The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-03-01
THE NEW YORK SUN
FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 1, 1861.


PyGycr for 'Jda bird' ard rhdt came Of
Il. Gro. IL. sruARr, Esl., Of Philsdelphis, speak
ing yesterday In the noon prayer meeting, s.id thu,
the frs, r,quess he ever carried inso the daily
prayer meeting in Philsdelphis, wss for . young
man who had once Leen member Of his Sunday
school, but falling into evil courses, he went from
step ~ step in crime, until he 60. INTO pri sos.
Said hes
IL wen, ,c sec him in his cell. found him in
for term OF 3 years. As soon ss e>,srcd 1 found
him 80 ed u sec me Via, he threw his arms
sround me esclsimipg' OBJ Mr.. STUART, II had
heard W your adv co should have been here,
sYd noe sm lost"
'Sot,o bad as Lha,," fs,d I, az you will reps,,,
ard bc!i,ve on Cbriss, you eau yet be saved"
"win you Sk the prayer meeting " = ray for
ues"
Yes, Tomorrow" said 1.
IL sid Lis case before the meeting, ssd he was
prayed fsr a. 1 have rarely heard one prayed for.
LAT Monday, that young man WAS In Philadelp phis,
having served out his term. lie WA there . con-
ysrt.d man, And again asking prayer, for blessing
his soul"
Trdpr l,r Co'l,prs, rrSiridv. Ysaterdsy bcing
the c,ncer, v prayer for colleges, this was made
peculiar feature OF the meeting in Fulton street.
sevcrsl r.lpesis were made On the part Of parents
for IN ruieRc Requests came from Williams
town. Mas Rgd from Princeton, N, j., and several
other places all calling FOR prayer for the outpour
Ing of the Holy Spirit upon the scminsrioI Of the
country. North, South, E,s, and VISIT A gentle
man aaid, "Tac son Of = clergyman, aud 40 Y in
college si,s beside me here in the m ,e,ine, In dis
uCss OF mil q, on account OF his sou, lie 1, thi,
day dtsirous that he may hec Ims Christian. |
spoke 70 him, meeting him In ths street,
three weeks ago, aud since then he mas
had no pace. Now ho desires - bs converted,
AL no desii TO ask your prayers 70 this end.
Il Is II ve'y urgent s.se'
Auotl er gentleman called attention 70 the i'm
Ioriance Of the Gay-,aii he could sps.k FROM his
swn expcrionc,-,hn twelve years ago today he
was a mt mi er Of tne SENIOR class In Yale College
was walking across tho Common after break.
fa-, wren he heard the church hell ring,
and irduiriuR what II meant, WAS tod that
i /, was The day Of prayer for colesos-wsni 70
his class prayer meeting in . state Of entire
indifeIerce, but Lc know that his parent, were
praying .or him, and would like W have him go
wen, In the evening; next sabbath heard q ser.
mon ,ha, greatly affected him; next M,nday morn
| ing, asked his minister, who preached the sernon
-, Ia r,us, At, La ,aved. In two weeks h,
| 49,, co,vo,,od man and AZ soon A, he finished
hi, studies lie entered the ministry, and has even
| since been preaching the unseschable riches o
| ,.,i., n,Iv nm. Il bis cluu,.m,te. leaving ths
liz. ,,,,.,,,,.n,--n.I bs.u eonver,si. and bs
t., t., ,.,.,., a.,
suiTos'd WI" 'e~' Nv" oA' ~ 0',''' wa
lese "hhou' fohs'"n' o'.' 'o'a0o "'
The meeting was one OF humble 'endor' earnest
prayer: and assurance felt that great blessing
would be bcs,ow, In snsver 10 PRAYER this day Of
-. 81, ,,s,,.,.,, p,,,-~. NJ, ,;,,- -I.n,r.l In
HouSe " n"u"S 20" 80 -..,l. :, a, !.
teress sateh""" 'ho No0AS P"9o "
Five Points House OF Industry on Wednesdsy e'eh'
ing. The room was crowded with children, and
men and women Of tba, locality, oil apparently
.,,o,. In ,.s.,o,cs n ,hc,r soul. MANY of the
.,,,.,.,,..,., .,.c,.i nruv.,
ea'.''" SUI 'o'o - .,,,u,.. -,
tr themseIVe" ana "e''loers vi 'n''' s''n' ~.
their requests were earnestly rememoeroa IN 'he
petitions that were offered. The father oil ths htue
Syracuse boy whose request for prayer " the Full
,on stree, meeting, and his sibseuuen, triumphAn,
doo,h h,,. bs.p 40 o,sn mentioned. WA, present
S, q, .... ,..,,nc .,,nnar nr.s.r,.d 10 The chill.
anu ~ ~ .e'"e s ~ ri. .o,. and
| ~" 80, ,,d las
urged 'h'm IN MS name 10 'o's 'ne h"'u Nn-
then selves At Jfsub iee' "''c" Ater tno 'hcc''"s
was cc scd, Eve adults remained for uversaiion
| and moro special prsyor aud thrce.of them gave
| evidence sfgsnuine converrion To God bsiore they
eft ,hc room. The religious interest al tne n"i,
Of Industry, Is deep and deepenns' giving fr'"''''
"a P'cnuS hAi'eS' III S""S' I,
LANp'-lhe correspondent OF tho ~: 4. Ob'
"'Ter, writing of the observance OF thls inter
| esting occasion says
| In Dublin, the iresoy'ernn churches united
IN morning ana evening meeting In one
| place, every day IN the week. In other place.
the congregations meet =, IN their own aces OF
| worship respectively. Inc same was the case
with the Evangelical Eplscopall"n'' Metho'
dists, and lndsPsnIenis. one way 1r other The
| great ru,k =" 'hrisu'n leoP'o an over thl'
| Tinted klnRuoh nllir lEls u Week nI prayer.
We are learning what II Is TO continue in.
slant in prayer, to "pray without lsing."
| Female mi.slOus to lost females conduct ihoir
o,etati,n, in the sprrit Of PRAYER. and in il,
constant exercise children arc conyenod not
only on the Lord, dav. but on tho other days
by themselves. PRAYER meetings aro mnIii
nIieJ. 10 meet the convenience OF all classes.
RI, r, never were so many genuin. Christi,ns'
nor WI, Christianity ever exhibited of more
heavenly stsmp.
Rr,rurn Ryv,y,iy Byrr,sr Ipp,,S,.
| Dnrin", The latter mart of last week there
| 10. -, ama,L,iln nn,nour;ng oS an. Hal,
Sn;r;, in G,ea, I;sorrc's street prcsbvterian
| Tnr,h On oue night the work resemtleI tha
| Genes of Isb0' Amonp the parsons was a
ro,,ng uomon and her Husband. Trom Tho
| ;;,no Seho cnIt Tho nowcr of religion shc Lccomc
so.nIy irtercstcI about hi, salvation. and when
| Lo 6.d nrknowlcdpsd what the Lord lad dine
m ~. - so,L sbo .nhr,c.d him In tbs nr.aonco
| s ns al ,ho ,oo,Js Another vcrv intsrostin,, !,
W a.. a"V ,hat pr I,Jv who 5r.smaJ sh., ba5
rsc,ivs1 valuable pr.sent. and when she found
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