New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-25
sabbath school Movement.

Yesterday was set aside by the friends otthe Sab
bath Schools in this City as day of fasting, hum-
ation and prayer induced by the manifest decline OF
spirit of pety among the various Schools and an
evident lack of energy and interest on the part of
the teachers meeting was held al the Church in
Broomest. between Elm and Orange a, o'clock P. NJ
which several Jealous cergymcn and missionaries
present. and also large proportion OF the lay
numerous assembase-composed for the mos, part OF
Sabbath School teachers and persons otherwise inter
esed IN the rnovement-was in attendance o'clock IN
the evening. The exercises were opened by Rev. Dr.
Ferris with prayer. This succeeded by hymn
Dr. Ferris then read the fourth chapter OF the Epss OF
the PHILIPPIANS Rev Mr.. Lathrop, pastor OF the Null
berry-street Tabernacle, followed with remarks
called forth by the occasion He called the attention of
the meeting the interesting and alarming fact that
there lack OF the Holy Spirit in Sabbath
Schools and that religion and pety visiby the
decline. This he imputed indirectly to want of the
proper eSerton the part of the teachers He prophe
cied the most wotu results il the Sabbath Schools
abandoned-spoke OF the power OF prayer, and said
much prayer needed 10 bring the children
OF their duty. With this nrm conviction the friends Of
the Sabbath Schools had determined to and pray
They he'd fssted-they had prayed but this all
that wanted They le, their exertions end
with this days exercises They continue pray
until tHer objsct attained He cited great
ample which had been them by prominent ins.itu
ZION. The american Tract Society never did anything
without first invoking the aid of the Almighty by
BY prayer everything could be accomplished Il
never known TO fail Without, it nothing could be done
Dr. Alexander made very few observations, prn-
cipaly OF the same tenor. He alluded TO the ntec
ton with which most Of regard children and quoted
Savours exclamation" Safer ite children come
me- for Of such is the kingdom Of Hcaren :" He also
related anecdote in Illustration the power of prayer
in which he alluded 10 the difficulties encountered by
the first missionaries in Greenland When they first
went among those regions they encountered hearts
hard and impenetrable the ccbergs which
hover about their Blu: gradually the ruth be-
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missionaries depicted TO these seoarbarians the su
erngs OF Saviour upon the cross-at which of
his savage hearers became so affected that he approach
cd the spot whereon he was Standing andayng his hand
upon the book said, IL TOO. teA Be Christian Rev.
Dr. Orve Dewey occupied the attention Of the meeting
for minutes with speech upon the subject OF
Sabbath Schools. He evidently aboring under the
effects of a ccd-owins which fact and The distance
AZ which were seated many OF his remarks escaped
us-Dr.F crris succeeded Dr.. Dewey. He carried his
hearers back 10 his schooteachlng days. quarter
of century ago, and iwet upon the delight which be
experienced In recurring 10 them--Drs. Tying and Adj
ANS who expected 20 speak on this occasion were
both aosen-Dr. 7. having overlooked prior engage
tnen hlch he was compelled 10 attend TO, and Dr. a
having lett the city. The object OF this meeting was
deeply interesting one and the full attendance testified
that It's results looked with becoming anxiety,
and due sense of the importance of having well organ
lied and well regulated Sabbath Schools.
EF There was four feet eight inches of water in
the channel al Pittsburgh the 18th, and falling slowly
u The steamers Henry Bry aud Manhattan
were recently snagged and sunk on the Mississippi,
while bound to Newt Orleans from 81. Louis
e man by the name OF John Lyons, employ
ed as wsichman at Twins ropewak, Allegheny City,
horribly utlated by his own dog while dschargng
the duties of his station one night last week
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