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Evangelist Dwight L. Moody 1876 sermon...
Evangelist Dwight L. Moody 1876 sermon...
Item # 722507
March 03, 1876
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 3, 1876
* Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
* Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "EVANGELISTS' APPEALS" with subhead. Text takes up almost 2 full columns.
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AI notes: On March 2, 1876, Dwight L. Moody was in the midst of his famous New York City revival campaign, a landmark series of evangelistic services held at P. T. Barnum’s Great Roman Hippodrome, which had been converted into a vast revival tabernacle capable of seating thousands; the service that day would have followed Moody’s characteristic format—earnest congregational singing led by Ira D. Sankey, Scripture reading, prayer, and a direct, practical sermon focused on the necessity of personal conversion to Christ, repentance from sin, and immediate decision rather than delay. Moody’s preaching during this period was noted for its plain language, vivid illustrations, and urgent appeals, avoiding theological abstraction in favor of calling listeners to examine their hearts and respond to the gospel “now,” a tone that resonated with working-class audiences as well as prominent New Yorkers. Services during the campaign often drew immense crowds, sometimes exceeding 10,000 attendees, and were credited by contemporaries with revitalizing evangelical religion in the city; while no verbatim transcript survives for the March 2 service specifically, its content and atmosphere would have closely resembled the sermons later published from the campaign, reflecting the intense revival spirit that made the 1876 New York meetings one of the most influential moments of Moody’s ministry.
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