New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-25
THE DAILY PRAYER.MEETING.

Meeting occurred yesterday and was marked with appropriate
observances In connection with these proceedings toe
following sketch of the origin and early progress OF h "
upious ENTERPRISE viii be read with Interest," In 1916 MI
Richard c. Mccormick returned from Europe Therr as ns
accredited representative of the Young Mems Cnrs'S
Association OF this city be had visited ana hspees
Britain In his report relative the operations OF
societies dwe at length upon the efforts oil INC
Association to reach the Young men OF that metropolis
am extensive system Of subordinate branches The report
and especially that portion touching the active hterVenon
The association behalf Of the young business men 81 ll
civ made deep impression upon those Who Listened to " and
doubtless the means OF causing the asPaon Wncn Iha
long the hearts Of several Of the leading spirits o. me
Young Mems Association 70 the form Of an actual under
taxing The question Of establishing day prayer eetg
Which should be held at such place and tune as SHOULD
bpness men and their employees to attend was aceor ngy
actively canyassed in the succeeding meetings e Assoca
mon their repots and great ted But with
he lapse OF time from the inception OF re enterprise the
dS and the feeling prevailed tho the movement had been
premature One deterp.ed young however who
had set hearts upon it. and VINO could not believe that
Would not be permitted to prosper determined to make TO-
dvidua efforts secure at least foothod for their WORK
the msetines An effort 10 secure the old John Methodist
Episcopal Church proved unsuccessful aer the mos pI
ssent appeals those controlling IT, the setdeyoted ia
ton of the Association guaranteeing TO meet The ex
ponses from their pocket Application was next made
of tho North Dutch Church al the corner OF Wlham
Fulton-sts With eyery announcement DIT Dewitt re-
ferred applicant Dr. knox, who at that time senior
minister the church. less warm and favorable reeep
ton awaited the young man here and fortified with recon
Collegiate DutR Church Tic desired privilege was readily
Sranted and shortly afterwerd series weekly prayer
meetings was instituted Mr. LII Dean who had all along been
the chief peTseyerng supporter OF the movement was
The President of these eqry meetings and Mr. Tttengon
the Secretary After few weeks Of earnest effort the young
strong enough to begin win helr noon meeh{@
the first Of which held about the middle Of Seoember eJ
For some time however, the success OF their enterprise
trembed in balance. The meetings were but thiny az
tended and occupied only half hour II de-
dermned 10 hold chem but three times week and with this
arrangement the meetings sustained until mo tbc sum
mer OF the year when il was deemed advisable TO
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meetings has given rise to an unpleasant question
fact which scarcely cleared to the present day con
corning rgh possession Of the honor OF maintaining the
daily then threatened with failure Il GER
tain that Mr. Lanphier OF the Conory OF me NORTH Dutch
Church. took the first steps towards reopenng the prayer
meetings but is equity so that the young men were also
making preparations that end Ut the same period Upon
the proposal Of Mr. Lanphie however the latter were n'
duced cooperate with him. and the meetings were begun
under the combined auspices us II were Vi lne louus
Mems Association and the church. although strictly union
principle, and with q and great impetus.
This impetus the grand financial crash OF 1857 when
the fabric OF business seemed to be utterly broken up wheh
CONSERVATION held possession Of the hearts Of the merchants
and ruin staked unchecked through the commercial mero
oils Of the country How then were led to feel the N
stability Of the things Of this EARTH and were turned TO the
work ofayng mp treasures where oIh asd us 90 L9t cor
Tup and thieves do not break through nor steal let the
records Of the Fulton st. Noon Prayer Meetings show The
Of prayerfn merchants and clerks
too large TO be contained Consstoy Rooms Of the North
the S Of he Faiton PRAYER Meeting The work Of the
following Summer Is Of the most remarkable 10 The
places Of business and heaIer devoted 10
the purposes puoo PRAYER rapid aud vide spread was the
day and win form prominent feature IN all history Not less
than twenysiI prayer meetings we're Aed dsy IN the oa,i
their fret experiences Of that love wleh passeh AL nndef
Since that memorable year the work Of The Futons Noon
Meeting has never been RENTED DAILY have The open
according 10 the statistics Association has
peniant soul found through 1t the way to God
1t was nj that
OF an nut0n which the instrument OF such bene
fetal influence upon The cry and upon ne ssl
terlay and large congregation was gathered N me Soth
filled TO overlooking beng placed in the aislcs-a
the standing being occupied and many being turned
fSe Exercises ' were eosisoea by Rev Dr. Thoma,
Dewitt senior Minister q ne Church DE- J., DsS S,e Sps@a
, S ne tSist TSfan OF the Union Collection beginning
Asl S,. ..s ; ,Sy ss H"iI5 Si'
The singing me hymn was followed by the reading Of
n Scripture bJ DR. Dewitt the portions read being
The l02d Psalm the part Of the 32d chapter Of Ezekiel
and RaTs 81 ,ss @ s5 led o. the congregation in PRAYER
dwelling gracefully upon the goodness Of God ~ smiling npoa
yonohafed tha the good work be richly
pruspered IN theyeat TO come peter sR' ana NOR
Tfe Rev Dr. bowling Of the Baptist Church then addressed
the assembsge lie dwelt beginning upon the text Of
scripture which been rehd The q the Lord had
mphaicay and We were best N living to see ~
We ready 70 acknowledge he thought that TIE
mos. eeeua means % grace % Pl!S a. snI%n ~ 1S
work ofth year IN the Piayer Meetns
his hearers 10 continue walk b. the way III which they bad
Of the liberal un0n spfit thal Aau pertaded
Fuost Prayer Mcens he said be had met There II he
common spirit 0f Christ whose blood eleanses az rom s
The Fulton Prayer Meeting had also shown the practicable
aud bankers city leave the desk exchange 70 seek the
very heat and middle brsress. lie could believe
this had had great influence upon tho sonndnes OF
Futont Prayer Meeting had also shown the un!on ~ gy
aud patriotism. aud had been the prayers offered up
there Of nation and for the brave soldiers
who were peIing their lives In her defense The FHons
raull ls
to special point Nothng In the history Of TIE
world afforded striking examples OF his truth than Tie
Fulton 81. Prayer Meetings 49,
The Rev Mf Striker Of the Dutch Reformed Church
the speaker He said wont to speak of ths az
remarkable agc-rcma-knbe or It's progress in science N
art and in religions aud one 81 NE most Mugs
ue. IL was easy 1r Tie people to e'taD'n tne day pI
richly over oil the aEd but that il nne conseeaYe 3eat
and In those should have been sustained
and with such attendance was tug when was never
paraeed IA religious history ms ct was recognized Is
shosn by the interest that Lad been Iet IA
had been manifested concerning IT. The great influence
which had exered felt only this cry but through
progress had been discovered by person
had converted tor each session OF the prayer meeting
during the nine years The speaker dwetupOn It's sustaining
fe 10y the merchant who came lhere Tor MS dh
spiritual If the dust OF his conflict with MammOD, aud
houed that il would endure not nine longer bat ninety
nine dispensing spiritual comfort to the harasSed business
The Rev Mr. Everett the Brooklyn Congregational Church
Wed eloquent strain. IL was hitting he declared TO
Rec The fst message sent over the first telegraphe wire
in tins country had been. what hath God wrought aud
the same also down the cords Of the
last nine years The speaker drew striking picture Of tue
terror and prevailed during the financial panic of
1851 and said the invitation Of the futons prayer Meeting
came then upon the depressed with the hrngy
sweet the Savior Come that labor and are heavy
laden and VIII give you rest ne nseIIpS tue return o.
public and the present business purity OF Newiors and
Of the great 10 the Influence Of the
day PRAYER meetngs The golden prayers OF FultoD-st
ayoed more than golden dollars Of Was The promise
OF The nnge Of truushg of Christ had been fulfilled
we had seen again daily tho Fulton-st Prayer
Meeting. go
The Rev Mr. Sutphen ofhe Presbyterian Church declared
An address remarkable power that the Fultont Prayer
Meeting had borne euabe testimony and had been
A.nHAnI ian inanh.