The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-11
The WEEK OF PRAYER.

General Observance Throughout the
City and Country-Closing Services
This acknowledgements Alliance
Communion Service ia Brooklyn To-
Day.
Never perhaps since the "Week OF Prayer'' was
instituted has it been generally and so ferventy
observed as during this year 1874 The impulse
which the Evangelical Alliance in It's late gather
ings here gave to the sentiment OF union among
Christians, and the many important religious
events which have transpired during the year
past together with the indications Of greater
things to come. gave faith and earnestness Of de-
sire ana purpose to Christian people to come
together and as one family to unite their prayers
for common objects to the one God and Father Of
us all Owing to a combination OF helpful circum.
stances the Madison square Presbyterian church be-
came the centre Of these Evangelical union meet
ings, and there daily met Christian men and women
OF all denominations TO pray Tor the conversion or
the heather, Tor Jews ana Catholics and nOmi.
nal Christians, for sunday schools and teachers
for educational and theological Insult utions and
the ministry, for missions and missionaries, Tor
Young Mems Christian Associations and other re-
lgious corporauons, 1or home and family infIu-
ences and Tor an almost infinite variety OF other
interesting topics. Not always indeed could the
different lnterets be remembered by the persons
leading audbly IN prayer 50 numerous and varied
were shey. In this Madison square church gath
cred those who could attend In the afternoon IRON
the neighbOring churches. In the evenings most
OF those churches had meetings OF their own to
engage their attention and labor.
On the west side OF the city up town 1t was
deemed better and more convenient to alternate
the services daily between tue different churches.
the Fourth Presbyterian church, Thrty-fourth
street, near Broadway; in the Methodist Free
Tabernacie in the same street, near Eighth ave-
nue.; In the Reformed church, also In the same
street; in the Baptist church, IN Thirty third
street near Ninth avenue; in the Presbyterian
church, Thirty first street and Ninth avenue, and
the Ihirtietn street Methodist Eui6cOual
church. These meetings will wind up this
syenlng with rhu,ca praise meeting in Dr.
Broadway. The downtown churches followed q
similar programme and met alternately in the
street Methodist Episcopal church, in the Church
OF the Strangers, Mercer street, near Eighth street,
Macdougal street Baptist church. The pastors the
respective CHURCHES presided over the meetings
held In their meeting houses, and prayers and
short addresses were delivered by other ministers
present. A noon meeting was also held In the
Canal street Presbyterian church. The Harlem
churches united also in similar services This
evening grand wtndng-up meeting Is to be held
In Stenway Hail, at which time and place Drs
Adams, Taylor Wasaburne and others Will deliver
pointed Tor this day will be preached during the
day In the several churches.
On Monday afternoon meeting was held in the
Dutch church III Fulton street, immediately after
the noon prayer meeting, to confer in regard TO
systematic benehcence, me. conference heartily
tine best and most practicable. Ministers OF differ
ent denominations were present. The conference
was held at the instance OF Bishop James, OF the
Methodist Episcopal church.
The LADIES' Christian Union OF New York OBJ
served the Week OF rayer by holding meetings
daily, AZ eleven O'Clock In the chapel OF the Broad.
way Tabernacle, Tbirty-fourth street and Sixth
avenue.
In Brooklyn TIE Week Of Prayer was duly OBJ
served by meetings every afternoon in the rooms
OF the Young Mems CHRISTIAN Association Fulton
street and Gallatn place, presided over by Drs.
Cuyer, Buddington, Clark and others. The
Ladies Union also held a meeting on Friday In the
church on Pierrepont street and Monroe place,
rom eleven A. NJ. TIL TOUR p. NJ. This afternoon
real Evangelical Alliance communion service will
be heii In the Bedford avenue Reformed church,
Rev. Ds, Porter pastor, In which the Lee avenue
Baptist ceurch, St. Johns Methodist EPISCOPAL
church, Ross street Presbyterian church and the
Lee avenue congregational church will participate.
In Jersey City tneWeek OF PRAYER was Observed
as tollows:-0n Mo.gay in the Union Baptist
church; on 1uesuay,N In the Third Reformed
church on Wednesday, n the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
church; on Thursday, IN t.> Methodist Episcopal
church on Friday, in the ,acond preehy teritan
church, and on saturday, In ne congregational
Tabernacle.