The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-02
REAL PROTRACTED MEETING.
FROM 10 a. N. TO 4 r. NJ FIVE BUN-
DRIED PEOPLE FAST and PRIE

ganswfeh Mrn N broadway Iavtta Fasesrr-
By 80 ths Revival Services IN As,oei>tiou
Haii-E9ort 60 Msks the Religious Rs-
ettemsnt Epias>is Throushout the Ctty.
Five hundred people sat through the noon
hour 10 Association Hall yesterday to listen to
prayers and cling hymns. and continued TO sit
and sing and pray until p. NJ. without eating.
The ministers who led the meeting remained
In evidence on the platform from 10 A. NJ. un-
ill the benedlctlon. so that there was no de-
ception about their fasting either.
Signs In red and black letters adorned the
outdoor entrance to the hall and were borne
by sandwich men up and down broadway. In
viting the public. The majority OF those who
accepted the invitation were women.
These meetings are the idea OF the Rev. A. c.
Dixon. ID. d.. Of the Hanson Place Baptist
Church OF Brooklyn. who last fall began = se-
ries OF revival services In BROOKLYN. which
were taken up and carried on In M st Of what
are called the evangelical churches OF that
city. The accessions by baptism to DIR. Dix
on's church alone have been seyenty-three
since Dec. 10. Dr. Dixon has oilate been feel
ing . great burden for the souls OF New York.
and finally. being convinced In his own mind
that he was called OF God to come over and
attack sin in this city. he laid the matter be-
fore the Board Of City Missions OF his own de-
nomination. which advanced $500 to start the
work.
The nrst nesting was held In Association
Hall on Monday. Feb 10. and the m lettings
have been continued every day since, the usual
duration being from L. NJ. to 80 p NJ. After
the first week all the evan Rellcal denomina-
lions were appealed to to Join In the move
ment, which then became known as the New
York Evangelistic Campaign. ClerRymen
from the Reformed. Baptist Disciples. Metho-
dist Presbyterian. Congregational. and Re-
fornal Epiapnual rhnrahaa nhoean n
form a central committee. and q committee OF
laymen 20 raise money was appointed. Ee-
vIval services have been begun In the Mount
Morris Baptist. the Calvary Baptist. tho West
Brighton Methodist. the Hope Baptist and the
Second Street Methodist churches as contrib
utory efforts toward general revival which IL
10 hoped will sweep the town. All tho churches
interested were requested to observe yester-
day as day Of fasting and prayer.
The music In Association Hall Is furnished
by parlor organ and a number OF hired sing
ers. conspicuous among whom IL the Creole
Quartet. so called. consisting OF four full
blooded negro women. There was also .
colored clergyman. the Rev. Granville Hunt
on the platform with the other notaples- The
meeting began with sonR. prayer. another
song and the reading OF Acts II. by DR..
Dixon. Mrs. Kress. q soloist. sang al,ing
leonard Weaver. an evangelist who is labor
ing on Staten Island. eIpoundsd the twenty
One q the characters then came forward.
singer on the variety stage until his CONVEX
Which wsss Ssa at al opera
House before tho FIRE occurred there. He sang
through he passed . package up to DR.. Dixon,
ThO opening Il asSysS pa! Partly ~. burned ne.
book was relic OF the opera house fire. and
that the hall dozen hymns which had escaped
tan h and tSe IRE had had no power over
them them; me to In IoNnI hymn was. What a
After a couple Of ciereymen had worked up
lively half hour Of volunteer testimony.
With a vsriegated shawl quoted a verse from
the Psalms one old man partly bald. aud evil
stanza OF a hymn. Then there WAS a period OF
silent prayer which was broken by vocal
jew: The audience sang bringing in the
by this time It was noon. and the first stage
second: More preachers her p spoke End while they
between IL and 80. took The. chair. DR. Dixon
sat on the platform and rested his voice. The
shsS he ss Ssn Hnha az The
Reformed Church drew tears from the eyes Of
n he w az condas,inE revival meeting. few
weeks ago and he had been urging the people
10 come out Doluly anu ttbtuS IHTlbt oD0
Of those whom he so urged was an old white;
haired man who was evidently near LIES final
sHs SAVIOUR s ssI but he , Wn. TO sp
cause he had never done such thing. At
last the old man promised to give his eIperi-
Use. that tottering old believer who never be-
fore had faced an audience. rose. and holding
voice. hut with evident Joy:
My friends. l have never spoken In public
men now. can say that my lamp is trtm ed
and burning and that am waiting Tor the
word according to the narrator OF the story.
the old Han rs. gaf Ess and te hssSiy to The
Dr. MscAEthus smoke pos w end thsns NJ:
Psa sd1s aate f The cos,ripation smoantsd to
about s2h. After Mr.. Marion had retired Dir.
tia nO sx Gssn es Wood said he had BEEN a
drunken sailor. Ho had done nothing but
he had lost ali hops and ali ssli-respect. After
a dsbauch Of two months and O hal he finally
came hack to q temporary realization Of his
Aissr twspty;In ru, years, service Of the
passed sasis down Water .trsst heard coming out
song, There Is sfountain Filled with Blood
and I stopped. went IN. i staggered up
against the cross 81 christ and Jesus set me
hrs John Wood. who married the speaker
after his reformation. and who looks like q
red eheekei country girl. was called on for u
song and hAng in very sweet tones. oh Won
deriul Words OF the Gospel"
The audisnce we're then invited to give ex-
psriences Q: saiyadon from the thirst for
strong drink. There was perfect rush to get
in these testimonies, and sometimes two men
would try to talk at the same time. midi
dIe-aged man OF respectable appearance
rose ia the rear o. the room to say that for
tito for rum. a seedy young man near
the platform. eaid he WAS praising Hoa
weeks. At zoe right OF tho plat;
form an apps emily illterAte man rose and |
said he live ! twenty-uine years without know |
ing anything about God, as his parents never |
mentioned tGs name to him. lie became a |
drunkATd. but twenty years ago he was saved. |
and he had not lasted liquor since. Another |
man got uI and Jaid no had not tasted liquor |
for fourteen months and eight days. Among |
those who spoke were a reporter who was get
ting an account OF the meeting and who said |
lie mad hesn converted recently. and brick |
layer out OF work.
The speaker were so many that DIR. Dixon |
ask ed all who wanted TO give testimony to rise.
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