Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-26
Hammond and BENTLEY.


THE REVIVAL MEETINGS CONTINUED.
At yesterdays meeting at the Calvary
Baptist church. after our report closed, Rev.
lIr. Gray spoke of misconception as to'the
tors, and he remarked that they should
come TO the meetings. where they would ind
that after Brother Hammond gets through
with his portion OF the services, the church
is divided up into sections and placed in the
bands of the pastors. They should come and
Iook AFTER their own people, who came for
talked 10, and 1t was their pastors duty to
be there lending assistance. The members
OF clnerent congregations came making in
quirfes, and he bid the evangelical ministers
10 come In and take care of them. Yesterday
number OF the ministers united In a re-
quest TO Mr.. Hammond to repeat the sermon
on the Divinity of Christ" Mr.. Hammond
Ngnlned Dis willingness TO repeat the
sermon.
THE sEvIcEs LAST EvESINo.
The Congregational church was crowded to
OVERLOOKING last night and the services were
opened with some excellent singing, led by
Mr.. Roslwald. of New Orleans, who, pat the
morning meeting gave an account as to his
arrival in the city, as to having his atten ton
attracted to the meetings by THE STARS
report of them, and as to his Having received
The assurance OF pordon the night before,
made stirring appeal to the uncoDvertet.
called to the platform and repeated prayer.
Mr.. Hammond, after a brief prayer for
Gods blessing on the service, took for his
text, Psalms, 1l2, vi, "The righteous shall be
in everlasting rememberance," his subject
being the Recognition of Friends" He al
luded To the erection of monuments to COM
mtmorate the memories of the great, and
said, Our own monument, unfinished as IL
is, in circumference Of him whom we esteem
as the Father of his Country" He concluded
with an urgent appeal to the uncolverted,
enforcing the necessity OF present action.
After the sermon the praise meeting aud To-
curry services were held a large number of
eGIersymen and others aiding the work: Mr.
Hammond spent Il portion OF his time in the
upper rOOm,' where many had gathered to-
gether.
TO-DAY'S MEETING.
There was a very large attendance at Cal
vary Baptist church this morning and many
children were among the audience. Mr..
Hammond had with him on the stand Rev.
MeSSrs. Gray, Dodge, Beale, Rankin, Noble
and others. The meeting was opened by
singing the hymns, ave praise Thee, oh,
God, ~ feel like singing all the time" aud
"Save, Jesus, save" Mr.. Bentley sang a
beautiful SOLO entitled +" Jesus loves a little
child" Rev. Mr.. Beale, of GEORGETOWN, led
IN prayer. "PreciOus name" was sung. Mr..
Hammond addressed himself principally TO
the children and their duties 10 their Maker,
referring TO some interesting incidents in mis-
..StOries for Children" of answers to prayer.
He noticed that some of the children had or
ganized prayer meetings, and yesterday he
was told by Mr.. ChOate, of the Wesley
chapel Sunday school, that 81 children OF
that school had been converted and had been
gathered into prayer meeting. He had
looked in and found Ga little ones on Bonded
knees praying especially for the conversion
OF some bad boys. He gave some incidents
of the conversion of children; reading feel
ing letters from some little ones, and COM
mentiDg on them. He read some portions of a
letter written by friend at Albany 10 Mr.
Prince, recently converted, expressing their
thanks that he had been converted, and an
nouDced the childreR's meeting at DR.. No
ole's church 18th and G streets sOuthwest)
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock, and on the
following days at o'clock, and ne suggested
that pray eTs be offered for the meetings
Rev. DIR. Noble, Mr.. Pendel, DIR. berry,
Father isn't Ready Mr. Hammond read
an affecting letter from a young lady con-
vert, after which he spoke briefly to Chris
tlans as 10 their duty 10 work, and Offering
brief but feTvent prayer, he read the requests
for prayer, numbering about fifty. Among
them Was one for lewsDOys,Of the city; for
hotel Keeper, for skeptic, for the proprie-
tors OF gambling houses, for a lady near
ceath, man who has not been to church for
p years. Il Need Thee Every Hour" was
sung. Rev. Mr.. Judd made a few remarks,
expressing his sympathy with the meeting;
giving his experience as to working in the
evening meetings, and he invoked Gods
blessing on the work. Mr.. o. G. Wright made
some interesting remarks as to the CONVEX
sion ofyoung people. DIR. Presbery remarked
that The influence OF these meetings was
spreading, and be related that last night two
young ladies asked him to pray for them
and they knelt down then and there and
gave their hearts 10 God. DR.. Noble followed,
ave all Must Speak for Jesus" was sung,
and praise meeting was held, in which
many spoke. A little girl thanked God that
her pray ers had been answered and her father
AL been saved, and many other children
$50 spoke, one saying that she thanked GCd
tEat when her sister struck her she did not
strike back. After the "praise meeting"
the children assembled around the altar and
engaged in singing for some time.
The committee OF arrangements have ar
ranged for the meetings next week as fol-
lows Bible readings every morning at liz
O'Clock at Lincoln Hall, children's meeting
Al DR.. Mobiles Presbyterian church, 10Th ard
L sire cts sOuthwest;) every afternoon at i
o'clock, and the usual pTotracted services at
the Congregational church every evening at
o'clock, inquiry meeting to follow.