New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-24
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THE FULTON STREET PRAYER-MEETlNG.
COMMEMORATIVE HE TwENTY-FIRsT ANNIVERSARY
ADDRESSES BY CLERGYMES OF DIFFERENT DE-
NOMINATIONS
The twcntyfirst anniversary of the Fulton
Street daily prayer-meetng held yesterday at
the Middle Dutch Church. FOurthst and Lafayette
place. There was large congregation present, among
whom were many wcll-knOwn business men and retired
merchants. The only decorations consisted OF some
fem leaves that trailcd about the pulpit and In
front of the platform the close OF the sesvIce these
eagerly sought after by the ladies present relics
The Rev DR. Samuel ID. Burchard, Presby terrain was the
leader in the j. G. Lanphier the missionary
who originated the MONDAY prayermeetinR. led the
congregation in singing; prayer offered, and ten
minutes addresses by leading cergymen OF different de-
nominations followed The Rev. Dr. Burchard said that
The causes that mad combined 10 produce the g0od re-
suits that had been reached by the meeting were the
gathering OF all together and the feeling OF accord tha
prevailed
The Rev. DR.. William Brown. Of the Congregational
church said the prayer-me.tmg had lived through thc
most evcutu years Of National history. Hundreds
OF thousands had been brought to Christ between the
years 1877 ana ls's, ana tHg ereat ,aeseenS
everywhere had been prayer when our fh1l hrTs'
thousands hocked to the MONDAY prayernecting to III
their voices prayer for the safety Of those IN danger
During the great financial panic, when such cloud hung
over 50 many IL was anoiher tmc OF great atlchuhce
During all these the Fulton street prayermretng
had been constantly increasing IN Influence ana interest
Two things had established cleary-that men believed
III personal God and that they believed in the efficacy
COpaD said he thought there could be- only feeling a.
the results uf this prayermccng. When II assem-
bcd tWcnty-une years solitary individual came
10 offer his prayer The meeting went increasing uil-
I'll the place OF assembling became thrOngcd The results
apparent and undouhtcd in the extension OF the
universal Church. The Rev. Dr. Elder, Of the Baptist
Church. SAID thar the charter of this praycImecng was
found in the words Where Two three are gathered
together III My name there am III the midst OF them
There must be definite agreement aud petition put up
the of Christ, and all selfish prepOsscssOn put
aside and then Christ wOuld be present The Rev.
W. B. Murrtt. OF the Reformed Church, said he was
member North Dutch Church before Dr. lanphlrr
employ ed missionary. He was a merchants
clerk down town at the time OF the first pfaytfincchg
aud remembered II Well Many have gone 10 Heaven
through It's agency, whose names are unknown Ia us
The Rev. :. b. Rosster, Of the Presbyterian Church,
said that the fist nOonday praycl-ncctlng was called
from The sense Of deep want one man, walking the
thinking of the needs OF the merchants, had the
idea suggested To his mind II had been prayer III the
Christ for the uphOding of the Holy Ghost aud
II had not been denied. The Rev :. l.. Weed, OF the
Methodist Church. said that tho mere announcement oil
the MONDAY prAycr-mecting, winch had hung on the
old Fulton street Church for years ana years, staring
the face. had done much good. There could be
quc-tl. that this prayer meeting had iuy t-iah-
shed the efficacy OF prayer, ana rciutod the theories
philosophical scohcr- The Rev. Il. W Mckee followed
win address to business men, after which W
r. EIdlc I'd pray and the services closed.