The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-06
THE NOTED EVANGELISTS.
MOODY AND SiNRkY OPEN T., lIR
SERIES OF MEETINGS.
The Cumberland Presbyterian
church Filled to Overlooking
Last Night.

Through a waste Of snow, over clip
perry pavements ana in the face OF a
cutting wind multitude Of people OF
all ages and conditions in life tram oed
last night 10 the Court street Presby-
terrain church, drawn thither by the
worldwide fame of the evangelists,
Moody and Sankey. For q week OF
more the va ious religious congrega-
tons of tho city have been thinking
OF, talking about and wishing for
their arrival. Thousands outside Ct
the pale of the church Displayed an
anxiety slmost equal to theirs, curious
to ~ and to hear two men who have
been a over in their peculiar sphere
all over Eogland and America. The
Cumberland church on Court street,
the largest building, in the city
which could be comiortat ly
warmed, was secured, iti CAL aoity be-
ing about IS 0, but even that, IL was
found, would be too small 70 accom-
II o late the immense crowds which
were likely 10 assemble, ald in order
tba, the number enjoying the ad-
yaptsges OF seat at one meeting 1t
least might be as large as possible, q
system Of distributing tickets was
ado ted, no more being given cut for
any one meeting than the church
Wonld aecommodsts 'In order to Sc
cure seal, however, to'ders a
tickets were expected to present them
at least ten minutes before the time
for service to beGin.
The evsngel SITS arrived 1 ON Nash
V lie yesterday sfterno on, going at
once to the Gsy $50 in company with
"A number of ministers and o;her earn
IT { workers in the church, who waited
at the depot until the train cana in
to receive them. Lorg before the
hour for their first SOL vice, which was
announced 10 begin at 40, a stream
people began Touring into the
church, which was soon filled to over
flowing. Hundreds stood about the
| doors, unable to obtain seats, during
the entire service. The music OF
! the grand organ, one OF the laTg-
| est in the South, supplemented by
the swelling volume of sound from
a choir composed of nearly all the
church singers CT the CITY, grandly
opened the exercises, but the mel ldy
OF their combined voice., 6Xquisit1 as
it was, faded out Of the memory and
was forgotten with almost the first note
sung by the evangelist, Ssnkey. His
wonderfully sweet voice, trained to its
work, hal Il deep effect upon his audi
ence. Rising ct times almost t. a
point of wildness, swelling ike the
tones OF the gland organ, 1t died away
again and again, stesliBg its way in o
the heart with all the BOZ thing influ-
ences of a iJnd mothers lullaby to
the babe upon her bosom. In the mel
ody of his voice all else was forgotten
and when the ast note died away 1t
found echo in sigh from the au-
dience. To the evangelist, Moody,
whose address lat d quite an hour,
the deepest attention was paid, the
house, when he appeared to will 1t 30,
becoming intentionally still-awful
in its silence. 1t VAS plain, however,
that the audience, composed almost
entirely OF Southern people, and &C.
customed to warm and impassioned
eloauence in the pulpit, were disap-
pointed, and that while content
ing themselves with what there
was in each sentence the speak
err uttered, waited txpec' autly for
something better, something which
would convince them that he was all
that they had hoped for; and it WAS
plain that they were anxious o think
as highly as possible of him. Mr..
Moody spoke rapidly, ia Il converta
/ 10 xy,sn., allinfx n 4 IN IN "a
whisper ald occasionally rising sud
denly to the highest pitch. He never
hesitated for a word, though he used
fsw outside of the vocabulary OF the
every daY business man. The art oil
turning liue periods or Of psroI ation
he did no: seem to understand, or, II
he did, made no use OF it. Thou. b
his language was simple 70 PRINT tive
ness, some of his sentences were in
volved and his me aiming often obscure.
The obj,ci of the present meetings,
he said, was to try and stimulste the
churches. They had been holding the
folt, had been on the defensive for toe
long, and it was necessary nov that
Gods army should sally forth and ad-
vance upon the enemy OF mankind.
"ro-night," he continued, 81 went to
call your attention to the word { / God.
When Jesus Christ came upon earth
he had mission. If you ask almo 81
; anv child what that mission wss he
will tell you it was to gave sinners.
Our mission is to honor the Holy
Ghost. Gabriel might come down here
and preach FIVE hours, and if the Holy
Ghost had not been here he cnul
J accomplish nothing. We want II 'st
to fill this house with the spirit. The
man that has no. the power t. do that
can hope to do roshing. The Holy
Ghost is not needed for everything
When a man gets drunk and BEATS hif
fe he well knows when he lie sober
that he has done wrong without the
Holy Ghost. We must believe with
! all our hearts, and belief comes some'
: t mes in spite OF resistance. For q
. man to get mp from a revival and &C
ont stamping his feet and slamming
doors is good sign. 1t shows he il
: about to be convinced in spite OF him
self. Then If we find one who il
willing to part with sin we mus
) next impart to him the power &c
: love-to love the man who lies
about him, TO love his wort enemy
, To do that man must be born again
J Imp'ant loS 9 in the hearts Of the PEG
pie OF this generous county and sec
uonal lines will disappsear fas
enough. There will be no tayinf
you Yankee and you rebel Tt
have heart full Of love is to possess
the holy spirit and 10 have hear
full Of hope. The possession OF such !
OF irit is necessary to impart 1--we and
/ faith to others. Let a minister who
> has lost hope get into this pulpit snC
. preach and it viii go into every pew
and men and women will sit list
7 lees and 60 awsy with languiC
steps, bowed and weary to thei
homes II God tells a man 10 delive
a message he wants him to do !
ST. aight, as he gave it TO him. But /
. you doubt that the message is being
delivered correctly don't be in to-
{ great a hurry to say so. The fsul
4 may be in you. Ga5riel himsel
8 couldn't come down here and preacl
r to any purpose il you were all crit