New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-21
THE HIPPoDRoME SERVICES.
REMARKS OF Mr.. MOODY AND DRs. Omission
HALL AT NOON.

REMARKS OF Mr.. MOODY AND DRs. oRMIsToN AND
HALL AT noon.
The prayer-meeting yesterday was largely
attended. To the many people who went to the Hippo
rone with colds previously contracted the nan was
very chilly but this annoyance does not often happen
and did not detrac from the manifest attention to the
services Botn as regards Mr. Moody's remarks, and
those which followed the hour full Of interest IL
opened with the hymn, Jesus keep me near the cross
after which the requests for prayer were read. MI
Moody read from the Attn chapter OF I'd Kings the story
OF the shunaInIte woman whose dead son Elisha
restored to life taking his text from the
3Oth verse CAS- the Lord yeth and as Thy soul Heh,
will not leave thee" lie said:
am beginning to feel anxious about the next 80 days
IN 80 days have 10 get out OF tins building ana %ha
have to do We must do now We have no tune 70 lose
IL 1t necessary Tor Cnrist TO pray why sl9n1 ho
wet We must on ewes non ls h Ma G p
every day The same power which converts one llEhl
% well convert hundreds. Prayer is the great pow cr
and The Lord NAV realc here, and tie next 80
DAYS may b. like the day OF Pentecost IL We pray VIII
the faith OF the Saunamite woman who would mol IedNe
Elisha rim ne restored her son 10 life, God work
miracles fO- Have you ever looked through inc
Bible 10 see how many times Christ lrayedf When Jesus
prayed tae Holy Ghost Tell upon biIn ana angels a.
sccnded, AMI there came voice IRON heaven nol Will
nd in the 9th chapter OF Luke and 18th verse that Jesus
went into the mountain ana prayer an hSh' anu Ml
you such thing as That IN scripture You may kno"
lave iew moments now OF silent prayer Tor great
harvest
DR.. Ormiston Of the Collegiate Reformed Church said
He who was our Model well as our Master was emil
nently Man OF Prayer-there is no more inspiring arsu
IN ut for PRAYER than that When that good
woman, the Shunamie-eTedt as she was good
-5,sougat the prophet, she did IL in perfect
faith ana while lie inside the door where her
sol law YOU may he sure she was praying outside Not
ONLY here where the thrill Of compromising adds much
TO our fee n.y. but al hOc, should pray TO the LORD
for hi, bi.s..lg On these assemblies. You need not pry
for sOdom, pray New-NOIk that marvellous things
NAV be don" mere
Dr. John Hall continued the subject saying am ex-
tremeiy touched 10y the number Of old men ana the
mothers III Israe who here. Many Of them may not
have much money give De able to do for others,
but all can pray God does not keep the door barred
AUST as LAWYER makes il his business to handle cases.
and py, cian to diseases IL is the business
The Christian pray. We ccrgymen are ex roInciy
anxi TO have congregation, revived, but what We
want ID 10 be quckened and revived ourselves, 10 70 ny
10 the level where want our people 10 he be YOU
what YOU want others be. You, parents, be Chrssc
amused people who, after spendin: years 10 goddess
lie and then coming 10 Christ, wonder that every one
tuey sneak 10 converted To God. want 10 say 10
Them Dd YOU come at Oncef How long did you wait
after called yOu! God has had patience tn us and
we must have patcuCe too. Old Christians ought aiway~
10 pray faint the clouds arc not from the sun,
but from the earth,
Mr. sankey assisted by other cergymen led the meet
ing at the HippOdrOme in the evening, aud DIR. Moody
met the young converts at Association Han.