Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-29
New York Cotton.
4 MAMMOTH PLATFORM
Which the Moody and sankey Choir Will
Occupy.
Inc Meetings WIN Begin wednesd.,
Oh Next Week In Convention Hail
Services This Week.

"A week from Wedn esday night the er,,
OF the series OF evangelstic services ,,,r,,
pe heid which will be conducted by Ne.sr,
Hioooy ana Sankey at Convention Hall ana
VIII continue for a month The nran.-
ration Tor these meetings, which have bean
III the hands of a committee comnosea q,
prominent ministers and laymen OF a larg.
number OF the churches of the CITY 49,
been fully mapped out and the ae,af,s O..
now being completed. The work OF erac,,,,
the great platform. which win occucv ,h.
south end OF Convention Hall ana MIN
nave seating capacity for over fifteen hun.
ored' was begun on Saturday A large
Iorce or men is at work and IL is expectea
that the platform as well a. the rooms
winch VIII be partitioned OF for use an
inquiry rooms and for other purposes
win oe completed in ample time. On thi.
PLATFORM VIII be seated the choir of fifteen
hundred voices. Jutting out from the CEN
ter Of the front VIII be the small nlat,orv,
winch Mr.. Moody will occupy and also
MI. Sankey and the organ. The nlatfory,
VIII be hundred and fifty feet long ana
rfnety feet wide.
Chairs VIII be provided .n the bsu for
an audience OF about thrity-fve hundred.
SO that including the members OF the chosr
~ "a, Moody VIII address nightly audiences
great throng of people will be managed In
an orderly and satisfactory manner a corn.
or ushers one hundred and nifty strong
Is being organized and specially trained 90
their duties. IL is the Intention 10 omen ,hs
series or meetings on Wednesday, the 7th
OF February. Each evening, with the er
SSep,ion OF Saturday. Mr.. Moody will con-
quot the services. Ii is expected that
meetings will be held in tie afternoon OF
each day in the various churches OF the
city, which Mr.. Moody viii conduct.
When MIR. Moody fs Expected.
Mr.. Moody is expected 20 arrive In this
city on Tuesday OF next week Quarter,
have been engaged for him at the Ebbitt
House and are the same as those occupjed
oy vice President Stevenson when he came
here 10 be inaugurated. He will have a
suite OF rooms. comprising a parior, a bed
room and a bath room. They are on the
fourth floor. with a pleasant outlook to
the south and west Mr.. Sankey will have
rooms on the same floor
largely attended rehearsal of the Moody
and Sankey choir was held yesterday after
noon at the Congregational Church Anoth-
er rehearsal will be held tomorrow evening
AT han,past Z at the same place and the
last rehearsal will be held next Sunday
AFTERNOON at the New York Avenue Pres
byterfan Church. In addition TO the sing
Ing OF the gospel hymns on the part OF the
choir. which was conducted by the director
Mr.. 4. S. Foster. the devotional exercises
We're conducted by Rev. A. T. c. Apple Of
Grace Reformed Church and Rev. E. ID.
Bailey OF the Central Union Mission.
As stated in Saturdays Star meetings
Will be held each evening during the pres
ent week with the exception of Saturday
evening. in the various sections of the city
which will be Of a character preparatory
TO the Moody meeting The city has been
divided into sections and the meetings viii
be held in different churches in those sec
IONS The meetings for this evening are
as follows: Central district. Fourth Presby-
terrain Church, 9th and G streets. sermon
by Rev. :. III. Green. DID; North central
district Mckendree NJ +. Church Massa-
chusetts avenue between 9th and 10th
streets. Rev. s. ]. Smith: northwest dis
trict Union NJ. F. Church, 10th street near
pennsylvania avenue. Rev. DIR. Patch.
southeast district, Church OF the Reforma-
ton. I'd street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue:
northeast district. Keller Memorial Church
9th and Maryland avenue, Rev. Mr.. Jones
All these meetings win begin at half-past
seven.