, 1876-09-26
MINISTERIAL.

TnB PASTORS rRAYHR-MKET1Nu.
The attendance was too large for tho lower
room, and tile pastors prayer-lneetng was held
yesterday In tho upper hall. There was present
q larEo number Of ministers, anil two or three
hundred people who have bceotne interested,
and the exercises wcrc Of the uaual nature,
.-pfayer, hymns. and earnest appeals that tho
paths Of wickcdncss bs destroyed, and the fectot
Gods people turned to tho Why and the Light.
Tho Rev. Mr. Cheney. pastor Of tho Fourth
Baptist Church, led tho services and, after stat
Ing that Christ WIS IN lis way to Chicago, and
expected soon to arrive, lic asked Who was reasly
To receive aud entertain Him. and lie should 6e
entertained and received. Hc then called upon
all to pray earnestly to Col, but to remember
tho rulo that limits all prayers to three minutes
The people wanted God, they needed uod, and
thrv must entreat Hin to pour Himself out, al-
waya remembering tho thrce-Inlnute rule.
Tho following requests were read:'
oh! lsay for my tnconscrtcl son, IL years oil.
lie thinks that Christ is The 0nly way. but hls
aLHmhnE- block to 1G thu lncDnhlstancies OF
profesEcl Christians.
Play ai.o fot nv second son. - yssrs Of ags.
Sesn eafI nIy o psay for II.
should lfkc tcsu requests recorded, III know
they will be answered. Az ASxtous MoTnEs.
The Rev. Alr. Patton offered thrilling and
pathetic prayer for the boys, and thu atilcns
Other prayers were offered for the building
up ard advancing OF Got's Kingdom, and al-
dresses were 1natlu hopeful for the future, unl
prophetic uf IL great EarHcrinE OF souls Into
conviction and ultimate salvation.
TIE METttobl3Ts.
There was quito large attendance at the
meeting Of the Methodist minister's yesterday
norntig. The Injecting was opened With prayer
by the kcv. A. W. l'atten. liz has Just re-
turned from a tolir through Europe, and he was
called upnu fur suIl,e ren,nrks upon Ills ubserva-
tiurs. ftt complied, nuu tnatle very enter
tn.hiug altross, giving sketches OF placcs aud
things With which he heca'no fam'llaFszcd dur
Ing Ills travels.
Tle Rev lsrac, Lacey, Of the Nlalnc Confer
cnye, was introduced by Dr.. Jutkins.
leesnarks were made tlse,lby tho Revs. Spencer
and Inrkhurst in reegnr'l TO the mission work ot
! work was Of purely scctasian and ,iisatcgrat'
lug character coduetc.l upon un unso,,ntl basis,
| and unworthy of gifts FROM Afrtho1st people.
| Considerable time VIA dcyuted 10 discussion
In reference to tho Moody aud sankey meetings
shortly tn take place.
The Kcy. Mr.. Mute reported the sad fact thai
| Futhor Leonard lall met with un acrit1cn.
whereby hEs right ego llatl been li1t out, mt
asked prayers all'l sympathy tor this veteran
| worker and prcnchGr in his ulsliction.
| THE PltEslstTEK1ANs.
Tho regular tncGting VI the Presbyterian
Ministerial Association was held yesterday nou1l
l,eing ocned with prayer by tho l!ev. Ds. Hood
The Sas,lntl, work was reported by tsDsc pres
Sin,lay-Aftrrnoo 1.cstures," opened by th'
ltev. Mr.. rrolrit!gc.
The election Ut officers followed with th'
cl1oivc:
the Rev. Mr. barrett; Secretary, ]. II. Walker
Tho cause being frer no Treasurer was neces
snry. After few tnoments Of general couycr
sutton tho meeting adjourned.