, 1877-05-22
DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES.


AT this point the Moderator requested Of tho
orator to reserve his further remarks until the
afternoon session, the devotional hour having
been reached. Mr.. John V. Farwell then a.
stunned tho cflafr, and tho congregation Joined in
singing I need Thee every hour" which WIS
followed by prayer and tue singing OF tue hymn
What d frfcud VIC have In Jeaue.n
Mr. Farwell then sasd that the meeting must
be considered as an aggregation Of bustucss-
men, met, irrespective Of dcnomfnntional pro-
clivitles, to worship the Master. Hc then rcad
a number Of requests for prayer, and various
members Of tho audience also presented pctt-
t!ons to tho Throne Of Grace In response 10
artqucst from the Chair, great many persous
rated their hands "a an Indication that they de-
ca.d sTsd TO- aaRnea, to God an syo delegates
isa sse Eo ddas ia ooxe ster xs Mt
Farwell read from s. paul's Epistle to tho
Coossians, Chap. II. He took for his text the
nineteenth vertc and icid That he vas rcioiced
bad been adopted by the Presbyterian Church.
lie hoped that, even II u did not lire to sec The
contamination Of This union. his children might.
Tho fence-ralls which separated tho churches
In The Methodist Church ind married into tbs
Presbyterian. be wished that tie inter might
lead In the great movement which must come,
The KeT Gurs1on Burrhnrsl said tltat be sting
sHC&ItNl4ktl1 nua pEEACWEu EEE8UyLEll1HlS1U. 41G
believed TINT by mcal.s Of tic Methodist hymn
book tue churches were being brought together.
Elder George ". si,nuns, Of Firslen, n. r.,
had no objection to feuee. but wantetl 1t made
wanted It ,ttransparcnt, that be might look into
every brother q heart autl See that he was really
q child Of God. brought up In tho Eptseopal
Church. he lorcd tllat organization, but objected
now pretoyterian, thank God fapplausc], but
he loved hta Methodist brethren. aila he hoped
the churches would unite for good.
"Hlcst le tho Ties that bind y came next, fol-
lowed By Prayer p offered ev delegate in the
Dr.. G. Miner, of KANSAS, thought the oucs-
t'on of union lit subject for prayer at thu
present time. Let them pray 10 God for
right feeling.
1ua nEv, L.. =. CHAMBERLAIN
felt glad that thcday Ind rotnc when the right
aud left hand the c1prcssion Of q Wish for
union was made BY Christians Of every de-
mere Joining in Adopting songs and mode Of
wornhip. Trey must obey the command OF the
Lori. ''pseach tho Gospel unto all" and then
they would be very near to perfect unlon. In
army. md BY keeping close to Him they could
fulfill Ills wor.l Al no ttme IN the City OF
Chicago la,i there been 20 little tendency 10
division as at present. The late revival bad
| found!y thankful TO tod Tor His lnercics.
4 Commissioner suid thAt II they loved tlsoso
who losed tho Lord Jesus Chsiat they loved Him
| also.
| name was understood TO be sphinx, and who was
prominent III the revival meetings during Mr..
Mody's mnissrattot, wanted to hear from
young converts. lie had only been converted
seven months. but ile wanted to bear bis tcstt-
mony 10 the glory Of the Lord.
Str Farwcll said that he wns glad that the
preachers Ut the Gospel then present had heard
from tho brother. for they could thereby sec
what grace had doue for q man who had been 9
prfze-aGhter and drunkard, and, in short, tho
very worst man IN Chicago Gracc hud changed
him, and done Il I'll in very st,oEt time.
| Tho Rey. afr. brown. Of West Virginia, said
that neither the Presbyterian Church nor my
tho glory Of tho Lord Jesus Christ. Applause. |
They were all Ia one business, that Of belief IN
the Lord Jesus, but II they put their ideas nnd
belicfa above that great fact 0t belief In tho
Lord they were far away from Him.
he WA taught 10 believe that the churches coln-
| posing that body wer1 the elect, Now he Was
Tcauy to recogniEo any one a8 brother ln Chrlat
| who believed In Him and l'ts power to eavc.
Another, who has charge OF church In
Southern Illinois, bore similar testimony, They
had halfa.ioxen different churches In his negh-
borliood, Old School and New Svlloot, but they
wcrc all Christtans, aud they had adopted tho
revival bymn-book anl fusult.l unfon tnectIugs.
Mr. farwell thought the Churches were break.
Ing up Oh petty points, mud neRiectisx the Eteat
necessity ii union in Christ. Tbs lenotnlns.
was TO keep their eyes directed towards heaven.
liz proposed that tbs audience should, as tltr
ting conclusion. slug tho hymn, H0h, to 10
Nothngi" Tlls was done, and the Assembly
thereupon adjourned. the ReY. James Eel!a pro-
no4uclng the bcncdtction.