The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-03-08
THE NEW YORK SUN
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1861.
Puitsu street. Prayer Mcesias.


Hoyr for Liab Clildrcn.-Praycr contin-
leader read fIon difYersns portions Of the New
Testament Christs own words in regard 70 litsle
children. These words brought gentleman 70 his
fesa whose hear was much moved By those word'
Of Jesus lie said he wAs always interested In this
prayers, wbAch were offered, and the earnestncss
which Is shown for the salvation Of liWe cnildrea-
lie spoke Of a lady, who loss hee husband sns was
In great distress for her own soul, In the midst a.
her sf'',csion Bus she read bible--she heard n,
prtscbir g-snd she knows no, the way - Cnris,.
SIZE had gr.nd child who attended Sunday
School. From ,he songs which that child suug,
she learned her fIst Lessons wishou, comips to
Ch,is,. Then ,he attended to the passages Of
Scripture which she repeated, and the prayers,
which she sfered, aud thus she learned fotne-
thing sbou, the way In which . sipuer can be
saved.
She had rever been In the habit Of going -
church. shs started out one Sunday morning 70
ftd one. shs walked up and down York stres,,
Brooklyn-ahd Fulton sGcet-and Washington
street aud hLaly she stopped st the steps d 81
AIMS, goirg pp ard then coming down the steps
uncertain whether 10 60 In or no,, 4, lAAt . lady
kindly invited her In and gave her . seat. There
she heard mere shoutt the way Of salvation. She Is
row one of ,hs mos, devcud OF c Christian. AID
am here, continued the gentleman, whsre ths! 60
woman often comes, 70 ask you, OF hsr request W
pray fr TIE Conversion Of her grandchildren.
Chiii,er rtrted.--A clergyman wrote -
Sid he was fr,m virginis asked prayer for his
church in Virgins then said have been Ia
boribg for q few weeks In oae,ds Custy, In this
state, and In shA, time havs witnessed the progress
Of precious revivHl,in which 300 H. $50 have beea
converted. some Of thsss - Sp.-ons of three
scsrs ye,rs-all cl.s.-s-aji are represented
among these hepsful converts. Among them
are 81 least twenty children, varying In
sge hem eight " ftsen years. Lwt Sab.
bath two little children, under g years o. age,
were received into The church profession Of their
fAith. They were intelligent children, Of intelli-
gent Christian Parents, and had an experienced.
cody pastor; and oil believed thss these li'us
children save such abundsnt evidence that they
were Christians, that admi,tance 10 ths crdinsn.
ses Of the Lord's house could NOT propsrly be de-
MED them.
Young Ifen C0nr,rtcd.-A ysung man, who
had been In great distress Of mind, - manifested
In the meeting, and with whom and for whom
many prayers had bean offered, arose In one OF the
mcssinss snd offered most hearty thanks for having
obtaiped dslveranoe out Of his ds,ressss, and hav
ing been taught the language aud the spirit Z
prayer.
s,vsAl young men, Of late, have been fhund
tu ming from theii former evil courses-and sin
full nessci 'f rslision-to the service Of God.
The msssipa, ave vcry tsndrr and ssrnsst, and
there is osnstant advance IN the revival spirit Of
the meeting.
God Stills the Tumuhs Of tie Peopie.-I was
10 Washington, said gentleman, and stood among
the throng Of 80 900 people, while those great and
important events we've transpiring connected with
the Inauguration Of TIE Prsndeni Of the United
Btatss. And oil vas calm, all vas sobsr, out
b,ssk. - We had been told there might be-
but oil wa, psaos. When ] looked around
snd saw oil this, said 70 my.slf-'This Is in an
swer 70 prayer" Much prayer has bssn offered ths.
God would sill the tumulss OF the people and ho
has dcns H. Who caa doubt thas In shis regard
impsndins, How have sbsy bean arrsss.d La
US continue 70 prsy and God will continue 70 an
| swsr prayer. Lea us thankfully sckno wlsdgs what
| he hsA done and sruss him lsr all We need.
| MISSIONS IN CHHA.-A correspondent Of the
English Patriot, writing from Choo-Foo, Chi
m, Nov. 7th, thus refers to the extension Of the
missionary field in China in consequence Of the
| late treaty -
.Thsrs IL prospect Of an active trade spring Ipg
| up here, should itxbe made, m Is expoctod, the
residence Of consul. In the spread Of missionary
operations IN ths north Of China, this place In like
ly " prove door Of entrance or the Gospel 70 this
| whole province of Shaug tnng, the population OF
which, according 'o native returns, reaches 30
C0OOp0."
| The writer, an English missionary, had boon
| in the town for six weeks, and considered the
| prospects encouraging. A colporteur, under
| his direction, was visiting In turn tho cities
| most readily accessible, and had hitherto mot
with no interruption in his distribution Of the
Word Of God. With the assistance Of native
preacher, public proashing was also daily con
II ,.,a a,..t tA.s naNtta ats ~ II.