The sun., 1873-09-24
1Hr sINrEtvrn ASNIvERs4Rl.
DR.. McC0sh Of Princeton and Other Disiiu-
pui>hed (icr-hinen in the Fulton Street
MONDAY Prayer Mcr'iug.

DR.. Mct tosL Of Princeton and Other Distiu-
uui,hed Cior-h hinen in the Fulton StIeet
NoOuday Prayer Mer'iug.
The sixteenth arG.N yisary Of the Fulton
street Prayer Meeting yesterday drew together
q grenter number Of worshlppcrs than the old
North Dutch Church could hold. Every pew
was full at half last II o'clock, and before 10,
winch was the hour for the commencement of
the services, the aisles were crowded. The
clergy were there 10y the hundred. twenty ~
them sat behind the chanccl raj, surrounded by
the rare flowers which porfumed the sanctuary.
Women. however, pred0miuated, although the
representation Of business men wa large. The
iuitiatory hymn, and presided over tAc subse-
qusut exercises. After the singing and a praN er
he spoke about the great privilege ut asking for
he laudrd the good work u the Fulton street
-" V hat a contrast Is presented ' he said. "by
tho scene here and that in " All street. IL Is
hpTcfW thing To see men OF business leaving
temporal matters and coming here TO transact
the really important business OF their ives IL
more of them came there would be less sinful
speculauou and ieNei financial panics.
iac Rev. Ur Van Ness said that the influence
4 the lultun street prayer meetmt htd leen
f.lt iu every part of the world. The Key. hr
he MItt, venerable eX-pastur OF the North
Dltch Church, spoke OF the growth Of the
mo l.ey Or. Robinson cited the prayer meeting
TIE eiiicacy ~ PRAYER. The Rev Alexander
Thompson believed thut last Sundays prayers
had allnyed the storm IN Wall street The Rev.
4. +. Remington said that his remark would not
t e wei gitier than straw, but IL might Toe the
straw that would break the Came.'- back, q sup
position that elected shrill explosive Amen
from "a far corner. The Rev Mr.. Joyce MAIN
/ tanned the literal answering of prayer, and gave
III lstrdtlyo Instances,
"Whcn | was in Andcrsonvllle, a prisoner"
he said, a. the stream which furnished our mea-
gre supply Of water ran nr.t through rebel
hpFAnR 4.
oners were actually dying for water. one night
several Christians among the prisoners got to-
I Eether and prayed for water. The next morn
Ing the stream was running fun and clear Oiher
equally convincing instances have come unuer
my notice. In the panic OF 1891 an intimate
friend WAS on the brink OF ruin. lie offered ms
! creditors securities, hut they were rejected
| Then he made clear statement Of his affairs In
! PRAYER, and asked for relief. The next day he
/ disposed Of his securities, and failure was
/ Ayertcd."
There were several interspersing prayers and
plenty of excellent congregational singing OF OLD
| tunes with words written for the occasion. Thu
| was one verse;
| How shah we celebrate thy praise?
How, Lord, thy faithfuness Gecltre2
what mltChlcks love that grace dlsplafs
Winch gives US sixteen years Of prayer!
! The closing hymn was as follows;
The year has closed. A year OF prayer
| our coycnaat God has gheni
| IL holy union We have met,
| Ia thls, the gate Oi heaven.
| And now we render thanks TO God,
Whose presence MIS- this place,
| And with united heart aud voice
| Praise linn, our God OF grace
Then, at half past o'clock, the benediction