The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-28
vol. XIII. l6S.
SEEING MOODY ANDSANKEY
Evidently INCREASING INTEREST
IN THE ET1NGELISTS'
Che Th,rd sunday Of the singing and Pray
Ius In the Hippodrome-The Dis"ppoin'-
ment Of New York snioon-k eepers-
u.~srwed Drinkers from Philadelphia.

., .f Now York RaIoon- X eepers
R,ssrmed Drinkers from Phiiadeiphi"'
The air was raw and cold Yesterday
morning a. the Fourth avenue cars deposlteu
ioad after load Of chilled passengers at the MP.
podrome-Christian workers for the most part
A-for whom the early meeting was especially III
tended, and many OF whom lived 30 far away
that their attendance necessItated their rlAihe
almost before daybreak. There we're MANY TOO
Who ware neither Sunday school teachers nor
pastors, but simply persons who, despalrinR OF
obtaining seats at any other time. had taken su-
vantage OF one OF the very few weekly oppo1tu-
nitlss Afforded them OF hearing the e'ansehs.s
without being crushed into state OF semi
unoonso,ousness In trying 10 get into the ball
IL WAS the third Sunday OF the revival meetings,
and the increased attendance at that early hour
Indicated that the interest and enthusiasm "
not 80 mi arxed and immediate as In Brooklsn and
in Philadelphia, are not on the decline In New
York The rear galleries. indeed. were empty,
or tenanted only by few men who were EVIL
IDENTIFY not Christian workers OF any denomna-
ton and would certainly have shufled out
promptly had they been invited to approach any
nearer to the platform; but the sides were toll
srably well occupied and In the body Of tho
hall noarly every seat was nlled. The platform.
too, was crowded, though the number OF minis
ters and Others in the space reserved for those
who take an active part in the services was un-
usually small. The choir seemed 20 have nearly
ks full complement OF women, but was lament
ably deficient in male members. The whole
Assem- blage probably numbered nearly four
thousand.
Among the few occupants OF the workers
part OF the platform were some OF the delegates
from Pbiladsl lphia, whose accounts OF their
sonversion from intemperance, II is averred,
sraI drunkards In New York. on Friday nisht
they related their experiences at the mems
meeting band Of some nity saloon keepers
went together to the Hlppodrome. but. either
Intentionally or otherwise, the meeting was
Opened quarter OF an hour earlier than usual,
md the large hall was filled when they arrived:
Without making any inquiries. the band OF
saloon keepers followed the crowd into the
overflow meeting and sat for two hours waiting
Tor Mr. Moody TO enter and speak about intem-
perance,which had been the subject OF his noon
day discourse. They were disappointed how
ever. for the exborter was in the other hall, and
they were not at all satisfied with what was said
~ the Philadelphia delegates.
THE DAY SERVICES.
Yesterday morning wul. z. Dodge opened tho
meeting with prayer for a special blessing on
the services in all the churches. Mr.. sankey
sang, Sowing the Seed" asking the congrega-
ton to join with him in the chorus, and sing the
last lines "Very, very softlv.'
Then Mr.. Moody read. from the Goth chapter
OF g. Matthew, the parable Of the men who
wore sent to work In the VINEYARD, and received
unwise Co make a bargain with the Lord. saying
that those who bad agreed TO work Tor penny
ard went early into the vineyard got no more
wrought for only an hour and, moreover, they
not paid 40 soon.
Tao congregation sang the l22d hymn. and lIr.
Moody preached from the text Occupy I'LL
come, appealing earnestly TO all Christians to
work for the salvation OF souls.
More than seven thousand women, without
single man, except the reporters, policemen.
~riive part In the service, 1lled the large hall
bait an hour before the openina hymn was sung
ever, one m ale worshipper was added TO The as
sembly-n wnite-halred man, SO old and innrm
form oy two usheFs. II the rear Of the nail.
dimny discernaole In the fading light were
several hundred women who, unable to obtain
aeats, were standing, and catching what they
gould Of the prayers and sermon that scarcely
tesched them from the distant platform. Nor
nearly half as many more were turned away
aud had there been an overflow meeting, as IN
the evening, the adjoining hall would have been
The service was opened by the congregation 10 N
beginning To sing the thirty ninth hymn, hut AZ
tho END of the hrst verse Mr.. Ssnkey asked To be
allowed TO sing the second alone, requesting
every one To join him ~ each alternate verse
thereafter. Subsequently he ssn9 the Ninety
and Nine" preiacng 1t by saving that he feared
that many heard the singing with feelings OF
curiosity alone. He asked the Christ ms 70 pray
while he was singing; and this resulted IN such
douotedly become the fayorite with the regular
attendants of the meetln-s was rendered WITH
even greater effect than usual.
Previous 70 reading part OF the twenty-sec-
ond chapter OF ~. Matthew, Mr.. Moody, finding
che atmosphere little less than Sitting, Gesii ed
be explained, although we don't want to give
the friends colds, we don't like TO nave them
fAintlne away, ether but before the order
could be carried out woman falnted.
The congregation sang the thirty-hfth hymn,
snd Mr.. Moody preached from IA part Of the
chapter that he had previously read what
shink ye of Christi After the discourse Mr..
Moody prayed and the congregation, having
sunR the twenty-ninth hymn, was dismissed
with the benediction.
CRUSH IN THE EVENING.
Ths sprink,inR Of Iain with the unmi taxable
threatening OF more, did not diminish the COM
eTegation at the mems meeting las; night; in
deed 1t Father tended to drive those in who
might otherwise have remained outside, and
when MIR. Moody ascended the plftform several
hundred more than the seven thousand for
whom seats are provided were In the nall, and
peny we're standing up al around the rear of
she galleries. After the large hall had been
hiled the multitude 10 Madison avenue surged
TOund to the rear door. which soon became so
badly blocked that. although the Assem- blage out
aide was sufficient TO I'LL the smaller hail. for ten
iast the passage way was cleared, and the hu-
man stroam began to tow init took but very
short time to Nil tho hall, and the overflow meet
ing was organized by the Rev. Dr. Stephen ii.
Tying, Jr,
greg -tion, MIR. Moody, in a very tremulous voice,
asked the audience to pray for two afflicted fam
tyn. minister Of one OF the mission churches
aoross the river, he said, had dropped dead in
hss pulpit at the morning service. Also police
omoer OF the HippOdrOme who reported for
euty at half past o'clock, an hour and half
before the service opened, and a few minutes
Mr. Saukey sang Yet there IL room The
Lambs bright hall OF song the congregation
Joining with MIN In the chorus, " Room, room
stil Toomp, Mr.. Moody read a part Of the 22d
chapter OF 81. Matthew Is gospel, and requested
the ushers 70 provide all who were standing
with seats. task so herculean that II was
quickly abandoned.
Then Mr.. Sankey sang "Sowing the seed n
the choir alone joining with him In the chorus
and then went Into the adjoining hall TO close
tho overflow meeting.
Mr.. Moody selected the same text that he had
chosen In the afternoon: What think ys OF
Christ1' and preached very nearly the same
sermon. sometimes slightly varying his mode oil
eIpresson, but using the same illustrations
Snn % conveying precisely the same lesson. IL Il
Sn,, r On sundays that Mr. Moody repeats his dis.
IN th lie hos preached twenty-four sermons
peen repetitions. - ~ w
o,rS some minutes after he began to speak last
, n,snt ~ "as unable to interest q full SCORE OF
M pMSopie M ~ the advanced rows OF seats for among
III .'n ~, "u9 "a ~ ulhainan, who, though CONNIE las
~ a.tontlNe ulWselt was bV no,meAns the cause
oI sttentloh IN others, He was dressed In !
ssmi Mell9ah slNle ana seemed to enjoy the
singing hnd admire the discourse He TOOK nm
earnest part IN tho prayers, and maid MOI tha
Nlghtest attention 10 the iuuusltiye eves ri az
were fastened upon him. '''' '""'
Mr.. 5ankey returned from the other hall md
closed the meeting by singing the 55tn hvmn
To-day the Savior calls" and about "A I'm irad
persons went into the inquiry rooms,