Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . ^ impressivecharacter. The meeting commenced withsinging the h^ymn, Stay, thou insultedSpirit, stay, a series of prayers followed,after which Rev. Mr. Dickson delivereda short address, found
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . ^ impressivecharacter. The meeting commenced withsinging the h^ymn, Stay, thou insultedSpirit, stay, a series of prayers followed,after which Rev. Mr. Dickson delivereda short address, founded on the words, Lord, are there few that be saved ?Other hymns were sung, and then remarksmade by Rev. Drs. Dyer and Cutler, Epis-copal rectors. Doctor Cutler said that,twenty years ago, such a meeting as thepresent one wouhl have been denounced asMethodistical ; but he felt that lie couldalmost say, with Simeon of old, Now,Lord, let thy servant dej)art in peace, forhe had witnessed that glorious levia-than, the Episcopal Church, which forforty years he had lamented to see, withall its noble qualities and precious gifts,being fast in the stocks, at last launchedand making full headway in the river thatflows from the City of God. Next to the Fulton street prayer-meet-ing, in point of wide-reaching influence, GREAT AND IVIEMORABLE EVENTS. 657. GEODP OF EMINENT REVIVAL PEEACHEBS DURING THE NATIONAL CENTnBT. 42 658 OUR FIRST CENTURY.—1776-1876. the meetings for prayer lielJ daily, atnoon, in liurtons tlieater, may be spokenof as most conspicuous. It was liired forthis purpose by the New York YoungMens Cliristian Association, and wascrowded dail} with earnest-minded menanil women, fervent in tlieir songs, prayers,and exhortations. The place made sofamous, in years past, by the histrionicj>erformances of Burton, Blake, PJacide,Holland, Davenport, Johnston, Lester,Jordan, Fisher, Brougham, and othercelebrities, now resounded with the soul-stirring apj>e:ils of such men as Cuy
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