NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 28, 1876

* Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
* Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome

The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "TURNING MEN TO CHRIST" with subhead. Text takes up almost 2 full columns.
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Background: The New York City Hippodrome Campaign of 1876 stands as a pivotal moment in American religious history, marking the definitive transition of evangelism from rural "tent revivals" to organized, urban mass-media events. By transforming P.T. Barnum’s massive Roman Hippodrome into a high-capacity tabernacle, Dwight L. Moody and Ira Sankey successfully merged traditional pietism with modern business efficiency and celebrity culture. Backed by financial titans like J.P. Morgan and Cornelius Vanderbilt, the campaign drew unprecedented crowds of over 10,000 people per session, necessitating the first use of sophisticated crowd-control measures and "inquiry rooms" for personalized spiritual counseling. Historically, this event was significant for introducing the "Sankey Hymn" style—simplified, emotional music that popularized the gospel song genre—and for proving that the burgeoning, diverse urban population could be reached through a non-denominational, plain-spoken "businessmen's" approach to the Gospel. This two-month period solidified the "Moody Method" of systematic organization, which became the blueprint for all future global crusades, from Billy Sunday to Billy Graham.