Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-01-31
Mr.. Moody Leaving Chicago.

The Chicago Tribune has the following
accountof the farewell services of Mr.. Moody
in that city, on the nth, and of the results
of the meetings; "Mr. Moody has for
long time refused to give the number of
hopeful conversions resulting from his meet
ings, but the following facts and figures
may serve to show the magnitude of the sue
cess over which ten or twelve thousand of
the Christians of Chicago and vicinity met
to rejoice last evening. There are four
thousand FIVE hundred chairs on the main
floor of the tabernacle, all of which We're
occupied by persons who came in on young
converts tickets. There were also many of
the same class in the galleries. besides those
who, being late. were not able to gain admit
tance at all. The number of persons already
received into the Chicago churches are set
down as follows: Baptist, three hundred;
Congregational, three hundred; Methodist,
seven hundred; Presbyterian, seven hundred
and fifty; Reformed Episcopal, three hun
dred besides many received into the Ger
man, Welsh and other smaller churches not
definitely reported. 1t is safe to say that
two thousand five hundred new members
have already been received into the churches
of Chicago and vicinity, with perhaps an
equal number known to the pastors, who are
expected to Join at some future time About
six thousand tickets were given out for the
farewell meeting, of which a careful record
was kept; the name, residence, and church.
membership of every individual being writ
ten down, in order to be classified by
churches and Districts and the name sent
to the pastors of these churches, into whose
care they appropriately fall. Thus every
one is to be looked after, and as, according
to the proportion of several lists already ex-
amined, not more than one in ten of the pro-
fessed converts have yet joined any church,
the whole number of conversions, and of
persons reclaimed from backsliding, can
not fall far short of eight thousand, be-
sides uncounted multitudes who have come
from other places and returned with a
blessing on their souls, whose names, of
course, did not appear on the record.
The rush for admission at the Tabernacle
last evening was immense, at times seeming
likely to break down the doors and precipi-
tate the crowds outside upon the densely
packed audience within. Only one police
man was on duty at the doors indeed the
meetings have from first to last owed very
little to the police. There was an overflow
meeting at Farwel Hall, but multitudes
preferred the outside of the Tabernacle,
where they could hear the singing and catch
now and then word of the speaking, to the
inside of any other audience-room, whatever
might be the attraction. The exercises
opened with singing, Were going home to-
morrow then there was a prayer by DR.,
Evarts then another hymn, What friend
we have in Jesus after which Mr.. Moody
made his appeal for the thank-offering, ask
ing for eighty thousand dollars to pay the
expenses of the revival meetings. the sixty
seven thousand dollars mortgage on Farwell
Hall, the floating debt and to leave a bal
ance in the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion treasury for prosecuting the further
work of that society. He appealed for the
money for this subject on the ground that it
was desirable to keep up the union efforts
which had for nearly twenty years been i'll
creasngly successful and which in this re-
vival had received new and wonderful life
and impulse. He then read list of sub
scriptions already received which, with the
collection, amounted to between sixty and
seventy thousand dollars. After the thank
offering, the Halleluiah chorus was sung
right heartily, and Mr.. Moody preached his
farewell sermon. He then led in closing
prayer full of love and tenderness ; part
ing hymn was sung by Mr.. Sankey, commence
ing Shall we meet beyond the river 2 then
the vast congregation joined in singing the
doxology, and the benediction was pro-
nounced by the Rev. Mr. Thompson"