National Republican., 1881-09-07
PRAYER AND PETITION
Tor tho Recovery OF the sick Presidcnt--
All Creeds Unite.

President owing TO the brief notice given ar
rangcmenS could not bo made for services in all
the churches, but n number OF union meetings
werc held, which were participated by all de-
nominations and crecds and there was good at
tendance All the meetings were held between
ten and twelve o'clock.
WESLEY CHAPEL.
prayer service was held at the Wesley Chapel
NJ 4. Church. There was quite large attend
ance Of both ministers and laymen. Among the
ministers present were Rows. u. p. Brown, J G.
Hagey c. II. Richardson, Samuel Kramer g. NJ.
Hcartsock, and 7. A.. Morgan. The meeting was
conducted by Rev. W. l. McKcnney and consisted
of reading appropriate selections of Scripture
earnest and implorlng prayer for the President
his family and the Nation, interspersed with sing
ing appropriatchymns. At the close of the service
the latest dispatch from the President was read
which, being Of an encouraging character, was fol-
lowed by singing the doxoogy.
TRINITY r. +, CHURCH.
Services were held at Trinity Church, and the
rector, Rev Or. Addison, read the service for the
recovery Of tie sick. There was large congrega.
ton.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
prayer.mccting was held at the First
Presbyterian Church, and, In the absence of the
pastor Rev. DIR. Sunderland. who is ont of the
city, the services were conducted by Elder o. c.
Wight, assisted by Rev. q. d. Patch 1t consisted
principally OF prayers for the President.
HEBREW (HEFoRMED).
The Hebrew congregation held service in their
synagogue, oil Eighth street, which consisted Of
selections from the prayer. book and the Palms
and was conducted by Rev. l.. Stern, who also
made an address, lie said that prayer. offered in
the proper spirit, has always availod, and now the
prayers for the stricken President should be offered
by all Christian people. lie also spoke Of the for.
titude shown by Mrs. Garfield and the sympathy
which was felt for her. MIR. J.. Abrahcms recitcd
some appropriate prayers.
ST. PATRTCK's (RoMAN CATHoIiC).
At this time .hOnOred church, at seven o'clock
mass last Sunday, Rev. Father Walter. the pastor,
announced that the mass wonld be offered for the
recovery OF the President. and asked that the large
congregation unite with him. which was done.
Yesterday morning, the time being too short in
which TO arrange for late mass Mt the early SER
| vice Father Walter announced that at eleven
o'clock there would be special services in the
church on behalf OF the President. At the time
named there was II large attendance the most in.
teresting being the orphan boys and girls from S..
| Joscphs and ST. Vinccnts Asyums, accompanied
| by the Sisters in charge, and the day schol.
nrs Of the two institutions. Father Walter
made brief address, read several Of the Psalms,
and rccited the beautiful Litany of the Saints, the
congregation Qncluding the little chidrcn1 unit
| ing III the responses. 1u most of the other Roman
Catholic churches the regular carly mass was
offered for the recovery Of the President but late
services were not held
| At ST. Matthew'S Rev. Father Waterman, of
Richmond, Va, celebrated mass at half. past six
for the recovery the President. At seven o'clock
| Rev. Father Bowler, assistant pastor rcCitGd tho
prayers for the same purpose, ns directed by tho
| archbishop.
| METROPOLITAN PRESBYTERIAN
| A service was held at the Metropolitan prcsby.
| tcrlan church, Capitol Hill. Rev. Dr. Chester
opened the meeting with prayer, and also read ap.
propriate passages from the Bible showing how
| prayers for rulers had been answered lie then
spoke of the effectiveness Of prayer, and how neal
the subject of these prayers TO the hearts of all
! Rev. William j. Van DOren spoke of the reason.
ablcncSs Of prayer, and thought that the desire o.
the Nation to unite In prayer for the President
of ltsclfa an answer toihe cavis of iniides agains
prayer. Robert Leitch and Philip Bohrer led IN
prayer. Rev. George V. Leech also led in prayer
and spoke of some of the reasons for desiring the
preservation of the Presidents life. The services
were intespcrsed with singing.
| MEMORIAL LUTHERAN.
At the Memorial Lutheran Church very large
union meeting was held. In the pulpit wcr,
seated with the pastor Rev. DR.. Butler. Rev. Dr
Rankin, Rev. Mr.. Power, Rev. Mr. Ramsdell, ant
Rev. S. Collins, of the U. p. Church. Pittsburg Ii
| beginning tnc lnecllnB Dr. Butter leuu inc luteS
dispatches from the train, stating the President
favorable condition. Rev. Mr. Power made
fervent prayer, and besought Gods protecting car,
over the President in his journey Rev. Dr. Rankin
read the siNtythird chapter Of Isaiah and then, IN
| the course of some remarks stated that God was
laying his Christening hand upon this Nation
| for its sins on last Sabbath he said that he did
| not know whether the President was dead or not
| lie believed that he was dead. lie thought that
| Ia, hos. ,pl, li "a, Ia
sounder and his memory sweeter Rev. Mr.. Col.
| llns then lead in prayer, Another telegram was
read dated from Philadelphia, The doXology was
| sung and Rev. Mr.. Ramsdell lead in prayer DR..
| o. L. Presbrey and Rev. Mr.. Collins made remarks.
! Dr. Butler announced that special meetings for
prayer would be held every evening in the Chris
tian Church, and union prayer-mectings Sunday
afternoon in the Memorial Church,
ORTHODOX JEWISH SYNAGOGUE.
Our Jewish fellow citizens of the orthodox wing
ofthe the Jewish Church assembled yesterday Of.
tcrnoOn in g0Odly numbers at their unpretentiou'
but neat little synagogue on the corner of Sixth
AMI q streets. The Rev. DR.. Samucls olliciated
aud read in the Hebrew language part of thC
psalms of David so cleverly put together that the
initial letter OF each verse formed an acrostic upon
the name of James Abram Garfield. The usua
afternoon service was then read and Mr. A. s
Solomons, who had been requested ut short notice
and which was characterized by rich vein o
concentrated thought worthy of much large
number Of listeners. lie took for his subject
"Prayer and Its Relations to Every Day Life" ant
In his giving the rationale of prayer mad
alluson to the good reason the Jews had 70
appealing to the God of Israel to spare the life o
their true friend, who had but few days bcfor,
he was assassinatcd requested his Secretary O
State to prepare u dispatch to one of the great
powers OF Europe, discussing in broad, libera
way that freedom Of conscience which Jews herr
so fully enjoyed and which they know so littlC
about, with few exceptions, abroad-a dispatch
which goes direct to the bottom of things In truly
American way, and which will make European
diplomats rub their eyes and wonder If they arc
entirely awake. A iervent prayer by Mr.. Solomon!
closed the exercises. There may have been large
congregations of worshIpcrS assembled yesterday
but surely none were more deyOut and no NOR
impressive convictions were enunciated thap cant
from the lsraclites OF Washington.
| FOUNDRY NJ r. CHURCH.
| Pursuant to notice a large congregation of ladie
and gentlemen assembled at the Foundry Church
corner of Fourteenth and q streets northwest, a
hal past seven p m, for the purpose of uniting II
prayer for the recovery of the President. Tn,
meeting was conducted by Rev. W. 4. Ward, paste
OF the church, who, after briefprayer, read from
the ii. Kings, twentieth chapter. Fervent nd
dresses and prayers were then made by Chaplain
Gonzales, U, 5. N; n. S. Fort, Chaplain Kramer
Mr.. q. NJ, Ashley, and Brother Hilton During tn
evening appropriate hymns were rendered, unde
the leadership of Mr. Frank Wilson. Al the con
cusion OF the interesting services tho bcncdctioi
was pronounced by Rev, Mr.. McRenney, and III
audience dispersed.
Good TompIRrs.