The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-24
rERrEcrroN IN RELIGION.


In the spacious parlor OF the Rev. Dr.
W g. Palmer handsome residence. IN East
Fifteenth street. facing stuJNosant square,
meeting IS held GA cycS tuesday afternoon 10y
men and women who profess To Ice entirely sin
less. or are striving ~ reach that acme ~ re
li,ious perfection "Cunsccraiion,' "entiro
.alvntpn." " holiness" dead to the world"
and other terms are 10y tirm employed to dc
scribe the 81 ritual condition that they have Mt
tanned 10. or are seeding and having brought
themselves to that state. they say that they not
onl, do not sin. but that ihcy have no de
sine to -fu. pr. Palmer is u Methodist Episco-
pal clrrg,Wan. aged. wealthy. and an enthusiast
~ Lis belief.
me Rev. John =. In.hipi- another aud moro
sc'iNe preacher ~ SauctiNrHtiun. lie travels
constantly, conducts re,itnl- among chtrch
members. and j. now In Baltimore. lie H. Pres
idcmt of the National Association for the Pro
motion Of lioliuc-s. which. several Years ago.
established a prayer bureau e. which Requests
FOR PRAYERS might hc sent. tn" Rev Mes-rs.
Mcdonald aud Hughes were then Mr. lnships
coHdi tutor. and the .ncieiN mgdc rapid progress;
about the profit arising from the publication ~
Literature ON sHnCtncattun. ana hughes ana
Mcdonald resigned. Sirce thon ihe GWdc ~
Holiness and The irO"dfr ~ HOlfnrSs. rival
magazines. have urged monthly the importance
of entire holiness. Mr. lnsiip and hls wife
travelled from one camp meeting To- another
to labor I'm tho churches. They have the quail
nrations for revival work. aud are remarkably
Thc last meeting In ~ Palmcrs residence was
attended 10y about a hundred and nifty persons.
-Four hitls ~ these we're women, dressed with
studied planne-- The men included lay preach
ers ~ the Methodist denomination. city mis-
sionaries. and dcVout stranger who made tho
meeting part OF the city sight seeing Alto
gether the assembly had Vlsihly distinctive
character, shown IN the earnest di.traught looks
of IT. members such AN air as Is usually ubseiN-
able In meetings uf radicals OF any KIND. The
surroundings were IN harmony. The walls 81
the long apartment were rlentifully adorned
with religious mnttue- and PICTURES. several in
-CrptiOu~ particularly pertinent to the doctrine
of .ai,iintatiof being di- PLAYED in large letters.
There wns singing AT the start Of the meeting,
and all through 1t between the prayers and
srecchcs. The hymns and tunes were those ~
Sankey rcViVal- aud the Vucal-ni. without In
strumcntal accompaniment, although moro fer
vent Than artistic, seemed 1" be very Inspiring
to the wor.hippcis.
DR.. Palmer conducted the exercises. and made
short address. based on the Scriptural passage,
" hcecerl SUu. Therefore, brethren, 10y the mer-
clos ~ Cpd. that We present yourselves "a living
your Reasonable service" lie construed this in
support uf the doctrine Of entire -anctiHcatiOn,
and the answering declarations Of his hearers
expressed their apprnbHtpiL lie then read ie-
quests for pray or tia, had been sent to him from
various part~ ut the country. y vile wished for
tho conversion Of her husband. vino hahitunly
abused hor; the ease of an old man who made
his home .etAhlt 10y hi- ulguNcrndblC temper
was presented by Nj, daughter: aud several
Maynard SONS and daughters were described In
the letters. Then woman arose and a .hed for
prayer for the conversion Of her husband; a
stricken because he had. on the previous sun
day. stayed away from communion and an Old
man sand he had brought along "A man who re-
Gently Jumped from ferry boat to drown him
self. but was nov n Christian and anxious to be-
come consecratcd. Brother lIedstrOm prayed
In hruhen Lngli~h, being a German, emhudN Wing
nearly all Of those request IN his petition, which
lasted fifteen minutes. and had an HrcoutranN-
lng chorus OF seemingly heartfelt eJNulattuh9
The man Who had tried To commit suicide Was
deeply agitatcd.
\ request Tor testimony" was made 10y Dr.
Palmer. who sugHt -tcd that each speaker should
in very few words t, fe his experience. go that
cvorNh'd> wh" desired t. say something might
INV uL-L-- M ILLA.