Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-06
Miscellaneous.

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Churches of the city have agreed to rec :.
ommend to their congregation to OBJ
serve the coming week as q week of
special prayer anuouu
A union prayer meeting will therefore
be held every morning next week, in
the following places
Monday morning--Vins Street Pres
byterian Church. r saai.s
Tuesday morning Cumberland church
Wednesday morning-Walnut Street
Presbyterian Church.
Thursday morning-Third Street NJ.
E. Church. 7ssa e ~
Friday morning-Cumberland Church.
Saturday morning-Vins Street Pres
byterian Church. COZ Y0
We hope all Christians will endeavor
to. attend these meetings. 1t is at the
recommendation of the Worlds Evan
gelical Alliance, and tenda to show the
real, vital union among all scots Of diff
ferent truly evangelical denominations,
and, thus at least, in part, fulfill the
prayer Of the Savior, shat they may all
be one, that the world may believe that
Thou hast sent me- e
Topics for discourse and prayer have
been assigned for each day in.Ghe week,
embracing two Sabbaths, the 7th and
l4th. They are as follows e ~
SABBATH, Jan. 7th.-Sermon on the
duties of Christians to each other, as
members Of the body of Christ.
MONDAY, Jan. 9Th. - Acknowledge
ments of Divine mercies and confession
of sin. SnT sffv
TUESDAY, Jan. 9th.-The Christian
Church. That its testimony may be clear.
err, its faith stronger, and its devotedness,
liberality and zeal enlarged. 1I
WEpERsDAY,Jan 10th.-Nations: For
their temporal and spiritual welfare; foE
kings, and all in authority, for the main
tainanee of peace; and for the increase
of righteousness which exalteth ma
ton" q {. q
THURSDAY, Jan. I1th.-For Christian
families forseryants, and forschoolsand
colleges.
FRIDAY, Jan. 12th--For Christian
missions and ministers, and for all en-,
gagged in Christian work. W i r,.4~s
SATURDAY, Jan. 13th.-For Christians
in sorrow, in sickness, and in -persecu-
ton; for the widow and the orphan.
SABBATH, Jan. 14th-Sermons: The
blessings to- be expected from the
manifested union of believers of all
countries.
TIE LoRD's PRAYER--It lisa mistake
that this form Of devotion should have
bean surrendered over 90 much to child.
rem. Good a. ID is for them, il Is equal
" 90 for oil. Remember that our Lord
taught it first, not to children, but to
grown up men and Christian ministers.
Because some prelatical Churches have
turned it into little better than the vain
repetitions that the heather use, that il
no reason Why il should be exiled either
from our Churches or our domestic wor.
ship, to both Of which ii is peculiarly
appropriate. IL the ark has abode q
long time among the Philissines, shall
il. never more be brought back again to
its own Mount zionf
An interesting work Is ia progress in
the North Baptist Church of Camden,
New Jersey. On the Sd ult q com
verts were baptized.
The following intelligence is from the
university of Psnnsylyania:
"The term now drawing to close /
has beensof great mercy to us. Within
the past month the spirit of God has
been poured out upon the University,
and the Female Seminary, with power
and abundant blessing. The shower of
grace was not wholly unexpected.
Christians had not only prayed for it;
but few, if any, however, would have
anticipated the iargeness of the bless
ing prepared for ns There has baen
1ut little superficial agitation; thu work
nas been still and solemn. 900 - II !.