New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-04
WEEK OF PRAYER SERVICES.
DAILY MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN COOPER
UNION

DAILY MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN COOPER
UNION
For n quarter OF a century the Evangelical ALI
ance has called Christendom to prayer the first
week in January. The programme r Jvides for two
Sunday services and daily meetings through the
week In addition TO this worldwide invitation 10
observe the present week as ore or prayer. MI.
Moody, the evangelist was asked to prepare one
calling upon the Christians of America to devote
the month Of January to religious meetings. ms
call was read at Of the Cooper Union meet
ings and was sent broadcast over the country. Mr.
Moody Mil spend the month in Boston. preaching
In New-York on Sundays for the present. and a
daily noon service led by DR.. A. c. Dixon, OF
Brooklyn. will be held In Cooper Union. beginning
to-day Mr. Sankey will sing every day this week
The meetings under the direction Of the Evan
gecal Alliance will be held evenings in the Union
Methodist Episcopal Church, in West Forty-eighth-
st. near Broadway. The following the topics
and speakers:
Monday-'Humiliation and Thanksgiyine. the Rev prs
Kerr B. Tugper First Baptist Church Phiadepha
c chu New- 9Gns'''
Tuesday-."The Church Universal Professor s. F; Up
and the Rev. DIR. Charles Cuthbert Hall. First Pres
byterian Church. Brooklyn
David J. Burrell. Collegiate Reformed Church. New
rhursday-"Foresn Missions" the Rev DIT. A.. y.
Leonard secretary Methodist Missionary society New
York, and James L. Barton secretary American
Board. Boston
Friday-"Home Missions the Rev DR.; ]: NJ, Buckley;
Editor OF THE Christian Advocate" NewYork. and
the Rev william G. Puddefoo,. Congregational Home
Missionary Society.
Saturday" Families and Schools the Rev DR.. f. f.
Chivers. secretary Baptist Foreign missionary So
ceiy. New-York, and President Merrill E. Gates.
Amherst College.
sundayciosIng services. the Rsv Drs w. s. Rainsford
ST Georges Church. NewYork. and Josiah strong,
general secretary Evangelical Alliance. New-iork.
MONDAY meetings will be held during the week
from 1890 to o'clock in the Assembly Hall of the
PRESBYTERIAN Building. No. l56 Fifth-ave In these
services the Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. the Congregational Home Mis-,
sionary Society the Baptist Mission Society and
Church will unite with the Presbyterian Boards.
The topic will be the same each day as that al
ready mentioned. To-day the meeting VIII be con-
Quoted by the Rev DR.. W. T. Smith. OF the
H. Cobb of the Congregational Society; on Wednes-
day by the Rev. DR. I. Morgan of the Baptist
Society Thursday by the Rev. Dr. r.. #. Elm
wood Of the Presbyterian Foreign Board; on Fri
forme,: Church Board subject. Home Missions.'
and on Saturday by a leader TO be announced. The
meetings will be open 10 the public
There will also be meetings every DAY al D. m
These are the speakers: To-day. the Rev DR.; John
Hall: tomorrow. the Rev. Dr. Charles L. Thomp-
son: Wednesday the Rev. DR.. w. i. Sabine; Thurs
day the Rev Or. Longacre: Friday. the Rev. DR..
Other January meetings are TO be held In the Four
teenh Street Fifth. Spring Street and North Pres
byterian churches.
The Ladies' Christian Union will have prayer
al IL a. m every day this week Mrs. Margaret
Bottome Mrs. Balngton Booth. Mrs. J. Fowler
Willing Mrs. Abbie Morrow and other well-known
women will speak.