Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-20
AIRY Ills SUNDAY NIGHT.
SerlO-cOmic Religious Entertainment IN
the Houston Street Thsater.
New York Herald. 1zth

New York Herald, l7th.l
The third in the evangelical series
OF Sunday evening services in the hall
generally occupied by the deyotees of
Harry Hills entertainment attracted
a large and respectable audience last
night. The body Of the hall and the
galleries were so full thatthe adjacent
billiard-room and shooting-gallery
were called into requisition, and before
Nine. A. W. Hall, the noted reyivalist.
OF Boston, appeared, there was not a
vacant seat in the place. II was a
strange gathering, including city Off
Gals, professional evangelists, artists.
ciog7dancers, young men about town
and a large delegation from the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Precisely at eight o'clock MI. Harry
Hill took the platform, raped on the
table and said "H'order, please
while Sister Frances leads the service;
hand | want it h'understood that this
meeting is to be h'orderly and quiet
and honest in h'every particular.
.Hif hanybody makes h'any disturb
ance ell be bounced. Now. Sister
Frances, top EN- a song and do your
level best" This off hand introduce
ton was delivered promptly and with
spirit by Mr.. Hill and the audience
seemed to feel a personal pride in it
and him, for they interrupted him BY
a hearty applause and gave him three
cheers at the finish.
Sister Francis is a colored blonde.
petite and lively. Her singing is Of
the revival type, and excited her audi
ence wonderfully. She gave a ballad
first, with a choral refrain by half a
dozen very black and very demonstra.
tive jubileeists, who sang with more
yigor than culture, but did very we'll
for all that, The efforts Of the vocal
lists SO pleased the congregation that
three encores were demanded and
granted, at the close Of which Deacon
Hill said, "H'order, please. and the
and they did.
lncongru0us as it unquestionably
was, the triple jig, double clog and
active girl dancing of Miss Mary
Milton was made one of the features
OF the evening, and so stirred the ad-
mlration Of the men that n well
known sport offered to back the Young
damsel for $1,000 against Kitty O'NeiI'
No one took him up and the service
proceeded, this time varied by the
participation Of Billy and Lu, who.
with their sister, really created a CEN
sation.
THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
At 8 o'clock Nine Hall was escort.
cd to the platform, where Deacon Hill
cordially greeted her. The lecturer is
a bright.eyed, pretty-faced, short
haired lady Of about twenty-six years,
calm, sclt-possessed and fluent Of
speech. She sat near Mr.. Hill while
Sister Frances sang Way Down Upon
the Swanee Ribber," and then began
to speak.
What" said she, are the signs of
the times in the various directions in
which our eyes are turned? We turn
them to the capital, and what 4 the
outlook? Rings and frauds! Do notthey
portend that our glorious Republic is
to share the fate of those Of the olden
time? Shall our beautiful Stars and
Stripes trail their proud beauty in the
mire of degradation? Every true and
loyal heart says, No. Every one of
our brave boys in blue says, No. For
out of the present middle the law of
evolution will bring a most glorious
order. In religion what do we see2
Do we feel that because we have a
class Of religious buffoons, by courtesy
called "sensationalists," the pure
true religion of the gentle and
beautiful Nazarene is to be forgotten d?
A thousand times, mol Every soul
that has suffered ~martyrdom for the
advancement of humanity is still ex-
erting an Influence, and Gods future
holds illimitable promise for the flu
ture. Socially, because men and wo-
men have advanced pernicious doc
trines will He cease to set the solitary
in families2 Shall mothers cease to
kneel by the cradles of their darlings
and raise earnest petitions to Heaven
for their homes and husbands?
Mrs. Hall spoke for about an hour
in a light and spirited manner, and at
the close Of her address was heartily
cheered and congratulated by the au-
dience.
THE TWENTY-D0LLAR PLATE.