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Southland Times, Issue 1073, 14 December 1868, Page 4

Beligioiiß ... 1 WEEK OF PRAYETf. THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. E.A.—UNUM COBPUS SWMUS IN CEEISTO. v JANUARY 3— 10, 1869. "C Beloved Brethren in Christ of every Land : — In prospect of the coming New Year, and mindful of the great blessings graoiously vouchsafed by God in answer to the united supplications of His people/ the Evangelical Alliance cordially renew their invitation to. Christians throughout the world, to observe a Week of Prayer in January next. Very gratifying reports have been received of the observance of this Annual Week of Prayer •in different and distant countries ; still, there is reason to know that in many Towns and Cities of our own and Foreign Lands, Christians have not in this way been brought into sympathy with the Universal Church of Christ. The Evangelical Alliance therefore, desirous of manifesting the union of all true Christians, and of extending the benefits which in various ways have attended these Annual assemblies for United Prayer, affectionately call upon .the children of God everywhere to take counsel and to make arrangements for observing it in their respective localities. The Alliance feel assured that thereby the hearts Tof ChrisHaris will be refreshed, and the hands of those Brethren strengthened, who in other places at home and abroad, plead before God for the gifts of His grace and the outstretch- , ing of His arm to bless His church and convert ; a perishing. world.. Fellow Christians! Let us with one accord, t if spared to see the commencement of a New . Year, encircle the world with our faithful, fervent, and united prayers. Let us then gather, around the Throne of our Heavenly Father, t forgetful of our differences of language, nation, and ecclesiastical system. Let us plead in the: name of our One Lord, Redeemer, and Intercessor for blessings which the circumstances; of our.times.shew to, be most needful, urgent, and important. "If two of you agree on earth as touching. anything that they shall ask, it shall be done' for them of my Father which is in Heaven." " O Thou thathearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come." The following topics; 1 amongst others, are suggested as suitable for, exhortation and intercession on the successive days of meeting : — SUNDAY, 7ANFARY 3. Seemons. Subject: The intercession of the "fligh* Priest- over the House of God " the motive and model of united prayer. Heb. x. 19—22. . MpI^DAY, JANUARY A. , \ Concession op "Sin, and' Thanksgiving for special and general mercies during the past year, to Nations,' Churches, and Families. : TUESDAY,, JANUARY 5. Nations : for their temporal and spiritual pros- =■ perity ;- edifying intercourse, and the maintenance of Peace ; for increased openings for the Gospel ; for the removal of social evils; for the better observance of the Lord's '' Day ; : aiad for Kings and all in authority. WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 6. Families : for Children of Christian Parents ; „ . - .for -a -blessing on home influence ; for all Seminaries of Christian learning ; — Univer-^ , sities, Colleges, and Schools; for Sunday Schools, and private instruction; for bur Youth,abroad ; . and for a blessing on Christian literature. THURSDAY; JANUARY 7. The Chtjech : for more knowledge of God's Word - and increase -of spiritual life ; for Bound and faithful preaching adapted to rich and poor.j growing love, to Christ ; a more earnest love to Christians of varied name and of all Nations ; and for the sending forth of more Labourers into the Harvest! ' FRIDAY, JANUARY %. ... Mission : for the conversion of the Heathen and Mohammedans ; for the growth, of. missionary zeal ; for the removal of hindrances to preaching the. Gospel . among all , Nations ; for recent converts ; and for all who are .. 'suffering persecjutipnTfor the truth. SATURDAY, JANUARY 9. Genebai : for the conversion of Israel ; for the circulation of the Holy Scriptures;, for Christian and Philanthropic Societies j and ■ ■'■"■'- ifor'- the - ontpburing of the Holy_ Spirit on Christians and Christian Churches throughout t!|e:WorlcL -. SUNDAY, JANUARY 10. Sebmon. Subject -• the duty of the Christian , Church in relation to the Religious wants of " ; tiie l Wbrid; ; '■' ' '-'- A. G. Bitbbows, James Davis, Hebmann SCHMETXATT/Ph. D — Secretaries of the British 1 : Branefi-6f : the Evangelical Alliance. Wihoam E. Dod&e, H. B. Smith, D.D.— President, arid Chairman of Executive Com- — - - miitee, j>f the. American Branch. Guimatjj^b Monod, Gbobgb Fisoh, D.D.— ' President and Secretary of 'the French Branch. Hbemann Me^sneb.- -Secretary^ of the German Branch. IiEOUAKD i Anet, Ciemkst de Fate — President and Secretary of the Brussels Committee. Van Wassenaeb Van Catwijck, J. W. Van LoOH, M. Cohen Stuabt — President, Vice- • ' Preftidentj'and Secretary;of. Dutch Conference _ Committee JOLthe^yangeligal Alliance. A. Catadose, M.D. — President of the Netherland" Protestant Society. J. Adbien Navxlijj, T. Meylan — President and Vice-President of the Geneva , Committee. ■ Johann C. Bebgeb — Secretary of the Swedish Branch. Feeling Mh&ebtgen, Ebwut E. Bliss — Chairman; and Secretary of the Turkish Branch. •■"•:-■ TUESDAY, JUNE 1. DAT OF SPECIAL PEATER FOE THE* CBriLDEEN OF OHEISTIAN vp/iiiTjTps;: ; .: !Pi ;.;■■.;• ' . The blessing of God so graciously vouchsafed in previous years to the uiiited prayers of . Christian .parents for their children has suggested to the Council of the British Branch of the Alliance . to renew their invitation for this r purpose.; Taking advantage of this circular, they cordially and affectionately invite Christians thrdaighQutthe;world to set apart TUESDAY, JUNE Ist, 1869, for earnest and united prayer for the conversion, .and usefulness* 1 of their children. «§T EVERY-CHRISTIAN IS EARNESTLY REQUESTED to Promote the holding of Unrteti^Prayer Meetings during the Week in his JSejghborhood, .and TO COMMUNICATE TO THE SECRETARIES ; 6T ttuTßritish Branch (7, Adam otreet," Strand, London) any circumstance of interest arising out of its observance. E^PPS'B HOMCEPATHIC COCOA.— Homoepathic Practitioners and the Medical .ptftjjfljonj igenerallyij-reconimend COCOA as being the most healthful of all beverages, being the doctrine of bTomoepathy was first introduced into England, .there ; were to be, obtained no preparatjpn.B of cocoa, either attractive to the taste or ; acceptable, to .the, stomach ; the .nut. was either supplied in the crude, or so unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little notice. , J EPPS, of London', homoepathic chemist, was ( induced, in the year 1839, to turn his attention to ••:■; tHis subject, 'and" at length ; succeeded, ; with the assistance of elaborate machinery in being the .;. < fijt3B^,..tc.. . jnteoduce^ an articlf . pure rin ; its ■"- composition;" and so refined' by- the trituration tit receives in the process it passes feaaghyaa to be most acceptable to tire delicate