National Republican., 1876-02-07
Power of Singing-.-Exercises for To-day.

Last summer and fall vixen Messrs. Moody and
Sankey had just returned from their successful
cinpaign in England, ,llreland and Scotland, the
hope CT securing the services Of the great plead
ers was made the motive OF holding great many
meetings and the saying Of great many prayers
for the outpouring Of the spirit. The prayers
sped on their way, but Moody and Sankey looked
On the petition from Washington with inditfer-
ence, and went to Brooklyn and other cities were
there were richer fields Of labor. Suddenly, with
comparatively little heralding, an Evangelist,
as eloquent as Moody, whose teachings are as
pure and whose pleadings as erectual as those OF
the great American who made such . reputation
away from home has entered the city.
The Rev. Edward p. Hammond commenced &C.
tive work yesterday merning at the Calvary Bap-
is, by a singer, one whose expressive, eloquent
reDditions Of the beautiful revival hymns are
fully equal to the work Of Mr.. Sankey.
Mr. William Warren Bentley, Mr.. hammond's 8
coIaborer is very capable Of sustaining his shcre
OF the work. 1t Is unnecessary to enter into a
lengthy account Of their lives.
Mr.. Hammond is o man about foTty-dye years
Of age, with pleasing, preposssssing manner,
and face shining with good humor, intelligence
and kindliness; A truly thankful and loving
spirit does not dwell In poorly fed, poorly clad
body, and Mr.. Hammond is q representative mid
dle-sged man, of about the middle height, we'll
and veins tingiing with healthy blood, ana rich
voice that denotes healthy digestion and 4 we'll
fed body. He appears in the pulpit dressed In
tie. His eloquence is such that would grace the
forum we'll as the pulpit. A rich, bell-liks
voice. with grace OF delivery and intensity Of feel
ing, iavorably impresses all Immediately.
MIR. Bentley is also a native of Connecticut, but
has recently resided in New York. He is much
younger man than MIR. Hammond, tall and erect,
with dark hair, complexion and mustache His
veice is sweet and sympathetic, though not pow
eriul, and whatever emotion Mr.. Hammond fails
to arouse by his eloquence is awakened by Mr..
Bentley's song.
IIThesc gentlemen began their services in this
city, which will continue for the greater part of
this week. at ST. PauiS EGG iish Lutheran church
Yesterday morning Mr.. Hammond preached
before @ crowded congregation at the Calvary
and Mr. Bentley sang the famous "Ninety.and.
nine" The efforts OF both gentlemen were splen-
die. and as an opening service IN a new field Of
work the morning hour was prohtably spent.
THE cHILDRES's MEETING.
The most interesting service OF the day was the
children's meeting AT the Foundry church at
o'clock. Tho body Of the church was filed with
children, ard the galleries and seats 10 the side
aisles were packed with crOw7 people. Most every
psstor Of the evangelical churches were present,
and great number of the prominent Christian
leaders Of ths city. The pulpit OF the church had
the occasicn and rows OF seats were placed 10 the
rear fOT the singers, sad upon one side stood an
organ, for the use OF Mr.. Bentley. Mr.. Hammond
remaI BILE power for interesting and holding the
yourg. BY voice and gesture, By simple anecdotes
ns,
over his ;nyepile audience, and appealed no. In
vain to their emotions.
Some time before the services wera begun, and
before Mr.. Hammond appeared upon the scene,
Mr. Eentley invited the singers In the gathering
TO seats upon the platform. About thirty ladies
and gentlemen responded. Messrs. Hammond and
Bentley always have worked Systematically, aud
a volunteer choir Will be organized Immediately.
Tic exercises were opened by singing the
hymn. ''Jesus Lifted Up" Mr.. Bentley pre-
faced the singing by few pieaSan; remarks 70
platCyrm with ward, the children sang out the
hymn very heartily, Mr.. Bentley reading each
hsd been sung, Mr.. Hammond ascended the
platform and asked them to sing thehYmn, 'Saye,
o Jesus, save" Mr.. Hammond read the verses
and explained the passages I'm It to the children.
's;pg out, he said. "Ii you can't sing Just read
tie words. Why, these beautiful hymns viii! sing
Themselves if you give them the chance"
the story OF little girl in Brooklyn, who had
found .IeSus, and wrote letter to him, saying,
among ether things, ''the first time l came TO
these meetings l cried, but now feel like sing
ing all the time" lie had written a few verses
inspired by the phrase, entitled ''Slngng All the
Time" The children sang after him the hymn,
which was printed on the slips distributed among
them.
Mr.. Hammond then gave out the hymn, "Jesus
Of Nazareth passeth BY" During the singing
broad platform. Mr.. Hammond would read the
verses, and then, as Mr.. Bentley lead the sing
ing, pace up and down in the rear, listening to
this "The precious name" was sung, all rising
Then, addressing the children, hs said that there
was some one else they wanted TO come to their
meeting: they wanted their Saviour to come.
Rev. DIR. Rankin then offered a simple, feryent
prayer.
Mr. Hammond then said that he was going to
read from the Bible; the Bible was Gods book.
He wrote it, or at least told men to write II, and
IN 1t was story, story OF Chrtst's life and
death and sUferings on the cross. One object OF
the meeting was that each Of them should learn
TO love their Saviour and put their trust in him
He INTENDED to tell them that afternoon how Jesus
loved them; the next afternoon he was going to
tell them how Jesus loved them, and to tell them
the same thing the two following days. He
wanted them to say when the meetings were over
that they loved Jesus. Jesus came 10 them and
said, "childrep, want you TO trust me- Some
ofthem would say. why, don't know you;
don't know you,' He wanted to introduce Jesus
to them, and tell them about him.
He told them how God had made the world and
given laws. When people broke the laws Of the
land they were punished. God had laws written
upon their consclences and written in ths Bible
God gave them good rules and said that those
who broke them would bs punished. God did not
like to punish any one, but he could not take up
to Heaven those who broke his laws. Jesus, his
only son had said, Father, let me die for them"
Hewould bear their sins and Gcd saw that It
boy who asked to be punished by his mother in
stead of his little brother The little boy that
cried the most was tho one who had deserved the
whipping. That was like what Jesus did. Jesus
lett his beautiful home in Heaven and took upon
him body like theirs.
Mr. Hammond told a few OF the wonderful
miracles wrought by Christ in simple language
man, lie was God. Finally the time came when
he was 10 suffer in their stead. lie said tina: he
time. lie read then from the Scriptures, bsgln.
pirg at John XXI. lie paused several times
during the reading TO explain passages to the
children and interest them more deeply by his
own comments and Illustrations. Laying the
book aside for a moment, he related in his own
way the sutferings OF Jesus, with the crown OF
NtrwV a fo hnnd NJ n
back, the way he was buifeted by the rude
throDg and his crucihX!on. He was coming again,
he ssit-coming again at the end Of the miilsn.
mum. Some would be on the left hand. He
wanted 10 see them on the right hand, with their
teachers ard pastors. He then asked them to
c."u cpS% E When n he osfed aepe s6or
The children then, at his request, sang again
the hymn, Jesus lifted up with its chorus,
Dr. Rankin introduced Mr.. Dewitt, of New
York, who said that he was stranger among
them, on his way South. He had seen in paper
that Brother Hammond was going TO be with
them. and he could not withhold few words. He
knew that all had their peculiar thoughts In tho
way God worked. Brother Hammond had his
icus notions of the populace, but he wanted to say
what be knew Of him. He came into the church
OfwkIch he was member in 1855, and there were
Sunday school Of over 800, and the best and most
Jealous Iaborers were the fruits OF Brother Ham,
mond's labors. lie remembered once a sabbath
school teacher who sent on his death bed the
message "Use your ounce of influence as If 1t
were ton" This was the secret OF success in all
things IT. as Christians, they used their ounce
Of iriluence as If 1t were ton, the world would
soon be eyangelized. In conclusion, he urged all
to work in concert, and all would be we'll.
Mr.. Hammond then stepped forward to denver
his address TO the children. Taking little tack.
hammer in his hand, and holding 1t up 50 that all
could gee 1t, he fixed the attention of all the chill
dren upon him Immediately. Now, children
he said, hammers are strange things to bring
into a meeting. Did you think was going tc
hammer the truth into you" number Of year:
ago, in New York, he said he had seen littlt
boy usirg o hammer like the one he had and
plsying with nails. The incident brought vi
scme thoughts cut Of his mind and heart. IL.
had nails OF different sizes, some little bits o
nails. and the little nails would jump up and
catch hold Of the hammer, as If they had eye
and hearts. The end Of the hammer was mag
netiZed.
He was amused to see how the nails would jumI
up before the hammer touched them. (Mr. Ham
nond here placed few nails upon the back OF
| book and with the magnetized hammer picked
them up until the nails hung in chain from tht
/ head, to the great amusement and wonder Of TIT
/ children)
"There are about as many as there are in som'
Sunday school classes" continued the speaker
| holding up the hammer. "rhese are little nails
| suppose between four and twelve years of age
1 You seethey jump up before the hammer touche
/ them. They jump right up, you see, (illustra
| ting) These are little ones. There is one nov
L about fourteen years OF age. (taking a large
Il noIl I I thfnk and the older they get the slowe