, 1866-01-18
THE UNION PRAXER mEKrxNGs.
Morning and Noon Meetings OF Yossar-
dEy-Rntefes1inE Occa1ionx-

Morning and Eooa Meetings Of Yosser-
dsy-AnteresssnE occasions-
A Suggestion.
The inte1eat and attendance upon the r1n;o,
prayer meetings. morning and nld-dny- st tha
Clark street n. E. Church, hare been NOR th.n
sustained thus far In The Eeck tollon1u, The sert
% prayer" ieetenday morning The gathering w.
s93 nfFe' o! NJ denominations Of Christian,
a1gsne,' INC representatives OF thefr respect1ye
eases, which were Led By Rcr. G. D, For,er n...a-
o. the church, IN whose plaoc Of vorsb ~ ~,..
mE ~ held The topic of TIC mornn M n,,a,te. mfet
n;.. ~ appeu TO Heaven for m outpourinr. ~ ~
q e9nlcass q the wednesday evening meetings
.,,,s hsye no desi!e to ohtude crtucsma On nc,.
~ -. y. tais K1nd, bnt Ne have sometimes thourht
sb,nneIys nq3o these meotinrs OF devout Wor.
enforcement Of the ru1es pe1aln,ng to ot6cr bodirs
ss as tne atJ 10 the growth ofhlnds1necs TO theif
ie. e qeenness 'EoGd Or two to be es,d Of mat.
sts luat II Mond oe well 10 reform In these Union
prayer meetings, and these We ndsnuce y<,,b NM
oMh 11dcne9t, etsenEthcned By the viuWs Of sone
.one Me oest @ inends ot the movement Thcrr Is loo
nuS1 n4E- Brethren who stand IN with the;r
rass 70 Tint clock on the gallery front, foret lhsr
~ MaI.y minutes make the ipll hour which Is slI Of
e of k s1d sGo afs ~ ~ comes The oher
IN ime & sss insepasable The gin q aE to edbcstiop
pn s1Gc r oEa,slen ,, implies the ability to say
al the doubtful forms .lat tsiE ",n c,n H. t,ts =,
on soGh an OCCASION storics are TIC 1nos; a,nr.1.
ous. ecfy lew men are good story .Ieilers- Sti1l
leNef can TEL story on their Ieet before an andi
Gnce IN most ca6es 1t Is damp and dIsmei trT -
tEe supper! thread Of narrative cauvhf Ind - ~
aG1tn perhaps half dozen times until ri Iast ia
ena e reached and the storytect and bis audlence
eft ie1t mutually IN wonder where thr no1nf is
Dfnt 60 TO these Union Prayer Mcet1nss to teI
stores. M II you dp, let The stories be phor: ONES
II We ehaiT not be misunderstood u making 4 |
seomng sciercnce }et say that Ill Who paTtcIbate
% the<e meetings should remember 3hat the 4nrr
a ano omen present carrJ their common tense viii
mem and Thai 10 Rhock this in Any mnnner ia m.
orunate and not IN MANY casee to be Nholjv afonaa
pioua emotion. ~ ' o'
Again let rs s4Y that there ehou1d be fa,r pav In
thcfe meetings, which 1t Ia not for two Of tkrre |
and The stme persons dAtly 10 claim thare Of II |
|hfs Pc construed as pointed, NC mean It moi nm.
Alndly. We believe the sentiment of the best snd |
aosi 1udicions friends Of these great mee;fnrs to
be expressed in the Wish that no one shall ~ FRI
3uency Or length Of participation eneroes The
imet that the exercises shn1l upet hFrsIy cnns1st
y prayer: th1t the brethren ehall exborf hrieav
e4 ehon efoF1ef. and sing no long bymns. NJ !
laeeflitte hope that this will be read b. itose We
1ost dc.1t. 10 reach.
The meetinE yesterday noon was la,1ec. Itwss
onducied BY Rev. Dr. Tiffany, The mort,fnr nraver |
nccttn9 At nine o'clock to-day will Be led 81 EeT
3i5, Goodfpeed. OF the religious moyement ~
aa city lmay be generally stated u manifested In
TT %eione conversions 10 tome of Cur churches,
Nth Greatly NJ akened fntercst-in the reeuiar ana