The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-07
THE WEEK OF PRAYER.

An Increased congregation attended the SER
vices In DR.. Rogers church yesterday afternoon,
90 that camp stools were introduced In the aisles
to accommodate wOrshippera The meeting was
presided over BY Dr.. Taylor. Of the Broadway
Tabernacle, who offered prayer and read the HATH
psalm and Ephesians ", both OF which bear on the
topics OF prayer designed for yesterdays media
tion-namey, parents and children teachers and
guardians, schools and colleges. the ministry
Young Mems Christian Associations and Sunday
schools. In his opening remarks Dr. Taylor said
that though the purpose OF these meetings was not
hortatory, yet as they were asked to pray for
families and schools and colleges &C., 1t might DO
well for them to direct their minds to the family.
Our relation to father and mother. ne said, Is the
primal fact In our history. The community Is an
aggregate Of families, and hence what the country
needs for It's regeneration Is good mothers. The
influences we take In at home are such as we
can't tell the effects OF upon the community. And
this Is also true OF the Christian Church. rhe
Doctor also referred to the Importance OF parents
consecrating themselves, their children and their
property to GOd aud he illustrated the effects Of
faithful parental example upon children by his.
tOrCdl incidents. II we expect that GOd will hear
our prayers we must have family govern ment in
our homes. Ii the promises are to be fulfilled TO
US we must have family Christian example before
our children. Children are like the plate In the
phOtoQrapner's camera-thoy receive Impressions
readily must nave ian AND the
revival OF family religion among US. We are
making, he SAID, far too little OF 1.-The Church in
the house." the true ideal OF the Christian nome
should not wait for the children to be converted
under any mans ministry or under any exhOrta-
tlon or appeal. but from the example Of father and
mother at home, so that from earliest conscious.
ness the child should grow up loving God.
Dr. John Hall spoke to the thought OF prayer for
schools and colleges and he raised q valid Objec-
ton what Is called the classical course" in
colleges and universities. Our sons are taught
Latin and Greek and are made familiar with
heather religions ana my th0l0gies, but they are
taught little or nothing OF God. He well remem-
bered when ne was troubled with the thought that
perhaps Christianity, winch now has such hold
upon the human neart, would pass away as those
heather religions had passed away from the earth.
he thought there should be Christian classics
prepared for schools, and that our sons should
not he required or expected TO obtain culture py
going through hguratvely infected districts or
robber infested regions ike these. But the
heather classics are so instilled into the public
mind that he had little or no hope Of Improvement
in this direction and the best we can do as
parents Is to counterfeit the evil effects OF this
KIND OF culture by early religious Impressions upon
our children. Dr. Rogers, In some remarks
showed the value OF SUNDAY school instruction
upon children and upon households. Drs. Bur.
chard, Tying, Hamilton and Anderson also took
part IN the exercises DR.. Tying Will preside to-
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