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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1897
Page
6
Moody concludes the first week of revival at Tremont Temple after two packed sessions. He praises pastors, reads Scripture for reporters, and leads a massive prayer meeting where hundreds weep and pray for family and city. He urges further prayer and collects funds to publish hymn books for prisoners.
The morning service opened with hymn singing led by Mr. Burke and notable clergy present at 10:20 a.m. including Rev. Dr. Bates, Rev. Dr. Gumbart, and others from local churches, London and Ohio connections, plus Senator Kingsley.
A packed Boston temple follows Mr Moody through a fervent afternoon and evening, praising God as hundreds stand in aisles. He denounces Sunday papers, urges open churches, and invites prayers for troubled families amid testimonies and a new choir leadership by Professor D. B. Towner.
Catarrh and colds relieved in 10 to 60 minutes by a single breath through a blower with each bottle. The powder coats nasal passages to ease catarrh hay fever colds headache sore throat tonsillitis and deafness. Painless and pleasant to use. 59 cents. Sold by C FE Woodward & Co 52 Bromfield Street Jaynes & Co Washington and Hanover streets.
Mr Moody spoke at Tremont Temple Sunday at 3 pm and urged love as proof of Christianity while condemning double lives. He urged Christians not to rent property to whiskey shops and cited marked Bibles with verse notes. He closed with a benediction as the congregation sang praise.
Temperance speaker Francis Murphy drew a full Berkeley Temple audience last night with Rev. W. S. Kelsey and Horace Dutton praising his Boston work. Murphy urged reform beyond abstinence and announced a noon meeting at Faneuil Hall Saturday to urge workers to support temperance and convert saloonkeepers.
Lovers of stylish haircutting respond to our ad promising gain or loss as our name and fame as physiognomical hair cutters are known all over town. Alland Bros. 19 Tremont Row.
The Somerville Firemen’s Relief Association held its twenty sixth annual ball at Union Hall last night with about 800 in attendance including Mayor A A Perry Akermen Berry and Huntley and many city and fire department officials from Boston Cambridge Newton and nearby towns. Box 14 sounding briefly disrupted the event as Chief Hopkins and several firefighters left the hall. The grand march began after 9 with Sewall M Rich and Mrs M G Bailey leading 100 couples. Chief Hopkins who has served twenty five years was feted with a silver service presented by the Mayor in tribute to his service and leadership acknowledged by Hopkins in a brief, grateful reply.
The four year old son of Charles Duval of 4 Brinecourt Jamaica Plain was burned to death last evening. He was left in the kitchen with doors closed while the family read in the back parlor. A cry brought someone to the door and smoke filled the room. The boy, on fire from head to foot, died moments after his flames were extinguished.
The Congregational Church Building Society has won the $400,000 bequest from late Joseph H. Stickney of Baltimore. The sum rose to 362 041 and funded 232 houses of worship across Connecticut to Wisconsin. Rev. George A. Hood of Boston serves as New England field secretary. The society will meet next in New York.
Do not go travelling Without a bottle of Sal vation Oil. It cures a bruise at once. 25c.
Friday trading showed a strong undercurrent despite dull prices from London with notable activity in arbi tractage houses and profit taking by traders. Copper shares led gains with insiders buying Arnold and Boston & Montana seeing volatility while Butte & Boston and Atlantic reacted to reorganizations and investment orders. dividend news and mining outputs also featured, including Quincy and Franklin mines.
The Boston Stock Exchange lists closing bid and asked prices for Cripple Creek and other Colorado mining shares. Prices reflect market activity for Colorado mining stocks traded on the Boston platform.
Protect your ideas with JOHN WEDDERBURN & O. O. Dept. G 31 Washington DC, announcing a $1800 prize and a new list of 1000 inventions for patenting opportunities.
Funeral services for General Franc Walker were held at Trinity Church then the body laid to rest at Mt. Auburn. A large assembly included representatives from education science industry and military groups with many notable names in attendance.
A special from Richland reports Linn Creek town in southwest Missouri submerged as the Osage River runs eight inches above its high water mark. Water five feet deep fills houses while the ferryboat operates nearby. Regular trips transport merchandise and household goods from inundated buildings, with tenants fearing enormous property losses across the region.
A late day gale in Nantucket Mass. gusts to 40 mph. At sunset a large two masted schooner was seen dragging in a dangerous position off Kata Beach. Government telephones report no further particulars tonight.
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