The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-27
TRYING no CONTEXT wan STREET.
Committee OF brokers and Others to Take
Charue of the KevixmI MeetIng-.

The lecture room Of the quaint old John
Street Methodist Church was filed to overflow
ing yesterday afternoon and tho congregation
was To a great extent composed Of Venerable men,
who were there to attend tho business mems
prayer meeting Ten or twelve women were
sprinkled among them. and in singing the
hymns their voices were very welcome. The
Rev. A. S. Patton. editor of the baptist Ueekiv
on taking the chair. urged the brethren TO be
brief in their exhortations and prayers. After
reading tho 5lst Psalm. he requested
all TO Join in singing two stanzas Of the nth
hymn. have a Saviour. He's Pleading in
glory, Then. after prayer and Tho singing Of
two stang. ct me sevcnty-sccond hymn,
else mighthe denied them God would grant that
at that meeting one soul ut least might bc saved
and brought To Jesus. Thcna brother with iron
gray hair and whiskers spoke earnestly in u
round. full voice iof the recent acton Of the
S S,,,oi Of tho United states in passing the
broken in on. our Congressional halls. Both
sides were willing chrcrtully To make cOnres-
sons. The haud !of God IL surely in it. The
cloud had its silver lining and 1T has been
shown To us. Let us pray God 10 continue
President is attached to the hill. Then peace
viii he restored 70 ns and harmony will prevail
all over our land Then shall We have cau~r for
loud praise and thanksgiving to the glory and
goodness Of our God. The cNhortntiun finished,
hr prayed God to continue lis protection ~ us
and carry the good work ON To ,ompl, ton
igrvcnt and frequent were the ordinations.
Amen" Praise God. and Glory to Ills
NAME while the gentleman was speaking.
A young man said: When belonged to tho
dovil was like an old II rauhout tied To wharf.
anu bump against II a. might | could not Grt
away, hut jesus cHtne and broke me loose from
ia" pier, and now IN sailing on the sea straight
to glory. Glory /, jesus"
A gentleman. said to be broker. said that
there are us good men in Wall street as any
where else.
At the suggestion If the Row Or. Patton. the
l2lth hymn, Come. yc sinners, poor and
needy was sung. and a brother asked that
prayers might be- offered W for the skeptic who
was ut the meet NJ on Thursday. and for an
other who had writ n to him.
y pleasant faced woman said that three yoars
agu she spoke 10 a man about Jesus. but that he
rcpellrd her. II X wife, though, was a Christian
woman. Now shc WIS very sick and probably
dying. She asked for prayers that this sad
hour might bring the man To- Jesus.
\ brother asked for prayers that the WONDER
iul work OF grace now going ON among sailors
may be continued.
-, Al a. o'clock the Rev. Mr.. Patton pronounced
the benedi,tiOn.
To-day the Rev. DR.. scuddcr pastor Of the
John street Chur n, will preside. and on Mon
day the Widow Van Colt will conduct the SCR
vices. Brothers IL. G. Williams. II. &. Fuller.
and William Peck Smith. brokers; L. q. Sol
chow, merchant. and e. =. Mercercau, have
boon appointed a committee on Organizai ION.
They I'LL make rules for conducting the meet
iils and exclude all sectarianism. and whatever
else may be deemed Objectionable.