The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-26
ATTACKING KING ALCOHOL.
The Fearful Effect Of PHILADELPHIA Rum
New Workers Invited to Reject IL.

Mr.. Moody introduced n new and effect
i've feature into the Hippodroms services yes er-
day. The day was devoted to the propagation
Of temperance doctrines, and on the platform
we're ten living witne sses" from Philadelphia.
who had travelled TO New York TO explain how
they had been enabled TO abandon the use OF
irtox eating liquors. and become reputable
memb1rs Of society. The other occupants Of
tine platform at the noon PRAYER meeting were
the Rev. Drs Newell, Stephen II. Tying. Jr..
Hepworth, Arnold, Marllne, the Rev. Messrs.
Murphy, Mathews, Macarthur, Wilson, Vail.
Padelfori. McAllister, Hillman, Bishop Reinke
Of tho Moravlan Church, MIR. Barnard Of
ths House of Industry, Mr.. McClesg Of
the Howard street hssi n, and Jerry
The assembly in the body Of the nail number
ed UPWARD Of six thousand. The CONGREGATION
sang the 29th hymn, aud DR.. Hepw orth read the
requests lVr prayer, which were all IL behalf Of
persons addicted tu intemuerance. 1he Rev. A.
ID. Vail PRAYED; and after the 9th HYMN had
been sung Mr. Moody read from the FIRST chap
ter of 81. John. Then he introduced Mr. Jane
son, young mao so recently converted TO
Temperance that the liouor was evidently not
yet wholly out OF hls system.
MIR Jameson styled himself living witness OF
what God could do for rum drinker He was
employed IN the gas works IN Fhiir delphil, aud
made 1850 a day, bat he useu to tell his wife he
9 rned only 81, and then be spent the rest for
liquor. friend persuaded him to go to hear
MOODY and Sankey, and. having been converted,
ne oreanized the prayer meetings In the gas
OF the Lord could enable MIN to cease NOT only
drinklLg, but chewing aud smoking into tie
bar
Sir. Linten, who was next introd uced. said
that ne mad lost TWO fortunes and unnumb bere d
valued friends through mis- craving Tor strong
drink. but tnat he attended Moodys and San
keys meetings In Phil delphia, and WAS con-
vertsd 20 temperance on the II h Of last January.
The coBgTegatiOn sang Yield not to telnpte-
ton.' ana Mr.. Hillman stepped forward 70 say
tina he mad been u shade lower than the brute
through the use OF Intoxicating liquors but
Fha l.ta has had 0r.N min
went TO Due Of Moody and Sankey's meetings in
Phad -iphia, bee use, having formerly betn at
tarhed 10 circus, he had professional curl
osty TO s9e an audience Of twelve thousand
persons. He thought Ar. Sankey a tolerahly
prohcient singer. tut believed he was acquainted
with more than one variety performer WAC could
surpass biIn. lie was too drunk TO understand
wnat was said on the first night, but he was I'M
leleo oy an Invisible power TO 20 again, and he
was finally conver ed.
Mr.. Anderson, another Philadelphia delegate,
had half conquered drunkenness, when he was
blown uD by an exploding boiler. and the phy-
slcian who attended him prescribing alcoholic
stlmnants, the old ppeite was revived. he
the eXhortatlons OF Mr.. Nannamaker. He de-
plecaled the use of intoxicating liquor in cases
Of sickness, and thought that the Lord WIS
abunaantly able to heal the invalid without the
use Of means that end. ngered Doth BODY aud
soul.
Mr. Edward Reed, a well-dressed, pleasant.
featur, young man. bearing In his face unmis-
taxable marks OF long course OF dissipation,
slid tnat he once called upon God never to allow
MIN to meet his father and mother In heaven II
he ever drank another drop OF intoxicating
hquor; but he bad broken the vow then mace
ana scores OF others He ueiiyered IN excellent
speech, affecting many OF bis hearers u tears /;
aud when he spoke Of his conversion after
ettenpinR one OF the revival meetings IN Phila-
dtlpula, the congregation almost applauded.
Ar. Moody ora. ed In a broken voice, and pro-
nOunced the benedicuon.
SeYe. al hundred mothers and sisters met I'm
the cnurch at Fourth avenue and rwenty-nlntb
Stree and continued To talk Of temperance
Last evening the meeting was opened at least
NJ, cen minutes before o'o oCk, but every seat
Obliged TO content themselves with standing
room. More than 1900 persons were IN the large
hdu, and after the ha. had been filed, tue
streets around the Hippodrome were stlll fun Of
men anu women, aud the overflow meeting in
tho adjoining hall drew such multitude as had
sc dou assembled within lis walls. After sing
ing the Ninety and Nine" MIR. S4nkeY went
intO The overflow meeting, ana MT. Moody re-
sumed bis discourse on "trace " where he
dropped IL on Thursday night After he had
nuished, Mr. Sankey returned from the over
now meeting, In which he mad been singing to
fur thousand persons. lie sang to the seven
thousand "Still there's more 60 follow" DIR.
Orm ston prayed, d within u few minutes the
inquiry rooms were llled.
lhe mems meeting. from nine until ten
O'Clock, bad not before been so well attended.
~ was quarter OF AN bOur before the multi
tuue mat blocked the doorways could get Ia,
ana nearly eV ry seat was filed.
he noon PRAYER meeting TODAY W IN he IN As
sooiation Hall. TO give the army Of cleaners In
the IL ppodrome thei, first holiday since the De-
giuning VI the reyiy movement.