New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-07
THE WORK OF SAVING SOULS
CROWDED REVIVAL MEETINGS HELD
THE REV. A. c. DIXON WANTS TO SWEEP TIE
DEVIL INTO THE EAST RIvER"-liE WOULD
DROP FoRMALITY AND LABOR WITH


DROP FORMALITY AND LABOR WITH
SLEEVES ROLLED Up"
The revival work which was begun at the ha!l
OF the Young Mems Christian Association four'h-
ave- and Twenty -thirl-st. two weeks ago Is being
continued there daily. and Is spreading 10 other
parts of the city in way that gives encourage
ment to the workers. At the hall, where the KEY.
a. c. Dixon, OF the Hanson Pace Baptist Church'
brooklyn, leads the meetings, there Is large al
tendance each day from noon until l'So p H.
The Rev George c. Needham has been an ehecu'e
speaker at the meetings but he and his wife nave
gone to assist Mr.. Moody in the south The Rev
\. f. Eittrcdse. of the Madison Avenue Reformed
Church. delivered an address in the hall on the DAY
Of the departure OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nerdham'
At the noon meeting yesterday the Rev. DIT.
John Hail made an address The exercises al each
of the meetings Include exhorations prayers ana
the singing OF hymns. over 1OV persons were at
yesterdays meeting, and number signihed their
conversion by asking that prayers should be Of
fercl for them. The meeting to-day VIII be Tor
those who have been drinkers or drunkards. Among
the speakers at the meeting VIII be the ReV. d.
David j. Burrell. OF the Collegiate Reformed
Church. at Ff;h-ave. ana Twen'y-ninth-si.' ana
Colone! Hadley, of the Rescue Mission in Forty
second 81.
Two hours after the meeting IN the nail yes
terIay there was q prayer meeting In the par!ors
OF the association 1t was led by Clark Wilson,
the musical evangelist and the He;. NJ n'noh u
was present t. make an address. After ther", ht't
been singing and prayer for an hour MI Wilson
said there would be- special pray,r i,r a !oamS
man who had attended the noon meeting ann
had declared that he was too wicked 10 have any
hope for salvation. He asked II any one present
4 young man poor.y dressed, rose aad said:
81 WISH YOU would pray for M. have been a
Il have belonged TO Gods people. said an older
man, but am passing through deep waters ana
several raj other men said they thought they had
been converted. but they wanted help IN continuing
in the way of salvation.
y woman rose and said; Il waH' 10 De saved
Another woman said: 81 wish you would pray for
two friends OF mine. one Is an hIh'c' "hu 'h'
Only The power Of Christ can cast out those
devils" said Mr. Wilson. He led the persons ,n w no
had asked FOR prayers to front srat9. and They all
knclt with him while thu prayers w,re uttered,
Eeforc the close OF the meeting the Rev. Mr.
Let us cease trying To- be formal ami 80 to WORK
with sleeves rolled up Inc spirt OF no vrnR Ne
ought 10 have half dozen open-ar pay. met
ings Everywhere there are signs oi III "iilhEness
The pra Yer meetings Will be- held IN every part
OF the city. and that the halls and theatres VIII
Let US all wor, for the saving OF souls and We VIII
sweep the dcvii into the East River 49,. d..
Mr. Dixon led an oycn-air meeting IN 'front.' OF the
Rev Dr. Parkhurst's Church nj Malison-Gve ana
Madison square. opposite the church ana me
speaker was soon surrounded by a ci""'i On, u. Il
n,ri policeman said that he could not allow IN"
meeting to 10 there without permit from tnr
Park Commissoncrs and the box on WIFI =, ,''s
l,nv Mr. Dixon had been standing vas moved 10 u
point nearer the church: IL Wa asc,FtaIhei tI'h'
the Mayors permit ioT the meeting o'I noI
i,li .ool ~ The meeting ana about ,nl per
cons Iiatcn,d TO the prayers and addresses. There
Wi, De Thero %llI hc revival meetings
Gay A. several Of the churches in Tho city .ncu!-
Sc, s r'' rah"rnaclc the Hcekman lin Methodist
u