The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-21
UNION MEETING TONIGHT.
Preparing fora Religious Awakoning-TI
Arrangements for the Moody Meetings.

Preparing for Religious Awakening-The
Arrangements for the Moody Meetings
Tho interest in the religious movement
in this city Is growing, There Is an earn.
est longing and prayerEul preparation for
q general work OF grace on the part Of
many OF the Christian people, The SEQ.
ond union meeting will be held at 1880
o'clock Tonight in the Second Presby.
teriAn church, Rev. Nj. Dornblaser will
lead. The topic Is, 1.-THE Presence Of the
Holy Spirit to Take Of this Things OF
Christ and Show Them Unto Us'-John
IL, IA; Acts, |, 8; Acts, 9, 1.4i II Cor. 9,
1918. The singing will be led by the Y.
n. O. A. Glee Club, and the Gospel
Hymns will be used. It is suggested to
the people who attend the meeting 10
supply themselves with Gospel Hymn
books. The meeting is for every body,
and everybody Is invited to attond.
Union services will DO held until
Mr.. Moody arrives, and then he
will direct the work. Mr.. Dwight L.
Moody has never visited this city, but he
Is we'll and favorably known here. Few
names in all the civilized countries are
better known than his he has become by
far the greatest Of modern %eyangelists aud
he Ia dear to the hearts Of the people, who
hold him In their affections by cords ut
terly impossible OF severance. The &c.
cret OF Mr.. Moody's marvellous success is
not due to ripe scholarship nor uncom-
mon e~loquence; but the gifted evangelist
na.ansoaS a tBan1hrf,l arpoVak ~ aa.5anal
magnetism, and he has the knack Of
saying the right thing at the right
time; he Is greatly In earnest and sincere ,
this trait has never for Q moment been
questioned. 10 hear him once Is certain
10 create q deBire 10 hear him again. Mr.,
Moody comes to Wheeling Saturday, the
both inst. from Auburn, N. Y. He began
his work at that place last Sunday. The
day was Indictment, but In spite Of the
rain and chilling blasts the building In
which the meetings we're held was crowd
ed three different times, and overflow
meetings were held. Major White and
Mr.. MCGranahan were sent, by Nj. Moody,
to Auburn a week Ia advance to prepare
the way for him and they are now assist
ing In the great revival In that city.
On the invitation Of the local executive
committee, Mr.. Moody will send Rev.
Alexander Patterson here TO assist the
ministers and Christian people In the
work prior TO Mr.. Moody'D cemming. He
will be here OH Saturday next, and meet.
ings will be held In the Chapline Street
Rink every evening next. week. Mr.. Pat.
terson 10 y person Of marked ability and
han met with great success as an evange.
liSt. He Is son Of the well known and
widely honored Rev. Robert Patterson,
D. D., who died a little more than a year
ago at Han FrAnclaco, where he was pas.
tor Of the Brooklyn Presbyterian
Church OF Oakland. -Four or Ave
years ago Alexander Patterson left q
lucrative business in Chicago 10 devote
himself entirely TO the Lords work, He
was ordained as an evangelist by the Obi
oago Preshytery, and he has since con.
Quoted special services at many places In
the West. Ia one place over five hundred
persons, and 10 another place more than
two hundred persons were converted 10
God through bis preaching. Al the In.
vitation Of George II. Stuart, Nj, Patter.
son went 10 Philadelphia some weeks ago
and conducted services In several Of tho
churches. Aa a result the Christian peo.
pie have been greatly quiOkened and 10.
yived and many. .otherS were converted.
Mt. Patterson will come here from Phila.