Evening star., 1896-07-09
singing of hymn. followed by the Mizpah
Church Of the Covenant.

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Church Of the Covenant.
The early prayer meeting at the Church
OF the Covenant, corner of Connecticut ave-
nue. and N street northwest, was we'll at
tended and very helpful in its influence.
Mr.. w. E. Sweet of Denver Col, the leader,
took as his theme THE Joy of Having Our
Hearts Opened to the Spirit" Meetings
may be held" he said, ''and We may get
new ideas here at the convention, but moth
ing can be accomplished spiritually without
opened hearts," After this Introductory
taik, various persons among those present
followed with brief remarks or prayer, af-
Ter which the meeting closed.
Gurley Memorial Church.
The meeting at Gurley Memorial Church
opened this morning with an attendance of
nearly four score Endeavorers, very
creditable showing considering the late
hour at which many of them arrived yes
terday. Many delegates from states at
other headquarters helped to swell the
numbers. The meeting was opeEed by Mr..
Brock of South Dakota and after the con-
sregation had joined heartily in several
nyinhs. ne turned the meeting over to Miss
Biahche Metcalf, sister of Miss Viola
Metcalf, who was 10 have led the meeting,
but was Ill and was unable to come.
The eighth chapter of Romans was read
responS1Neiy and the leader called for a
chain of sentence prayers receiving a
willing response from the Endcavorers.
IN ne meeting was then opened TO all. and
the topic, Prayer for the Convention"
was discussed. Prof. Caskey Mr. j b. Cald-
Wei, Rev. L. q. Langdale the president of
the South Dakota Union, and many others
look part. The general thought touched
upon IN the meeting was that to receive
any good from :he convention We must
prepare ourselves TO receive its blessing.
L Street Baptist.
Gf .rI,
meetings to be held during convention
week at the E Street Baptist Church
opened with rather small number of En-
deavorers.
The leader, Mr.. Raymond r. Frazier Of
Madison. Wis, opened the meeting with
song Service, and then took up the topic
for the morning, prayer for the Conven-
ton" In few words he asked that all
try to attend these mdtifRl gatherings,
he felt them to be productive of much
good. He enjoined them to forget all de-
nominational feeling and 10 strive only for
Christ. Mr.. Frazier then called for d few
sentence prayers for the convention, and
after another hymn he impressed upon the
minds of those present the great God given
privilege which they We're enjoying in
meeting together this week and asked that
the remainder of the hour be passed in
prayer, in calling down the divine blessing
upon the convention, those who are TO
speak, and those who are to attend these
great gatherings. Many new thoughts were
brought out IL the prayers which follow
ed, and the members were dismissed with
a hymn.
Peck Memorial Chapel.
The services this morning at the Peck
Memorial Chapel were very lively and full
Of zeal and enthusiasm. The text for the
meeting was taken from the 18th chapter
Of St. John, and the address of the morn
ing was delivered by Miss Antoinette =.
Jones, the superintendent of the Floating
Society. She opened the meeting with the
hymn, There's Sunshine in Our Hearts,,
and at the close of this urged her hearers
to scatter the sunshine, singing the second
hymn. She spoke of the Lord scattering
sunshine through His disciples. and stated
that the Christian Endeavorers were for
tunate, for they were TO scatter sunshine in
a similar manner. Shat one chapter in the
Bible was expressly for the Endeavorers,
and not for the world. Mr.. c. Cobb of San
Diego, Cal, made short address, in which
he stated that when the Lord converted
MIN He gave him new heart. the old one
being too bad to be patched up. Rev. c.
Alvin Smith. the pastor. made a few re-
marks. Rev. James Hunter of New York
city also made a short address, in which he
urged all to trust in Christ for strength. and
not upon our own efforts. He spoke of how
Peter boasted of his strength, and soon
iound out his weakness when he thrice de-
MED our Lord. Other addresses We're made
by Miss Alice Brownson of Pittsburg and
Mrs A. J.. Curry of Georgetown.
Ninth Street Christian.
In the absence of Mr.. II. ]. Vieth of New
Orleans, La, the regularly appointed leader
for the early morning prayer meeting at
the Ninth Street Christian Church, 9Th and
u streets northeast, Mr.. A.W. Bowen presi-
dent of the Christian Endeavor Society of
the church, conducted the services The
attendance was good, nearly all the chairs
heir
Foundry.
An audience that occupied quite a num-
Der OF the pews in the main part of the
auditorium Of Foundry Church, 14th and
u streets, this morning participated earn
estly in the prayer meeting. In the absence
Of Mrs Ella s. Stewart of Mackinaw, Ill.
VINO was designated to lead the meeting.
but who had not arrived in the city, Rev
DR.. Rhodes Of Philadelphia and President
Strong of Michigan took charge Before
the meeting formally opened there was
singing OF hymns started by some one In
the audience. In the course of a short
address Rev. DR.. Rhodes emphasized the
Importance of praying for the convention,
and spoke of the spiritual results that
ought TO follow the meetings that are to be
held. Short prayers followed in rapid sue
cesslon, interspersed with singing.
New York Avenue Presbyterian
good-sized congregation assembled in
the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
this morning In front of the platform was
a piano and a small organ, and with these
instruments as accompaninents favorite
hymns We're sung. MIR. Charles l.. France
OF Toledo, OHIO, conducted the meeting
which was characterized by frequent pray
ers, short and pointed. At times several
persons wele standing, and as soon as on,
had uttered his or her petition another
would begin. Women as well as men took
part in this feature of the service. At the
suggestion of the leader the closing min
utes Of the meeting We're devoted to what
ne called sentence prayers those utter
ing them remaining In their seats and in
a brief sentence asking for the blessing OF
God upon the convention.
Western Presbyterian.
Rev. c. c. Mcneil conducted the early
prayer meeting this morning at the West
ern Presbyterian Church. There were about
1o0 Endeavorers present and other people
to make the prayer meeting huge success
The minister asked for divine blessing for
the convention, and that the visiting MEM
bers of the society may carry back with
them just what they came fora heart full
of zeal and enthusiasm for the good work
of the Lord. He prayed that the hearts of
all might be the receptacles of spiritual
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