New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-13

rkeh ie 81 present. were tkey tsene ID Nhsr ~
were be words ADDING . :hsmI II 50, hen 'et hen
Ssh N ftith ssi Ge3 would shower down Insvers ton
Cd high 20 sui. any care BE eaoted sso, ~ an TIE
vine and We are the branches Were they indeed
brshcber Of su'h vine then, :her Lord mUst srpeei
,o pd clusters OF the fruit hanging from .s.h branch.
In order 20 stain n- relation ,o The great vine they
zee to tbs: they drew their strength frcm Him;
that they oep-pded upon Him Tor suppor, AM Tor the
fulfllren, q 81 BIS most gracious promises. | sc.
several here, he .aG who kIoS s-e no; in Christ.
Nos n Chis; then peer suner YOU are On, of Christ.
Will you remain Iorger away nom the Great vne II
You DO, your soul lie in jeopardy every hour.
Af;er his erfo-s.ion, he ore-d brirf prayer and
verse of the hymn,
'osoo'a fud from, ~, 20 DAY.
vss,upg when the Rev. Mr.. Woo Secretary 81 the
Hoard OF Foreign Missions offered prayers.
The Rev Dr. Woop Of Bocome street Church -;a-
ted ths. Isst Friday evening number OF persons nu-
tuslly agreed to pray each for some one Individual
They did 20 and Tuesday evening the person pray
ed for was ssked whs, he must do 10 be saved
Also last Saturday evening mau and his wife deei-
ded 20 pray for friend. They commenced a, half
ras niue and continued in prayer till ten o'clock On
the following day sunday they found their friend in
great agony about the pesce OF bis sou He was asked
at what time he began to feel such deep concern for
his spiritual condition, and he replied, about 10
O'Clock las, night" There encouragement 10 20
on in the good work.
The Rev Mr.. WooD then ross and stated Gil ms Ancc
IN which lady had been converted by the reading OF
the ,rsc. Come 10 Jesus which hal been taken
home to New-Jersey BY friend rom the prayer meet
inc in Fut,p street. lie said that there was no wsnt
of lich-there was plsnty of light, ts beams were
shining over U.S. and it needed only that we open up
the way and il would shine in upon us in all IT. bright
ness and purity, EXHIBITING beauties before unkussn.
He exhorted the people to Pot away all DISTRACTIONS
and let the light in.
The Rev Mr. Vas ZAHDT said that Christians were
called upon TO consider what they had to do This was
time of responsibility, and il wss time OF peril. IL
was perious for Christians for in looking after the m
terests of others, they might forget their own. lie
nrged upon them the duty OF looking out for them
selves that their influence might not be weakened tor
want of just example.
PRAYER was offered by gentleman standing near the
door after which Dr. BuRcHARD brought the meeting
10 close with few remarks lie spoke OF the inl'
portsnce OF conversation az being one of the great
n cans under God of converting sinners to Christ.
II was not always the long sermon or the great bible
truth contained in some solitary passage that produced
the most important results. lie cited case in point
Two persons man and his wife, had been before the
sesson OF his church very recently, Supplying for adj
| mission to communion with the church, and upon
being asked what first caused him to think seriously OF
his soul the husband said MY wife first appealed to
my heart. She met me be'imes AT tho door upon
my return home from business, and, putting her
arm. round my neck, asked me to accompany her to
IL A. rlr,-ti pey bng ls-
bands were as yet impenitent had work to do which
they only could do with Gods aid. He hoped that
wives would take the hint. The final hymn wa then
given out, beginning:
"Did Christ DER sinners weep,
And sha our cheeks be dry
After the singing the benedicton was pronounced
| and the meeting dismissed