The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-01
MRS.VAN C0TTSFAREWELL.
DAY BTG WTTH Events IN THE
WARREN STREET CHURCH
Tho Tragedy of David aud Goliath In
Brooklyn PuIpit-Apptais that Reached
rome Purses as well as Some Hearts.


Brooklyn PuIpit-Appcais that Reached |
rome Purses as well as some Hearts.
The Widow Van Colts carriage rolled |
up to the warren street, BROOKLYN, Church yes |
terday morning. and she opened = love feast In |
the lecture room She was fun OF health and |
she made the Christians glow with religious
zel, At half-past ten she went to the audience |
room to preach. The lower part OF the house |
was well Glled. The Rev. DIR. John Parker,
much wasted by fever, sat In the pulpit oy Mis-
Van Colts side. He Il the only minister who
has encouraged her work by his presence. The
sermon was teeming with dramatic description,
and In passages held the audience spell
bound. and when IN her passionate
outburst she reached a climax, the Methodist
brethren excitedy shouted "llallelujah,"
"Glory," and Amen" She told the story OF
Gideon and his attack on the Midionites, de-
plotting his amazement that the Lord should
choose him, weakllng, for the task; his per-
plexity when he was commanded TO have his
army equipped with trumpcts and pitchers, his
successive doubts and brave moods, and then
his resolution to march and show the Midoon-
ites who's who And at tnis stage OF the story
Mrs. Van Cott, with an imaginary trumpet to
her lips. and phanton pitcher In her hand,
strided across the platform IA though military
bands were played ana she was leading thou-
umph Of the Lords hosts was described so
vividly that tho audience seemed hnNlous 70
| arse and shout for JOY. dozen brethren dio
keep up n run OF amens.
Mrs Van Cott next acted out David and Go.
| Hath. she wriggled around to show how David
! felt in S ul's armor which was so big that It
| didn't touch him, aud then initiated him as he
| went down to the brook to pick up smooth
| stones. Then she described the great swaeger-
ing braggart, Goliath. stalking down from the
| Phlistnes, making the earth resouud Win his
tread She puGed up her cheeks looked dark and
| savage, md sneered at the shepherd hoy who
| was approaching. Then she turned around to
| DAVID She walked SLOWLY along, au-
| justng an imaginary sling, to niccty, Wrapping
eye on the Philistne GIANT. She described his
| approach. and then after moments silence
| whired her right hand swiftly around, let ny
| the imaginary stone, ana shouted as Goliath
| fell. The audience were thrilled. Every sen.
| teuce she uttered met with a response, and
| white the audience wero on fire with enthu-
| sissm she stepped speakiu Mr.. Parker stcpped
forward with plea for money for Mrs. Van Van
ber eyes closed, her fan to her face-a picture Of
unconcern. bountifh collection was taken
| 40 After the meeting ABOUT seventy-nve con
verts, who had become sue through Mrs. Van
| Cotts preaching, met her to receive her parting
| blessing.
| Persons passing the church at O'Clock in tho
| evening were attracted by thrOng OF nearly 100
men and women standing on the sidewalk out
side Of theron fence Ihe gate oeen closed
because many persons had pressed into the
galleries after the main hoor mad been hlled
that the church trustees were AFRAID the sup
ports might give way man stood at the gate,
and whenever person stenped out ne allowed
another tu 90 in. IL was tine last evening OF Mrs.
Van Cuttr revival labors IN the cnurch. She
will 20 to Davenport, Iowa No photographs Of
the fevivaist were for sale In the hall. but In
| quirers were told that they could be bought of
her agent, at ~ Hicks street. II was explained
that they were not sold al the cnurch because
Mrs. Van Cot, was very. hoarse, but she
preached with vigor. A series OF sketches-a
sort OF rapid dramatiznuon-of Bible incidents
aroused the auaience TO a high piich OF feeling
bands were there, and the singing was especially
! loud and enthusiastic. No clergy men except
| Pastor Parker took part. After each prayer or
| RNhnrtlflOn brothers
altar rail stretehsd ioltn Their bands to those
out amone ths audience. wnere sno found
persons h"sitatin! she pu.hed mem Toward ny
knees before the altar. She occasionsliy arose
from hrr kuess In the part ol Tue room where
verted. and held NJ her finger. Brother Pierce
q the Harrison Place Cnurrh, who wss con.
ducting the singing. immediatsly stopped, and
she tegan new CXhorttunn. In snort time
over forty persons were 2A;hered az the altar.
Mr. Parker said they were all new converts.
Brothers William Liesgang' Andrew Van Wick
len, Marcus B,rne and Charles Silycy have
. takon tho Names OF tho converts every evening.
Brother Liesgan2 said that hc nad a list OF hfty
, names, and he knew that the others had about
one hundred more. lnis MAKES the numoer OF
converts, including those brought TO the altar
| last night. nearly two hundred.
" lhpse." said Brother Lesgang. I'VE have
got, and now AIN going up IN tue gallery there
tO see il | can get solnO more.
Al half past nine o'clock Sns. Van Cott sent
all who we're not converted ana dlo n9' wisn 10
, | be. out of tne church. Mr.. Parker SAID she was
too hoIrse 10 talk to so many. Then he told
those who had remained In the gallery that they
= | could get no spiritual bcncnt up tnere, and
i | asked them down stars.
; When they were seated Mrs Van Cott ordered
, | the doors closed. Then she said that once when
. ! she IN Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. conducting
. / q meeting, the spirits OF goOG and evil seemed
: TO be about evenly Matched She lahored for .
long time without any results. Al length God
. put IL IN ner heart to send home ell tho church
members. still there was no success. Then
God told her to send home all the new converts
This lett her alone with about three hundred
unconysried sinners. She exhorted them with
n OF
told them all to slut their eyes. When they
. had done so she said TO them: " Vow all of you
o VINO want to be Christians mold up your hands
4 remembering that no eye but Gods and sister
y Van Cots sees YOU" lhirty hands were raised
Now" said she, "open your eyes" Inc,
were astopshe / TO 1nd how many the fear o
- rdicule had kept from proiessinn. Twenty sill
x of the thirty were that niglt gathered TO the
Mis-. Van Cott next staltled her hearers bl
telling that man had lust stepped forwarC
who that night had gone IRON his house to cas-
- himself into the riNer. he tnor, who gave hi
" na.ue as torcuran, was kneclinG at the altar
= lud immt ddtelS became the centre of grouI
A. of sympathl1ins brothers. lie was mild fea
tured man, about hity wears o.d, and seemed u
oe suffering from tic ehe L OF nervous eAhaus
,s Al the close Of the meeting Mrs. Van Cott bad
p. hearty adieu to the congregation. There wa
jf Tor time lively scene ot handsuahing. TO tn
repor' er she Said she shuull repor to he reo
pe of the West that her succ - m tic East ha'
been royal. Mlthin the last three months sh
n had looked upon over 2uj converts tina
- She knew Of. ana there were doubtless man
:. converted a. the meetings which she mad con
n, Quoted, of whom she had moi heard she sAi
~ she had a rignt 10 c0urrItulata hrIstlf becnus
~ she had been uulided aud unheralGed Of mer
!" and bad been cnmpelled to rely almost who'll
ON n,Tself On iuesd"' -ho T. 10 20 to f9nh r.
"a ana on "Wednesday deliver u lecture III fougn
heeislc after which sue VIII 90 direct I
"a Davenport To begin ner revival work there.
a Chapter oi SIicides.
NEW ORLEANS, Apul JO.- -KObert W. EstllI
10 awcI known cotton merchant committed suicide ye
" torGA, by Jumping Into the rYor irem ferry boat