AMERICAN NEWS.
MOODV AND SANKEY OPEN IN CHICAGO J * V Chicago/October 5 1.-The Moody' and'.„ Saukey meetings opened this mowing at,!' 8 o'clock, all arrangements'about; ( .'ihey great Tabernacle being completed, .SoVea'.. thousand people' 'MoodyV first'' ! appearance, many city.pastors-beiiigon the platform... Sankey,sung . vTfith gooleffect, and the 'choir' j Dr Goodwin/ 1 'First ■' Congregationatn' Church, prayed with fervour and emotion. The sermon by Moody was charaeteristic,. : i and directed 40.Christian workers, tho •. ■ text being ! John 'xi.,'39~" Jesus i said'// Take ye away the stone." The point of ./:-; the discourse was, the duty of Christians to -rid. their hearts of whatever rendered , them unfit 'for ''the Lord's use-pride, | t covetousness, 'unbelief, prejudice",?fand sectarian bigotry. After the .benediction, by Bishop Cheney, there was great handshaking aril''hVarty'-greeting:''-'Half an hour before the time- for th'e'afteraooa services, the Tabernacle was filled-there . were people enough'iii the streets to'fill a 1 - dozen churches.' Moody' preached from thb words, ."He.that reapeth reeciv ( oth ( wages"- : -Johii'iv.; S6. The'diSursewas ,a .perfect torrent of Gospel enthusiasm. -• tf ev. Dr.s .lifctredge, .Cbam-berlain, £005.,,,, win/aM Thompson led 'the"" overflow" at !i " Farewell Hall of.'thoselwh'o eouldi notgaia.; admission to the Tabernaclo, At the evening meeting 1 in Farewell llall/tw'elveYf' parsons : professed' themselves - as' • seeking .? Christ.•'"Services will be held everyeve'ii-'"'; ing this week.,, ~,„,, „,,. - n;; '' ■"
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Thames Advertiser, Volume IX, Issue 2466, 9 November 1876, Page 3
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