Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-28
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FRIDAY MORNING. FEB. IS. 1873
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THE RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY

THE RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY.
DAILY MEETINGS AT THE BAPTIST AND
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES AND AT THE
Y. NJ. ASSOCIATION INTERESTING
DESCRIPTION OF MooDY's MEETINGS IN
BALTIMORE BY REV. DIR. MANLY-THE
sTAuNTON MEETINGS TO BE CON-
TINUED,
&C., &C., sc.
The movement looking to a revival of
religion in Staunton has been even more
active this week than last. We give be-
low an account.of what has been done and
what is proposed to be done.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. DR.. Manly, who last week was as
sisting Rev. DR.. Brantley, -[Dr. Fu'ler's
old church, in Baltimore, commenced
series of meetings in his own church, Mon
day night, and continues them all this
week. They are held in the main au-
dience room of the church, and the choir
and organ have been removed from the
gallery to the floor near the pulpit. The
and new feature consists of solos sung
by members of the choir. One OF them,
where is my boy tonight" sung by
Miss Josie Gibbs, is very touching. MT.
Geo. w. Bradley. the tenor. is also pre-
pairing some new solos for these meetings.
The attendance at them has been good,
and many have risen Tor prayer, while
seven or eight have professed conversion.
The meetings will be held tonight and to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. VIM. E. Baker, who has been as
sisting Rev. DR.. Bowman at his meetings
in Harrisonburg, commenced 4 series OF
prayer meetings at his own church Mon
day after noon. They take place at AIS
o'clock and last an hour. Rev. DR.. Pres
ton, of the First Presbyterian church of
Richmond was to have preacn'd here last
night but in consequence of the illness of
child was prevented. Tonight, and to-
morrow morning at II O'Clock Rev. DR.. G.
B. Stricken, of Thinking Spring. will
preach at the church here. There will be
TRINITY CHURCH.
There was service at the Episcopal
churce Ash Wednesday morning at IL
o'clock. Rev. w. @. Hullihen, the rector,
who is just convalescing from, illness, fill
ing the pulpit. He announced that there
would be services every day during Lent.
THEY.M. c. ASSOCIATION SERIES.
On Monday the Association i,sued hand
bills announcing that their nightly prayer
meetings would be continued through this
week.
On Saturday the meeting was not so
largely attended as it had been on most
evenings during the week. Mr.. W. II.
Peyton led, selecting John, 3rd chapter,
10Th verse, and 9Th chapter, oath verse,
and other texts showing the promises
held out to believers and the punishment
IT unbelief. He said it was to our tenn
poral as well as our spiritual advantage to
lead righteous lives, and without we do
| this all our best laid plans will come to
naught, and to lead upright lives we should
always seek the company of the virtuous.
In illustration of this he spoke OF Lot.
who left righteous people, a rich man +,
to dwell among the wicked Sodomites,
| and returned home poor man,
MOoDY's MEETINGS.
| DR.. Manly said he had been asked to
give an account of his visit to Baltimore,
in connection with the services held there
| by Mr.. Moody. He said it was very evil
| don't to any one who stays for any length
Of time in Baltimore that there is a pro-
found religious awakening in the city.
The chief topic of conversation there ap-
pears to be the religious meetings which
are being held in different i'arts of the
| city. Mr.. Moody holds his t, ceilings at
| 4 O'Clock in the afternoon at DR.. Ley
burn 9 church, which is capable of seating
comfortably about twelve or thirteen hum
dred people, but on several occasions DR..
Manly saw more than two thousand
hero, great many having to stand
through the whole Of the services. The
interest exhibited by the congregation
was very strong. No one cuuld look in
upon the assembly without seeing a great
degree Of interest upon the countenances
Of all. Men of all sorts were thDre-some
evidently of the most highly cultivated
in the city, and others almost in rags.
The meetings are attended very largely by
ministers who sit, together with the
choir, upon platform erected round the
pulpit, capable of holding 800 people. The
meetings are led by gentlemen who are in
terested in the work. Mr.. Bliss, man
who was a few years ago great drunkard,
has succeeded MIR. Sankey in the position
Of singer, and is believed by some to have
q sweeter voice than his preds cessor, but
not such powerful one. It is hard, said
tion of Mr.. Moody. If we were to meet
him anywhere we should be attracted by
his personal appearance.-Not that he is
particularly handsome either ill feature or
form, but there peculiar earnestness
about is countenance which cannot fail to
arrest attention. He is about medium
height and 240 pounds in W, light. His
activity and energy is remarkable, and his
appearance is that of man who is con-
scious of immense strength, and he shows
unconsciously that he knows he has some
thing of Importance to say, and means to
say it. He is thorough mas ter of the
whole assembly, directing everything,
music included. His eye is upon every
part of the large assembly, and If he sees
any person turning away from the door,
for want Of room, he directs the whole
mass to move up nearer the pulpit to make
room. 1t the singing does not suit him he
says so. One one occasion he had the
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