National Republican., 1876-10-10
REVIVAL RoRK.

REVIVAL WoKk.
Meeting Of Clergymen and Others 10 Prepare
the way-A Committee Appointed to Report
aPlan Of work-views Of Prominent Clergy
men.
A meeting was held yesterday at the rooms
of the Young Mems Christian Association
composed of the pastors of many OF the
evangelical churches, with sprinkling OF lay
men, to take such action as should seem de-
sirabtc in regard to holding union tevival inset
ings m this city during the coming sutumn and
winter. The meeting was opened by prayer by
Dr. Wills. DR.. Hammond was chosen chair
man, when DIR, Gray stated the object Of the
7aseting, addiEE that any brother who had
speech he wazted to yentil&te for union effort
or against uHson effort wous5 have an opporta-
nifty to do So. .--a.a -.. --
DR.. Noble being called upon, said that he
had read with pleasure tie account of the be-
ginning of.he union effot. in Chicago, and had
meditatet with great satisfaction, upon that
sublime scene of three hundred pastors gath
cred there, all of different denominations, Efs-
ing thet- countenancc TO Brothers Moody rnd
Sankp 7, and looking for the blessing of Sod.
He thought this was G spectacle that the nation
was booking al in sdmiration ana in great
hopey and he believed that 1t was a spectacle
that was very pleasing to the Lord Jesus
Christ. We might expect that great city of
sin to be moved ty the combined powers of
GODS dear children united in Loves Christ In
an'efort to make gospel field further on.
Ifsnythng had been demonstrated in the his
tory Of the Church during the last few years
y had been divirs appreciation rpen the united
tEort of ministers Of Christ in 'ehe great work
of extending his cause.
In connectioE with this he wesh say that as
7 he understood It the prime object OF the union
effort, as It new exists in different States of the
country, is to affect not so meeh the churches
as the outside world. The pastors OF all de-
nominations in the city of New York have been
SO favorably affected by the appearance of
Moody and Sankey, and those who Joined with
him last winter in that cit7, that they have
combined to carry on that work on the sane
principle and in the most public part OF the
city-the corner of Fifth avenue and Eigh-
teepth street. They have leased ChickeriIg
hall for work to be done during the present
winter, and the idea is to carry out that grand
principle for which Rev. Stephen 81. Tying has
been iaboring so hard during the summer
months in his Gospel tent to affect outsiders;
to bring men to hear the gospel who win net
come into our churches; who stand aloof.
If he understands it that was the great
tbought'in the minds of men who go for union
effort.
Turning back to our own city, we had par
tial union effort last winter, conducted for four
weeks, and representing six different denemi-
nations in our city, and while the churches
engaged in it were especially blessed, the
grand blessing was upon those not in the
habit of coming into any church. II you were
to ask Brother Rankin or Brother Domer, OF
the Lutheran Church, or Brother Hammond,
of the Methodist Protestant Church, who were
the converts who connected themselves with
your church-who were the twelve hundred
men and women that have actually been en-
Id {,,k khaea efx ahr1Ea as
during the last nine months-they would tell
you, as he could say in relation TO his own
church, large portion of them were from q
class not IN the habit of going into the house
of God. { If ever the sanction of the great head
of the Church was put upon the effort Of his
people, that sanction had been put upon the
union effort during the last year. He would
testify in relation to that effort, being IN 1t
from the beginning to the end, that It was to
himself personally one of the sweetest expert
eDces of his Christian life, where he saw such
works of God in the conversion of men as he
had never before seen In q ministry now ex-
tending over forty-five years. He was Just as
much convinced of the propriety of decided
union effort in the kingdom OF God as he was
of the truth of the gospel.
DIR. Gray was next called for, and stated his
personal views on the subject under discussion,
declining to speak for his church. He spoke
of the good work accomplished last winter,
and aQQeQ that ne nelQ himself IN readiness 70
join In any union effort. -a
DR.. Peyton Brown followed, urging the pro-
priety of having the meetings held at such an
hour as not to interfere with regular church
services.
DIR. Sunderland said he was perfectly willing
to take sny place from the lowest among them
in the service of Christ, and to work heart and
soul, day and night. He believed If anything
was to be done here they would have to make
long siege; it wouldn't do 70 have any mere
temporary arrangement. He continued: tell
You, brethren, If all these pastors, ministers
and officers of churches should just be seen by
these people standing side by side on the same
platform, 1t would make one of the grandest
moral impressions OF the truth of Christianity
and Of the cause of our blessed common Mas
ter that was ever seen in Washington. That
is my idea.
Other favorable remarks were made by Drs.
Wills, Rankin, Chester, Little, Hammond and
Mason.
DR.. o. F. Presbrey stated that It was use
less to make any further effort to secure Mr..
Moody this winter; but that from personal
conversation with Mr.. Bliss, the singer who
accompanies Major Whittle, he thought that
both these gentlemen could be engaged for
the coming work.
After further discussion, the following reso-
luton offered by DR.. Sunderland was adopted
ReSolred, That we, the pastors and officers
OF the various cnurcnes represented IN the meet
ing, are of opinion that it is desirable that
union effort should be made to build up the
cause of Christ in this city; that in pursuance
of this purpose q committee oftwo from each
denomination be appointed to prepare q plan
Of operation, and to report at future meet
ing.
The following committees were accordingly
appointed: Methodist, Presiding Elder Speke
and DR.. Dashiel; Baptist, Drs. Mason and
Meador; Congregationalist, Drs. Rankin and
Presbrey; Methodist Protestant, Drs. Ham
mond and Murray; Presbyterian, Drs. Wills
and Noble.
On motion, Mr.. A. T. Stuart, general secre-
tary Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, was added to the committee, and DR..
Butler and Rev. Mr.. Domer, of the Lutheran
Church, who were necessarily absent at the
meeting of their Synod, were requested to act
with the committee.
The meeting then closed with prayer by DR..
Little to meet next Monday, the 10th instant,
at the same place and hour.
The committee appointed as above will meet
10 day at O'Clock in the Young Mems Chris
tian Association parlor, and will report 10 the
next general meeting.