New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-14
THE AUDIENCE AND THE SPEECHES.


whole service The audience at one OF these meetings
ia a study IL is Is composed OF men eTi-
IDENTITY fresh from the cOunung-room; men
whose rough, uneOuih appearance indicates tia'
their days and nights have been passed
at water front young men. some OF refined appear
ancc, others who seem TO have strolled In nom tue
saloons and alleys OF the East Side. Al these classes
enjoy the singing into which they enter with zeal ana
enthusiasm tat would astUnish the congregations OF
uptown churches
AT the meeting, yesterday, Mr. hurphy read me
XlEth chapter OF Genesis. "'D0th my iathei SIN
i've e were JuscpLs first words" SAIL he, when he
met his brothers. Is there not some poor boy mere
whose father and mother yeArniRg TO hear word
from ~
Ptgyrrs were offered by Bishop Peck, who kEelt be-
hind the desk; the Rev. Dr. King, who wautod tie
mighty power OF press 10 lie enlisted on The side oi
soiIipty and by the Rev. Nh osrorn. Mrs Wilson
sang "CumC Home" and the audience, MY FAITH LOOKS
up Tnec." "sng, mem" shonted Mr.. Murphy as he
began 70 sing tie first verse OF Frccous Name" for
second time
Just n few words only" SAID Mr. Murphy. canning
down from, the platform and walking ny to 'he who
was he picss al The Tuesday cyciing meeting tba ne
oeuld not sign the pledge. A. ire man rose resting ms
weight ou the back Oi the scirc hls ceanly-snaFeh
lace aud smoothly brushed hair eonirastcd strongly
with nts appearance on the previous night. " Shau
try with Gods help TO be sober man from tins day,
talu Nv hhu az 'HV e'N'N"' '"N ~
pledge.
Would that all these men," said Bishop Peck. "could
realize that Their holy Tr by taer side; thrt they
can cali for AID az any time" The Rev. DR.. King also
sad q ieg words.
At the cl0sc Of tho meeting number signed the
pedgs Four or Ave weatheIbeaten Old fellows gathered
around Mr. Murphy One had no shirt. and another an
cxciaDle little man VINO gesticuatcd Wildly
with his head while telling his story, wanted
one Dollar only" with which he cOuld ret 90 Boston.
He hid halfdolar, hut nc "dldnt want TO break IT,
All these rn attended 10 IN way or another by
ar Murphy and the klud.hearted women who were
always present.
Il was announced that next Saturday, at p. m.
Mr. Murrhy and Mrs. Wilson would address the
Christian women OF New-York tlLa Seventh Street
Church
INCIDENTS or TIE FYFNING SERVICE.
The largest crowd that ycj gathered TO hear Mr..
Murphy complete ned tic body Of the Seventh Street
Methodist Episcopal Church last evening i
was estimated that There were 1000 or 15OO
people present. I'm the audience were many faces
tint have become fam 20 those Who have attended
the meetings, and besides these there were May new
ones Al TIL side OF the pulpit ar and Ms Will
sou, sat the choir Of the church.
The evening seryic, was opened W tn tee hymn
There's Fountain Fined With Blood" altcr which
Mr. Murphy said. e As the worlds Redecmer IL the
centre OF ali do, viii AJAX for the song. VIII sing
OF MY EeuettntI Inv NhaPt't VI lFad'AH "ha
then read We are a, IT, sad Mr. Murphy. TO spend
too muen time IN telling The world what God does not
and cannot do We ought 20 tell what glorious things
lie can aud does do"
Bishop Peek followed with prayer. Lord Jesus,
one moment more" 40 concluded, Bless the Christian
women this church who gathering clothes for the
Door and supplying them with food" G"AmeHl'J Mrs
Wilson sung my Ain COuntre," and after the second
verse Mr. Murphy cried OUT "wby don't yer shout
back there I" causing laughter ana applause
'sorne one" said Mr.. Murphy, is trying to rot our
singers 10 20 TO Europe. should like 90 and him 81 les
abont here It's good thing for man To play on his
own fiddle Our friends have their little organ and
will upvg snr tor u.s." "Thrr's JUDGE Of the supreme
Court here" addsd Mr. shaer and IL any tries TO
take her (AIrs. WILSON, away III get wfit OF baDeas
corpus" Mr. Murphy thea Introduced Bishop Pock.
IL IL not OF much u.s." said Be. ior ne 10 be >
bishop for have ordered this man to use all the time
and he doesn't obey mo. IIauguter.l can do moth
Ing than TO tell you OF scene that once fell I'M
der nv observation. was IN church ut Washington
n, the tine OF a revival There were n number Of
cnants about the altar when heard Wild grotns from
come one near By. looked down aud saw man whose
dress vas ragged aud whose nar Tns disheyeod, pros
trats before the altar I'm lOsti I'm damredP he
moancd. 1 went down from the pulpit and took his
head IN my lap MY poor fellow. said there's merry
for Won. You aro not lost Mercy mercy
for mel replied he, with gronn. you don't know
whom YOU'RE talking TO. Tn murderer and Pm IN
helm he'll ann he threw himself before the altar
learned that he had rushed into the church md had
thrown himself down. Drink had brought him there.
but he was saved at last Some time after lad letter
from lis Mother saying that the night when he lad
renounced his waywaId life she had been praying for
her boy and that Der prayer hHdbeen answered" Zap
pansel
Don't think" said Mr. Murphy that tho men who
in little while viii 20 Albany going TO egslate
us into Kingdom OF Heaven. We must take hold and
work together. Our work Ia serious one, and VIII not
bear lans ding about. II the young who walks so
.uobbily" down BrUadw ay the afternoon we're 10 save
the 10 cents which he spends every dny for
drink IN few years he could get ring and call upon
our friend the Bishop pointIDg 10 Bishop Peckl When
married. though, the danger 20 young Is the
club-room 1t IS that he get cooking 10 his
taste; and ofteaiimes tho temptation TO wash down
a good dinner with glass OF wine Is ire
sistble There IA too much talk among women
about dress aud Too little about cooking. tell you the
shortest way TO many mems hearts IA down their
throats Threat applause and laugnterl Our wives
hesitate 10 object their husbands beginning 20 drink
for fear that IL will be thought that they have lost con.
ndenco IN them.
an city not far from here a wealthy man who
bought Western lands and began TO speculate Vbrn-
ever lie sold a Dot and gave a deed he WIS invited
IN drink; aud soon be found that no could
not drink against the multitude Of men who
were buying his land. lie acquired the taste
and coon sank into a woodehOpper When
was in the city him dressed in old ragged
coat in one OF my meerings lie set his broad strong
laws tngether and seemed determined resist the i'm
pulse to como forward But he yielded finally and au
nouuoed his determination 10 drink more.
"Iet me present two pictures TO YOU From uinois
Richard Yates wont Into the war, and on his rcturn
when Senator 10 be chosen. his friends told him
that II be wvuld stop drinking they would send him 10
the Senate He promised. and went TO Washington. Be
fore long, however no found intoxicated on the Sem
ate floor and that noble who waill9d from n shoe
makers bench 20 the Neutrality-suspicious. Wilson
loud applau.e.i-stood by INN. ana persuaded him &c