Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-09
REVIVAL MEETINGS.
A Series Commenced Yesterday by Rev. DIR.
Hammond, the Evangelist.


series of revival meetings was begun yes
terday in the Tabernacle Congregational
| Church. 9th street between B and @ streets
southwest The evangelist, Rev. DR.. Edward
Payson Hammond will conduct these meetings.
Dr. Hammond is well known here and is re-
membered in connection with . successful re-
vival which was held here fifteen years ago.
The Hammond meetings have passed as a
phrase in the religious history of the city.
notwithstanding the short notice given Of yes
terday's meetings large audiences attended
morning, afternoon and evening. Mr.. Ham
mond has no fixed plan for conducting his
services. Singing is large element; frequent
prayers also.
At the services yesterday morning, after Rev.
Mr.. Jones, the pastor Of theT abernacle, had
introduced Mr.. Hammond and formally put
him In charge, there was brief song service,
then prayer and some pithy sentences setting
out the plan of campaign.
DIR. RANKIN's REMINIscEScE.
Rev. DR.. Rankin, for fifteen years pastor of
the First Congregational Church, was intro
duced and said that he attributed the success
Of that church in part to its attitude on the snb-
Ject OF revivals. pastors prayer meeting
had been had for several weeks in DIR. Rankin 5
study, attended by Drs. Noble. Gray, Sunder-
land and Domer, and out of this meeting grew
the Hammond meetings Of fifteen years ago.
he result WAS that in three months more
than 5000 people were converted, within one
year 10 uniting with the First Congregational
Church. DIR. Noble repeatedly affirmed that
the city had never been shaken. Among the
most prominent of the workers we're Or. and
Mrs. Presbrey. Mrs. Week, Miss Cook Miss
Sunderland. Mr.. Olcott, Mrs. DIR. Noble. Mrs
DIR. Rankin and others. Three years ago rec
commended to the pastor of the Tabernacle q
similar effort. II was my opinion then, il is
Fay opinion now, that there were always people
enough in Washington to make up an assembly
OF seekers after Gods that church giving itself
up to such work will have field by Itself, the
other churches being ordinarily devoted to the
routine work Of such organizations. Such an
effort has now been inaugurated here" From
working with Mr. Hammond at that time, and
from having studied his work in other towns,
especially IN st. LoGis, in connection with DR..
Gcodon and others, he believed that great good
would come OF it. If the church would become
from this date revival church, it would have
work enough to do, and helpers enough to do
It, Dr.. Rankin also mentioned the conversion
o. young man brought up friend, who was
q nationalist, who has ever since been an active
Christian and Christian worker.
DIR. Presbrey, being called upon. said he
should never forget the scenes and incidents
connected with the revival services which con-
unued for three months in this city fifteen
years ago under the ministration of Dir. Ham
mond, seconded by large number of pastors
of different churches aud aided in the prayer
and inquiry meetings by noble band of con-
secrated Christian workers.
Mr. Hammond then made feeling and affec-
tomato appeal to all present to join In this gos
pei work.
SENATOR KYLE.
Mr.. Hammond then invited Senator Kyle of
South Dakota to the pulpit introducing him as
q brother beloved and also as &C on
gregatonal pastor. The Senator spoke
II few simple, earnest and hearty
sentences expressive of sympathy with and
good wishes for the work Mr.. Hammond was
now entering upon. After he had pronounced
the benediction many of tine audience gathered
about Mr.. Hammond and some i've of them
professed conversion
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
The afternoon meeting was well attended.
Quite number Of clergymen were present.
Rev. Scott Hershey of the Sixth Street Presby-
terrain Church occupied place on the stand.
He made the opening prayer. Mr.. Hammond's
were given in two chapters, that is,
In the midst of his discourse, there was a song
service. There was close attention for two
hours and at the end of the service about
twenty adults and children gathered about the
singers and professed conversion. In the even
ing DIR. Hammond, DR.. Rankin, Mr.. o. +. Pres
brey and Rev. Dir. Jones spoke to large
audience.