New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-02

NEED or MORE FUNDs-MEETINGs HELD YES
TERDAY IN THREE THEATREs-BEAU-
TIFUL MUSICAL PROGRAMMES.
Evangestic meetings were held in three theatres
yesterday. The falling of in the number Of meeting
places OF this class not due to any lack OF
interest in the movement. for It is growing daily.
but because the funds necessary for the conduct
OF the campaign have grown less. This Is the
seventh week of the campaign and the committee
is in need of money. The attendance III the As
ISOLATION Hall meetings has outgrown The capacity
OF the hail. and during this week meetings VIA be
held daily in Nblos Garden. where conce:ts %
superior order will take place IN connecuon WIN
the revival services.
At the concert to-day the Wilson's, Mr. and Mrs
George c. Stebbins. Mrs. Isabelle Sparks kress.
Miss Mary f. Upham. the Park sisters. Professor
William ii. Weeden, the Creole Quartet ani others
will take part Entrance from II 20 l2I5 y. m.
will be by ticket only the ticket holder IS entitled
to a reserved seat These tickets are free. and can
be had at the Young Mems Christian Association. In
Twenty -third-st and at ,he Metropolitan Hail.
Fourteenth-st.
At the Thalia Theatre meeting yes'erliy the
Rev s. Aman presided Frederick Sclveret. the
converted mlnstre,. spoke, and the Creole Quartet
sang. chorus made up from the choirs OF seven
churches assisted in the services.
The Rev Dr. c. w. Willard. pastor Of the WASH
ington Square Methodist Episcopal Church. was the
leader OF the meeting Nibo's. which was largely
attended. Prayer was offered by the Rev y. j.
Parker and the evangelist Leonard Maver. The
Wilson family and George Stebbins iurnlsnei the
music. and the Rev. DR.. \. {. Dixon -poke on
''Christianlty and Other Religions or No Redglon-
which," DR. Dixon spoke from the text; The
rock Is not rock. our enemies themselves Deihs
judges" a.,
The Academy OF Music meeting was under the
leadership of Colonel Evans and Pnip pn.hps' yrrJ
and while the evangestic spirit perNaded IL ana
earnest religious words were said. ana WIN s3oo
effect the meeting also musical treat OF
superior kind Theodor Bjorksten was the director.
w $ Weeden's male quartet and chorus or SIX
women's voices were heard to good advantage me
Metropolitan Orchestra of ten pieces. under the
direction of Sidney II. Horne. payed: Miss Anna
piano. while Miss Johnston gave an artistic rem
dition of two compositions by Ran on the VIOLIN
These high-class musical feature, 20 much TO at
tract people to the meetings and many concert
programmes offer Jess than these meetings. me
Rev DR. Macarthur delivered the address al
the Academy Of Music. .. ,,
Meetings will be he'd daily at Cooper Union TINS
A. c. Dixon. Ferd. schverea and Leonard Weaver:
the musicians the Wilson's. Mr. Bjorksten, the
park sisters. Miss Upham. f; j. Parker frank nx
Messenger W. W. Spencer Miss Phelps. Philip
Phillips jr and the Creole Quartet
The Rev. Dr. c. 7. Walker. pastor OF the I2per.
nacle Baptist Church. of Augusta Ga. having just
closed series of evangelistc meetings In his own
rived in this city. and is now assisting the Rev.
Granville Hunt In series OF revival meetings AZ
the Antioch Baptist Church, No. 3j2 West Thirty
ATHEIST The Rev. Mr.. Walker il one OF the best
known OF negro preachers in this country, ana ~
known as the Back Sturgeon Of America