, 1877-05-19
pRAYER.hlEETIEG.

TuH DEfOTlONAL HOUR
having been reached. LYNN No. oas. ~ lovc to
tell tho story," was given out. Al previously IN.
nounced, this part Ut tho proceedings was held I'M.
der tho gsncra1 direction Of tho Y. At. Z. A.. and
4 worry large EuMber Of pessons not connected with
tho Assembly participated In ths exercises, while
4 namtcf Of Chicago ctcrgymen, and . few OF tho
vtaltors. oecuplsd scat4 on tho platform.
TIE nRv. G. /, THOMPSON,
on behalf Of the \. II. q. A., said that they
able to un!tc their prayers with thoso
Of their bruthrcn OF the Assembly.
During tbs past sig or eight months many OF
Gods people found It good 10 bo there, Many had
been rescued from aiu through tho inInlstsattons In
That hall, and II was holy ground to thsm. Mr.
Thompson then read number oT rcquents Tor
prayer. after which tho Roy. Ds. Marquis, Of nal.
timotc, led In prayer for tho subjects Of The ro-
quests and foF tho spiritual well boIug Of the me
berf Of the Asaelu4ly+ Hymn No stD. 'sswect
hour of' prayer, was thsn sanR BY tho conRFcHa.
The Rev. G. l.. Thompson read a few vcsscs
from tho fourteenth chapter Of st. John ana tho
htth ehapsst OF tho seeo"a Ep''sto 10 the co'in'
THE REV. pH. rLuMNErt,
OF South CaToIlnA. very aged grntlcman. i'd.
inx 10 1 clunp u bushes which otgitucte,i ihe
| view Of = large foFast. the reverend gentleman
| shut uut The chrtstinn's view Of heaven. liany
men had come A. delegates to General assemblies
and btfuHG rEathlGR luclf earthly home had bt1N
| c0tnpany Of believers were askea what their idea
Of hcaren was. t,ne quoted ltoocrt Hall, who
wanted rest lie had suffered greatly while
held. with wllberforey. that eea.e,ets activity Ii
prais!ug God vas this lfrayeu 10 louk forward 10.
| A puof woman, wlosc husband had greatly abused
and beaten her, aad her sweetest l!oughtU VI Heaven
was that there ths wicked csaasd ftum trouble.
Scott. The Cun.tnentatVr, ou biz dying bed said,
s'Uh, to 10 FREQ Al ast from al tcnptaiion," and
.hi. VA aaote.a, 6y auethes e ths COMPANY; l.u.
reason OF ALL for in Heaven lhcy would Christ.
whom not having pcsl they then toyed. There
~ers msnv nans1ots 10 Hessan. but It was
| Ntble were tcachcd shat Heaven was spoken Of
~ city !, 600 maIes toux, !, hU0 miles wide. and
with walIs !. bO n,ilss hxh. II had soo.n iuf I'll
would e. Gltss would 10 lkero.
"Whcn emu sta's NY tito clear" was next
| sung, Aftsf which prayer wAA Offered by the ltuv,
uRtgv ARAAAKs,
lii. Robert ilrsdhlAn, nl NotrlstoWn, ILL.,, told
Of woman who MAS converted, an4 who related !
| wonderful dream Ut Heaven which she had one
night Her eapcfaeues wss thai there wAs room In
ID. Na!wrii, OF Cincinnati. said that the happt.
ness OF all believers consisted I'D tbs fact that tGey
were ip Jesus, and iustiocd BY Him. They wsre
otbes souls tnto shr nanv nau4ions which jesus
hA1 yons ~ pIsDa!a for tAem. -..
This Ksv. NJ. LYx!s offered ,peeisl prayer toE
which = verse Of llyun NJ. u50, "Work, Tor tbs
II. Charles u. Noston, u Chicago, described 4
venerable DR.. Dulhstd used tho words, ~ speak u
you, yonng men, because you ~ atton2." and In.
uuedittely Staggered back sud fell Into the arms o
ui,c1aaes Of that aged divine had dwell In hi,
Tas Asy. vi. Uuseha,d. OF Dsoos'yn. told how