The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-31
UNION MINISTER'S MEETING.
Inc First Gathering of the Recently
ganized Association.

A united service, under the direction al ~,
ministers of the several Protestant. chn,s, =.
was held at the First Baptist Church Last -
ing. 1t was Introductory to the week of mr., L.
the exercises following programme of ,pekof
addresses silent and responsive m, L.
Scriptural readings and a recitation NJ 4 4
Apostles Creed. The Rev. DR.. Bradlsy To-
Christ Episcopal Church, conducted the massk IA
Silent prayer followed the voluntary 49,
which hymns we're interspersed with Scri,stA At
reading and the Apostles Greed. Fooukri
this the congregation and ministers enearAaHnv
responsive prayer. Preceding the first addr4a o
that of DR.. Bradley, the hymn, 'Nearm N
God to Thee" was sung. The Rey~lka
Doctor then spoke for several kre
utes. He said that the minstkol,
hearts desire and prayer to God were thai L. 6,
the people might be saved The great mean. {,
bring this about is the awakening of
churches The problem is the old one of q he
coming evil. Christ put his church in the Whom
to do this work The division of Christians n, .
the one great hindrance to evaugelizingF.
masses. So the ministers stood together fd
phalanx, to show a common front againa M a
enemy The second nindrance to the regen&v
ton of the city is the GOODNESS of Christie.
the world was made to believe in Chic t
We need to get rid of paganisn AZ r.
our churches. The first thing is to converT :,
Christians. The pastors. must all do the N
of evangelists, and the church members N $40!
their fresides and go out to the work of God Iua
After the choir and congregation sang !.
Spirit Of the Living God" the Rev. Dr. Mel lA'
of the Second Presbyterian Church addre$fty
the meeting on ''The Revival We Need hily
said the church needs to be reviv so thaA;sa
entire membership may become host ~ VI ~"
hearted, earnest, jealous, stefdfast @fey
make deep and an abiding. .airry
sion upon the world. And thA .-e
what the world needs, for it is FIR frou r.
It pays but little respect to sacre9 gaiaGs fhoo
gospel of Christ the Sabbath, be sano&ow
and all the means Of grace whioh oEF gxeys se'
God has so mercifully provided for sinrs sIns y
to be ignored by the multitude. We nee5 ale co
vival that will not only make men reliIl AL
but that will keep them religious; revival ttbie
will not only lead men to believe sound rtnsta
but to live a holy life. We need afvat
vival that will not exhaust Nape
forget to do what God dal I
revival that will sweeten our homes, cM<tory
our press. purify our politics and promoetr d
perance. and cleanse our business and commkthet
from roguery and rottenness, would besF dl
from heaven-a revival that will put 9nal
tans to live consistent life and that m9er s
duce sinners to come to Christ for salvatimtpor:
walk in His footsteps-such revival yker fe
will cheer all our hearts bgat
The Rev DR.. n. A. Hyde. of the Mayalemse
Congregational Church, after the hymn sfnts,
of Ages" was sung, said: This meetinsFpetr
the following Week of Prayer involves hnmu
mental question 1t is this. Is prayer Med t.
Does God administer His government oveffeess
world on the principle that the prayers oRir lif
people shall be an instrument of blessings floso!
ing the Bible as authority onlall religiousfe OF
tons, the question must be answered afirnSatey'
ly. Two things to be noticed The BihShself
pressly declares that God hears prayer The
truth is at stake on the fulflment of His phlerest
The other thing to be noticed is this Ths1 of
is full of historical instances of aus4a ths
prayer. These instances are numeropsf ON
isolated. They are found in the Old and be. al
Testaments. The principle in question Cher {
peculiar to any dispensatiou. These ina4woul'
are spread over tho whole biblical histoT 18th to
1000 years God has answered prayer. H4n of |
said that during the 1000 years of the Chntt mu
dispensation hundreds of thousands Of p1nent
had their prayers answered" Ildren
The meeting then closed with the usus mot r
of prayer, doXology and benediction pm on