, 1874-01-09

presence, though nl,oydoncod, wna still
| with tliom. Eson though tho fahll Of tho
tnBk- -tnnHtor vAs laid on te t,ncAR OF Ills people,
though tho flrsl-born maos woro doomed 10
tlcati though thotr special ngeht OF delive, anco
wn'ldcrcd fur forty years frnm bin conntryinon,
| y;ot all tho whtlo Gods plan was wording out.
TINT tho plan Of God wna working out. ovon
though Rt timnB, and In cortatn instances, tho
evidences might look otherwise.
At tho conclusion Of tic leaor's worry eloquent
introductory romarke tile congregation joined
IN singing tho Hixty-second hymt,, beginning,
$50 lot our lips aud lives cxpross tllo hJly
Mr. Colo t'on rond Tho following requests; :;
"Ionr prayers arc ealnesI)y roqucsted for Il
lcsus.-Auxious Wife," " Prayers nrc asked for
tho ohurehos Of Royalton. Wis, TINT tlu niua-
tors thoro may llavo tho f1oy Sririt poured out
upon thoin 80 as to preach Christ, and aee men
vile (1ntl.) baptist Church, for tho prayers Of
the meeting + to aid special effort to eavo soup,
that tie Lord may gracsoualy rovtvo Ills work III
Shelbyvllle. ana that The nfldels, skeptlcs, aud
nnbolieyors ,, 81 mght, 10 roael,od aud brought TO
quests p,ayer for the conversion Of her only son
and Ills wife,
A gentleman mado forvont prayor In whichle
asked TINT tho railroad conductor might bo
brought TO Jesus; TINT tho work III tho churches Of
Rnyalton, Wis.,. aud ShelhyvIlo. Ind, might ba
rewarded with lilo savtuS Of many BoulH. mud
That tho lady might have her request granted.
THO congregation thou joined II singing tho
thrty;4lra . ',as hymu' beginning, MY faith looks
A gentleman rravod that tho blcssea nnmc Of
Jesus Christ would bn Loforo the meeting In
thoir exercises. Ho naked TINT tho blessing OF
and ca,lse 1t to be'tho meauB Of tho salvation Of
Innny souls.
Tho following rooues.s wero road by Mr..
Colo: ''Wll you all pray for four young men,
~kHHr rs
parents. who hayo boon en!icod into gambling
dons, and TINT their brokon-heartea parents ,nay
llayo wisdom aud grace to lead them from tho
life Of sin they havo bogun." Anpthor rond,
" My son-in-!aw. who has protested Ohrist but
has wandered into sill. ncglccts prayer aud Mt
commence life for Christ" Another: +" Please
pray ior wife thnt she may llnyo graca to spealt
10 licr ungodiy husband about his honl's eu!va-
tiou."
Nr. Colo said TINT lc nncw something Of
tIleso boys the Bone Of almost distracted
parents. lie prayed that now that families wcro
nado lcsolata by sin. md tint gildod. gambling
halls worc dragging down hundreds Of youth to
holl, tho hcarta OF euch might b. touched aud
thoir conversion to Clarfrt secured
A young man asked for tho .'rayers OF tho
congregation for lis father. tint ho might be-
come q Christian. lie stated also that young
friend of hls-a pretty hand caao-had promised
To attend tho Saturday vpraycr-mceting. lie n1to
aaket tho meeting to pray that his friend might
attend with good intention and rccewo spirit
uni benefit tlloreat.
Several gentlemen prayed for the granting Of
| thegc requests.
| AN oil gentleman described, in touching
| terms, the Ueath-bea conversion of q young
lady, member Ut ono Of tho churches In this
| city.
Tho congregation then joiucd in tho singing
Of tho orty-fourth hymn, beginning, "Arlso and
| bless tho Lord. 80 people Of Ills choice."
| A young man spoke uton tho elIlcncy Of
prayer. It was tho pravors Of his mother which
had brought HIM to tho light lie would ask tho
prayers Of the nlecting, that h,H father, m old
man OF oyor 10 years Of age. hitherto uncon-
yeitcd, might at tho eleventh hour bccome d
Christian. Another gentleman aalel that tic
moeting would pray for furcign-born citizehs.
| Among tho players mndo in support of these
requests, was ono in which its u.uKcr asked for
tho blessing OF God upon al1 cities, but asncciul-
| upon Chicago, that size might oocone not only
| commercially great, out great in lie cause Of
| Christ aud the conversion OF souts
After tue singing Of tho hymn l,eginning All
1lail tho power Of Josus' name" tho loaslor pro.
nouncod the benediction, mud tho mcoting dis
poraed. 1t WILL bo remembered that tho mootlng
Of to-day aiHo takes plnce III the church, instead
OF tho room In which the carlior moetluga woro
held.