Year: 1875




The announcement made through the press that the
Rev. Frederick A. Bell would open series Of revival
meetings at the Academy Of Music Brooklyn, at.
tractsd to that building about 1000 people yesterday
forenoon The services we're commenced at hafpast
ten O'clock with the singing OF hymn No l0l OF the
revival collection:-


All hail the power Of Jesus


The lesson read was from Hebrews twelfth chapter
"For whom tho Lord loveth He chasteneth"


Am I a soldier of tho Gross.


A follower OF the langb &c.


Hymn No. 116 was ncxt sung, the congregation join.
ing in the chorus


In reading the notices before the sermon Mr.. Bell
said there would be preaching the Academy Of Music
every Sunday morning and evening till further notice.
There would also be services every evening except
Saturdays, In the Park avenue church These revival
would be under the direction OF Rev. Mr.
Spur and himself This evening there will be "a
regular old fashioned love feast" to which all who
have souls and who want to save them arc cordially
invited.


After liberal collection Dir Bell said 1t had been
said by the press that there would DO


MANY INVITATIONS OF MOODY AND sAYKRY
e would say just this upon that point, whoever tried
TO initiate anybody would make miserable failure Of
It. Mr. Bell then, in clear, ringing voice, sang hold
the Fort,' the assemblago rising and joining IN the
chorus



were tho words chosen for the text from Exodus xv4
Is He said this very significant text is connected with
the deverance Of the lsraetes from tho land OF Egypt
after experiencing many miraculous escapes their
journey This passage of tho Scripture Of glorious
interest Nobody ever read novel half interesting
as the deliverance OF the lsraetes.


But no wanted TO leave the children or Israel and to
say to all who had made profession Of faith in this REL
vval that they arc OF the way to the mansion of tho
Lord In their journey they are pursued by enemies
it is true but they must go forward TO deverance 1t
was not true that the Christian did not care for The SAL
yaa nnt CO. thar
loved that SOUL but they hated the sin which had pol
luted IT, They desired 70 help and save sinners. TO
Christ cruci6ed Christ died for oil sinners while they
were yet His enemies To those who were converted
he would say, rLove your enemieSh II is hard and
dntcut, It is true, but II they abide by the text ''Go
forward 1t will not be hard.


When the Duke Of Hamilton was dying he called his
son and read to him that passage Of the Scripture II
have fought the good fight &c. To his brother he
said, Douglass, in little time you shall be duke,


BUT SHALL BE KING
The hope which such Christian expressed was
a sure hope in heaven. Then Ego forward How
love for Christ sweotens energy in the cause
The speaker had only Just begun to live SINCE
his h own conversion Some ono had said
the scars and encourages the young convert.
The speaker exhorted his hearers to DO arm their
ness lie urged them to guard against going back
again TO the City Of Destruction. In conclusion he
movement All they asked was that they might press
on, "hold the ort and take the city OF Brooklyn for
Christ


prayer and tho Doxology terminated the seryices,.
the congregation rising TO sing


SERVICES EVENING.


In point OF numbers the evening services in the
Brooklyn Academy were complete success. BY half
past seven every in the house occupied and
before the services commenced it became necessary To-
close the doors SO great was the crowd. Rev. Fred.
Bell opened With prayer, after which the hymn COM
mencing


The great physician Is near
was sung after which Mr. Bell announced the object OF
the OF revival meetings which they had naugu-
rated. After earnest appeal for LIBERAL donations TO
the baskets which were being circulated Mr.. Bell
preached from Ezra XIII S:-sThe hand of our God is
upon all them that seek him. Tho discourse d.
versiled with anecdotes and solo singing by tho
preacher, and at It's conclusion appeal made for
sinners seeking the Saviour 10 stand up but without
eciting any very hearty response The services
concluded with the singing of the Doxoogy and the pros
nouncing OF the benedction by Mr Bell.