The Portland daily press., 1869-07-19
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MORNING PRAYER MEETINGS
The morning prayer meetings were held this
day in the First Baptist Church, Congress
Street at clock, continuing until1 o'clock
led by G. B. Douglass OF Vermont, and in the
State street Church beginning at s. 80, and con-
tinuing until 9 o'clock, led by FL. Colby OF
Mansfield. Ohio.
In each case. these meetings were well at
tended, and we were able tobe present at the
second, in State Street Church, The leader
Mr. Blake, opened the meeting in the use Of
the following order of exercises: 1st. singing
the hymn beginning, ,4d4o Nc 81 fr,o csfe
II, e..,f "Jesus lover of my SOUL = a.,sf .s,fs
End, Prayer, Sd, reading from the Fourteenth
chapter of the Gospel according to st. John,
4th singing,
al q lanS.Rock of ages cleft for me" iiAA
'5th, a very few pointed remarks, occupying in
all for this purpose, not more than ten min
ra The meeting was then thrown, open and the
! Hssual icourseiolowed, there being many short
and appropriate prayers and exhortations
and much inspiri ing, devotional singing.
These prayer meetings have been of char
acter that must have recommended them TO all
who have been p escnt and in atte ndance upon
them the exercises have been SO prompt, di-
rect fervent aud spiritual Would that more
such prayer meetings were held in all our
churches aud in Young Mems Christian Asso-
Citations. We commend this thought 10 oil who
have been present during the sessions of this
convention. sfs4FsK
The meetings of this morning were special
" spirited, giving evidence Of the special con
yerting presence of the Holy Spirit We un-
.derstand that several young men Of this city
have made that good choice, while these sessions
have been in progress. For this, most certain
ly the people Of Portland should render
thanks to the delegates. 81 -lo9l '--s''J
THE MORNING COW ExEnc sEs
The hymn proposed by the President, =
"We'vs listed in holy war, 'felr
/. Battling for the Lod."ssgsb 6dT
was sung, the audience standing. Reading Of
the Scriptures was assigned to Rev. L. II.
Austin Of Manchester, Vt, and he read a pas
sage from the 18th chapter Of Romans. Rev.
A. NJ. McGregor of Brockville, Canada, led in
prayer. the president appropriately reminding
the Convention that the reverend gentleman
would invoke the divine blessing upon the last
working day of their convention. These exer-
vices were very solemn and interesting 5
u The minutes of tie sessions of yesterday
(Friday) p. d., and evening" were then read
by the secretary, J. /. Sypher Of Philadelphia,
The convention approved these records, SIsa
,f REPORTS OF CoArMTTTEEs.s ,i,..s
Mr.. Crosby, Secretary of Committee to ext
anime Report Of Executive Committee report
ed that the accounts were correct, and intro
duced the following resolutions. We print in
full the sifa f't " -32s sir 1ei Hf's-H /
'Se REPORT or SPECIAL cosnfIrrEE sat
Resolued, That the Executive COMMITTEES be
authorized to make such arrangements as they
may deem best as to publishing the periodical,
or in any other way securing a publication Of
the news from the Associations. In view of
the difficulty experienced by sthe Executive
Committee in obtaining reports of the work of
Associations in the various States and Prov
inces represented in convention, therefore
Resolyed, That every corresponding member
be required to report to the Executive Com
mittee four times each year. viz: February,
May, August and November. .ailg rsiensaJ |
We give the names of these correspond ing
7nanaI,nrc far ad