Year: 1875


prayer meeting 1t not to be expected that the
attendance would be large on Sunday, tor the
reason that many at leisure the sabbath only
AT the hour announced for the opening OF the meeting
the church comfortably filled, 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 let in and had scat
tered itself throughout the church crowding
was noticeable After the first grand influx the arrivals
were few The great press at first made any subsequent
arrival look small and insignificant by comparison.
The crowd was homogeneous than that which
gathered at the Rink Sunday morning being
posed for the most part of protesting Christians Deep
ervent feeling seemed to pervade the assembage and
made itself manifest the singing of the several
hymns. On the platform seated quite number
of prominent clergymcn, among others Rev. Dr. Tai
mage Rev DR. Cuyler Rev Or. Fulton, Rev. J Hal
stead Carroll Rev DR.. Inglis, Rev. T. 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 world OF


During the singing Mr.. sankey entered and took his
seat at the small organ front of the platform At the
OF tne hymn IN conformity 10 the rule the
revivalists instituted during their English meetings,
prayers requested for those who had applied for
the same sick and doubling father and
mother prayed for The meeting all that had
been hoped for and is expected that during the week
the meetings which to be held at the place
and hour will be largely attended. II would seem
all things considered that the prayer meetings to
be 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
sad.-"The prayers Of this meeting earnestly
quested for sick who is evidently his end
and also for a father and mother who anxious
about their souls The Rev. Mr.. Inglss win now lead
US in prayer" The reverend gentleman appealed to
and prayed fervently as follows:-


PRAYER.


Our Father, 10 thee this morning in the
name of Jesus Christ, our once orucidcd and now
risen and exalted Mediator. We know
spirit @ give to US % that humble faith and confidence
which secures the answer of prayers that know
that what we ask we have, because il 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 TO the Savior and quicken Thy
true children with holy zeal and holy love Especially
we ask that Thy blessing may rest upon these special
SERVICES and may the word that spoken yesterday
TO the vast multtudes who gathered together be
as the good seed in the prepared ground and
th Ib,hs gdpr 1pr'h ru r,s tne praise n-a and
ask Thee the conversion OF sous-or the gathering OF
very many into the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ
and we pray that Thou woudst hear prayers on be-
balf OF that man lying a bed OF sickness for whom
to him in his closing hours. Lord, we pray
Thee send him Thy holy spirit Enab lie him him
trust in Jesus and prepare him tor great change Hear
the prayer Of the father and the mother who have
asked our petitions on their behalf And now, gracious
Spirit come in this house the spirit Of power, and
the OF the Father Son and Holy Ghost shall be
all the glory Amen.


The whole congregation then sang Crock OF Agss,n
and Mr. Moody coming forward said II will read few
verses from the thirty second chapter OF jeremiah He
read as follows


ooh Lord God behold Thou hast made the heavens
and the earth by Thy great power and stretched
arm, and there is nothing too hard for Thee and
tinued :'During the past two years into every
and city that Mr.. sankey and myself went We always
took this the keynote 'of all or
meetings BY readingth 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 old text There is nothing too
hard for Thee, and we have taken courage and gone
forward, and the ninty hearts have been broken
have good deal more hope OF these prayer meet
ings than have Of the gospel meetings at the Rink 1t
is not preaching that you want You have got here in





better singers than Mr. Sankey. But want to pray
together and ask God to His spirit among
90 whom we come here morning after morning we
want to ask God for something Nothing is too hard
Tor Him. We want to ask for great things, and we
honor Him BY so doing. The Emperor Alexander
wished to honor certain general of his army and he
told him to call upon his Treasurer for as large sum OF
money as he wanted and the Emperor told the Treas
urer 70 honor the draft But when the general sent
IN the drar u was so largo that the Treasurer was
frightened, and he would pay It until he had asked
the Emperor, and Alexander was very angry with him
for asking him. Il told you TO pay the amountn said
he. "But it large" said the Treasurer "ohn
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 a short prayer in which be
pettoned, 10 may there be work here in Brooklyn:
may there be false excitement; grant tnat we may
have power in prayer and IN answer TO our prayer
may God wake up this sumbering city, and ere long
may be asking, o. what must | do 10 DO
saved pn


Mr. sankey here said, ''win you join me in singing
the next hymn, i have Saviour, he is pleading IN
goryP'" Quite number OF those present joined in
the hymn. Mr. Moody then announced the meeting
open to all who desired to participate and only asked
that each would be very brief


gentleman on the right spoke Of the revival


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


Rev. Frederick Bell the expuglist arose. and gave
expression to his faith in Cod" He said u was the
duty Of Christians bring souls to Christ and that
God would do great things il We only asked him.


Mr.. Moody then said:-"Let us sing the 10Sth hymn,
butvery 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
Tor, thank God, he's herebut that he may take full
possession Of our heartsln


Mr. sankey sang the hymn, "Come Holy Spirit,
Heavenly Dove" low voice When this was On
sned several sprang to their feet in different parts Of
the house and commenced speaking but gave way for