, 1877-01-24
RELIGIOUS.
Whitt.e and Stebbins at the Noon
Prayer.Meeting.
nomarkable Instance Of the Cure Of q
Paralyzed Woman by Prayer.
The ney. nr. Warren Resigns The Rec
torsltp Of 81. Marks Church.

4HE 4AG&% ula VukASA hSaA6AS WV @"~S'
torship Of 81. Marks Church.
WIIITTLE AND BTEDD1NS.
THE MOOR r1ArER.MEETIsd.
The noon,lay psayer-mcctEuc yesterday, con-
luetct by Afcesrs Ml.ttlc and stebbins, opened
Will, tic singing Of the hymn, "Rcscic tho per-
ishing" Dr.. Davis presented largo number
OF requests for prayer, anu tic Rev Arthur
Mitchell prnycd with great carncssncss for thusc
for whom these prayers Of Christian people
wcrp nskcsl Tho audience then sanc "frcr!ots
promise God hath given," and Ma1. Wlttttle
read portions Of Paul's Epistlo 10 the lso'nnns,
con7ning himself to seven verscs, which he sa!'i
won1d give, pcriaps, the clcarcst IDEA Of the
structure Of the Epistlc. The first verse was
tic first in the second chapter, and
WIS to the effect that man is
tuc1cusat1c for rejecting God. The
second verse read was tho th.rticth in the third
chapter, to the effect that by tho deeds Of law
no flesh shall bo gratiilcd. The third verse wns
the sixtccnth in the fourth chapter, verse cx-
alt|ug tho power Of grace us the Way to saliva
heing Justified By fattt,we llarc peace With God"
THO next was Humans, Will, l, to thu effect Tint
there was no condemnation 10 th0se that be-
1evcd, and that aanctiicatton was by faith. Tle
these precious gifts Of salvation. Justification,
and sanctttleattnn were through the sovereign
grace of GOD. The last verse vas from Kofnai,s,
I'll, I: ~ bcseeeh you, therefore, brethren, BY
1,t,',!es living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto
Col, which Is your reasonable tcrvlcc.n Maj.
WhIttlc, In concluding this reading aud ro111-
mentary, stated that he p.,fposfa taking up
with that or thc previous dns, and announced
verses of the first chapter of Romans.
Mr. sts99lDs ten sag IA yH yHc ccs; Taaows
TIE REV. Arthur MITCHELL
said he was glad to get to The praycr-mcctings
again, having been prisoner ~ his room, as It
syere, on account OF sickness during thc Inst
Vision of tho Epstla to the Romaus. Above nli,
he was in favor OF the last chapter Of that ct3s-
tic, in which Paul forsook. for tho time being,
doctrinal points, end wrote upon the practical
these scroud doctrina1 chapters should prccctfo
#, and they gayc to TINT last chapter whatever
there was in 1t Of practical nature. Last OF
all. the Apostle hcsonEht hts brethren to pre-
sent their Dotlt cs living sacrifice.
Mr. Mltcl,c!i then cited what seems to he
remarkable Instance Of answer tn prnycr,-enrne
would call 1t a miracle. It sccme that q certnin
woman now liE!ng On State street, formerly
seven or eight years viii, paralysis, and 1,ad
yyen 'pst the power OF speech. She was pour,
but spent her all in trying to derive sonic henc-
1T from medical treatment, but It was oil III
tic eighth year Of her sud life, she was scizc'l
With strong Impression TINT size must kncel
and prny to God, and TINT Ho would help her.
she had not kncit IN prayer fur
1a weary pTer yssTs ol e' er a lips St ssfe
Scaled. and sl,e could only think her rcqucats
to God. THIS suadcn impression, however, re-
maiucd with her, md could not tp ahakcn 1tl.
Thu hid u her pillows, she got down upon her
knees aud prayed earnestly to God to take away
hcr atll!ction: She bad not prayed long before Z
strange thrill shot through iieF frame: slle heard
wlllrl nrt in llearcn"; moro wonderful still.
sl'e rose from her knees, walked to the next
room, and told the news to, ler attendant,
mud, bctorc going to bed that night, rotle
friends @ 'ti Il Its Ia most sondsrfal cure W!ta"
few days, said Mr. Mitchell, she even did her
own washing. She had finally moved troas New
York to Cliivngo, but had LATELY received q tall
i now | conaned to to hsr ROOM: Whit, saia Mr.
Mitchell, was to BE- thought Of thlsi Had not
Tod heard her prayer. and 'lcnfcd hcrs How
many proniscs God Ind n,atlc Ills children, anu
were. uoa isdeed was ready to bless Hla serv-
ants, pcllaps not. to cure a1l their bodily Ills,
but most certainly to mako then spiritually
whole.
1Ft LtbH1 FIuIhEA tU2 III III etSEuGsL
PRAYER for this remarkable nuswcr TO tho prayer
Of this woman.
THE nEv. Z, II. DAVIS
cited several INSTANCES that had lately conc I'M
der Ills notice III answers to pr1yerH for the cOti
version Ut sinners, lie knew that uod answered
prayer, aud thcEu lnsta.Iegs were only cheerful,
combinations OF ths belief. III closing ha asked
for prayers In i,chalt Ut q Christian mothur. a
widow ,slsno only son was condemned to death
In an Eastern city for capital o!Gcnsc.
Tie Fcv. Mr.. spc1lccr prayed with great fer
vcucy OF spirit lor tt,is nlutler. her son, aud
others.
Naj. Wh!ttlc commented on the unbc1ct
which must u1ist In tlu minds Ut those WIN Dc.
sp4lre1 ol tho conversion uf sinners w1len st,ct
practical cyilencus Ut the answers to prayers
wcre before them a. Ind been mentioned Y
those 10 rise sE1o desired prnyers either fot
thcmsclyes Or fur others. A large number rose
and Col. Hammond led III psAycr for Gods
richest blessings upon thrnl md tlcfr friends.
Tile Hey. II. ii. rarklurst dismissed the
audience with the bcncdcton.
A reporter saw the HcY. sfr. Mitchell at The
elose Of the meeting and cMlcayored tn obtain
nnskuble curc had bec,i performed In auswe,
tn her pruyur. Mr. Mitchell stated that lie
could give her pa.,,c, but TINT, inasmueh Us st,t
WIS nuttc sick ut prcacnt frutn the effects q
her fall, and a. tho publication uf her nam.
would probably bring rush Ut visitors upDt
her, lie DID not think It proper to give thls In
formation Just at present.
ST. MAIlk'S.
nEslGSArio1 or the RECTOR, THE REV. DIR
WAjlHES.
Tho Rey, DR.. Warren, Rector Of st. Nark'
Episcopal Church, Yesterday sent the followius