The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-27
MOODY, SANKEY, JACOBS
JUr STRONG 7RTO Ar TINE TABER-
NdCIf
I'VE thousand People Heard the Famous
I,sngeiist aud singers Last Night.
Good Music and "a Pointed Talk.

The much-talkcd-of crusade against the
f,,I and his agents. which was COM
.,.rced in this clty a couple Of weeks
...e has now reached fever heat, and
...,rslieai denominations generally are
..tinc an active pare IN the fight.
v..sfs. ID. L. Moody and Ira ID. Sankey
...e1 in The city from Norfolk at 1920
..ork Yesterday morning and went direct
.. mo Lexington Hotel. where they were
s.,en FOB their rooms on the second floor.
rt.g were soon joined by Mossrs Need
s.m Bliss and Jacobs They received
Pew callers during the day.
As carly as $50 o'clock yesterday even
,-r rcopic began TO crowd about the doors
.r 'no big tabernacle. and. despite the
..d weather. II was evident that large
crowd would be- present The doors were
...oe8 soon after that hour. and at 1880
..o.k the great building contained some
.frs like four thousand souls. 4 few
....ufcs later the crowd had increased by
several hundred. and by the time the SER
,I.e was commenced there were. perhaps.
nearly five thousand people I'm the audi
erre Some came for curiosity. quite a
rlmber 10 see the crowd, and several
hundred 10 hear the music. But few left
ffo great building unimprcssed by the
plain. straightforward words Of the
sneaker. Among the audience were most
.f hc evangelical ministers OF the CITY
and large number OF prominent citizens
Ir.rllng business men. lawyers physl-
aaas professors and others.
The singing.
The rshers handled the crowd beauti-
f.nv and there WAS a noticeable lack OF
Confusion. Everything was done In the
ll,t " STYLE and the only disadvantage
o.s feature was the discomfort arising
s-om the cold snap. The arrangement
committee had placed a number OF stoves
r The structure. however. and these
t.rel 10 moderate the atmosphere TO
some extent
Tho singing was unusually fine. The big
choir. numbering over one thousand. were
n. riy all present They were directed by
Nr Jacobs. while he and Mr.. Sankey
r.rlered in splendid style several solos.
Affrr everything was settled Mr.. Moody
announced the forty-ninth hymn by way
~ opening the service. There Shall be
showers Of Blessing" The refrain was
taken up from AN quarters Of the house,
AVID the multitude entered into the spirit
.f ODE song with genuine enthusiasm.
utmn No 40. "In the Shadow Of His
WINGS was then announced. and the
CHORUS Joined In with a grand ensemble
Chat served as a powerful commentary
.r.r the religious tendency OF Richmond
an'o This was followed by Hymn No.
n and then Mr.. Jacobs. whose voice has
come familiar 10 the church people Of
Obj. city. sang Hymn No. Isl. II do not
Ask iur Earthly Store" His voice never
appeared 10 better advantage The notes
ware clearly heard by every one in the
audience. and when the choir joined in
fhe chorus. "Then shall my heart keep
singing the entire throng began 10 get
warmed up with the true religious fervor.
People forgot that the mercury played
about in the neighborhood Of the freezing
point. and when the great combination OF
congregation and choir united in singing
HYMN No 10 there wasn't shadow Of
"a doubt ass 10 the vocal power present.
"Rock Of Age"
r. remained for that grand old hymn so
familiar t0 every Christian soldier. Rock
of Ages" for the vicinity of Fifth and
Nam streets To- fairly ring with the sound
af four thousand voices lifted up in praise
fa the Creator Men. women, and chill
Iran entered into the song with equal en-
nusiasm IL was a grand sight, such as