The national Republican., 1860-12-14
LOCAL NEWS.
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF UNION
r.Tr- PRAYER MEETINGS. H'.
THIRD DAY, EVENING SESSION.

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The Convention reassembled last night at
eight o'clock, according to previous adjourn.
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The congregation sang hymn. |
The President read part Of the 18th chap
After which, How sweet the name of Jesus
is,p was sung, and Mr.. L. G. Bingham, of N.
Y, led in prayer. .'Hr4.
The President, Mr.. W. H. Fowle, then read
several letters, containing requests for the
prayers Of the Convention, which, he said, were
not in order, yet he felt II his duty to allow
their reception. " a..r.. ...rE ~ y. ~
Among the others, an uncouverted gentle.
man, the head Of family Of eight members,
was anxious for himself and especially for his
two eldest sons, who were apparently uncon-
cerned in relation to the interest Of their souls.
A mother asked prayer for her family. She
is member Of the Trinity Church, of this city.
Mr.. Bingham remarked, that in order to
carry out the designs Of the last Convention, II
would be necessary to appoint committee Of
correspondence, consisting of nine members
and he therefore moved that such committee
be appointed, and that il consist Of the follow
ing gentlemen of New York: VIM. E. Dodge,
Rev. Mr.. Morrison, Rev. O. Q. Adams, Mr. L.
G.. Bingham, Mr.. Lampier, Rev. Mr.. Jones,
W. E. Dodge, jr., and Mr.. Price,, , 90.
Mr.. Bingham moved that each State be re.
quested 10 appoint State committee Of CORES.
pondence; which was ordered. ~. .-
It WAS also ordered that the committee Of
correspondence FIX the time Of the next meet.
ing of the Convention, the place having pre-
viously been determined TO be at Boston.
Rev. Mr.. Scott, of Virginia, moved that we
invite the various Union Prayer Meetings in
our country to especially and daily remember
the colleges and other literary institutions in
their prayers. He did not think any subject
more important. He gave, at some length, the
religious history Of the University of Virginia.
The motion was unanimously adopted.
-Rev. Mr.. Botsford Of Boston, moved that q
vote of thanks be rendered to the citizens Of
Washington for their kind hospitality. Adopted
Rev. Mr.. Colder, Of this city, moved a like
vote Of thanks be rendered to the President and
other officers Of the Convention; which was also
adopted.
The President responded in happy manner
acknowledging the honor conferred upon him,
declared his attachment to prayer meeting in.
stitutions, and his faith in their efficiency in the
redemption of the world from evil doings.
Rev. Mr.. Ward moved that vote of thanks
be presented to the pastor and vestry of Trinity
church, for the Christian courtesy extended to
the Convention, by giving them the use of the
church. Carried.
Mr.. Butler, of John street, New York, con.
sidered it the crowning event and the highest
honor Of his life to represent that meeting.
This was a unique Convention, designed to es.
tablish a kingdom in the midst of great Fed.
eral Government-the kingdom of Christ. Ma.
poleon had said that Jesus Christ established
kingdom by winning the hearts, not by force |;
and that kingdom has stood more than eighteen
hundred years. We came here to concert means
to perpetuste this kingdom. We leave it en-.
tirely to Christ. 1t has been extending, while
worldly powers have risen and fallen.
Rev. Charles ]. Jones, Marine church, N. T.,
was called upon to make further remarks con.
cerning their work. He hastily sketched the
progress Of religion on board Of several of the
men-ofwar. He could not tell the extent of
the influence. He described some cases of
special interest and wonderful manifestations Of
saving grace. He referred to the Constellation |;
the Mystic the Niagara, on board of which,
are about twenty men of God; the Hartford,
which is now in China, has morning and even.
ing prayers on board, besides the regular
prayer meeting; the Saratoga, which recently
left Philadelphia, the Susquehanna, the Cum
berland, the Powhatan, the Sabine, on board
Of which the sailors were not permitted to meet
below, and they repaired to the masts and con.
versed and encouraged each other until they
saw many converted the Brooklyn, on board
of which were five or six Christians; the Joseph
Lane, the Vincennes, on board of which o sailor
was converted by reading Testament which
he had received at the Sandwich Islands. His
name was Fred Star, and through his instru.
mentality many have been brought to Christ.
Many other circumstances were alluded to,
which we have not room now to give in detail.
An old sailor, who had been forty-three
years on the sea, and sixty days without fresh
water, drinking blood, and eating raw flesh and
fish, became an humble penitent and an effect
i've laborer.
Many sailors had come to him and asked il
any hope could be in their case. He here re
lated instances.
The commerce of the world is in the hands
Of Christian nations, and what a mighty infu
ence the sailor may exercise for good, when he
has tasted the good things of life everlasting.
The abundance Of the sea shall be given tc
Christ. Twenty.eight different languages are
spoken by those who they have correspondence
with. One sailor, who speaks Auently fourteen
languages, has been converted, and is looked
upon with wonder, being SO perfect in his lin
guistic attainments and earnest devotion. TC
God be all the glory.
The congregation then sung, "All hail the
power of Jesus name."
Mr.. L. G. Bingham, of Fulton street Prayer
Meeting, New York city, gave further history
of its rise and progress. The Consistory Of the
Dutch Reformed Church appointed missionary
in that part Of the city, and, at his suggestion
noon prayer meeting commenced in theil
church. The Consistory now bear all the ex
pense, and have done so from the beginning
They have two meetings each day, which ar'
always fully attended. The Lord was presen
every day, with the power of his spirit. HI
supposed that one person, at least, was con
gers who each day receive impressions, the value
Of which we cannot compute. He presumed
that twelve hundred persons had been converted
to God since the meeting had commenced