Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-17

successive moments, save when he made q
statement, folded his arms and looked all over
the audience, as though defying contradiction.
he moved from one end Of the platform to the
other; now rapidly, now slow. When he halted
there still was motion. for, resting on his left
leg, he swayed his body backward and for
ward. The nervous force from which he
draws so literally was visible in the restless
| fingers as they played with watch chain.
Most OF the gesticulasing was done with the
right hand, the thumb and fingers curved and
separated as though the evangelis. was grasp
ing hammer. The action of the arm was
also smith-l1ke - strong, downward strokes.
When the doctor Prince Albert coat was but
toned his right arm still did great deal of
moving. The left hand was fiat against the
region of the lower button on the left side
the thumb and fingers spread apart against the
background of black cloth.
ELL MEET YoU IN THE PROMISED LAND"
''Let us see who we are" cried the evangelist.
ibid we get started Alright? Those who have
or had Christian mothers hold up your right
! hands," More than half the congregation had
| a hand in the air and then DIR. Hammond COM
menced softly to sing '.Tll meet my mother in
| the promised land, and when the chorus was
reached there was g popular and effective out
burst OF ''Tn away, I'll away to the promised
land" Between each verse there was little
apropos chat and there were many verses.
Ihen the old Christians were requested to arise
in the promised land" Young converts were
| then apostrophized and verse or two of an
other hymn was directed especially toward the
unconverted.
ACTUAL REVIVAL WORK COMMENCED.
1t was $50 before the actual revival work
commenced. A number of people moved out,
but they were hardly missed from that multi
tude. DR.. Hammond got down off the plat
form and shouted: Il want all the Christians
to come out here and get to work. Come now y
The response was immediate, and within a
minute a score Of active workers, some of them
ladies, were doing their utmost to turn sinners
from the error of their ways. Always
at the head of the column was the
evangelist himself, always saying 'Come." The
choir was singing steadily and the work of
Pleading with the uncOnverted warmed up SO
that good many people, alarmed at the posi-
bility of their being asked questions pertinent
to their spiritual or non-spiritual condition.
decided that it was really time to 60 home
Here and there conviction. and OCCASION
ally fervently calculated Praise the Lord"
would be heard all over the room, called forth
by an admission, confession or an expressed
desire.
Lord, hear of showers of blessings sang
the choir and the song was taken up imme-
diateiy, while few uneasy ones who had pre-
viOusly been unable to escape from their con-
sciences took advantage OF the harmony by
moving toward the nearest exit with tho utmost
reputable rapldlty.
WEEK OF UNALLoYED HAPPINESS.
week-old convert, man of forty years or
thereabouts, stood up near the platform and
said: Last Sunday gave my heart to God and
have spent a week of unalloyed happiness"
He looked it. and DIR. Hammond, who stood BY
approvingly patted him ON the shoulder. Eff
teen or twenty children seated themselves in
the immediate vicinity Of the piano and there
sang hymns that awakened memories of DAYS
that ceased to be many years ago. The formal
character o. the service was all gone by this time
and more than half of the congregation had gone
with it. 1t was 10 o'clock, but the earnestness
seemed to suffer no abatement. Little knots of
members gathered around those who we're con-
verts and those whom they thought should be.
From group to group DR.. Hammond moved
rapidly--a word OF encouragement here, brief
prayer there. Gradually both saints and sinners
became less numerous, slowly closed the day Of
soul-saving effort, smilingly tine FISHERS of
men babe each other good night, while woven
into the fabric of the benediction was the
sound of the childish trebles as the little ones
sang their closing hymn.