The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-01-29
THE NEW YORK SUN
TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 20, 1861.
Fulton stree, Prayer Mcc,ins--Ye-tcrdny.

The meeting was characterized hv uncommon
soiemnity. Soon aner the meeting WAS opened a
gentleman announced the pEArrr or EpwARp ConS.
NO, Esq. one whose voice has often been heard Ia
prayer IN this meeting, and who has often been call
cd To- cccy the post vf leader In every place which
he filed 1t was always 10 great acceptance and the
cdihcaton Of all. HIS earnest, glowing
ric,y--shinng as bright example Of zeal in the
cause Of Chtist. lie had warm heart beating with
anxiety for u q salvation of SOULS At a very early
day lie became Interested In the Fulton street prayer
meeting, and nom the frat II his enlistment
in tie cause of this meeting, he never lost tina, inter-
est II was steady growing one, with him. Tue
meeting rendered thanks for giving t. tho church
such a shining ligh, as he had been, and prayed
earnestly for the consultations Of the gose tn te pour
ed into the hearts Of his benevolent scciety.
rG'r from France -" Paris. Christmas Day.
We are daily told ~ marvellous things respecting
the religious revival Of your country, that we can
hut rejoice at the privileges God has been plcNsci t.
grant you, and Ask him for similar edsion Of his
spirit our beloved church in France, so 6 .orious
in It's drst history, So lukewarm in its present
dtion. While waiting for a heavenly answer To our
prayer, let poor, AIN ctcd wouan--a mp.her-isk
for yours ia behalf OF her family"
This poor woman tLCu Il o.G,s the object mr
conversion Of her Children and the reasons she
gives f,r asking our earnest prayer very touch.
ing.
Several persons, asking prayers for thcnl'evc', hal
their petitions before the meeting.
Handspring rdS ogircd by young man for merry
bestowed. lie ,Hid, you will remember me. A few
days ia III, meeting ami stated thut in
| great distress Of mind SO ais, was my wife, vino
VIVA an tl.luu l,I ynu a.,
| pray that the Lord would grant VA true repentance
and faith AZ the gifts Of his spirit. l have n
ask you 10 offer up thanksgiving for Gods mercy to
us IN the bestowmcnt Of his orgiying grace Npln
| 10Th. Now we are rejoicing in Christ jesus. Our
unoonverted friends try every means in their power
| TO win us hack to the world. They wish us "
/ SO 10 parties and assemblies for pleasure.
| wish you 10 pray for us and then-ior
| them that they may 10 converted FOR us that we
may be kept from temptation or IL tempted, pre-.
| served from falling into sin. I'M
| Rcuiudk-A gentleman from a church in Brooklyn,
gave account oi the state othings in their church.
| They suspended their Sunday school yesterday af
terncon-perreying that there unusual interest
among the children, and turned the Sunday
| School into . prayer meeting In the body Of the
church. The Holy Spirit was maniiefy present,
| Many children asked TO be prayed for-and parents
| pi'S'-i'- 49, -
ihe S'h't'nan SAu "S wv" M'' 'ud WV
VI nH 'H''"''" WIN "'po'""S NH'''"''
| u"ihs 'le probIcsH W '"'' "'''uS ~,
during inc h'BW-ior ms mouse h'u oeeh 'u'hoa
ih'" boeh'm-" pace VI 'ea'S h', ''''N '"o'i'iS
H"as place VI "pN1"'N'o'o !'!' wiz" vi" "''''''S
| B"hefed ior prayer
| M'le uah W 'n''u''" !" '''' P'"s'r '"''Nu' ",'o
i'uhn S''Nins S'''u'" '''u " b'' n,'''''' " '"'
1 ~ gli n a.
| l'"'' " 'i''' ~ -. -,
| 'ne'' 'h''uieu-"'i' .,.
"nu "u u"''S '"' '' - "
R'v. IdT tUho''Wt-rhls o'd M'h'u'S' p'hcer
preacher, from tie great WeS' mas becn lec'nrnS Tor
| some days past IN New YORK ana bro'hyh fe''er'
day morning SIX o'clock ho started on MS Journey
for his home IN lhnols'
| lie rrech'd on suhh'y morning. Nv "S a, m' IN
the Methodist church. corner oi Pdc'h' anu ChA' N
| streets Bro"kr'
lie came IN, a hale, hearty old man, O. 20 years
carrying in his hand his Old draD he'vcr' 'nN cooked
AS though 1t had seen some service lie was dressed
with dcccncy, and yet had 'nM negligent air peculiar
= the ".d preachers oi tue West Nh'n he stood up
Ia the pulpit, hi' hir' innocent "f much
| b ushiuE, hung ncG,gcnty over broad high brow.
| Ills @cc is mass,vc-eycs ksen A"hr c'.'red-hs
| eyebrows heavy, the expression oi ms c"untonnce
| lcu'gnnt and Sp.enil-hI5 whole manner hcc"in'nJ
bis hISh vocation.
His reading OF the hymns AMI the 5 finuroS were
sermons in themselves so imp cssi'e are MS voice
aud manner. hicr reading The INST hymn lie 'to'i
metAIy and deVouuy watpg Tor the singing 10
Deg'n' with MS eyes upon inc bioc anu a. tue
organ commenced, he looked mp surprised and i'm
patient Of the G'mboIH the ofgAnSt Indlg,d III pre-
| PNW'iy" se"'n8 NJ ''io '"l' ""''" "N " oo sung
HIS prayer was ""ou' s'N minutes 'o''s- u 's'
Vor ana oi i"th'
HIS sermon was upon 'ho eiec''N', 'er'ehN prayers
which the Apostle JANrs speaks OF III the ON Ch'P'
| ''' Vi nlH 'i'''''' "' ''' P"I' - ' 20 ~ " "
lie pitched into the mario" anu 'nheSS o' 'neBo'l"'
| III GescfluihB WI" was inc righteous "loh anu h""
he was made righteous as the hrS' pfhch o' MS
discourse Iheh ne dweH upon the power o' PfaSer'
ohefed rs anghteons man. rms part "' 'he Her'h'h
aOonnded with ILLUSTRATIONS drawn ir'h Cnr's'N'h
experience and nom the word OF God Inc who'e
uS'ourse' occupying "o' l'o'e ,'n' ',''S u''nu'o''
was comps" ",'n "'.u 'N'' "
II was delivered WIN tn'derN'on aha gre" e''neH''
ness NO one eouIu PoSs'oy Wv "'''e"''''' ""i
most wou'a 10 sre''y P'o"''i W ''o 'e'"ot'
lie gives two illustrations oi the power o' prayer
""'h us own eNi'ien"e' ho "' o"0 N''
pA uswh appo'n''heh'' ou' ''S' MS "''-o'no "
"o'i'' III "h,'n no n'hu a'''
"eh' N -'0'u'u was S''''' VIM W. " mon
/ "o'h''S-tau '''"H Wy W. ''"PS p'o "
worshiP-'uey "o's P''s'"s ''"' uO' ".''l "I', HI'
u'm m'h''.e'-""ae nh nPPo'n''n,H' " Tolsn
'ha' msu' 'he'r ea'heS' ,ei"'s'-'"' ''"''i'eh
/ oeihs hoNhea "hd sa'hei,a Fl" tea-so'ea "0'e
invited that hi8h'-alhong 'ho resi- 'he son o' ohe o.
these women, who had eoVenan'ea 10 pray "Sc'ne'
/ every usy 'ii preacher sno"'u w sch''
This son became preacher Of the gospel. liz
/ Bhono like q blazing meteor. Hundreds and hun
dreds were converted through his fundamentally