New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-16
CIERGYMEN HELP THE EVANGELIST
Many PASTORS on THE PLATFORM AT THE

MORNING PRAYH1-MEEriSG
A number Of cergyuen from out OF town WEI
~ The platform WHEN the morning mee'"b op0'
yesterday at 10 O'Clock They had been si1'hs !"
,or,ous parts OF the hail. but came FORWARD 10 'he
,IotfoYm IN response to o cordial invitation from
a >,oody. and severa: Of them subsequently made
II. addresses Amcns them were the Kew & l.
s,oneld OF Mortified. Mass. the Rev. George W.
Moore OF Nashville. Tenn. tie Rev John l. Stone
a, cortland n Y: the Rev. II. F. J.. wheaton, ot
White House. N. j.. the Rev. -. T. o,e ~,
n.x,, An,noy ~ j.; the Rev. Edgar {. Mason Oh
1sr,ns R,ds. n j. the Rev. X. F. Ohisen' Oh
noL,vn. the Rev John S. Romis. Of Ginoros,
e,.,.r Island and the Rev. Alexander 1rahah'' vi
Lang Island City. The Rev. g. NJ. Shot.' ., ,"Is
.,,v. ths Rev DR.. J. ". Chapman OF fhlaoeipi'a'
and the Rev DR.. II. NJ. Wharton. o. oa''""o'''
were also present ,,. .vr,ns
-. surg the singing being led at different times
nv n r Towner, F. H. JACOBS ma D. H. p"iho
assisting whom were the Mount herino' ~
o,d tina large volunteer choir. Ut "fa' 'oi -
fered a short prayer. and then MY. MoouS
rocros,s FOR prayer which had been sent IN curing
i eque9 ,rertvrour hours and the congre-
-, 4oned with him in praying for all "hose
cases were brothers and sisters ana YIN.
6ren and parents and wives ana husoa'u''
eoxsuders TOO were on the list. and prayers were
offered for their return. and for tne S''i' ''
u..,nr O, four pastors OF churcnes'
A. Moody took as his text Isaiah lxv "a: AND
~ ~. IN mass that before they call VIII
,or. and Will hey yet speaking wiz
Boz" He niu<,i. his sermon with many s'
&c.. =, Incidents which had occurred IN MS CA
rn-sncc One was in part as follows: ,..
'Not long ago met young man re' 10, ~. and
-. ,n ChrIstian work l asked him no" anu
ac'''o " .ao-.. converted He told me that ne
", lister Of whom ne had been very roma un-
,u sbe decided to go 10 China as missionary a''u
,b.r no became embittered toward her feehne mo-
she nes TesS" class as and
her chief troubles before going 10 Ch,ia ond keen
she Sou, Soo 1nI nSence which had exerted
her pupils One seepess nsf 'a and yS decided to
t te@ e Christian With the determnaton 10
lead better fe there came 20 hi MN harbored tow
ms srs her vanished No, only this but also he de-
cided teach her ;Sst Young man. with
NEE men eyes told his sister that he had been con,
she ss se had also decided take her
class II was almost more man siie foya tbey call
And It shall come to pass 'ha' oei0'' '"e'
] Will answer. "
MANY ASK FOR PRAYERS
o,,.. .,o,.s were related TO illustrate the truth
~. latter part Of the text. And wh,le thev are
"a. sn.aking will hear In one OIL THESE WI
Moody described the case OF young man VINO was
converted in Philadelphia. and sent his parents d
6lsnatch informing them Of 1T. The parents were
-. 800 Lnses praying for him. when the messen-
r.-hov rang the doorbell. And while they are
&c, snsakng I will hear :" Mr. Moody quoted.
After Mr. Moody had finished speaking ny ~"
was sung following which was an ihVi'a'io" ~
rar.ors desiring prayers for friends to rise and
~. The respecttve cases Nearly forty persons
rose in answer 10 this initiation and from an par
Tor me- Mr. Moody offered PRAYER, ana I p
left the building for little needed rest tne lrn
Charge Of the meeting hymn was T. sqms ana
cniincfon tsker and after a prayer py Ut w nnI
,or ne nrincipei sermon of he morning vas
preached BY Or wn noSon es5 unto
once 70 die but after this the Judgment
the OF his sermS S b Or sarIng state
,nent I'm my opinion Il IS easier 70 convert a man
than a woman he said In me onuhen M, Wn,n n
women"