and was asked to come forward. He did so, and said that he had given his heart to the Saviour, and had determined to stand up for the Lord at all times, and on all occasions. He said that he had arrived from New York that morning, and was going to join the receiving-ship Ohio; that he felt he was about to enter upon a scene of temptation and great trial, and he asked an interest in the prayers of Christians here. The manifest honesty and sincerity of that man appeared to make a deep impression upon the meeting, and there seemed to be an unusual fervour in the prayers on his behalf. I have taken some little pains to inquire as to the facts of that man's history; and, as near as I learn, he was the instrument, in the hands of God, of the wonderful revival now in progress on board the receiving-ship at Brooklyn, N. Y. It appears that he was a member of the Mariner's Church, in New York, and, feeling disposed to do all the good he could among his fellow-seamen, joined the United States Service, for the purpose of coming to Boston and being stationed on board the receiving-ship here. But it so happened that in a very short time he was drafted back to New York. This grieved him very much; it seemed to frustrate his plans for usefulness. found himself on board that ship, with seven hundred men, and hardly one of fellow-feeling with himself; and he did not much else, for two or three days, but grieve over his hard fate. At last, finding two or three others who had similar feelings, they talked the matter over, and finally concluded that they would have a prayer-meeting on board. The man who was here the other morning went to the first lieutenant, with whom he was well acquainted, and asked if they could do so. He said, "Certainly;

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and I will see that there is a place provided for you.' He did provide a place, in the orlop, as sailors call it the lowest deck in the ship-a dark, dismal place. At their first meeting, only four were present; but the number continued to increase from day to day, until now we are told that some fifty have united with the Mariner's Church, at New York, as the fruits of this revival, and hundreds of others have been affected by it. I have no doubt that Capt. Bartlett is better informed on this subject than I am; but, as far as I can learn, it can be traced to that man who came here and asked an interest in the prayers of Christians, because he was about to enter upon a scene of trial.

CAPT. BARTLETT: I believe that statement to be strictly correct. A blessed influence has gone forth from these prayer-meetings, and it will never stop, as long as this world rolls round, until every sinner is brought to Christ.

DAVID SNOW: I am glad to see here this morning a gentleman who is taking notes of what is said. I have been, for some time, deeply impressed with the conviction that we ought to give greater publicity to the manifestations of God's power and love which have been witnessed in this place. The object of these meetings, no doubt, is, to have our hearts. warmed up, and to be strengthened to go forth and speak a word for Christ ourselves; but we want also to diffuse the same spirit abroad over the land. We know that our religious papers do not convey the intelligence to the very class of men we wish to reach ; but, if it is published in the secular papers, they will read it, and great good may result. I have been frequently asked by brethren from the country, Why don't you publish what you are doing in the

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secular papers, as you did last year?" All of us know with how much interest the secular papers took up the revival in New York, last year-what a sale was given to them, and how the news went broadcast over the land; and it seems to me we have not done as much as we could in this direction. I hope that from this time forth the intelligence with regard to our meetings will be diffused abroad over the land; and my impression is, that if any secular paper wants to have a wide circulation, it must report the proceedings of such meetings as these.

DEA. J. W. KIMBALL: It seems to me that we should send our minds out over the whole field of God, and consider the various objects for which we come here. We are all brothers and sisters in Christ. One brother is interested in one way, and another in another. One comes here to have his faith strengthened, or to be improved in some way. Another comes here to have his sensibilities touched, not that they may be consumed upon himself, upon his own gratification, but that he may receive a fresh impulse to labour for the salvation of his fellow-men. But there may be others who come here to inquire, "What is the message of the Lord to us to-day?" Our brother in the chair has read, this morning, one of the most beautiful lessons in the Bible; and we could never improve, if we were to live a thousand years, upon the lesson contained in the Scripture narrative. Remember the case of the leper. It seems a very simple thing to ask Christ to cleanse away our sins, but we all know that it is a good while, after a man is awakened, before he can ask in a proper way. It is not enough to repeat the words: it is only when we feel that if Christ do not save us we are lost, that we can pray effectually.

Then we look up and say, "Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean." And when we do that, Jesus says, "I will; be thou clean."

DEA. BATES. If there are any young converts present who would wish to speak a word, we should be happy to hear them. If there are any who have lately received the blessing who feel a desire to speak, if it is but just a word, we should be happy to hear it.

"The morning light is breaking,

The darkness disappears,
The sons of earth are waking

To penitential tears.

"Each breeze that sweeps the ocean

Brings tidings from afar,

Of nations in commotion,
Prepared for Zion's war."

DEA. HOMER then offered the following prayer :O Thou, who art the God of our salvation, we thank Thee for Thy preserving care to the present moment; and now that we are all before Thee in this place of prayer, professedly to unite before Thy throne of grace, lifting up our hearts in prayer to Thee for Thy blessing, may the Holy Spirit descend from heaven and dwell continually in each of our hearts, that we may offer up our prayer in faith and humble confidence in the name of Jesus Christ, our advocate. We thank and praise Thy name, O Father, for our experience during the past week in these meetings. We thank Thee that, now that we are brought to the last day of the week, we are permitted again to assemble in the place of prayer. We thank Thee, our Father, for the encouragement and information we have received this morning in regard to the multitude of our fellow-men who " go down to the sea in ships." We desire to pray for the cap

tains, for the officers, for the seamen. O God of mercy, remember this interesting class of men. Thou art the confidence of the ends of the earth, and of them that are far off upon the sea. We pray Thee, most merciful God, to remember this class of our fellow-men, as they are so often exposed to the dangers of the sea, and so often exposed to the snares and temptations of the ungodly who surround them. O Saviour, in mercy, plead for them, we pray Thee, and cause the Divine influence of Thy Holy Spirit to be poured out in great mercy upon them. Bless the Seamen's Homes throughout the land! Bless the Bethels, wherever they are established! Bless all those who are engaged in promoting Thy cause among seamen !

And now, our Father, we unite our prayers to Thee, this morning, for Thy blessing upon Thy ancient covenant people, the Jews. This is their Sabbath day; and we pray Thee, O Lord God of our salvation, to be present in the midst of all the assemblies of this class of our fellow-men, as they shall meet together in their synagogues throughout the land. O Saviour, Immanuel, Lord with us, be in the midst of these assemblies to-day! O Thou, God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, remember thine ancient covenant people to-day, and grant that they may be brought to the knowledge and acknowledgment of Jesus of Nazareth, the Lord our Right

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Our Father, hear the prayers of Thy people, and may Thy dear children here renew their strength. May they be prompted by the power of the Holy Spirit to go forth to duty to-day and every day. Here may we renew our strength, that we may mount as on wings of eagles, that we may run in