New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-09

earnest wishes for his recovery. Bishop Loughn
otficatad nj the ,iay street Cathedral Last evening
prayeT-inee tngs were held in the First Baptist
Church, the Central Congregational Church st.
JJrhn't Methodist Church, and Christ Episcopal
Tray r. for the recovery of the President were
Gtt,r5i yesterday in the churches of Queens and
~, Counties. The public schools were closed
The attcud"1ca at the churches was small. In
Oyster Bay the stores and public places We're closed
curing The Whole day. Services were held in Christ
Church and iarge congregation was IN attendance
many prominent &ew-YOrker3 being present A
union service was held in fhe Presbyterian Church
lhe morning bulletins irom EIberon were read at
Yesterday being the day appointed by Governor
LudlQw or prayer for The President, business in
jersey CITY was very generally suspended. many
stores being closed between 10 a. N. and noon and
Other naming closed al day. All the public
tcPated IN by The pastors and CONGREGATIONS of the
FIRST Pr3sbyterap Church, the First Baptist Church
and the First and Sarord Reformed Churches, was
neia "a the Frat Baptist Church. The Rev. DR..
Parnly pastor Of The church. presided, and he was
assisted by the Rev Mesars. lmbre, Van Cleef, aud
pargicpaied in the exercises The Rev. Mr. Wester-
Held onened the meeting with = hrief address and
PRAYER dna prayers were made by eli the clcrGymon
present. the prayers were mterspcrsed with the
SINGING OF hymns by the congregation. \ prayer
meeting was hcll IN Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church. in lmk-gt., presided over by the Rev.
ar. Npeimeyer, the pas or. The attendance was
large. IL NJ. Patrick'a Roman Catholic Church. on
Jcrey City Heights, the Rev. Father lie messy,
pastor; high mass celebrated at 10 O'Clock, ard
suitable remarks We're made by the pastor No
~,
Catholic churches il the city but prayers for the
recovery of the President offered all of them
ut the egulaT morning services. a prayermecting
was held III St Panls Episcopal Church, in Duncan
ave. jersey CITY Heights, under the direction OF
Ephrtim Con TrccatIon assemblnd in IT'S svno.-oni"
NO 9S electromagnetic and hel a service OF prayer.
Several psalms, were sung, three chapters of the
Bernard Drachman.
Business was generally suspended in Newark yes
ter'lay ana many of the bar-ro0ms closed in
front between the hours of 10 n. H. and | D. IN.
There was little travel in the streets. Most of the
manufactures close M two o'clock and notice was
given 70 the operatives that there would be work
the renaln er OF the Gay. Union services were held
III the First Baptist Church which crowded
WIN people. Many clcrgymCn were present and
participated in the scrv eos and offered prayer The
meetings IN the other churches were wei attended
held at the Episcopal churches III tho morning and
at noon In the Methodist and Presbyterian
many strangers were noticed among the congrcga
tions In all the Roman Catholic churches there
dral special mass was held at a. IN. services
were also held in the Jewish Synagogues and pray
guar meeting of the Board of Frcehodcrs was ad-
lourhcG by unanimous consent until next Tuesday.
TIE people of staten Island dad not generally
learn OF Governor Cornelfs proclamation ubtl yes
terday morning, and, as consequences the day was
not M fully observed it otherwise would have
bce1 Although all the churches were not OPEN in
number OF them services were held and prayer Of
feIed for the recovery of the President la the
morning children assembled in the uublir schooIs IA
usual. but they were dismissed for the day
The public buildings and poStoiicos were closed in
the afternoon Dr, Rockwell pastor of the Presby-
terrain church in Stapcton, said that no services
We're held in his church GU account of the short
notice. This the ilso lc said with several
other churches ON the Island
- Pursuant to the proclanations OF the Governor Of
New-jerscy and of Mayor Gilmoor, of Paterson n
j., fixing yesterday between tie hours of D n m
and IL ~ TO be devoted to prayer for the recovery
OF PRESIDENT Garfield special prayer meetings were
held IN most all the churches at Paterson Much
interest manifested and people of ali donomiI A.
lions crowded the places of worship In some of the
churches the pastors made addresses referring TO
the sickness of President Garfield The mills
throughout the city and the schoois were closed
during the hours OF prayer, aud business in general
was suspended