The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-14
vol. XlIlI.-N0. la,
SEEING MOODY ANDSANkEl
vbe Exherter Says that lie II Yncourne Cd by
the OutiooL Of the Revival MoNemcni-
The Vocalist sings " rho Ninety and Nins'
far the Ftr.t Time In Nc,, \ orb GUY


The nrsi meeting in o." II'ppodromo yes
tkrday morning vos far better attended lhan
could ,c.snnsb, have born anticipated ir Wow
az tbe e,rly hour and the fact that only christ
Ian workers." composed mainly OF Su"dN
ncbool teachers had been invited. Tie Fourth
nvcnue car from both directions emptied load
,ttet load Of passengers at Iwenty-siAtn street,
md an unexpectedly large assenb'aso a"a"'u
nlmittance at tho Madison avenue entrance.
Al eight O'Clock the body of the ball was hied,
the congregation being made VI of about an
'.nust number Of the -cs. There were not
i,.s tbau tsur Thousand persons present, en-
br,,iue very lit;tc Of tie rouehcr element ana
seeming 20 include nearly all the SUNDAY
scboL teachers In New YORK. There
V,a,s some. however, who we're ciHarlS
mot Christian workers, OF II they wore'
I.,,rad I'm nm exceedingly unost tentsiious and
rrivate way. They stood rear The doors READY
60 20 out at the earliest oppor,Miiv or tucked
I'm fst-oG corners Of the g.ilodt-. where "a the
dlm Hight Of the secluded uarts oi ,ho great
hall, they could handy oc seeu by ordinary eyes.
YIN. r. Dodge. however. detected them and
ifdiueasiy motionod to them 10 ioin the wof-
shippors below. they paid no attention TO his
Snorts I'm their behalf, OF only noticed them 10y
Withdrawing altogether. 1hey could not 20 out
for half an hour, however for, after the nrst
hymn had been sung, the cli,l u the telegraph
instrument on the platform carried to every
doorkceper instructions u allow no one to onter
ur withdraw within that time. rhe white wands
VI the ushcrs were less conspicuous features OF
tho meeting than heretofore. Tor the not IRA
slcnal reason that there were less OF them than
over before Many OF these energetic officers
live FAR away, and found themselves unequal to
the task Of reaching the Hippodrome at eeht
IT,. Ift.ntt tn
listers had their seats. and thero WIS no appre-
csblc 'alline on In the strength Of the CHOIR,
Moody and sankey seemed tc have derived
new vigor from their Saturday hoiiav; both
Looked fresh and capable Of undertaking al the
ieyivaistc work that New York could afford
them. Mr. Moody expressed his gratiac,uon AT
seeing so mary Christian works-s assembled TO
draw strength for the Sabbath -chOul duties OF
tue day. The service was opcled by the con-
Rev. DIR; stephen H. Iyne, IT,, prayed. Then
NJ. sanh ey sang the hymn 60 work IN NY
read a portion Of the 4th chapter u -. John.
Zoe congreg.ton sang another hymn, and Mr..
cbapte~ he had afro ,dy rea "Say not ye. there
arc yet four months, and then cometh the har-
vestl behold, say unto YOU, litt mp your eyes,
sud loik on the neids, ior tacy are white al
ready to harvest
THE RlPENED HARVEST.
II theirs ever was a harvest he said. which
New York. He had been asked frequently
during the past week how the work wss pro-
grossiug In .uis city. and he could reply Conh-
IDENTIFY that he had never seen ANYTHING so en-
oolrlgng 1t seemed as Though the whole
town was resdy to be united "tn Christ, lie
advised parents TO abandon parties aud festi-
fsls, aud attend to the training VI their
Toward o'clock In the afternoon IN. streets
surrounding the Hppodromc were crowded
With women and girls hurrylnE L ward the diff
teieht eh,rHhccs' some hht bluies' ot,ers
books at all. Many OF them b I'd escor,s-Gon-
temen who r-luctantly parted with them at the
(aV 4xsl colt aVfa fifsfr
land held "A Kind Of Informal meeting Of tn DIR
own outside, or strolled around the building
disconsolatsly until their charges came out.
At o'clock IN the large h.ll was presented
the extraordinary spectacle Of between SIX and
seven thousand women together. II had taken
along time 20 Get them seated. and despite the
report tha' the space devoted to dourwayH was
amply sufficient, the time ocCi .uied In entrance
9nd exit was so protracted Nt 70 create some
doubt regarding the safety Of the Present al
SAueements ior empillng an nlhng lhe hal
Uhe vast multitude embraced apparently all
grades and c asses. There wAa no lack Of lash
tonahy dressed women, hut large pro,
struggle with the world left them but
one day 10 the seven to hea. the
words Of Moody or the hYn rs Of praise Of
Sankey. There were OF coure n great number
sf sunday school teachers present. and the
Uholr, though composed wholly VI = omen. Mas
as strong IN point Of numbers as IL had been st
the morning service. In the body Of the hall
and the galleries the number ~ men might very
easily bhyc been counted. There was no di tn
GUILTY Ia sing ling them out; for they were all
dressed In the unliorm OF tne police. and stood
half dozen reporters, and as many men on the
THB SERVICE FOR WOMEN.
The service was opened by the congregation
singing hymn. Generally when all present
1ein, Dir. Sankey's voice, powerful as 1t is,
apd the tones Of The orgau, are lost Ia the
Volume Of sound but yesteri lay he made him
self heard, despite the united voices OF more
than six thousand women. Mr.. Moody prayed,
ind asked the congregation TO remain quiet
while Mr.. Sankey sang hvmn alone. The
Yerses, which have attained such roInl rity IN
lfnl md na tsel IA "A a. lAl-
phig, had not before yesterday ncen heard at
sny OF the revival meetings In New York and
peen secured 10y Mr. Sankey without any request
Nom his fellow laborCr:
TIsre n. .;gs .Sss Raey 1ne Ss s qPc that ''ie'
BIT one was cut on t.c nils twaY,
Arsy rsy ON On tfe the aSa,as To- .'e' vi AID bare.
Away froui the tender Shepherds Gaze.
Before beginning to sing, Mr.. Sankey stood w
~ tue ORGAN and prayed ferNently. m lauguag ge
(nuoh bettor chosen tnan ord nariiy useu Cv Mr.
Moody, That the hNmn might @ppeal tn the hch is
1uoro ahounGiug lOve for the saviour. None.
he said, "can save the lost sheep except the
Sender shepherd"
Mr Moody rtAd portion Of the fourth chap
ter + Luke, and the doors were thrown open TO
permit all who dcslred to withdraw to do 80.
None Neut lut, however. altAou h two or three
hundred entered. Ar. Moody Pre- tched from the
phanter ne 1.d lust read - iIo Spirit OF thc
Lord l. upon me, 10 ause he has Enointed nc
60 pr5aDh tue gospel 10 the poor" Hes I'd Ia Il
daring TIC past week hr had received numerous
tettors from persons VINO complained that 30
did not ureacn the gospel; but II had no, been
OILS htsntion u preach the gospel for the nrst
week; Further on he said he had not cone tO
NOW urk @ rrDcl Am that lh- daV ~ ngence
ealyation for ALL"
At the close of his sermon, Mr. Moody invited
a. who desired TO be prayed for 10 rise IN their
places. There was noticeable reluctance to
take the initiative, but at last woman dressed
IL deep black arose and In slew seconds upW ard
ot a hundred were on their feet. MIR. Moody
PRAYED aloud, and the congregation then bowed
for few seconds IN muttered prayer. The 81
lence WaS broken by the sOnOTOus voice OF r.
tankeN hs 1e Gang Almost persuaded" The
COngr, gatlon sang, and Mr.. Moody went into one
tuquiiy room, and MIR. SankeY into the other, 20
talk aud pray with such as chose to accompany
them,
ThH IMMENSE EVENING MEETINGS.
There were seven Thousand persons present In
the evening, hut, though the meeting Was to
nave been exclusively for men. the rules were
not 80 ilglu as IN the afternoon. All the occu.
bhnls Ol inc lleries were men. but I'm the body
pi tne hsll close sCrutihv detected the pres.
ence, here and there, Of woman, hardly DIS
ternable among the great congrogution The
exclusion Of women did not eH end 10 the choir
which had its usual complement Of singers'
The men did not occupy more than half the
time In entering that the women had taken m
the afternoon, and when the hall was packed
80 that II did not seem IA though
u could hold one more there were as many out.
side the doors an had been admitted. Then the
~ hller hall was opened, and In few minutes