New-York tribune., 1876-02-21
FEATURES OF THE SPECIAL SERVICES.


A MULTITUDE OF WOMEN IN THE AFTERNOON AND
A GREAT TliROxG OP MIN IN TnR EVENING
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO Meetings.
MR.. MOopY's MORE EMPHATIC MANNER WITH
MEN.
The Sunday revival services conducted by
Moody nnl Sinxoy are always the hes; attended and i'll
every respect prove the most Interesting This was pre-
cmnrntly true of the meetings yesterday H. the alter
noon he main ha crowded long before thc hour Oi
opening hadavd and as many as could 90 So thronSed
The gisas and passage ways sat upon the steps leading
10 the platform or congrogated in the open space abou
the foot OF the stage where chairs brought them
Fac pressure for became 50 great that trc
sheS were last obliged close the doors, aud the sIll
u,i was opened. The thIOrg then poured into that ana
Wien IL had ceased moving thcr0 were nearly 1000 leo
ple present By that time Mr Moody had begun the ser
vices In the large and just IA he was about to read
cha in the Bible he interrupted and requested
to ask portion Of tie choir TO pass into the otLer meet
ing This nade few vacant seats on the platform "hlch
were taken up by the eager persons Outside who
preferred Mr Moody rather than any ministers
the other services.
In the evening great throng again assembled in the
afternoon multitude lad been composed entirely Of
ladies' With the exception OF part o. the cnoir ani
reporters wherever the eyes might wander none oni
women's faces could De The auditorium, the main
galleries, tho upper galleries tho PLATFORM The
isles, AMI the space everywhere wero througed "i'h
Another
ns but men occupied tn seats. The sermon
an both occasions wis from Inc text, IN line OF
thought aIran ,om Mt. aud general pufp - was idcnt
cal Bat after all there was mar ed difference a-
parent TO any who attended both meetings MI.
Moody preached 10 tho ladies much the same as he Of
narily breaches mixed audience. The sgLt change
if any, was scarcely pcrccptibo. Bat In the
evening" ths whole outward form OF the meet
os was changed. 1t seemed then as II Mr..
Moody had been slightly embarrassed before the
ladies. and yet he appeared a. he always does NJ the
mixed meet.ngs Bu. In the evening he was mau pcr
fcc,Iy at His Language h1wed more freely He
was in full charge OF the services and appeared -
every effort was needed tnoir lie employed
language siiShty brlsque aIi oi tbc woI4d thah
In TIE afternoon. lie emphasized with fofcDle gestures
and heayy voice. III the afternoon hs power aj IN thi
cruess 81, his tone Of voice. the pathetic stores he
told and the universal sympathy Inspired by MS dvery
and subject The Congregational hymn he gave
ont for the Indies vcro such as "Over There" Ind
Jesus Lover OF my Soul" The men sang "Hod the
Fort" Altogether the evening meeting S''
of q stefncr n.ture-not les- religious thah
II, coun terpart OF the afternoon. bui more
after the manner OF business men Nr Mood! gave h-
sermon lsiness cast put to man the question'
.Where art thou in emphatic tones which eeeined 10
foreb,de IN 10 those who not the side of this-
tanity All men. he said. were either for 'hh' OF
sipst Hi H. Tae CrOss separated the believing from
the uubclieying thit Tne world Was "r''iiy u'ideu-
the one part beng believers m tho olhef ihhi'I,'
When the afternoon and evening mcetinta had closed
nsr-ons were asked so into the inquiry rooins ana
ereot number did So Probably the number wa" the
greatest that has responded 10 the invitation hihee
the meetings began. WOMEN might frequently DC seen
leading an uncOnverted Prfson through the siseS ih"
tbes rooms aud Walking along with heahs Do"''
and with toa.s In the eyes were numerous Christians
almost unbounded satisfaction AT 'he.e Iroo's
of srccc ,siul work. Before the benedouon was pro
n.unced several hundred arose Tor prayers, hnd MI
Moody = a: "There 50 many can't count lhem
Truly G., Il is IN this house"