Year: 1875

Fully 900 people we're present At the meeting held
Al TaImass's tabernacle yesterday morning During
the entire service people stood in all the aises and
around the sides or the church. The meeting was
opened BY the singing the l25th hymn. beginning


/ waited for the Lord my God


And patiently did bear


At length 10 me He did incline


My voice and cry 70 hear.


After the hymn Mr. Moody requcstad the congrega-
tion join in silent prayer in response to the follow
ing requests which had been banded IA widow
requests PRAYER for her two that they
NAV be converted "A mother requests prayer
Tor her two sons ami daughters a for SICK son. that
he may be restored" "a sister requests prayer for
brother who is drinking hard that he may the evil
Of his waysn sPrayer Is requested IN behalf oi dear
friend who is gone far in drunkenness that il is m
possible for him 10 resist the temptation After 4 few
moments OF silent prayer for these requests prayer
was offered BY Z. W. Howley. Then the twenty ninth
hymn OF the collection was sung Mr. Moody, follow
Ing said


There a great many gifts don't get by asking.
Suppose child comes Its mother and asks her 70
give him piece of bread and then goes on Immediately
10 his play. The mother thinks the child is not very
hungry and goes with her sewing. He comes
again aud asks her. and goes playing and she stil
Keeps with her sewing. But, oyandby. he is real
hungry and he throws down his toy and takes hold OF





iceking. He begun by asking. What want IS 70
beyond the arst class let get to seeking and II
does not come find the reason. But here another
verse needs to como n-''If garner niquity my
heart then you will not hear me, much less answer
me-"


PUT AWAY
and see how quick God viii answer your prayers If
God has not answered your prayers and your hearts
are not revived let us rest till we find
the reason So let have seeking class.
But what want more than all Is
the knocking class great many people lock up their
most precious things in safes at night 1t may be that
God keeps His best blessings under lock and key and
ask for them. What we want is prayer that
shall bring the fear of God before tho people If the
Holy Ghost and seek and knock God will not
made OF granite but knock and keep knocking and it
shall be opened to you.


A HEART-KSocKiNG ADDRESS


Mr.. Sankey then gave short address, saying, 1T
think hear sound OF knocking this morning in my
heart 1t is by that pierced hand my brother re-
erred TO in his prayer He is knocking all the night
long. Open the door he passes by. He is knocking
there now. Allow me to sing little hymn


Knocking, knocking, who is theres


Waiting, waiting, oh how fair.


IT'S pilgrim, strange and kingly,


Never such was seen before;


All my SOUL for such wonder,


Wilt thou not undo the door,


Mr. Moody again announced a few moments for silent
prayer, and begged those who had any requests for
prayer to state them.


After the silent prayer Mr.. Moody asked all those
who wished TO be prayed for to About half the
congregation rose and remained standing while Mr
Moody delivered short and impressive prayer. DR.
Fulton then prayed and Rev. Mr.. Haines delivered
short address and prayer During this last prayer
thirty-fiv more who wished to be prayed for rose.
The meeting closed with the singing of the Doxoogy