Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-20
DIR. HAMMOND'S MEETINGS.
The Interest in Them Still COntinues-Hi
Talk Last Night.

Talk Last Night.
Owing to the Indictment weather there was
not the usual large attendance ut DIR. Ham,
mond's meeting last night, but there was no
lack Of interest in the meeting. The meeting
opened with the usual service Of song and the
revivalist invited all who occupied seats in the
rear of the church to step forward where they
could hear and be heard.
If should call at one of your houses and
stop in the wood she'd" said the divine. land
you should invite me into the parlor | would
certainly accept the invitation. and 30 l want
You to accept nv invitation and come forward"
'Open NV Eyes the first hymn given
ont. 1t was one of DR.. Hammond's own hymns
and he thought that while singing one verse of
1t any sinner might be saved.
Dear Saviour, now to Thee 1 fly
From slavery and guilt:
Ny hopes my all. on Thee rely,
Thy blood for me was split"
This verse, he said, reminded him of man
condemned to die and the governor appears at
the last moment and pardons him. The man
walks out and people are astonished. They
ask, "Are you freef' and he replies. Yes: am
a free man"
why, then" said Dr. Hammond. SHOULD
you not accept this pardon and leave here to-
night free from sin?''
PREVAILING PRAYERS.
After the singing of the hymn DIR. Harmon I
spoke of prevailing prayer aud found his text
i'll Isaiah 90. "A. Speaking of the cases of i'm
mediate answers to prayer. he said that
If he had noted down each instance
of that kind he would now be
able to fill book. Speaking of the meetings
held here fifteen years ago he said that man
came to the meeting in the Congregational
Church. intending to break it up if possible,
but during the evening prayer was answered
and this man who had found the error of his
way jumped 10 his feet and shouted GLORY to
God, and he afterward died still praising the
Lord. Before that man was converted he was
a wicked sinner, and one occasion lie kept
his wife the roof of the house in n storm.
That's the kind of people, he said, that find
their way to the Lord in these meetings"
Then the revivalist dwelt upon the confess
sion Of sin. and said he did not believe there
was any one who did not have some confession
to make lifts private confession" he said,
then make it privately, or, If public confess
sion, tell ii to the world"
THE STORY OF THE PIG.
In the way of illustration he told Of two
neighbors who had some trouble about pig,
but he was not going to tell their names. He
began by calling them Mr.. A. and Mr.. b.. but
before he concluded he mentioned the names
Adams and Brown.
His story was that Mr. Adams had nine pigs
and MIR. Brown had a garden where the pigs
used to go and root up the corn. One day Mr..
Brown threw a stone and killed one of neighbor
Adams pigs. The best way to cover
up the pig. he thought, was to bury it. which
he did, and then Mr.. Adams inquired about the
pig.
Neighbor Brown told him that he did not see
him kill the pig, but Adams said that nine pigs
went through the fence and only eight re-
turned. Both men were members of the rame
church and that one pig caused a whole lot If
trouble and scandaliZed the cause of Christ.
There was an investigation and Brother Brown
was forgiven. All hands got on their knees and
after Bro. Brown had been called upon num-
Der of times to pray he said: There pig i'll
the way.
That's the way" said DIR. Hammond. that
people should confess their sins. l wonder if
any of You have a dead pig in the way?" he
asked. III you make thorough search guess
most Of you will find a pig in the way some
where"
After several other illustrations were given
an invitation was extended to the Christians to
rise and sing Take Me-" and fully one-half
the congregation arose and took part.
Many persons remained at the inquiry meet
ing and there we're several conversions. Pastor
Jones of the Tabernacle, where the meetings
are being held, also took part in the meeting
and said words of praise for DR.. Hammond
good work and told of the large number of per-
sons who had been converted.
Tonight it is expected that Washington lady
will tell an interesting story of her husbands
conversion.