The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-11
PRAYING AND SINGING.
The ET ct or the Downtown Business Mems
Prayer Meeting showing Itself

An Unusual number of merchants. brOk
ers. and lawyers. AMI about dozen ladies were
in the business Mems Prayer Meeting in the
old John Strcot Church yesterday. William
Peek Smith Of the Stock Exchange lcd the meet
ing. which was opened by singing:
what az friend ,m W., W. n ,Si,I in ,o jc.as
Mr.. Smith prayed and rcad from tho Bible.
and then he read some requests for prayer.
one asked prayers for the conversion OF twelve
Young men. Another was from man whose
family had nothing to eat. "I'll answer that
part Of IT." said MIR. Smith. warmly.
Two men in the middle Of the room prayed
earnestly.
Care Tor the dl ng,
Jc>u, will save,
WINS sung md then the leader told about wife
who lived in splendid home, and who some
DAYS ago bcsought him TO try to influence her
husband 10 give up strong drink. went TO
him. Mr. smith said. and last Saturday he
not to drink" A chorus of " aIncnS " showed
the feeling Of the audience.
friends had got religion. A dark -complexioncd
man told OF u sinful man in Ulster county to
whom the speaker had said,, Will pray for
you every day ut ~ O'clock He received lot
ter yesterday from the man In Ulster county. in
which he confessed that he began 10 feel uneasy
every day mt noon. ma sad; send me worl
that YOU won't pray for mo at II o'clock. don
want tD feel that some ono il praying for me
every day ut that hour"
Another young man said that he know an in
stance Of the effect OF prayer. He had friend
who was u moral man. and never did any
thing wrong. but who was out OF employment.
The speaker tried 10 get him To pray for II long
time unsuccossfully. but ono night the young
man did pray and the very next morning "a
man met him and gave him work in West
Brother Dyer excited good deal Of attention
bysayng that withina stones throw OF the meet
ing memhero of one ofthc very first and wealth
lest business firms Of Now YORK was IN state
Of intoxication: III guarantee said brother
with his usual custom. unless someth ing eX-
traordinary has turned up lac is SO much under
the Influence Of liquor thai he can attend to his
business. and ask youtp pray that this terrible
appetite may be taken from him.
A ray-haircd man. who's" form trcmhle1
who were addicted 10 drink. Their sstor
died." he said and she prayed, and their
around the deathhed; but those boys could moi
bee moved. May God snNc them The mans
voice became chokcd with tears. and he sat
down sObbing like n child.
Brother Dyer Immediately prayed for tho
poor father and his obdurate sons. and fifty
voices WHISPERED Amen" Then n hoy np-
parenty not moro than sixteen years Old. with
his face continually wreaihcd in happy smiles,
So that h. could hardly simak. said that ,i9 had
him. II would tnic me all day to tell how
happy am" he said " have been addicted
To drink. and have been addicted to steal ng. or
any other way of getting money 10 buy liquor.
but now am all right
Several other persons related their expert
cncrs. most of them saying that prayer had
rescued them from strong drink. Then more
requests for prayer were made. Ono richly
dressed and venerahl looking man asked
prayers for his son and his wife. They are all
right ever. other way, except that they are with
out Christ h" said.
Then they nrn ali wrong" said the loader.
Two or three other prayers in answer ip re-
quests for prayers we're made. and then the
meeting closed with the singing Of:
There is fountain hllcd with blood,