Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . dense masses of men, women, andchildren, were ju-esent, worked up to thehighest point of interest and Moody found entrance through a pri-vate house adjoining, and with the he
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . dense masses of men, women, andchildren, were ju-esent, worked up to thehighest point of interest and Moody found entrance through a pri-vate house adjoining, and with the hel]> ofa ladder. Meetings were lield outside, butnothing less than seeing and hearing would satisfy the densely packedmultitude. Among the great dignitariespresent were the (^iieen of tlie Netherlandsand the Duchess of Sutherland. The lastwords of the evangelist were very impres-sive, as indeed, was the whole scene ofthis most memorable occasion, and his sen-timents, as then and there littered—raj)id,s])ontaneous, gushing, — may be sai<l totifly represent the preachers character andpower. ? It is, he said, the last time Ishall have the unspeakable privilege ofpreaching the gospel in Kngland. I havenever enjoyed preaching so much as I havein this countr3\ Have another week,shouted a man. I want to have jou allsaved to-night, said Mr. Moody, looking GREAT AND MEMORABLE EVENTS. 663. BEVrTAL MEETING IN BROOKLYN, CONDCCTED BY MESSRS. MOODY AND SAXKEY. toward the speaker. If I were to stayanother week, I could tell you no more. Ihave not told you a hundredth part of thestory, but I have done the best I can withthis stammering tongue. I dont want toclose this meeting until I see you safebehind the walls of the city of the past thirty days I have beenpreaching here, I have tried to allureyou away to that world of light. I havetold you of hell to warn you, and I havetold you of the love of God. To-night Ihave been trying to illustrate can re
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