Daily globe., 1879-04-29
RELIGIOUS WORK,
Second Day Of .PentecOSt.

Second Day Of Pentec0st.
Yesterday DR.. Pentecost and Mr.. Stebbins
repaired to the Westminster church at the
noontide hour, to hold season of prayer
with those who felt weary in the spirit and
heavy laden. There were not moro than
fifty persons who took advantage of the op-
portunity to have their cases presented to the
mercy seat of the revivalsts. Mr.. Stebbins
opened the meeting by singing my faith
looks up to Thee after which the following
requests for prayer were read For young
lady who was not yet ready, but intends to
be Christian at some time; for a promi-
nent man whose conversion would influence
many associates, and whose wife is agoniz-
ing for his salvation; for one who wants to
make sure of good income before he de-
votes himself to God; for two business men,
one of whom has been twenty years church
member, but does not live in the enjoyment
of religion: for six children, by father,
that they may be converted; for the conver-
business man. And DR.. Pentecost
prayed for each case presented. The con-
gregation then sang 80, holy spirit Gomez
and DR.. Pentecost read a portion of the
ninth chapter of Matthew, and offered some
earnest and encouraging words to seekers
lessons which be endeavored to draw from
the miracles narrated in the portion read.
10 cure a blind man, he said, appeared i'm
possible hunanely speaking, and quite as
impossible was 1t to open the eyes of the
soul grovelling in the darkness of sin, but
he who could restore the natural sight could
convert the heart to God. The speaker said
that it was not impossible nor would it be a
great wonder for Christ to come in the body
and place his hand on the head of any one
in the congregation, for Christ can do all
things. He, the speaker, expected great
things of Christ at this revival and all
that is needed to make it blessed time is
faith. He spoke of tho nearness of Christ
to those who have faith. He concluding by
exhorting his hearers to open their hearts to
each other and to God.
Several members of the congregation then
offered short prayers, and during this session
of prayer most pitiful sight was presented
in B. F. Borden, a young man we'll known
in the city, rising and under extreme excite
ment talking in demented way for few
minutes unintelligably. His excitement
however did not last long, and when he took
his seat Rev. w. Hood rose and told OF
eleven ladies, members of his church, who
had unconverted husband, and they
seemed to be Indifferent to the
awful position that their husbands were in
he asked the prayers of the meeting for those
wives. The congregation then sang 'sJust as
I am,'' and prayer was offered. Rev. Mr.
Hood again arose and said one man to whom
he spoke of his soul, and who attended his
church on the East Side, said that the Lore
and the devil started out even, but the devi
had got ahead; he did not see but that tht
devil was the best man. There seemed to b.
gre 1t surprise that such dc ravity should ex
ist in the sanity half of the ty. Anothe
member of his church kept his store open al
day on Sunday.
Mr.. Stebbins next sang a solo, and aftel
announcement of future meetings the bene
diction was pronounced and the meeting dis
parSed