, 1874-03-10
Sllntlay-NIectings i'll the Jail.

tuup!S Heoc4lt W d4S4 tue piluhEt A1u ueuIly
| every ono did 80.
| bucn pleasant day with them, tho presence Of
God being manifest by tho melting Of Loarts
! aud tho saving OF FOULS.
UNION MEETINGS.
| Evory ono announced that tho royval meetings
| would bo continued during tho present wooh.
TIE REVIVAL IN OHIO.
Mr.. Cook, Of the Northern Ohio Conference,
was introduced, aud slated that tho raviyal IN
that Stato WAS great, the intorost unabatod, aud
thoro lad bcen great many conversions.
FALLING OFF.
Atr. Wa1temhn, from tlo suburbst noticed u
falling of in Lis congregation, which lad boen
largo nil wnter, and llo could not account for It
on my other ground than TINT thore woro no
sidewalks out there.
NEEDY MINISTER'S
Mr.. clendonning called attention to tho oase
of Brother JamoH L. Fitch, Of tho Wisconsin
Conference. Ho Ind boon burned out, and lost
nearly oil ho possessed, llH largo family being
almost Destitute, aa tie pooplo among whom ho
waa located wore very poor. Brother Fitch camo
to Chicago shortly after tho fire, mud spent nil
tho monoy lo Ind with him In relieving sl1!rer-
ors, boing Obliged to borrow money to return
homo.
Mr.. Edwards mentioned tho condition of q
Buporannuatod minister of tho Iowa Conference
WIoae house llau heon destroyed by fire. mud who
WIS In mood Of assistance.
TN motion, MIR. Edwards wns appointed Treas-
urer, md MI who desired to contribute solne-
thing toward restoring tho savings Of years"
wero requested to sonl thor donations to tho
Office OF the Advocate.
several OF tho pastors handed to Dr.. Peck tho
collections taken up for the Emil Cooke fund.
sEltyloEs IN THE JA1L
DR.. Thomas said band from his church had
bcen holding services III tho old jail oyory Sum
day for two ycars past. The prisoners woro
SOON to bo moved to tho uow biildfng OIL tho
North Side, and arrangements woro making to
have preaching thoro. Ho wanted to know how
1nueh holp would bo offered. If tile brethren
took hold tho Horvicos might bo sustained, rs tho
officials wcro fayorabty disposed toward the Sun
day meetings.
| On motion, DR.. Thomas was directed to tako
charge of tho nlattor, and, when he wanted n
minister, to notify any one he snw fit to visit tho
jail antl deliver Hor1non.
Mr.. Liol,or understood that tho shoriff and
Jailer had objected to tho holding Of meetings
i'll the jail.
DR.. Thomns said they had not to those SIM
day; only to wcell-lay meetings. as the crowd
and nolHe intorfored with business.
PERSONAL NATTER.
hr. McCheBnoy remarked that tho reports Of
the moeting Inst Monday placcd him in tile posi-
tlon Of seeking notorety by requesting that lis
sermon bo published in certain paper aud then
faiIing to get it ill., Ho had not asked tllat it be
Inserted III my pnpor. and tho person who aaid
TINT lo lad done 10 Ind "oyolvod the statement
from hls innor consciousness" Ho was glad to
state that tho Times and Inter- Ocean had yolun-
tarily printed lliA sermon from tho samo notes
fnrnislied to T11E TRIBUNE.
/ PRAYING BANDS.
Elttor Jutin who Glne in lnte, inquired il
anything Ind boon done toward organizing Inv
companies with tho yiow Of extending tho work,
md, il 90, what results Ind followed from tho
experiment.
/ Dr. Peck said lie Ind not oreanzod band for
the reason that lie had not time to giyo it atten-
ton. Some OF the 1noinierB Of his church had
voluntarily gone to the Wool Street Mission mud
conducted the services, aud last Friday night
fifteen camo forward for prayers. lie did not
III the least question tho succcaB OF bands, if
tloy woro wiaoly organized in oil tho churches.
Thoro must bo a leader, and tho members diBci-
plinoa like soldiers. Tho New England bands
wore thus organized, the leader understanding
his men and their charnctoriHties, and knowing
just when to order the infantry forward, the
cavalry to charge, and the artillery to limber-up,
-hnving complete control Of lis forces III tho
battlo.
ORGANIZE THE LAYaEN.
Dr. Thomas urged that instead OF having
praying basnls, tho lay portion Of the Church
should DO more thoroughly organized. Each
church should havo q ba1id or bands. Tho re-
y.yal should be carried into tho outskirts of tho
congregation, and seekors bU gathered together
in private houses aud prayer-moetings
Elder Jntkin said growth vas looked for in al
things, and lie should like to SOC the lay conlent
grow iuto conservation and activity and put It.
Helf to work. IIe desired to know II tllore was {.
disposition to lnbor Oh their part. II 10, llo wns
glad. Thoy might 20 on in an unwiao direction;
but 1t was better to move bllntloringly thun not
at all. Olosoy connected with the work was tho
organization Of tho churches into littlo compa-
nies to personally interview ptobatsonora md
the portion Of ths congregation outside of tho
Church. Ho did not think thoro w,s any nocea-
siy for 1t outside OF the class syston it that was
carried out rs 1t Hiontl DO.
Tho Secretary had boon membor of tho
Wesleyan Praying Band, and wna not aware OF
any such military discipline III had boon spoken
Of. 1t was loft with tho Spirit to prompt a
brother to sing, spoak, or pray.
THE Tl0IAN nANn.
MIR. McChesnoy haid Joseph l1illmaI, loader Of
tho Troy bnn, Enow how to light tile battle with
Ills thoroughly drilled company. and his tactics
would "malo or break" al ordinary consrega.
tion. llo {A1eOAosnoy) would give great .teal
to llnyo tint banl lot luoBe in Chicago. What I'LL
awakening thero would bol
i HLOUTlS9 METHODIST.
DR.. Peck romnrlled tint homo people wore not
permitted to pray ut his meetings. Discipline
ists who roar lIo tLo bull Of Basl,as. calno to
AB church, mud when tho Hpoaler asked tho con-
grogation to int1n!go II allent prayer this man
shoutea "Ameu! Glory to God |" aud 10
st"r'' ad d 'hs 30 "sst"s so!t to t''S toll nf n;n
to lIoop quiet. lilo fayoro1 praying bantla. There
wore Honio proauIlors WHO could produce co1lyio-
ton. but llad not tho talo1lt to bring the people
to tho altar, and tho magnetism Of tho bands
would assist such III ono imsnoaBurably
Elaor Jutkin WIS convinced that peope knew
what they ought to 10, but tia great point was
to get them to do 1t.
DR.. Peck did not think there would DO any
difficulty In eating proper loattors.
hlr. Edwards believed practice would bring out
good mon, md it would mover 10 found out who
wego oomPotont until an o!fort was mnde. uo
waB OF opinion that tho mnteriul waa iu oyory
church.
PERSONAL MAGNETISM.
DR.. Thomas said llo would like to sec such
bnut Il, svery church. Tho lllnluu conditions
Of roltE!oi wore not III we'll attended to III ti,oy
donian!lud: God worltod through l1is ohildro,i.
Ho hn1 foIt TINT ho' could produce conviction,
but lacked tho powor to giyo impu1se: Thoro
wapa sroat doal IN magnetism: MrH. Van Cott,
for instance, nllo could cat Or sleep at any aud
ai times, eusl ls heloyotl l.er to h0 ono Of dos
lnRkrllt!uutn. Hlie Wau q t>arfapt magazine Of
cIen}rlultY and uhYHirAl forre. TlaY would LOT