The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-01
DAY OF PAYER FOR COLLEGES,
ADDRESSES BY PROFESSOR sHEDD. REV.
MEssRs. CARTER, KERR, wYNKooP AND

ADDRESSES BY PROFESSOR 6HEDD. REV.
MEssRs CARTER, KERR, wYNKoop AND
OTHERS.
For many years the custom has prevailed through
tue United States vi devotng the last Thursday
In January every year TO prayer for the young men
aud women pursuing their studios in the colleges,
academies and seminaries of the land. SUCH q
vice was held yesterday in Rutgers Female College,
when the Rev. W. 7. Sabine, OF the First Reformed
Episcopal Church, preached u sermon at O'Clock;
also at the New York University, where the Rev.
Samuel Carter, oil Huntington, L. l.. preached worry
comforting sermon at eleven A. NJ. from the text.
srh,s man receivelh Sinners" Mr. Garter is the
OF the publisher OF that In this city, and
alumnus OF the university 1t has been the custom
OF faculty to invite graduate OF the university
to preach before them from year to year. All tho
students were present and held voluntary prayer
meeting before the preaching servce Mr.. Carter drew
illustrations from Greek aud Roman history tO show
qualities OF manhood involved In exhibitions Of
high moral courage, and then by contrast 10 dcmon
strate that these iel OF the moral courage DIS
played by the Lord Jesus Christ The students mani
tested deep interest IN the discourse.
UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
In Union theological Seminary the service took
somewhat the form OF college experience meeting.
ing religious Information concerning the several col
lsges from which they had cone. Ia this way forty
I'VE colleges were heard from, and Professor Snodd
at the meeting held subsequently In Madison Square
Presbyterian Church, remarked those reports showed
that all the colleges Of our land Christian There
Is not lnhdel college IL the United States. Quo
such founded by Jefferson in Virginia and another
such founded by Girard IN PnIladelph havc become
CHRISTIAN, because has bcen found that inAdeIity
cannot thrive in institutions learning IN Chris
land. This 10 something to be thaDkfui tor Pro-
Shodd remarked, ana In thanking God for the
gifts OF HIS grace we sometimes forget 10 thank Him
for the gifts OF His providence.
PUBLIC MEETING IN MADISON SQUARE CHURCH
At Inc meoIng In Madison Square Presby terrain
Church Professor Shedd presided, and read part OF
Isaiah, hity-second chapter Professor Martin, Of
tho university; Or. E. p. Rogers, OF the South Re-
formed Church; Rev. Mr. Kerr OF the tourtn Presby-
Church Rev. Mr. Wynkoop OF India. ana other
cergymou present. The congregation, however
owing the storm, was not very large. Professor
Shcdd again called attention to the Importance OF
Christian education. Our colleges great fountains
OF moral intellectual forces They give lawyers,
physicians aud ministers, aud these mould society
IN than any others. Take away our colleges and
society would return TO barbursm.
The Rev. Joseph H. Kerr thought that prayer ought
TO be offered 10 God tor our colleges, schools. &c,
much oftener than once u year and he believed II was
dono in thousands of Christian homes every day.
Fathers, mothers sisters and Christian friends make
mention OF these interests IN their daily devotions,
that only express IN public way what Is done
every W here privately.
The Rev. Mr. Wynkoop, OF India, presented some
thoughts connected with education heather lands
and gave many apt illustrations 10 show the power OF
Christian thought and truth over the hearts and lives
| OF the heather. Incidents had come under his
observation where parents had sought by debauchery,
by Imprisonment, ny persecution Of various KINDS to
drive their children away from their faith IN Chrst.
More than two thousand men and as many Christian
women have been sent as missionaries to heathcn
lands. they have planted churches and schools IN
the MIDST OF idoiatry, aud to-day more than TOUR
thousand children under instruction In the Chris
tian SCH ools Of lndia-gathered from hcatheudom
Who shall pray tor theseY Iney have no CHRISTIAN
! parents Mr.. wynKoop urged that prayer be earn
estly offered FOR these DR.. Rogers offered prayer,
alter which the meeting adjourned. similar SER
vice held the Collegiate Church, on Fifth ave-
nue. ana Twenty -ninth street, but the exercises
| OF u spontaneous and voluntary character.