New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-01
EXPLORATIONS aud Prayers
not 70 exceed three minutes.


not TO exceed three minutes
ead we ought to remember that three minutes might
be all the time we had to live. How important
that we should all have lamps ready for the bride
groom; how important that we should make our call
ing and election sure; that we should seek that peace
which passeh understanding; how important that we
should look to it aud go about from to another aud
lead them from the errors of their ways and point
them to the paih which led unt) life everast
ing. None poor weak that he had no intiu
erce and all could ex,.t it for good or for evil.
Mission Sabbsth-Scho0l ought to be established in
every street in the city, and nothing was needed for
this except that Christians now lukewarm should come
out and teach them.
Another hymn,
30, for q closer walk with God,'
was sung with grand effect nearly every person in the
church Joining in it.
A gertlcra an in side pew called the attention of
those prese.t to the fact that the hand Of time never
went back upon its dalpate. Was there any person
here who regretted five, ten, thirty minutes spent
in prayer meeting! He bad known much time re-
GREETED, Lut had known any time spent to be
regretted by persons in their last moments
Another gentleman in side pew said that he be-
lieved tina. We we've yet to have more rich pouring
This morning while on his knees in his Closet the
Lord Jesus Christ poured such sweet assurance into his
soul that he believed that this cLu CHI to be again
filed with sinners anxious TO become better acquainted
with Christ. Let Ms consider that now was the &C.
cepted time, and oil DO found seeking the Throne Of
Heaven.
Nr CARLETos said that be believed the broth had
said something which every person present could re-
IL r. h,.u al la hatfA xyaA
that the outpoungs Of the Spirit Of God was not to
be diminished, but to be increased. He had been
forcibly struck by the passage Then shall the dust
"ren to the earth, was, and the Spirit shall re-
:" tun unto God who gave it," What solemn thing
was this In moment this might come 10 any one OF
U.s. II there was single impenitent sinner within his
hearing he must him and beseech him TO remem-
Der that this was the last hour he would have the prv
lege of accepting Gods mercy. Let them remember
that there were persons there who would be glad to
prsy for them, if they desired. Were there any
person there who desired TO become Christian, he
begged him to manifest it by rising few arose. Mr..
Carleton continued his exhortat ons and was rewarded
By the rising Of considerable number.
The entire congregation then DO vel in silent prayer
and the house was sti that the ticking Of the clock
could be heard This solemn silence was broken by
vocal prayer IRON IeINchL youDe Oio,noi'
An ELDERLY GESTLEMAs stated that yesterday
afternoon be saw a large number of sailors kneel on
the deck Of their vessel at such call They had just
been addressed and the supposton had been male 10
them if man y ere 10 come on board their vessel just
as they were about leaving port, and tel them that
there was a new rock in the sea what trepdation
they would be in. They would ak who the IN IN was
If he were one who knew all about il; they would be-
leye IT, But they had been warned by God himselfi
He had said that lie would turn al the wicked irtO
hell and He sent the Savior TO to tell US not TO 90
upon this dreadful rock. They were warned, too by
their men, by their own consciences and By the
Spirit of God. As they lay in their berths
at night and thought Of their souls and Of eternity, it
was the spirit of God that warned them. That spirits
warnings had led 100 900 20 fee from the wrath ID
come 1t was an affecting sight, the gentleman said,
TO zee the effect of this upon those sailors and how
many kne down to join the prayers which offered
for them 1t had been said that more men we've con-
yerted by Whitfield pronounc.ng CO. the wrath TO
come " than by most mems sermons he spoke il with
such tenderness and earnestnes. But there were 80
many flowers in this world that men could not believe
in the wrath to If their hearts We're not reoe
Learts they would 60 TO Paradise but il they were 20
much the worse for them. Thanks be to God Tor MS
urspesksble gifts, sud tbs. 50 mary are here 'aS ''H
ipg coming TO grace!