Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-21
Hammond aud Bentley.
TIE BEvIvAL MEETINGS CONTINUE

TIE HEVIYAL MEETINGS CONTINUED.
Yesterday nsOrning the revivalists attend
81 the meeting at the 18th street (cOlored)
Baptist church, which was crowded to over
flowing, and Mr.. Hammond preached. In
tie afternoon
THE CHILDRsN's MEETING
at the Congregational church was attended
by an immense concourse, the children large
~ In the majority In the galleries the col
Ored children were seated, and Mr.. Bancroft,
of the New England Mission Sunday school,
acted as their chorister. A number OF hymns
were sung, led by Mr. Bentley, and the coll
Mr.. Bancroft Mr.. n. n. Sargent offered a
pray eT. and Mr.. Hammond read the SD chap
ter OF Isaiah and led in prayer. II was an
nounced thus far about 400 have been con-
verted. Mr.. Hammond announced his text,
Romans V, 8, and the children repeated after
him the words, "GOd commended his love
toward us, in that while we were yet sinners
Christ died for u.s." from which he spoke
Familiarity. Mr.. y. III. Sargent, OF Boston,
made a short address, after which Mr.. Ham
mond offered short prayer and made some
remarks, and an Inc uiry meeting was held.
SUNDAY EVENING MEETING.
Foundry NJ. +. church, long before the hour
for evening service, was filled, and so great
thrown open. Mr.. Bentley did his best 10
lead the singing both upstairs and below.
DR.. Cleaveland presided In the larger meet
ing, and before the sermon made some re-
marks as TO those who stood alOOf from the
meetings. He did not agree with Mr.. Ham
mond in all of his philosophy, and not in his
theOlogy by any means, but we boast that
this is free country, and Mr.. Hammond
was at liberty to conduct his preaching in
his own way; all he wanted to know was
that, in the main, these services were result
ing in great good, and for one he was going
To give all the aid in his power. There was
nothing that would so lift humanity up out
OfdegradatiOn into better life as the C1riS-
tian doctrine taught In these meetings, and
he was not going TO stop and bubble about
the exact me thOd used as long as goOi came
ont OF IT,: Mr.. Hammond preached from the
- F.4.r
ard drink" &c, (Romans xiv. H. and be-
low the exercises were conducted by DR..
Grey, Mr.. COe, and others. The exercises
closed with an inquiry meeting.
THE MEETING TO-DAY.
The meeting TO day At the Calvary Baptist
church was not aS well attended as previous
Mondays prOverbially being bad days for
meetings. 1t was opened by Mr.. Bentley
leading the hymn "Sweet Prayer" M.
Hammond read requests for prayer on behalf
OF "a man whose days are numbered and Is
not pre- pa red" and for q husband and daugh-
ter" and Mr.. WOrthington led in prayer.
" bly, Jesus / would neer forget" was sung,
after which Mr.. Hammond offered q short
pray and read a portion of the 81 chapter
Of Acts as to Christ going into the temple tn
pray and raising the impOtent man, making
some interesting remarks thereon and urg-
ing that every one present should promise 10
brig another with them tomorrow. Sew
eTal short prayers were offeTed-Dr. Rankin,
Mr.. Pendel, Mr.. Wilderman, DR.. Gray, Or.
Noble leading. "Come all We saints OF GOd"
meeting was then opened for praise and the
relation of experiences, and Rev. Mason
Noble said that he was rejoicing because he
bad heard of six conversions in his own con-
gTegatiOn. 1t was related that at Grace ".
T.. church last night number were for
ward for prayers and number wholly con-
secrated. Mr.. Edgar, OF Jersey City, Sug-
gested that the clerks of the department
should be prayed for, and that an invitation
he laid each of the desks inviting
them to the meetings. Mr.. Pendel related
bis own experience, inviting some of his
old companions TO the meeting. "Hark, the
voice of Jesus calling" (NOur MisSion). wCS
irg In singing the last verse. Mr.. COe re-
lated bis experience yesterday, the delight
ful tine he had spent yesterday morning in
the l9lh-stIeet (cOlored) Baptist church. MIR.
Waterman followed. Mr. Wolf said me had
good news About two weeks since q mis-
sion was opened on eth street, near n, AID
meetings have been held every evening since,
Rankin also urged eaTnestness. He had so
much to thank God for that he scarce knew
how 10 gin. as he had been hest In mis-
church, family, and himself. He did not
feel as to some ministers as he should, for he
wanted ell TO cooperate in these meetings.
ard lie urged That prayer he offered that all
ministers be brought into sympathy with
each other and work in common. Rev. Mr..
Dodge made remarks on the same subject.
Mr.. Hammond said that he had had a con
veTsatiOn with policeman. who said that
he was about "half a Christian, but desired
To be whole one" and offered a prayer for
him. Mr.. II. made some remarks as TO the
chlldren's meeting, after which the hymn
"Shall We whose souls are lighted was
surg, and Rev. j. w. Alvord offered prayer.
The inquiry meeting was opened and con-
I4IEed for some time.