. His family
was restored to him, nd he obtained employ
inent go lucrative that he accumulated a hun
dred dollars in a single summer, and did not
spend II for rum, tut deposited IL in tue Third
Avenue Savings Bank.
80 r.l.. el,..
given them bv God IN suppress their appetite
Tor Intoxicating liquors, and Mr. Sankey sang n
temperance HYMN: "A drunkard reached Ills
chez less home"
In the afternoon upward OF seven thousand
persons assembled IN the Hippodrome to hear
Mr.. hoody's second lecture on " Heaven" but
the larse attendance did not tond In the lie st to
diminish the throng, numbering more than
seven Thousand that filed the Madison avenue
hall In the cv, ning. Despite Mr. Moodys re-
monsfrancc mar went e. botn meetings, and
the ushers bad as much trouble In clearing the
outer passages as they had on Thursday n1yht'
hundreds Of persons pressing forward and Oh
stin t-ly refusing to pay heed to the remon-
y rance that there was no more room. The WIN
dOWs were KEPT open nearly all through tho
scfyirc. nut the heat and inflated atmosphere
were almost unendurahle.
The conl r. eaton sang the nlnety-secopd
hNinn. and after prayer Mr.. Sdnk-y sang " The
Beautiful Land on High" sir. ; ,nkey sang
"One more DAYS work for Jesus AMI went
INTO the overflow meeting in the ad iOintug hall
to sting t. four Thousand persons. Mr.. Moody
r. ne dci his second lecture on " Heaven" Mr.
Santey, eturnin1 from the overflow meeting.
smiled, and q the close OF Hr Noodv's lc rturo.
sang waiting aud Watching for Nc" Mr.
Thatcher accompanying him, very softly In the
CIOrus.
After the benediction there was n well-at-
tended prat er meeting in the large hall. MIR.
Nondy 'ndrc'ed mems meeting. Mr.. : nkoy
and others laborcd VITA hundreds Of penitents
IN the inquiry rooms. And, frr the first time
tie toN- mad a meeting exclusively their own.
Ministers ana laymen will meet In convention
III inc ltlipcdrunc ON the 2lth and 3nth insts.,
u consider various topics of vital mi crest in
CHRISTIAN work. for q Tree interchange Of views.
and FOR sr"ci PRAYER for the revival ~ religion
through tue country. Ministers and others
wishing To attend may send their names ana
Andrc-s to Samuel Thufne, Hipppdrome. New
i"ik citv' ald ne Will furnish tickets of admis-
SION - the conference.
The lhoma' Collyer ~ tho Peoples Ferry will
make an extra trip on Thursday evening next.
free OF charge, To take staten islanders 70 ths
Moody and Slnkev MEETINGS. The boat will re-
turn from New YORK at ll:i5 =. NJ.