New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-11

empleyers ao for the rest Of their fellow employer
that they may b brought TO q saving knovsedss Of
Chrst.'
The prayers Of this grcgston are requested iof
an only son and brother, Who 10 an inebna,e."
The prayers Of this congregation are requested Tor
brother at sea, that God would convert him.
After aiding the notices, young man arose, who
.aid be wished 10 incite the Christian young men who
might be present to greater diligence in personal
effort for the conversion Of their uncovered
friend and acquaintance He thought that the pre-
sent time was favorable to such rule and thu,
advances might now be made spd welcomed, which .,
other times would be regarded only IS intentions
AL men are now unusually impressed with religious
truth, and a sense of their responsibility TO God.
I. was iust the time 10 meet them, 10 offer them o
civil hand and to speak to them proper word. lie
said that young friend Of his had recently returned
from Calornis who hsd attended this meeting 90 the
day previous, and Who until then had not been IN
tide q church for eight years lie had a sister IN
peghborng city, lying 81 the point of death She was
devoted Christian and shortly after her brothers
return besought him. on her death bed, to prepare
himself TO de- Her earne stness made deep impress
zion upon him, which wac further deepened by the
extraordinary solemnity of such scene, in sex
chamber where q sister was nigh unto death. lie
became serious, and in this frame Of mind had come
to the prsyermeeting lie was not yet converted,
and the speaker asked the prayers OF the assembly in
behalf of 20 interesting case.
Prayerwas then offered and hymn sung, beginning;
DO rot love thee. OBJ. my Lord
Behold my heart aud Sc. ~
The Rev. Mr. Haskell of Washington, ID. c. then
rose and stated that the previous day at noon he
after ded the newy-estabshed business mems prayer
meeting in Boston. The audience was large, and the
feeling solemn. He mentioned, also he had recently
received into his church seventeen persons on profce
sion of faith as the fruits Of q recent revival.
The leader extended an invitation 10 all unconyerted
persops in the house who desired the special prayers
OF the aggregation TO in their places ard several
yourg men arose. Two minutes were then spent n
silent PRAYER The stiffness OF the audience at this
point in the exercises most profound. Tie silence
was broken by the offering of uttered prayer, by
person previously designated by the leader.
After the singing Of another hymn
1Tm not ashamed 90 own my God,
Nor TO defend bis csuse'-
Young man rose and said that he could repeal these
words from his own experience he felt bodness in
coming to the Throne of Grace yet he also fell the
need of others prayers and hoped the congregation
would remember him in their petitions. An old man
then offered PRAYER and was followed in the
ercise by young lad, who uttered trembingy a few
words that God would have mercy on him, and lead
| him in the way of salvation. This prayer affected
many persons to tears.
The Rev. Mr.. MITCHELL, Pastor OF the Second street
Methodist Church. in the Eastern District of Brooklyn
stated that 100 persons had been converted in his
church within the last few months and that the interest
was still Increasing. The hymn, Behold stranger
at the door, was then sung after which the leader an
nounced that there was time for prayer before the
final hymn This was offered, and the congregation
rose and sung, in conclusion, the hymn, Am sol
der of the cross, and then dismissed with the
benedictiop.