The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-18
HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED IN THE
FIIIlTQN STREET PRAYER MEETING.

FULTON STREET PRAYER MEETING.
INTERESTING nxERCIsss-sPEECH OF DE-. DEWITT
REMARKS OF DIR. MARSH AND OTHERs-PROPosED
GREETING TO THE CHRISTIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN
BY THEIR AMERICAN Observation-Disclosures
OF A COMMITTEE TO SEND MASSAGE TO THE EU-
RoPEAN CHURCHBs-TuE MILLEN1AL DAY AP
PREACHING ETC, kTC.
The services the MONDAY prayer meeting held the
North Dutch church In Fulton street yesterday, I'M
usually interesting, inasmuch the hour spent In
expressions Of joy A. the successful accomplishment OF
the sublime achievement BY which the two continents
enabled 10 commune with each other. The room was
crowded 70 it's utmost extent large number OF persons
probably supposng that from the nooriey given 70 the
meeting through the columns Of the HERALD by reporting
the religious Jubilee the Of the
oessul laying Of the cable, the exercises on Tuesday
would DO Of than ordinary interest
Mr. EDWARD CosSrsa, Of our leading merchants,
presided and precisely twelve O'Clock the proceedings
were by the audience singing two Of
hymn, which subjoin
There's not place On earth's vast round,
In oceans deep or air,
Where ski and wisdom arc GOT found;
For God b every where
Around, beneath, below, above,
Wherever space extends,
Tier: God s'pl ,y his So SIsns love-
After these verses were sung,
Mr. CORNING said:-
Unjust confess cannot pass silently by the great and
overpowerng fart that 10 the provderce Of God IL re-
10 expect the intelligence that has been announced 70
this mornipg-thAt the Old and New World united.
iect,on OF this wonderful work; but when saw Il an.
pounocd this morning. standing In tho midst Of tho null
utudes by which was surrounded, felt like lining up
my heart 10 God 10 thanksgiving for the accomplishment
Of this work. And when 70 the Throne Of Grace
this morning. ask you 70 unite with me In giving thanks
blessings beyond our present knowledge or comprehsn
SION for believe, my dear friends, that the church OF
Jesus Crist has more reason TO rejoice over than either
ssa.esnen our business men Welt did the direc.
tors Of that company say, In England, "Glory 70
God In the highce, earth peace and good e 10 man.
That noble sentiment sen, across the Atlantic 70 ,nis
morning gree,s s this poondsy hour Horc, then, LOT
unite our hearts In Thanksgiving.
The LzApER thon offered upa ferveni prayer, in which
he said
lord we thank Thee that We arc permitted 10 live IN
anticipation ana hope for the future wc Bless rses for
the means by which knowledge will dinlse tse unver
sally among men. We bless roy name Lord God that
1h1u hast endowed with such powers, AMI that fnon
hast blessed him In the cultivation OF bis faculties, and
that be has been permitted 70 accomplish this great event
esye W. sous r".a2n p nee our nsnS
oNring because Thou art the author and the nisner o.
Il, and because 10 IN sccordance with Thy promises
Thy designs for the ushcrng OF that day when all shall
know Thee, from The least 70 the greatest Lord We
as that Thou hest put mo our hands FOR the salvation
Of men and for the ssnctication q cur hearts.
The CHAIRMAN then read the eighth Psalm, which, as
will be ,eep, was very appropriate 10 the ccsssiou;
lord Lord, how excellent Is thy name in all the
the mouth Of babes and stockings hast thou ordained
strength, because of thno enemies; that thou mightst
still the enemy and the svenger When consider 10Y
which tnou hast ordained what Ia man, that thou art
mindful Of hmf and the son Of man that thou ysisess
HIM For thou hast made him little lover than the an
GELS and hast crowned him glory and honor Thou
mades him 20 have dominion the works OF Shy nsnds
thou bast put all things under bis feet all sheep aud
and the beasts OF tho field the fowl OF the air.
and the Hsh Of the ses and whatsoever psc'h through
the paths Of the SECS Lord our Lord how excellent
thy name In all the earth
BROTHER then offered prayer In which no sGd:--
We would praise Thee for every event that snspres on
the earth that may be productive OF good And we would
praise Thee for this achievement OF mind which hes con
occasion therefrom for vain reyery, ng snd sborns
tons, We would take occasion from this event 70 praise
God We would find occasion Of gratitude and PRAISE 70
may be made The OF the diffusion OF light and
knowledge throughout the earth We pray Thee, above
al al, h So impress our minds VITO sen, sense no. o.
ven and earth. while We 40 much affected by the
union OF two continents how much should we be az
God.
Dr. M,RsH addressed The audience ss follows
An the great nations OF the earth have had their seasons
Of htlsry JOY and great sxhilsrstion Egypt Greece
Rome and Babylon all had their days Of victory when the
millions would gather together and send up their shouts
and hslelshs and gordcstions OF their great nations
But they we're wthout God they vtAout any rei-
gous principle and s excitement Of men ran into
sbe ground ruined those very nations, and will ruin
~ without We have religious principle and regard 70 the
Sod Of Heaven and The great interests Of N dying
and accountable creatures. Nothing bot the gospel,
nothing but the church. nothing but prayer nothing but
sense Of dependence and obligation 70 God VII
Keep this nation, under these great advances she max.
ing 70 glory, honor sud Immortality IRON, becoming COR
rupf and vile, and bringing down The judgments OF
Heaven upon her The Cbristian pnblic are re-
spoDsibe for the defence Of this nation and for
making blessing 20 all the nations Of
the earth. Cause OF great gratitude that we are