The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-06
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put my fear in their hearts, that they may
not depart from me- Jer. xxxn., Az.
He had given out 624 of these cards IN
Yonkers. fifty per cent. of them to small
children to be sure, and he thought 1t
good showing, but nothing to what ne
had done in other places. In st. Louis
the largest churches were packed for
months, and the conversions (csrd evil
dence) ran up into thousands. In Lon
don he had SPURaEoN's tabernacle pack
ed night after night. In Chicago Twelve
wears ago, MOODY was one OF his listeners
and learned::his method, in great meas
ure, from Mr.. HAMMOND. And so the
Evangelist ran on to the reporter, mar
rating his victories over the "world' the
flesh and the devil" and counting up the
conversions by tens of thousands. till the
time for Intervening service came.
The reporter made his way into the
crowd in the public square, where the
bright Young man withithe grace OF Goa
in his heart was harsnguing a motley
assembly. He could not get near enough
to hear the speaker, but ne evidently I'M
dressed himself Oh the urchins, one OF
whom said to the other: You soc that fel'
low BILLY? That's GEORGE NEWMAN;
hes been injail more times n you and me
II never be, an he's got anew suit OF
clothes given him by the parson. but
sttention was soon drawn from the bright
Young man by the cry of "Here she
comesl here she comesp as two-seated
/ road. wagon, containing the Evangelist
and drawn:by pranclng pair OF black
horses, drove up, Mr., HAMMOND stand
ing on the front seat, and proclalming
salvation, as 1t made. its way through the
surpipg crowd. What followed, the re-
porter shall tell in his own language:
"Young NEWMAN was then invited
into the vehicle ana made a mover su
dress, which, to the sensitive nina oi Tue
reporter, who by invitation nso siso
chm bed into the carriage, might nave
besn considered to border upon actual
blsspheny had not Mr.. HAMMOND ire
ouehtly reasured him, by mild Pokes In
me ribs that it was everything that
couId ha desired. That's the way to
reach Them said the Evangelist 10 tne
reporter, as NEWMAN announced that
Jesus would make them laugh out OF
the other side of their mouths. Now,
NEWMAN be said tell them about when
you used to be drunk and WICKED.
the Young man was nothing 10th, and
gave recital of his intoxicated ramoies
shout the streets of Yonkers to the alter
nate establishment and delight OF the
open mouthed, eager. ed cro"o OF Small
children that pressed around the carriage.
Lets have the steamboat man, present
" said voice, and in responses TO this
demand Mr.. HAMMOND invited a red
checked young man into the carriage
who with considerable sprightliness told
of his former rakish lite when ne ire
quented the games and evil places OF
the city"
1t WAS as entertaining to the crowd,
doubtless, as the adventures OF DICK
TURPIN or SI1TEEN-sTRING JACK would
have been if related by those gallant
gentlemen of the highway. Sandwlched
with flavor of piety and spiced with
| moral maxims, these street hsrangues
must have been "improvin'" to the lis
teners. But the scene did not end here.
The coachnan gave loose to his reins,
the Evangelist replaced his shining bea-
yer, and the party was driven to the
Central Methodist Church, which was
crowded to sutfocaton, and there Mr..
HAMMOND held forth for an hour, mix
ing anecdote with exortstion, and occss-
ioually psusing to allow his excited aud
tory to give vent to their feelings In re-
vival songs. On one occasion he stopped
abruptly and then said, 81 have written
a pretty little hymn which l should like
you to sing with me-" and thereupon
struck up in brave baritone voice, to
the tune of 'Old Grimes is Dead" the
following highly religious hymn:
"Go on, go on, go on, go on,
Go on, go ON, go on,
Go on, go on, go on, go on,
Go on, 90 on, go on.
The audience saw the fun Of it, says
the reporter. and joined In 1t, and so much
to the delight OF the Evangelist that it wa
twice repeated. And with that Mr..
HAMMoND's revival meetings in Ion-
kers concluded.
The poet CowPER, in one of his fine
devotional lyrics, sang:
God moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders TO perform;
But if he proceeds TO save sinners accord
ing to Mr.. HAMMoND's method at Yonk.
ers, it is plain the English poet did not
even dimly comprehend the mysterious
ness of his mystery, To one not caught
in the circle of enthusiasm which HAM
MoND establishes, 1t has the appearance
OF very broad farce, and 1t is not sur
prising the ignorant reporter mistook
for blaspheny things that to the Evan
gelist were everything that could be de-
sired. But Mr.. HAMMOND is not to be
questioned on the score of ecclessst zeal
authority, b W ever much doubt may be
expressed of his good taste. A man who
has the power to psrslyze the tongue of
n wretch who dared to differ from him
concerning dogma is no more to be
lightly approached than the prophet
who invoked the fires and fury OF the
elements to destroy the cohorts sent to
effect his capture.
DIED.
HULLIHEN-At stanton, Virginia. on
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