Year: 1875

O'Clock, the hour appointed for the opening Of tho
prayer meeting II not TO be expected that the
attendance would be as large as on Sunday, tor the
reason that many are at leisure the Sabbath only
At the hour announced for the opening OF the meeting
the church comfortably filed, only few vacant
seats in the galleries being left Before the doors
opened, however the crowd outside seemed large
enough to call for an "overaow' meeting. When
the crowd was let in and had scat
tered itself throughout the church crowding
noticeable After the first grand influx the arrivals
few The great press at first made any subsequent
arrival look small and Insignificant by comparison.
The crowd more homogeneous than that which
gathered at the Rink on Sunday morning being com
posed for the part Of PROCESSING Christians deep,
ferven feeling seemed to pervade the assemblage and
made itself manifest in the singing Of the several
hymns. on the platform were seated quite number
of prominent clergymen, among others Rev. DR.. Tai
mage, Rev. DR.. Cuyler, Rev DR.. Fulton, Rev. j. Hal
stead Carroll Rev DR.. Inglis, Rev. Fred, Bell Rev.
W. c. Steel and Rev Mr. Morton.


Promptly at eight o'clock, the hour announced for
the opening OF the meeting Mr.. Moody mounted the
platform and gave out the seventy seventh hymn,
which in the absence OF Mr. sankey he began to sing.
The hymn opens


Sweet hour OF prayer


That calls me from a world OF care


During the singing Mr.. sankey entered and took his





conclusion of the hymn in conformity to the rule the
revvasts instituted during their English meetings
prayers requested for those who had applied for
the same. sick and doubling father and
mother were prayed for. The meeting all that had
been hoped for, and it is expected that during the week
the meetings which are to be held at the same place
and hour will be largely attended. II would seem,
all things considered, that the prayer meetings to
be a magnificent success.


EXERCISES


opened by Mr. Moody announcing the hymn
"sweet Hour OF Prayer" In the absence Of Mr..
Sankey he himself led AT the close of the hymn in
which all the congregation Joined heartily, Mr. Moody
said,-'The prayers Of this meeting earnestly
quested for a sick who Is evidently his end,
and also for father and mother who anxious
about their souls The Rev. Mr. Ingliss will lead
in prayer" The reverend gentleman appealed to
arose and prayed ferventy as follows-


THR PRAYER


Our Father, come to thee this morning in the
name OF Jesus Christ our once orucihed and
risen and exalted Mediator. We know
that Thou nearest us always Holy
Spirit give to us that humble faith and confidence
which secures the answer Of prayers, SO that know
that what ask have because II is according to
the will Of God Bless the preaching heard throughout
this city and throughout our land the past Sabbath
Deepen right impressions and strengthen holy resolu-
tons. Draw sinners 10 the Savior and quicken Thy
true children with holy zeal and holy love Especially
ask that Thy blessing may rest upon these special
services, and may the word that spoken yesterday
to the vast muttudes who were gathered together be
the good seed in the prepared ground and
the glory Of thy name Lord, we
ask Thee the conversion Of soufor the Gathering ar
very many into the kingdom Of the Lord Jesus Christ
and pray that Thou wouldst hear prayers be-
BALI Of that man lying bed Of sickness, for whom
prayers especially asked Blessed Jesus come
TO him in his closing hours. Lord, pray
Thee send him Thy holy spirit Enab lie him him TO
the prayer Of the father and the mother who have
asked our petitions on their behalf And now gracious
Spirit in this house the spirit Of power and TO
the name OF the Father, Son and Holy Ghost shall be
all the glory. Amen.


The whole congregation then sang Crock OF Ages"
and Mr. Moody coming forward said, II will read few
from the thirty second chapter Of jeremiah lie
read as foows:-


ooh Lord Cod behold Thou hast made the heavens
and the earth by Thy great power and stretched
arm and there nothing too hard for Thecn and
tnued ;-"During the past two years, into every
and city that Mr.. Sankey and myself went we always
took this seventeenth the keynote 'of all our
meetings by reading that verse, There is nothing too
hard for God. In times when the work has seemed
hard and difficult and the way dark-in England,
when Mr.. Sankey and have felt discouraged-we have
come back TO this good cid text There is nothing too
hard for Thee and we have taken courage and gone
forward, and the nnty hearts have been broken.
have good deal more hopeof these prayer meet
ngs than have Of the gospel meetings at the Rink It
IS not preaching that you want You have got here in
Brooklyn great deal better preachers than am, and
better singers than Mr.. Sankey But want to pray
together and ask God to send down His spirit among
80 whom we come here morning after morning, wc
want to ask God for something Nothing is too hard
for Him. We want to ask for great things and
honor Him by doing The Emperor Alexander
wished TO honor certain general OF his army and he
told him to call upon his Treasurer for large Of
money as he wanted and the Emperor told the Treas
hOnn tha dran MT.
in the draft It was so largo that the Treasurer was
frightened, and he would pay until he had asked
the Emperor and Alexander very angry with him
Tor asking him. Il told you TO pay the amountn said
he "But it was large" said the Treasurer ooh y
said the Emperor, ''but he honors me by asking for
large amount" And we, my dear friends we honor
God by asking great things Of Him"


Mr Moody then offered short prayer in which he
petitioned TO- may there be work here in BROOKLYN:
may there be no false excitement grant that We may
have power in prayer and answer TO our prayer
may God wake up this slumberng city, and ere long
may men be asking, %, what must / do to be
savedpn


Mr.. Sankey here said "Will you join in singing
the next hymn Il have Saviour, he is pleading in
gloryY . Quite a number OF those present joined in
the hymn Mr.. Moody then announced the meeting
open all who desired to participate and only asked
that each would be very brief


gentleman on the right spoke of the revival


Rev Charles Morton, Of the Bethel Of Plymouth
church. then offered prayer in which he asked that
the meeting at which they assisting might be
the means Of leading many TO seek the higher life


Rev Frederick Bell the ex.pugilst, arose, and gave
expression to his faith in Cod" He said IL tho
duty Of Christians TO bring souls to Christ and that
God would do great things il VIC only asked him.


Mr. Moody then sad:-"Let us sing the 10Sth hymn,
butvcry low have been blessed in singing this hymn
by simply closing my eyes and singing. Pray to tho
Holy Spirit, not that He may down from Heaven
FOR, thank God, he's here-but that he may take full
possession OF our hearts


Mr. Sankey sang the hymn "Come Holy Spirit,
Heavenly Doven low voice When this I'm
ishcd several sprang their feet in different parts Of
the house and commenced speaking but gave way for
Mr. Shelby who ofTered nraver