The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-08
THE FAREWELL TO Princeton.
College student, singing Hold the Fort 4"
to Moody aud San.Scy al the Depot.


PRINCETON, Feb. 7-Athalf past o'clock
this morning streams Of persons were pissng
along be slippery sidewalks tow ard the Presby-
tcrian church where Moody aud sankey had
promised to give farewell services. The church
and hotel sheds we're filed with the teams Of
country folk, who had RISEN long before day
break and driven miles over wretched roads.
Inside the church singing aud PRAYING went on
for half an hour before Moody appc tred. In the
audience were many old persons, especially
white-h ired men. who tremhled with weakness
anu axe anu listened win hands to their ears,
trembling lips. aud fearful eyes.
sankey onened the services by singing AL
most Persuaded" Before BEGINNING the song,
he prayed fetvcntiy that God would bless that
song. and that those who were almost persuaded
might become fully persuaded by II. Moody
preached on " CIR ce.' His n1nner was less free
than on the prcccd NJ evening. OF his APPROACH
ing work in New York he said ~ don't think
we VIII be successful in that mighty city until
We get down to personal effort. There NAV be
thousands in the lliupodrotne, but there will he
few fully converted outside Of the inquiry
The close ot his sermon. Moody asked all TO pray
IN silence while the uucOnVcrteu rose for PRAYER.
sixty per ons arose. Then all kneeled, ard while
the morning sunshine fell Through the stained
windows upon their bowed heads, Moody prayed
that they IN ,ght all come converted.
DR.. MrCosh aft, rw,rd assembled the pulpit aud
: id,"l ink we should rray for Moody aud
ShNey. Ihev are above the priisc or men, hut
they need to have new fields II usefulness
opened { them" lie then prayed That tod
would bless the evangelist. and u sist them In
their work IN New York, and give them power
to convert multitddes.
Tho services were FASTENED. because the re-
vtvalists had to take an early rain for New
York. Several professors two or tnree clergy;
men, and IL large body Of students escorted
Moody anil Sank y to the depot. The evaneel-
lists shook hands with their many new-fOuud
friends. an 'c,'s were shed as taou.h the part
ma were # Intimate associates. just before the
tr iiu 81 rted .hout atty students gathered upon
the platform and sang "Hod the Fort" MIR.
San H4M If tnn IA N nd ~.
In the singing wiki all his might. while scores of
persons hurried down from the village. As the
train moved a. AZ the students, as uv one i'm.
pulse, raised their hats. aud Moody and Slukcy
leaned out Of tue window aud waved farewell
to them, and when thew sat down again the eyes
OF both were wet with tears Sir. Sdnkcy stepped
Oh At New brunswick To await the arrival OF his
family from philddclphil. MIR. Moody aud his
fri ends went on To New York, and were met at
jersey CITY by members OF the Hippodromc Ex-
ecutiyo COMMITTEES.
REVEALS IN NEW JERSEY.
In Doonton. y. j., great revival Is In progress,
and 20 persnns nave tlready irofessed CONVEX
SION. lhs Rpckaway revival that closed two
weeks ago resulted in the conversion OF IN per-
sons. In Dover the work nas tcen pra crossing
| for several weeks, and In the new NJ. l.. Church
often many as twenty-five persons were ut
| The altar ut once. About 80 persons have been
| converted. Much ~ the guoG done 4 at ributCd
20 tue work OF the rsilrOtd rcviyIiists VINO have
| followed the line of the Delaware. Lackawanna
| and Western route.