Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-24
MANY RELIGIOUS MEETINGS.
All Well Attended-Continued Interest In
DIR. Hammond's Services.

| All Well Attended-Continued Interest in
DIR. Hammond's Services.
Religious meetings were held last night in
many sections Of the city and all were well at
| tended. The usual large audience greeted DR..
Hammond at the Tabernacle. and there was
good attendance at the Central Union Mission,
where the work Of retaining the downfallen
and backsliders has been successfully carried
on for a number of years.
At the Salvation Army barracks it was SOL
diers' night, a reporter was told. The doors
were all locked and outsiders were not admitted
When a reporter knocked for admission a young
man wearing the letter ''S'' on his coat re-
sponded and gave the information, This is .
soldiers meeting, you can't come in"
what do you mean by soldiers meeting?"
I've don't let nobody in except soldiers"
what that for?''
.To see if there's any backsliders when the
roll is called"
just then somebody inside raped for order
and the soldiers went in singing "When the
General Roll is Called, I'll Be There.
AT DR. HAMMoSDs MEETING.
DR.. Hammond was little late last night, the
first time since he has been here and when he
reached the church he seemed surprised that
those present were not engaging in u service Of
song. After prayer by two visiting ministers
by mn IA was announced and DR.. Hammond
repeated the words of the first verse:
.'Oh, God. we need Thy mighty power
In this, our lions trying hour.
For jesus ss s.ss. n1h heH T d Gs.y forgive
For Jesus sake. Thou bsds,t US live
On that thrice blessed day."
"Be merciful to me a sinner for Christ's
sake" said the evangelist, sis the only prayer
Of the sinner" and then an illustration was
given of a tramp. who, begging for a few pen
mics, Is given $500, and he is SO overjoyed that
he doesn't know what to do and can hardly
realize that the wealth is his.
''Just with the sinner who finds Chris"
said DIR. Hammond. 1.-The change is 80 great
and his life is made SO happy that sometimes
he can hardly realize for the moment what has
taken place"
DR.. Hammond again spoke of the newspapers,
saying that the daily press was medium
through winch many persons were converted.
why, the last member of our family, who
was not Christian. was converted through the
newspapers. He read of the glorious work be-
ing done in far off city, and it moved his
heart SO that he arose In ID meeting in a country
place and said pray for me- Our prayer is
for our people, Lord, was the first line of the
last verse and the collection followed.
when people pray in earnest they always
do what they can to answer their own prayer,
as PRAYER without work availeth nothing. Oh,
yes. interrupted DR.. Hammond, 'ffty-n
persons saved at a single meeting"
WHAT PASTOR JONES SAYS.
Pastor Jones of the Tabernacle said he was
glad to hear such good report and he hoped
the good work would continue. He felt as
though DIR. Hammond ought to have gone to
Plymouth Church. but he was also glad to see
him back at the Tabernacle. The meetings he
said, were growing in interest. although little
wet weather keeps many people at home. "A
great many Christians" he said, Twill get into
heaven, but they won't take anybody with
them
DR.. Power then told of the afternoon meet
ing ut Plymouth Church, where, he said, there
were tifty-nine conversions.
sit was a glorious meeting and hope YOU
will ali pray that every one buys umbrella
tomorrow, added DR.. Hammond, ''for that's all
they need to come to church"
Hymn 1873 was then given out 1t was writ
ten In Palestine by DIR. Hammond and 1t Is one
of the hymns that he thinks is enough to con-
vert any sinner. The first verse is:
My Jesus. would ne'er forget
In dark Getls-nane."
THE PRISONER AND THE GOVERNOR.
In connection with this hymn the evangelist
said: I'm the prison of Harrisburg Gov. Pollock
found a man condemned to be executed for
murder. He entered lis cell and prayed with
him. WheE the prisoner learned. after the
governor had let. who had been by his side he
cried oui in great distress: why did you not
tell me /. waJ the COVER Tor! He could have
pardon d me, but now he's gone. shall never
sec his .d.o again and now l must die. His
pardon would have saved me-
And that the way" said Dr. Hammond,
some of these days you sinners will be asking
for pardon. Why not ask it now before it is too
late?"
The meeting was then turned into one Of
praise and fully two hundred persons arose and
beginning with Il thank the Lord" told of
what they had to be thankful for.
HAPPINESS EVEN AT THE STATION.
At all the meetings everybody seemed to be
happy and even the prisoners about whom some
of the religious people had been talking were
happy, for when Tom O'Day, the colored driver
of the first precinct patrol wagon, was walking
through the corridors of the cell room last night
watering the prisoners they all seemed as happy
as though they were out in the free air. and as
he passed one of the cells the occupant sang the
words of that familiar hymn. The Lord Will
Provide" just before, when a STAR reporter
called at the station, the six or eight prisoners
were indulging in semi-religious exercise. One
would sing verse of a hymn and then the others
would join in the chorus.
Thus the exercises were kept up until all hands
were tired and then the weary heads we're laid
upon the iron benches. where they rested until
morning, only interrupted now and then by
the arrival of new