The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-02
from the New York Times, 2sth.l

MON UPON THE "CoMEs" IN TIE BIBLE.
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.~..- from the New y ork Times, 28th.l
The announcement that Moody and SAM
KEY would conduct Mr.. Sawyef'siGosI,el
temperance meetings at Cooper Union yes
terday afternoon and evening called out tW
OF the old-fashioned revival thropgs. The
afternoon service had been advertised to
begin at $3.50. but at 2:45 every seat in the
great hall was occupied, and tbe aisles were
! filled with men, women, and children, who
stood patiently until the close Of the meet
| ing, ut 4:30. The reporters seats in front
of the platform had been removed to gain
all the space possible in The auditorium,
and the reporters were given a long table
on the stage. At 2:45 the policemen. sta
toned at the doors began to refuse ad-
mission to the hall, and a multitude Of
the disappointed ones assembled in Eighth
street and listened to the music which came
from the ball in q great volume. 1t was
| estimated that at least five thousand people
were turned from the doors, and the evan
celists certainly had no eaSOn to fear that
their popularity had waned during their
absence from the city. Ranged on the
platform was the great choir OF three hun
dred voices, and the music which they made
filled the hall and rolled out into the street.
Mr.. Sankey sat q melodeop, upon which he
accompanied himself in singing his hymns.
His voice has lost none OF lis power or
! richness OF tone, and bis singing created
an enthusiasm in the audience like that
which was seen in the famous reyival-meet-
ings in the Hippodrome. A burst ofapplause
greeted his first hymn, but it was promptly
checked by Mr.. Moody. who reminded the
| tbof fharr in, q hnY1sn
God, and not in theatre, and the inds-
cretion was not repeated. Mr.. Moody sat
near Mr.. Sankey. He has improved greatly
| i'm appearance since he last spoke in this
citv. He has been resting during the sum-
mer on his farm at Mortified, Mass, and
his face is bronzed from exposure to the sun.
| His rest has done him good, and his SER
mons were characterized by the earnestness
which made him famous. in his great cam
paign. He has rather gained than lost In
bower OF expression, and the effect OF his
words on his audiences yesterday was imme-
diate and powerful. Mr.. Sawyer sat upon
the platform, but took no part in the SER
vices. Mr.. Thatcher led the singing by the
choir, which began at 8 O'Clock and
lasted until nearly 1. The selections
were all from the Moody and Sankey hymn
books, and familiar to the audience, who
effect OF the great volume OF harmony was
grand, and the refrains could be distinctly
heard for quite distance up Third avenue.
Mr.. Sankey first sang the hymn, "He
VIII Hide Me-" the choir and the audience
Joining in the chorus Then Nlr. Moody
made very short prayer, in which he
thanked God for bringing him and his
brother evangelist together in this city once
more. Mr.. Sankcy and MIR. Thatcher fol-
lowed with the hymn, Watching and
Waiting" and Mr. Sankey said few words
to the audience. ''I can only say, my
friends" said he, "how glad | am to be
with you all again, and to hear these blessed
hymns sung once more in your city. While
was away received letter from Brother
Sawyer, telling me OF the good work being
done in these meetings, and asking me to
come and sing for him once on my return.
answered him that would be here on
the first Sunday after my arrival. AS l did
not reach here until Yesterday afternoon,
my time for rest after my voyage has been
very short. but am here, and my heart is
tiled with Joy as I listen to your glorious
singing. How can cease singing! How
can any OF you cease? Often when have
been dowrcast and heavy and sad have
taken my hymn-book and sung all alone to
myself. It cheers me;up wonderfully, and
so it will YOU, friends. I have been sing
| ing ever since I left you, and mean to
keep on singing until am called to join
nobler choir than any that can be brought
together on earth. Fve seen men Of
wealth, full Of this worlds honors, whom
no spoken words could reach, brought
down by this little bymn-book at last. /
tell YOU it was worth more to them than all
their wealth and all their honors. Keep on
singing, friends"
Mr.. Moody read from the tenth chapter OF
Romans, accompanying the lesson with
running comments. I" We are living" he
said. sin the days of shame, and our belief
is TOO much in the head and too little in the
heart. 1t is this hcad-beief that is ashamed
10 confess Christ. The man who has heart
belief is never ashamed OF his Master. \
Baltimore man was induced to come to our
meetings in that city. He was drunkard
and thoroughly bad man. My sermons.
did not touch him, but when we began to
sing 'Come. oh, Come 10 Me- that little
word come so often repeated, went home
to his heart. He couldn't get rid OF it. He
left the meeting mad at the preacher and
mad at himself. That was good sign. 1t
is well to get mad at yourself. There
is hope OF salvation for you then. The
little WOTQ 'cOue SIN i"hS ~ '
ears, and finally he got mad at the hymn
book and burned 1t up. But he couldn't
burn up that little word 'come.' The
next night he came to the meeting again,
and as he came in was giving out the
same hymn. He left the meeting and
bought another hymn-book and began to
read that hymn, with its 'Come, come and
the next day be did come, with all his
drunkenness'a and all his wretchedness, and
now he is safe in the arms OF Jesus. / tell
you, friends, there is q wealth Of power In
this singing evangelism. Now, want Bro
ther Sankey to sing that hymn, and want
some OF you, all OF you, to take 1t home to
yorr souls. All Join In the chorus, and rs
you sing the Come, eome,' pause and ask
yourselves why you do not accept the inyi-
tation."
MIR. Sankey sang the first verse, and the.
audience and the choir sang the ehorr..s.
NJ