New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-15
MINOR ITEMS.
NATIONAL PRAYER MEETIN

NATIONAL PRAYER MEETINGS.
TIE National Convention Of Union Prayer Meetings
commenced their third annual session on Tuesday
evening at Trinity Church, in Washington the attend
anoe being remarkably large.
hymn beginning
From North and South, from East and West,
Around the Cross stand"
composed for the Convention, was sung by the con-
TIE Rev. Mr.. Owen of Baltimore, said that the
repe Of that city had spent the day in prayer for our
try ard desired that the Senators and Representa-
tiyes in Congress might know that they should con-
time earnest prayer to Almighty God.
Tie Rev. Mr.. Moores of Boston, expressed an en-
courseng hope for the continued prosperity OF our
Union from signs he had lately seen and heard. TIE
Bible gave accounts of great national disasters on ae-
count of designing poicians-the cases Of Ahasuerus
ard of Daniel aud the threatened destruction OF Nine
ve-he repentance Of the people and the interrogation
Of God to their salvation.
On Wednesday, motion was made for q Committee
10 wait on the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tive to request the of the hall for the Union Pray.
er-netting on Thursday night.
An interesting report was received from the State
Of Delaware showing that while the Union Prayer,
meetings had been generally successful there they had
been characterized by too sectaran spirit to attain
the fulln.ss cf success 10 be desired.
A clergyman from Baltimore delivered brief ex-
hotetion upon tie necessity Of looking 10 Christ as
the great end of Christianity.
PRAYER succeeded the supplicant earnestly entreat-
ing that the Convention might not separate without
the special benedi,tion Of Divine Providence; that
God would help all present 10 pray for our country;
that all Learts might be penetrated with love and de-
yoion and that no hand might venture to assail our
present reace that the Of all the present trou
bles might lie removed, and that His kingdom might
come and His will be done in the hearts Of our whole
nation.
At tie cose of the devotional exercises the Rev. Dr.
Finckel presented resolution recommending that q
letter be addressed TO the President of the United
States suggesting that in view OF the national troubles
be aIIoint tie ed of February next day Of Fast
ing and Prayer throughout the land.
The Rev. Dr. Butler trusted the brother would with
draw the proposed letter, it might prove embarrss
ing to the PIesident in view Of the exciting eai y
between the several States. 1t suggested that,
unless it should be first ascerained that the proposition
should meet with the appreciation of the President 1t
would be better to withdraw it. proposition wa
made Yesterday for the use of the House Of Represen
taives for the evening prayermeeting Tonight which
Rad not been granted; and il would not be well to null
tiply acquisitions Of this kind.
Another speaker moved that the proposition be lld
on the table, lie here to pray TO God for an out
pouring Of bis spirit upon the churches.
The Rev. Mr.. Finckel here withdrew his proposition.
DIFFICULTIES.
The Boston Tr0reiier Gays: lady residing in
MARYLAND writing TO friends ia this city, sudes the
feeling among the slaves there. A slave woman be-
longing to a peigbbor has been in the habit of doing
Ter weekly washing, but recently has been careless In
her work. The writer demonstrated with the woman,
who repled: "You ought 10 be satisfied with the
work for next Spring when Lincoln is President, you
may have 10 wash for me" The letter says that the
peoTle are constantly in dread Of an outbreak Of the
slave population.