, 1877-02-12
Hundreds of Disappointed Men and
- Women Turned Away.
He Speaks at Great Length on
the Kingdom OF God.
On Churches, Their Crcctas, and
the Duty OF Men and
Women.
a Swarm Of Brilliant Smiles and
Ellrth.Provoking Illustrations,
AT TIE CHURCH.. .

drew larger cruwtl than did tho announcement
that Becclrt WIS to preach. great, oyer
whelmlng curiosity fell upon tho city, md pco-
pie Of high aud low degree poured out to hear tic
pulpit orator. It Is Improbable that nplo,ss aux-
icty 10 hcnr tho Word Of God, 10 expoun1el by
Tho theological hero, Ia to be held rcsponsitlo
for the masses that thsnnGcd the thoroughfares.
All roads led to the Chicago Avenue Church,
and allncst all the faces were turned toward the
cIlAec. It mag ]lavo occurred to some Of tho
multitude that no ono building would hold 50
many applicants for grncc, hut each applicant
had unlimited confidence In his or her ability to
push and shove, md 80 they struggled on until
the building was reached and they were stopped
by tho huge, ,llsyutpatlctic doors.
II was advertised tint tho portals would bc
opencd nt $3.50, but M hour before that ttna tho
crowds surged against them. The godly anu
goddess, the saint anH shines, tile unco' good
md the tnconvertcd, tnmmcu, anl showed, anil
tramplcd upon each othcr'e corns. There was
believer aud the moekcr, tho faithful an,l tho
skcptfc, were hustled together and stakcn up,
until discrimination became tmpracticablc nl,t!
and they stood OIL y level plane. It was grand
secular side of his reputation. but il Tan searco-
" be looked upon, even BY the most unctlous,
revival.
NACH AZ l4ot t4G AuOls nIlG OtlAEAs LA0 ANAf'
torium and galleries were Hiled to orcri!owinR
1n ten minutes. Email chance thero wAs for tho
man or dame who believed In lccorotls en-
trance TO the house OF worship.
"Aftcr ALL" said Bccehcr, in ono Of his ser
mons delivered III bis PALMER days, !" After all,
tho church Is but a hospital Wagon, meant only
for the lame, halt, md blind, VINO would ncycr
reach heaven without llft on tho road.". ll!t
they got yesterday in the Chicago Avenue unit
huancc. Thu strong ap1 vigorous crowded out
the weaker seekers alter rEhteouAncss, and tho
only rceompeu:e Or suggestion M ot dlytnc m inter Inter.
got the front scats, while thosU VINO arc already
within the lold found their portion of Tho splr-
1tual feast limited to the smell thereof.
Though ten Hlnutcs Auf&lcctl To oil tho church,
1t was nearly an hour before the hor.ics had set.
tied down to quiet. Outside the tlrpng anpcased
to he Us great us before the thotsapls who
gaincu n.l1,lIttaneu had been lrAwn oil. Still
ihoy poured through the streets, aud pushed
whqsc most saugaluo friends never ctaitne1 for
,hs% sy TO sinS tor Hofl ;b.m n'l;isa ;sl
they. might delight tho cars of tho
angels with rhoice selections from the Tabcr-
uncle collection. As they stood packed III to-
Ettller, IN almost immovablc mass OF humanity
tn tic rurf>s hard BY and pcltel tho crowd with
l,nrcrcnrrnto nltl mud l,npIous onlona. Then
the sidewalk gave way under tho pressure, and
many. who Ind col!o To learn tho way TO Heaven
fund their ambition toncd to IN aspiration to
kerp ont ot the sub-ccl!ar. but there waA not
mitch damage done. Tho walk sank but fcw
inches mud then stopped. Several ooot-hcels
any bodily Injuries. With the same pcrtiuacity
thnt the tirchln will gazo steadily upon cliatr
III q drugstore while some fellow Is being kewcd
able to sec inside or ,cag d word. Perhaps they
felt II might be somewhat rcWuucrHtlvU 10 see