The New York herald., 1876-03-13
MOODY AND SANKEY.

SERVICES AT THE HIPPoDRoME YESTERDAY.
Long before eight O'Clock yesterday morning crowds
OF people could be seen vending their ways across
Madison Park, through Twenty sixth and Twenty
seventh Streets Madison avenue, Fourth avenue, and
all tho streets and that led to the Hppodrome
DARK as the morning was, treacherous the weather
looked six thousand people were present at the early
services. The choir seemed TO be stronger than
usual, not from numbers alone but from an
influx OF new voices The services opened
with the singing OF the hymn, ''watching and
Waiting for Me-" and then Mr.. Moody continued his
lecture OF the Sunday previous, ''DanieL" Ho
called on his audience to "dare to be Daniel'' and
stand up for the right wherever they might be. He
told the story Of Daniel the Prime Minister OF Darius
bIibcd, but was always true TO the God
OF Abraham, of Isaac and Of Jacob, In
charging upon the character OF Daniel Mr..
Moody amented the want Of such at the present
day. when the Offices were bought and sold and the
highest positions in the land given away for
money The necessity for like Daniel, who en-
tered the lions den because he had confidence in the
God whom he served, was greater now.
Prayer was offered by Dr. hennard, and the meeting
concluded with the singing OF the ninth hymn, "Safe
In the arms Of Jesus "
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SERVICES.
Al the afternoon meeting, at three o'clock, tho Mad
SON avenue hall more crowded than ever before on
Sunday afternoon and the majority OF those present
were men. The services opened with tho singing OF
the 119th hymn. 'Arsc, Ny Soul, Arise" and after
short prayer Mr.. Moody addressed the people His
subject was instantaneous Salvation" he
argued that there necessity Of
any one trying TO themselves, that
all that was necessary for TO do was 10 throw
himself into the arms OF Christ and ask His help.
Faith alone was not sufficient, but the man must
humble himself 10 ask God to help him. and then he
would be saved There was sinner SO low but could
in moment be brought back to Christ II he would
bring his heart TO accept Him and accept His word
There were any number OF Illustrations IN the Bible OF
Noah went into the ark he saved he and
his family; but II Noah had waited one moment to
CONSIDER before going into the ark nc would have been
lost with the rest When Lot LEFT Sodom be was saved
because he accepted the word OF God at oncc II ho
had stopped 10 consider he would have been lost MT
Moody drew a vivid picture OF the slave trying to
escape tho border line TO Canada in the days OF
the Fugitive Slave law, when II was the question
back 10 scrvitude or forever be free
under the protection OF the British Gag
Hc compared the slave to the sinner who trying 10
reach God he is on the line OF salvation and the work
OF moment may bring HIM across or dash him back
20 perdition. He then preached the doctrincc OF
( reconciliation 70 God, aud spoke 20 his hearers
4 OF the depth and tenderness OF mother 9
/ love, and then told touching story Of only
! and hayward son who had quarrelcd with his
I father and left his homo for years. The father
was too proud to send for the SON. and the son
was too proud TO como 90 the father but the loving
mother on Ecr deathbed asked for her son, and the
father sent despatch for him Wnen the prodigsl en-
tered the room tho father still obstinate would not
the dying womans bed aud the father and husband on
the other, and she was passing into tht
valley Of death she Joined tho hands Of hei
husband and bNr son Their eyes mel and the lAsheL