The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-01-01

has come and gone. The myrtle and holly
have served their purpose: children-we
are all children ChriStmas-have been
made glad-'he givcr happier. perhaps,
! than the recipient that's the true art OF
! giying--scrmuns have been preached; the
| churches and cathedrals have echoed with
music as human voices have carolled III
quartcttcs, duets and solos. such Soul-in-
spring notes us ''Emcrigs Magnifcat;
'Gloria in Excelsis:" ''Tc Deum and
''Jubilate Dco:' and the choir of forty
voices thrilling us With their ''Glory be to
God in the highest - 80, star of wonder,
star of night and IIandcls Gloria
| Patri:" while organ pcals have harlno-
niously blended until the very presence OF
angels seemed To be felt, So beautiful,
so tender and uplifting were these ser
vices.
| And | have been To hear the llilman
| Praying Band. Their success i'll this city,
| across the borders in Vermont and Massa-
chusetts. Province of Ontario, the remark
able work achieved in the Seventh avenue
NJ. f. Church, New York, last winter, had
filled me with desire to witness their
modus opcrandi, or system, if such they
have DiScngaged one night we attended
one OF their meetings at the Vail avenue
NJ. L. Church.
Entering. we found a well-filled audi
cnce room. Inside the chanccl-rail were
l.. !.
dlc-agcd. and two gray-haircd. Earnest
ness. tiXedncSs of purpose, and, am glad
to say. sincerity, was stamped on every
feature One of the Band, Il man fully fifty
years old, led in singing and was Soloist.
There was a power in his singing not TO he
ransaid Not that his voice was pccu-
liarly sweet or musical but it was sympa-
thetc full of path0S. and full of love for
God and humanity. Bro. llilman the
leader, is stout ilorid, somewhat bald, what
hair he has ON his head reddish, Strcakcd
with whitc for he is over sixty. lndivid-
uality is strongly markcd-in fact for that
matter. SO it is on every member OF the
Band. Short tcrse, incisve prayers were
made by each, one apparently intensilying
what the previous one had offered, until
the whole was a chain. each link, prop
erly adjusted and put together, Between
| the prayers, however, stanza was sung.
| they, with the audience, still remaining i'll
knecling posture, This is not unusual
nowadays. But without entering into I'M
| I g.Ft, if,
ton exhortaton. appeals, adiurations, for
the most of rs understand these things,
what can | say of their prayers make it
a rule not To criticse Il prayer Prayer Is
man talking to God. | never heard such
praying but once. That was at Ocean
| Grove. when prayer was offered for the
recovery of 4 sick young lady who, lying
at the point of death, said she had no hope
of heaven. The memory of that meeting
has become part Of my life The answer
that came in her recovery, her subsequent
conversion. ignorant of the prayers having
been made in her behalf. left an mcitace-
able impression on my mind, and as |
listened to this Praying Band | went right
back to that memorable night at Ocean
| Grove think understand the power
and the secret of success wherewithal these
| -, 1.t,1 81. mon, o,,o
nay 'h0n "iN
''called" to represent Christ The death of
such is terrible clog to christianity, tenn
pcrancc and morality.
| Here is one of the songs given as a solo.
| 7 never saw If hcCorc and if may he new to
| your readers. Whilst there may not be
| mucb poetic merit in if vet the manner of
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sc" : promise Is the i"Fiii nS''
fnilt works the wires both night and day
| RAIN taxes the message NitH pray