New-York tribune., 1876-02-15
MORNING SERVICES.
MIR, MoODY's PLACE TAKEN BY DIR. JOHN HALL
BRIEF ADDRESSES BY SEVERAL CIERGYMEN-
Tue wONEN's MEETING.


MR. MOODY's PLACE TAKEN BY DIR. JOHN HALL
BRIEF ADDRESSES BY SEVERAL ClERGfhfN-
TIE woMENs MEETING.
The drilling rain yesterday morning did not
diminish the attendance the Ippcdrome much as
might have been expected Nearly all the seats on the
main floor were taken and several hundred persons sat
In the galleries. The number Of ministers present was
larger than usual The small platform which has been
erected beneath the pulpit crowded, among those
sitting there being the folowing The Rev. Drs Ander
son. Amitage, Ball, Booth, COnkn, Hail, Holmes, Tying
ir TAYLOR Rogers, Osborne. and VAIL aud the Rev
Messrs. W. r. Sabine, George II. Hepworth, r. s. Nc
Arthur and GEORGE ID. Mathews. Three large meetings
had been held the previous day IN the lppodrome
and in nearly all the churches two services had been held
The requests for prayers were many in number
Among them Were petitions for "four only sons" for
an incorporate son." for son "whose mother has
prayed for him 26 years." "for the healing of an only
child - five for husbands, OF whom has been
prayed for during 40 years; :" ga father for his son.
daughter FOR her father" for nominal church mem
bers" "for Rutgers College and Cornell University
their professors and Students Dr Vail offered PRAYER
for these persons The hymn, LOid heal oi sho"eIs
OF fbeSsugs," was sung.
Instead addressing the audience himself ms has been
his custom heretofore, Mr.. Moody asked the Rev Dr.
John Hall TO do so Dr. Hall read the opening verses oI
the Xth Psalm %" waited patiently for the Lord ana
he inclined unto me, and heard He brought me
my feet upon rock. and established my goinsA" Dr.
Hall said:
We have here sciptnral case Of prayer answered
The case was bad one. lie had waited upon the l"li
patirry. He not content with an ejaculation nov
and Il en- made earnest, patient and c'nlnuo,
prayer Dear brethren, you must zen These persons WI"
com. o YOU that yOur PRAYERS for them not enough
They pray for themselves II l. thcr dulE I" 20 ai
hold converse with the Lord " lie heard my cry @ thu
must their experience. IL T. an easy ng 10 'ec emo
In these meetings where there arr thousands hrO9n
Won. Bat let remember that what man feels WLrh
ho fhn fr1fgu
fst ne ll ac in onr behalf the
dton OF tho suppliant mentioned IN this psalm, lie
hTougt me ont OF The hoib" pit IL Is the case oI VIZ VIZ
Yesterday where hc dare not toll hs mother or m sister
Ii Is the horrible pt and tho Z" miiy clay But lie
brought me out and set my c,t mon l3ck ~. . c,' ~
N.lrd my goine-." one foundation s sld, ana there Il
no o ncr NY friends We have persons who serve
the Lord today and The deNi i@moil"" IN "n, n
common phrase they urc sllllY -sialAiuE Iut lN"
thorough Christian is known. People do no. won
der what inannnr OF man be- H. !. stands "@rIltJh @
upon his face. They know he stands upon rock
wuose founder ana builder il Cod lie has perlap"
been iineJ out Of the i ad new tois a @ p' 't ~ ="
his mouth. That song, my hIcihtcn; yen can an -IE
your cX p"rcnce. say what You know AMI i"l Don
20 an inch beyond that When you do yon H'hie yopr
own conscience and receive all the bad ritri7 of
We must know the simple .! aid be- able to i'hlt-
SIR. Moody preJcd saying: We thank Thee that 50
ra.; dfc here tins rainy morning. o. may th' ""i"
gain and Inuli ply IN midst until thousan Is ana ''hH
of thousands are brought 10 Christ We ask Thy bcs-
sing upon all those named Ia the requests We pray for
those colcees o. God grant that the hearts Of those
young men may become able 10 publish the glad udngs
Of the Gospel To pcr.shing world. Bless the meeting
tins evening Help thy to slug ana preach -
Thou woull l,t have us"
d. Armtage -.,iI that II therc one thing Ia th'
scrrturrs more clear than another IL The efficacy Of
prayer in gaming the bsn OF God and -atis! INK Tie
cravings II the believing spirit
Dr TAYLOR mentioned three reasons Why prayer was
not answered The first because We think VI believe
In God tho hcarer II prayer yet beneath the cqn'e
nicnt forms ~ Christian speech there Turks great
amount ~ unbeief u H. not remark tblc that God
should answer prayers. He s on!' keeping His word
Pride is another reason why prayers are unanswered
We are not willing 10 let God have all the glory We
want both the forgiveness and the glory ana "" got
neither Again SO lack true earncstnrss IN suppl
cation After the congregation had sung the DoAoiosy'
the Rev Dr. II. Il. Booth pronounced the hcnedictioh
The womcn's meeting was then organized IN the same
room but neither 81 the eyanp'sts remained IL was
conducted entirely BY adics not a man being in tho