The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-06
THE WEEK OF PRAYER.

HOW AND WHERE IT WILL TE OBSERVED
TOPICS FOR THOUGHT AND PRAYER.
Tho annual return OF tho New Year brings with It
again the observance OF the Week OF Prayer This
observance will begin to-day and eni next Sunday.
Public services arc to DO held every afternoon during
the week IN the Church OF tho Disciples, Madison
avenue Forty NTH street, where Rev. George H.
Hepworth, pastor; the Rev. William Lloyd and neigh
boring ministers will either preach or deliver
dresses daily; also In tho Presbyterian Church on
Madison square, Rev. Dr. Tucker, pastor, where DrA
Urmiston, Tying, Jr.; N. DC. Crawford. Hastings,
Elder and William Taylor will lead the exercises from
day 10 day in the order named; also in Union Avenue
Baptist Church, Greeupont, whore the pastor, Rev.
Mr. Hughes, will be assisted by clergy nen his Vi
cnity; and also IN the Baptist Church at Yonkcrs,
where the Rev. Hurry NJ. Sanders prcsidcs.
In Brooklyn the week o prayer Will DO observed IN
the hall OF tue Young Mems Christian Association
Fulton street and Ga.latiu place, where the services
viii conducted daily, ut ivur O'clock, by the follow
ing Ministers ID The order named. beginning to-mor.
row Rev George H. Reed, Rev. Il. T. Ingersoi, D.
d. Rev. T. Do ttraimase, d. D.. Row Way land Noyt,
D D. Rev !. H. Cuyisr, ~ ~, ana Rey. Z. \: SINS
one Buptlst and ono Reformed minister the lead ot
the meetings. MISS sarah smiley, tue evangelist, will
give Bible rcadu1 In thc Association pariors Tor
Nh hour preceding The regular service by IN
vitatlou OF the women's Christian Temperance
also in the tabernacle baptist Church, Clinton
street aud Thru place. ln twelfth street
Reformed church, botw cen Fourth ana Fiji avennes
IN Sands Street Methodist Episcopal church, FIRST
Place Methodist Episcopal Church and the Reformed
Presbyterian Church ia Ryerson street and Lafayette
avenuc--all In the evening. Some Of the brethren
who iosd the meetings III Association Hall propose
take advantage vi tho impulse toward religious life
which may be then given by following II up with
meetings IN thor own churches every evening during
tho week. Dr. IngersoiI, Dr.. Suns and Rev. George
l.. Reed will do ihi.. Inc Rev. Mr.. McFarlane Will
hold such meetings III Hanson Place Baptist Churcn
four evenings OF tho week, emitting Thursday ana
Saturday
TOPICS TO he CONSIDERED AND PRAYED OVER.
The programme covers essentially the same ground
a former yevrs and the topics general and not
peculiar TO any church or any cline some persons
have objected 10 tho programme being too indci-
mite ivr-laitb bat II IL merely suggestive and not
mandatory II any church does not IKE the schedulo
Of top cs !: ~ al liberty 10 make better one. The
primal idea which induced the observance OF the FIRST
week ~ January was that there might DO q world
wide concert OF prayer tor the speedy conversion Of
the world The observance has grown In favor until
II 10 now well nigh UNIVERSAL among all evangec
churches, and as a consequence blessings have been
multiplied 10 tho churches and scores OF revivais
have begun on tho brat full week Of tho
years past, the influence of which II Is
impossible to estimate. The sermons TO be proache oil
to-day are expected TO relate 70 The pcriecting OF
Christian union about which generally At tnis
Of the there great deal OF "aush but thera.