Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-04-12

Withdrawn and in liz stend come the brightest
Of sun shine infusi n my letter with iis brill
lance. JOSH.
DAILY Hh0OhD or RAE MEETINGS.
Our report last week ended with wednes-
day evening. On Thursday morning the pray
er meeting In the Congregational church was
well attended the subject being the work TO
be done IN this city and It's environs. On
Thursday afternoon, as every afternoon, the
young converts meeting in the chapel was
largely attended. The young converts in this
meeting are generally between the ages Of 10
and 90 but the freedom with which they speak
and The intelligence Of their remarks are notice
able,
A young peoples meeting established by Mr..
Roland of Cleveland, was held In the evening
a. Il had been every evening Of the week, Just
before evening service. AT this meeting
were young ladies and gentlemen ftom II to
30 years of age, The ladies at this meeting
speak and pray as freely as the young men.
Gathered from all the congregations, they en-.
courage one another in the Christian service.
Thursday evening Mr.. Wells preached on the
"Prodgal SON."
On Friday morning sermon was preached to
the young converts, on the Church, from the
text. Tim. iii 10, The Congregational church
was nearly full OF childpen aud Young people,
and Mr.. Wells preached with unusual interest
His subject was divided into four heads:
/. What is the church,
H. What are the elements of a church?
III. What is the mission of the churchS
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The sermon was entirely Tree from any de-
nominational views, and was very learned
and discriminating discourse.
On Friday evening Mr.. Wells preached on
the text GLORY to God in the highest, peace
on earth and good will to hien." Ehbject the
powef of the Gospel to work reformation, and
to break the spell Of evil habits. Many of a
GLASS which had hardly been feached before,
were eVi ientiy affected by this sermon, and at
the second meeting, men who haye probably
not been in meeting for years arose under deep
conviction asking prayers for Gods mercy.
In no meeting has The cry come with more
eirnestness, as if mingled with groans and bit.
ter anguish. The work of redemption VIA
wrought however, for on the Sabbath the SAME
persons arose among the converts as If tile ter
rible bondage was broken, with the Hight of a
new hope beaniing on their faces.
At no time has the second meeting been SO
largely attended; the audience room of the
Congregational church being completely filled
On Saturday morning ten or twelve of oul
people went to Kingsvllle with Mr. Wells, ant
returned in the evening, bringing wonderIu
reports Of the deep religious interest there L
was remarked by some OF the yourg converts
that the state of feeling was deeper than it hal
, been in our place at ALL
: Mr.. Wells preached at Kingsyile On Sab
, bath morning, and the usual services were hell
e in the various churches of this place. On Sab
s bath afternoon. delegations of young convert
J, went out 10 the Beckwith school house, ant
10 the harbor to hold meetings Rev Mr.. Nor
h ton preached ut the latter place, and about 1
e arose for prayers.
!, A converts meeting was held at the Congre
v gational church at 8 o'clock led by Rev 5. Z
o Peet, and addressed by Rev. Messrs. Pee
e McGifeft and Fisher, aud by NJ. G.. Dick.
y On Sabbath evening the closing service wa
held in the Presbyterian house. Every avail
2 able foot of space was occupied. The youn
t. converts sat up near the stand on the rostrut
r and about it-200 In number. Mr.. Wei
IN took fof his text the words found in Malacl
IL iii, 16t "They shall be mine, saith the Lord i
e. that day when make upm my jewels" In al
nouncing hs text, his emotions oyercame hil
r and lie was compelled to stop for n,omen
ID The sermon was n comparison between I'll
re converted soul, and jewels, considering I'll
If place from which they are taken the effort
ID secure them-tbe rarity Of their discovery
AS the pains taken in polishing and preparir
ID them-the purposes for which they are use
IS and the beadty Of their adorning The Sc
10 mon was wtil written, the thoughts clear al
I'd langtage choice, and for frIshi beauty, clea
e" ness aud force, has not been surpassed by any
IN the speakers efforts. The occasion was OF
ge which would naturally exclude ali harshne
re Of expression, and the style was one which d
ID, not admit of criticism AT the close the your
,st converts arose en- masse and stood rs n
'e. Wells addressed them in few affecting pal
ut ing words. As the request went forth for
&C. Who wefe willing to try to meet him IN heave
ne the conytesalon arose to their feet and We
ur lew if any wer1 left sitting III the whole
an scmbly Alter the service, the friends W.
le- permitted 10 pass out through the orchest
III and each one had the opportunity of TAXI
we the hand oil the man who had SO endeared Iii
Re- self to the people
be- 1t is privilege which very few nich have
Inc witnessing such genuine, grateful and heal
pa affection manifested as had this humble G.
pei minister Ii was remarkable as one af
I'VE andlhef Of tlnse whb had long remained
ng der cloud Of uncertainty, should answer
Ihe readily to hequestiun "is it all right now
CO. "all righ, "-as If everything had cleared
er- One poor man, however, exclaimed with
ear spending tone MS he wesit nut; II have b
sn' here through all these meetings and been Z
ul- der deep conviction, but, Mr.. Wells feel n
ms II was lost"
DO, Thus ended the labors of this remarka
'y revivalst On Monday evening many of
'ho friends met again at the Presbyterian chu
'er' sociable and had another opportunity of S
ing ing farewell. But the public labors of the II
ect, in our place are closed for the present, {
live perhaps forever, May God bless him WI
OF ever he goes, s. p. I
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