The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-10
MOODY AND SANKEY'S TASK.
TRYING NANFULLY TO INCITE RE
TTTdL IN NEW YORK


| The Hlppodrome Services YcsterdnVA Man
WHO DnrrH tue Evnreciist to Attach Sin
| IN the Highest Pluces-Thrcc Meetings.
Inc attendance at Mr.. Moody's noon
prayer meeting Yesterday was at least onc-third
larger th1h on Tuesday. The gallery reserved
Tor invited clergymcn had but few occupants.
and most Of them were ladies'; but a lsrre Mat
FORM Of rough boarGs had been constructed
since the Preceding meeting and IL Afforded ac-
| commodation for 1fty OF sixty ministers Of va
rious denominations, several OF whom assisted
MT MOODY In the service. Among them were
the Rev. Drs. Hepworth, Stephen II. Tying, Tay-
Tor, Holditch, Booth, Anderson, and Rogers,
bishop James, and tho Rev. Messrs Foster,
rioyd' and Harris. The number was largely in
creased when In response to Mr.. Moods invi-
tation all the ministers who had occupied seats
In the body OF the hall went upon the PLATFORM
Before the regular service commenced the con
gregation led by Mr. l.. 7. Thatcher, sang sew
eral hymns, the Rev Mr.. Lloyd occupying Mr.
scully's place at the organ. At IL o'clock the
evangellsts entered. Mr.. Moody stepped for
ward, and In his usual brusque manner
called upon tho congregation, then numbering
not less than 5000 persons, to sing a hymn.
Next letters requesting prayers were read, while
the assembly bowed IA though In silent PRAYER
Tor the writer's. One requested prayers for the
conversion OF neighboring town another two
unclcs and aunts, aud group Of cousins; a sis-
ter for her brother, who was almost pc rsuad-
ed:' member Of an afflicted family who had
lost three OF their number, for the survivors a
young married couple, who were In great bodily
distress and corresponding trouble Of soul. for
their own relief; ayoung wife Tor her husband,
VINO was entering upon course OF tntemper-
ance ; Young man for his wife, who was dan
gei0usly III and away from him; and worker
n Chri Is vineyard who had not been entirely
falthful To her trust.
The Rev. DR.. Tvng prayed that the churches
OF New York might he blessed with a revivins
spirit Of love. before which all walls OF sects-
rlan'sm should he broken down. The congrcga-
ton then repeated the Lords Prayer aloud, and
sang the 9th hymn.
REQUESTS ron PRAYERS.
Mr.. Moody said he had received several COM
plants from persons whose requests for the
prayers Of the congregation had not been read
There were sever hundred letters ON hand, and
IL would take five hours to reau them. lie
wished that at specill meetings special requests
Only should be re- ID; tha' persons would ask pray
ers for their afflicted aud unronverted friends
and relatives. for their fathers and mothers
and brlthcfs, and not fpr cities and towns aud
churches. lie then read from jeremiah. "Oh,
Lord God, behold, Thou mast made the heaven
aud the earth b, Thy great uowcr and stretched
out nine arm aud there u notning too hard
Tor Thee He read again. with exultinz EN-
pphasi., and there l. n9tning too hard for
every drunkdrd In New York as It was Tor him
TO stretch out his arm. There vas nothing too
nara Tor him. and tins should e tine keynote Of
all who wcr' ltborlnx for his cause. no hal cree
atcd o. iliuns of planets l'r-e' than the earth.
ana could he not save the lea ones for whom
SO many PRAYERS we're offered, God WAS pleased
To- be ~kcd Tor lle-Sing- Ii he could speak "a
world INTO existence aud call I4zarus fr ,fu inc
grave, surely he cuuld revive tine dead souls In
New York. lie had more hope ~ the noon
prayer meetings than Ia IL else. lfGod was not
! found by prayer. the revival would be a failure
lie did not tcieNc that II the LORD was asked tor
an egg no would give stone. or respond toa re-
quest for a u-h pv hestcwing "A serpent. lie had
heard many skeptics say the m vemcnt would
DIE out, anu 50 Il would II Il WAS mans work;
but II L was Gods answer T. prayer. Il could
not. rom another portion II the chapter from
viii II he na1 ken his text be read the wor :.
Can unto me aud VII answer thee. and show
thee great thing. W iich thOI knuwes not lie
believed, he said, that tile war had TAUGHT this
country To pray.
The congregation sang Pass me not, oh.
gentle viur." ana n inmate 81 silent PRAYER
fbo% SSS 1e9 s'9 n a5oIr IN ne %9dy 20 tue
leave to speak Tor a moment = but permis ton
was not acc rdcd. lie Slapped his haud uuon
well worn Biole aud sat down, saying. " MIR.
Moody. dare YOU t. attack sin IN high places"
Several ministers spoke briefly, usually con-
Guiding their remarks with nrayer. anu Mr. san.
key sang. ard thanked God for the numbers
wno after tho Tuesday evening meeting had In
qulred tue way to Zion.
THE EVENING sERvIcrs.
Tho Ia re han was enurely filled in the even
platform WIS throneed with prominent tuins-
| ter- and Others. lncluding the Hcy. prs. :. II.
aud Prime, Mr. Geo. II. stuart, Nr. John 4. stu
| arr MIR. Mulberry, MIR. Cornell, and Mr. Wm. l..
]
mencing, "Ouly an armor-oearer pr2udly
stand, the conEreg joining IN the chorus.
! Joshua, aud prayed that the spirt ~ God might
descend on the wurshppers rs IL descended
! upon joshua. Then Mr.. SAnkey sang the hymn.
Nothing nut Leaves" blsel upon Christs visit
| TO the * tree on which lie found nothing but
! leaves"
Mr.. Moody selected for his text the words
Courage" ana Enthusiasm" two qualities,
he said,indispensauie to the success Of the work
that nd to Ice done IN New York. Four times
] God had SAID to Joshua, BE of good
and SO long 3 ne was " good courage the Lord
| pruspered him II the ChristtaDs Of New YORK
turned their faces from the Lord and grew dis
couraged God could no longer use them, and
the work would fail. lie spoke OF the courage
of Nolh, who worked for n hundred ana twenty
years without waking "A single convert out OF his
own flmiy. He always entertained a great re-
spect foe the Old woman who, during the war,
started out armed with poker, and when
asked what she could do, she replied she
on, at all events. lie was tired Of the
cry deprecatinR enthusiasm without knowl-
edge. but he would ten thousand times
rather see enthusiasm without know-
edge, than knowledge without enthusiasm. 1t
was not IN that hall thar the fruits Of the re-
vivll were to be gathered. 1t was In the slums
ana alleys Of the civ where converts were TO he
made one 10y one. There were none too old to
help the cause. IL they could not give a day let
them give an hour, and II they could not give an
hour let them give i've minutes. IL they could
not give any time at ali they could at least pray
for the success OF those who worked That was
better than Standing on ana criticising better
than saying, "a many In declining years were
were conducted IN my Young days That VIII
never do there can be no success there Let
them rather encourage than censure.
MIR. Geo. H. stuart OF Ph.ladel hia prayed,
and the congr CATION sang work for tue
nght Is coming"
lietween four and i've thousand nersons re-
NAMED for prayer meeting. Several ministers
prayed, and Mr.. Moody asked Tor "A special bless
ing ON the words spoken. Mr.. Stuart gave a
glowing account OF the Philadelphia revival.
The prayers and addresses were, for the most
part, directed against intemperancc.
There iii De "A at the close
OF the noon prayer meeting TO-DAY, ana Young
mems meeting this evening from nine 10 ten
o'clock. On sunday morning "A meeting Of
Christian workers viii be In session from eight
to quarter Of nine.
MIR. James PartOn's Marriage TO his step
daughter.
NEwBURY FORT Feb S-Ihe gOssips have got
godsend IN the mltrm inii IdHh PCS Of James Par
ton, the author, who has recently become actzen OF
this town, and IS on the School Committee Board Mr.
Parton the Third husband OF Fanny Fern" whose
daughter by her second husband, Mr. Edredge, he
rled few days ago, not being that unlike the