, 1876-09-24

such as will tell upon all their future history.
In this country their labors during last Win
ter IN Philadelphia. New York, and Brooklyn
were on scale such as never had been attempt
weeks the attendance upon the various meet
lngs aggregated considerably over a million
anu the number OF converts in each of the 9th
ers was very large. The church activities zen
erateu are SILL IL iull progress, and the minis
tiers and laymen in these cities. as well as over
large extent OF country contiguous to it, re-
cclVcd new impulse in their Christian work.
In connection with these meetings OF Aicssrs.
Moody and sankey, and in view OF the special re-
Hglous interest now manifest in all parts Of tha
country, it is proposed at the same time in con-
Junction with local ministers and laymcn. to
carry on series Of meetings in the West and
Northwest, on scale never before attc1nntcI.
among those who will take part in this organ
i'll Chicago as Sunday-school worker and law
preacher, but more recently as an evangelist
specially gifted ia expounling the Word. In his
iaoofs as an evangelist he las been blessed in
pudding up Christians and awakening sinners.
ar. T: T. Bliss is The singer and song writer.
who has written many Of the most s nonnlar, nr,,ll,
hymns and sacred songs now in use in America.
Us Wei! as over the water, and whose
powerful and wcll-cultiyated voice makes
ats a singing r. attractive, winning, and impressive
mests 1nst httic and Bliss have been engaged al
most constantly during the past 10 years in the
West and South, and their cvangelistic efforts
have been specially owned and blessed of Cod
heR1Fals, resulting in the awakening of the
chlfcles and the conversion of large Numbers
nave followed their efforts in Detroit. Lonis.
vile, and many other points,
Mr. GEORGE c. NEEDuAM
the Irish evangelist and Bible-reader. Is a1so
khoWn 70 many ministers and Christian neonie
IN Chlcago. He has been engaged constantly in
preaching aud Biblc-rcading in this country dur
'ng Inc last dozen years. His efforts
ma nave been largely in the East and
ooula, and Where known he al,rays has large
,1neetngs. Als lectures OF the Types and Sym-
9ois 2 OF the old Testament, illustrated by large
W., are exceedingly interesting and iR-
su.ueslse; .,. AS an evangelist be has been very
marked revivals followed his mcctinrs in f1;f-
Ee1ent Cities Mr. Needham has Just returned
rom an eVangelstic tour in Great Britain, where
~ ~ spent year preaching to large audiences in
" the larger cities. ~
Mr; George G. stebbins, Of Boston, sincer
seI1 aa hno"h 10 the East, accompanies Mr. Need |
ervices. VI oeA5 w tae
:. Mr. Harry Moorehouse, the English eyanoc-
lst anu b,blc-rcader, the first successfully m
hlroduce Blblc-rcading into this country fs ,1so
Horn to very many in Chicago and tie Wcst
~; Moofehouse has just landed In the corntrv
), na M II Is expected that he wm be ready to iofn,
! sae esmansellstlc "a campaign as 1t opens in the
vest. Those who have heard his nreach3nn rns
no his original and interesting Bihiepreadinmss'
~ want to hear him again; and those fam;jsr
'3th bis work know how God has naed h;aa
'herever he has gone. AN' uSe" n1n
nj: lnglis, Of England, accomnan,e. Ar
soorehouse. It is hoped that Nr. W;1,;om
ohuson' a OF Philadelphia, sweet singer as we'll
soIs ~7ter, accompanies Mr.. Moorehousr
- '4'0 no'so Mt u NJ Morton, OF Brooklyn,